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GRECZINIKE
Grečinikė
It is a merry, energetic dance, very popular among young people. There
are a lot of different variants of this dance, and here we provide one of the most popular
variants.

audio/grecinike.mp3
The sequence of the dance
The dancers stand in pairs and join both
hands in a simple way low (the dancers can stand also in pairs in a row) (1 figure) |
1. Dancing
(8 bars) |
1-2 bar |
The dancers starting with a right foot,
dance two swinging-springing steps (step and jump on the same foot, while the other is
slightly lifted crosswise). |
1 figure |
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3-4 bar |
Still joining hands in the same way,
dancers in four running steps turn around one circle in the same place (2 figure). |
2 figure
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5-6 bar |
The movements of 1-2 bar are repeated. |
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7-8 bar |
Still joining hands in the same way,
dancers turn round in three running steps in the same place and end in a jump*. In the end
the dancers remain side by side, joining hands in a simple way low (3 figure). |
3 figure |
2. Going for a walk (8 bars) |
1 bar |
Dancers dance two running steps forward,
starting with an outside leg (3 figure) |
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2 bar |
Dancers dance swinging-springing step,
starting with the outside feet further in the same direction. With joined hands they wave
in the direction of movement. |
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3-4 bar |
The movements of 1-2 bar are repeated in
the opposite direction (4 figure). |
4 figure
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5-6 bar |
Starting with the outside foot, dancers
dance two swinging-springing steps. |
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7-8 bar |
Joining both stretched hands, in two
running steps and one jump, dancers turn around one circle in the same place (2 figure). |
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Further the dance is danced from the beginning.
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