Balta II

BALTĂ II
Romanian

PRONUNCIATION: BAHL-tuh

TRANSLATION: Swamp or marsh

SOURCE: Dick Oakes learned this dance from Sunni Bloland. Ms. Bloland introduced the dance to folk dancers in the United States at the 1980 San Diego State University Folk Dance Conference.

BACKGROUND: Baltă is found in Muntenia, Romania.

MUSIC: Naroc Records (7"EP) NA 1054-EP, side B, band 4

FORMATION: Closed or open cir of mixed M and W with hands joined and held up in "W" pos.

METER/RHYTHM: 2/4

STEPS/STYLE: All stamps are without wt.

MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION

Wait 16 meas with no action or begin with music.

THE DANCE

1 Facing and moving R, step R, swinging arms down and bwd (ct 1);
step L in front of R, swinging arms up to "W" pos (ct 2).

2 Facing ctr, step in place R (ct 1); step in place L (ct &);
step in place R (ct 2); hold (ct &).

3 Facing and moving to L, step L , swinging arms down and bwd (ct 1);
step R in front of L, swinging arms up to "W" pos (ct 2).

4 Facing ctr, step in place L (ct 1); step in place R (ct &);
step in place L (ct 2); lightly stamp R next to L (ct &).

5 Step R in place (ct 1); lightly stamp L next to R (ct &);

step L in place (ct 2); step R in front of L (ct &).

6 Step L in place (ct 1); step R diag bwd (ct &);
step L in place (ct 2); step R in front of L (ct &).

7 Step L in place (ct 1); leap R in place (ct &);
moving diag fwd R, step L in front of R (ct 2).

8 Step R in front of L (ct 1);
swinging L ft out and around in an arc and pivoting on R to turn body to R, step L next to R (ct 2).

9 Moving swd out of cir with R shldr leading, step R swd to R (ct 1); close L to R (ct &);
step R swd to R (ct 2); lightly stamp L next to R (ct &).

10 In place facing ctr, step L (ct 1); lightly stamp R next to L (ct &);
step R in place (ct 2); step L in front of R (ct &).

11 Step R in place (ct 1); step L diag bwd (ct &);

step R in place (ct 2); step L in front of R (ct &).

12 Step R in place (ct 1); leap L in place (ct &);
moving fwd, leap R in front of L (ct 2).

13 Step L in front of R (ct 1);
swinging R ft out and around in an arc and pivoting on L to turn body to L, step R next to L (ct 2).

14 Moving swd out of cir with L shldr leading, step L swd to L (ct 1); close R to L (ct &);
step L swd to L (ct 2); lightly stamp R next to L (ct &).

15 In place facing ctr, step R (ct 1); lightly stamp L next to R (ct &);
step L in place (ct 2); step R in front of L (ct &).

16 Step L in place (ct 1); leap R diag bwd turning body to R (ct &);

step L across in front of R (ct 2).

Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2009 by Dick Oakes

BALTĂ II Romanian

PRONUNCIATION:	BAHL-tuh

TRANSLATION:	Swamp or marsh

SOURCE:	Dick Oakes learned this dance from Sunni Bloland. Ms. Bloland introduced the dance to folk dancers in the United States at the 1980 San Diego State University Folk Dance Conference.

BACKGROUND:	Baltă is found in Muntenia, Romania.

MUSIC:	Naroc Records (7"EP) NA 1054-EP, side B, band 4

FORMATION:	Closed or open cir of mixed M and W with hands joined and held up in "W" pos.

METER/RHYTHM:	2/4

STEPS/STYLE:	All stamps are without wt.


MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION


	INTRODUCTION

	Wait 16 meas with no action or begin with music.

	THE DANCE

1	Facing and moving R, step R, swinging arms down and bwd (ct 1); step L in front of R, swinging arms up to "W" pos (ct 2).
2	Facing ctr, step in place R (ct 1); step in place L (ct &); step in place R (ct 2); hold (ct &).
3	Facing and moving to L, step L , swinging arms down and bwd (ct 1); step R in front of L, swinging arms up to "W" pos (ct 2).

4	Facing ctr, step in place L (ct 1); step in place R (ct &); step in place L (ct 2); lightly stamp R next to L (ct &).
5	Step R in place (ct 1); lightly stamp L next to R (ct &);
	step L in place (ct 2); step R in front of L (ct &).
6	Step L in place (ct 1); step R diag bwd (ct &); step L in place (ct 2); step R in front of L (ct &).
7	Step L in place (ct 1); leap R in place (ct &); moving diag fwd R, step L in front of R (ct 2).
8	Step R in front of L (ct 1); swinging L ft out and around in an arc and pivoting on R to turn body to R, step L next to R (ct 2).

9	Moving swd out of cir with R shldr leading, step R swd to R (ct 1); close L to R (ct &); step R swd to R (ct 2); lightly stamp L next to R (ct &).
10	In place facing ctr, step L (ct 1); lightly stamp R next to L (ct &); step R in place (ct 2); step L in front of R (ct &).
11	Step R in place (ct 1); step L diag bwd (ct &);
	step R in place (ct 2); step L in front of R (ct &).
12	Step R in place (ct 1); leap L in place (ct &); moving fwd, leap R in front of L (ct 2).
13	Step L in front of R (ct 1); swinging R ft out and around in an arc and pivoting on L to turn body to L, step R next to L (ct 2).

14	Moving swd out of cir with L shldr leading, step L swd to L (ct 1); close R to L (ct &); step L swd to L (ct 2); lightly stamp R next to L (ct &).
15	In place facing ctr, step R (ct 1); lightly stamp L next to R (ct &); step L in place (ct 2); step R in front of L (ct &).
16	Step L in place (ct 1); leap R diag bwd turning body to R (ct &);
	step L across in front of R (ct 2).

	Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2009 by Dick Oakes