Vallja e Përmetit - Summary

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Region Albania
Formation Open circle with leader at the right hand end. V-hold.
Dance Structure ((A x 6) + (B1 + B2)) repeated throughout the music with several variations to Part A.
Music Structure 4 counts/bar, 5 bar phrases.
Introduction Initial music is for (5 x A), start during it.
Part A Pogonishte (basic step optionally with variations).
Part B1 Step R, L lift back-bike, step R & L, R lift behind, L lift infront, pause, L R L to the side, cross R & L.
Part B2 Step R, L lift back-bike, step R & L, R lift behind, L lift infront, pause, L R L to the side, cross R & L.
Source Main version from Martin Ihns at the 2001 & 2006 Balkan Festivals in Zetten, The Netherlands. Alternative version from Yves Moreau at the 2013 Rivieradance dance course in Torquay, UK. Additional origin information from Cees Hillebrand in 2015.
Date Written 2002/7/29. Updated 2005/7/8, 2005/9/19, 2006/7/14, 2013/4/1 & 2015/2/1.

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 Martin Ihns.

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