Hello Friends,
Kalispell International Folk Dancing resumes Saturday night after a two-week hiatus. It'll be cold,
but the snow looks to be over, so come warm up with some fun new dances from the Steam and Stomp
last weekend at Boulder Hot Springs. We dance from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Salvation Army gym, 110
Bountiful Drive (a block east of Hwy 93 and a block south of the hospital). A $3 donation is requested
to help pay for the gym rental.
Steam and Stomp was well attended and excellent, as always, despite the cold, wind and light snow outside.
Thanks again to Bill Bucher of Helena for organizing it. Sally, Susan, Bill and Russ had dances to teach,
and there was a tribute dance on Sunday for two of our friends that we lost recently, Marvin Black and
Sam Martinez. Sam's son Joe joined us for Saturday's dancing. Sally and Alan were among those who
were able to attend the memorial service for Sam in Helena on Sunday afternoon following Steam and
Stomp. "I know everyone with long drives had to get home," she wrote, "but a good number of
Helena-area folk dancers went, as well as Cecelia and her mother-in-law. About 50 people attended,
mostly from Sam's church. Theresa gave a very interesting rendition of the story of Sam's life, and son
Joe also spoke a bit. There were hymns and prayers, and several different people, including Bill Bucher,
stood up to tell stories about Sam. I was glad we were able to go."
A memorial for Marvin is tentatively scheduled for May.
Cecelia in Bozeman sent the following interesting postscript to Steam and Stomp. (If the links aren't live,
I think you can copy and paste them into the address bar.)
Regarding dances and questions from the weekend:
Video of a Russian dance that Sally taught, Ya da Kalinushku Lomala:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08D8P4boUpQ&NR=1
Russ taught: Valle Pogonishte. Those lyrics and many others are at:
http://www.hopp-zwei-drei.de/Texte/Kurzsicht_Lieder_20101218.pdf
Agchka Jerazanke is on Steam and Stomp 2002 video, tape 2, at 109 minutes.
Horehronsky (hoh-reh HROHN-skee) Czardas is a women’s dance from the upper
Hron Valley in Slovakia. It shows Hungarian influence but it is still
basically Slovakian. It was introduced by Anatol Joukowsky at the University
of the Pacific Folk Dance Camp, 1967. Here are 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.
For more information on international dancing and links to upcoming events,
free music and other information, visit the Kalispell International Folk
Dancers web site, where you can also find playlists from past dances:
http://montanafolkdance.org/flathead/
DANCES 02-26-11
Slow Singing Pravo Bulgaria
Niguno Shel Yossi Israel
Dobrudzanski Buenek Bulgaria
Dospatsko Horo Bulgaria
Djado mitjovata Bulgaria
Cetvorno Shopsko Horo Bulgaria
Setnja Serbia
Siriul Romania
Tamzara Armenia
Tresenica Serbia
Sweet Girl Turkey
Ya da kalinushku lomala Russia
Eretz Eretz Israel
Tropca Romania
Ajde Jano Serbia
Jacob's Ladder or Sulam Yaakov Israel
Dance Above the Rainbow Ireland
"Changerais-tu Brittany
Hora ca la Caval Romania
Cepelarsko Horo Bulgaria
Duke of Kent's Waltz England
Mori Odajo Macedonia
Pe Batute Romania
Sestorka Serbia
Posties Jig2 Scotland
Zorba Greece
Tervelska Raka Bulgaria
DANCERS 02-26-11
1. Russ
2. Jackie
3. Don
4. Rose
5. Karen
6. Jon
7. Mia
8. Connie
9. Roger
10. Sharon
11. Sam
12. Ruth
13. Jackie v