Re: couples bulgar

[Matt Jaffey <mjaffey2...>]

At 08:14 AM 4/30/2000 MDT, Helen wrote:
>Before Pesach there was some mention of a couples version of the bulgar 
>dance; also noticed it mentioned in Feldman's bulgar article.  Just 
>wondering if someone could describe this dance a bit more.  Is it still 
>based on the footwork pattern of the circle/line bulgar?  is it something 
>totally different?  Just curious.

4/17/00 Itzik Gottesman wrote:
<<Just curious from whom you all learned to dance a bulgar? If there are
different versions, they should be documented. If from Michael Alpert, via
klezkamp, that Bulgar was learned from Tsunye Rymer from the Ukraine/Bronx.>>

The version from Tsunye Rymer (spelled Reimer by my source) is a couples
dance, with sets of two couples facing each other. Each segment of the
dance has completely different dance steps. By contrast with other Eastern
European Jewish circle dances that I have learned, this one is highly
choreographed. I have a document describing the steps in detail. This came
from Erik Bendix, whose source was Michael Alpert. If you want a copy, I
could send it to you - it's too long to type up. Contact me off list with
an address.

Matt


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