mezinke

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

Someone has written me asking for information about the Mezinke Tanz, danced 
on the occasion of  the youngest child in a family's getting married .  All 
that I know about it is that the parents of the bride or groom involved are 
seated and that family members dance around them and shake their hand.  I've 
read also that sometimes brooms are used in this dance.  I don't have any 
other information about it, such as its origin or age.  Does anyone on the 
list have more information on this dance?  Was it always danced to the 
melody that is now associated with it?

Helen


Helen Winkler
Helen's Yiddish Dance Page
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/helenwinkler
winklerh (at) hotmail(dot)com



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