Feb 25, 2022 Annotated Playlist

Karamfil	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kendime	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Charleston Madison (Shake That Thing)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Valle Shqiptare (Valle Kosovare)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Irimenche – Pozlatenche	Music	Dance	Notes
Ani More Nuse	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ya Da Kalinushku Lomala	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sta Dyo	Music	Dance	Notes
Skudrinka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Fluierata	Music	Dance	Notes
Aj Lipo Ti Je	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Svekrvino (Mamo koj chuka na porti)	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Laz Bar	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Osman Aga			Notes	Sheet Music
Fatise Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Jovano Jovanke	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ajde Lepa Maro (Ајде, лепа Маро)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Mechkin Kamen	Music	Dance	Notes
Nevesto More (Ti beshe snoshti za voda Stoine, koi ti gi stroshi stomnite, Ти беше снощи за вода )	Music	Dance	Notes
Sofka Na Tatko (Oro Na Levo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Pirinsko Oro	Music	Dance	Notes
Hodoroaga	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ishu Byala Nedo (Ишу, бяла Недо)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Shirto (Širto)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Shumarsko Horo (Devojče belo, cârveno, džanum)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Erev Shel Shoshanim	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hai Ne Ne Ne	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Razgranala Grana Jorgovana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ina Ina Gione	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Armenian Hop (Aman Aman)	Music
Ciganko	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Arabanoo (Bool Bool, Bülbül )	Music		Notes	Chords

Osman Aga

One thing about the pandemic, there's been more time to do stuff that I wouldn't get around to if we were out and about as in the before times.  For example, looking for online info on the dances from each week's Zoom session and posting the annotated playlist with links to whatever music/dance info I can find.  Another thing I've finally gotten around to is learning to use the open source Musescore software (that I downloaded several years ago) to transcribe music from a recording to sheet music.

One dance that we've been doing since Elsie Dunin taught it at the Argonne folk dance group around 30 years ago or so, is Osman Aga.  I have searched online for notes or a video of the dance, or a recording or sheet music for the particular catchy tune we dance it to, but no luck.  So whenever it's included in one of our weekly Zoom playlists, I have no links to reference for it.  

Roo learned from Elsie Dunin that Osman Aga is the name of the tune we use, and that the dance is a type of Macedonian Rom Lesnoto, which can be danced to many different tunes.  I've found a different tune online, also called Osman Aga -- there are many Turkish versions, as well as this Macedonian one by Koco Petrovski.  But I haven't found any info for the Osman Aga music we like, from that old cassette.  I even tried playing the music for Siri on the iPhone to "name that tune" (I think she uses the Shazam app), but no luck there, either.  

I searched for Rom/Romsko Lesnoto, but the only info I found was for a different dance called Romsko Lesno.  According to Andrew Carnie's Folk Dance Musings blog, that dance was "originally taught by Michael Ginsburg, who learned it from the Roma community in the Bronx."  That one is in 7/8 S-Q-Q time and starts on the right foot, while the one we like starts with the left, and is in even 4/4 (or maybe 2/2) time.

So: I decided to learn how to use Musescore by transcribing the Osman Aga music from that old cassette.  And after several weeks of "learning experiences" I got through it.  It turned out to be a somewhat ambitious piece to start with -- I was only thinking about the single short dance pattern, but the music actually has quite a few different sections.  But, now I have a link to include in the annotated playlist!:  

Transcribed From Old Folk Dance Cassette by lgs1

While I was at it, I wrote down the 3-measure step pattern:

Measure	1				2				3
Count (4/4)	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
Or Count (2/2)	1	&	2	&	1	&	2	&	1	&	2	&
Foot	L		R		L		R	L	R		L	R
Direction	↗		→		↘		↑	●	↘		↑	●

