Aggadat Hasultan (The Sultan's Story)

Choreographer: Gadi Biton   Music: Greek folk

This dance is done in a circle, with hands joined at waist level.


PART I    Facing center, regular hand hold

 1- 4     Step R to right cross L over R, step R to right, cross L behind R
 5- 6     Step-tog-step to right, RLR
 7- 8     Cross L over R, step back on R in place
 9-10     Sway LR
11-12     Full turn to right in 2 steps, RL
13-14     Step-tog-step to center, RLR
15-16     Full turn to right in 2 steps, RL
17-18     Step-tog-step to center, RLR
19-20     Rock fwd on L. step back In pace on R
21-22     Step-tog-step bwd, LRL, turning to face outside. with back to center
23-24     Step fwd on R, step in place on L, pivoting to face center


PART II   Facing center, no hand hold, hands at shoulder level

 l- 2     Step fwd on R heel, cross L behind R, step R fwd, moving to center
 3- 4     Repeat counts 1-2 with opposite footwork
 5        Jump fwd on both feet, with legs slightly apart
 6        Two quick hops on R while taming 1/2 turn to left, end with back to
          center.
 7- 8     Two steps backward with L and R.
 9-10     Yemenite L back
11-12     Rock fwd on R, step back on L in place.
13-14     Full turn to right with R and L.
15-28     Repeat counts 1-14, beginning with back to center, end facing center.
29-30     Step to right with R and close L to R.


PART III  Facing center, no hand hold

 1- 4     Step-tog-step to right, RLR, cross L over R, stamp back on L in place
 5- 8     Step-tog-step to left, LRL, cross R over L, stamp back on R in place,
          raising left hand up on counts 7-8.
 9-10     Step-together-step to the right with RLR.
11-12     Make a two-step turn to the right with R and L.
13-14     Step-together-step to the left with LRL.
15-16     Make a two-step turn to the left with L and R.
          [Phillip notes that there is something wrong with the instructions for
          these two counts.]


PART IV   Facing CCW, no hand hold,  hand at shoulder level

1 - 16    Repeat Part II, counts 15-30, taking CCW, moving CCW, end facing center


PART V    Facing center, regular hand hold

 1- 4     Step-tog-step to right, RLR, cross L over R, stamp back on R in place
 5- 6     Step-tog-step to left, LRL, taming to left to end wit back to center
 7- 8     Step R to right, cross L behind R, raising left hand.
 9-10     Make a 1-and-1/2 turn to the right with R and L, ending facing center.
11-12     Shift weight onto R and then onto L.
13-16     Repeat counts 9-12, end facing out of the circle.
17-32     Repeat counts 1-16, end facing center
33-34     Close R to L, clap

The third (last) time through the dance, Part IV is repeated twice, the second
time a little faster.  End with a clap