SRBIJANKA Serbian
PRONUNCIATION:	sir-bee-YAHN-kah
TRANSLATION:	Serbian woman
SOURCE:	Dick Oakes learned this dance from both Dick Crum and John Filcich. Atanas Kolarovski taught it at the 1978 North Country Folk Dance Camp.
BACKGROUND:	Srbijanka (Serbianka) is an old dignified circle dance (kolo) that was danced at the turn of the century at the elegant balls of the cities of Serbia. It was usually danced at the beginning of the program and led by the most prominent political personage among the guests. The dance was among the earliest kolos brought to the United States.
MUSIC:	Festival Records "Kolo Party" (LP) FLP 1505 Kolo Festival (45rpm) KF 4802 Atanas Kolarovski (LP) AK-8
FORMATION:	Open cir of mixed M and W with leadr at R, hands joined and held at shldr level and slightly fwd in "W" pos.
METER/RHYTHM:	2/4
STEPS/STYLE:	As the dance became known to the peasantry, it was changed in style to suit their tastes.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
	INTRODUCTION - None.
I.	OLDER FORM
1	Facing slightly to R and moving to R in LOD, walk R (ct 1); walk L (ct 2);
2	Turning to face ctr, step R swd (ct 1); close L to R without wt (ct 2);
3	Step L swd (ct 1); close R to L without wt (ct 2).
4-24	Repeat action of meas 1-3 seven more times.
	TRANSITIONAL INTERLUDE
25-27	Repeat action of meas 1-3;
28	Add an extra step R swd to R (ct 1); close L to R without wt (ct 2).
29-56	Repeat action of meas 1-28 to L with opp ftwk.
1-56 repeated	Repeat action of meas 1-56.
II.	NEWER FORM
1	Facing slightly R and moving to R in LOD, run R (ct 1); run L (ct 2);
2	Turning to face ctr, step RLR in place (cts 1,&,2);
3	Step LRL in place (cts 1,&,2).
	Repeat action of Fig II to end of music.
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