Hora De Mână

Meter: 2/4
Formation: Closed circle. Hands in W position
Introduction: 16 bars, no action. Start with singing

Part 1:
Bar 1: Moving in on the right diagonal, step L (1), R (2)
Bar 2: Still moving on right diagonal, step L (1). Touch R next to L, no weight (2)
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1). Touch L next to R no weight (2).
Bar 4: Step on L to L (1). Touch R next to L no weight (2)
Bars 5-8: Repeat bars 1-4, with opposite footwork and backing out of the center on the right diagonal.
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8.

Part 2:
Bar 1: Dancing straight into the center, Step L (1), R (2).
Bar 2: Run into the center L (1), R (&), L (2).
Bar 3: Step R (1), L (&), R (2), in place.
Bar 4: Step L (1), R (&), L (2) in place
Bars 5-8: Repeat bars 1-4, but with opposite footwork and backing straight out away from the center.
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8

Part 3: (done to instrumental)
Bar 1: Dancing straight into the center, stomp L (1), R (2)
Bar 2: Stomp L (1), R (&) L (2) into the center.
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1). Stamp L next to R (&). Hop on R (2). Stamp L next to R (&)  [Bagnoli's notes say to stomp R, L, R in place but that isn't what he actually did when he did it with the music at the FAC workshop, although in the NM camp video he did the pas de basques]
Bar 4: Repeat bar 3 with opposite footwork.
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 5-8 of Part 2.
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8.