1981-03-21 Boxell Workshop Syllabus Original.Pdf
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DENNIS BOXELL Now a resident of Seattle, Washington, Dennis Boxell is originally from Minnesota but lived in Dayton and Miamisburg, Ohio from 1946-52, where he attended 1st through 6th grade. "Welcome back Dennis!" Between his stay in Ohio and his present residence in Seattle, his travels and research have taken him to many different areas of the world. He is one of this nation's leading authorities on Yugoslav. Bulgarian and Assyrian Dances. In 1960. while stationed in Germany, Dennis toured Northern Europe with "Kolo," the national Yugoslav dance ensemble from Beograd. Between 1962 and 1965 he studied dance in the Balkans, working with all the major groups in Yugoslavia, as well as with village dancers. Sponsored by Lykeion of Athens, he was able to visit many of the remoter regions of Greece and collect a great number of authentic dances. Under the auspices of the Bulgarian government, he made a regional study of Bulgarian village dances and costumes. Dennis is responsible for over 150 dance tunes commonly used today by most folkdancers, which he recorded while in the Balkans. His continuous research by frequent trips to the Balkans has attributed to his well earned recognition of an authority on the Dances, Music and Customs of the Balkans. Not only is Dennis knowledgeable in the area of Balkan Folklore. but very creative. Dennis is an accomplished director and choreographer. He is the founder of the Ensemble Koleda, an international performing group that has toured in Europe, as well as the U.S.A. He worked for a while with the Ensemble Sokole in Canada, as well as forming his own performing group in Montreal. Dennis has also worked with many other groups throughout the U.S.A. in the capacity of guest choreographer. He is presently the Artistic Director of the Vela Luka Croation Folklore Ensemble, a group of talented professionally oriented dancers and musicians of Croation descent based in the fishing village of Anacortes, Washington. Dennis Boxell Weekend, March 21-22, 1981 Miami Valley Folk Dancers Dayton, Ohio INDEX OF DANCES LOCALE PAGE Berovka Macedonia (Eastern Region) 1 BHati Assyria 2 Dajtovo Horo Bulgaria-Serbia 3 Djurdjevica South Serbia 4 Drhtavac Croatia (Slavonia) 6 Ekizliisko Horo Bulgaria 7 Gaitanaki Greece (Rhodes) 8 Haniotiko (Kritiko Syrto) Crete 9 Jagneto Bulgaria 10 Kamenopolsko Bulgaria 12 Kofto Sta Tria Greece 17 Lakhana 18 Makedonikos Horos Greek Macedonia 19 Nebesko Sl*vonia - Croatia 20 Omal Pontos Greeks living in 22 Turkey Ovcepolsko Macedonia 23 Paidushka Bulgaria 24 Pargarusa Slavonia - Croatia 25 Pentozali - Crete Greece 26 Pinosavka Serbia 27 Pleskavac Serbia 28 Sheikhani Assyria 29 Shopsko Horo Bulgaria 30 Sousta Rodou 32 Tris Fores or Trite pati 33 Vlakha Greece - Epirus 34 Zajecarka Serbia Zita .Croatia - Slavonija 36 BEROVKA Macedonia (Eastern Region) RECORD: Folkraft LP-24, Side A, band 1 FORMATION: Belt hold. R ft free. Line dance, no partners. TRANSLATION: From village of Berovo METER: 2f4 STEPS & PATTERN STEPS: HOP-STEP-STEP (L) (IJ~ J ): With wt on L ft, hop on L ft (ct 1). Step on R ft (ct &). Step on L ft (ct 2). TWO-STEP (R) (f). J): Step on R ft (ct 1). Close and step on L ft beside R (ct &). Step on R ft (ct 2). Pause (ct &). Repeat, reversing footwork, for Two-Step (L). RUNNING TWO-STEP: Same, except a slight leap on ct 1, or on all cts. LEAP-HOP: Same as Step-Hop, except a slight leap on ct 1. STEP-HOP (R): Step on R ft (ct 1). Hop on R ft (ct 2). Measures Pattern 1 JFJ.J Facing slightly and moving R, Hop-Step-Step (L) fwd (cts 1, &,2). 2-3 Continuing, 2 running Two-Steps (R,L) fwd. 4 Turning to face ctr, Leap-Hop (R) sdwd R. 5 Hop on R ft in place (ct 1). Step sdwd L on L ft (ct &) . Cross and step on R ft in back of L (ct 2). 6 A small leap sdwd Lon L ft (ct 1). Hop on L ft, swinging R f~ fwd, R knee almost straight (ct 2). 7 Cross and a slight leap on R ft in front of L, bending body slightly fwd to swing L ft straight back (ct 1), pause (ct 2). 