CURRICULUM and DANCE NOTATIONS
Jewish Studies 98 and 198

Click on the title of the dance to see the notations. "MP3" links to the music file.

Dances Taught: Fall 2008, Beginners	Dances Taught: Fall 2008, Advanced
Dance Link to music Od Lo Ahavti Dai MP3 Yo Ya MP3 MP3 (2) Zodiac MP3 Haro'a Haktana MP3 Veshuv Itchem MP3 Adama V'Shamayim MP3 Sababa MP3 Boker MP3	Dance Link to music Shir Ga'aguim MP3 No Diggity MP3 Nizmadnu MP3 Adama V'Shamayim MP3 Tzlil Ha'emek MP3 Seret Hodi MP3 Simanim MP3 Eich Olam Mamsich Lanua MP3 No Pares de Sudar MP3
Dances Taught: Spring 2008, Beginners	Dances Taught: Spring 2008, Advanced
Dance Taught by Date taught Link to music Yo Ya Jessie April 1 MP3 MP3 (2) Sayenu Dale Alpert March 18 MP3 Ma Navu Jessie March 4(?) MP3 Neshikat Turkit (Turkish Kiss) Dana March 4(?) MP3 Chai Tammy Feb. 26 MP3 Ba La Tammy Feb. 19 MP3 Eli Eli Jessie Feb. 19 MP3 Bim Bam Bom Tammy Feb. 5   Zodiac Dana Feb. 5 MP3 Niggun Atik Tammy Jan. 29 MP3 Od Lo Ahavti Dai Jessie Jan. 29 MP3	Dance Taught by Date taught Link to music Eize Yom Yafeh Elana May 6 MP3 Ze Lo Oseh Li Klum Aaron April ? MP3 Toro ?? April ? MP3 Sababa Elana April ? MP3 Halvai Alai Matt April 1 MP3 Kol Nederai Dale Alpert Mar. 18 MP3 Bosmat Dale Alpert Mar. 18 MP3 Tupim Elana Mar. 11 MP3 V'Nisgav Aaron Feb. 19 MP3 Mischak Hadma'ot Elana Feb. 12 MP3 Nizmadnu Matt Feb. 12 MP3 Debka D'ror Elana Feb. 5 MP3 Na'ale Na'ale Aaron Jan. 29 MP3 Holly Dolly Matt Jan. 29 MP3
Dances Taught: Fall 2007, Beginners	Dances Taught: Spring 2007, Beginners
Dance Taught by Date taught Link to music Mayim Aaron Sep. 6 MP3 Od Lo Ahavti Dai Jessie Sep. 6 MP3 Shemesh (Le'olam Be'ikvot Ha'shemesh) Aaron Sep. 6 MP3 Arasando Jessie Sep. 6 MP3 Mocher Prachim Aaron Sep. 20 MP3 Ha'Dagel Sheli Aaron Oct. 11 MP3 Yo Ya J. and A. Oct. 11 MP3 MP3 (2) Zodiac Jessie Oct. 18 MP3 Ma Navu Aaron Oct. 18 MP3 Hora Medura Aaron Oct. 18 MP3 Ballada L'Mayaan Aaron Oct. 25 MP3 Haro'a Haktana Jessie Oct. 25 MP3 Valero J. and A. Nov. 1 MP3 They Don't Care About Us Jessie Nov. 8   Darkenu Aaron Nov. 15 MP3	Dance Teacher Date Music Od Lo Ahavti Dai Matt Jan. 23 MP3 Hora Nirkoda Aaron Jan. 23 MP3 Zodiac Matt Jan. 23 MP3 Od Nagia Dana Jan. 30 MP3 Haroa Ha'katana Matt Jan. 30 MP3 Ashre Ha'eish Jessie Feb. 6 MP3 Shemesh Adumah Matt Feb. 13 MP3 Shabbat Menucha Aaron Feb. 13 MP3 Shiri Li Kinneret Dana Feb. 20 MP3 Turkish Kiss Matt Feb. 20 MP3 Ahava Pshuta Matt Feb. 27 MP3 Footloose Matt Mar. 6 MP3 Yalla Jessie Mar. 6 MP3 Heya Heya Dana Mar. 13 MP3 Eilat Aaron Apr. 10 MP3 Hopa Hopa Jessie Apr. 17 M4A Boker D. and J. Apr. 17, 24 MP3 Debka Shachar Aaron Apr. 24 MP3

*All music is provided for the enrichment of students enrolled in Jewish Studies 98 and 198. It is for educational purposes only.

