Pâdurețul (Romania)

Pâdurețul
Romania

These notes ©2021, Andrew Carnie*. Taught by Bianca De Jong at the Winter Stockton Folk Dance Camp 2021. Originally taught Theodor Vasilescu. The dance is from Bucovina. The title means "something from the forest".

Music:

Lia and Theodor Vasilescu 19 Romanian Dances

Meter: 4/4

Formation: Circle of individuals , do not hold hands, put thumbs under armpits.

Introduction: 8 bars, no action. Start with singing

Part 1: Grapevine

Bar 1: Facing center, stomp on R to R (1). Step on L behind R (2). Step on R to R (3). Step on L in front of R (4)

Bars 2-8: Repeat bar 1, 7 more times (8 in total)

Transition:

Bar 1: Step forward in LOD on R heel (1). Close L behind R (&). Step forward on R in LOD (2). Step forward on L heel (3). Close R behind L (&). Step forward on L in LOD (4)

Bar 2: Repeat bar 1

Part 2: 123s

Bar 1: Step on R forward on the diagonal R (facing LOD, so moving away from center) (1). Step on L next to R (&). Step on L forward on the diagonal R (2). Stamp L next to L (3). Pause (4)

Bar 2: Repeat bar 1, with opposite footwork, moving in on the L diagonal (still facing LOD).

Bar 3: Step on R forward on the diagonal R (facing LOD, so moving away from center) (1). Step on L next to R (&). Step on L forward on the diagonal R (2). Stamp L next to L (3). Stamp L again (4).

Bar 4: Repeat bar 5, with opposite footwork, moving in on the L diagonal (still facing LOD).

Bars 5-8: Repeat bar 1-4.

Part 3: Rida step and heel runs.

Bar 1: Facing center, and moving in RLOD, cross R over L, with a bent knee (1). Step on L to L with a straight knee (2). Cross R over L with bent knee (3). Step on L to L with straight knee (4).

Bars 2-4: Repeat bar 1, three more times (total of 8 rida steps).

Bar 5: Hop on L, Touching R heel forward (1). Hop on L bringing R foot back (2). Step R behind L (&). Step on L in place (3), Step on R in place behind L (&), Step L in place (4). Pause (&).

Bars 6-8: Repeat bar 5, three more times.

Repeat the dance from the beginning until the end of the music

Lyrics

From Bianca de Jong's notes (The translation was done by Theodore Vasilescu)

Da, Haida roată, măi flăcăi!

Și la dreapta pe călcâi!

Joacă bade, pe schimbate.

Și cu stângul mai departe!

Refren:
Hăăăi... Hăăăi...
Haida roată, măi, voinici,

Cu obiele și opinci

Printre tufe de urzici!

Roată, roată și răstrei,

Cu-n genunchi și un călcâi,

Pe stratul de pătrunjăi!

Joacă, măi bade, hăi!

Tot pe vârfuri și călcâi,

Uiha, hop-așa!
Bate talpa la podea!

‘Nainte picioare moi.

Că și eu îs de pe voi.

Dă-i ‘nainte tropotind!

Eu din urmă gâfâind!

Refren:
Hăăăi... Hăăăi...
Hai la joc, bade, la joc!

Din picioare tropa-trop,

Nu te uita că nu-i loc!

Hai cu mâna după spate

Și piciorul pe săltate,
Nu gândi că nu se poate!

Joacă, măi bade, hăi!

Tot pe vârfuri și călcâi,

Uiha, hop-așa!
Cu oițica la podea!

De jucat aș ști să joc.
Dar nu știu cum să mă-ntorc!

Vină bade, să mă-nvârt!
Că n-am mai jucat de mult!

Refren:
Hăăăi... Hăăăi...
Da’ nu vă uitați că joc rău,
C-așa joacă neamul meu

Și mai bine și mai rău!

Dac-ar fi știut mai bine,

M-ar fi-nvățat și pe mine

Și azi nu pățeam rușine!

Joacă, măi bade, hăi!

Tot pe vârfuri și călcâi,

Uiha, hop-așa
Bate talpa la podea!

Joacă, măi bade, hăi!

Pe săltate dă-i și dă-i!

Uiha, hop-așa!
Ca să știu și eu juca

Come on lads on the wheel (go around)

And the right on the heel
Dance, bade, take turns
And go on with left

Chorus
Hai, hai
Haide wheel, strong guys
With feet covers and opinci

Through the nettle bushes

Wheel, wheel and three times three

On your knees and a heel
On the layer of parsley

Dance, bade, come on
All on the top of the shoes and heels

Uiha, hop-asha
Hit the sole on the floor

Go ahead soft feet
At the moment I’m coming after you

Go ahead and stamp
I was gasping for breath

Chorus
Hai, hai
Let’s dance, bade, let’s dance

Stepping small and quick

Don’t worry there is no room

Come with your hand behind my back

And the leg/feet on the jump
Don’t think that you can’t do it

Dance, bade, come on
All on the top of the shoes and heels

Uiha, hop-asha
With a shoe on the floor

I know how to dance
But I don’t know how to turn
Come, bade, help me turning
Because I haven’t danced in a long time

Chorus
Hai hai
But don’t forget that I dance badly

That’s how my people dance
And better and worse

If he knew better
He would have taught me too
And today I would not be ashamed

Dance bade come on
All on top of the shoes and heels

Uiha- hop-asha!
Hit the sole on the floor

Dance bade come on

Jump and again and again

Uiha hop-asha
So I can dance too

Other Sources

de Jong, Bianca (2021) Winter Stockton Folk Dance Camp Video
de Jong, Bianca (2021) Winter Stockton Folk Dance Camp dance description
Vasilescu, Theodor and Lia (n.d.) 19 Romanian Folk Dances VHS

Also Spelled: Paduretul, Padureţul, Păduretul

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