Re: more on Nigun Atik

[Willadance <Willadance...>]

In a message dated 7/9/01 10:56:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com writes:


> I frequently encounter people who are very surprised to find out that
> Israeli dances do not come from the bible.  A few times people have said I'm
> ruining it for them when I reveal that these dances were  created by modern
> choreographers over the past 50-60 years or so.
> 

Have you ever spoken to the folks who do sacred circle dance?  They have a 
story or history for every folk dance even if the dance was created very 
recently and the choreographer has even been very public about what inspired 
him/her to create the particular dance.

Willa

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Willa Horowitz

Leader and teacher of Israeli, Jewish and International folk dance

130 Mount Sanford Road
Hamden, CT 06518
203-248-0291