Hi Dances of November 30, 2002 1 Devojko Mari Hubava -Rhodopes, Bulgaria 2 Horehronsky Csardas -Slovakia 3 Kreutz Koenig (Kings Cross) -from? -Russ taught 4 Alexandrousky (sp?) -Russia -Russ taught 5 Dajcovo Horo/Zizaj Nane -Bulgaria -an oldy but goodie. 1st run through wasn't to bad, just needs a lot of practice. Here are the seven calls and responses (phoneticly): 1 CHOO-kye NAH-neh -stamp CHOO-kahm, CHOO-kahm 2 ZEE-zye HAH-neh -shake ZEE-zahm, ZEE-zahm 3 ZAHD ko-LEH-no -behind the knee ZDESS-nah, no-GAH 4 PRED ko-LEH-no -over the knee ZDESS-nah, no-GAH 5 LYOOL-yie NAH-neh -swing around (CW circle on floor) LYOO-lyahm,LYOO-lyahm 6 CHET-ree skok-NEE -jump four times (scissors) ZDESS-nah, no-GAH 7 nah-PRET NAH-neh -forward nah-PRET, nah-PRET Here is the format: meas 1 (1 Dajchovo step) Leader: CHOO-kye NAH-neh! "Stamp, man!" meas 2 " Others: CHOO-kahm, CHOO-kahm "I'll stamp!" meas 3 " Leader: AH ta-KAH DEH! "Like this!" meas 4 " Others: AH se-GAH DEH! "Right now!" meas 5 all stamp 4 times. These notes are from the syllibi that came in the Nama album, notes by Dick Crum. 6 Harmonica -Israel 7 Danec -Dobrudza, Bulgaria -Roger taught, danced it two times Sequence of Danec (very very brief description): Fig 1 -Hand hold in back. LOD 16. Into center... Fig 2 -Into center "bloop bloop step" back out,turn. Fig 3- Moving left, Rt leg extended. Fig 4- Into center, hip, back out, hip; to side Fig 1 -3x; Fig 2 -2x; Fig 3 -1x; Fig 4 -1x; Fig 3 -1x; Fig 4 -1x Fig 1 -1x; Fig 2 -2x; Fig 3 -1x; Fig 1 -1x (14 counts, stamp RLR) 8 Louky -Czech -Russ taught 9 Nabrala - Medimurje, Croatia Repeated: Kreutz Koenig Alexandrousky Danec Louky Satovcensko Horo -Pirin, Bulgaria (Sah-tohf-CHEN-skoh Hoh-ROH) Cetvorno Sopsko Horo -Sopluk, Bulgaria Romski Cacak -From Serbian community in Bronx, N.Y. -needs review Joc Batranesc din Niculetel -Dobrogea, Romania Sestorka -Serbia Avrameanca- Moldavia, Romania -more review Trei Pazeste De La Bistret- Oltenia, Romania Briul de la Fagaras -Romania Trei Pazeste Batrinesc -Oltenia,Romania Ripna Maca -Bulgaria (REEP-na MA-saw) "the cat strikes" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcements: International Folk Dance, Saturday, December 7. A sudden change of plans, we have been bumped, so we will be dancing at Deer Park School, see directions below for the 14th. Usual time 7-10 PM The December 14th dance we will be dancing in Columbia Falls at the Deer Park School. Directions: Take hwy. 2 to Columbia Falls. Turn Right onto Hwy 206 (going left would take you to Glacier Park) so continue down 206 untill you see the Silver Bullet Bar on your left. That intersection of 206 and Sullivan crossing, turn right. Go down Sullivan Crossing to Middle Road, turn right. On your right you should see Deer Park School. We will be dancing in the gym. The next Contra Dance, at the Creston Grange Hall, will be Friday, December 6, 2002. The dance is at 8:00, with the beginners' workshop at 7:30. The cost is $6 each for adults, $3 each for teenagers (13-18), and kids 12 and under are free. The dance is put on by Contra Dance Flathead Learn to Clog: No partner needed, meet every Tuesday, upstairs Eagles Club. Beginning lessons start at 5:30. Contact Carla for more information 752-7919. Learn to do Western Line dance, meet every Thursday at the Sons of Norway, 6:30pm, $3.00. The Steam and Stomp 2003, will be Saturday noon to Sunday afternoon. February 22, 23. Boulder, Montana. Looking way ahead, there is a Yves Moreau Workshop -Featuring dances