ZDROBOLEANCA Romanian
PRONUNCIATION:	zdroh-bohl-YAHN-kah
TRANSLATION:	Crushing
SOURCE:	Larisa Lucaci presented this dance at the 1966 Santa Barbara Folk Dance Conference in California.
BACKGROUND:	Romanian dances cover a wide range of genres, both musical and choreographic. They are combined with music, poetry (chanted verse), costumes, gestures, and ornaments and can be classified into two large categories: entertaining and ritual. The most widely spread are: Sârba (Sîrba), Hora, Sâlcioara, Purtata, Învârtita (Învîrtita), Haţegana, Barbuncul, Fecioreasca, Ardeleana, Ghimpul, Areanul, Ursareasca, Rustemul, Ariciul, Chindia, Alunelul, and Oltenasul.
MUSIC:	Folk Dancer (78rpm) MH-1121-A
FORMATION:	Dancers in a cir facing ctr with hands joined and held up at shldr level in "W" pos.
METER/RHYTHM:	2/4
STEPS/STYLE:	CIOCÂLANUL STEP: ("The Lark," pronounced chiu-KER-lah-nool) Step fwd R (ct 1); step L in place (ct &); step bwd R (ct 2); step L in place (ct &). This step actually moves diag bwd to the L, thus widening the circle prior to it's being "crushed" into the center.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
	INTRODUCTION
1-2	No action.
	THE DANCE
1-3	Facing ctr, dance three Ciocârlanul Steps moving diag bwd to L, expanding the cir;
4	Abruptly step R fwd twd ctr, tightening the cir, and bringing hands sharply down and bwd (ct 1); hop R (ct &); step L fwd (ct 2); pause (ct &).
	Repeat entire dance from beg, bringing hands back up to "W" pos.
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