Sârbă De La Negru Vodă (Romania)

Sârbă De La Negru Vodă
Romania

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught in the US by Nico Hilferink. Sârbas (Sîrbas) are a particular kind of dance. Negru Vodă is a town.

Music: Romanian Folk Music and Dances, Syncoop
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Open circle, Shoulder hold, leads to the R
Introduction: 8 bars, no action.

Part 1: Step Hops

Bar 1: Facing center, step on R to R (1), hop on R, kicking L forward (&), Step on L to L (2), Hop on L, kicking R forward (&)
Bar 2: Step on R to R (1), step on L behind R (&), Step on R to R (2), Hop on R, kicking L low (&)
Bar 3: Cross L over R (1), Hop on L (&), Back up stepping R (2), L (&)
Bar 4: Step R back (1), Step L next to R (&), Stamp R next to L (2), pause (&)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 2: Short Buzz Step 

Bar 1: Cross R over L (1), step on L to L (&), Cross R over L (2), Step on L to L (&)
Bar 2: Cross R over L (1), pause (&), Sway on L to L (2) hop on L (&)
Bar 3: Sway on R to R (1), hop on R (&), Sway on L to L (2), hop on L (&)
Bar 4: Step on R to R  (1), close L next to R (&), Step on R to R (2), hop on R (&)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4, with opposite footwork and direction

Part 3: Stamps

Bar 1: Take a small step on R to R (1), close L next to R (&), Step on R to R (2), stamp L next to R (&)
Bar 2: Step on L to L (1), Stamp R next to L (&), Stamp R again (2), pause
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2
Bars 5-6: repeat bars 1-2
Bar 7: Fall forward on R (1), pause (&), step back on L (2), Stamp R next to L (&)
Bar 8: Repeat bar 7
Bar 9: Repeat bar 7
Bar 10: Run backwards R (1), L (&), R (2), L (&)

Part 4: Long Buzz Step

Bar 1: Cross R over L (1), step on L to L (&), Cross R over L (2), Step on L to L (&)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Repeat bar 1
Bar 4: Cross R over L (1), step on L to L (&), Cross R over L (2), hop on R, swinging L around (&)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4, with opposite footwork

Sequence:

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 1, Part 4
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 1, Part 4

Other notes on the web

Other videos on the web

John Chu's Tucson Video from 1992



Also spelled Sarba, Sirba, Sîrba, Voda, Sârba

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