Re: Hongas

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

Bob Cohen wrote:
"Christina Crowder has been running
around Romanian Bukovina a lot this spring making recordings of the older
peasant fiddlers, and no new Hongas have yet come to light. She's showing
up today - we have a gig in Tubingen, Germany tommorow - so I will ask her"

I notice in Michael Alpert's description that the Honga was a shared
experience dance done by both Jews and non-Jews in Romania(Moldova).  Is
this dance still done by Romanians at this time?
Helen





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