Couples in a circle facing center, man on left. Arms in V-Position. Meter 2/4
Steps are the same for men and women.
Count | Step |
1-2 | Stamp R, Hold |
3-16 | Repeat counts 1-2 seven times |
17-18 | Step R behind L, Leap on L to left |
19-32 | Repeat counts 17-18 seven times |
33-34 | Step forward on R, Step forward on L |
35-36 | Step forward on R, (during these three steps, raise arms), Step forward on L and clap hands |
37-40 | Repeat counts 33-36, stepping back out of circle and lowering arms. Do not clap hands. |
41-48 | Repeat counts 33-40 On count 40, face partner and get into Czardas position. (Right arm around partner's waist, L arm held up and to the side. Right foot next to partner's right foot.) |
49-64 | Swing. At end of count 64, man should end up on the right side of the woman. Dance then starts again with everyone having a new partner. |
This is the way I learned the dance. Most of the notes I have seen, however, have the dancer taking weight on count 15, and doing counts 17-32 by leaping on the L foot to the left and then stepping behind it with the R foot. |