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Theodor Vasilesci BACKGROUND

Information: A dance.

Translation: Little earth hut

Pronunciation: bor-deh-EEAH-shool deh lah roo-NEOO

Source: Learned from Theodor Vasilescu

Region: Oltenia, Romania

Formation: Circle of dancers, hands joined low.

Meter: 4/4

Description: Richard Duree


BARS ACTION

1.   Figure 1.
1 Step R fwd diag on R ft (ct 1); hop on R ft (ct &); step‑close‑step LRL (cts 2&3); turn body 2 turn L and step fwd on R ft (ct 4); hop on R ft (ct &).
2 Run 7 steps bkwd in LOD LRLRLRL (cts 1&2,&3&4)
3-8 Rpt Meas 1,2 three more times
 
2.   Figure 2.
1 Rock fwd and bkwd facing ctr RL (cts 1,2); step‑close‑step RLR twd ctr (cts 3&4).
2 Rpt Meas 1 on opp ftwk, moving twd ctr.
3 Rock fwd & bkwd RL (cts 1,2); step RLR in place, releasing hands and turning to R to face away from ctr (cts 3&4).
4 Step‑close‑step 2x LRL, RLR moving away from ctr (cts 1&2 3&4).
5 Step R fwd diag on L ft (ct 1); step bkwd in place on R ft (ct 2); step side‑close‑side LRL to L (cts 3&4).
6 Step L fwd diag on R ft (ct 1); step bkwd in place on L ft (ct 2); step side‑close‑side RLR to R (cts 3&4).
7 Step R fwd diag on L ft (ct 1); step bkwd in place on R ft (ct 2); step LRL in place, releasing hands and turning to R to face ctr. (cts 3&4).
8 Step‑close‑step two times – RLR, LRL – twd ctr (cts 1&2 3&4).

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