MAKEDONIKOS HOROS Greek
PRONUNCIATION: mah-keh-DOHN-ee-kos hoh-ROHS TRANSLATION: Macedonian dance SOURCE: Dennis Boxell introduced this dance to folk dancers in the United States. BACKGROUND: Makedonikos Horos comes from Greek Macedonia, a wide arc of territory from the Pindus Mountains to the Aegean Sea which was formally united with Greece in 1913. The landscape is rough with many mountains separated by small valleys. MUSIC: Songs of Macedonia (45rpm) SOM-11
Kleftes (45rpm) KL-101FORMATION: Open cir or lines of mixed M and W with joined hands held at shldr height in "W" position. METER/RHYTHM: 2/4 STEPS/STYLE: With the large drum setting the rhythm, both the dance and music appear heavier in quality than those of other areas of Greece. MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION 2 INTRODUCTION - a slow warm-up consisting of the sounds of the bagpipe ("gaida") and the big drum ("ouli" or "daouli"). I. WALKING -- Slow Tempo 1 Facing slightly diag L, step R diag bwd to R (ct 1); step L diag bwd to R (ct 2). 2 Turning to face ctr, small step R swd (ct 1); step L next to R (ct &); small step R swd (ct 2). 3 Turning to face slightly diag R, small step L fwd (ct 1); step R next to L (ct &); small step fwd L (ct 2). II. ROLLING -- Medium Tempo 1-3 Repeat action of Fig I with somewhat more bending of knees on cts 1 and 2 of each meas. III. SKIPPING -- Fast Tempo 1 Facing slightly diag L, step R bwd diag to R (ct 1); skip R bwd diag to R (ct &); step L bwd diag to R (ct 2); skip L swd to R (ct &). 2 Turning to face ctr, step R swd (ct 1); step left next to R (ct &); step R swd (ct 2); skip R fwd diag to R (ct &). 3 Turning to face slightly diag R, step L fwd diag to R (ct 1); step R next to L (ct &); step L diag fwd to R (ct 2); skip L bwd diag to R (ct &). Copyright © 2004 by Dick Oakes