Re: Dancing

[glenn tamir <klezska...>]

Yes, Toe stepping and arm wrenching are definitely not
cool.

--- Helen Winkler <winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com> wrote:
> I think something to keep in mind is that
> improvisation is part of Yiddish
> dancing.  It isn't quite like most people's
> conception of folk dancing.
> When you really get into the spirit of it, it is 
> very creative and often
> there is  a sort of adrenalin that goes round the
> circle that is hard to
> explain.  However, it is still different than the
> chaotic things that happen
> on the dance floor when people are confused about
> the dance and end up
> crashing into each other, stepping on other peoples'
> toes or wrenching the
> arm of the person beside them.
> Helen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "glenn tamir" <klezska (at) yahoo(dot)com>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant"
> <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Dancing
> 
> 
> > I suggest that everyone just dance the way the
> music
> > moves you.  If a group of people want to go around
> in
> > a circle - fine.  If you feel like jumping up and
> down
> > - kol hakavod.
> >
> > I remember when my grandparents used to criticize
> the
> > dances I used to enjoy as a kid because they grew
> up
> > doing organized folk dancing.
> >
> >
> 
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