Sitna Lisa

Ситна Лиса
Macedonia
Source: As learned by Tom Deering from Pece Atanasovski, at his camp in Oteševo Macedonia, 1976.
Pronounced:Seet-na Lee-sa
Rhythm: 7/16 - Counted:
       Slow,  Quick, Quick
         1      2      3
       3/16    2/16   2/16	
Recordings:    Jugoton LPY-50985: Macedonian Folk Dances, Pece Atanasovski
JUGOTON LSY-61392 - Folk Orchestra
3 Mustafas 3 - Contemporary Folk Orchestra
Formation: Men and Women in mixed or separate lines, hands joined and held forward at shoulder level. Hands are lowered for the fast basic. If men are dancing in a separate line, the men can hold shoulders throughout.
Step Note:  Čukče: Lift the heel of the supporting foot slightly before the beat, bringing it down on the beat. The ball of the foot does not leave the floor. When a lift is involved, usually the lifted leg is already up and in place when the Čukče is executed.

Meas Ct   BASIC FIGURE (Slow)
 
1S Facing Center and dancing in place,
   Čukče on L, Lifting R leg in front of L knee
q-q Step on R in place
2S Čukče on R in place, Lifting L leg in front of R knee
q-q Touch ball of L slightly to L
3-4 REPEAT meas. 1-2 with opposite footwork.
5-6 REPEAT meas. 1-2
7-8 REPEAT meas. 1-2 with opposite footwork.
9S Turning to face slightly R, Čukče on L, Lifting R leg
q-q Step on R to R
10S Čukče on R, Lifting L leg in front of R
q-q Step on L across in front of R
 
REPEAT the basic figure until the music speeds up
 
Shorthand:     In place: Lift, Step, Lift, Touch 4x; then
   Travelling: Lift, Step, Lift, Step 1x
 
BASIC FIGURE (Fast)
(Same pattern as above with hops and double-steps)
 
1S Facing Center and dancing in place,
   Hop on L, Lifting R leg in front of L knee
q-q Step on R in place
2S Hop on R in place, Lifting L leg in front of R knee
q Step on L slightly to L
q Step on R in place
3-4 REPEAT meas. 1-2 with opposite footwork.
5-6 REPEAT meas. 1-2
7-8 REPEAT meas. 1-2 with opposite footwork.
9S Turning to face slightly R, Hop on L, Lifting R leg
q-q Step on R to R
10S Hop on R, Lifting L leg in front of R
q-q Step on L across in front of R
 
REPEAT the basic figure until the music speeds up
 
Shorthand:     In place: Hop, Step, Hop, Step-Step 4x; then
   Travelling: Hop, Step, Hop, Step 1x
 
Variation: During meas. 9-10 of both the fast and the slow basic figure the dancers can make one clockwise turn when called by the leader. The stepwork does not change.
 
Squats & turns: Any of the typical men's squats & turns or leaps & squats done in other Skopje area dances like Postupano and Čučuk can be added to Sitna Lisa (see the Čučuk dance notes for details).
 
Dancing with the music: The basic musical unit is two measures. Sitna Lisa should be danced such that in a two measure unit the dancer first lifts one foot then the other, not the same foot twice in a row (like in a Can-can).
 
Dance Description by Tom Deering