Hi, dancers,
At our Monday Halloween dance, everyone dressed to express the spirit of Halloween, and we all brought treats as well. Our 2023 decorating theme was Halloween Cats, and Tom selected dances for the occasion. These dances are indicated in bold in the playlist, and videos are available online. We had a terrific time!
Change of plans: Because of the election, the center has cancelled all evening activities on November 6, so Monday dancing is cancelled on November 6 and will resume on November 13.
As previously announced: Friday dancing will not meet on the day after Thanksgiving.
PLAYLIST Monday, October 30, 2023
1. Kostursko Oro (Macedonia)
2. Davolijke Dajke (Serbia)
3. Annas Visa/ Anna's Song (Sweden)
4. Olafur Liljuros (Iceland) Terrifying lyrics include: "She stabbed the sword into his side, Olaf saw
blood from his heart...going down to his horse's hoof." And, "Olaf was a pale corpse."
5. CobanKAT (Albania) Cat is Kat in Dutch and Danish. It's Katze in German and Cattus in Latin.
6. Koritsa (Albania)
7. Balkan or Tarapanaua Rumba (Romania/USA) The Calushari steps used in this dance
protected from evil spirts and demons. Calushari dancers also believed they could enter a state that
enabled communication with the dead.
8. Poskakusa (Bosnia)
9. Witches’ Broom Dance (Germany) Choreographed by women living in an area where witches met and persecutions took place in medieval times. Danced to "Shake Your Bacon" or "Schuttel Deinen Speck."
10. Eretz, Eretz (Israel)
11. Athela Mou (Greece/Gypsy) Hauntingly beautiful music
12. The Addams Family Line Dance (USA) Obvious.
13. Ghostbusters music for Cowboy Reggae (USA) Obvious.
14. Dragaicuta (Romania)
15. Hora de Mina (Romania)
16. Biserka (Serbia) A Halloweenish sound.
17. Sardana Curta (from CATalonia) Our cat theme.
18. Adjon az Isten (Hungary) Once upon a time, Tom made up a scary story to go with the scary sound of the music. He has conveniently forgotten this.
19. Bi Li Tong (Yi people of China)
20. La Valse des cerfs-volants/ The Waltz of the Kites (Quebec) Choreographed by France Bourque-Moreau for a friend who passed away. It expresses the joy of being in "a better place."
21. Cumbia Semana (Colombia/USA) They observe El Día de los Santos Difuntos.
22. La Mariposa (Bolivia) They observe El Dia de los Muertos.
23. Siriul (Romania