Feb 18, 2022 Annotated Playlist

Lesnoto (Makedonsko Devojce)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Corlu (Vinitz tuta soia)	Music	Dance	Notes
Eshebo	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Momino Horo	Music	Dance	Notes
Stray Cat Strut	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Carnaval de Lanz (Lantzeko Ihauteria; Zortziko)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora de la Titu	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Trava Trava (Karotseri Trava, Καροτσέρη τράβα)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sitno Malisevsko	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Aj Lipo Ti Je	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Varnenska Tropanka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Maricensko Pravo Horo (Marichensko Horo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Bicak	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Tokyo Polka (Ievan Polkka)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Cocek (Ramo Ramo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Annas Visa [Vals]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ooska Gookas	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Mechkin Kamen	Music	Dance	Notes
Zapevala Sojka Ptica	Music	Dance		Sheet Music
Jeftanovicevo Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Shumarsko Horo (Devojče belo, cârveno, džanum)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Erev Ba	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Fluierata	Music	Dance	Notes
Pirinsko Oro	Music	Dance	Notes
Ishu Byala Nedo (Ишу, бяла Недо)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Zensko Za Raka (Женско оро за рака)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Varka Sto Yialo (Βάρκα στο γυαλό )	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Byala Roza (Biala Roza) [Devetorka]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Trgnala Rumjana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

Feb 11, 2022 Annotated Playlist

Do You Like, Mam'selle, The Greece	Music	Dance	Notes*	Chords
Somogyi Karikazo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sundown (When the Sun Goes Down)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Sarajevka Kolo (Ja sam Jovicu sarala varala)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Radino Horo	Music	Dance		Chords
Kjustendilska Racenica (Snosti Si Rada Pristana))	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora de la Cimpie [Hora din Câmpie] (Ma dusei cu badea-n lunca)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Divcibarsko Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Jerusalema	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Senin Canina (Sevdalıyım (Kız Ben Senin Canına))	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
I Trata (Η Τράτα μας η Κουρελού)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kol Dodi	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ivanice (Vie se, vie oro makedonsko)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Pe Gheata	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Branle de la Fosse aux Loups	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hambo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Love a Rainy Night* [South Side Shuffle]	Music	Dance**	Notes**	Chords
Sweet Girl (Siroon Agcheek)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Cupid Shuffle	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lubili Se Dvama Mladi (Le retour des grues)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lisu 7 Step	Music	Dance	Notes
Sitno Malisevsko	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Bingeol (Bingyol)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ishu Byala Nedo (Ишу, бяла Недо)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Legnala Dana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sovevuni	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora et Labora (Hai, Inima Hai)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Siljina Setnja	Music		Notes
Hora Veche (În amintirea lăutarilor))	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Mori Shej, Sabina	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

*"Do You Like, Mam'selle, the Greece" is choreographed of various hasapiko steps

** “Love A Rainy Night” is a 32-count dance pattern, Southside Shuffle is 28 counts, but the only difference is that the first 4 counts are repeated for Love A Rainy Night.

Feb 4, 2022 Annotated Playlist

Stella di Maggio	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Seljancica Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Banjsko (Narod Se Sobral)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Raina Samodiva	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Platky	Music	Dance
Itele	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lesnoto Oro (Pravo Lesnoto Oro)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Maica (Maica, Maiculita Mea)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ishu Byala Nedo (Ишу, бяла Недо)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Tri Godini Se Ljubevme [Devetorka]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Joc de Leagane	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ventzi's Arap (Katerino Mome)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Haderian schottis (Toppen för kroppen är gammaldans)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Oro Pembe (Pembe Oro)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Toichevo Kolo	Music	Dance		Sheet Music
Imate Li Vino	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Haire Mamougeh	Music	Dance	Notes
Sovevuni	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Yolanda	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Gavotte d'Honneur (Son ar serjant major | Me zo ur serjant-major)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Neda Voda Nalivala	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Svornato (Karaj Majčo, Gajdana Sviri, Гайдине Свирят)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Slavej Mi Pije	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Oj Maju Maju (ой маю маю я оченята)	Music	Dance		Lyrics
Kirco Na Cardak Sedese	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Valle Toskerishte (Te dua per vete)	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Gaida	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Galyam, Galyam	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Djanguritsa [Moreau version] (Dzangurica, ДЖАНГУРИЦА)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Heyamo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music