Iedera (Romania)

Iedera

Romania

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught in the USA by Nico Hilferink, who learned it from Theodor Vasilescu. The dance is from Banat

Music: Romanian Folk Dances by Nico Hilferink
Meter: 3/4
Formation: Original notes say holding hands parallel to the floor but all the videos have it in a front basket. Open circle. Leads Right.
Introduction: 6 counts, start on high music

Part 1: High music

Bar 1: Step on R to R (1), Cross L in front of R (2), Rock back on R in place (3)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1,2), step on L behind R (3)
Bar 4: Step on R to R (1) Cross L in front of R (2), Rock back on R (3)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 with opposite footwork and direction

Part 2: Low music:

Bar 1: Čukče on L, while lifting R (1), Step on R into the center (2), hold (3)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1, with opposite footwork
Bar 3: repeat bar 1
Bars 4-6: repeat bars 1-3 but backing up
Bar 7: Čukče on L (1), Stamp R next to L (2), Stamp R next to L (3)
Bar 8: Stamp R next to L (1), pause (2,3)

Part 3: High Music

Bar 1: Jump on both feet, with bent knees facing slightly L of center (1,2), straighten on L, swinging R foot from L to R in front of you (3)
Bar 2: Step on R to R (1), Cross L in front of R (2), Rock back on R in place (3)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork and direction
Bar 5: Facing center step on R to R (1), close L next to R (2), Step on R to R (3)
Bar 6: Touch L next to (or slightly in front of) R
Bars 7-8: repeat bars 5-6 with opposite footwork and direction

Part 4: Low Music:

Bar 1: Traveling into the center on diagonal R, step R (1), close L next to R (2,3)
Bar 2: Continuing on the diagonal, Step R (1), Čukče on R, pivoting to face slightly L of center
Bar 3: Traveling diagonally backwards in LOD, step L (1), close R next to L (2,3)
Bar 4: Continuing backwards step L (1), Čukče on L to face center (2,3)
Bar 5: Step on R to R (1), Cross L in front of R (2), Rock back on R in place (3)
Bar 6: repeat bar 5 with opposite footwork
Bar 7: Step on R to R (1), čukče on R while bringing L across in front (2), step on L across in front of R (3)
Bar 8: step on R to R (1), Cross L in front of R (2), Rock back on R in place (3)

repeat entire dance with opposite footwork and direction
then repeat entire dance with original footwork

Other notes on the web

• Page 33a of http://www.socalfolkdance.org/syllabi/syllabus_idyllwild_1992.pdf

John Chu's 1992 Tucson Video

Other videos on the web:

This group does the dance differently from the way Nico taught it, but it is clearly a variation on the same dance.

Lyrics

From http://www.socalfolkdance.org/syllabi/syllabus_idyllwild_1992.pdf

Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Trandafir de pră razor.
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Pră mijloc cam gălbior
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Pră margine roşu inchis
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Cineale drăgut, mi-am prins
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Trendafir roşu inchis
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Nu i-am prins, de briu l-am 'cins
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Ci l-am prins dintr-onşelare
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Ca să văd ce mince are
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Dacă are mince bună
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Îl iubesc un an şi-o lunǎ
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Dacă are minte re
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera
Mie nu mi-l trebuie
Cosiţa verdiţa, iedera

Other Sources

• Hilferink, Nico (1994) Syllabus, Miami Valley Folk Dancers Romanian Workshop