Lisu Seven - 傈僳 7 - ม่ลีซู 7 - လီဆူ 7 (Lisu People)
Lisu Seven 傈僳 7 ม่ลีซู 7 လီဆူ 7 Lisu people of China/Burma/Thailand These notes ©2017, Ann Kyle and reproduced here with Ann's permission. Learned from Steve Kotansky at a workshop in Calgary in 2017. Steve didn't know the actual name of this dance so he gave it the nickname "Lisu-7". Lisu refers to the ethnic group of people who do this dance; seven refers to the number of beats in each bar. The Lisu people live in Southern China, Burma and Thailand. If anyone knows the actual name of this dance let me know. Music : Steve Kotansky CD, 2017 Meter : 7/4 time (seven even beats per bar) Formation : Open circle, W hand hold, leads to the R (CCW) Introduction : Start with singing Style : Can be very bouncy, men especially can leap with each step Part 1: Singing Bar 1: Facing slightly right of centre, step R (1), step L (2), step R (3), kick L forward (4), step L in place (5), stamp R, next to L (6), kick R forward (7) Bars 2-4: repeat bar 1 three more times. [Teaching Cu...