DORČOLKA KOLO Serbian
PRONUNCIATION:	DOR-chol-kah KOH-loh
TRANSLATION:	From Dorčol
SOURCE:	Dick Crum introduced this dance to folk dancers in the United States. Barry Glass taught Dorčolka Kolo at the 1996 Stockton Folk Dance Camp in California.
BACKGROUND:	Dorchol is the old section in the heart of Belgrade (Beograd), Serbia. Dorčol has narrow streets with family houses backed by yards and gardens.
MUSIC:	Folk Dancer (78rpm) MH 1011
FORMATION:	Open or closed cir of mixed M and W, hands joined and held down in "V" pos.
METER/RHYTHM:	2/4
STEPS/STYLE:	STEP-CLOSE: Step R swd with R heel slightly turned out and facing slightly L with wt predominately on ball of ft (ct 1); close R to L without wt and bringing R heel to L (ct 2). THREES: Step R in place with R heel slightly turned out and facing slightly L (ct 1); step L next to R (ct &); step R next to L (ct 2). Repeat is to L with opp ftwk. Style is asy and relaxed.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
	INTRODUCTION
	None.
I.	SRBIJANKA R
1	Facing slightly R, step R (ct 1); step L (ct 2);
2	Facing ctr, dance 1 Step-CLose R;
3	Dance 1 Step-Close L;
4	Dance 1 Step-Close R.
II.	SEDAM L
1	Facing slightly L, step L swd (ct 1); step R in front of L (ct &); step L swd (ct 2); step R in front of L (ct &);
2	Step L swd (ct 1); step R in front of L (ct &); step L swd (ct 2); pause (ct &);
3-4	Dance 2 sets of Threes in place, beg R.
5-8	Repeat action of meas 1-4 to R with opp ftwk.
III.	KOKONJEŠTE
1	Beg L, lightly run L,R (cts 1,2);
2-4	Dance 3 sets of Threes in place, beg L.
5-8	Repeat action of meas 1-4 to R with opp ftwk.
	SRBIJANKA, SEDAM, KOKONJEŠTE REPEATED
1-20	Repeat action of Fig I, II, III.
IV.	KOKONJEŠTE OSAM
1	Beg L, lightly run L,R (cts 1,2);
2-4	Dance 3 sets of Threes in place, beg L.
5-8	Repeat action of meas 1-4 to R with opp ftwk.
9-32	Repeat action of meas 1-8 three more times.
	Repeat entire dance from beg.
Copyright © 2003 by Dick Oakes