Horehronsky Czardas

Hungarian dance, in a circle, hands joined in circle or basket.

Intro

1-2                 walk LOD R-L

3        bring R to L, face into circle, bend knees slightly

4        straighten knees

5-8                 repeat 1-4

9        step into circle with R, lead with R hip

10       bring L to R

11       step into circle with L, lead with L hip

12       bring R to L

13-16   back out of the circle with small steps RLRL

repeat 1-16 for total of 6 times, pause for music

"part A"

1-2                 step L to L, just a little bouncy

3-4                 bring R to L

5-6                 step L into circle

7-8                 bring R to L

9-10    step L back out of circle

11-12       bring R to L

13-16       back out of the circle with small steps LRLR

"part B" (czardas step)

1        step L into circle, lead with L hip

2                         bring R to L

3                         step L into circle

4                         brush R past L (can stomp heel)

5                         step R into circle, lead with R hip

6                         bring L to R

7                         step R into circle

8                         brush L past R (can stomp heel)

9                         step on L

10                    brush/stomp R

11                    step on R

12                    brush/stomp L

13-16       back out of the circle with small steps LRLR

"part C"

1-2                 step L to L, face a little LOD so you're almost moving backwards (turn R heel RLOD a little, too)

3-4                 pull/slide R to L, face center

5-16            repeat 1-4, total of 8

"part D"

1        step L to L, on toes

2                         cross R over L, bend knees (this is one "rita)

3-12            repeat 1-2, total of 6 ritas

13-16       run LRLR, kick heels up behind you just a little

And now, the dance:

Intro

AABABA

AABABA

CCBCBC

CCBCBC

DDBDBD*

*on the last part D

13-14       run LR

15       step L to L

16       bring R to L, end dance

Lyrics

Tota Hel’pa, tota Hel’pa To je pekné mesto. Av tej Hel’pe, av tej Hel’pe Shvarnych chlapcov je sto.   /Koho je sto, toho je sto ne po mojej vôli. Len za jednym, len za jednym Srdiechko ma boli./   Za Janichkom, za Pavlichkom, krok by nespravila. Za Durichkom, za Misichkom, Dunaj preskochila.   /Dunaj Dunaj Dunaj Dunaj, aj to shiro pole, len za jednym, len za jednym potyeshenie moje./

This Hel'pa, this Hel'pa is a nice town. And in Hel'pe there are a hundred handsome boys.   This hundred, that hundred are not to my liking. Only for one, only for one, my heart aches.   For John, for Paul, she wouldn't take a single step. For George, for Mike, she'd jump over the Danube.   Danube, Danube, and a wide field, only for one, only for one, My darling.