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YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NICE
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It is a popular circle in the evening parties and other entertainments. The movements illustrate the text, which is sung. The circle is danced in couples. The music consists of three parts: the first part is slow, it consists of 8 bars, time 3/4; the second part is calm, it consists of 4 bars, time 2/4; the third is livelier, time 2/4; the melody of four bars is repeated as many times as wanted.

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The sequence of the circle

All couples stand in a big circle and join hands in a simple way.
 

1. A circle (8 bars)	1-8 bar “Young nice people gathered today. The merry host (hostess) is sitting by the table.	All dancers in a circle are turning the circle round in some direction (one step every crotchet).	1 figure
2. Clapping and stamping (4 bars)	1 bar “with the hands…”	The dancers stop, let their hands free, and turn to the centre of the circle.
	2 bar ” …pliaukš, pliaukš,”	Everyone claps their hands twice in front of them.
	3 -4 bar “ with the legs taukš, taukš”.	Singing dancers are standing in the same place, and in the 4 bar they stamp one or another foot.
3. The weaving of the willow, saying hello (n bars)	1-n bar “Good morning to you, to you, good evening to you, to you” 2xn.	The couples turn to each other and start weaving a willow, giving each other in turn right and left hands. This way they go round the circle, passing each other in turn round their right and left shoulders, untill meet their partners.	3 figure

The game originates from the East of Lithuania, Panevėžys region.

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