I taught this dance in St. Louis about 6 years ago, and it has been quite popular since. The Sürrentõ recording is excellent, but is about 7 minutes long and has to be cut down for most groups. ”Nyelu” is believed by many folklorists to be an alteration of the Romanian “Alunelu”, and, certainly, there are similarities.
With regard to the specific dance nyelu, you should refer to the Moldvai csangos, not those who live between Transylvania and the province of Moldavia (Gyimesi csangos) and who have their own reflex of this dance called zalunelu. Both names and the rough structure of the corresponding dances and melodies are derived from the ethnic Romanian song, melody, and dance called alunelul (Romanian for the little hazelnut). The moldvai csango material did not hit the Budapest scene until about 1990, but the gyimesi material had been around for a few decades before that.
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I taught this dance in St. Louis about 6 years ago, and it has been quite popular since. The Sürrentõ recording is excellent, but is about 7 minutes long and has to be cut down for most groups. ”Nyelu” is believed by many folklorists to be an alteration of the Romanian “Alunelu”, and, certainly, there are similarities.
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With regard to the specific dance nyelu, you should refer to the Moldvai csangos, not those who live between Transylvania and the province of Moldavia (Gyimesi csangos) and who have their own reflex of this dance called zalunelu. Both names and the rough structure of the corresponding dances and melodies are derived from the ethnic Romanian song, melody, and dance called alunelul (Romanian for the little hazelnut). The moldvai csango material did not hit the Budapest scene until about 1990, but the gyimesi material had been around for a few decades before that.
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Oops! Corrected, thanks Dick.
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The Csángó are Hungarian-speaking Catholics occupying an area between Transylvania and Modavia
Moldavia
Here’s a correction.
Cheers,
Dick
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