SZÉKI-LASSÚ Hungarian
PRONUNCIATION:	SAY-kee LAW-shoo
TRANSLATION:	Szék district slow dance
SOURCE:	Andor Czompo arranged this dance for recreational folk dancing and taught it to folk dancers in the United states.
BACKGROUND:	This dance type is from the Szék district (Szolnok-Doboka county in Transylvania). It was originally a young girls' dance and was danced without instrumental accompaniment. This cue sheet, prepared by Dick Oakes, is meant only as refresher notes for those who have learned the dance from a qualified instructor. The original dance directions, from which this cue sheet was developed, were prepared by Ann I. Czompo, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, in 1964 for Andor Czompo.
MUSIC:	There is no formal recorded music; dancers hum or "la-la-la" the melody.
FORMATION:	Dancers in a circle, hands joined down at sides in "V" position.
METER/RHYTHM:	2/4
STEPS/STYLE:	The steps are danced in a very relaxed style.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
	INTRODUCTION - None.
	DANCE CUES
1-12	SWAY: Facing ctr, 1 sway per meas beg to R.
13-24	CHORUS: Facing and moving R in LOD: R, L, R-L-R, close L taking wt.
25-36	FACING CTR: Facing ctr, repeat action of Chorus in place.
37-48	CHORUS: Facing and moving R in LOD: R, L, R-L-R, close L taking wt.
49-60	FACING CTR: Facing ctr, R, touch L toe in back, L, touch R toe in back, R-L-heels out, heels together.
61-72	CHORUS: Slow last three meas and end with bow to ctr.
Copyright © 2004 by Dick Oakes