Vira Cruzada is a Portuguese dance from Santa Marla de Portuzelo, Viana do Castello. This lively dance for two couples was presented in 1963 at Stockton Folk Dance Camp by Madelynne Greene, who learned it from the Grupo Folklorico de Santa Maria de Portuzuelo.
Pronunciation: VEE-rah Croo-ZAH-dah
Music: 6/8 meter (fast waltz) Dances of Portugal, Track #6
Presented by Andy Taylor-Blenis in 2011. View pdf here.
