2007-2008 Beginning Teaching

There will be a Beginning Teaching session every week on Thursday Nights from 6:30 to 8:00
The class will run from September through August. Newcomers are welcome to enjoy the ongoing classes.
Classes will focus on fundamental skills, common dances, groups of dances with common themes, and review.
The following schedule is an estimate of the dances to be covered each week and is not a definite schedule.
                                    
Class Dance List
Alunelul, Pajdusko, Zaplanski Cacak, Syrtos, Syrtos Pyleas, Makedonka, Lesnoto, Ajde Jano, Tripotis, Legnala Dana, Miserlou, Kritikos, Chaniotikos, Glava li ta Boli, Hanter Dro, Karagouna, Pinosavka, Itele, Triti Puti, Alunelul de la Urzica, Trgnala Rumjana, Seta, Pravo, Basic Racenica, Frunza, Ersko Kolo, Arnold's Circle, Sirdes (Armenian Misirlou), Rumelaj, Zensko za Raca, Zemer Atik, Korobuska, Grunzanka Kolo, Cocek Indijsky, Erev Ba, Ma Na'Avu, Tzadik Katamar, Pata Pata, Shiri li Kinneret, Sham Hareh Golan, Denjovo Horo, Bajrace, Adjon az Isten, Cimpoi, Mika's Kolo, Mairi's Wedding, Oy Memo, Teen, Gocino Kolo, Ali Pasa, Five Part Cacak, Three Hand Fling, Do Mar Chiften, Ketri Ketri, Rozelaar, Panagjursko Horo, Zalna Majka, Trip to Bavaria, Biserka-Bojarka, Haora Haktana, Makazice-Bela Rada, Lemonia, Gypsy wine, Gankino, Devetorka, La Bastringue, Le Laride, Hole-In-The-Wall, Koritsa, Ini Vitui, Bucimis, Rustemul, Stara Vlajna, Tino Mori, Sylvrianos Syrtos, Berovka, Carlama, Swedish-Finnish Mixer, Tsamikos, Setnja, Orijent, Ba Pardess, Issios, Sadilo Mome, Bavno Oro, Sarajevka, Arap, Arvanitov Lachas, Cetvorka, Imala Majka, Cocek za Merak, Mykoniotikos, Trava Trava, Lefkaditikos, Lerikos, Paraliakos, Trakijska Racenica, Iste Hendeck, Never On Sunday, Basic Cocek, Opsa (102 Dances)

Fall 2008 Beginning Class
Song Samples from the Tuesday & Thursday Teaching lists may be found at the following link.
Teaching List Song Samples

