Tankosava Танкосава (Serbia)

Танкосава
Tankosava

Escort hold
Start with Singing

Notes by Andrew Carnie
A video of this dance can be seen at The Dunav website

8 bar introduction, start with singing
Part 1:

Bars 1-4 are just like Šetnja
Bar 1: Step R in LOD (1,2), step L in LOD (3,4)
Bar 2: Step RLR in LOD (123), pause (4)
Bar 3: Step L backing up (1,2), Step L backing up (34)
Bar 4: Step back on L (1), Step back on R (2), Step forward on L (3) pause 4
Bars 5-8 "7s" Crossing
Bar 5: Cross R over Left (1), still facing center step L to L (2), Cross R over Left (3), step L to L (4)
Bar 6: Same as bar 5 but pause on count 4 (no step on count 4)
Bar 7-8: repeat 5-6 but with Left foot crossing in front
Bars 9-10 Csardas
Bar 9 facing center step R to R, close L next to R, step R to R. There is a slight hip twist with each step
Bar 10 repeat bar 9opp ft and direciton

Part 2
Bars 1-4 as in part 1
Bars 5-8 as in part 1, except do 7 steps of a grapevine in each direction instead of crosses. Cross R in front to start
Bars 9-10 as in part 1

Alternate parts 1 and 2.

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Name: Tankosava
Origin: Serbia
Lyrics:
Tan, tan tankosava,
Tanko si se opasala,
I u kolo uhvatila,
Do Milana gružanina.
Lep Lep Leposava,
Lepo si se očešljala,
I u kolo uhvatila,
Do Milana gružanina,
Do Milana gružanina.
Tan, tan tankosava,
Tanko si se opasala,
I u kolo uhvatila,
Do Milana gružanina.
Lep Lep Leposava,
Lepo si se očešljala,
I u kolo uhvatila,
Do Milana gružanina,
Do Milana gružanina.
Milo Milo Milosava,
Milo si me pogledala,
I u kolo uhvatila,
Do Milana gružanina.
Tan, tan tankosava,
Tanko si se opasala,
I u kolo uhvatila,
Do Milana gružanina,
Do Milana gružanina.