Bafra Honoru - Greece

Dance introduced by: Joe Graziosi
Formation: Line
Starting arm position: W-Position
Meter: 2/4
Steps used Insert Glossary Links
Measure Count Step
1 1-2 Facing center, step on R foot to R, swinging arms down and backwards (1), step on L foot across R foot, swinging arms forward (2).
2   Repeat measure 1.
3 1 Step on R foot to R, swinging arms backwards (1).
  2 Step on L foot in back of R foot and lift arms to W-Position (2), Step on R foot in place, lifting left foreleg behind R leg (&)
4   Repeat measure 3 with opposite footwork. Arms stay in W-position
5-6   Repeat footwork for counts 3-4. Arms stay in W-Position.
Repeat measures 1-6 until you hear violin playing a long sustained note. Finish through measure 6 then go to next dance, which is a Sta Tria (notated below). This dance is also in 2/4.
1 1-2 Step on R foot to R, swinging arms down and back (1), close L foot to R foot, swinging arms forward (2).
2 3-4 Step on R foot to R, swinging arms back (1), touch L foot next to R foot, swinging arms forward (2).
3 5-6 Repeat measure 2 with opposite footwork and in opposite direction.
Variation (called by leader)
  1-2 Step on R foot to R (1), close L foot to R foot (&), step on R foot to R (2), Close L foot to R foot (&). The arms swing back during count 1 and swing forward during count 2.
  3-6 Repeat measures 2 and 3 of basic step. The arm movement is the same as it is for the basic step.

 

 

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