                               SUMENSKO DAJCOVO
                      Dobrudja Region - Eastern Bulgaria

Source:     As learned by Tom Deering at the Koprivstica Festival, 
            Bulgaria, 1991.

Pronounced: SHU-men-sko DIE-cho-vo

Rhythm:     9/16 counted 1, 2, 3, 4   Q, Q, Q, S  (1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3)

Recording:  Any Dajcovo from the Sumen region. This dance can also be 
            done to most of the slower Dajcovos from eastern Bulgaria.

Formation:  Mixed lines of men and women, holding hands. The basic 
            position for the arms is relaxed with elbows bent and the 
            hands at about the same level as or slightly above the 
            elbows. The forearms should be roughly parallel to the 
            floor. When the arms swing, they swing first slightly 
            up then forward and down.

            This dance has stamps characteristic of the Dobrudja 
            region. They are solid but gentle, showing the respect an 
            agricultural society would have for the land that 
            nourishes them. The "Scuff" step is a sort of travelling 
            stamp done only by the men. For this step, the women would 
            just step solidly.

            The arms swing down and back up only during the last 
            measure of the pattern.

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Meas  Ct    The Dance
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            Start with weight on L foot

1     1     Facing slightly R and moving R, small Leap onto R
      2     Step on L, continuing movement to the R
      3     Leap onto R
      4     Step on L

2     1     Turning to face center, small Leap onto R
      2     Step on L next to or slightly behind R
      3     Step on R to R
      4     Stamp on L next to R, do not take weight

3     1     Facing slightly L and moving L, Step on L
      2     Small Scuff with R next to L (women just step with no weight)
      3     Step on R, continuing motion L
      4     Small Scuff with L to L (women just step with no weight)

4     1     Facing center and moving L, Step on L to L, starting arm swing down
      2     Step on R next to or slightly behind R
      3     Step on L to L. Start bringing arms back up
      4     Stamp on R in place next to L without weight.

            REPEAT the dance from the beginning

Dance Description by Tom Deering