Fall 2007 Beginning Teaching Schedule.
Sept 20th with Sam: "Countdown" dances:   Alunelul, Pajdusko, Zaplanski Cacak, plus Syrtos
Sept 27th with Sam: "Syrtos" & Lesnoto   Syrtos, Syrtos Pyleas, Makedonka, Lesnoto, Ajde Jano, plus Tripotis
Oct 4th with Sam: Review of Dances plus   Legnala Dana
Oct 11th with Sam: "Miserlous":   Miserlou, Kritikos, Chaniotikos, Glava li at Boli
Oct 18th with Sam: Review of Dances plus   Hanter Dro, Karagouna
Oct 25th with Sam: "Vines":   Pinosavka, Itele
Nov 1rst with Sam: Pas-de-Basques & others   Triti Puti, Alunelul de la Urzica, Trgnala Rumjana
Nov 6th (Tue) with Sam: (7-9 at Willamalane)   Seta, Pravo, Basic Racenica, Frunza, Ersko Kolo, Zemer Atik
Nov 13th (Tue) with Sam: (7-9 at Willamalane)   Arnold's Circle, Sirdes, Rumelaj, Zensko za Raca
Nov 22nd with Sam: No Dancing - Thanksgiving Holiday!  
Nov 29th with Sam:   Korobuska
Folkdance Class will run 6:30-8:00 beginning in December
Dec 6th with Sam:   Grunzanka Kolo, Cocek Indijsky
Dec 13th with Sam:   Erev Ba, Ma Na'Avu, Tzadik Katamar, Shiri li Kinneret, Sham Hareh Golan, Pata Pata
Dec 20th with Sam:   Denjovo Horo, Bajrace, Adjon az Isten
Dec 27th with Sam: Holiday Party!   Cimpoi & Review
Jan 3rd with Sam: New Year's!   Mika's Kolo
Jan 10th with Sam: Scottish   Mairi's Wedding
Jan 17th with Sam: Review   Sa Gjigjile & Review
Jan 24th with Sam:   All Review
Jan 31rst with Sam:   All Review
Feb 7th with Sam:   Oy Memo, Teen, Gocino Kolo, Ali Pasa, Three Hand Fling, Do Mar Chiften, Ketri Ketri
Feb 14th with Sam: Happy Valentines Day!   Rozelaar, Five-Part Cacak
Feb 21rst with Sam:   Panagjursko Horo, Zalna Majka
Feb 28th with Sam:   Trip to Bavaria, Biserka Bojarka
Mar 6th with Sam:   Haora Haktana, Makazice-Bela Rada, Gypsy wine, Lemonia
Mar 13th with Sam:   Gankino, Devetorka, La Bastringue, Pravo
Mar 20th with Sam: No Class - Dance Party   Le Laride, Hole-In-The-Wall, Koritsa, Ini Vitui
Mar 27th with Sam:   Bucimis
April 3rd with Sam:   Rustemul, Stara Vlajna, Tino Mori, Sylvrianos Syrtos
April 10th with Sam:   Berovka, Carlama, Swedish-Finnish Mixer, Tsamikos, Setnja
April 17th with Sam:   Mostly Review
April 24th with Sam:   No Class For This Evening
May 1rst with Sam:   Orijent, Ba Pardess, Issios, Sadilo Mome
May 8th with Sam:   Bavno Oro, Sarajevka
May 15th with Sam:   Arap, Arvanitov Lachas, Cetvorka, Imala Majka
May 22nd with Sam:   Cocek za Merak, Mykoniotikos, Trava Trava, Lefkaditikos, Lerikos, Paraliakos
May 29th with Sam:   Trakijska Racenica, Iste Hendeck, Never On Sunday, Basic Cocek, Opsa
Approximately 102 dances were taught by the end of May!
Beginning in June the class will systematically review all of the dances that the class has been taught!

Summer Schedule
The Summer Review lists below are currently very tentative and show the pool of dances we will draw from for each evening.
These lists will certainly change as the Summer Reviews progress.

Occasional breaks may occur throughout the summer.
Check the schedule below for updates.

June 5th with Sam:  
Review: Seta, Hanter Dro, Syrtos, Erev Ba, Tzadik Katamar, Lerikos,
Korobuska, Oy Memo, Imala Majka, Biserka, Ini Vitui, Swedish-Finnish Mixer, Rustemul,
Opsa, Stara Vlajna, Glava li at Boli,

June 12th with Sam:  
Review: Seta, Tzadik Katamar, Syrtos, Oy Memo, Rustemul, Lerikos,
Arnold's Circle, Misirlou, Ini Vitui, Korobuska, Stara Vlajna, Imala Majka,
Iste Hendeck, Never On Sunday, Cetvorka, Zemer Atik, Glava li at Boli,

June 19th with Sam:  
Review: Seta, Hanter Dro, Ma Na'Avu, Opsa, Erev Ba, Rustemul, Tzadik Katamar, Syrtos,
Arnold's Circle, Misirlou, Korobuska, Ini Vitui, Iste Hendeck, Lerikos, Carlama, Ba Pardess,
Orijent, Devetorka, Zemer Atik, Never On Sunday, Ajde Jano - both versions, Rozelaar

June 26th with Sam:  
Review:
Seta, Stara Vlajna, Sa Gjigjile, Syrtos, Orijent, Iste Hendeck, Never On Sunday, Opsa, Rustemul,
Ajde Jano Medley, Zemer Atik (A Nancy Anderson Tribute), Ba Pardess, Arnold's Circle, Korobuska,
Imala Majka, Cetvorka,

