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Monday, 31 October 2016

Šopska Râčenica - Шопска ръченица - Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

Posted on October 31, 2016 by muo

Šopska Râčenica
Шопска ръченица
Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally by Iliana Bozhanova to this music at an August 24, 2016 Workshop in Tucson. The dance is from Graovo in Shopluk

Music: Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15
Meter: 7/8 counted as QQS
Formation: Open circle, Belt hold, leads to the R
Introduction: 8 bars no action

Bar 1: Facing RLOD, Hop L (Q). Step R backwards in LOD (Q). Step backwards on L (S).
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Turn to face LOD and run R (Q), L (Q), R (S).
Bar 4: Run L (Q), R (Q), L (S) in LOD
Bar 5: Turning to face center: Step on R (Q) swing L around to back (Q), hop on R (S)
Bar 6: Step back on L (Q) Step forward in place on R (Q), Step on L next to R (S)
Bar 7: Leap on R in place (Q). Cross L over R (Q), step on R in place (S)
Bar 8: Repeat bar 7 with opposite footwork
Bar 9: Present R heel forward (QQ), Step on R, kick L to L side (S)
Bar 10: Close/Click L next to R, no weight (Q) Lift L (Q) and Kick L forward (S)
Bar 11: Step L (Q), R (Q), L (S) in place 
Bar 12: repeat bar 11with opposite footwork
Bars 13-16: Repeat bars 9-12 with opposite footwork

repeat until the end of the music

Sources

  • Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

Tucson Video



Also spelled: Shopska Rachenitsa (this is how Iliana spells it), Račenica, Racinica, Sopska, Shopsko, Šopsko, Sopsko,
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