Kemane (Turkey)

Kemane

Turkey

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. The dance was learned by Alison Snow from Necdet Aşkin in 1974; also  taught by Bora Özkök. The dance is from central eastern Turkey. The music is played on a Kemane, which is a violin like instrument

Music: Çarik 102; Halay 302
Meter: 2/4 (Bora's notes have it as 4/4, but the dance is easier to notate in 2/4)
Formation: Line, pinky finger hold in W position
Introduction: 4 bars, no action

Part 1: Two steps

Bar 1: Moving in LOD, step R (1), L (&), R (2), arms make a small circles forward and back
Bar 2: repeat bar 1, with opposite footwork
Bars 3-8: repeat bars 1-2, three more times

Part 2: In and out

Bars 1-2: facing center and moving into the center, step R (1), L (2), R (1), L (2), arms swing to R, L, R, L (windshield wipers)
Bar 3: Touch R toe forward, arms push forward (1), Touch R toe next to L foot, arms draw back (2)
Bar 4: repeat bar 3
Bars 5-6: repeat bars 1-2 but backing up out of center
Bars 7-8: repeat bars 3-4

Part 3: Two steps and brush

Bars 1-3: repeat bars 1-3 of part 1
Bar 4:  Touch/brush L toe forward (1), Čukče on R, lifting L knee up, pivoting to face RLOD
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 with opposite footwork and direction

Parts 4-6: 

Repeat parts 1-3

Part 7: Two steps brush and clap

Bars 1-4: repeat footwork of bars 1-4 of part 3, but clap as you brush the free foot on bar 4
Bars 5-8: repeat footwork of bars 5-8 of part 3, but clap on brush for bar 8

Interlude

Bars 1-7: facing center keeping feet together bend/bounch knees on each count, bend forward in a bow, straightening on  bars 5-7. Arms do gentle forward circles.

repeat dance from the beginning two more times (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, interlude, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Tucson Video

Other notes on the web

• Kernerman PDF syllabus collection
• Page 18 of (1997) California Statewide

Also spelled Kemani