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Monday, 31 October 2016

Svornato - Сворнато - Iliana Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

Posted on October 31, 2016 by muo

Svornato (Iliana Bozhanova Version)
Сворнато
Bulgaria


Notes ©Andrew Carnie, 2016. This version taught by Iliana Bozhanova at a workshop in Tucson on August 23, 2016. This dance is from the village of Zlatograd in the Rhodopes region. For a different version of this dance see the notes here. Thanks to Martha Awdziewicz for proofreading these notes.

Music: Iliana Bozhanova and Todor Yankov "Sharenia" IBTY15
Meter: 9/8 counted QQQS  (12,12,12,123)
Formation: Open circle hands in W position
Introduction: 4 bars, then start with main melody.

Bar 1: Facing almost LOD, Leap on R in LOD (Q), step L in LOD (Q), Step R in LOD (Q), Step L in LOD (S)
Bar 2: Turn to face center and step R to R, arms start to swing down (Q), Step on L behind R, arms swing back (Q), Step on R to R, arms swing forward (Q), close L next to R, no weight, arms swing back up to W position (S)
Bar 3: Step on L into the center, women may turn body slightly to face R (Q), Close R behind L with a flat foot, no weight (Q), Step backwards on R, facing center (Q), Close L next to R, no weight (S)
Bar 4: repeat bar 2 with opposite footwork and direction.

repeat until the end of the music

Sources

  • page 19 of 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.

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