Other dances notated on this page: Hora Gesher.


Ahava Pshuta
Title: Simple Love
Choreographer: Roni Siman Tov
Year: 1983
Type: Partner

I owe an immense thanks to Martin Imber, from whom I borrowed largely for this notation. His website is http://imber.com.au/ifd/index.htm.

Part I – Facing counterclockwise on line of direction, boy on L, girl on R, boy’s R hand holds girl’s L.
1-4        Walk 4, opposite feet, boy LRLR, girl RLRL
5-6        Sway away, sway towards each other
7-8        Boy crosses behind girl moving outside, cross in front, open, cross in front (cha cha rhythm)
9-16        Repeat 1-8 but on other foot and move in behind girl on last 2 beats, finish facing partner
17-20        Grapevine counterclockwise: open, cross behind, open, cross in front
21-22        Yemenite, L for boys, R for girls
23-28         Repeat 17-22 but on other foot and going clockwise
29-30        Ballroom style turn (both boy and girl together) clockwise (in 2 steps)
31-32        Girl turns clockwise while boy takes 2 steps

Part II – Facing each other, boy's R hand on girl's back, girl's L hand on boy's R shoulder, boy's L and girl's R hand holding out to side
1-2        Going out, boy steps forward L, rocks back; girl steps back R, rocks forward
3-4        Going in, boy moving backwards, cha-cha.
5-6        Boy steps back R, rocks forward; girl steps forward L, rocks back
7-8        Going out, boy moving forward, cha-cha
9-10        Sway, sway (LR boys, RL girls), the second sway is a push for the next turn
11-13        Girl turns clockwise, while boy’s L holds girls R
14-16        Sway, girl turns back counterclockwise, never letting go of hands

Structure: Part I twice, Part II twice, etc.

Ashrei Ha'eish
Title: Blessed is the Man
Choreographer: Dani Dassa
Year: 1982
Type: Circle

Part I
1-4        Step R to R, pause, L behind and rock on it, rock back onto R
5-8        Step L to L, pause, R behind and rock on it, rock back onto L
9-12        Stepping R to R pause on R sway LR
13-16         Cross L over R, R to side, cross L over R, pause, moving counterclockwise
17-24        Repeat counts 1-8
25-32        Slow: open R, cross L, open R, cross L

Part II
1-4         Step R to R, pause, L behind and rock on it (body faces clockwise), slightly lifting R
5-7        Walk three steps, RLR moving clockwise
8        Three quarter pivot on R foot, turning over L shoulder to face in to center
9-16         Yemenite L, Yemenite R
17-20         Step L to L, pause, R behind and rock on it (body faces counterclockwise), slightly lifting L
21-23         Walk three steps, LRL moving counterclockwise
24         Pivot on L foot, turning over R shoulder to face in to center
25-32         Yemenite R, Yemenite L

Part III
1-4        Moving in toward center, R hand covering face in "shielding" motion, R shoulder leading in, walk R to R (center), L together to R, R to R, pause
5-7         Still moving in with hand shielding and R shoulder leading, walk L (crossing over R), R to R side, L crossing over
8         Pivot on L over L shoulder, quarter turn to face out
9-11         Walk RLR
12        Pivot on R over L shoulder, half turn to face in
13-16         Back Yemenite (back L, back R, forward L)

Transition step
1-4        Open R to R, close bringing L together w/ R

Structure: Part I twice, Part II once, Part III twice, Transition step. The third and final time through the dance, do Part III four times instead of twice, and (no transition step) finish the dance with the counts 1-8 of Part I. Top of page.

