Dance of the Week
Honga  
(Yiddish/Klezmer: Music from Moldova)     
Choreographed by Jim Gold 

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Welcome to our folk dance family!  
Honga is the Dance of the Week.
Music is from Moldova.     
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Written instructions: p 80.  
(or see “Read More” below.)

Honga danced by Jim Gold 

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HONGA. . .YIDDISH/KLEZMER from MOLDAVIA

Dance Meaning: A dance form from Moldavia
Pronunciation: HON-ga
Choreography: By Jim Gold. Fusion style: Using Klezmer, Croatian, Hungarian, and Moldavian folk dance style.
Music: Itzak Perlman and the Klezmatics
Formation: Open circle, arms in V position
Meter: 2/4 (4/4)
Jim Gold YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv6dOBavAtI
Introduction: 4 measures
Measures: 2/4

FIRST STEP
Croatian drmes/csardas step: Drmes body-tremble step
1-2 Step R to R (ct 1), step L next to R (ct 2)
Step R to R (ct 1), touch L next to R (ct 2)
3-4 Repeat step 1-2 opp ft and opp dir
5-8 Repeat meas. 1-4

SECOND STEP
8 syncopated Moldavian In place
1 Step on R (ct 1), tap L next to R (ct &)
lift L (ct 2), tap L (ct &)
2 Repeat meas. 1 opp, ft and opp dir
3-4 Repeat meas. 1-2
5-8 Repeat meas. 1-4

THIRD STEP
Box: Facing ctr. moving to R, CCW
1 Step R to right (ct 1), bring L next to R (ct 2)
2-4 Repeat meas. 1 3x
Moving into ctr. 16 quick shuffling steps
5 R (ct 1), L (ct &)
6-8 Repeat meas. 5 7x
9 Move to left
Cross R over L (ct 1), step on L to L (ct 2)
10-12 Repeat meas. 9 3x
13-16 Moving bkwd: Step back on R (ct 1-2), back on L (ct 1-2), step back on R (ct 1)
back on L (ct 2), step on R (ct 1-2)