Re: Bottle Dance from Fiddler on the Roof

[Joe Kurland <ganeydn...>]

I received the following inquiry which, though I do a bottle dance, I 
figured some people on the list could answer better than I.

I don't know anything about the origins other than the tradition of 
dancing to entertain the bride and groom.  As for how to do it, you 
need to wear a hat that forms a cradle for the bottle (though I have 
seen it done with a suede yarmulke that makes for a non-slip 
surface), and you need to have enough liquid in the bottle to weight 
the bottom.

Please send answers both to the list and to the address below as the 
inquiry comes from someone who is not a subscriber to this list.


Zayt gezunt (be healthy),

Yosl (Joe) Kurland
The Wholesale Klezmer Band
Colrain, MA 01340
voice/fax: 413-624-3204
http://www.WholesaleKlezmer.com


>I am a costume designer and this summer I am doing Fiddler on the Roof
>and want to know the origins of the bottle dance that is done in that
>play. I also would like any information on how to do this dance or any
>other information you could give me.
>Thanks for your time and energy.
>My email address is costumebill (at) yahoo(dot)com(dot)
>Thanks
>William Henshaw

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