8 Hop on R ft in place, swinging L ft fwd (ct 1). Turning to face slightly and moving R, a small leap fwd on L ft (ct 2) • Dennis Boxell Weekend, March 21-22, 1981 Miami Valley Folk Dancers Page 1 BtLAT! (Assyria) RECORD: Folkraft LP-4 uTanzara" FORMATION: Arms straight down, fingers interlocked, shoulders close to neighbor's, Kurdish style. METER: 21.t.; PATTERN Measure 1 Facing center, step-hop frwd on L ft (ct. 1) ; step-hop bkwd on R ft (ct. 2). 2 Touch L heel frwd (ct. 1) ; Step-hop on L ft frwd (ct. 2) • 3 Step-hop on R frwd (ct. 1); touch L heel frwd (ct. 2). 4 Step bkwd on L ft (ct. 1) ; touch R heel frwd (ct. 2) • 5 Step-hop frwd on R (ct. 1) ; step-hop bkwd on L (ct. 2) • 6 Step-hop bkwd on R ft (ct. 1) ; touch L heel frwd (ct. 2). Frequent variation for Meas. 1 and 2, ct. 1: Turning to face R, step-hop on L ft in pI, tucking L hand into small of back (ct. 1). Turning to face center, step on R ft in pI (ct. 2). Touch L heel frwd (ct. 1). Notation by Dennis Boxell Presented by Dennis Boxell Dennis Boxell Weekend, March 21-22, 1981 Miami Valley ?olk Dancers Page 2 v' DAJCOVO HORO (Bulgaria-Serbia) RECORD: XOPO LP #1 FORMATION: May be done either with joined hands, or holding neighbors' belts. In the latter case, R arm is under, L arm is over. BACKGROUND NOTES: This is a dance-type widelu found in S. E. Serbia and W. Bulgaria with numerous choreographic variations, melodies and names. RHYTHM: The dance is found either in 5/4 or 9/8 rhythm, and is most easily broken down for descriptive purposes into a "1-2-3-4-hold" pattern. PATTERN Measure 1 Ct. 1 - Hop on L ft, moving in a direction forward R from place Ct. 2 - Step on R ft, continuing in this direction Ct. 3 - Step on L ft, continuing in this direction Ct. 4 - Step on R ft, continuing in this direction Ct. &- Hold 2 Ct. 1 - Hop on R ft, continuing in this direction Ct. 2 - Step on L ft, continuing in this direction Ct. 3 - Step on R ft, continuing in this direction Ct. 4 - Step on L ft, continuing in this direction Ct. & - Hold 3 Ct. 1 - Hop on L ft, facing direct center, moving straight back Ct. 2 - Step on R ft, facing direct center, moving straight back Ct. 3 - Step on L ft, facing direct center, moving straight back Ct. 4 - Step on R ft, facing direct center, moving straight back Ct. &- Hold 4 Ct. 1 - Hop on R ft, moving L and facing slightly L Ct. 2 - Step on L ft, moving L and facing slightly L Ct. 3 - Step on R ft, moving L and facing slightly L Ct. 4 - Step on L ft, moving L and facing slightly L Ct. & - Hold NOTE: During the basic pattern of Dajcovo Horo, the dancer traces an incomplete triangle as follows: -meas. meas. 3 meas. 1 The whole line gradually moves R during the whole dance. Presented by Dennis Boxell Seattle, June 20-25, 1977 Dennis Boxell Weekend, March 21-22, 1981 Miami Valley Folk Dancers Page 3 DJURDJEVICA (South Serbia) RECORD: Folklorist 101 FORMATION: ''W'' position. Right foot free. METER: 2{4 PATTERN Measure: FIGURE I (Music A) 1 Facing slightly and moving R, step fwd on R ft with double bounces. 2 Step fwd on L with double bounces. 3 Two quick steps fwd (R, L) (cts 1,2). 4 Step fwd on R ft with double bounces. 5-6 Same as measures 3-4, but with opposite footwork. 7-8 Same as measures 3-4. 9-12 Turning slightly and moving L, repeat pattern of meas. 1-4, reversing direction and footwork. 13 Turning and moving R, step fwd on R ft (ct 1); step fwd on L (ct 2). 14 Turning to face ctr, step sdwd R on R ft with double bounces. 15-16 Repeat pattern of measures 13-14, reversing direction and footwork. FIGURE II (Music B) 1-3 Facing slightly and moving R, three hop-step-steps (L). 4 Facing ctr, three stamps (R, L, R) in place. 5-8 Repeat pattern of meas. 1-4, reversing direction and footwork. 9-16 Repeat pattern of meas. 1-8. FIGURE 111 (Music C) 1 Facing ctr, hop on L (ct 1); cross and step on R heel in f~9nr. of L (ct &); step bk on L in pl (ct 2). 2 Hop on L in pl (ct 1); cross and step on R heel in ~ of L (ct &); step on L in pl (ct 2). 3 Repeat pattern of measure 1. 4 Three stamps (R, L, R) in place. 5-8 Repeat pattern of measures 1-4, reversing footwork. 9-16 Repeat pattern of measures 1-8. Dennis Boxell Weekend, March 21-22, 1981 (Continued) Miami Valley Folk Dancers Page 4 DJURDJEVICA (Continued) Measure FIGURE IV 1-2 Facing and moving R, two hop-step-steps (L) fwd. 3 Turning to face L, two steps bkwd (R,L). 4 Three stamps in pl. (R,L,R). 5-8 Reverse pattern and footwork of measures 1-4.