Busuiocul (Romania)

Bosuiocul

Romania

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. The title translates as "The Basil". This dance was taught at the Phoenix Folk Dance in November 2018, by Lee Otterholt. It was also taught by Sally Fletcher.

Music: Otterholt Texas Camp 2018
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Open circle, W position, leads R
Introduction: Start with singing.

Part 1

Bar 1: Facing slightly R of center, step R (1), L (&), R (2) all in LOD, stamp L next to R (2)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1with opposite footwork
Bars 3-4: Repeat bars 1-2
Bars 5-8: Repeat bars 1-4, turning to face LOD on the last bar, and omitting the last stamp

Part 2

Bar 1: Facing center, Step on R to R (1), Close L next to R (&), Stomp (no weight) on R forward into center (2) pause (&)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1), Close L next to R (&), Step on R to R (2), Close L next to R (&)
Bar 4: Repeat bar 1
Bars 5-8: Repeat bars 1-4

Part 3: (Hora Mare)

Bar 1: Traveling on the diagonal R, step R (1), L (2)
Bar 2: Step on R on the diagonal R (1), Touch L next to R (2)
Bar 3: Backing out on the R diagonal step L (1), R (2)
Bar 4: Step backwards on L (1), Touch R next to L (2)
Bars 5-8: Repeat bars 1-4

repeat dance from the beginning, 3 more times, then do parts 1 and 2, finish part 2 even after the music fades out.

Other notes on the web:

• http://duramecho.com/Dance/BEECIIFolkDance/Busuiocul.html

Other videos on the web

Busuiocul (Romania)-Lee.Otterholt from Loretta Holz on Vimeo.

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