July 3rd with Sam:  
Review:
Hanter Dro, Sa Gjigjile, Cocek - "Mig Mig", Bucimis, Chaniotikos, Orijent, Trip to Bavaria, Mairi's Wedding,
Ali Pasa, Iste Hendeck, Never On Sunday, Ba Pardess, Cimpoi, Ajde Jano Medley

July 10th with Sam:  
Review:
Sa Gjigjile, Hanter Dro, Iste Hendeck, Bajrace, Trip to Bavaria, Bucimis, Chaniotikos,
Orijent, Five-Part Cacak, Tino Mori, Cimpoi, Never On Sunday
Do Mar Chiften, Zemer Atik, Rustemul, Imala Majka

July 17th with Sam:  
Review:
Sa Gjigjile, Hanter Dro, Orijent, Bajrace, Bucimis, Chaniotikos, Five-Part Cacak, Tino Mori,
Trip to Bavaria, Hole-In-The-Wall, Cimpoi, Deverovo Oro, Never On Sunday, Arnold's Circle

July 24th with Sam:  
Review:
Hanter Dro, Sa Gjigjile, Bajrace, Cetvorno (Mary's), Shiri li Kinneret, Do Mar Chiften,
Haora Haktana, Zensko Za Raca, Trip to Bavaria, Orijent, Makazice-Bela Rada,
Cimpoi, Rustemul, Tino Mori, Denjovo Horo, Never On Sunday, Ba La

July 31rst with Sam:  
Review:
Seta, Le Laride, Cetvorno Shopsko, Bajrace, Gocino Kolo, Do Mar Chiften,
Trip to Bavaria, Denjovo Horo, Five-Part Cacak, Mairi's Wedding, Frenchy Brown,

August 7th with Sam:  
Review:
Hanter Dro, Orijent, Deverovo Oro, Three Hand Fling, Makazice-Bela Rada,
Bavno Oro, Mairi's Wedding, Denjovo Horo, Le Laride,
Five-Part Cacak, Cetvorno Shopsko, Bajrace, Zensko Za Raca,

August 14th with Sam:  
Review: All Walking Dances for this Hot Summer Evening except for Trip to Bavaria & Mairi's Wedding !

Hanter Dro, Bavno Oro, Ini Vitui, Bajrace, Cocek za Merak, Miserlou, Ba Pardess, Lerikos,
Trakijska Racenica, Targovskata, Trip to Bavaria, Mairi's Wedding,
Never On Sunday, Zensko Za Raca, Traveling Cha Cha

August 21rst with Sam:  
Review (Gus):
Hanter Dro, Sa Gjigjile, Iste Hendeck, Teen, Ini Vitui, Misirlou, Trip to Bavaria,
Mairi's Wedding, Karagouna, Orijent, Tino Mori, Bavno Oro, Never On Sunday,
Arnold's Circle, Lerikos, Cimpoi, Ba La, Frenchy Brown

August 28th with Sam: Thursday Beginning class at Eugene Mennonite Church, 3590 W. 18th Ave:  

New Dances from recent workshops (Jaap, Weiner, & Yves):
Belaisko, Horo Na Pesen, Targovskata, Gumzovska Rucenica, Indze Prez Gora Varvese,
Raka, Ljavata, Osmica, Drijanovska Racenica 2, Glavinisko Cetvorno


September 4th with Sam: Thursday Beginning class at Eugene Mennonite Church, 3590 W. 18th Ave:  

 Review New Dances from last week:
Ljavata, Osmica, Drijanovska Racenica 2, Glavinisko Cetvorno,

Introduce New Dances from recent workshops:
Preskacanka, Sandy River Cetvorno

Plus Review Class Dances:
Hanter Dro, Joc Batranesc, Tflati, Karagouna, Shiri Li Kineret, Kritikos, Tzadik Katamar,
Never On Sunday, Pata Pata, Mairi's Wedding, Teen, Iste Hendek, Ini Vitui, Zensko Za Raca


A new Beginning Class will start September 11th.