Tarina de la Abrud

ŢARINA DE LA ABRUD
Romanian

PRONUNCIATION: TSAH-ree-nah deh-lah ah-BROOD

TRANSLATION: Dust or earth of Abrud

SOURCE: Mihai David, formerly with the Romanian State Folk Dance Ensemble during the years 1963 to 1965, taught this dance to folk dancers in the United States.

BACKGROUND: Abrud is a mining town in southwestern Transylvania. Winds distribute large amounts of dust (ţarina) from abandoned mine tailing piles, rock blasts, and eroded soil, and deposits it over the ground.

MUSIC: The Lark (45rpm) MD-3701, side B, band 2;
Electrocord (7" EP) EPC 443.

FORMATION: Closed cir of mixed M and W with hands joined and held at shldr height, elbows bent, in a modified "W" pos with hands somewhat outstretched.

METER/RHYTHM: 2/4

STEPS/STYLE: Fig I has a ballroom elegance.
Fig II has more of a down-to-ţărînă quality.

MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION - None.

I. WALK AND PIVOT

1 Moving twd ctr, step R (ct 1); step L (ct 2);

2 Step R (ct 1); releasing handhold, but keeping hands up, pivot CCW on R while closing L to R without wt (ct 2);

3-4 Rejoin handhold with neighbors and repeat action of meas 1-2 twd outside of cir with opp ftwk and turning CW on ct 2.

5-16 Repeat action of meas 1-4 three more times.

II. STAMPS

1 Step R in place (ct 1); stamp L without wt (ct &); step L in place (ct 2); stamp L without wt (ct &);

2 Step R swd (ct 1); step L across in back of R (ct &); step R swd (ct 2); step L across in back of R (ct &);

3-4 Repeat action of Fig II, meas 1-2;

5-6 Repeat action of Fig II, meas 1 only, two more times;

7 Repeat action of Fig II, meas 2;

8 Step R swd (ct 1); stamp L next to R without wt (ct &); stamp L next to R without wt (ct 2); pause (ct &).

9-16 Repeat action of Fig II, meas 1-8, to L with opp fwk.

Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2003 by Dick Oakes

ŢARINA DE LA ABRUD Romanian

PRONUNCIATION:	TSAH-ree-nah deh-lah ah-BROOD

TRANSLATION:	Dust or earth of Abrud

SOURCE:	Mihai David, formerly with the Romanian State Folk Dance Ensemble during the years 1963 to 1965, taught this dance to folk dancers in the United States.

BACKGROUND:	Abrud is a mining town in southwestern Transylvania. Winds distribute large amounts of dust (ţarina) from abandoned mine tailing piles, rock blasts, and eroded soil, and deposits it over the ground.

MUSIC:	The Lark (45rpm) MD-3701, side B, band 2; Electrocord (7" EP) EPC 443.

FORMATION:	Closed cir of mixed M and W with hands joined and held at shldr height, elbows bent, in a modified "W" pos with hands somewhat outstretched.

METER/RHYTHM:	2/4

STEPS/STYLE:	Fig I has a ballroom elegance. Fig II has more of a down-to-ţărînă quality.


MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION


	INTRODUCTION - None.

I.	WALK AND PIVOT

1	Moving twd ctr, step R (ct 1); step L (ct 2);
2	Step R (ct 1); releasing handhold, but keeping hands up, pivot CCW on R while closing L to R without wt (ct 2);

3-4	Rejoin handhold with neighbors and repeat action of meas 1-2 twd outside of cir with opp ftwk and turning CW on ct 2.

5-16	Repeat action of meas 1-4 three more times.

II.	STAMPS

1	Step R in place (ct 1); stamp L without wt (ct &); step L in place (ct 2); stamp L without wt (ct &);
2	Step R swd (ct 1); step L across in back of R (ct &); step R swd (ct 2); step L across in back of R (ct &);

3-4	Repeat action of Fig II, meas 1-2;

5-6	Repeat action of Fig II, meas 1 only, two more times;

7	Repeat action of Fig II, meas 2;
8	Step R swd (ct 1); stamp L next to R without wt (ct &); stamp L next to R without wt (ct 2); pause (ct &).

9-16	Repeat action of Fig II, meas 1-8, to L with opp fwk.

	Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2003 by Dick Oakes