SARAJEVKA Serbian
PRONUNCIATION:	sahr-ah-YEHV-kah
TRANSLATION:	Named for Sarajevo, the capitol of Bosnia-Hercegovina. Sarajevka, Zaječarka, Niševljanka, and Bitoljka were composed in celebration of the liberation of Bitola from the Turks.
SOURCE:	Sarajevka, or Sarajevka kolo, as described below, was introduced in this country in the early 1950s by Dick Crum and John Filcich. In 1967, Dennis Boxell taught a nearly identical dance, and one of the many variants was taught in 1968 by Elsie Ivancich Dunin.
BACKGROUND:	Sarajevo, for which the dance is named, was an extremely interesting town, nestled in a beautiful verdant valley and bisected by the clear, cold Miljačka River. Sarajevo was world famous for its medieval market-place, the Basčaršija, that grew up around its many craft centers. The streets in the čaršija are named for the particular crafts which dominate them: Kovači (blacksmiths), Kazanžiluk (coppersmiths), Kunduržiluk (cobblers), Čizmedžiluk (boot makers), Kujundžiluk (goldsmiths), Ćurčiluk (furriers), Sarači (rope makers), Halači (cotton manufacturers), etc. On June 28, 1914, at a bend of the road by the Princip Bridge, two shots were fired, one of which fatally injured Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. It was this incident that caused Austria-Hungary to declare war against Serbia one month later, and that ultimately led to the first World War. In 1984, for 18 days, Sarajevo was the host of the XIV Winter Olympics. Civil war in Bosnia caused major destruction of the city, including the čaršija, in August of 1998.
MUSIC:	Alcon (LP) C-2L1S Folk Dancer (45rpm) MH-1002 Folkraft (45rpm) FK-1496
FORMATION:	Open cir of mixed M and W with hands joined and held at sides in "V" pos. End dancers free hands are held clenched behind the back.
METER/RHYTHM:	2/4
STEPS/STYLE:	PAS DE BASQUE R: Small leap R swd (ct 1); close L to R, or step L in front of R, taking wt (ct &); step R in place (ct 2); pause (ct &). PAS DE BASQUE L: Same action as in Pas de Basque R except to the L with opp ftwk.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
1-16	INTRODUCTION - Wait 16 meas or start with the action as described for Fig II.
I.	WALK R, SIDE-CLOSE, WALK
1	Facing diag R and moving in LOD, walk R (ct 1); bend knees as L is brought alongside R (ct 2);
2	Repeat action of meas 1 in the same dir with opp ftwk;
3	Turning to face ctr, step R swd (ct 1); step L behind R (ct 2);
4	Step R swd leading with R heel (ct 1); close L to R without wt (ct 2).
5	Repeat action of meas 4 with opp ftwk.
6	Repeat action of meas 4;
7	Turning to face diag L, and moving in RLOD, walk L (ct 1); walk R (ct 2);
8	Repeat action of meas 5.
9-16	Repeat action of meas 1-8.
II.	STEP-HOPS R, PAS DE BASQUES, WALK L
1	Facing diag R and moving in LOD, step R (ct 1); hop R (ct 2);
2	Continuing in same dir, step L (ct 1); hop L (ct 2);
3	Turning to face ctr, step R swd (ct 1); step L behind R (ct 2).
4	Dance 1 Pas de Basque R;
5	Dance 1 Pas de Basque L;
6	Dance 1 Pas de Basque R;
7-8	Repeat action of meas 7-8, Fig I.
9-16	Repeat action of meas 1-8.
	Repeat entire dance from beg.
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