*' . Pi toe ' tit Happy Folk Dances MICHAEL HERMAN'S FOLK DANCE ORCHESTRA

Dance Directions by Michael Herman, Folk Dance House, New 'fork City Arrangements by Walter Eriksson

SIDE 1 MISIRLOU (Greece·America) This dance is often erroneously referred face to the left, and sweeping right foot to as the Kritikos: Actually the Mrsirlou, forward in an arc, walk to the left straight a watered·down version of the Kritikos, forward-right, left, right. originated at a Greek festival in Pitts­ burgh. The traditional music was un­ Now walk backward 3 steps-left, right, available and the Misirlou tune was left-and pause slightly. substituted. In its modified form, the dance became popular with American Face center and repeat dance from folk dancers and is now a world-wide beginning. favorite . Greek dancers usually sound oR' with a OPENING FORMATION: No partners are hissing "SS55SSS" to express joy. Dancers needed. Dancers stand in a circle with may want to do this to add flavor, but it elbows bent, little fingers linked. Some­ should not bit overdone. times dancers are linked by holding the TEACHING HINT: In teaching the dance, ends of handkerchiefs. The circle is the leader may simplify PART I in this broken, with a leader at one end. manner: PART 1: All face center and step on right foot. Pause slightly. Step on right foot. Point left toe forward. Now take 3 steps in place-left, right, Point left toe forward. Pause slightly. left. After dancers have done this a few times, they may then take those last 3 Take 3 quick steps, moving sideward to ste'ps, not in place, but moving sideward the right, as follows: as described in th,e directions above. It is " I Step on left behind right; step on right intere$ting to know that this simplifies to side; place left foot down beside right the dance, whereas teaching the side­ foot and pause. ward step without preparation sometimes confuses the dancers and complicates the PART 2: Without dropping hands, all dance.

MILANOVO KOLO (Serbia) The word "Kolo" means circle. Kolos lar are they with American folk dancers are the predominant dance! in Yugo­ that periodic KoloJamborees are held in slavia, and especially in Serbia. So popu- many places from coast to coast, and the

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100.-.- average American folk dancer knows slight steps in place-left, right, leCt. dozens of different Kolos. This particular one is a circle dance named after Milan, PART 2: Bring joined hands straight for­ a man's name-thus Milonovo Kola, or ward to shoulder level. Move to center "}'lilan's circle." It is extremely easy, of ring, starting on right foot-step­ even for those wh!? are just beginning to together-step, pause; then with left foot­ learn folk dancing. step-together-step, pause. Now move back yard with the same step, right foot OPENING FORMATION: There are no first-step-together-step, pause; then left partners. All hands are joined in a circle, -step-together-step, pause. ,,·hich is usually broken, with a leader at one end. Repeat dance from the beginning. NOTE that the joined hands in PART PART 1: Face slightly to the right and, moving around the rim of the circle, must be held straight down-no bent elbows. The body is held erect, almost s~"p-hop on right foot, then step-hop on left foot. arrogantly. Shouts of "hey," "hup," or "hi" should accompany the dance. As Face center of circle and step right, on dancers go to the center of the circle in right foot. Step on left foot, placing it PART 2" the Serbians sing ditties that are down behind right. Take 3 quick. light improvised on the spot, and American steps in place-right, left, right. dancers may do the same. The following St'rbian words and phrases may be added Tht' pattern is now repeated to the left, to the repertoire of shouts for Kolos: a~ follows: "\'('selo" . , . "Hupatsup" . , . "Haj, Haj, _ Fan: left , step-hop on left foot, then step­ Bozhe Daj" (pronounced "Hi, Hi, hop on right. Step to left on left foot. Bozhe Di") ... "Ingra Kolo." Some of Place right foot behind left. Take 3 quirk, these calls art" used on this record.

SIDE 2 F ADO BLANQUITA (Spain) ~Iam' dances arc done to this music PART 2: All face center and sway in thro~~hout the United States, some of place-right, left, right, left. The music th('m composed by individuals, others by here is an interlude called a "vamp." groups for performing purposes. The v('fsion given here is the simplest and is Now face partner and, with a right-hand esplTiall\' "Tll known in both community hold, turn in place clockwise with 3 and school dancing, particularly in the schottische steps-right, left, right, hop ('ast('rn part of the LTnited States. on right; Il'ft, right, left, hop on left. Fact" corner and do 3 schottische steps OPENING FORMATION: Couples ar­ with corner, holding left hands. ranged in a single cirdt", with lady to right of man. :\0"· face partner and do 3 schottische steps with partner, holding right hands. PART 1: All join hands and run, with slIldll light stt"ps, 16 to the kft and I fi to Face corner and do 3 schottische steps, th .. right. (It may also be done with 8 holding kft hands. Face center. joining sic",· walking steps in either directioll or hands tn a sing'" circk, and balance­ " i th Il step-hops.) right, kft, right, Itoft-quickly (in place).

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J. T EPA·4128 PART 3: jump with both feet slightly CUE: jump, kick-jump, kick-jump, astride. Hop on right foot, bringing left jump; jump, kick-jump, kick-jump, foot across right. jump. jump on both feet again and bring right PART 4: All move slowly to center with 3 foot across left. Do two quick jumps on walking steps, starting on right foot, and both feet, facing center on the fint, turn­ bringing joined hands up; then swing ing half to the right to face the wall for left foot forward. Starting on left foot, the second. move backward the same way with 4 slow walking steps, lowering hands. Now, facing the wall, jump as above, Repeat PARon 3 and 4. kicking fint the left, then the right foot. Then jump twice quickly, turning once Repeat entire dance from beginning. more half-right to face center Oil the last This record will fit most venions of thil jump. danee.

GIE GORDONS (Scotland) The Git (or Gay) Gordons is one of those backward, against the line of direction perfect couple folk dances that everybody (Diagram 4). likes and anybody can do. It is an old­ NOTE: On the last of the" walking steps, time dance of Scottish origin and is a the lady does not put her full weight standard favorite on folk dance programs. down on right foot, but barely touches it OPENING FORMATION: Couples in circle to the ground so that it will be free to formation, all facing counterclockwise. start the next figure. Or she may take 2 Lady to right of man, in Varsovienne walking steps followed by a step-together­ position, as in Diagram 1. step which will leave her right foot free. PART 1: Both start on left foot and take PART 2: Partnen hold right hands only, 4 walking steps forward; in the line of with free hands on hips. Lady turns to direction (Diagram I). own right (clockwise), under joined Without dropping hands, half-tum to the hands, with 4 two-steps or polka steps, as right to face the other way. Man now has man moves forward behind her with 4 left arm around the lady's shoulder, lady of the same steps (lJiagram 5). standing to man's left (see Diagram 2). Take ballroom position and do four Starting with the left foot, take 4 walking polka or two-steps around the circle steps backward, still in the line of (Diagram 6). direction. NOTE: If the man gives only one finger to tf~ Without turning around, both start on the lady during the right-hand hold in left foot and take 4 walking steps forward PART 2, and the lady holds that finger 4 . in clockwise' direction (Diagram 3). with her fist, it will be easier for her to s Without dropping hands, turn half turn. around to the left to face original direc­ Scots love to shout "khookh" as they tion (counterclockwise). Man's right arm dance, and dancers should be encouraged is now around lady's shoulder. Starting to give forth this low, guttural sound on the left foot, all take 4 walking steps spontaneously to add to the fun.

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