Magyar Csárdás és Verbunk (Hungary)

Magyar Csárdás és Verbunk
Magyar Csárdás II
Hungary

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Csaba Pálfi. This is one of two versions of this dance taught by Csaba Pálfi, as such it is commonly known as "Magyar Csárdás II". This version has three parts, a multipart couple csardas, a men's solo verbunk and women's circle dance, followed by a fast couple dance. The couple dance parts of this suite when taken together without the Verbunk are known as Magyar Csárdás I.

Music: Folkraft LP28 (Hungarian Dances - Csaba Pálfi). The version without the verbunk is on LP29

Meter: Couple Csárdás 4/4 and 2/4: Verbunk & Women's circle (Karikázó): 4/4. Fast Couple Csárdás: 2/4

Formation: Women start facing a man in Shoulder, shoulder waist position.
Introduction: none

Couple Csárdás Part 1

meter: 4/4

Bar 1: Man drops L hand, Woman drops both hands, and man pushes woman at waist into a spin. Woman spins CW with 4 walking steps R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4), raising hands above head end facing partner. Meanwhile man does a Double Csardas step to own R (Step R to R (1), Close L next to R with weight (2), Step R to R (3), Close L next to R, *with* weight (4)). M's hands are on his hips.
Bar 2: With women tracing an inside circle with respect to just their partner and M tracing an outside circle, everyone does a double csardas to the R: Step R to R (1), Close L next to R (2), step R to R (3), Touch L next to R (4).
Bar 3: Everyone does a double csardas to the L. End in shoulder-shoulder waist position.
Bars 4-12: repeat bars 1-3, three more times, end with weight on R
Bar 13: Staying in shoulder-shoulder waist position, Upbeat rida step: Step L to L (1), Cross R over L (2), Step L to L (3), Cross R over L (4).
Bar 14: repeat bar 13
Bar 15: Lippentős step: Raise up on ball of R foot, while kicking L foot across R (1), step on L across in front of R (2), Close R next to L, while rising up on the balls of both feet with straight knees, pivot body to face CCW (3), lower heels down (4).
Bars 16-24: repeat bars 13-15, three more times.

(In the Rochester video, they don't do the sequence of 13-15 4 times, however that is the sequence listed in Palfi's notes, so that's what I describe here. In the Rochester video, they do bars 13-15 as listed, then for bar 16, they repeat bar 15 with opposite footwork, then bar 17, is the same as bar 15, Then they do the sequence in bars 13-15, two more times.)

Couple Csárdás Part 2

Meter: 2/4

Running Cifra step: Step R (1), L (&), R (2), and then the opposite footwork.

Formation: Side by side, holding M's R and W's L hand down.

Bar 1: Using one running cifra, starting R foot (for everyone), dance forward, swinging joined hands forward.

Bar 2: Do a running cifra backwards on L, swinging arms back.

Bars 3-4: Man dances 2 cifra steps in place, while W turns CW (start turning away from partner) under their joined hands to end facing partner

Bars 5-6: M dances forward CW, while W turns CCW under joined hands (start turning towards partner), both using 2 running cifra steps

Bars 7-8: W dances in place while man dances around to face her. [Palfi's notes say to spin CW two steps in shoulder-shoulder waist position]

Bars 9-12: Using 4 cifra steps, with M holding W's R hand in his L, W dances CW around partner. Man just does steps in place.

Bars 13-14: In shoulder-shoulder waist position, the couple turns CW with two cifra steps.

Bar 15: With M holding W's R hand in his L, woman makes a complete CW turn under their joined hands with one cifra step

Bar 16: With one more cifra step in place switch hands so holding M's R, W's L.

Bars 17-32: repeat bars 1-16.

In the Rochester video the sequence is slightly different than what is described by Palfi.

Bars 1-8: do bars 9-16 as described above.

Bars 9-16: do bars 1-8 as described above

Bars 17-32: Dancers can repeat the above, or they can improvise other turns and swings.

Men's Verbunk Part 1:

Men are in a circle equally spaced, not holding handing. L hand is on L hip, R hand is free
Bar 1: Moving and facing LOD, step R (1,2), L (3,4)
Bar 2: Turning to face center, click R against L taking weight, L goes slightly out to side (1,2), Click L against R, also taking weight (3,4)
Bar 3: Repeat bar 1
Bar 4: Facing center, click R against L with weight, clap hands as if hitting cymbals (1), click L against L with weight, clap again (2), Click R against L again, clap again (3), fall onto L lifting R knee in front (4)
Bar 5: Facing center, Leap on R heel to R (1), Step on L behind R (&), step on R heel to R (2), Click L foot next to R, NO weight (3), fall onto L, lifting R knee in front (4)
Bar 6: Repeat bar 5
Bar 7: Repeat bar 5
Bar 8: Leap on R to R, lifting L up so you can slap L boot top with R hand (1), Leap on L to L, lifting R and slap boot top with L hand (2), jump on both feet together, snapping fingers of R hand (3), pause (4)

Men's Verbunk Part 2:

