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Dances of the worldTutor: Els van Oudheusden

Siganos Siganos is a dance from Greece, from the island of Crete. It is an invitation dance at the beginning of the

evening. The song tells about the moon, the stars and of course about love.

Description of the dance:

Open circle, left hand at your own hip, right hand at the left arm from the partner in front of you

Measure 4/4

1-2 step right – touch left diagonally in front3-4 step left – touch right diagonally in front

1-2 step right – touch left diagonally backward3-4 step left – touch right diagonally backward

Düwelskermis (Germany)Düwelskermis (danza diavola, dance of the devil)is a new made dance at an old melody and it is played by Günther Gall and his orchestra. Günther Gall is a well known singer in the Lower-Rhine region in Germany. This is also the region of Kleve.The melody is with harmonics from the Middle Ages and influences of Ireland.

Description of the dance:Couples in a big circle, man at the left side of his partner.Everybody starts with the left foot and gives hands to each other.The dance starts after the melody of the flute, this is the invitation to choose a partner.

A: closed circlein place: set to the right – set to the left4 steps into the middle of the circleSet to the right – set to the left4 steps backwardrepeat A again

Düwelskermis (Germany)B: in front of your partner (sicilian circle)give right handsset to the rightset to the left4 steps counter clockwise (man forward – woman backward)

And again the same: set to the right – set to the left and 4 steps counter clockwise

C:set to the right and set to the left and pass by your partner to the next one. You pass with left shoulder and both, manand woman will pass by.

Then repeat B and Cand after that you start again in a big circle.

Oi kumuschki (Kazachstan)A dance from the Kubanje Cozzacks in Kazachstan. The Kuban is a river in Kazachstan. In the traditional Cozzacks

dances is always a competition between boys and girls. You can make this competition by steps (the men) or by shouting (the women).

This kind of dances are called „plyaska“ and they are for fun.Another kind of dances in Russia is „charavod“ but they are only danced by women in occasion of a wedding or a religious ceremony.

Translation of the song:O my dear friend, my dear chatterbox, love each other, love me.Go with me in the green meadow but do not speak about it with your friends.Because if you will tell it, I will hit you.

Description of the dance:Women start with A:8 x „wisselpas“ (rlr-lrl-rlr-lrl-rlr-lrl-rlr-lrl)to the other line of the women opposite.Give hands together and turn only ¼ in 8 littleSteps and then go backward in 8 little steps.

Oi kumuschki (Kazachstan)Women B:

4 x „wisselpas“ counter clockwise. Hands move from right to left.4 x rlr-lrl-rlr-lrl in place and hands above your head from right to left !!Again 4 x „wisselpas“ counter clockwise.4 x at the place.

And the women go again into the middle.

Men:They start with part B (counter clockwiseOand after this they start with A and go intothe middle.

Oi kumuschki (Kazachstan)Oi kumuschki galubuschki padruschki maji 2xOi ljali ljali, ljali ljali 2xLjubitisja ljubitisja, ljubitje minja 2xOi ljali ljali, ljali ljali 2xPad roschjizu seljonuju, palaschitje minja 2xOi ljali ljali, ljali ljali 2xDubrawuschka seljonaja, nje schumi nada mnoj 2xOi ljali ljali, ljali ljali 2xBudisch schumitj, budisch schumitj padrublju ja tibja 2xOi ljali ljali, ljali ljali 2x

Jiana RumaniaJiana is a dance from Rumania and is danced in the two regions Transylvania and Oltenia. It is a

typical dance in little lines or circles at the mountainslopes of the Carpatian mountains. The song is a dialogue between girls and boys and during the last part of the dance they shout (ha – ha – haha).You can see the cloths they wear on the picture.

Description ot the dance:Linedance. Normally you cross the hands at the backside. Elderly people can leave this out.Measure 4/4A:1-4 start with right foot to the right side-side-close-side-touch1-4 the same with left to the left1-4 the same with right to the right side1-4 and again with left to the left(right – left – right – touch,Left – right – left – touch, and repeat againto the right and to the left side)

Jiana RumaniaB:4 x grapevine to the left (every step takes two counts !!!!)4 x grapevine to the right4 x grapevine to the left4 x grapevine to the right (attention! last step of this grapevine is a touch with your right foot, because

you have to start with your right foot after this part)

C:14 x to the left (right foot in front of the left foot and your weight is at the right foot)The last two counts are on your place and you stamp with right – left – right touch (this is called

„spinpas“ in Dutch).1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 -12 – 13 – 13 – right – left - touch

Countries of origin of the dances

Pa Mai (New Sealand)Pa mai from New Sealand is a well known action song, that means a song with movements of arm and hand. The

„WIRI“ movement is very important. It is a movement with your hand and it depicts the heat: the heat we can see in summer above the asphalt roadway. And it is a symbol of energy and life.The movement with your hand at your mouth symbolizes: do not say bad things about other persons.

This song is made during the Second World War and is purposed to stimulate young men to become a soldier.Everybody in New Sealand knows this song but the movements are different from place to place. Aotearoa is the Maori name of New Sealand. The name of the place Wanganui can be replaced by every other name.

Song:

Pa mai to reo aroha your lovely voice will reach usKi te pa o Wanganui in the village WanganuiE nga iwi o Aotearoa you people of AotearoaHaere mai, haere mai welcome, welcome

Tiro ki nga hoia, kua wehe nei our boys, the soldiers are far away from our villageAue te aroha me te mamae we feel love and sadness about themE nga iwi o Aotearoa you people from AotearoaKia kaha, kia manawa nui be strong, be brave!

Pa Mai (New Sealand)

Nederlands English your languageschuin diagonally

open kring open circle

stap tik step touch

naar voren forward

naar achteren backward

reidans linedance

schouder shoulder

handen hands

balans balance

paren couples

zij-sluit-zij side-close-side

religieuze dans religious dance

bruidsdans wedding dance

competitiedans competition dance

Nederlands English Your languageop de plaats in place

kijk look

schoppen – duwen to kick

naast partner beside partner

tegenover partner in front of partner

passeren pass by with partner

draaien turn around

binnenvoet foot inside

Italiano Deutsch your language

diagonale schräg

cerchio aperto geöffneter Kreis

passi dito Tick- oder Stepschritt

camminare avanti nach vorn

camminare indietro nach hinten

danza Reihentanz

spalla Schulter

mani Hände

bilancia Gleichgewicht

compagno Paar

tirarsi – ciudo - tirarsi zur Seite – schließen – zur Seite

Italiano Deutsch your language

danza religioza religiöser Tanz

danza nuziale Hochzeitstanz

danza competitione Tanz als Wettbewerb

a posto auf der Stelle

guarda schau

spingere stossen

l‘uno accanto all‘altro neben dem Partner

di fronto a compagno vor dem Partner

Sorpassare vorbeigehen

girare drehen

piede all interno Innenfuss

ExercicesWith the help of the vocabulary you can create exercices to teach your students

- The parts of the body

- The movements of the body

- The name and the description of illnesses

- Points of orientation (points of the compass, directions …)

- …

We are sure you will find many more possibilities to work with the vocabulary and to have a lot of fun with dancing!