Information: A dance.

Residents of Cobadin were removed from near the Greek border in Bulgaria, thus the dance has a distinct Greek flavor.

Translation: Dance of the elders of the Aromân (Vlach) town of Cobadin.

Pronunciation: JYOH-coo dee OW-shee de la koh-bah-DEEN

Source: Presented at 1992 University of the Pacific Folk Dance Camp (now Stockton Folk Dance Camp) by Theodore Vasilescu.

Region: Romania

Meter: 4/4

Formation: Danced in lines with hands joined shoulder high.

Description: Richard Duree

	Introduction.

1-4	Introduction, no movement

A.

Figure A.

1	Step fwd in LOD on L ft (ct 1); flex L knee and lift R ft bkwd (ct 2); stamp R ft slightly fwd (ct 3); straighten L knee and lift R leg fwd, flexed (ct 4).

2	Rpt mvt of meas 1 on opp ftwk.

3	Rpt mvt of meas 1.

4	Step-close-step RLR in LOD (cts 1,2,3); hold (ct 4).

5-8	Rpt mvt of meas 1-4.

B.

Figure B.

1	Fall fwd on L ft in LOD and lift R ft behind L knee (ct 1); step bkwd on R ft (ct 2); face ctr and step-close-step LRL in RLOD (cts 3&4).

2	Rpt mvt of meas 1 with opp ftwk and direction.

3	Rpt fall on L ft in LOD (ct 1); step bkwd on R ft and lean bkwd (ct 2); step-close-step LRL fwd in LOD (cts 3&4). Turn to face ctr on last step.

4	Scuff R heel fwd twd ctr, lift R knee (ct 1); step-close-step RLR in RLOD (cts 2&3); scuff L heel fwd twd ctr, lift L knee (ct 4).

C.

Figure C.

1	Hop on R ft (ct 1); step in place on L ft (ct &); step L fwd diag on R ft (ct 2); step in place on L ft (ct &); rpt mvt of cts 1&2& on opp ftwk (cts 3&4&).

2	Hop on R ft and kick L ft fwd low (ct 1); step in place on L ft (ct &); hop on L ft (ct 2); step in place on R ft (ct &); rpt mvt of cts 1&2& of meas 1.

3	Rpt mvt of meas 1,2 on opp ftwk.

NOTE	Free knee is lifted fwd throughout figure.

D.

Figure D.

1	Step firmly in place on L ft and twist body slightly R with R leg fwd low (ct 1); step to R on R ft and twist slightly L with L ft fwd low (ct 2); step-close-step LRL to L (cts 3&4).

2	Step in place on R ft and thrust L ft fwd low (ct 1); step-close-step LRL to L (cts 2&3); stamp R ft in place without weight (ct 4).

3-4	Rpt mvt of meas 1,2 with opp ftwk and direction.

Repeat entire dance from beginning.