Region | Russia |
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Formation | Circle. V-hold. |
Dance Structure | Introduction + (A + B + C1 + C2) x 2.25 . |
Music Structure | 2 counts/bar. 4 bars/phrase. |
Introduction | Wait 8 bars. 8 Russian Glides R starting F foot, end with L close to face centre. Part B. |
Part A | (Forwards R, L, R, L touch heel close. (L side, R close heel touch), mirror. Mirror bar 1. Stamp (R, L, R) in place with bow, pause.) Mirror all outwards without bow. |
Part B | No hold. (Syncopated (&a) R side heel turning 90 deg cw, L close to both flat, R stamp, L stamp.) x 4. |
Part C1 | Travelling R in (Forwards L, R, L, L close heel touch light stamp. Mirror.) x 3.5. Turn to face centre in stamp L, R, L. (R in place with L side touch toe, L side touch heel. Stamp L, R, L.), mirror. |
Part C2 | Part C1 mirrored. |
Source | Maggie O'Regan (who learnt from Cherry Allen in London in 2015) at the 2015 Eastbourne International Folkdance Festival. |
Date | Written 2015/8/23-31. |
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 Hennie Konings or Maggie O'Regan.
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