Čukaričko Kokonješte

ČUKARIČKO KOKONJEŠTE
Serbian

PRONUNCIATION: choo-kah-REECH-koh koh-kohn-YESH-teh

TRANSLATION: Kokonješte-type dance from Čukarica

SOURCE: Dick Oakes learned this dance from Dick Crum. Michael Herman described this dance in 1951. John Filcich described it in 1953. Dennis Boxell also taught the dance.

BACKGROUND: This kokonješte is named for Čukarica, a section of Beograd (Belgrade) along the Sava river in Serbia, Yugoslavia. The kokonješte, known in dialect as kokonjesče, kukunješ, kukunješte, and kukunjesče, is considered one of the "classic" dances of Yugoslavia. Other dances in this category are Čujes mala, Dorčolka, and Žikino kolo. According to Dick Crum, kokonješte "is a Romanian word (coconeşte, meaning 'in the style of a young nobleman'), giving support to the theory that the dance was introduced via the upper-class ballroom." This dance, which appeared in the United States in the 1920s, is also known by the names Čukaričko kolo and Tamburaško kolo.

MUSIC: Balkan (45rpm) 536-B
Mediterranean (45rpm) M-4002 "Cleveland kolo (Tamburaško)"
Folkraft (45rpm) F-1534x45
Folk Dancer (45rpm) MH-1002-B "Čukaričko kolo"

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

METER/RHYTHM: 2/4

STEPS/STYLE: PAS DE BASQUE: Step slightly swd (ct 1); step in front with free ft (ct 2); step back into place with free ft (ct 3).

MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION - None.

I. EVENS AND PAS DE BASQUE

1 Small leap R swd on ball of ft (ct 1); step on L heel in front of R (ct &); step R swd on ball of ft (ct 2); step on L heel in front of R (ct &).

2 Step R swd on ball of ft (ct 1); step on L heel in front of R (ct &); step R swd (ct 2); pause (ct &).

3 Dance one Pas de Basque L.

4 Dance one Pas de Basque R.

5-8 Repeat action of meas 1-4 to L with opp ftwk.

9-16 Repeat action of meas 1-8.

II. KOKONJEŠTE

1 Facing diag R and moving to the R in LOD, run R (ct 1); run L (ct 2).

2 Turning to face ctr, dance one Pas de Basque R.

3 Dance one Pas de Basque L.

4 Dance one Pas de Basque R.

5-8 Repeat action of meas 1-4 to L with opp ftwk.

9-16 Repeat action of meas 1-8.

Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2012 by Dick Oakes

ČUKARIČKO KOKONJEŠTE Serbian

PRONUNCIATION:	choo-kah-REECH-koh koh-kohn-YESH-teh

TRANSLATION:	Kokonješte-type dance from Čukarica

SOURCE:	Dick Oakes learned this dance from Dick Crum. Michael Herman described this dance in 1951. John Filcich described it in 1953. Dennis Boxell also taught the dance.

BACKGROUND:	This kokonješte is named for Čukarica, a section of Beograd (Belgrade) along the Sava river in Serbia, Yugoslavia. The kokonješte, known in dialect as kokonjesče, kukunješ, kukunješte, and kukunjesče, is considered one of the "classic" dances of Yugoslavia. Other dances in this category are Čujes mala, Dorčolka, and Žikino kolo. According to Dick Crum, kokonješte "is a Romanian word (coconeşte, meaning 'in the style of a young nobleman'), giving support to the theory that the dance was introduced via the upper-class ballroom." This dance, which appeared in the United States in the 1920s, is also known by the names Čukaričko kolo and Tamburaško kolo.

MUSIC:	Balkan (45rpm) 536-B Mediterranean (45rpm) M-4002 "Cleveland kolo (Tamburaško)" Folkraft (45rpm) F-1534x45 Folk Dancer (45rpm) MH-1002-B "Čukaričko kolo"

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

METER/RHYTHM:	2/4

STEPS/STYLE:	PAS DE BASQUE: Step slightly swd (ct 1); step in front with free ft (ct 2); step back into place with free ft (ct 3).


MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION


	INTRODUCTION - None.

I.	EVENS AND PAS DE BASQUE

1	Small leap R swd on ball of ft (ct 1); step on L heel in front of R (ct &); step R swd on ball of ft (ct 2); step on L heel in front of R (ct &).
2	Step R swd on ball of ft (ct 1); step on L heel in front of R (ct &); step R swd (ct 2); pause (ct &).
3	Dance one Pas de Basque L.
4	Dance one Pas de Basque R.
5-8	Repeat action of meas 1-4 to L with opp ftwk.
9-16	Repeat action of meas 1-8.

II.	KOKONJEŠTE

1	Facing diag R and moving to the R in LOD, run R (ct 1); run L (ct 2).
2	Turning to face ctr, dance one Pas de Basque R.
3	Dance one Pas de Basque L.
4	Dance one Pas de Basque R.
5-8	Repeat action of meas 1-4 to L with opp ftwk.
9-16	Repeat action of meas 1-8.

	Repeat entire dance from beg.
Copyright © 2012 by Dick Oakes