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New and Most Popular Dances from Israel CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE NEW AND MOST POPULAR DANCES FROM ISRAEL A graduate project submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Recreation by Haim -Livne Jun~, 1978 The Graduate Project ·of Haim Livne is approved: Talmage Morash, M.A. (Date) ;; INTRODUCTION Israeli folk dancing started thousands of years ago during Biblical times. One of the first times dancing is mentioned is in the Bible when Bathsheba danced in front of King David when he returned victorious from a war. After this, folk dancing increased ·in popularity and much dancing was done at various activities such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other types of celebrations. After the destruction of Israel by the Romans, the Hebre~v people dispersed all over the world. Although some of the original styling was preserved, the Hebrews absorbed different dances.,from all over the world, in whatever country they lived. To these dances they added their own type of music and styling. After the re-creation of Israel, Hebrew people from almost every country in the world came to live-in Israel. With them they brought many different cultures and dances. After several wars and a new generation growing up in the Middle East, new music and dances were created about war, love, religion, and every-day life in Israel today. Together the old and new culture combined to make these dances uniquely Israeli. In the last few years in America, the interest in Israeli folk dancing grew tremendously.· In many parts of the country, in schools, colleges, camps, community centers, and international folk dance circles, the dances are not only ~augh~~_but exhibited as well. It adds to their popularity and acceptance. The excitement iii of the music, the many varied styles and moods of the dances, make them uniquely exciting. After dancing for fifteen years, I have decided to make this album of Israeli folk dances. There are hundreds of beautiful dances and I have tried to reproduce some of the most popular ones. All of the dances in thts instruction manual originated in Israel. Even someone who does '(ilot know how to dance can enjoy listening to the music. I have tried to make the dance instructions as clear and simple as possible. This album and the dance instructions were produced for educational purposes. \ \ iv Abbreviations CW - move clockwise CCW - move counterclockwise frd - forward ptr - partner R - right L - left Descriptions Yemenite - Dance step which originated in Yemen by Hebrews. Using either the right or left side, step to the side shifting weight and step, shift weight back again while stepping and cross in front. \ \\ \ Grapevine - Using four steps, to either side, step in front, step to the side, step behind, step to the side. v INDEX Pag~ LANER VELABSAMIM . 1 AL KANFE HAKESIF - ON SILVERY WINGS 3 SHECHARCHORET 4 1 HORA CHADERAH .. 6 B'AVIV •.. 7 · KOL HAKAVOD 11 MECHOL HAKEREM . 13 BAT TEMAN . 16 BISDOT BET-LEHEM 17 EREV TOV . 19 MECHOL HANOAR 21 YEDI D NEFESH . 23 MI LI YITEN - WHO WILL GIVE ME? 25 TOV LALACHET BADRACHHl .. 27 KAN BADARON . 29 MOCHER,HAPRACHIM- THE FLOWER SELLER .. 31 vi LANER VELABSAMIM Formation: A couple dance done in a circle, partners holding hands, man on the inside, woman on the outside, couples facing CCW. ---PART ONE 1-6 Yemenite right, touch right heel, yemenite right again. 7-12 Yemenite left, touch left heel, yemenite left again.· PART HJO 1-6 Partners are facing and holding left hands, touch palm of right hand to the palm of the person's hand standing to the right side. Yeminite right, touch right heel, yemenite right again and change to the left side. 7-12 Repeat l-6, exc~pt using opposite steps to the left side. Repeat Parts One and Two again. PART THREE l-9 Partners facing, each one starts to his right side, step right, close left in front of right; repeat. Yemenite right, brush in front of Jeft, step right~ left, right. 10-18 Repeat 1-9 starting with left foot to the left side and using opposite steps. 1 PART FOUR 1-5 Partners facing, palms touching persons to the right and left side, step right, to the right side, shift balance to the right then back to the left, close right to 1eft. 6-10 Repeat with opposite steps to the left side. PART FIVE 1-12 Couples holding in a ballroom position, each couple makes one full turn in place CW, step right, left, right, yemenite left, step right, left, right, yemenite left. REPEAT PARTS THREE, FOUR AND FIVE, START FROM BEGINNING. ON SILVERY WHIGS Formation: Circle, holding hands. PART ONE l-3 Run forward, right, left right. 