Judenpolka

[Helen Winkler <winklerh...>]

Has anyone ever come across a dance before called Judenpolka?  I found a 
description of it in German at 
http://www.volkstanz.at/Volkstaenze/Einteilung/Alphabetisch/M/Mit_n_Kopf_z_samm.html
I put it through the google translator and of course the description makes 
no sense (especially the part about the colliding heads and the whale 
pulling as well as the upper contractors).  Any thoughts?  Translation below 
for your amusement.
Helen

Mit'n head z'samm general:  Description of dance:  Pair dance starting 
position:  List to each other, dancer in dance direction, dancer in opposite 
direction (list 2c), hands are not calm.  Execution:  Part 1:  The dancers 
lean now alternating and from each other, whereby they collide in each case 
with the head or the gesaess easily.  Part 2:  Whale pulling and dance this 
description of dance comes from the author, the authority is Andreas Leeb 
from Grosshoeflein.  In similar form also Karl shark thing from Wolfau and 
from upper contactors knows it, where he is called "Jew dance" or 
"Judenpolka".  The second melody received Karl Horak from Peter Zauner from 
Poettsching, which differs by the Polkateil from first.  With Horak the 
second bow applies for the neighbouring tanzpaar.  In this form the dance is 
also as "Hans's Adam", "Buckerltanz" and "Hansl, oha!"  admits.  A variant 
as "Jew Polka" received the author of Anton Reiterits from Doerfl:  Variant: 
  Jew Polka starting position:  Closed round dance version.  Execution:  
Part 1:  Polkarundtanz.  Part 2:  Like part of 1 of the preceding dance.  
Source:  Harald Dreo, people dances from the castle country, Burgenlaendi 
people song work, 1977.

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