Hora de la Medgidia

HORA DE LA MEDGIDIA
Romanian

PRONUNCIATION: HAW-rah deh lah mehd-GEE-dee-yah

TRANSLATION: Dance of the Medgidia people

SOURCE: Dick Oakes learned this dance from Nicolaas Hilferink who learned it in Romania in 1984 from Theodor Vasilescu.

BACKGROUND: Medgidia is a little over 20 kilometers inland from the coastal city of Costanţa on the Black Sea. The town is a road and rail node and an inland port to the Danube-Black Sea Canal. The Danube-Black Sea Canal crosses the town for about 6 kilometers of its length. Medgidia lies in the center of an agricultural area of several tens of millions hectares (a hectare is 10,000 square meters), with a fertile soil and is provided with irrigation systems.

MUSIC: Electrocord (LP) ST-CS 0185, side A, band 5.

FORMATION: Cir of mixed M and W with hands joined and held down in "V" pos.

METER/RHYTHM: 4/4

STEPS/STYLE: TWO-STEP: Step in dir of movement (ct 1); step next to supporting ft with free ft (ct &); step in dir of movement with original ft (ct 2). Repeat is with opp ftwk.
SCUFF: Touch heel next to supporting ft as active ft is brought fwd.
Fig II, meas 1-3: Dancers make a 1/4 curve twd ctr.
Fig III, meas 6: On ct & of the bwd Two-Step, dancers may step L across and on outside of R instead on next to R.
Fig IV, meas 1-2: Dancers make a 1/4 curve twd ctr.
See the sequence of Figures at the end of these notes.

MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION

None.

I. FIGURE ONE

1 Facing diag R and moving in LOD, touch L toe next to R, turning hips to face LOD (ct 1); step L (ct 2);

2 Continuing in LOD, step R (ct 1); step L (ct 2);

3-4 Continuing in LOD, repeat action of meas 1-2 with opp ftwk.

5-8 Repeat action of meas 1/4.

II. FIGURE II

1 Turning to face diag L and starting in RLOD, dance three Two-Steps beg L, making a CW curve twd ctr;

4 Step R in place (ct 1); kick L fwd (ct 2);

5 Step L in place (ct 1); kick R fwd (ct 2);

6 Moving bwd away from ctr, step R bwd (ct 1); step L bwd (ct 2);

7 Step R bwd (ct 1); step L bwd (ct 2);

8 Step R slightly bwd (ct 1); step L next to R (ct &); step R (ct 2).

III. FIGURE THREE

1 Facing and moving twd ctr, step L (ct 1); Scuff R heel fwd (ct &); step R (ct 2); Scuff L heel fwd (ct &);

2-3 Repeat action of Fig III, meas 1, two more times.

4 Step L fwd (ct 1); Scuff R heel fwd (ct &); bounce on L (ct 2); small stamp R next to L without wt (ct &);

5 Jump astride to both ft about shldr width apart (ct 1); bounce on L, kicking R across in front of L (ct 2);

6-8 Dance three Two-Steps bwd, beg R.

IV. FIGURE FOUR

1-2 Facing diag L and moving to L in RLOD, dance two Two-Steps beg L, making a CW curve twd ctr;

3 Facing and moving twd ctr, step L (ct 1); Sciff R heel fwd (ct &); step R (ct 2); Scuff L heel fwd (ct &);

4 Continuing twd ctr, step L (ct 1); Scuff R heel fwd (ct &); stamp R next to L without wt (ct 2);

5 Moving bwd away from ctr, step R bwd (ct 1); bounce on R, kicking L fwd (ct 2);

6 Step L bwd (ct 1); bounce on L, kicking R fwd (ct 2);

7 Step R bwd (ct 1); step L bwd (ct 2);

8 Dance one Two-Step bwd, beg R.

DANCE SEQUENCE (Figures)

I (2x), II (4x), III (2x), IV (2x);
I (2x), II (4x), III (2x), IV (2x).

