Sitna LisaСитна ЛисаMacedonia |
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| Source: | As learned by Tom Deering from Pece Atanasovski, at his camp in Oteševo Macedonia, 1976. | |
| Pronounced: | Seet-na Lee-sa | |
| Rhythm: | 7/16 - Counted:
Slow, Quick, Quick
1 2 3
3/16 2/16 2/16
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| Recordings: |
Jugoton LPY-50985: Macedonian Folk Dances, Pece Atanasovski JUGOTON LSY-61392 - Folk Orchestra 3 Mustafas 3 - Contemporary Folk Orchestra |
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| Formation: | Men and Women in mixed or separate lines, hands joined and held forward at shoulder level. Hands are lowered for the fast basic. If men are dancing in a separate line, the men can hold shoulders throughout. | |
| Step Note: | Čukče: Lift the heel of the supporting foot slightly before the beat, bringing it down on the beat. The ball of the foot does not leave the floor. When a lift is involved, usually the lifted leg is already up and in place when the Čukče is executed. | |
| Meas | Ct | BASIC FIGURE (Slow) |
| 1 | S | Facing Center and dancing in place, |
| Čukče on L, Lifting R leg in front of L knee | ||
| q-q | Step on R in place | |
| 2 | S | Čukče on R in place, Lifting L leg in front of R knee |
| q-q | Touch ball of L slightly to L | |
| 3-4 | REPEAT meas. 1-2 with opposite footwork. | |
| 5-6 | REPEAT meas. 1-2 | |
| 7-8 | REPEAT meas. 1-2 with opposite footwork. | |
| 9 | S | Turning to face slightly R, Čukče on L, Lifting R leg |
| q-q | Step on R to R | |
| 10 | S | Čukče on R, Lifting L leg in front of R |
| q-q | Step on L across in front of R | |
| REPEAT the basic figure until the music speeds up | ||
| Shorthand: |
In place: Lift, Step, Lift, Touch 4x; then Travelling: Lift, Step, Lift, Step 1x | |
| BASIC FIGURE (Fast) | ||
| (Same pattern as above with hops and double-steps) | ||
| 1 | S | Facing Center and dancing in place, |
| Hop on L, Lifting R leg in front of L knee | ||
| q-q | Step on R in place | |
| 2 | S | Hop on R in place, Lifting L leg in front of R knee |
| q | Step on L slightly to L | |
| q | Step on R in place | |
| 3-4 | REPEAT meas. 1-2 with opposite footwork. | |
| 5-6 | REPEAT meas. 1-2 | |
| 7-8 | REPEAT meas. 1-2 with opposite footwork. | |
| 9 | S | Turning to face slightly R, Hop on L, Lifting R leg |
| q-q | Step on R to R | |
| 10 | S | Hop on R, Lifting L leg in front of R |
| q-q | Step on L across in front of R | |
| REPEAT the basic figure until the music speeds up | ||
| Shorthand: |
In place: Hop, Step, Hop, Step-Step 4x; then Travelling: Hop, Step, Hop, Step 1x | |
| Variation: During meas. 9-10 of both the fast and the slow basic figure the dancers can make one clockwise turn when called by the leader. The stepwork does not change. | ||
| Squats & turns: Any of the typical men's squats & turns or leaps & squats done in other Skopje area dances like Postupano and Čučuk can be added to Sitna Lisa (see the Čučuk dance notes for details). | ||
| Dancing with the music: The basic musical unit is two measures. Sitna Lisa should be danced such that in a two measure unit the dancer first lifts one foot then the other, not the same foot twice in a row (like in a Can-can). | ||
| Dance Description by Tom Deering | ||