4-7 Leap on left to right foot, changing direction, and step left, right, left. 8-15 Facing clockwise, do two grapevines starting with_the right foot. PART TWO 1-4 Facing center, step-hop right, step-hop left. 4-12 Yemenite right, hop, yemenite left, hop. 13-16 Taking four steps backward, right, left, right, left. Repeat Parts One and Two. PART THREE Formation: Facing center of circle. 1-4 Moving CCW, hop on left, land on both feet~ repeat. 5-7 Step with right in toward center of circle, then step backward again, bounce in place twice. 8-15 Repeat pattern moving clockwise. SHECHACHORET Formation: Couples in a circle, man on inside, holding inside hands, (preferably close together, arms interlocked). Dance is flirtatious. Steps are described for man; woman's is opposite except on the third part. PART ONE 1-4 Yemenite left. 5-6 Slowly squat. 7-8 Slowly rise. 9-12 3 steps forward, right, left, right. 13-16 Yemenite left, end almost facing partner. 17-20 Drop hands, and turn once around to own right in three steps, right, left, right. End facing partner. 21-22 Take both hands, rock back on left (right stays frd),­ bending left knee. 23-24 Rock forward onto right. 25 Back on left again. 26 Forward onto right. .27 Close right to left. 28 Hold 29 Snap fingers to partner. 30 Hold Repeat part one. 5 PART TWO Formation: Face partner, woman holds palms together in front of chest; man holds woman's hands. 1 Step right to right. 2 Step left across right. 3 Step back on right (to move in the other direction). 4 Step left to left, starting turn to left. 5-6 Complete turn, stepping right and left. End facing partner again, same handhold. 7 Close right to left. 8 Hold. Repeat part two. PART THREE Formation: Take partner in.ballroom position: Woman's steps same as man's. l-4 Three steps frd., turning (with ptr) once around, right~ left right. 5-8 Dropping arms from waist, but holding man's left in woman's right. 9-32 Repeat three more times. 6 HORA CHADERAH Formation: Circle dance moving CCW in a shoulder hold. PART ONE 1-4 Four steps CCW, ri~ht, left, right, left. 5-6 Place right heel frd. 7-8 Step with right back and left forward. PART TWO Formation: Hands joined high, snap fingers while placing heel. 1-4 Four steps to the center, right, left, right, left. 5-8 Two right heel placings. 9-16 Repeat 1-8. Repeat Part Two PART THREE 1-2 Step right to r-ight,. cross 1eft behind right. 3-4 Step right to right, touch left beside right. 5-8 Repeat l-4, reverse direction and footwork. 9-10 , Step right to right and touch left beside right. 11-12 Step left to left and touch right beside left. 13-15 Thre~ step turn with right to right. (CW) 16 Touch left beside right. .17-31 Repeat 1-15, reverse direction and footwork . I B1 AVIV Formation: Couple dance done in a circle, partners standing at an angle, hands are held at shoulder level. Couples are facing ~enter of circle, moving CCW. Both partners start on the same foot throughout the dance. PART ONE 1-4 Step right to right, cross left in front of right, right to right, cross left in back of right. 5-8 Step right to right, cross l~ft in front of right, right in place, left to left (the steps are done'with a bent left knee and the right foot on the toes) .. 11 11 9-12 Two bending steps , both partners make a turn in place CCW. 13-14 Close right to left, pause one count (couples face center of circle). PART TWO 1-2 The woman makes a 3/4 turn to the right shoulder, step right, left, and turning toward the right side of the circle. The partners are holding hands, the woman goes underneath their hands. The man accompanies the woman in place with right, left and makes a 3/4 turn to the right (to the woman) finishing face to face in the line of the circle. 3-4 Right back with bent knee, arms spread, left in place forward. 5-6 Both partners change places in 1/2 turn CW. The man steps right, left turning through the right shoulder. The woman steps right~ left turning through the left shoulder (the couple is still holding hands, the woman goes underneath). ·7-8 Right foot back with bent knee, hold hands and extend arms, left in place in front. 9-10 The woman makes l/2 turn in place through right shoulder, while stepping right, left. The man steps closer to the woman right, left, while moving right hand over head of woman, finishing in angle position CW.
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