Debka D'ror
Title: ?
Choreographer: David Alfassy
Year: ?
Type: Circle

Part I
1        With right foot, double stomp to right
2        L behind R foot
3-4        Slide to R side, together, R to the side, which is a cha cha rhythm
5-8        Repeat 1-4, beginning w/ L going to L
9        Double stomp R foot forward
10-12        Using the 9th count as a start, complete the box step (L crosses in front of R, R goes back, L goes back)
13-16        Repeat 9-12

Part II
1-2        Sway RL
3-4        Crossing R in front of left, cha cha rhythm RLR moving to the L along circle's line
5-8        Step on L, touch R w/o weight, step on R, touch L w/o weight, moving clockwise on circle's line
9-15        Begin by crossing L backwards behind the R, and continue the mayim step counter-clockwise (R side, L in front, R side, L behind, R side, L in front)
16        Touch R foot w/o weight next to the L foot

Part III
1-3        Sway RL, cross R in front of L
4        Pivot on the R foot towards the R to face counter-clockwise on the circle's line
5-6        Cha cha rhythm back yemenite (L back, R back, L forward)
7-8        Touch the R foot twice w/o weight
9-10        Step on R, lift the L foot
11-12        Cha cha rhythm back yemenite (L back, R back, L forward)
13-16        Repeat 9-12

Structure: Part I twice, Part II twice, Part III three times, etc.
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Ha’dagel Sheli
Title: My Flag
Choreographer: ?
Year: ?
Type: Circle

Part I
1-4        Four steps, RLRL on circle’s line, counter clockwise
5-8        Open right, cross left, two times (typically a small hop on L when R is opening, hands slightly cross and uncross along w/ feet)
9-12        Facing center, cherykesseyia w/ weight on L foot
13-14        Step on R, Lift L with a small hop on the R
15-16         Step on L, Lift R with a small hop on the L
17-24        Repeat 1-8
25-28        Moving slightly in toward center, full turn over R shoulder in 3 steps, RLR, with a small pause for the fourth count
29-32        Moving back to original circle, left turn over L shoulder in 3 steps, LRL, with a small pause for the fourth count
33-34        Sway R, L

Part II 1-4        Open grapevine R on circle’s line, R side, L behind, R side, then a small quarter pivot on R to have L shoulder facing center
5-8        Open grapevine L moving in to center, L side, R behind, L side, pause for one count with a double clap
9-11        Turn out over R shoulder in 3 steps, RLR
12         Cross L over right, sway on it
13        Sway weight back on R, open L
14        Step on L
15        Cross R over L and put weight on it
16         Pause
17-20         Open grapevine L on circle’s line, L side, R behind, L side, then a small quarter pivot on L to have R shoulder facing center
21-24        Open grapevine R moving in to center, R side, L behind, R side, pause for one count with a double clap
25-27         Turn out over L shoulder in 3 steps, LRL
28        Cross R over right, sway on it
29         Sway weight back on L, open R
30         Step on R
31        Cross L over R and put weight on it
32         Pause


Structure: Part I twice, Part II twice, etc.
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Haro'a Ha'katana
Title: Little Shepherdess
Choreographer: Yonaton Karmon
Year: 1959
Type: Circle

Part I
1-8        Open grapevine to R (open R, L in front, R side, L behind), with a slight "bounce"
9-12        Two step turn over R shoulder, RL (also slightly "bouncy")
13-14        Polka / Pata ba step R (quick RLR in place)
15-16        Polka / Pata ba step L (quick LRL in place)

Part II
1-4        Moving in toward center, step RL ("bouncy"), many people clap on the second step though this wasn't part of the original dance
5-8         Moving back to circle, step RL ("bouncy")
9-10         Polka / Pata ba step R (quick RLR in place)
11-12        Polka / Pata ba step L (quick LRL in place)

Transition (Scissors) Step
1-2        Step on R and kick L forward
3-6        Fall back on L kicking R back, fall on R kicking L back (this is similar to two running steps in place)
7-8        Fall on L lifting R forward, touch R without weight

Structure: Part I twice, Part II twice, Transition (scissors) step, etc.
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Hora Gesher
Title: Bridge Dance
Choreographer: Avner Daniel
Year: 1988
Type: Circle

