| Region | Romania |
|---|---|
| Formation | Open circle. V-hold. |
| Dance Structure | (A x 2 + B + C) repeated throughout the music. |
| Music Structure | 3 bar phrases of 3, 3 & 4 counts except the last phrase of Part C which is 4, 3 & 3. |
| Introduction | 6 bars. |
| Part A | R side, L across infront with lift, R side, L across behind with rise. Horse paw L & R. |
| Part B | Sway slow R & L. Repeat faster. 3 & 2/3 Cherkessias starting R across infront. Place R infront. Pause. |
| Part C | R & L in R very slow. R & L out R, R across infront, L in place. (R heel side infront, L across behind) x 2. Cherkessia starting R side. L close, R place infront. |
| Part C Alternative | Replace bar with out R slow & L, R heel touch infront. |
| Source | Silviu Ciuciumiş at the Zetten Balkan Festival in 2000 and Bruce Barbour (who learnt it from Silviu) in Ipswich. |
| Date | Written 2002/7/31. Updated 2008/9/20, 2008/10/12, 2013/6/1 & 2013/10/27. Corrections 2021/3/8. |
Disclaimer: Mistakes are quite likely in the notes and no guarantees are made as to accuracy. There may be other versions of the same dance or other dances with the same name. Music may differ, particularly in speed, introduction and duration, between performers. The division into parts, bars & counts might not be standard. These notes of the dance are freely distributable (under GPL or CC-by-sa) in so much as the note's author's contribution but the choreography and/or collection were by other people and so their copyright might apply to the dance itself. Better than using notes, go to a dance class where it is taught by Silviu Ciuciumiş.
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