Dansul Ţigănesc Dunărean (România)

Dansul Ţigănesc Dunărean
(Romanian in the loosest sense of the word)

Translation: Danubian Gypsy Dance

Music: 'Son', De Amsterdam Klezmer Band Album Son.
Meter: 4/4
Formation: circle V-position, or solo dancers in a circle

Styling, very similar to the Bulgarian dance Kraj Dunavsko. Bouncy with high leg lifts.

Start after the spoken female voice finishes

Step 1. Grapevine, fall & closes

Bar 1 Facing center, Lifting right knee high, cross R in front of L (1), slight bounce on R (2), step L to L (3), slight bounce on L (4)
Bar 2 Repeat bar 1, but stepping behind instead of in front
Bar 3 Leading with R shoulder and facing CW fall on R into center (1), pause (2), fall on left out of circle, extending R out to side (into center) (3) pause (4)
Bar 4 Close R next to L with weight (1), small step out of center with L (2), repeat counts (1) & (2)
Bars 5-16 repeat 1-4 three times.

Step 2. In and out, Alunelul stamps

Bar 1 Facing center walk into center with two steps RL on counts 1 and 3, pause on counts 2 and 4
Bar 2 continuing into center step R (1), pause (2), leap forward on L (3) stamp R no weight (4)
Bar 3 Backing out step RLR (123) stamp L (4)
Bar 4 Continuing out step LRL (123), stamp R (4)
Bar 5 Facing center Step R to R (1), Step L behind (2), Step R to R (3), Stamp L (4)
Bar 6 repeat 5 opposite footwork
Bar 7 Leap onto R (1), stamp L (2), leap onto L (3), stamp R (4)
Bar 8 Leap onto R (1), stamp L twice (2,3), pause (4)
Bars 9-16 repeat 1-8

Notes by Andrew Carnie