Part I
1-8        Two grapevines moving clockwise on circle’s line (2x R over, L side, R behind, L side)
9-12        Sway RLR, on last count stay on R and lift L slightly, which will be used in the next 4 counts to start off a grapevine step
13-16        Grapevine counter clockwise (L over, R side, L behind, R side)
17-22        Three slow steps into center (LRL)
23-24         Sway RL, first bringing R foot to center, then a slight pivot as you sway on L to bring R shoulder to center
25-32        2 grapevines out of center RLRL x2, keeping R shoulder towards center

Part II
(1-16 are repetitions of pattern: step-hop and 2 steps)
1-4        Moving counter clockwise on circle, step on R, hop on R, walk LR
5-6         Step hop on L, making a half pivot over L shoulder
7-8        Continue moving (backward) counter clockwise on circle’s line, RL
9-12         Step hop on R, step LR (still moving backwards)
13-14        Moving forward, clockwise, step hop on L
15-16        Step R,L
17-18         Turn over R shoulder in 2 steps RL, moving in toward center
19-20        Stepping on R to R side, cross L over R and rock on it
21-24        Rock back on R, L to L, cross R over L and step on it (leaving L free)
25-26        Turn over L shoulder in 2 steps LR, moving out back to original circle
27-28        Stepping on L to L side, cross R over L and rock on it
29-32        Rock back on L, R to R, cross L over R and step on it (leaving R free)

Structure: Part I twice, Part II twice, etc.
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Holly Dolly
Title: Holly Dolly
Link on You Tube
        Important note about this video link. Choreographer: Sagi Azran
Year: 2007
Type: Line

1-4        Cha cha forward RLR, walk 2 forward LR
5-8        Taking a quarter turn to the R, same pattern of cha cha LRL forward, walk 2 forward RL
9-12        Taking a quarter turn to the R, same pattern of cha cha RLR forward, walk 2 forward LR
13-16        Taking a quarter turn to the R, same pattern of cha cha LRL forward, walk 2 forward RL
17-20        Pivot half-turn over L, another pivot half-turn over L
21-24        Walk in place four counts
25-28        Step R to R, touch L without weight, step L to L, touch R without weight
31-32        Half turn RL over R shoulder, rock back on R foot, then rock back into place on L

Structure: Dance goes three times regularly (first and third time it begins facing the front, second time it begins facing the back, but the steps are the same). Then the dance goes backwards! Steps are exactly in reverse order. This goes through twice (once facing the back, once facing the front).
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Hora Nirkoda
Title: Let’s Dance
Choreographer: Yo’av Ashriel
Year: 1958
Type: Circle

Part I
1-8        2 R grapevines moving L on the circle line (R crossing over L, L to side, R behind, L side)
9-12        Step hop on R to center, step hop on L to center
13-16         Four steps back, RLRL

Part II
1-4         Slide R twice
5-8         Four count full turn over R
9-12         Step on R in place, hold for 1 count, step on L in place, hold for one count
13-16        Four small steps in place, RLRL, clapping on each step (first clap towards the floor and move up with each clap)

Structure: Part I twice, Part II twice, etc.
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Mischak Hadma'ot
Title: The Crying Game
Choreographer: Naftaly Kadosh
Year: 1994
Type: Partner Video: YouTube.         Important note about this video link.

Part I
Man and woman facing counterclockwise along circle's line. Man on the left. Woman's right hand over her own right shoulder, men holding it. Man and woman's left hands held out to the left.
1-4        Both yemenite R, both yemenite L
5-6        Both step R forward, letting R hands go but keeping L (which go over the head), half pivot on the L to the L to face clockwise
7-8        Both cha cha along circle's line RLR
9-10        Both step L forward, half pivot on the R to the R to face counterclockwise
10-12        Both cha cha along circle's line LRL
13-16        Both Cherikeyssia

Transition
1-2        Woman turns to her R in 2 counts to face in. Man simply faces 1/4 to his right so that he is facing his partner and the outside. Also, during this turn, keep holding hands (R to R, L to L), which will become crossed. When the turn is finished, swicth to a simple hand hold, man's R to woman's L, and man's L to woman's R.

