RE: origin of the Sher

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

That is very exciting news.  I look forward to seeing it.
Helen


>From: Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl (at) flash(dot)net>
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>Thanks, Helen.   You should know that this whole dance thread on this
>mailing list has resulted in my approaching my husband with the idea of
>making a film about this topic and, lo and behold, he is indeed interested.
>   What a shock to me.   He has rejected the other 999 ones.    Two other
>film projects to finish first and then there will be room for this one.  I
>hope it will do for Jewish dance what his work on "In the Fiddler's House"
>did for klezmer music.   Let's hope.
>
>
>Gmar tov,
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>Reyzl
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>From:  Helen Winkler [SMTP:winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com]
>Sent:  Thursday, September 16, 1999 11:24 AM
>To:  World music from a Jewish slant
>Subject:  RE: origin of the Sher
>
>Dear Reyzl,
>
>The Lapson reference is:
>
>Lapson, Dvora. Dances of the Jewish People. New York: Board of Jewish
>Education, 1954.
>A time honoured reference book with dance instructions for choreographed
>versions of many of the dances
>eg., Patch Tanz, Sher, Broiges Dance.
>
>I have several other references on my web page
>www.angelfire.com/ns/helenwinkler
>
>Lapson, Gurit Kadman and Rivka Sturman along with Fred Berk are some of the
>the pioneers of the Israeli folk dance movement.  They often included
>Eastern European influenced dances in their choreographies.  Interestingly,
>many Israeli dance groups are going back to these old dances which are more
>rooted in Jewish culture and tradition than some of the current
>disco/fusion/aerobics/jazz/Greek/Spanish/and anything else you want
>influenced dances.
>
>Helen
>
>
> >From: Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl (at) flash(dot)net>
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> >Helen,
> >
> >What book are you taking this info out of?  Is Dvora Lapson still alive?
> >   She once called me asking for something, but I can't remember what it
> >was
> >about.  The only book I know of is her "The Bible in Dance" because she
> >included "The Song of Deborah", a dance my husband, Josh Waletzky,
>composed
> >when he was 12 years old (his first musical publishing).   That dance 
>book
> >has been used in all Jewish schools and synagogues for 30 years.  Reading
> >your post about Dvora made me realize that Dvora must be a good resource
>on
> >the history of Jewish dancing.   She worked for the Board of Jewish
> >Education of New York (for whom she prepared this book) and I guess she
> >must have been their dance specialist.  The book included dances that I
> >suppose are recreations of what people in the 1960's thought Jewish
>dancing
> >in the Bible was like or modern dance interpretations inspired by the
> >Biblical stories.   Whatever, her writings and works are probably a good
> >source of info on Jewish dancing.   I never thought of her as a source 
>for
> >dance researching, so thank you very much.
> >
> >
> >Reyzl
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >From:  Helen Winkler [SMTP:winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com]
> >Sent:  Wednesday, September 15, 1999 11:03 AM
> >To:  World music from a Jewish slant
> >Subject:  re:origin of the Sher
> >
> >Lapson's hand position is partners facing with hands  on partner's
> >shoulders.  Another book has hands on partner's upper arms.  I guess it
> >varied depending on the shtetl.
> >Helen
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