CSHEBOGAR (Hungarian)

Another name for Cshebogar is the "Grief Dance". The story about this dance is as follows: Soldiers and caretakers are enjoying themselves with sports in the park of a great estate when a messenger arrives announcing, "The great man who lives in the castle is dead." All are plunged into gloom and rock their bodies in grief. Almost immediately another messenger appears upon the scene. He tells them that the riches of the great man are to be divided among his retainers. There is then a general rejoicing.

COSTUME
Girls - White blouse with round neck and tied with bright ribbon, short bloused sleeves. The lower part of the blouse is gathered and bloused into a normal, rather low waistline. A little snug bolero is worn over the blouse. Very wide and full circular skirt, black apron embroidered at the lower edge. Headdress is a square of figured silk tied at the back of the head.

Boys - Blouse with abnormally long sleeves richly covered with black and red embroidery and very full white pantaloons so like a skirt in apperance. A straight beautifully embroidered apron is worn about two or three inches longer than the skirt. High black boots. Soft green felt hat decorated with fresh or artificial flowers, feather or stiff grass.

MUSIC - is divided into two parts: A and B

COUNT - one, two or one, and, two, and to a measure or one, two, three, four to two measures.

FORMATION - dancers form a single circle facing the center, the girl standing on the right side of the boy.


PART I (Music A)

(a) All join hands, take eight slides sideward left (chasse) ... 4 M

(b) Repeat to opposite direction (sideward right) ... 4 M

(c) Starting with the L foot, take four steps to center (cts. 1-4). Accent the first step. Raise the joined hands upward ... 2 M

(d) Repeat (c) moving backward to places at the same time lower the hands down ... 2 M

(e) Partners face each other with R shoulders near each other, place R arm around the waist of partner, L arm in 5th position. Skip around in place twice clockwise (four skip steps for every turn) ... 4 M

For adults instead of skipping around, a Hungarian turn may be executed.


PART II (Music B)

(a) Partners still facing each other, join both hands, extend arms sideward at shoulder level. Take four close steps sideward toward the center, starting with the foot nearest the center ... 4 M

(b) Repeat (a) away from the center ... 4 M

(c) Repeat (a) and (b) taking two close steps only toward and away from center ... 4 M

(d) Repeat figure I (e). Finish in a single circle with all hands joined, ready to begin again ... 4 M


Note: The dance may be repeated as many times as desired.