La Furlana

LA FURLANA
La Furlana is named after Friuli, the section north of Venice where Aviano is located. La Furlana is danced all over that part of Italy and done a little differently in each village. It always has figures that can be interpreted as flirtation, courting, arguments followed by harmony.

Formation Couples in a circle around the room moving counter-clockwise.

Step Waltz

Figure 1 Position
Man with Woman at his right (R), side by side, facing counter-clockwise (CC) holding inside hands. Man has left (L) hand on his hip with palm in, thumb forward and fingers backward. Woman holds skirt with right hand rather closely to her body, without lifting skirt. She has a large white handkerchief tucked in at the right side of her waist.

Music A Action - Open Waltz
Fourteen quiet waltz steps, starting with outside foot (Man's L, Woman's R) alternately turning slightly away and toward each other. On the 15th and 16th step woman, with one twirl clockwise (C), moves ahead and in front of man placing the handkerchief in his hand ready for figure 2.

Figure 2 Position
Man facing CC holds handkerchief in R hand up high while his L hand is on his hip in characteristic position, described in Figure 1. Woman, directly in front of man facing CC, holds her skirt with both hands just a little away from her body.

Music A Man follows Woman
Man, starting on L foot, follows woman waltzing without turning waving handkerchief up high with wide motions as he flirts with partner. Woman starts facing forward (CC) and waltz-balances to the left (measure 1) to the right (measure 2) and then one complete turn CC. This is achieved with 3 steps turning in waltz rhythm L, R, L & bring R to L and hold (measure 3 & 4). This is repeated 3 more times (measures 5 to 16) starting on alternate sides and turning in alternate directions.

Figure 3
Music B
& Repeat Elbow Turn
Man changes handkerchief to L hand and hooking R elbows they turn C with 7 waltz steps while he waves handkerchief and she holds her skirt with free hand (measures 17 to 23), separate and after a small nod (measure 24) they hook L elbows and turn CC with 7 more waltz steps; on measure 24 man hands handkerchief to woman and ends figure by standing directly in front of woman facing CC ready for the next figure. As they turn during Figure 3 they tend to move toward and away from each other flirtingly.

Figure 4
Music C Woman follows Man
Same as Figure 2, except that man is ahead with hands on hips waltzing and turning, while woman follows waving handkerchief. The last two measures of the music (39 and 40) should be used to change position so that man is in his original position facing CC and woman is in front o fhim facing C. (This is achieved by man rotating C to original position and woman moving ahead, bearing L and turning to face him.)

Figure 5 Position
Partners face each other in single circle around the room. They each hold one end of the handkerchief with R hand; man has L hand on hip, woman holds skirt with L hand.

Music D Action - Both hold handkerchief.
Moving in line of direction and facing each other, they both take one waltz step to the man's L (toward middle of circle) swing handkerchief in same direction (measure 41) they waltz to his R, (measure 42) then woman turns C under raised handkerchief walting as in Figure 2 (measures 43 & 44). Man follows without turning. Repeat 3 more times starting on alternate sides.

Ending As music retards (measure 55) they both gradually drop on L knee (or which ever is most comfortable) with handkerchief held loosely between them at knee level and pause each with head tilted toward the right flirtingly.

Formation	Couples in a circle around the room moving counter-clockwise.
Step	Waltz
Figure 1	Position Man with Woman at his right (R), side by side, facing counter-clockwise (CC) holding inside hands. Man has left (L) hand on his hip with palm in, thumb forward and fingers backward. Woman holds skirt with right hand rather closely to her body, without lifting skirt. She has a large white handkerchief tucked in at the right side of her waist.
Music A	Action - Open Waltz Fourteen quiet waltz steps, starting with outside foot (Man's L, Woman's R) alternately turning slightly away and toward each other. On the 15th and 16th step woman, with one twirl clockwise (C), moves ahead and in front of man placing the handkerchief in his hand ready for figure 2.
Figure 2	Position Man facing CC holds handkerchief in R hand up high while his L hand is on his hip in characteristic position, described in Figure 1. Woman, directly in front of man facing CC, holds her skirt with both hands just a little away from her body.
Music A	Man follows Woman Man, starting on L foot, follows woman waltzing without turning waving handkerchief up high with wide motions as he flirts with partner. Woman starts facing forward (CC) and waltz-balances to the left (measure 1) to the right (measure 2) and then one complete turn CC. This is achieved with 3 steps turning in waltz rhythm L, R, L & bring R to L and hold (measure 3 & 4). This is repeated 3 more times (measures 5 to 16) starting on alternate sides and turning in alternate directions.
Figure 3 Music B & Repeat	Elbow Turn Man changes handkerchief to L hand and hooking R elbows they turn C with 7 waltz steps while he waves handkerchief and she holds her skirt with free hand (measures 17 to 23), separate and after a small nod (measure 24) they hook L elbows and turn CC with 7 more waltz steps; on measure 24 man hands handkerchief to woman and ends figure by standing directly in front of woman facing CC ready for the next figure. As they turn during Figure 3 they tend to move toward and away from each other flirtingly.
Figure 4 Music C	Woman follows Man Same as Figure 2, except that man is ahead with hands on hips waltzing and turning, while woman follows waving handkerchief. The last two measures of the music (39 and 40) should be used to change position so that man is in his original position facing CC and woman is in front o fhim facing C. (This is achieved by man rotating C to original position and woman moving ahead, bearing L and turning to face him.)
Figure 5	Position Partners face each other in single circle around the room. They each hold one end of the handkerchief with R hand; man has L hand on hip, woman holds skirt with L hand.
Music D	Action - Both hold handkerchief. Moving in line of direction and facing each other, they both take one waltz step to the man's L (toward middle of circle) swing handkerchief in same direction (measure 41) they waltz to his R, (measure 42) then woman turns C under raised handkerchief walting as in Figure 2 (measures 43 & 44). Man follows without turning. Repeat 3 more times starting on alternate sides.
Ending	As music retards (measure 55) they both gradually drop on L knee (or which ever is most comfortable) with handkerchief held loosely between them at knee level and pause each with head tilted toward the right flirtingly.