Ţînţăroiul (Romania) ~ Folk Dance Musings

Ţînţăroiul
Romania

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie.

This is the dance presented by Sunni Bloland. There is different but related dance introduced by Mihai David called Tintaroiul de la Iaslovat. The name of the dance translates as "The big Mosquito" and the dance is from Suceava, Moldavia). Thanks to Martha Awdziewicz for finding the source material on this dance for me.

Music: Nevofoon 15012
Meter:2/4
Formation: Circle, hands down in V position.
Introduction: None, or skip the first two bars.

Part 1:

Bar 1: Hop on L foot moving forward in LOD, with R foot extended forward (1), Hop on L foot again)
Bar 2: Step forward on R (1), Click L closed to R (&), step on L in LOD (2)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 2: (same melody as part 1)

Bar 1: Facing center: Step R to R, upper body leans to R (1), Close L next to R, upper body straightens up (2)
Bar 2: Step R to R, upper body leans to R (1), Close L next to R, upper body straightens up (&), Step R to R (2)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 opposite footwork, but start by dropping hands and pivoting 1/2 way CW (Pull R shoulder back), to face out. Still travel in LOD
Bars 5-6: repeat bars 12, but pivot 1/2 way CCW (pull L shoulder back) to face back in.
Bars 7-8: repeat bars 3-4.

Part 3:

Bar 1: Turn to face center, Jump on both feet with heels pointed out and toes pointed in (1), close heels together (2)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Step on L to L (1), Kick R foot forward (2)
Bar 4: Step on R to R (1), Kick L foot forward (2)
Bar 5: repeat bar 3
Bar 6: Step forward on ball of R foot (1) Close L behind R (2)
Bar 7: Run forward R (1), L (&), R (2), L (&)
Bar 8: Run forward R (1), L (&), R (2), click L next to R (&)
Bars 9-14: repeat bars 1-6
Bar 15: repeat bar 7 except backing away from the center
Bar 16: Run backwards R (1), Leap on L backwards (&), Stamp R no weight (2), hold (&)

Folk Dance Musings

Sunday, 12 February 2017