TRANSLATION: National dance, or dance of the people, or folk
dance

RHYTHM: 2/4, counted as 1 and, 2 and

ARMS: ΓÇ£VΓÇ¥ position

Description

Measure

1. With weight on left foot, and moving in LOD, step on Right foot,
   hop on Right, step on Left foot, hop on Left.

2. Facing center, step on Right, step on Left behind Right, step to
   right on Right foot, hop on Right and close Left to Right, without
   taking weight.

3. Repeat measure 2 with opposite footwork, and moving in
   reverse LOD.

Variations

1. On measure 1 substitute 2 running steps for the 2
   step-hops, RLR, LRL.

2. The leader only, may turn once clockwise while doing the 2
   step-hops.

ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT!

I donΓÇÖt know why, but Macedonians seem to add something else to a
dance. In Narodno Horo, they substitute a pas-de-basque instead of
closing Left foot to Right in measure 2, and then add two
pas-de-basques after that. Thus they make it a four measure dance rather
than a three measure dance. So again, you might ask which is the correct
way? And again, the answer is ΓÇ£when in Rome, do as the RomansΓÇ¥.

Some styling comments: the dance starts on count one of any
measure. As in many Balkan dances, the women dance in a more restrained
manner while the men dance with more gusto and larger steps.

© John Pappas, 2010. As presented at the MPO day of learning,
Springfield, Ohio, April 17, 2010.