| Formation | Open circle. V-hold. |
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| Dance Structure | ((A1 + A2) + (B1 + B2)) x 3. |
| Music Structure | 4 counts/bar, 4 bar phrases. |
| Music Speed | 60 counts/min for 1st & 2nd times through, 80 counts/min for 3rd time. |
| Source | Silviu Ciuciumis at the Zetten Balkan Festival and at the Malhamdale Romanian Dance Course in 2002. |
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A delicate elegant dance with an uplifting jollier ending. It is trickier to remember, write down and lead than it feels when dancing it because of having to remember the directions to face (it could be done with all the bits, other than the initial travelling steps of each part, done simply facing the centre but that would loose a lot of the dance's style) and because Parts A & B feel a lot less different from eachother than they actually are.
The dance name is derived from the word for 'walking' and the dance is based on a traditional walking dance done by young girls. This is a choreographed version, the original dance was a lot simpler and closer to plain walking.
Style: Slow, delicate & controlled. All steps are low & gliding.
Summary: 8 bars
Wait through a whole Part B1 + B2 (8 bars).
Summary: Starting R foot, travel R in 2 slow arcing steps & Triple Step. L in, R touch close, R out, L touch close; Triple Step L. Grapevine L starting R across infront & L ending touch close. L side, R touch close, R side, L touch close.
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Summary: A1 mirrored.
This is the same as Part A1 but in mirror image on the opposite feet (so it starts with a L arcing step forwards facing cw around the circle).
Summary: Part A1 bar 1. Ditto on opposite feet. R side, L across behind, R side, L touch close. L across infront, R touch close, R side, L touch close.
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| 2 | Repeat bar 1 on the opposite feet (L & R arcing steps forwards, L triple step to the front L). | ||||||||
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(Bars 3 & 4 are like Part A1 bars 3 & 4 with the same foot steps but adapted travel in the opposite direction as bar 2 ends facing a different direction but ends up facing the same direction. However this involves so many changes, despite it feeling similar, that I've found it works better when explaining Part B from scratch instead of as changes from Part A.)
Summary: B1 mirrored.
This is the same as Part B1 but in mirror image on the opposite feet (so it starts with a L arcing step forwards facing cw around the circle).
The music changes for last time through to a jollier version. The steps remain the same but are done in a bouncier style.