Joc de Leagane

JOC DE LEAGANE
Romanian

PRONUNCIATION: zhok deh LEH-gah-neh

TRANSLATION: Dance of the cradle

SOURCE: Nicolaas Hilferink introduced this dance that he learned from Theodor Vasilescu to folk dancers in the United States.

BACKGROUND: This dance honors the midwife on her birthday.

MUSIC: Electrocord (LP) ST-CS 0185, side A, band 9. (NOTE: The label on the first pressing of this record was incorrect, however, the album cover is correct.)

FORMATION: Cir of W facing diag to R, L hand on own L shldr, R arm extended neighbor to the R with R hand grasping neighbor's L hand.

METER/RHYTHM: 2/4

STEPS/STYLE: Mr. Hilferink writes, "If men insist on dancing [Joc de Leagane], they should dance on the outside of the women's circle."

MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION

1-16 No action.

I. FIGURE ONE

1 Facing to R and moving in LOD, touch R next to L (ct 1); step R fwd (ct 2);

2 Touch L next to R (ct 1); step L fwd (ct 2);

3 Step R fwd (ct 1); step L fwd (ct 2);

4 Step R fwd (ct 1); step L next to R (ct &); step R fwd (ct 2).

5-8 Continuing in LOD, repeat action of meas 1-4 with opp ftwk.

II. FIGURE TWO

1 Turning to face ctr and raising hands above head height, step R swd, leaving L in place (ct 1); lean over R (ct 2);

2 Transfer wt to L (ct 1); lean over L (ct 2);

3 Transfer wt to R with slight lean to R (ct 1); step L next to R, straightening body (ct 2);

4 Step R swd (ct 1); lean over R (ct 2);

5-7 Repeat action of Fig II, meas 1-3, with opp ftwk;

8 Step L swd (ct 1); close R to L without wt (ct 2).

III. FIGURE THREE

1 Facing ctr, step R bwd, beginning to slowly lower hands twd "W" pos (ct 1); step L bwd, continuing to slowly lower hands (ct 2);

2 Small step R bwd, leaving L in place and continuing to slowly lower hands (ct 1); transfer wt fwd onto L (ct &); transfer wt bwd to R, ending with hands in "W" pos (ct 2);

3-4 Repeat action of Fig III, meas 1-2, fwd with opp ftwk, raising hands high;

5 Turning to face R and moving to R in LOD, step R fwd (ct 1); step L fwd (ct 2) step R next to L (ct &)

6 Continuing in LOD, step L fwd (ct 1); step R fwd (ct 2);

7 Continuing in LOD, step L fwd (ct 1); step R fwd (ct 2); step L next to R (ct &);

8 Continuing in LOD, step R fwd (ct 1); step L fwd 9ct 2).

IV. FIGURE FOUR

1 Continuing in LOD, step R(ct 1); step L (ct &); step L (ct 2); lightly stamp L next to R without wt (ct &);

2 Turning to face L in RLOD, step L (ct 1); sep R fwd (ct 2);

3-4 Turning to face L and moving in RLOD, repeat action of Fig IV, meas 1-2, with opp ftwk;

5 Turning to face R and moving in LOD, step R fwd, swaying arms slightly away from ctr (ct 1); step L fwd, swaying arms slightly twd ctr (ct 2);

6-8 Repeat action of Fig IV, meas 5, three more times, slowly lowering arms to "W" pos on final meas.

Turning to face R in LOD and placing hands in Formation pos, repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2004 by Dick Oakes

JOC DE LEAGANE Romanian

PRONUNCIATION:	zhok deh LEH-gah-neh

TRANSLATION:	Dance of the cradle

SOURCE:	Nicolaas Hilferink introduced this dance that he learned from Theodor Vasilescu to folk dancers in the United States.

BACKGROUND:	This dance honors the midwife on her birthday.

MUSIC:	Electrocord (LP) ST-CS 0185, side A, band 9. (NOTE: The label on the first pressing of this record was incorrect, however, the album cover is correct.)

FORMATION:	Cir of W facing diag to R, L hand on own L shldr, R arm extended neighbor to the R with R hand grasping neighbor's L hand.

METER/RHYTHM:	2/4

STEPS/STYLE:	Mr. Hilferink writes, "If men insist on dancing [Joc de Leagane], they should dance on the outside of the women's circle."


MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION


	INTRODUCTION

1-16	No action.

I.	FIGURE ONE

1	Facing to R and moving in LOD, touch R next to L (ct 1); step R fwd (ct 2);
2	Touch L next to R (ct 1); step L fwd (ct 2);
3	Step R fwd (ct 1); step L fwd (ct 2);
4	Step R fwd (ct 1); step L next to R (ct &); step R fwd (ct 2).

5-8	Continuing in LOD, repeat action of meas 1-4 with opp ftwk.

II.	FIGURE TWO

1	Turning to face ctr and raising hands above head height, step R swd, leaving L in place (ct 1); lean over R (ct 2);
2	Transfer wt to L (ct 1); lean over L (ct 2);
3	Transfer wt to R with slight lean to R (ct 1); step L next to R, straightening body (ct 2);
4	Step R swd (ct 1); lean over R (ct 2);

5-7	Repeat action of Fig II, meas 1-3, with opp ftwk;
8	Step L swd (ct 1); close R to L without wt (ct 2).

III.	FIGURE THREE

1	Facing ctr, step R bwd, beginning to slowly lower hands twd "W" pos (ct 1); step L bwd, continuing to slowly lower hands (ct 2);
2	Small step R bwd, leaving L in place and continuing to slowly lower hands (ct 1); transfer wt fwd onto L (ct &); transfer wt bwd to R, ending with hands in "W" pos (ct 2);

3-4	Repeat action of Fig III, meas 1-2, fwd with opp ftwk, raising hands high;

5	Turning to face R and moving to R in LOD, step R fwd (ct 1); step L fwd (ct 2) step R next to L (ct &)
6	Continuing in LOD, step L fwd (ct 1); step R fwd (ct 2);
7	Continuing in LOD, step L fwd (ct 1); step R fwd (ct 2); step L next to R (ct &);
8	Continuing in LOD, step R fwd (ct 1); step L fwd 9ct 2).

IV.	FIGURE FOUR

1	Continuing in LOD, step R(ct 1); step L (ct &); step L (ct 2); lightly stamp L next to R without wt (ct &);
2	Turning to face L in RLOD, step L (ct 1); sep R fwd (ct 2);

3-4	Turning to face L and moving in RLOD, repeat action of Fig IV, meas 1-2, with opp ftwk;

5	Turning to face R and moving in LOD, step R fwd, swaying arms slightly away from ctr (ct 1); step L fwd, swaying arms slightly twd ctr (ct 2);

6-8	Repeat action of Fig IV, meas 5, three more times, slowly lowering arms to "W" pos on final meas.

	Turning to face R in LOD and placing hands in Formation pos, repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2004 by Dick Oakes