Re: Patsh Tants

[Joe Kurland <ganeydn...>]

Can't answer you about Patsh Tants, but it calls to mind an 
interesting parallel.  Your description reminds me of a dance from 
Dalmatia which was known as the silent kolo.  It was originally done, 
so I was taught, during the period of Turkish rule, when indigenous 
culture was supressed.  It was done without instrumental 
accompaniment, to the sound of the dancers' stamping feet. 
Interesting, though, that the stamping, as well as the unaccompanied 
song that precedes the dance, was anything but silent.  (Shtiler 
tants means quiet dance.)  Patsh tants (with accompaniment) is one of 
the few Yiddish dances that were popular among international folk 
dance groups where the silent kolo was also popular.


Zayt gezunt (be healthy),

Yosl (Joe) Kurland
The Wholesale Klezmer Band
Colrain, MA 01340
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At 2:48 PM -0600 8/17/00, Helen Winkler wrote:
>Was wondering about the history of the music used for Patsh Tants. 
>Is it considered to be part of the core klezmer repertoire from 
>Europe or does it fall into one of the other categories?  Rivkind 
>says the steps were created by Rebbe Zusya of Annapol, originally 
>without music, just clapping and stamping, and was called the 
>Shtiler Dance.  Does anyone have any other bits of information about 
>this dance?
>Helen
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