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ZILLERTALER LÄNDLER - Tirol

ZILLERTALER LÄNDLER

(07 JUL 89)

Zillertal, Tirol, Österreich

Suggested music:'Zillertaler Ländler' von Tänze der Völker 45-57150

(refT71653)

Steps:Ländler (NOT A WALTZ)

Meter:3/4 a ritardo

Formations:Couples in LOD, W free hand on hip, M free hand thumb hold on

upper suspenders, joined inner hands (W L, M R), relaxed low hold.

Sequence:Introduction

Swing Under

Ladies Back

Yoke

Step Through

Side-by-side

Fensterlein

Ending

M start left, W start right

MEASUREPATTERN

INTRODUCTION:

1-2Couples in LOD, dance rest

3 Man brings left thumb up to suspenders at left armpit level (if suspenders

not worn, then under left armpit) left arm bent at elbow, elbow slightly below shoulder height

4 Couple look at each other and acknowledge

SWING UNDER:

1-2Two Ländler steps forward, joined hands forward and back

3-4M continues step while W turns CW under M right arm. As the turn

completes, W ends up in front of M facing RLOD with both hands joined, arms almost fully extended.

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LADIES BACK:

1-4M forward LOD, W backward LOD, both with Ländler step, joined hands

sway slightly in-out-in-pull

YOKE:

1-2Using full TWO measures, M walks up beside W so that they are right

shoulder to right shoulder (this is an eight count). As they begin this figure, hands are raised such a "yoke" is formed with LEFT hand behind head, RIGHT hand joined midrange. Couple pulls slightly apart. At this

point, M should be on inside of circle, W on outside.

3-8Couple turns CW 1 time around and on the 8th measure M should be on

inside, W on outside

9-10 Each turns 1/2 around in place (W CW, M CW), hands brought up as they

turn, so they end up left shoulder to left, RIGHT hand behind head, LEFT joined midrange. Couples pull slightly apart.

11-16Same as above, but both turn CCW to end up left shoulder to left shoulder.

Couple does a 3/4 CCW turn so that on 16th measure, couple opens up with W facing LOD, M RLOD

STEP THROUGH:

1Keeping hands joined throughout figure, W kneels on right knee, brings

right hand down as low as possible while keeping left up. M takes a step with LEFT foot turning slightly CCW to face the "open circle" made with partner.

2-3M steps over his own left, W's right, with RIGHT foot, continuing CCW

turn

4-5W stands up, M continues CCW turn, bent over at waist, keeping left hand

down and bringing right hand (still joined to W's left) to under his R armpit as he faces W

6M continues bent over CCW turn bringing left hand to under right armpit

7As M comes around to face W again, he begins to stand, taking hands

from under armpit, and W begins CW turn under joined hands

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8W completes turn on last beat of measure facing LOD with a pull away

from M. Hands are kept close together

SIDE-BY-SIDE:

1 Hands are changed such that right hands are crossed over left as W starts

towards M's left

2M stays in place as W circles around him to inside spot so they stand M

right shoulder to W left, M&W left hands under his left armpit, right hands joined with M arm in front of W. (NOTE: As W starts to go around M, he switches their hands so that right hands are over left. He lifts his right hand/arm so that she can go around him and brings joined L hands directly to his L armpit)

3-8Couple circles CCW ending on 8th measure with W outside

9-10M stays in place while W passes behind him to his left (inside), left arm is

extended, joined right hands placed under right armpit.

11-16Couple circles CW ending on 16th measure with W outside

FENSTERLEIN:

1Bending over at waist, M backs under W left arm.

2M stands up, brings joined hands up above head level as

W begins CW turn

3-8As W continues CW turn, M "follows" CW slower than W, hands

maintained above head level, so that the little window (right shoulder to right elbow, M right hand bent back, palm up with W right hand palm down placed upon it) is formed on the last measure as the M gets to INSIDE

9-16Ländler step CW looking through little window, on first beat M tilts head

slightly towards W, W tilts head slightly away. On second beat, M tilts head slightly away from W, W tilts head slightly towards M. This continues through sequence (continue to look at partner). Make 1 1/2 turns so that sequence ends with M on outside, W on inside

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17-18M lifts up hands, W turns CCW, M CW to face opposite direction to begin

other little window.

19-24Same as 3-8, except CCW instead of CW and M using 1 ½ turns to

"make" window and end up on INSIDE

25-32Same as 9-16, except CCW instead of CW.

ENDING:

1-4In "window "position, W facing out, M in, W unwind CW to crossed

hands position on first measure, couple steps away on second, step slightly forward on third, on fourth M kneel on right knee while bringing W's hands to lips and W does slight curtsy.

NOTE: The Zillertaler Ländler is a courtship dance. The dancers movements mimic the movements of figures on the top of a music box.

Introduced into the U.S by the National Austrian Dance Ensemble. These dance notes and choreography were written by Dr. Douglas Lee Hall, Der Deutsche Volkstanzverein von San Antonio. ©1990. May be used for non-commercial purposes without written permission of the author.