Dance of the Week
Pavle Mi Pie
(Macedonia)
Choreographed by Jim Gold
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Pavle Mi Pie is the Dance of the Week.
Music is from Macedonia.
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Written instructions: p 146
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Pavle Mi Pie danced by Jim Gold
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PAVLE MI PIE. . . BULGARIA
Dance Meaning: Paul Is Drinking
Pronunciation: Pavle mee pee’a
Choreography: by Jim Gold in Bulgarian folk dance style
Music: Pirin Ensemble
Formation: Open circle, arms in V position
Meter: 2/4
Youtube Video: http://bit.ly/2nnnLCN
Introduction: 8 or 16 meas
Measures:
FIRST STEP (PART I)
Basic hora
1 Step R to rt (ct 1), cross L over R (ct 2)
2 Step R (ct 1), lift L (ct 2)
3 Step on L (ct 1), lift R (ct 2)
4-24 Repeat meas 1-3 7x
SECOND STEP (PART II)
Pravo and grapevine (optional arms in W position)
Moving diag right into ctr
1 R(ct 1), L(ct &), R(ct 2)
2 L(ct 1),
Move diag rt out of ctr
R (ct 2), step on L (ct &)
3 R (ct 1), L (ct 2)
4-6 Diag right out of ctr, Repeat meas 1-3
4-step grapevine
7 Step R to rt (ct 1), step L front of R (ct 2)
8 Step R to rt side of R (ct 3), step L behind R (ct 4)
9-14 Repeat meas 1-6 of SECOND STEP
Pravo and two stamps
15 Step on R (ct 1), light stamp on L (ct 2)
16 Step on L (ct 1), light stamp on R (ct 2)
ORDER OF STEPS
1. First Step: 1x, Second Step: 1x
Words in Macedonian and English below.
Павле ми пие
Павле ми пие, Павле ми пие
вино ем ракија, вино ем ракија.
Море тој ми испил
три илјади гроша.
Везден седи Павле море,
во ладна меана,
вино пие, ем лута ракија.
Кога дојде време
вино да се плати,
Павле пари нема.
Везден седи Павле море,
во ладна меана,
вино пие, ем лута ракија.
Ајде проговара, проговара,
млада меанџика:
– Море ја продај си
твоја брза коња,
вино да си платиш!
Везден седи Павле море,
во ладна меана,
вино пие ем лута ракија.
Дејгиди Павле,
Павле пијаница.
Дејгиди Павле,
зошто вино пиеш
кога пари немаш?
Везден седи Павле море,
во ладна меана,
вино пие ем лута ракија.
Pavle is drinking
Pavle is drinking, Pavle is drinking,
wine and brandy, wine and brandy.
He already drank
three thousand Groschen.
Pavle sits all day
in the cold tavern,
drinking wine and strong spirits.
When the time came
to pay for the wine,
Pavle has no money.
Pavle sits all day
in the cold tavern,
drinking wine and strong spirits.
The young landlord’s wife
says:
– You better sell
your fast horse
to pay for the wine!
Pavle sits all day
in the cold tavern,
drinking wine and strong spirits.
Hey Pavle,
drunkard Pavle.
Hey Pavle,
why do you drink wine
when you have no money?
Pavle sits all day
in the cold tavern,
drinking wine and strong spirits.