Dance of the Week
Oildo Mi Novya
(Ladino music from Bosnia)
Choreographed by Jim Gold
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Oildo Mi Novya is the Dance of the Week.
Music is Ladino from Bosnia.
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Written instructions: p 137.
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Oildo Mi Novya danced by Jim Gold
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OILDO MI NOVYA. . . LADINO from BOSNIA
Dance Meaning: I heard my girl friend
Pronunciation: Oyldo Me Novya
Choreography: by Jim Gold in Bosnian/Greek folk dance style.
Music: Sung in Ladino, language of Sephardic Jews, by Flory Jagoda.
Formation: Open circle
Meter: 7/8 slow/quick/quick: s, q, q
Mood: (Feeling): Calm and inward
Style: Small-stepped “soft” syrtos
Jim Gold YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3jiMRYGZDk
Introduction: 2 measures
Measures
FIRST STEP
Syrtos: Moving CCW
1 Face ctr: Step to R (s), step L behind R(q), step R to rt (q)
2 Face CCW: Hop on R, step on L (s), step fwd R(q), step fwd LR (q)
3 Step R in place (s), step L in front (q), step R in place (q)
4 Step back on L (s), step back on R(q), step on L in place (q).
5-8 Repeat meas 1-4
Walking
9 Step fwd on R (s), fwd on L (q), fwd on R (q)
10 Step fwd on L (s), fwd on R (q), fwd on L (q)
11 Face ctr: Step R to rt side (s) bring L next to R (q, q)
12 Repeat meas 11 opp ft. opp dir
13 Tch R toe in—rt heel out(s), tch R toe out—heel in(q, q)
SECOND STEP
Part A
1 Tch R toe in, tch R toe out
2 Reel back: lift R. step on R behind L (s),
Step back on L (q), step R next to L (q).
3-4 Repeat meas 1-2 opp. ft.
5-8 Syrtos: Repeat meas 1-4 of FIRST STEP
9-10 Walking: Repeat meas 9-10 of FIRST STEP
11 Step to rt on R, bring lft tog. next to R
ORDER OF STEPS
1. First Step: 1x, Second Step: 3x
2. First Step” 1x, Second Step: 3x
3. First Step: 1x, Second Step: 1x
16 meas ending
Dance Second step 1x (11 meas), then “1/2 x” (5 extra meas. At end, step on R and hold
Oildo mi novya
Oildo mi novya Listen, my bride,
Meteldo en tino Remember this:
Ke ijo ajeno A foreign boy
Kere ser byen servido. Likes to be treated right.
Kuando veriash mi novya When you see
A vuestro suegro Your father-in-law,
Bezalde la mano Kiss his hand
Yamaldo padre muevo. And call him “my new father.”
Kuando veriash mi novya When you see
A vuestra suegra Your mother-in-law,
Bezalde la mano Kiss her hand
Yamalda madre mueva. And call her “my new mother.”
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