Shatagi Shoror - Շատաղի Շորոր (Armenia)

Shatagi Shoror

Շատաղի Շորոր

Armenia

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie, based on Tineke van Geel's teaching at a workshop in Tucson AZ. These notes were created with Tineke's notes open in front of me, so they are heavily influenced by her notes. Shoror dances involve a swaying of the body. Shatag is a region which used to be inhabited by Armenians. It is now in Modern Turkey, near Lake Van. Tineke learned figure 1 at the Choreographic School in Yerevan, she added figure 2.

Music: Hayastan Armenian Dances. van Geel Records
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Open Circle Hands in pinky finger hold. Start in "Debka" hold (Facing LOD, L hand in small of back, R hand holding person in front of you's L hand)
Introduction: 8 bars no action

"Bounce" here means to bend and straighten the knee.

Part 1

Bar 1: Facing LOD with feet spaced apart [Tineke said "imagine you're wearing a diaper"), step on L slightly into the center but moving forward in LOD, Body leans to the R, bend knees as stepping (1) straighten knees (&), Bounce bending knees (2), Straighten (&) [From this point forward I will not indicate the "Straightens", but every step has a "double bounce" to it as described in this bar]
Bar 2: Step R slightly out of center but moving forward in LOD (1), Bounce (2)
Bars 3-8: Repeat bars 1-2, three more times (total of 4)
Bar 9: Turn to face center, and step on L into the center, arms come up to W position (1), bounce (2)
Bar 10: Touch ball of R foot next to L (1), bounce (2)
Bar 11: Turning back to face LOD, with arms going back to debka position, Step on R (1), bounce (2)
Bar 12: Touch ball of L foot next to R (1), bounce (2)
Bars 13-14: repeat bars 9-10
Bar 15: Repeat Bar 10 (do a second touch), except arms come up over head, forward and down to V position.
Bar 16: Backing up step R (1), Step L next to R (2), end facing center with R foot free.

Part 2

Bar 1: Facing center, hands are in low W position. Step on R to R, body leans slightly to the L, Look at R hand, arms move very slightly to the R (1) bounce (2)
Bar 2: Close L next to R, straighten body and look forward (1), bounce (2)
Bars 3-6: Repeat bars 1-2, two more times (total of 4)
Bar 7: Repeat bar 1:
Bar 8: Touch L next to R, no weight. Arms and body are as in bar 2 (1), bounce (2)
Bar 9: Step on L into the center, arms come up to W position (1), bounce (2)
Bar 10: Touch ball of R foot next to L (1), bounce (2)
Bar 11: Turning back to face LOD, with arms going back to debka position, Step on R (1), bounce (2)
Bar 12: Touch ball of L foot next to R (1), bounce (2)
Bars 13-14: repeat bars 9-10
Bar 15: Repeat Bar 10 (do a second touch), except arms come up over head, forward and down to V position.
Bar 16: Step on R, turning to face LOD and returning hands to debka position (1), touch ball of L next to R (2), end facing LOD with L foot free.

Alternate the figures until the end of the music.

Other videos on the web

Note that the styling done in this video is not exactly as Tineke taught it. The arm sways should be more subtle and just really follow the body movements. 

Other notes on the web:

• Page 98 of (1991) Stockton Folk Dance Camp
• http://www.socalfolkdance.com/dances/S/Shatagi_Shoror.pdf

Other Sources

• van Geel, Tineke and Maurits van Geel. Data DVD 2018 (including notes, music and video)