Re: Dancing

[Bert Stratton <yiddcup...>]

Yiddishe Cup did a Shtetl Hop at Workmen's Circle -- and some other Cleveland locations -- some years back. Bert Stratton


At 05:14 PM 12/30/01 EST, you wrote: 
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> Lori,
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> I have a vague memory of a catchy name (or was it kitschy?) used several years ago by Cleveland Workmen's Circle for such an occasion - and I think it attracted a lot of people.  If you want, write to me off list and we can figure out how to get the info.  I have some ideas.  
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> Ellen (Bates-Brackett)
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> In a message dated 12/29/01 10:00:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org writes:
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> > Subj:Dancing 
> > Date:12/29/01 10:00:44 AM Eastern Standard Time
> > From:<mailto:l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org>l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org
> > Reply-to:<mailto:jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> > To:<mailto:jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> > Sent from the Internet 
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> > Hi all,
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> > I need some help.  I am working on publicizing the dance event, led by Erik Bendix, that will take place here in Cleveland on February 24th, 2002.  I was talking with the head of the Cleveland Yiddish Cultural Committee who took me to task for using "Yiddish Dance".  He instists that the word Yiddish cannot be used with
> > dance.  I told him that this is what some people are calling it.  He also nixed "Klezmer Dance".  The phrase "Traditional Eastern European Jewish Dance" is correct, but unwieldly.  Who has a good suggestion, or some convincing rationale, for a good name?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help,
> > Lorele
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