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VENGIERKA - LELINGERIS
This dance is danced in fours. The music of the dance consists of two
parts, 2/4 time, tempo is moderate.

audio/vengierka.mp3
The sequence of the dance
Two pairs stand one behind another.
Dancers in a pair join hands (woman’s - left, man’s - right), the first pair joins is
free hands with the second pair behind it, this way a ‘wheelbarrow' is formed (1 figure) |
Part 1
(8 bars) |
1 bar |
All dancers dance two simple steps forward
(women - right, men - left foot) |
1 figure |
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2 bar |
A triangle step with in the same place
(women’s - right, men’s - left foot)
“one” - to stretch the leg with toes forward,
“and” - to pass in a curved line along to the side;
“two” - to add to the left foot;
“and” - a pause. |
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3-4 bar |
The dancers repeat the movements of 1-2
bar, but start dancing with the other foot. |
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5-6 bar |
Starting with the outside leg, the dancers
step four simple steps forward. |
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7-8 bar |
Everybody dance two triangle steps first
with the outside leg, then with the inside leg. (please refer to movements of 2 bar). |
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2.Changing places (16 bars) |
1-4 bar |
The dancers are not changing the way of
joining hands and once again repeat the movements of 1-4 bar: simple steps forward and a
triangle step. |
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5-6 bar |
The dancers of the first pair let their
hands free (but they do not let the hands, joined with the second pair, free), turn round
their outside shoulders, and, starting with the outside legs, dance four simple steps
behind the second pair, which is not changing the way of joining hands and goes four steps
forward to the place of the first pair. Having gone behind the second pair, the dancers
join inside hands (2, 3 figure). |
2 figure
3 figure |
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7-8 bar |
Having changed places, the pairs dance two
triangle steps, first with outside leg, then with inside leg. |
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9-16 bar |
The dancers repeat the movements of 1-8
bar, but now the second pair goes behind the first couple. |
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Further the dance is danced from the
beginning. |
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