BRE DEVOJČE Serbian
PRONUNCIATION:	BREH deh-VOY-cheh.
TRANSLATION:	Oh you girl!
SOURCE:	Bora Gajicki, a native Serbian, introduced this dance to folk dancers in the United States.
BACKGROUND:	Bre Devojče was choreographed by Olga Skovran, director of Ensemble KOLO. It was part of the Prizren Suite when Mr. Gajicki was the ensemble's lead dancer. The second melody is "Pod Ona, Mori, Pod Ona...," which refers to a forest's edge. Because of the two melodies, the dance is also known as Bre Devojče-Pod Ona.
MUSIC:	Borino Kolo Folk Ensemble (LP) BK-576.
FORMATION:	Mixed lines of M and W with joined hands held at shldr height in "W" pos. The dance was originally danced in segregated lines of M and W.
METER/RHYTHM:	2/4
STEPS/STYLE:	The M dance with strong movements. The W have smoother movements, and their dance steps are closer to the floor. Arm movements throughout both figures are: Move elbows in slight down-up action during meas 1-2; move arms from elbows to R (ct 1) and to L (ct 2) during meas 3.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
	INTRODUCTION
1-8	No action.
I.	BRE DEVOJČE
1	Step R swd (ct 1); bounce on R lifting L heel in back (ct 2);
2	Step L diag R twd ctr (ct 1); bounce on L lifting R heel in back (ct 2);
3	Step R diag bwd R (ct 1); step L diag bwd R (ct 2).
	Repeat action of meas 1-3 until melody changes.
II.	POD ONA
1	Step RLR in place (cts 1&2);
2	Step LRL diag R twd ctr (cts 1&2);
3	Step R diag bwd R (ct 1); step L diag bwd R (ct 2).
4	Repeat action of meas 1-3 until end of music.
Copyright © 2003 by Dick Oakes