Bar 1: Raise R Leg and slap boot top (1), step backwards away from center on R (2), step on L next to R (3), step forward into the center on R (4)
Bar 2: Step forward into the center on L (1), stamp R with no weight (2), Lift R up and hit R boot top with R hand (3), step on R next to L (8)
Bar 3: Lift L leg up and slap boot top with L hand (1) Step on L next to R (2), Lift R leg up and slap boot top with R hand (3), step on R backwards (4)
Bar 4: Step on L next to R (1), Step R forward into the center (2), Step L forward (3) and stamp R next to L (4)
Bar 5: Turning to face LOD, leap onto R, R arm comes up high (1), Click L next to R, no weight (2), Click two heels together (3), pause.
Bar 6: repeat bar 5 with opposite footwork facing center, L arm is raised instead of R
Bar 7: repeat bar 5
Bar 8: Leap on R to R, lifting L up so you can slap L boot top with R hand (1), Leap on L to L, lifting R and slap boot top with L hand (2), jump on both feet together, snapping fingers of R hand (3), pause (4)

Men's Verbunk Part 3

Hands are free on this step (i.e. loose and out to side)
Bar 1: Step on R foot, brushing L forward [Note this is different from what Palfi's notes say, but it's what is done in both of the videos below] (1), hop on R, bringing L up and around to back (&), Step on L behind R (2), Step on R to R, turning lower half of body to face LOD, and bring L knee, close up to R knee bent (3), Hop on R, kicking L forward low (4)
Bar 2: Leap on L to L (1), cross R foot over L (2), Rock back in place on L (&), jump on both feet at shoulder width (3), Close feet together with a click (4)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2
Bar 5: Lift R leg up and slap boot top with R hand (1), step on R next to L (2), Lift L leg up and slap boot top with L hand (4), Step on L next to R (4)
Bar 6: Raise R Leg and slap boot top (1), step backwards away from center on R (2), step on L next to R (3), step forward into the center on R (4)
Bar 7: Step forward into the center on L (1), stamp R with no weight (2), Lift R up and hit R boot top with R hand (3), step on R next to L (8)
Bar 8: Lift L leg up and slap boot top with L hand (1) Step on L next to R (2), Lift R leg up and slap boot top with R hand (3), pause (4)

Men's Verbunk Part 4

Bar 1: Facing center, Leap on R heel to R (1), Step on L behind R (&), step on R heel to R (2), Click L foot next to R, NO weight (3), fall onto L, lifting R knee in front (4)
Bars 2-4: repeat bar 1 3 more times
Bar 5: Lift R leg up and slap boot top with R hand (1), step on R next to L (2), Lift L leg up and slap boot top with L hand (4), Step on L next to R (4)
Bar 6: Raise R Leg and slap boot top (1), step backwards away from center on R (2), step on L next to R (3), step forward into the center on R (4)
Bar 7: Step forward into the center on L (1), stamp R with no weight (2), Lift R up and hit R boot top with R hand (3), step on R next to L (8)
Bar 8: Leap on R to R, lifting L up so you can slap L boot top with R hand (1), Leap on L to L, lifting R and slap boot top with L hand (2), jump on both feet together, snapping fingers of R hand (3), pause (4)

Women's Circle Csardas - Karikázó (done during Men's Verbunk)

Bar 1: Hands on hips, moving towards the center, step R (1), touch L next to R (2), Step L (3), Touch R next to L (4)
Bars 2-4: repeat bar 1, three more times forming a circle with a back basket hold.
Bar 5: Slow Downbeat rida step: Cross R over L (1), step on L to L (2), Cross R over L (3), Step on L to L (4)
Bar 6: repeat bar 5
Bar 7: Fast Downbeat rida Step: Cross R over L (1), Step on L to L (&), Cross R over L (2), Step L to L (&), Cross R over L (3), Step on L to L (&), Cross R over L (4), Step on L to L (&)
Bar 8: Repeat bar 7, except omit the final & count. (end with crossing R over L, and pause on the & count)
Bar 9: Step on L to L (1) Touch R next to L (2), Step on R to R (3), Touch L next to R (4)
Bars 10-12: repeat bar 9, three more times.
Bars 13-16: repeat bars 5-8, but with opposite footwork and direction.
Bars 17-20: repeat bars 9-12 with opposite footwork and direction
Bars 21-24: repeat bars 5-8
Bars 24-32: repeat bars 9-16

Couple Fast Csárdás

In Palfi's notes, this part of the dance is described as "Part C, I, II" of the Magyar Csárdás. His Parts A1, Part AII (which I call Couple Csárdás Part 1) and Part B I, II (which I call Couple Csárdás Part 3) are described above the Verbunk.

In the Rochester video below they play with the sequence here for staging purposes, but this is the basic step that underlies their variations.

Meter: 2/4

Up-beat Rida step: Step on ball of L to L (1), Cross R over L, with a bent knee (2)

Bars 1-4: With women's hands on M's shoulderns, Man's R hand on Woman's lower back and L hand on W's R shoulder blade (i.e. "turn position"), use four rida steps to turn CW around partner.
Bars 5-6: With 2 upbeat rida steps, M takes Woman's R hand in his left and turns her CW under joined hands.
Bars 7-8: Using same footwork, Woman turns CCW under joined hands (M's L, W's R)
Bars 9-56: repeat bars 1-8, 6 more times. i.e. 7 in total.

Sequence:

1) Couple Csárdás part 1
2) Couple Csárdás part 2
3) Mens' verbunk parts 1-4 done on the outside of the circle, while women do circle csárdás (Karikázó) in the center.
3) Couple Fast Csárdás

Boston TNR Video

Men's solo only.

Sheet Music

http://goldov.com/butterw/emdb/score.html?EB1145 (I'm not 100% certain this is the right score)

Other Sources:

Printed syllabus from University of Rochester, written by Csaba Palfi

Also spelled: Csardas, es,

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Magyar Csárdás és Verbunk (Hungary)