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The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH) Byelolitsa Krugolitsa
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BACKGROUND
Information: A dance.
Translation: White Face, Round Face
Pronunciation: BYEH-low-lee-tsah KROOG-low-lee-tsah
Region: Russia
Most recordings have lost the first, introductory chord, so we won't worry about it.
Face center and step-behind 32 CCW.
Face and walk 4 doubles CCW: swing joined hands up to R shoulders.
Oboe starts here.
Walk 4 doubles CCW: L palm to L shoulder in front of you and R fist to R hip.
Walk 8 doubles CCW.
Women begin to sing here.
The Repeated Section:
Walk 32 doubles CCW: swing R hand (and face) over and back, twice. Rejoin hands: R forward.
Walk 8 doubles CCW: raise joined hands to R shoulders. Walk 8 more doubles CCW.
Walk 8 doubles CCW: lower joined hands. Walk 8 more doubles CCW.
To center, half turn, and whole turn.
Face and walk 4 doubles to center: raise hands.
Cross-step 4, turning half L: lower joined hands.
Cross-step 8 CCW.
Cross-step 8, turning once R: raise and lower joined hands.
Cross-step 8 CCW. Re-join hands facing out.
Men begin to sing here.
Cross-step 4 CCW: hands up.
Cross-step 4, turning half L: lower crossed hands.[1]
Step-behind 8 CCW.
Step-behind 4 CCW: raise hands.
Step-behind 4, turning half R: lower arms.[1]
Cross-step 4 CCW.
Face and walk 4 doubles CCW: L palm to L shoulder in front of you and R fist to R hip.
Dance The Repeated Section here.
Instrumental music begins here.
Cross-step 4 CCW: raise hands.
Cross-step 4, turning half L: lower joined, crossed arms.[1]
Step-behind 6 CCW. Rejoin hands at sides, step-close to R, and bow.
[1] Some groups dance bars 1-4 of figures 5 and 9 and bars 9-12 of figure 5 in place.
REFERENCE
- Folk Dance Problem Solver (1998), Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH), San Antonio, TX. Byelolitsa Kruglolitsa.
- Folk Dance Problem Solver (1997) for a full, but somewhat incorrect, history and description of this dance.
DOCUMENT
- Russia, a country.
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