Re: origin of the sher

[H. Kaufman <hkaufman...>]

Forgot to mention that this message is from Haim Kaufman from Rikuday Dor
Rishon in NYC.

On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, H. Kaufman wrote:

> In the performances of the Sher by Rikuday Dor Rishon we used the notation
> by Gurit Kadman, which was used in Israel by all performing groups
> starting in the mid-1940's. Keeping with the more liberal approach to
> dance in Israel men did dance with a women other than their partners. 
> 
> On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Ari Davidow wrote:
> 
> > In the version that Judy Bresler taught at KlezKanada, one did,
> > indeed, swing the opposite couple's partner of the opposite sex
> > during part of the sher that we learned, similar to (conceptually,
> > at least) a contradance square.
> > 
> > ari
> > 
> > At 08:22 PM 9/14/99 -0700, you wrote:
> > >
> > >In Dvora Lapson's version of the Sher, it is done the way Josl says:
> > >a man and a woman exchange places resulting in 2 men and 2 women as new 
> > >partners.  They turn with their new partner and then return to their 
> > >original (the spouse) and turn again.  This process is repeated with the 
> > >remaining 2  couples.  There is no touching of anyone of the opposite sex 
> > >other than the spouse.
> > >Helen
> > >
> > >>From: bloom (at) gis(dot)net (Bloom)
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> > >>Subject: Re: origin of the sher
> > >>Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 23:02:48 -0400 (EDT)
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> > >>In the versions of the Sher that I know, you give two hands to your
> > >>opposite and do a two hand turn, so you would still be touching someone of
> > >>the opposite sex.
> > >>
> > >>How does your version of the Sher go?
> > >>
> > >>Jacob Bloom
> > >>
> > >> >Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 13:19:05 -0400
> > >> >To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> > >> >From: Joe Kurland <ganeydn (at) crocker(dot)com>
> > >> >Subject: Re: origin of the sher
> > >> >
> > >> >What I learned (sorry I don't have an authoritative source for this
> > >> >information) is that the Sher was developed by rabbis as a kosher
> > >> >alternative to popular square dances.  Whereas square dances involve a 
> > >>lot
> > >> >of dancing with people of the opposite sex who are not your partner, the
> > >> >sher is so arranged that when married couples dance it, each person 
> > >>dances
> > >> >and touches hands only with his or her spouse, or with people of the 
> > >> >same
> > >> >sex.  This is accomplished by having head couples have man on left and
> > >> >woman on right and while side couples have man on right and woman on the
> > >> >left.  Thus, your corner is always the same sex as you.  While the very
> > >> >religious might find even this unacceptably immodest, the practical 
> > >>rabbis
> > >> >who wanted to make an accomodation to modernity and popular culture and
> > >> >keep their flock in a Jewish social scene invented a popular and 
> > >> >enduring
> > >> >diversion.
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