Sárközi Tánc (Hungary)

Sárközi Tánc

Hungary

These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Andor Czompo. The title of this dance  means "dance from Sárközi"

Music: Westminster XWN19008
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Circle, hands joined down in V position (Men can be in an inside circle in shoulder hold)
Introduction: 3 bars no action.

Part 1 (instrumental or men singing)

If this step is done in separate circles the men do the reverse footwork, traveling in RLOD (CW) direction.
Bar 1: Traveling in LOD (CCW) step R (1,2), L (3,4)
Bar 2: Still traveling n LOD, step R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)
Bar 3: Jump onto both feet at shoulder width, toes turned in (1,2), Jump on both feet together, clicking heels (3,4)
Bars 4-6: repeat bars 1-3
Bars 7-9: repeat bars 1-3

The first time through the dance you only do this 3 times as noted above, because of the 3 bar introduction, on repeats you have to add a fourth time through:

Bars 9-12: repeat bars 1-3

Part 2 (women singing)

Bar 1: Hop on L (1), Step on R heel in front of L, turning R toe from inside (L) to outside (R) (&), Step on L in place (2), Hop on L again (3), repeat heel step with toe twizzle (&), Step on L again (4)
Bar 2: Drop hands, and do a complete CW turn in place, pulling R shoulder back and stepping R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)
Bar 3: Rejoin hands if in a single circle, if in two circles, only women rejoin hands, jump on both feet at shoulder width apart (1,2),  If in separate circles, M clap hands on count (2). Snap feet together (3,4)
Bars 4-12: repeat bars 1-3, three more times

Other notes on the web

• Page 10 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1965)

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Other Sources

• Houston (1988) Folk Dance Problem Solver, Society of Folk Dance Historians. 

Also Spelled: Sarkozi, Tanc

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