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FOLk, tlANCE FEUERA nON OF CALIFORNIA RESEARCH (I)W,MITTEE: M&lr d , 1962 llir!flJiIf I'tUin. ~lIe LcalliKlQi , R'f tJ~ 1I1IIrd.

RACHENITSA NA S RYAlA . (BULGAR IA!

Rachf8itaa Na Sryata (rath-cheh·nee'.t.a Dsh sree-ab-tabl wa !! wtroct .... ced by Michel Cartie,. at die 1961 Ullivu-6ity of the Pacific Fol k. Dance Camp. Mr. C artier lear De·.I, dais versioo of Ihe dece in Bulgaria iD 19Z7 aDd agaw ic 1959. The dance is performed duriog the wedding testivities when tlae familiu of the bride and groom meet. "Ns -tate " mean. " to mee t" aad thilJ detenniDea i1Je chlftCter of the dance '- the familiea meet, pn, ud meet -saia. Many different steps are possible. The ooel!' in tbill descriptioD .re .. Mr. Cartier pruellted toe dance.

MUSIC: Xopo LP· I-A, band 6, uPr cd Tsenkini-Rachenitu'·.

Folk Dance LP - MH 109, band 4, "Racheoitaa from Briagevo".

FORMATION : Two linea or Wlncero, art apart, facing each other. Preferable to .ho .. ate M alld W, but Dot

STEPS AN D STYUNG:

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mi1Ddatory. Dancers grasp belt of adjacent dancer, R hand over, L band WIder. End dancers carry handkerchief and twirl it a8 the 8pirit moves them.

The (twork is precise and controlled, posture erect. The dance is swift moving. always flow­ing in Ieeling. The 7/16 rhythm is broken into 3 cis per meas: quick (cta 1,2); qWck(cts 3,4}; slow (ets ~,6,7). For purpos es of this description the meas cta will be given aa 1,2,3 (quick, quick. slow).

Ruic Ste~.:.. Leal' fwd onto bull or n rt (cl 1); close L Lo R, on ball of fl (ct 2); leap fwd onto ku of 111~. bending L kn t:e sharply and bringing L It up in back (ct 3). The vertical motion of the &.tep is emphasized more than the horizontal motion, although tiie step is ue ed to move fwd and bwd durin g Ule dance .

Cbukche: Raise and IO,wer the heel of a 8upporting £t sharply. Pas de R"'!!SYe: Step bwd on R (ct 1); cross L in front of R, taltins wt (Cl 2); step R iD place (ct 3). Repeat beginning L , continuing to move hwd.

PATTERN

INTROOUCTION. Dencers flex knees, feeling rhythm.

I. ,tJASIC STEP

BegiMing n, move fwd wi th 3 Basic Steps.

Turning L shoulder twd Clr, step twd etr on L, outside of It leading (ct 1); hold (d 2); Chukehe (et 3) and shout "hey!"

Reginning R, move bwd with 3 &sic Slepll.

t Tumiug L IIholllder ~way from etr. step away from etr on L (ct 1); hold (ct 2); Chukche (ct 3) and shout ''h ey ,. ,

Repel1t I'oction of mealll-8, {Fig n. n. TOE POINT

With R ft extended slightly twd etr, t1)t: pointed fwd, bop OIl L twice (ea 1,2); .tap fwd CD R {ct 3).

Repeat ae tioo of meas 1 (Fig U), reversing It work.

Rflpellt actiml meas ) ,2, (Fig II). Linea move fwd during diue 4 me ...

Beginn in g H, move bwd wi t.h 4 Buic Steps.

Repe4t ac tioo of meae l~, (Fig m.

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IU. SWEEP

R pointed w R, hopoR L (ct 1); R pointed fwd, hop 011 L (et 2); step H acrnss in front or L (el 1). Durin g this step. the n ft is moved from R to L with I.l I!Jweepin g motion.

Repeat action of meas 1, (Fig lIn, reversing ft work.

Repeat action 'of meas 1-2, (Fig lID, Line.'i move fwd during these -l mens •

fteginning R. move bwd with 4 Rssic Steps.

Repeat action of meas 1-8, <Fig IIn. IV. MOTHER-I:'i-LAW

Tum 1/8 L so R shoulder leads, hop on L. lifting R with bent knee (et 1); step twd ctr on R wi t.h • "tamp (ct 2); close L to R. lakin g wt (ct 3).

Repeat action of mess I, (Fig IV), :l more times, advancing twd opp line.

Face cti", do 4 Paa de Ra8<pJes, moving hwd. beginnmg R.

Repeat aetioo 01 men 1-8, (Fig IV).

V. JUMP ANO HOOK

Jump lightly on both ft, R croued in frout afL (ct 1); in eame po. ·boGftce lightly twice

(els 2,3).

RepeGt actioo of meaw 1. (Fig V), reversing Et work.

Repeat action or me .. 1-2, (Fig 'I).

Hop L, Iiftillg R fwd, knee edended (.;;t 1); step 011 R, oojsceot to and 00 the L .ide ofL h (et 2); lift L ft bwd, bendinr. knee, just to free it (ct 3).

Lift L h in front, knee bent (ct8 1.2); replace L ft exactly when: it w&& (behind aDd to R side of R Et) (ct ~n. NOTE: The ftC tion in mel18 5 and 6 is smooth and rapid.

With n It cro8ged behind L, jump lightly bwd 3 times (eta 1,2,3).

Witb L it crollSed behind R, jump lightly bwd 3 times (eta 1,2,1).

Repeat action of meas 1-8, (Fig V).

VI. BASIC AND CROSS STEP

BeginniAg R. move bwd with 8 very ISmail Basic Stepa., 80 linea are IIpin Qboat 8 It apart.

Jump into poa with R ft croeaed in froE:lt of L. wt equdly diatribut.d (ct 1>. bold {ct 2). jump with h apart (et 3).

Repeat action of meas 1, (Fig Vl), revell'Sing ft wott.

Repsftt IlctiOl!l of meas 1, (Fig VO, exactly.

With both it together chug fwd (et 1); jump with ft apart (et 2); bring ft together sharply (ct 1).

Repeat dance (rom beginning. On Xopo recording dance is don~ twice through and ead. after ~he £irGt 16 mess of the dance the th ;rd time.

Macedonian Folk Dances - 1966 Argonne Folk Dancers