Re: Slow hora, slowing down...

[HNetsky <HNetsky...>]

You're right that slow horas have slowed down in the revival.  Part of this 
is the fact that pieces like "Firn" are used so often now as dramatic concert 
showpieces (the dance doesn't enter into the discussion).  Also, slow horas 
have become popular as wedding processionals, and most people in that 
situation seem to be in no hurry.  

In Philly the old guys make a distinction between horas (like Kandel's hora) 
and volakhs (like Oriental Hora) - the volakh is the slow one.---Hankus 

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