Dances Taught
Date: Dance name [Origin, MD#, features] (instructors)
1/26/03 Halay [Kurdish, 4:12 tight line stamping & yelling]; La Bastrigne [Quebecois, 35:26 partner mixer]; Hora Hava Nagila [Israeli, 43:09 circle with change of direction]; Merengue [Dominican Republic, 38:16 partners, slow turns]; Tin, tin, tini mini hanim [Turkish, 16:11 tight line with 8 tiny steps backward] (Marguerite, Bob, David Rice)
2/2/03 Alunelul [Romanian, 16:14 circle, shoulder hold, stamps]; Chukanoto [Bulgarian, 21:21 line, arm motions, stamps]; An Dro Retourné [Bretagne, 34:15 pinkie hold goes L, L turns, sheep]; Jove Male Mome [Bulgarian, 25:14 running, alternating rhythm, many steps to be taught] (Ed Abelson)
2/9/03 Koftos [Greek, 33:20 line, pauses]; Syrtos [Greek, Cat Stevens "Ruby Love" tape or 33:05, Koftos plus rock steps]; Vlach Tsamikos [Greek gypsy, 23:01, foot circles and touches]; variations for Jove Male Mome (Ed Abelson)
2/16/03 Pravo [Bulgarian, 8:07 line slightly in & out]; Syrtos; complete Jove Male Mome (Ed Abelson)
2/23/03 Robin Ddiog [Welsh, 12:21 line, skipping]; Siamsa Beirte [Irish, 9:20 partners, ankle bends]; Geud Man of Ballangigh [English, 8:15 longways set]; Gie Gordons [Scottish, 5:08, partners forward and reverse] (Marguerite)
3/2/03 Moroccan improvisations [39:01 like belly dancing]; Mossi social dance [Burkina Faso, Moffou CD: 3 partner dance]; Warba [Burkina Faso, tape contest dance]; The Warrior [Zulu, 23:07 women's dance celebrating Zulu warriors] (Marguerite)
3/9/03 Shou-huo Chi-Chieh [Taiwanese, 2:01, rice harvest], Ying Bin Wu [Taiwanese, 13:01, basket hold], Tanko Bushi [Japanese, 36:13, coal mining], Apat Apat [Philippine, 11:07, mixer] (Marguerite)
3/29/03 (Special workshop, not the PE class) Malo Kolo [Serbian, 21:09], Sucacko [Croatian, 18:21], Hussar Verbunk & Cizkam Czardas [Hungarian, 8:17], Rukavica [Slavonian, 29:25], Petrunino [Bulgarian, 21:07], Sadilo Mome/Tropalno Oro [Macedonian, 45:17/25:05], Ciganskoto [Macedonian, 24:20], Kilimarsko Pajdusko [Bulgarian, 19:14], Koso Moja [Serbian, 24:13] (Ed)
3/30/03 Steppin' Out [American, 15:12, brush steps, music drops out], Waltz [interntional, 22:06, progressive R turn as couple], Salty Dog Rag [American, 31:26, switch hands & fast L turn single to change places with partner], Rio Tango [American, 28:01, 64 beat sequence] (Marguerite, Bob)
4/6/03 Sucacko Kolo [Croatian, 18:21, circle, fast walking, change directions]. Rukavica [Slavonian, 29:25], U Sest [Serbian, 22:12, line back & forth, many variations], Moja Diridika [Croatian, 22:10, circle basket hold & grapevine steps] (Ed)
4/13/03 Kabanica i Secsera [ Croatian, 22:11, circle, down-bounce-bounce to left], Ciganskoto [Macedonian, 24:20, line alternating direction SSQQ], Orijent [Serbian, 5:04, from 3 villages] (Ed)