Part II
1-4        Both do two yemenites, R then L
5-6        Rock back and forward, RL
7-8        Woman, full turn in 2 steps to her L, so that she becomes "wrapped"
9-12        Woman turns to her R with two cha cha steps RLR LRL, man does 2 cha chas RLR LRL without turning, but move to the woman's other side. Keep hands held the whole time, woman will un-wrap then re-wrap
13-16        Both do two yemenites, first R then L
17-20        Same as 9-12, but with woman turning L and man moving to her right side
21-22        Both rock forward on R, back on L
For 23-32, men and women will do exactly the same footwork and will be facing exactly the same direction.
23-24        Drop hands. Bringing R foot to the R side, both will facing outside. Cha cha RLR to the R side.
25-26        Cross L over R and sway on it. Sway back on R. As you sway back on R, pivot 1/2 on it to face inside again.
27-28        Crossing L over right do a cha cha LRL
29-32        Full turn RLRL over the right shoulder.
Part III
Both man and woman will do the same footwork, facing the same direction.
1-4        Facing in, Slide R together R to the R side, cross L in front and rock back on R
5-6        Slide L together L to the L side
7-8        Step forward on R, pivot on the L foot over the L shoulder
*        The first time, this will leave the R free to begin the part again facing in towards the center.
*        The second time, face counter clockwise on the circle's line, R hand to R hand over the woman's R shoulder, and L hand to L hand—you are ready to being the dance.

Structure: Part I twice, Transition, Part II once, Part III twice, repeat. The last time through, Part I once, counts 1-4 of Part I, finish with the Transition, keeping the hands crossed.
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Na'ale Na'ale
Title: Let Us Go Up
Choreographer: Shmulik Gov Ari
Year: 1986
Type: Circle YouTube Video.      IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS VIDEO.

Part I
1-4        Open grapevine counterclockwise: open R to R side, cross L in front, R to side, L behind
5-8        Still moving counterclockwise along circle's line, walk RL, hop twice on L keeping R foot in the air
9-12        Repeat 5-8
13-16        Yemenite R, Yemenite L

Part II
1-4        Moving counterclockwise, R to R side, L behind R, R to R side, pivot on R foot to make a half turn over R
5-8        Facing outside, Yemenite L, Yemenite R
9-12        Moving counterclockwise, L to L side, R behind L, L to L side, pivot on L foot to make a half turn over L
13-16        Facing inside, Yemenite R, Yemenite L

Part III
1-8        Na'ale Na'ale step: Walk in towards center RLR, swing out on R (take a pivoting half turn over R), walk out LRL, swing in on L (take a pivoting half turn over L)
9-12        Moving counterclockwise on circle's line, open R to R, cross L in front w/ clap, open R to R, cross L w/ clap
13-16        Four step turn over R shoulder

Part IV
1-2        Moving in towards center, RL (slightly diagonal, but this is mostly stylistic)
3-4        Moving in towards center, cha cha rhythm (3 steps in 2 beats) RLR at slight diagonal
5-8        Same as 1-4, but other foot starts: Walk in LR, then cha cha LRL
9-10        Rock forward on R, the rock back in place on L
11-12        Take a half turn RL over the R shoulder
13-16        Cherikessyia step with R: Rock forward on R, in place on L, back on R, in place on L
When this part repeats, do the exact same thing, but facing out. You should end up facing back in.

Structure: Part I twice, Part II twice, Part III twice, Part IV twice (once moving in, once moving out), etc. After going 2 times through, dance goes back to Part I and finishes on count 8.
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Niggun Atik
Title: Ancient Melody
Choreographer: Rivka Sturman
Year: 1955
Type: Circle

Part I
1-4        Walk 4 steps, RLRL, along circle's line going counterclockwise
5-6        Step onto R, clap twice (in one count)
7-8        Step onto L, clap once
Repeat this part four times.

Part II
1-2        Moving in towards the center, step onto R for the first count, snap fingers on second count
3-4        Moving in towards the center, step onto L for the first count, snap fingers on second count
5-8        Take four steps backwards, RLRL, moving back to the original circle
Repeat this part four times.

Structure: Part I four times, Part II four times, etc.
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Nizmadnu
Title: We Got Close
Choreographer: Rafi Ziv
Year: 2007
Type: Circle
I owe an immense thanks to Martin Imber, from whom I borrowed largely for this notation. His website is http://imber.com.au/ifd/index.htm.

