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Folk Dance Terms
Folk Dance Terms
Arch
1st method : Take inside hands with partner and put them in the air. 2nd method : Face partner, take partner's right hand with your left and take partner's left hand with your right. Put both hands in the air.
Balance
Face partner and kick to the left with right foot, then kick to the right with left foot,and then repeat.
Chekessia
Step to the left with your right foot, close with your left foot, twist on your toes clockwise, put your right foot behind your left in a clockwise direction, and close with your left foot and twist anti clockwise. Cross Hand Hold Hold partner's right hand with your right hand, and partner's left hand with your left hand.
Do si Do
Face someone : Fold your arms, walk past that person passing right shoulders, take a step to the right and walk backwards passing left shoulders until you are back to place.
Step to the left with your right foot, close with your left foot, twist on your toes clockwise, put your right foot behind your left in a clockwise direction, and close with your left foot and twist anti clockwise.
Kolo step
1st method : Put your right heel out to the right, and put your left foot behind your right. 2nd method : Put your left heel out to the left, and put your right foot behind your left.
Longways set
Couples get in to 2 lines. Men on the caller's right and ladies on the caller's left. Face partner.
Step to the side and close with the other foot. Step forward, hop on the front foot, step forward on the other foot and hop on that foot. Take a cross hand hold with partner and step hop round in a clockwise direction.
Waltz
Take partner in a Ballroom hold. Men step diagonally forward and left with the left foot and ladies step diagonally back and right with the right foot. Close with the back foot. Raise the front foot slightly and put it back down again. Men step diagonally backwards and right with the right foot and ladies step diagonally back and left with the left foot. Close with the front foot. Raise the back foot slightly and put it back down again. Rotate in a clockwise direction doing this step.