Formation | Open circle, leader on the R end. Arms vertically down hold. |
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Dance Structure | ((A x 2) + B) repeated throughout the music. |
Music Structure | 8 counts/bar, 4 bars/phrase. |
Music Speed | 150 counts/min. |
Choreographer | Stefan Freedman. |
Composer | Yasmin Levy. |
Source | Bethan Freedman in Little Bealings in 2011. |
Disclaimer: Mistakes are quite likely in the notes and no guarantees are made as to accuracy. There may be other versions of the same dance or other dances with the same name. Music may differ, particularly in speed, introduction and duration, between performers. The division into parts, bars & counts might not be standard. These notes of the dance are freely distributable (under GPL or CC-by-sa) in so much as the note's author's contribution but the choreography and/or collection were by other people and so their copyright might apply to the dance itself. Better than using notes, go to a dance class where it is taught by Stefan or Bethan Freedman.
An Israeli type dance with styling similar to the Israeli Debka tradition set to Shephardic-based music.
I count the music in 8s (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 like "ONE two Three four Five six Seven eight") but it is probably written in 4s (1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & or 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4) or 2s (1 2 | 1 2 | 1 2 | 1 2).
Style: Upright. Close. Brisk (almost staccatto) movements. Steps onto balls of feet but with the heel quite low to give more of an impression of flat steps.
Summary: Start when melody starts.
Wait through the introductory music (4 bars) and start dancing at the beginning of the in the bar in which the melody starts (note that the wind instrument carrying the melody only comes in on count 2 of that bar but there is a double drum sound on count 1 which can be used to start on).
Summary: R side, L close, R side, L touch. L side, R touch stamp x 2, pause.
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Summary: R L R forwards, L stamp + brush forwards + lift + back, R in place. L brush forwards + lift + back,
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