Part I
1-2        Going counterclockwise, walk two steps RL.
3-4        Cha cha RLR.
5-6        Walk with the L, making 1/4 pivot to face in, R step to R side to open.
7-8        Quick L behind, R side, L in front
9-10        Walk RL 1/2 turn to right. Now facing out.
11-12        L to L side, R behind
13-14        Walk LR 1/2 turn to left. Now facing in.
15-16         Quick R behind, L side, R in front
17-18        Sway RL.
19-20        Going clockwise while body faces towards center, R crosses in front of L cha-cha
21-24        Repeat 17-20 going counterclockwise and starting on other foot.
25-26        Sway RL.
27-28        2 step full turn to the right, feet RL.
29-32        Full turn to the right, RLRL. First step is a hop while starting the turn and the last 2 steps are open, cross in front

Part II
1-4        Going in, 2 cha chas, RLR then LRL.
5-8        Step forward R, rock back L, rock forward R, rock back L with half pivot counterclockwise. Now facing out.
9-16        Repeat 1-8 going out.
17        Facing in, R to R side lifting L slightly, pause
18-19        Quick, L behind, R side, L in front
20        Hop onto R, lifting left slightly, pause
21-22        Quick, L behind, R side, L in front
23-26        Sway RL, cross R in front of L and rock on it, rock back onto the L
27-28        2 step full turn to R, feet RL.
29-32        Open R to R side, close L together, twice, hands move similarly to feet

Structure: Part I twice, Part II twice, etc.
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Od Lo Ahavti Dai
Title: I Have Not Yet Loved Enough
Choreographer: Yankele Levy
Year: 1977
Type: Circle


Part I
1-8        2 R grapevines moving L on the circle line (R crossing over L, L to side, R behind, L side)
9-16        2 cherykessias, L staying in place, R moving

Part II
1-4        In to the center, 4 steps starting w/ R, clap hands on 4th step (or with person across the circle)
5-8        Four steps back, RLRL
9-16        Slide R twice
17-22        Four count full turn over R

Structure: Part I twice, II twice, I twice, II twice… last time, repeat part II two addt’l times.
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Shabbat Menucha
Title: Sabbath Rest
Choreographer: Israel Shiker
Year: 1983
Type: Circle

Part I
1-2        Yemenite R (sway R, L, cross R over)
3-4        Yemenite turn L (half turn) to face out (sway on L at a slight diagonal, sway R at a diagonal facing more towards the opposite direction, cross L over R completing the half turn to face out)
5-8         Repeat counts 1-4, beginning facing out, ending facing in
9-12        Cha cha R in towards center, cha cha L in towards center
13-16        Walk back to original circle in 4 steps, RLRL

Part II
1-2        Two step full turn over R shoulder, RL
3-10        Four Yemenites: R Yem, L Yem, R Yem, L Yem
11-12         With the feet together, bend the knees and slightly turn body to the L, straighten up
13-16        Cha cha R in towards center, cha cha L in towards center
17-20         Walk back to original circle in 4 steps, RLRL
21-28         Four Yemenites: R Yem, L Yem, R Yem, L Yem
29-30         Two step full turn over R shoulder, RL
31-32        With the feet together, bend the knees and slightly turn body to the R, straighten up
33-36        Cha cha R in towards center, cha cha L in towards center
37-40        Walk back to original circle in 4 steps, RLRL

Part III
1-2         Open R, cross L over
3-4         Two step full turn over R shoulder, RL
5-8        Repeat 1-4
9-10        Sway R, sway L
11-12         Yemenite R
13-14         Sway L, sway R
15-16         Yemenite L

Structure: Part I twice, Part II once, Part III twice, etc. The last time through the dance, after Part III is done twice, go back to Part II and do it once. Finish the dance with the first 4 counts of Part III.
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Shemesh Adumah
Title: Red Sun
Choreographer: Eyal Ozeri
Year: 2005
Type: Circle

