Re: Old World vs. New World klez

[Jonathan Schorsch <jonjack...>]

Thanks to all on the VERY enlightening discussion of bulghers and the
sociology of the development of American Jewish musics!  THIS is an example
of what I subscribed to this list for.

Jonathan Schorsch


At 09:27 AM 10/26/99 -0600, you wrote:
>All this talk about the bulgar has made me think of another question re: 
>dance style.  From the descriptions and old Yiddish movies, it appears to me 
>that the freilach and sher were danced with very humble movements, shuffling 
>little steps, nothing broad or expansive.  Since the bulgar was adopted from 
>the non-Jewish society and came into its own on American soil in the Jewish 
>population, was it danced with more bravado than the older Jewish dances?  I 
>know in Bulgarian dance, the pravo which is similar to the bulgar is always 
>danced proudly, nothing humble about it.
>Helen


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