Săltata de Mână (Romania)

Săltata De Mână

Romania

These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie.Originally taught by Nico Hilferink, who based it on things he had learned from Jora Roman and based on his research in Daeni, Dobroegea in 1989. The title translates as "Jumping with hands".

Music: Hilferink, Purple tape
Meter: 7/8 Counted as QQS
Formation: Open circle, hands down in V position, leads to the R
Introduction: None

Part 1

Bar 1: Facing center but traveling in LOD, hop on L (Q), step on R to R (Q), Close L with weight next to R (S), arms swing forward on the hop and back on the two steps
Bar 2: Hop on L (Q), step on R to R (Q), Stamp L, no weight next to R (S), arms swing forward on the hop and back on the other two counts
Bar 3: Repeat bar 2 with opposite footwork and direction
Bars 4-15: Repeat bars 1-3, four more times
Bar 16: Repeat bar 1

Part 2

Bar 1: traveling into the center of the circle, and keeping hands down in V position (not swinging), run R (Q), L (Q), R (S). You can yell "yu-yu-yu"
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork, but still into the center.
Bar 3: Hop on L (Q), step on R to R (Q), Stamp L, no weight next to R (S), arms swing forward on the hop and back on the other two counts
Bar 4: Repeat bar 3 with opposite footwork
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4, except backing out center on bars 5-6.
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8

Part 3

Bar 1: Facing center but traveling in LOD, hop on L (Q), step on R to R (Q), Close L with weight next to R (S), arms swing forward on the hop and back on the two steps
Bar 2: Hop on L (Q), turning to face LOD, step on R in LOD (Q), scuff L heel forward (Q), arms swing forward on first Q, and back on next two counts
Bar 3: Hop on R (Q), Step on L in front or R (Q), turning to face center, scuff R foot forward (S)
Bars 4-15: repeat bars 1-3, four more times
Bar 16: repeat bar 1

Sequence

Parts 1, 2, 3
Parts 1, 2, 3
Parts 1, 2, then bars 1-15 of part 3, and then bars 1-15 of part 3 (i.e. do the three measure sequence of part 3 ten times instead of 5. Then bars 1-2 of part 3.

Other notes on the web

• Page 37 of http://www.socalfolkdance.org/syllabi/syllabus_idyllwild_1992.pdf
• Page 13 of http://www.socalfolkdance.org/syllabi/syllabus_hess_kramer_1992.pdf

John Chu's 1992 Tucson Video

Also spelled: Saltata, Mîna, Mînă, Mina