MALOJ MOME Macedonian
PRONUNCIATION:	MAH-loy MOH-meh
TRANSLATION:	Young woman
SOURCE:	Atanas Kolarovski introduced this dance to folks dancers in the United States in the late 1960's.
BACKGROUND:	Maloj Mome is from the area around Kumanovo, about 35 kilometers northeast of Skopje, Yugoslavia. The dance can be seen at weddings, holidays, and other special occasions.
MUSIC:	Festival Records (45 rpm) FR-4015 Radio-Televizije Beograd (10" LP) LP 029
FORMATION:	Open cir of mixed M and W with joined hands held down in "V" pos. May also be danced in belt hold, especially when men only are dancing together, with R arm under ("X" pos). Leader at R end of the line may flourish a handkerchief in R hand.
METER/RHYTHM:	2/4
STEPS/STYLE:	LIFT: A low hop in which the ball of the ft does not leave the floor.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
	INTRODUCTION - (Instrumental)
1-8	No action (or start at any meas beg with R and moving CCW to R in LOD walk 2 steps per meas).
9-14	Starting R and moving CCW in LOD take 12 walking steps, 1 per ct;
15	Step R (ct 1); Lift on R (ct 2);
16	Step RLR (cts 1&2).
I.	MOVING R, L (Vocal)
1	Lift on L extending R heel fwd on floor (ct 1); roll from heel onto flat R (ct &); step L (ct 2);
2	Step RLR (cts 1&2);
3-4	Repeat action of meas 1-2 with opp ftwk;
5	Turning to face ctr, Lift on L as R kicks fwd (ct 1); leap onto R next to L bringing bent L knee up in front (ct 2);
6	Step RLR in place (cts 1&2);
7	Jump on both slightly apart with wt predominately on L (ct 1); hop L in place bringing R in back of L calf with R knee out (ct 2);
8	Turning to face CW to L in RLOD, step RL (cts 1&); step R in RLOD (ct 2).
9-15	Repeat action of meas 1-7 CW to L in RLOD with opp ftwk;
16	Repeat action of meas 8 except that instead of turning to face LOD end facing ctr.
II.	TO CTR, OUT (Instrumental)
1	Leaning slightly fwd at hips, hands extended fwd from shldrs with elbows relaxed and moving twd ctr step R fwd in front of L (ct 1); step L just behind R heel (ct &); step fwd R (ct 2);
2	Repeat action of meas 1 with opp ftwk;
3-4	Repeat action of meas 1-2;
5	Straightening body with hands naturally coming to sides, Lift on L as R kicks fwd (ct 1); leap R next to L bringing bent L knee up in front (ct 2);
6	Step LRL in place (cts 1&2);
7	Moving bwd, twizzle back onto R with R heel slightly out and L heel angled twd R toe (ct 1); twizzle back onto L with L heel slightly out and R heel angled twd L toe (ct 2);
8	Hop L (ct 1); turning to face LOD, step slightly bwd R (ct &); step L across in front of R in LOD (ct 2).
	Repeat dance from Fig I.
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