Savila Se Bela Loza

A Serbian dance in long lines. The winding lines mimic grapevines winding around a fence. The lyrics say, "The white wine grapevine wound around the fence. Todar tricked Toda, kissed the girl three times. That was not the fair grapevine around the fence. Rather, that was two lovers."

Part one:

1-20 run LOD, beginning with the right foot

21-40 repeat in RLOD

Part two:

Face into the circle

1                   step right to right

2                   step left together

3                   step right

4                   small lift or kick with left foot

5-8           same steps to the left

repeat 1-8 for a total of six times (three times each direction), then begin again with part one.

Words in English

The white wine grapevine wound around

the fence.

Todar tricked Toda,

kissed the girl three times.

That was not the fair grapevine

around the fence.

Rather, that was two lovers,

two lovers.                                                      

Words in Native Tongue

-Savila se bela loza vinova

Uz tarabu vinova.

CHORUS

/Todo Todi podvalio

tri put curu poljubio./

-To ne bese bela loza vinova.

uz tarabu vinova.

-Vec to bese dvoje mili i dragi,

dvoje mili i dragi.

Alternate last verse

-Vec to bilo dvoje milo i drago,

dvoje milo i drago.