Zimushka - Зимушка (Russia)

by stella on January 26, 2018 in Circle, Russia

Zimushka
Зимушка
Russia

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Originally choreographed by Hennie Konings in 1998 and also taught in the US by Lee Otterholt. The title translates as "little winter".

Music: Ush Ty, Zimushka Zima. Russian Dances by Hennie Konings vol 6
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Close circle, hands down in V position

Introduction:

No action during slow music, then wait two more bars.
Bar 1: Moving into the center walk R (1), L (2), R (3), stamp L next R (4)
Bar 2: Backing out of the center, Step L (1), R (2), L (3), Stamp R next to L (4)

The Dance:

begin with the oboe playing the main melody
Bar 1: Walk R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4) in LOD
Bar 2: repeat bar 1
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2. [Bars 1-4 are a total of 16 walking steps in LOD)
Bar 5: Facing center, walk R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4) into the center, arms slowing coming up and forward.
Bar 6: repeat bar 5, arms coming up and above head.
Bar 7: Keeping hands above head, step R (1), L (2), R (3), Stamp L (2) turning 1/4 CCW to face RLOD throughout the bar.
Bar 8: Repeat bar 7, with opposite footwork, turning 1/2 CW to face LOD
Bar 9: Repeat bar 7, turning 1/4 CCW to face center.
Bars 10-11: Back out of the center, step L (1), R (2), L (3), R (4), L (1), R (2), L (3), R (4), slowly lowering arms back down to V position.
Bars 12-15 repeat bars 1-4, except in RLOD, and using opposite footwork (16 walking steps)
Bars 16-17: turning CCW, step L (1), R (2), L (3), R (4), L (1), R (2), L (3), Cross R foot across in front of L in a stomp, R arm swings across in body (4).
Bar 18: Step LRL in place (123), Stamp R next to L (4)
Bar 19-21: repeat bars 16-18 with opposite footwork and direction
Bar 22: Repeat bar 18.

repeat the dance two more times.