Dojdi Dojdi Libe Le (Bagnoli Version)

Дойди Дойди Либе Ле

Bulgaria

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Taught in the USA by Roberto Bagnoli. Also taught by Lee Otterholt. A different version was taught by Ira Weisburd. This version comes from Dilyana Kurdova, who learned it in the Velingrad Region.

Music:

• Otterholt Texas Camp 2018
• Ethnic Journey 2018 - Roberto Bagnoli
• https://youtu.be/F59abuEMw1I
• https://youtu.be/hjhTB1v7kLw
• https://youtu.be/6f5dv6RcB8U
• https://youtu.be/VstMJ6RccVI

Meter: 7/8 counted as QQS (Roberto notates it as 2/4, and that's what the sheet music linked below says, but it sure sounds like 7/8 to my ears)
Formation: Open circle, hands down in V position. Leads to the R
Introduction: Start with singing

Part 1

Bar 1: Step on R to R (QQ), cross L over R (S)
Bar 2: Step on R to R (Q), cross L over R (Q), Step on R to R (S)
Bar 3: Čukče on R, while lifting L knee (QQ), Step backwards out of circle on L (S)
Bar 4: Closing R foot next to L, bounce on both feet (QQ), Bounce again (S)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 2

Bar 1: Hop on L, swinging R across in front low (Q), Step on R across in front of L (Q), Step on L to L (S)
Bar 2: Hop on L, swinging R across in front low (Q), Step on R behind L (Q), Step on L to L (S)
Bar 3: Step on R across in front of L (QQ), hop on R, while swing L low across in front of R (S),
Bar 4: Step on L across R (Q), Run R (Q) L (S) in LOD
Bar 5: Facing center, sway on R to R with a bounce (QQ) bounce again (S)
Bar 6: Sway on L to L, with a bounce (QQ) bounce again (S)
Bar 7: Sway on R to R with a bounce (QQ) bounce again (S)
Bar 8: Sway on L to L with a bounce (QQ) bounce again (S)

Alternate the steps until the end of the music

Other videos on the web

Doydi Doydi Libe Le, Bulgarian dance demo'd by Roberto Bagnoli from Loretta Holz on Vimeo.

Lyrics

From Bagnoli's notes

Dojdi, dojdi, libe le, doma na večera.
Oh, libe le doma na večera.
Libe, libe, libe le doma na večera.
Vrazi Konče, libe le, za vita kalina.
Ta se kači, libe le, gore na čardaci
Ta da vidiš, libe le, mama kak me gali.
Mene gali, libe le, tebe spomenuva.

Come beloved to my house for dinner.
Tie your little horse to the highest rowan berry
Walk up the stairs upon the terrace
To see how my mother coddles me
How she touches me and about you she talks

Sheet Music

• https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/08506/4B6EE4A98A16AFBE10775104546822C0A5C31729.html

Other Sources

Also Spelled: Doydi

Mari Kız

Gagauz, Moldova

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught in the USA by Roberto Bagnoli. Also taught by Lee Otterholt. The Gagauz are Turkish speaking people who live outside Turkey in the Balkans.

Music: Stepan Kurudimov, Sular Akar.

• Ethnic Journey 2017 (Bagnoli CD)
• Otterholt Texas Camp 2018 CD
• https://youtu.be/aL3wzvU35m8
• https://youtu.be/FjGw8PiOmQg

Meter: 6/8 (counted as (12)(3)(4)(56) or SQQS
Formation: Open circles, hands down in V position. Leads to the R.
Introduction: 11 bars, no action; start with singing

Part 1: singing

Bar 1: Cross L over R (S), Step on R to R (Q), Close L next to R (Q), Step on R to R (S)
Bar 2: Step on L behind R (S), Step on R to R (Q), Close L next R (Q), Step on R to R (S)
Bar 3: Repeat bar 1
Bar 4: Step on L behind R (S), Step on R to R (Q), Sway on the L to L (Q), Close R next to L, with weight (S)
Bars 5-16: Repeat bars 1-4, three more times

Part 2: instrumental

Bar 1: Step L (S), R (Q), L (Q), R (S) into the center
Bar 2: Step on L into the center (1), hop on L, bring R behind R calf (2), Sway on R to R (3), Step on L to L (4), Cross R over L (5,6)
Bar 3: Step L (S), R (Q), L (Q), R (S) backing away from center
Bar 4: Step backwards on L (S), Sway on R to R (Q), Sway on L to L (Q), Close R next to L with weight (S)
Bars 5-8: Repeat bars 1-4

Repeat alternating parts 1 and 2 until the end of the music (the dance ends on part 1)

Other notes on the web

Other videos on the web

Lyrics

From 2017 Stockton Folk Dance camp syllabus
Also Spelled: Kiz

Videos on the web

Sheet Music:

• http://andretrichot.fr/phocadownload/Partitions/Brise-Pieds/le%20brise%20pied%20français.pdf
• http://www.lescompagnonsdumusette.fr/fs/nous_on_aime/3k3do-brise_pieds_de_la_Marie_Huguette_1.pdf

Also spelled: Brise-Pè, Brisa-Pe, Le brise pied