ISRAELI DANCE & ROBIN STARR (OF THE DIFFERENT SOCKS DANCE COMPANY)

HORA METSUYAN NOTATION

Dance Introduced by      Robin Starr, 2005

Formation                     Circle

Starting position            Facing centre, holding hands

Meter                            4/4

SEQUENCE OF DANCE

PART 1 X 2

PART 2 X 2

PART 1 X 2

PART 2 X 2

Measure         Count              Step

PART 1

1                        1-8                Sway R(1,2), sway L onto L, pivot on L to face CW(3,4), double step (RLR hold) along circle line(5-8)

2                        1-8                Step on L(1,2), hop on L while commencing R CW turn along circle line(3,4), double step (RLR hold) while completing turn  to end facing CW(5-8)                                             

3                        1-8                Step on L(1,2), hop on L(3,4), run onto R(5,6), run onto L(7), pivot on L to face centre(8)

4                        1-8                Double step (RLR hold) - (1-4), double step  LRL (7), begin sweep R over L(8)

5                        1-7                Finish sweep onto R while kicking L back(1,2), step on L behind R(3), pivot on on L to face counter CW(4), double step (RLR) along circle line(5,7)

                           8                  begin to sweep L behind R(8)

6                        1-8                Finish  sweep onto L while kicking R fwd(1,2), run onto R(3,4), double step LRL) along circle line(5-7), pivot on L to centre(8)

7                        1-8                Double step (RLR hold) (1-4), double step (LRL hold) (5-8)

8                        1-8                Rock fwd on R shouting "OH"(1,2),rock back on L shouting "OH"(3,4), for counts 5-8, repeat counts 1-4.

                                      For each second time part 1 is done, on measure 8 count 8, pivot on L to face counter CW    

PART 2

1                        1-8                 Run on R(1,2), run on L(3,4), jump on both L & R(5,6), jump onto R holding L so that from foot to knee is parallel to ground(7,8)

2                        1-8                Hold completely still (1-4), jump on both L & R(5,6), jump onto L so that thigh is parallel to ground(7,8)

3                        1-8                Hold completely still(1-4), step back on R(5,6), step fwd on L(7,8)

4                        1-8                Double step (RLR hold) (1-4), double step(LRL (5-7), pivot on L to face centre(8),

5                        1-6               Jump to R landing on both feet(1,2), jump to R landing on R(3), begin sweep L behind R(4), step on L behind R(5), step to R on R(6)

                          7-8               cross L in front of R moving R(7,8)

6                        1-8                Repeat measure 5

7                        1-8                Double step (RLR hold) (1-4),  double step (LRL hold) (5-8)

8                        1-4                On both feet, swivel to R while facing centre(1,2), repeat counts 1 & 2 to L(3,4),

                          5-8                Repeat counts 1-4, each time shouting "Hey"

Note that on measure 8 for the last time in the dance

                         1-8                 Close with L and raise arms to W position(1,2), shout  MET SU YAN(3-8).   

HORA METSUYAN