| Region | Romania |
|---|---|
| Formation | Circle. V-hold. |
| Dance Structure | (Ax4 + Bx4 + Cx4 + Dx2) repeated throughout the music. |
| Music Structure | 4 counts/bar, 4 bar phrases, distinct music for each part. |
| Part A | R side, L close, R side & R hop with L kick. Mirror. |
| Part B | Touch R toes across, toes side & heel infront. Ditto L. |
| Part C | Brush (optionally hopping) R forwards & backwards. R then L tightly across behind. |
| Part D | Pas de Basque R. Mirror. Step R & L. Pas de Basque R. Mirror all. |
| Alternative Version 1 | In Part C instead of across feet behind, step back & chug forwards. In Part D do the Pas de Basques as forward, in place & close, and kick free foot forwards in side steps. |
| Alternative Version 2 | In Part C touch R across infront before swinging behind. In Part D do the Pas de Basques crossing, do the 3 of them together before the side steps & lift in side steps. |
| Source | Core version here is from Sally Fletcher in Ipswich, UK, circa 2001, who learnt it from Hugh Spriggs who learnt it probably in the late 1980s. Alternative version 1 was verbally from Frances Horrocks in 2013 who learnt it from Fiona Howarth who learn it at the Billingham Festival decades before. Alternative version 2 from Nicolae Stănescu in the Timisul SIFD day course in London, UK, on 2008/11/2. |
| Date | Written 2004/3/1. Updated 2004/3/10, 2006/3/25, 2008/9/6, 2008/11/5 & 2013/4/1. |
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