Region | Serbia |
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Formation | Open circle or short lines, belt hold. |
Dance Structure | (A x 2 + (B x 4 + C1 + C2) + (B x 4 + D x 2)) x 3 |
Music Structure | 4 counts/bar, 4 bar phrases. |
Introduction | None musically. Skip a Part A. |
Part A | (R side, L close) x 3.5, L lift. L forwards, R back. Raise & drop heels facing L & R. |
Part B | Scissor kick, Splat L, lift L, pause. Triple Steps in place facing L & R. |
Part C1 | Diagonally in R with (step-hop) x 2 starting R foot. Diagonally out R with (step x 3, hop). |
Part C2 | C1 but on reversed path. |
Part D | Around circle acw forwards in 2 x step-hop & 2 x Triple Step starting R foot. Ditto on opposite feet. Repeat facing backwards. |
Source | Madelon Milić at the 2000 Balkan Festival in Zetten. |
Date | Written 2001/11/25. Summary added 2007/8/18 & 2007/8/19. |
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 Madelon Milić.
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