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Re: klezmer dancing

Hi Lori,

The Serbs you mention were probably dancing an Oro din Krajina. But what
were they doing in a Croatian bar in the first place? Josh

 a group of Serbs came into the Croatian bar where Maxwell
> Street was playing.  We were already packing up, but the Serbs had come to
> dance, and one of them handed us a $20 bill and demanded: Play Hava Nagila!
> As we began to play, they started twirling in a circle, arm over arm, all
> legs moving together, as synchonized as a clock, a ballet, or a chorus line,
> a dance fully of power and beauty.  It brought tears to my eyes as I
> realized: "THAT'S how it's supposed to look!"  Sigh....

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