May 23, 2025 Annotated Playlist

Dramskoto (Dujni Mi, Dujni)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Shiri Li Kineret ( שירי לי כנרת)	Music*	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Triandifillia (Απάνω στην τριανταφυλλιά, Apano Stin Triandafillia)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Zile de la Mine	Music		Notes	Lyrics
Eleno Mome	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Miserlou	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Imate Li Vino	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
U Sest (Prelaz Kolo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Gocino Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sano Duso [Vranjanka]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Enigma (Αίνιγμα) (אניגמה)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Platky	Music	Dance		Sheet Music
Svornato (Karaj Majčo, Gajdana Sviri, Гайдине Свирят)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Syrtos (Siko Horepse Kukli Mu)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Menuett till Slangpolska Musik (Pollonesse I D-Måll ur Trästadsamlingen)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Siman She'ata Tza'ir ( סימן שאתה צעיר)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Scottish des Troubadours [Fransk Reinlender, La Scottish du Point Sublime] (Hestekaren)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lesnoto (NAMA Lesnoto Medley)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Chikulata Chikita (Τσικουλάτα)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Ya Da Kalinushku Lomala	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Tatkovino Oro (Tatkovino Jugoslavijo)	Music	Dance		Sheet Music
La Bordeiul cel din Vale	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Vallja e Pllanes		Dance	Notes
Rumelaj	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Shav El Admati	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
La Derniere Danse		Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

*Shiri Li Kineret music recording has a few extra beats between chorus & verse that have been clipped out of the music used for the dance

May 16, 2025 Annotated Playlist

Ajde Lepa Maro (Ајде, лепа Маро)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sa-cha-ki (Sachki, Sachki)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Rueckelreih	Music		Notes	Sheet Music
Trakisjka Racenica Na Horo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Pinosavka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Denjovo Horo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
At Va'ani	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
İşte Hendek İşte Deve	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lepa Moja Milena/Drmacica	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ugros (Délalföldi táncok: Ugrós, The Monks are Walking in Clogs)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Enigma (Αίνιγμα) (אניגמה)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Haire Mamougeh	Music	Dance	Notes
Svadba Golema [Romska Gajda]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
For A Birthday [Ugros] (Születésnapra)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Prekid Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Cocek (Ramo Ramo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Raca [Vlaski]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ma Navu	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Långdans från Sollerön	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Miresii (Gată-Ti Fată Iăduta)	Music	Dance*	Notes	Sheet Music
Masâr	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Tin Tin Tini Mini Hanim	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Tino Mori (Bog Da Bie, Tino Mori, Бог да бие, Тино мори)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Tzadik Katamar	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Arabanoo (Bool Bool, Bülbül )	Music		Notes	Sheet Music
Indijski Cocek (Na Khelav, Na Gilavav)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Corlu Aroman (Hai Armani)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Adjon Az Isten (Let God Give)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

* The Hora Miresii video with Theodor Vasilescu is a little different from the version taught by Nico Helferink that we do

 

Documentary on the Contra Dance Community

In  The Picayune Sentinel I came across a link to this youtube video of a short documentary about the contra dance community:

 

May 9, 2025 Annotated Playlist

Kendime (Söyle Sazım)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Idam ne Idam (Oi, Ela Mi Felidje)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Jovano Jovanke	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Jondane Johane	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
E Shukar Romnji	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Omonoia	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Beleilot Hakayitz Hachamim ( בלילות הקיץ החמים )	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Nagaiki Samba (長生きサンバ)	Music	Dance		Chords
Ne Félj Lányom	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Orijent (Brdjanka Kolo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Svekrvino (Mamo koj chuka na porti)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Vrni Se Vrni	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ajde Jano	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Bavno Oro	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Moj Maro, Moj Marinë	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hodoroaga	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ding Dong Daddy (I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Istanbul Bar (Istanbul (Not Constantinople))	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hanter Dro + An Dro [Dans Trikot]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Setnja	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Belasicko Oro	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Cobankat	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sadi Moma	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Syrtos Pyleas (Kato St'alonia)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kruchmarsko	Music	Dance	Notes
Pomasko Sirto (Bavno Makedonsko)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Guzelleme	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
L'Homme qui Marche	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

May 2, 2025 Annotated Playlist

Arnautsko Horo (Sardisale Lešogkiot Manastir)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lemonia (Mori Kontoula Lemonia, Κοντούλα λεμονιά)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Julud	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Halte Mich Fest (Pida minusta kiinni)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Mountain Spring	Music		Notes
Bahama Mama	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Një Bahçe O Me Portokalle	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Vodeno Horo (Zaženi Se Janka)	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Fado Portugues de Nos	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Skip (Down at the Twist and Shout)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Paraliakos (I Bratsera, or Vratsera)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Strumicka Petorka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Love a Rainy Night* [South Side Shuffle]	Music	Dance	Notes*	Sheet Music
Sweet Girl (Siroon Agcheek)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ais Giorgis (Kato ston Ai Giorgi)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Preumblata de Femei	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Koritsa (Don’t Cry; Mos Qaj) [Valle nga Konispol]	Music	Dance	Notes
Horehronsky Czardas (To ta Hel'pa)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ventzi's Arap (Katerino Mome)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
An Dro Retourne (Changerais-Tu)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Annas Visa [Vals]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
For A Birthday [Ugros] (Születésnapra)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Karamfil	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Podaraki (Ποδαράκι )	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Jo 'N Jo Tango (Hernando's Hideaway)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Promoroácă	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Le Retour Du Fils Soldat	Music	**		Lyrics

* 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.

