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SESSIONS Three folk dances from Romania by Andrea Treu-Kaulbarsch Reading session The session will be a practical exploration of three different dances from Romania; "Jiana", "Hora Strigaturi" and "Murguletul". While the selected dances are all typical circle dances they differ considerably in character. Romanian dances are defined by strong rhythmic movement and countless combinations of steps. They are often challenging in speed, dexterity and stamina. I have often used single Effort symbols alongside my notation. Hence I was intrigued by Vera Maletic´s article "Qualitative Annotations of Labanotation Scores" in the Proceedings of the 22nd ICKL conference in 2001. The discussed use of Effort phrasing immediately struck me as an appropriate way of characterising certain movement qualities. Therefore, to help visualize intricate changes in accents and dynamics of the chosen dances and to facilitate the reading I used Effort and phrasing symbols as well as accent symbols with my notation. Andrea Treu-Kaulbarsch studied dance in Hamburg where she received a degree in Community Dance from Lola Rogge Schule in 1999. At Laban, London, she pursued further studies in Contemporary Dance and undertook the Specialist Diploma in Dance Notating with Jean Jarrell. Andrea is currently a teacher at Lola Rogge Schule, Hamburg, where she teaches Choreology, Labanotation and Folkdance. She also does freelance work in community dance and schools. Andrea is a member of "Zugvogel", an internationally performing Hamburg-based folkdance group with a broad repertory from various countries of the world.
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