De Strigat (for Shouting)
Maramures, the N.W.County of Romania is famous throughout the country for its versified strigături (shouts). In the case of this dance the text, which is unrelated to dance per-se, is vocalized to a melody perceived as a dance-song. It is traditionally performed at weddings- Sunni Bloland learned this dance from the Romanian dance specialist Margureta Salainin of Malmo Sweden. Sunni first presented De Strigat at the Oklahoma City Folk Dancers’ Camp November, 1988.
It is most famous for featuring strigături—rhythmic shouts, rhymes, or poetic verses shouted by the dancers to add energy, signal changes in footwork, or provide comedic and social commentary. Dance notes…
