De Secerat (Romania)

De Secerat 

Romania

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie.  The dance originally taught by Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu. The song is a harvest song.

Music: Sonia and Cristian: Romanian Folklore (2017)
Meter: 2/4
Formation: start in a circle, hands down, then raise hands to W position when guitar starts.
Introduction: Start with singing

Part 1 (Singing)

Bar 1: Cross L over R (1), Step on R to R (2)
Bar 2: Step on L behind R (1), Step on R to R (2)
Bar 3: Repeat bar 1
Bar 4: Sway to L on L (1), Sway to R on R (2)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 2 (Singing)

Bars 1-2: repeat bars 1-2 of part 1
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2
Bars 5-6: repeat bars 1-2
Bar 7: Walk L (1), R (2) in LOD
Bar 8: Repeat bar 7

Part 3: (Instrumental)

Bar 1: Facing LOD, Step L forward in LOD (1), Close R next to L (&), Step L forward in LOD (2), scuff R foot next to L (&)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 with opposite footowrk
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2
Bars 5-6: repeat bars 1-2
Bars 7-8 of part 2 (4 walks)

repeat the dance 4 more times, end facing center. 

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Other Notes on the web

• January 2018, Let's Dance Magazine (not yet available)
• 2017 Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (not yet available)

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