VRANJSKO KOLO Serbian
PRONUNCIATION:	VRAH-nys-koh KOH-loh
TRANSLATION:	Dance from Vranje
SOURCE:	Anatol Joukowsky learned this dance in Serbia and presented it to folk dancers in the United States in 1963. It is described in The Teaching of Ethnic Dance by Anatol Joukokwsky, J. Lowell Pratt and Company, New York, New York, 1965.
BACKGROUND:	The dance comes from the Vranje area of southern Serbia and seems to have some Turkish influence.
MUSIC:	XOPO (45rpm) 314
FORMATION:	Open cir of mixed M and W with hands joined and held at shldr level in "W" pos, arms gently curved. Leader may flourish a handkerchief in R hand.
METER/RHYTHM:	3/4
STEPS/STYLE:	Steps are light but controlled.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
	INTRODUCTION
1-16	No action.
	THE DANCE
1	Step R to R (ct 1), rise on R (ct 2), step L across in front of R (ct 3),
2	Step R swd (ct 1), step L swd (ct 2), step R across in front of L (ct 3),
3	Step L to L with flex of L knee, turning body slightly to R (ct 1), shifting R so heel is twd L ankle, flex both knees (ct 2), flex knees again (ct 3),
4	Step R in place with flex of R knee, turning body slightly to L (ct 1), shifting L so heel is twd R ankle, flex both knees (ct 2), flex knees again (ct 3),
5	Step L beside R (ct 1), step R in place or slightly back (ct 2), step L in place (ct 3).
	M VARIATION
5	M only: Step L next to R (ct 1), bend R leg with R knee turned to R while bringing lower R L behind L calf (ct 2), pause (ct 3).
	Repeat entire dance from beg.
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