Moldvai
A list of many of the Csángó dances from Moldva, along with useful reference videos and notations of dance steps. A variety of wind, stringed, and percussion instruments are used for dancing in Moldva, including the hegedű (fiddle), furulya (short flute), kaval (long flute), tilinkó (overtone flute), koboz (lute), dob (drum), levél síp (leaf whistle), and doromb (mouth harp). (This page is a work in progress.)
Circle and line dances
Botosánka / Munteneászka (Munteneasca)
Teaching review video (#5 of 9 dances)
Bulgáros / Bulgárjászka (Bulgăreasca)
Táncház at Fonó - 2016 (April)
Dance in two parts, pattern is A-A-B1-B2. Position is two facing lines with hands crossed behind backs (back basket). Sometimes children will run through the center as the lines are coming together, as a game to see if they can race through and avoid being squashed.
- PART A: Skips forward and back
- Skip R fwd [1], skip L fwd [2], skip R fwd [3], small skip L fwd [&], small skip R fwd [4]; skip L bk [5], skip R bk [6], skip L bk [7], small skip R bk [&], small skip L bk [8]
- PART B1: Stamps - triplets
- Stamp R 3 times fwd [1&2], step R in place [&], stamp L 3 times fwd [3&4], step L in place [&]; stamp R 3 times fwd [5&6], step R in place [&], stamp L 3 times fwd [7&8], step L in place [&]
- PART B2: Stamps - single, single, triplet
- Stamp R fwd [1], step R in place [&], stamp L fwd [2], step L in place [&], stamp R 3 times fwd [3&4], step R in place [&]; stamp L fwd [5], step L in place [&], stamp R fwd [6], step R in place [&], stamp L 3 times fwd [7&8], step L in place [&]
Cuka
Teaching review video (#6 of 9 dances)
Erdélyes / Árdeleánka (Ardeleanca)
Félöves
Gergelytánc / "Édes Gergelem"
Kezes (Hora)
Teaching review video (#1a of 9 dances)
Korobjászka (Corobiasca)
Nyelu (Alunelul)
Ördög útja (Drumul dracului)
Öves (Brâu)
Teaching review video (#4 of 9 dances)
Pálmácska
Pingvin tánc
Ráca / Récés (Raţa)
Outdoor táncház video - 2011 (June)
Részeges (Ciuleandra)
Serény magyaros
Stica
Táncház video - 2011 (November)
Szerba (Sârba)
Teaching review video (#2 of 9 dances)
Tanuló szerba / Szerba sztudencilor (Sârba studenților)
Tűz lángja
Teaching review video (#9 of 9 dances)
Vert kezes (Hora pe bătută)
Performance video - 2014 (May)
Zdrabuleánka / Zdrobuleánka (Zdrăboleanca)
Couple dances
Banu Mărăcine [Somoska]
Burlediánka / Buriliánka (Bârlădeanca)
Táncház video - 2019 (January)
Csárdáska
Táncház video - 2019 (January)
Festeres [7/8 rhythm]
Táncház video - 2010 (September)
Hojna / Csaszu (Ceasul)
Teaching review video (#7 of 9 dances)
Kecskés (Capra) [7/8 rhythm]
Teaching review video (#3 of 9 dances)
Keresel
Kettős / Gyedoi (De doi)
Kezes [couple variant]
Teaching review video (#1b of 9 dances)
Románca (Românca)
Ruszászka (Rusasca)
Táncház video - 2019 (January)
Seremoj
Teaching review video (#8 of 9 dances)