4/20/03 Snoa [Swedish, 22:19, walking and pivoting], Schottische [Swedish, 27:21 and CD, 2 two steps straight & 4 lift steps turning], Langdans från Sollerön [Swedish, tape, line walking to L on 1, 3; lifts] (Sandy, Bob)
Dances Requested
(By date; *=requested but not done, ** = attempted without success)
1/26/03 Ersko Kolo; Kostursko; Roerospols
2/2/03 Briul pe Sase; Chalakhan*; Dracevka; Dzumbus; Hora din Bacau; Kjustendilska Racenica [next time use 5:10]; Louky; Olahos*; Ovcepolska; Phiravelman; Pravo Rhodopsko Horo; Uzi ka arlama
2/9/03 Adjon az isten; Baba Djurga*; Chalakhan; Cocek; Debka Hashalom; Giusevska Racenica; Kyustendilska Racenica*; Lesnoto medley; Levendikos*; Ludo Kopano; Ma Navu; Olahos; Pentazalis*; Phiravelman; Ratevka; Ripna Maca; Roerospols; Rumelaj; Tarantella*; Trava, trava; Tsamiko; Urva Franka; Waltz; Zillertaler
2/16/03 [no info]
2/23/03 Cocek; Geud man of Ballangigh; Gie Gordons; Halay; Kritikos Syrtos; La Bastringue; Rumelaj; slow pravo; Slow Hasapikos; Snoa; Syrtos; Vlach Tsamikos
3/2/03 Bavno Oro; Camce; Giusevska; Halay; Jove Male Mome; Karagouna; Kostursko Oro**; Le Laride; Legnala Dana; Ma Na Vu; Olahos; Pravo; Ratevka; Rumelaj; Schottische DíAuvergne; Snoa fast; Snoa, slow; Trakijska
3/9/03 An Dro Retourne; Corrido; Doiul; Ersko Kolo; Gankino; Iste Hendek; Jove Male Mome; Kostursko Oro; La Bastrignue; Lesnoto Medley; Mari Mariko; Phiravelman**; Ripna Maca; Setnja; Swing; Syrtos; Syrtos Sylivrianos; Tango; Telegangar *; Telespringar; Trava, Trava
3/16/03 Ali Pasha; Ana Lugojana; Briul Pe Sase; Camce*; Djanguritsa*; Drumul Dracului; Dzumbus; Hambo; Kolo [45:13]; Kostursko; Leventikos; Narodno* [need Todd's music]; Orijent; Pentozalis; Petrunino; Phiravelman; Pinosavka; Pop Marinko; Prekid Kolo; Road to the Isles; Sadilo Mome*; Schottische d'Auvergne; Setnja; Snoa, Slow; Sumadjisko Kolo; Tsamikos; Vlach Tsamikos; Zavrzlana
3/23/03 [no info]
3/30/03 Raca; Salty Dog Rag; Syrtos; Tsamikos; Waltz
4/6/03 An Dro Retourne; Camce*; Chukanoto; Ciganskoto*; Devojke Mari Hubava; Dzumbus; Hussar Verbunk/ Cizkam Csardas; Kilimarsko Pajdusko; Koso Moja; Lazarska Racenitsa*; Moj Mara; Ovcepolska; Pentozalis; Petrunino Horo *; Phiravelman*; Roeraspols; Sadilo Mome; Sandansko Oro*; Skopska Crnogorka*; Tropalno*; Waltz
4/13/03 Cheleuna; Chukanoto; Graovsko*; Halay; Horhonsky Csardas; Hussar Verbunk/ Cizkam Csardas; Jove Male Mome; Lazarska Racenitsa; Malo Kolo; Povrateno; Sedi Donka*; Sestorka; Somogy Karikazo; Steppin' out; Sukacko Kolo*; Tanko Bushi*; Telespringar; Waltz
4/20/03 Ciganskoto; Dajcovo*; Djanguritza*; Dunavsko* [not on MD]; Horehronsky Csardas*; Hussar Verb/ciskam Cs; Jove Male Mome; Lazarska Racenica; Mari Mariko; Moje Diri Dika; Nale Nale*; Nestinarsko; Nestinarsko Kabanica I Seksera; Pajdusko; Rio Tango; Salty Dog Rag; Sedi Donka; Sitna Zborenka; Slow Pravo; Snoa; Somogy Karikazo; Sukacko Kolo*; U Sest
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