Copyright © 2012 by Dick Oakes

HORA DE LA MEDGIDIA Romanian

PRONUNCIATION:	HAW-rah deh lah mehd-GEE-dee-yah

TRANSLATION:	Dance of the Medgidia people

SOURCE:	Dick Oakes learned this dance from Nicolaas Hilferink who learned it in Romania in 1984 from Theodor Vasilescu.

BACKGROUND:	Medgidia is a little over 20 kilometers inland from the coastal city of Costanţa on the Black Sea. The town is a road and rail node and an inland port to the Danube-Black Sea Canal. The Danube-Black Sea Canal crosses the town for about 6 kilometers of its length. Medgidia lies in the center of an agricultural area of several tens of millions hectares (a hectare is 10,000 square meters), with a fertile soil and is provided with irrigation systems.

MUSIC:	Electrocord (LP) ST-CS 0185, side A, band 5.

FORMATION:	Cir of mixed M and W with hands joined and held down in "V" pos.

METER/RHYTHM:	4/4

STEPS/STYLE:	TWO-STEP: Step in dir of movement (ct 1); step next to supporting ft with free ft (ct &); step in dir of movement with original ft (ct 2). Repeat is with opp ftwk. SCUFF: Touch heel next to supporting ft as active ft is brought fwd. Fig II, meas 1-3: Dancers make a 1/4 curve twd ctr. Fig III, meas 6: On ct & of the bwd Two-Step, dancers may step L across and on outside of R instead on next to R. Fig IV, meas 1-2: Dancers make a 1/4 curve twd ctr. See the sequence of Figures at the end of these notes.

MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION


	INTRODUCTION

	None.

I.	FIGURE ONE

1	Facing diag R and moving in LOD, touch L toe next to R, turning hips to face LOD (ct 1); step L (ct 2);
2	Continuing in LOD, step R (ct 1); step L (ct 2);

3-4	Continuing in LOD, repeat action of meas 1-2 with opp ftwk.

5-8	Repeat action of meas 1/4.

II.	FIGURE II

1	Turning to face diag L and starting in RLOD, dance three Two-Steps beg L, making a CW curve twd ctr;

4	Step R in place (ct 1); kick L fwd (ct 2);
5	Step L in place (ct 1); kick R fwd (ct 2);
6	Moving bwd away from ctr, step R bwd (ct 1); step L bwd (ct 2);
7	Step R bwd (ct 1); step L bwd (ct 2);
8	Step R slightly bwd (ct 1); step L next to R (ct &); step R (ct 2).

III.	FIGURE THREE

1	Facing and moving twd ctr, step L (ct 1); Scuff R heel fwd (ct &); step R (ct 2); Scuff L heel fwd (ct &);
2-3	Repeat action of Fig III, meas 1, two more times.
4	Step L fwd (ct 1); Scuff R heel fwd (ct &); bounce on L (ct 2); small stamp R next to L without wt (ct &);
5	Jump astride to both ft about shldr width apart (ct 1); bounce on L, kicking R across in front of L (ct 2);

6-8	Dance three Two-Steps bwd, beg R.

IV.	FIGURE FOUR

1-2	Facing diag L and moving to L in RLOD, dance two Two-Steps beg L, making a CW curve twd ctr;

3	Facing and moving twd ctr, step L (ct 1); Sciff R heel fwd (ct &); step R (ct 2); Scuff L heel fwd (ct &);
4	Continuing twd ctr, step L (ct 1); Scuff R heel fwd (ct &); stamp R next to L without wt (ct 2);

5	Moving bwd away from ctr, step R bwd (ct 1); bounce on R, kicking L fwd (ct 2);
6	Step L bwd (ct 1); bounce on L, kicking R fwd (ct 2);
7	Step R bwd (ct 1); step L bwd (ct 2);
8	Dance one Two-Step bwd, beg R.



	DANCE SEQUENCE (Figures)

	I (2x), II (4x), III (2x), IV (2x); I (2x), II (4x), III (2x), IV (2x).
Copyright © 2012 by Dick Oakes