Hi, dancers,
We did a dance for Easter (Lett Kiss), for Passover
(Cintecul Iedului/Das Tsighele), and for Ramadan
(Iste Hendik) because all three religious observances
occurred the weekend before - something uncommon.
We have been doing a dance from Azerbaijan called Menim Balam,
or My Baby (Boy). After dancing it a few times, we agreed that
the music is hauntingly beautiful, so we are featuring the dance, the notes, and several recordings. We do the dance slightly differently than the video. We use the same music and have included a clear recording.
We will be dancing next Monday,
April 25, 2022 at 8 PM.
Playlist - Monday, April 18, 2022
1. Bufcankso (Macedonia)
2. Lo Brisa Pe/ Le brise pied (Occitan France)
3. Snoopy (USA)
4. Akh Naro Naro (Armenia)
5. Cintecul Iedului /DasTsighele (Romanian Jewish)
6. Cotton-Eyed Joe, line/round dance (USA)
7. Hora de Mina (Romania)
8. Drumul Dracului (Hungarian Csango/Romanian)
9. Valle Toskerishte (Albania)
10. Neda Voda Nalivala (Bulgaria)
11. Malenki Tanets (Ukraine)
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12. Menim Balam/ My Baby(Boy) (Azerbaijan)
To the song "Dut Ağacı" or "Dut Ağacı Boyunca"/"The Mulberry Tree"
We dance to the music by the Turkish band Ezginin Günlüğü3fr
Different versions of this traditional Azerbaijani song:
13. Kolo Moravac (U Sest) (Serbia)
14. 'T Smidge (Belgium) danced to Mairi’s Wedding (Ireland)
15. Bannielou Lambaol (Brittany)
16. Lett Kiss - A version of our Bunny Hop (Finland)
17. Amiranis Perkhuli (Georgia)
18. Karagouna (Greece)
19. Jeitili (Lebanon)
20. Iste Hendek (Turkey)
21. Kvar Acherei Chatsot (Israel)