from Bulgaria, the Balkans, French Canada and more! In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. March 7,8 and 9, 2003. The full workshop is $50.00 Canadian funds. Here are some folkdance related web sites: (just a few) Syllabi: Dick Oakes' Folk Dance Notes -Very good http://www.dimensional.com/~phantomr/folkdanc/folknote.htm Bob Shapiro's Folk Dance notes -Very good http://www.recfd.com/ Andy Pollock's Folkdance Syllabi http://www.atlantic.net/~andypo/index.htm Greek Dances http://www.agamemnon.dabsol.co.uk/dances/Dances.htm Scottish Dance Cues http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/5817/cues.html Online Dance Descriptions http://www.folkdance.com/html/online_dances.html Folkdanace groups/clubs -most of these have links also: Calgary Folkdance Fridays http://www.telusplanet.net/public/winklerj/cff.html International Folk-dancers of Ottawa (IFDO)Home Page http://ifdo.pugmarks.com/index1.html University of Washington at Seattle, Folk Dancers http://www.scn.org/ip/ufd/ University of Florida International Folkdance Club http://grove.ufl.edu/~folkstep/ International Folk Dance Association of University City http://www.siue.edu/folkdance/ Madison Folkdance Unlimited http://plantpath.wisc.edu/~tdd/mfdu.htm Walla Walla International Folk Dance http://people.whitman.edu/%7Ewinkleal/folkdance/index.htm Folk Art Center http://www.facone.org MIT Folkdance Club http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/fdc/home.html Folk Dancing in Canberra http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1160/index.html Perth International Folk Dance Group http://www.webinthehills.com.au/dance/dancelist-by-dance.html Folk Dance Australia http://www.geocities.com/folkda/ Dance lists/information Klezmer Review, NAMA / The Best of NAMA http://www.klezmershack.com/bands/nama/bestof/nama.bestof.html Polish Dance Sites: Kujawiak http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/dance/kujawiak.html#music Dance Rhythms - Ethnic Dance Chicago http://www.jordan-webb.net/ethnicdance/rhythms.html Shay Choreography http://www.avazinternationaldance.org/shaydance.htm Good links: Stockton Folkdance Camp 2003 http://www.folkdance.com Matt Fisher: Seattle Folk Dancing http://seattledance.org/ NW Folk Dance Special Events http://www.uoregon.edu/~dsimpson/fd/special.html International Folkdance Link Page http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Wing/6246/folk/links.html University of Indiana Dance List of Regular folkdances http://www.indiana.edu/~folkdanc/folkdances.html Contradance Web page http://www.io.com/~entropy/contradance/dance-home.html Dance Directory - Folk Dance http://www.sapphireswan.com/dance/folk.htm Buy music and Videos: **Bulgarian Dances with Yves Moreau** http://www.bourque-moreau.com/YMBGVideo.html Tom Welch -teaching videos http://main.nc.us/ifaa/welch.html Balkan Music Contents Page; many links also http://www.safeweb.com.au/~csheehan/contents.htm Sundian subVersion http://members.aol.com/sundiansub/ Duquesne University Tamburitzans -click merchandise http://www.tamburitzans.duq.edu/ Balkan Dance and Music Workshop, Folk CDs, Folklore Costumes, Musical Instruments Shop, Free MP3 Sample Downloads http://www.balkanfolk.com/ _____________________________________________________________________ Present tonight were: 1 Russ 2 Larissa 3 Jackie V. and her mom who just enjoyed watching us dance. 4 Missy 5 Lauren 6 Brigitte 7 Don & 8 Rose 9 Sam & 10 Ruth 11 Debbie 12 Marvin 13 Roger Till next time!