Line dance, arms start in W-position. Meter 2/4
This dance is from the village of Kula, in Northwest Bulgaria, close to the Serbian border.(see map)
The entire dance is done facing center
Measure | Count | Step | |
Part I | |||
1 | 1-2 | Step forward onto R foot (1), step forward on to L foot (2) | |
2 | 1-2 | Step forward onto R foot (1), step forward onto L foot (&) step forward onto R foot (2). During this measure the arms go down into V-position. | |
3 | Step backwards onto L foot (1), step backwards onto R foot (2). During this measure the arms go back up into W-position. During the rest of the dance, the arms continue to alternate going down and back up, taking 1 measure to go down and 1 measure to go back up. | ||
4 | Repeat measure 2 with opposite footwork and direction | ||
5-8 | Repeat measures 1-4 | ||
Part II | |||
1 | 1-2 | Touch R heel diagonally forward (1), bring R heel up next to L calf (2) | |
2 | 1-2 | Bounce three times on both feet (1&2) | |
3-4 | Repeat measures 1-2 with opposite footwork | ||
5-8 | Repeat measures 1-4 | ||
Part III | |||
1 | 1-2 | Step forward onto R foot (1), step forward onto L foot (2) | |
2 | 1-2 | Run forward onto R foot (1), run forward onto L foot (&), run forward onto R foot (2), stamp L foot (&) | |
3-4 | Repeat measures 1-2 with opposite footwork and direction | ||
5-8 | Repeat measures 1-4 | ||
Part IV | |||
1 | 1-2 | Touch R heel diagonally forward (1), bring R heel up next to L calf (2) | |
2 | 1-2 | Touch R heel diagonally forward (1), bring R heel up next to L calf (2) | |
3 | 1-2 | Step on R foot to R (1), step on L foot behind R foot (&), step on R foot to R (2), stamp L foot (&) | |
4 | 1-2 | Step on L foot to L (1), step on R foot behind L foot (&), step on L foot to R (2), stamp R foot (&) | |
5-8 | Repeat measures 1-4 | ||
Part V | |||
1 | 1-2 | Step on R foot to R (1), step on L foot behind R foot (2) | |
2 | 1-2 | Step on R foot to R (1), step on L foot behind R foot (&), step on R foot to R (2), stamp L foot (&) | |
3-4 | Repeat measures 1-2 with opposite footwork and direction | ||
5-8 | Repeat measures 1-4 | ||
Part VI | |||
1 | 1-2 | Step on R foot to R (1), step on L foot behind R foot (&), step on R foot to R (2), step on L foot behind R foot (&) | |
2 | 1-2 | Step on R foot to R (1), step on L foot behind R foot (&), step on R foot to R (2), stamp L foot (&) | |
3-4 | Repeat measures 1-2 with opposite footwork and direction | ||
5 | 1-2 | Step on R foot to R (1), step on L foot behind R foot (&), step on R foot to R (2), stamp L foot (&) | |
6 | Repeat measure 5 with opposite footwork and direction | ||
7 | 1-2 | Step onto R foot to R (1), stamp L foot (&), step on L foot to L (2), stamp R foot (&) | |
8 | 1-2 | Step on R foot to R (1), stamp L foot twice (&2) | |
Repeat Part V with opposite footwork and direction | |||
Repeat Part VI with opposite footwork and direction | |||
Part VIII | |||
1 | 1-2 | Run forward onto R foot (1), run forward onto L foot (&), run forward onto R foot (2), stamp L foot (&) | |
2 | Repeat measure 1 with opposite footwork | ||
3 | Repeat measure 1 | ||
4 | 1-2 | Bring L foot up behind R knee and twist R knee to L (1), bring R knee back to face center (2) | |
5-8 | Repeat measures 1-4 with opposite footwork and direction | ||
9-16 | Repeat measures 1-8 | ||
Repeat the entire dance using the following sequence
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A video of Yves Moreau demonstrating this dance and a cassette of the music are available from Bourque-Moreau Productions (Bulgarian Folk Dances - Volume 1)