RE: "Yiddish Dance"?

[David & Susan Esterman <estermans...>]

Best example of 'Yiddish" dancing I ever saw was at a wedding, when the
rabbi poured lighter fluid on his hat and set it aflame, all the while
leaping around in a circle with the other young men. Alas, he was
over-enthusiastic with the lighter fluid and had to stamp out the flames -
rather diminished the effect! And also ruined the hat!

However, not to demean the discussion, I think we can get too hung up on
how, and maybe we should just, as we say in NZ, "go for it!"

Sue

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
[mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org]On Behalf Of George Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, 1 January 2002 8:20 a.m.
To: World music from a Jewish slant
Subject: Re: "Yiddish Dance"?

I think the key thing is to differentiate it from Israeli Folk Dance, nu?

George (I won't dance, don't ask me) Robinson


Robert Cohen wrote:

> I'm afraid that, lexicographically, Lorele's obdurate programming person
may
> have a point.  In English usage, "Yiddish" refers to the language and has
> not really generalized.  (Whereas in the expression "Yiddishe kop,"
> "Yiddishe" means *Jewish*--but in American English, it doesn't.)
>
> Needless to say, I don't mean to suggest that Klezcamp is wrong in calling
> its sessions "Yiddish Dance"--of course it isn't.  Not, that is, within
its
> community (or ours).
>
> "Klezmer Dance" is probably the right tarm, marketing-wise, since it
> piggybacks on "klezmer," which is presumably still a hot term.
>
> Or how about "Traditional Jewish Dancing"?  I think it's more apt, but I'm
> no PR maven, and I suspect it's less marketing-savvy.
>
> Or how about appropriating Leonard Cohen's song (now rendered on CD by the
> KCB):  "Dance me to the end of love"?  That way you get to piggyback on
> love/romance/sex/whatever--marketing heaven?
>
> --Robert Cohen
>
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