Friday, 6 December 2013

Folk Dance from Estonia


Estonian folk dance "Oige ja vasemba".

1. Make a circle, girls on the boys' right. Join hands in V hold.
2. 16 walking steps to the left starting with left foot. Arms swing in on the first beat of the bar.
3. 16 walking steps to the right starting with left foot. Keep the arms swinging.
4. Girls join hands in the centre and walk 16 steps to the left and then 16 steps back to the right. Boys join hands and walk 16 steps right and then 16 steps left. Do not swing your hands.
5. Girls finish with their partner on their left shoulder. Boys raise their arms in the air, and drop them in front of girls. Walk 16 steps to the left and 16 steps to the right.
6. Let go hands and face your partner. Boys take right hands to their partner, and left hands to the next girl (grand chain) and keep moving counterclockwise round the circle until the 7th girl. Boys turn with their 7th girl half way round so that both are facing in the opposite direction. Do the Grand chain in reverse until you get back to your original partner.
7. Start the dance again.

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