** Le Retour du Fils Soldat is just the same steps as Biserka/Bojarka, but done to the left instead of the right.

 

Apr 25, 2025 Annotated Playlist

Seta	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ma Navu	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Athela Mou	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Byala Roza (Biala Roza) [Devetorka]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kvar Acherei Chatzot [Mechol Hasheket]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sborenka [Leegwater version]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Corlu (Vinitz tuta soia)	Music	Dance	Notes
Valle e Permetit (Moj Kunadhja Leshverdho)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
În grădina lui Ion	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sirba Pe Loc (Sârba morărenilor)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Dospatsko Horo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sardana Curta	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ivanice (Vie se, vie oro makedonsko)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Harmonika	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kostursko Oro (Dodek je moma pri majka)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Mori Shej, Sabina [Shannon version]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Mare Bucovineana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sa (Disko Partizani)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Lesi (Kapetan Leši)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Cupanica	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Kiskanásztánc	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Osman Aga			Notes	Sheet Music
New York New York	Music	Dance	Notes*	Sheet Music
Zumpa Ondo (Zunpa Ondo)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Prekid Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Oi Na Hori Stoit Khata (Ой, на горі стоїть хата)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Zek Zek Dadumle	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Nyandalo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

*NY NY notes are close to what we do, but the footwork and turning direction in the second 8 counts is opposite

Taking off one more Friday - not meeting 4/18/2025

 We're taking off one more week, and will NOT be meeting for Friday night dancing on Zoom Friday April 18, 2025 (Good Friday).  We look forward to seeing you again soon.  Happy Passover, Easter, etc.

Free Saturday afternoon Concerts - May 3 Senior Suburban Orchestra, May 10 New Horizons Band

https://www.seniorsuburbanorchestra.org/

http://www.nhbdupage.com/

Not meeting next 4 Fridays, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11

 We're taking a 4-week hiatus from our usual Zoom folk dance meetings on Friday nights.  We'll keep in touch with a weekly e-mail if you're on our list, to point out upcoming events in the folk dance world, virtual or otherwise, with a "funny" at the end, and to send out a reminder when we resume our Friday Zoom meetings.

Here are some links where you can find other live and virtual folk/dance and related events in the meantime:

https://argonneifd.blogspot.com/2025/01/2025-upcoming-events-you-might-be.html 

https://nfo-usa.com/virtual-events-calendar/ 

https://nfo-usa.com/major-events/ 

https://www.virtualdanceroom.net

 https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/ (hosts the monthly Global Dance Parties on Zoom)

You can also check out the 5-years-worth(!) of annotated playlists from our Zoom dance sessions, which have links to dance videos, music, and dance descriptions  where available, so you can dance and listen to the music you enjoy from Friday dancing at your own convenience:

 https://argonneifd.blogspot.com/search?q=annotated  (There's also a search box at the top left corner of the blog where you can search dance names.  More recent posts are more likely to have valid links that haven't crumbled over time).

The Folk Dance With Henry youtube channel has lots of folk dance videos and playlists suitable for dancing along -- https://www.youtube.com/@folkdancewithhenry5122/videos

There are also 5 years of Zoom videos of Dit's Wednesday night Zoom/hybrid folk dancing archived on this youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@Olshanr1 

Tons of dance descriptions, many with videos and links to music are available on the Folk Dance Musings blog:  https://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/

 So, keep dancing, and we look forward to seeing you next month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar 7, 2025 Annotated Playlist

Biserka/Bojarka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Casutsa Noastra	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Jondane Johane	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Fezodhervenaghas	Music	Dance	Notes
Auauauau (Ziua-n care tu m-ai sărutat)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Dos Amantes (Dos amantes tengo la mi mama)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Trgnala Rumjana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Indijski Cocek (Na Khelav, Na Gilavav)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Arap (Zajko Kokorajko)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Novo Zagorsko	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Sapri Tama	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Gocino Kolo	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Ventzi's Arap (Katerino Mome)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Avant deux en ronde – Poitou/Vendée (Entrez La Belle en Vigne)	Music*	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Bourrée deux temps – Berry (Chassepain)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
For A Birthday [Ugros] (Születésnapra)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Pinosavka	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Dobra, Nevesto (Snosti e Dobra docna sedela)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Moj Dragane, Moj Nevene	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hora Nirkoda	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Mori Shej, Sabina [Shannon version]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Cajun Express (Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés) [Alunelul de la Urzica]	Music	Dance**	Notes**	Sheet Music
Djurdjevica	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
În grădina lui Ion	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Oj Maju Maju (ой маю маю я оченята)	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Karamfil	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Moonlight Swing (Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under)	Music	Dance	Notes	Chords
Devichya Khorovodnaya [Девичья Хороводная]	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music
Hakinor Hane'eman	Music	Dance	Notes	Lyrics
Legnala Dana	Music	Dance	Notes	Sheet Music

*The 2-CD set “Chaï Live – Bal de Granit” that includes the recording of “Entrez La Belle en Vigne” is available at this link: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/gonzo-collectif-2-deleted/boutiques/benoit-guerbigny-cd-s

** Cajun Express incorporates the steps to Alunelul de la Urzica, plus another variation