Hora Gospodarilor - Romania
Hora Gospodarilor Romania These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu. The dance is from Suceava (Bucovina). Gospodar means "head of household". This dance was done at weddings by all the married couples at the party, including the bride and groom. Music : Sonia and Cristian's Romanian Realm vol 8 https://vimeo.com/11110767 (different arrangement) Meter : 2/4 Formation : Open circle, hands in W position. Leads to the R. Introduction : 16 bars, no action. Start with Clarinet. Part 1: Hora Mare Bar 1: facing diagonally R, step R (1), L (2) into the center on the diagonal R Bar 2: Step R into the center (1), Touch L toe near R foot, no weight, while pivoting slightly to face the diagonal L (2) Bars 3-4: repeat the footwork of bars 1-2, except backing away from the center, on the diagonal R (essentially bars 1-4 "cut a piece of pie" Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 Part 2: Two steps Bar 1: moving in LOD, step R (1), L (&), R...