| Region | Israel |
|---|---|
| Formation | Circle. Shoulder or V-hold. |
| Dance Structure | ((A x 2) + (B x 2)) repeated throughout music. |
| Music Structure | 4 counts/bar, 4 bar phrases. |
| Introduction | Clear from the music. |
| Part A | (Grapevine L starting R across infront) x 3. Rock (R across infront, L in place) x 2. |
| Part B | (Cherkessia starting R across infront, mirror) x 2. Rock (R across infront, L in place) x 2. 4 Cherkessias, rock across on R & back on R twice. |
| Grapevine Variation 1 (walking) | Walking. |
| Grapevine Variation 2 (running) | Running. |
| Grapevine Variation 3 (flying) | Leaping. |
| Grapevine Variation 4 (hamming up, double leaping) | Flying with leaps on count 4 as well as 1. |
| Grapevine Variation 4 (hamming up, double counting) | Two steps per count (fitting in 6 Grapevines & 4 rocks). |
| Cherkessia Variation 1 (hamming up, leaping lifts) | Leaping lifts in across & close steps. |
| Cherkessia Variation 2 (hamming up, double counting) | Two steps per count (fitting in 8 Cherkessias & 4 rocks). |
| Cherkessia Variation 3 (hamming up, rotating lifts) | Hey Par leg rotations in close steps. |
| Source | Tony Mounter, Sally Fletcher & Jan Savage in Ipswich with the additional hamming-up from Ken Masters, Stefan Freedman & myself. |
| Date | Written 2002/11/6. Updated 2005/1/12, 2008/12/17, 2011/10/30 & 2016/7/30. Typo correction 2019/4/18. |
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