| Region | Armenia (Kurdish) |
|---|---|
| Formation | Short lines with leader on the right. Fortress hold with fingers interlaced or close V-hold. |
| Dance Structure | Short sequence repeated throughout the music. |
| Music Structure | 8 counts/bar, 2 bar phrases. |
| Whole Sequence (Usual Styling) | To the R in a triple step & dropping onto the L foot twice, double hop, step, touch, 7 steps back swivelling feet & stamp. |
| Alternative Styling | Kicks forward with the free foot instead of swivelling. Move diagonally out in the Triple Step. R forwards instead of to the side in bar 1 count 7. Flick foot up behind before stamp. |
| Source | Dalila Heath (who learnt it from Tom Bozigian) at the 2001 Eastbourne International Folk Festival. Tom Bozigian at Doe Dans 2005 in the Netherlands. |
| Date | Written 2002/7/21. Updated 2005/9/20, 2007/8/29, 2008/7/13 & 2008/7/21. |
Disclaimer: Mistakes are quite likely in the notes and no guarantees are made as to accuracy. There may be other versions of the same dance or other dances with the same name. Music may differ, particularly in speed, introduction and duration, between performers. The division into parts, bars & counts might not be standard. These notes of the dance are freely distributable (under GPL or CC-by-sa) in so much as the note's author's contribution but the choreography and/or collection were by other people and so their copyright might apply to the dance itself. Better than using notes, go to a dance class where it is taught by Dalila Heath or Tom Bozigian.
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