Shabbat Song List 7/29/2017

Practice these dances:

1. Mayim, Mayim  ............................................ ..  (Level 1)
2. Psalm 150 ....................................................... (Level 1)
3. Dodi Li (song)  ................................................. (Level 2)
4. Holy (song)  >> Dance: Sovevuni (adapted).... (Level 2)
5. No Longer Slaves ..........................................  (Level 1)

If we have a lot of dancers, please form circles around the dance guides dancing in the center.

A Quick Note About Levels:

Level Intro/ABC .................... Very Easy
Level 1 .................................. Easy
Level 2 .................................. Challenging
Level 3 .................................. Very Challenging

IFD Community Dancing

This week, I want to give you a quick peek into an Israeli Folk Dance (IFD) gathering at one of the many community centers throughout Israeli cities. When I (Joy) used to live in Israel, I would attend one of the community dance centers in my area. Once a week, there would be a community dance practice in most communities and the dance hall would always fill up with people dancing in circles or lines. The admission fee was cheap, at the time, 7 shekels (about $2) per evening. It was so much fun!

During national celebration holidays and on a few Biblical holy days, something similar would happen outside in the streets of Jerusalem. There would be joyful Israeli music blaring and hundreds of people walking in the streets. Suddenly, one group would start dancing and then dance would start breaking out all over the place as groups of people formed circles. It was amazing!

This video is very short, only a little over one minute. But it gives you a great sense of the atmosphere of Jewish community dancing. Here they are dancing to one of my favorite songs, "Eretz Nehederet" (A Wonderful Country.) Enjoy!

Here is an example of Jewish community dancing in the streets.

Until tomorrow!