| 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 |
Argonne IFD meets most Fridays 8-10:30pm, virtually on ZoomSt Pauls UCC, 5739 Dunham Rd, Downers Grove, IL. Recreational dancing, no partners needed. $3 requested donation.
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More info: lindaandjay@comcast.net
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/argonneifd/
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Feb 25, 2022 Annotated Playlist
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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!:
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 | ↗ | → | ↘ | ↑ | ● | ↘ | ↑ | ● | ||||
Saturday, February 19, 2022
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 |
Saturday, February 12, 2022
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.
Sunday, February 6, 2022
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 |