Re: Sephardic dance?

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

As her long-time friend and artistic collaborator (not on Sephardic projects) 
I'm
quite prejudiced towards Judith.  I'm not a dance scholar either, but what I 
know
of her work strikes me as meticulous and methodologically solid.  She 
lived/danced
in Israel for many years and her Hebrew is fluent.  Her group Voices of Sepharad
has toured the world and is deeply loved by audiences here.

Joel Bresler wrote:

> Hi, Judith Brin Ingber studies and performs Sephardic dance. She wrote a
> piece on it that ran in JFER some years ago.
>
> I'm not knowledgeable enough to know what scholars make of her dance and/or
> writing, but URL below, fyi.
>
> Best,
>
> Joel
>
> http://ourworld.cs.com/jbrinIngber/
>
> At 09:51 AM 12/4/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >Just wondering, is there anyone who has done research on the dances of
> >Jews of Sephardic origin; i.e., how do/did Jewish dances in places like
> >Morrocco or Salonika differ or resemble the dances of the surrounding 
> >culture?
> >
> >I've never come across these sorts of dances--only Israeli dances that
> >utilize Sephardic melodies but don't attempt to show the actual dances of
> >Sephardic Jews.  I know there are performing troupes but haven't had the
> >opportunity to see any of them out here.
> >
> >Helen
>
> Joel Bresler
> 250 E. Emerson Rd.
> Lexington, MA 02420 USA
>
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