Summary: Scissoring in Ruchenitza Bulgarian folk dancing is a step that alternately slides each foot forward with a bounce. Learn how to scissor in Bulgarian folk dance with tips from a professional dancer in this free dancing video.
Elissaveta Lordanova is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City and is professionally recognized as a dancer, teacher and choreographer in her native country Bulgaria,...read more
"In this clip, I will keep introducing to you other steps of the dance Ruchenitza. The one which is called scissoring. The legs are moving forward, sliding, with the same count. Three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. We can walk forward or in place or backwards. We can move sideways. Three, one, two, three. But always keep the bouncing. Two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. The tempo goes different. One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. Now we will combine the basic movement, the cross step and the scissoring. One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three."