Romani and Romanian dances start the New Year

The New Year begins with Lindy teaching Mahala Mori Shej.  This is a Transylvania/Hungarin Roma dance introduced by Steve Kotansky.

Below are some videos of the dance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWXqxdoSz8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCBhQFgI71

Steve's notes are at the following site.

folkdancesac.org/uploads/3/5/5/0/.../cfest_2015_steve_syllabus.pdf

Susan started the year with a lively dance from Romania, Hora de la Vaduri.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9j7a_TsRog

I didn't find a video of the dance, but there are some interesting pictures in the above video.  I always wonder about the stories the people would tell.

Dance with a child and tell them your stories and you will live forever!

Another Day, Another Dance,
Happy Dancing!