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Aghcheekneroo Par Armenia These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Tom Bozigian, who learned it at the Sayat Nova State Choreographic School. The music was composed by Khachatur Avetisyan. Music : Music for Dances GT2001; https://yaledog.bandcamp.com/track/aghcheekneroo-par Meter : 6/4 Formation : Circle, L hand on back of neighbor, R hand up above head Introduction : 4 bars. Part 1 Bar 1: Step R to R (123), Cross L over R (456) Bar 2: Stop R to R, with knee bent (1,2), Step backwards on ball of L foot (3), Step back on ball of R next to L (4) Cross L over R (56) Bar 3-4: repeat bars 1-2, except step R to R on last count (6) Bar 5:  Cross L over R, with a knee bend (12), step R to R (3), Cross L over R, with knee bend (45), step R to R (3), R hand rotates CCW at wrist. Bar 6:  Cross L over R, with a knee bend (12), step R to R (3), Cross L over R, with knee bend (45), Pivot on L to face RLOD, arm lowers down and points in RLOD Bar 7: Step on R toe (1), L toe...

Shatagi Shoror Շատաղի Շորոր Armenia These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie, based on Tineke van Geel's teaching at a workshop in Tucson AZ. These notes were created with Tineke's notes open in front of me, so they are heavily influenced by her notes. Shoror dances involve a swaying of the body. Shatag is a region which used to be inhabited by Armenians. It is now in Modern Turkey, near Lake Van. Tineke learned figure 1 at the Choreographic School in Yerevan, she added figure 2. Music : Hayastan Armenian Dances. van Geel Records Meter : 2/4 Formation : Open Circle Hands in pinky finger hold. Start in "Debka" hold (Facing LOD, L hand in small of back, R hand holding person in front of you's L hand) Introduction : 8 bars no action "Bounce" here means to bend and straighten the knee. Part 1 Bar 1: Facing LOD with feet spaced apart [Tineke said "imagine you're wearing a diaper"), step on L slightly into the center but moving forward in LOD, Body leans...

Naroy Naroy Armenia These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie, based on Tineke van Geel's teaching at a workshop in Tucson AZ. These notes were created with Tineke's notes open in front of me, so they are heavily influenced by her notes. The name of the song and dance is a man's name. Tineke learned this dance from Liudvig Poghosian on a folk dance tour in 2007. The dance is part of the shoror family. Music : Barev-Armenian Dances. Tineke van Geel. Meter : 6/4 counted with two major dance beats (123)(456). For the purposes of these notes, I'm notating it as two dance beats per bar (1,2) Formation : Tineke's notes say closed circle (when Tineke taught it to us, however, she did it as an open circle. Hands in pinky finger hold, but with forearms held parallel to the ground with a bent elbow and hands pointing forward. Leads R Introduction : 2 bars no action, start with singing. Bar 1: Facing center Step on R to R, hips lead to R, arms sway slightly to R -- Note do not "wi...

Trabzoni Bar Տրաբզոնի պար Armenia These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie based on Tineke van Geel's teaching at a workshop in Tucson AZ. These notes were created with Tineke's notes open in front of me, so they are heavily influenced by her notes.  The dance is from Trabzond, which is now in Turkey. The dance was choreographed by Tineke based on traditional steps she learned in her field work. Music :  Muradian Ensemble, Anoush (van Geel Records):  https://youtu.be/mJDaXG_cdJg Meter : 2/4 Formation : Short Lines, Hands start down in V position, but standing close to one another. Leads to the R. The leader of the line extends their R hand up to R in the air. Introduction : 4 bars no action. Bar 1: Cross L over R, arms snap up to W position (1), Step on R to R, the arms snap down down to V Position (2) Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 Bar 3: Turn to face LOD, put L hand in small of back ("debka position"). R hand continues to hold the left hand of the person in front of you. Bounce down w...

Tughmartneroo Kocharee Armenia These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Tom Bozigian, who learned it at the Sayat Nova State Choreographic School in Yerevan. The dance is from the Daron/Taron region. Music : GT 2002 Meter : 2/4 Formation : Lines of about 10 men, With L hand in small of back and R hand in neighbors L (behind their back) Introduction : 4 bars, no action Part 1 Bar 1: Jump onto both feet, L foot forward, R foot back (1), bounce twice (2, &), Bar 2: Jump onto both feet, L foot forward, R foot back (1),  Put weight on L, lift R up behind L (2) Bar 3: Step on ball of R to R (1), Cross L over R (2) Bar 4: Repeat bar 3 Bar 5: Run R (1), L (2) in LOD Bar 6: Run R (1) , jump on both feet with L forward, and R foot straight back (2) Bar 7: Bounce in straddle position (1), hop on L and kick R forward (2) Bar 8: Jump on both feet with L forward (1), Hop on L and Kick R forward (2) Bars 9-12: repeat bars 1-4 Bar 13: Step back on R (1), hop on R, lifting L knee ...

Papakhnerov Par  Պապախներով Պար Armenia These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Dance originally taught in the US by Tom Bozigian, who learned it in Yerevan in 1973 from Vanoush Khanamiryan, who was the director of Armenian State Dance Ensemble. Music : GT2002; Composed by Khachatur Avetisyan. Meter : 2/4 Formation : Closed circle, shoulder hold Introduction : 6 bars + pause, no action Part 1: Travel Bar 1: Moving in LOD, Hop on L (ah) Step on R (1), hop on R (ah), Step on L (2) Bars 2-4: repeat bar 1, three more times. Bar 5: Moving in LOD, Leap onto R, kicking L back (1), Hop on R, kicking L forward low (2) Bar 6: Repeat bar 5 with opposite footwork Bar 7: Run forward R (1), L (2), kicking free foot up behind on each step Bar 8: repeat bar 7 Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8 Part 2: Facing center Bar 1: Facing center, hop on L foot, swinging R around to front (1), Step on R across in front of L (&), pause (2), Chug back on R (&) Bar 2: Leap backwards onto L, (1), Leap on R to R, lifti...