Part I
1-2        Walk RL on circle's line, counterclockwise
3-4        Cha cha, RLR
5-6        Walk LR
7-8        In cha cha rhythm, L behind, R side, L cross in front
9-10        Sway RL
11-12        R behind, L side, R cross in front (also cha cha rhythm)
13-14        Three quarter turn in two steps, LR, to leave L shoulder toward center
15-16         Back Yemenite (back L, back R, forward L)
17-20         Sway RL, and moving into center, R behind, L side, R cross in front
21-22         Two step full turn, LR
23-24         L Yemenite
26-28         Jump onto both feet, hop and land on R, L behind, R side, L in front
29-30         Two step turn RL, to face center
31-32         Moving R to R side, sway on R and close without weight

Part II
1-2        Moving into center, facing center, walk RL
3-4        Front and back cherykessia (rock forward on R, L in place, R behind, L in place)
5-6        Step R to R side, crossing behind the R rock onto L
7-8        Step L to L side, crossing behind the L rock onto R
9-10        Quick RLR moving to the R
11-12        Quick LRL moving to the L
13-16        Four count full turn, "push turn," (keeping L in place, use R to push around)
17-32        Repeat 1-16, only this time facing out
33-36        R Yemenite, L Yemenite, both with a debka step (heel, down) in them

Structure: Part I twice, Part II once, etc.
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Yalla
Title: Hurry!
Choreographer: Israel Shiker
Year: 2006
Type: Circle

Part I
1-4        R cha cha, L cha cha on circle's line
5-8        R cha cha, L cha cha toward center with arms raised
9-12        Rock forward R, rock back L (with clap down), forward R, back L (with clap up)
13-16        R cha cha, L cha cha turning over R back to original circle

Part II
1-2        Sway R, L
3-4        Crossing R over L and moving to L, cha cha on circle's line
5-8        Opening with L, sway L, R (with clap down), L, R (with clap up) (Counts 9-16 are mirror of 1-8)
9-10        Sway L, R
11-12        Crossing L over R and moving to R, cha cha on circle's line
13-16        Opening with R, sway R, L (with clap down), R, L (with clap up)

Part III
1-4        To R, Rona step (facing center, quick RLR, L behind, R side)
5-8        Step on R, bounce twice on R making a full turn over R, quick behind, side, cross
9-10        Sway R, L
11-12        Two step turn over R
13-16        Sway R, close to L, two counts in place with arms clasped to each shoulder

Structure: Part I twice, Part II once, Part III twice, etc.
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Yo Ya
Title: Hey, yo (very roughly)
Choreographer: Unknown
Year: 1987
Type: Line


1-2       Touch L foot to L side, cross it in front of R and step on it
3-4       Touch R foot to R side, cross it in front of L and step on it
5-6       Touch L foot to L side, cross it in front of R and step on it
7-8       Kick ball change (kick the R, then quickly step RL in place)
9-12       Box step (step on R, cross L over R, step R back, step L back)
13       Step on R, lifting the L foot
14       Leap from R to L foot. As you do, big kick with the R.
15-16        Three little steps in place (RLR- cha cha rhythm) to face 1/4 turn to the R

Structure: Keep repeating 1-16. At the end of each time, you make a 1/4 turn, so you'll begin the next time facing a different direction.

Zodiac
Title: Zodiac
Choreographer: Tzipi Cohen
Year: 1992
Type: Line


1-8       Slide R w/ a clap, four times
9-16       Slide L w/ a clap, four times
17-24       Four small quarter turns over L shoulder; rock forward on R foot, pivot one quarter on L
25-28       Slide R w/ clap once, Slide L w/ clap once
29-32       Four step turn over R shoulder, RLRL
33-36       R Cha Cha, L Cha Cha in place (originally at a slight diagonal)
37-40       Box step (step on R, cross L over R, back with R, side with L)
41-48       Repeat 33-40
49-52       Crossing R over L, four small "dragging" steps (R drag L)
53-56        Crossing L over R, four small "dragging" steps (L drag R)
57-60        Jump (on both feet) forward, back, back
61-64       Jump (on both feet) forward, back (however, some people do forward, back, back—like counts 49-52)
65        Jump into "scissors," R foot forward, L back
66       Jump into "scissors," L foot forward, R back
67       Jump to open, which should place both feet at about shoulder’s width
68       Half turn over L to face back, which should “twist” the legs

Structure: After completing 1-60, simply repeat facing opposite direction. Dance goes through several times, and the last time, the music ends after count 24.
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