RE: Flashtanz

[Alex Jacobowitz <alexbjacobowitz...>]

B"H Munich

--- Katie Marcus <kmarcus (at) jccdet(dot)org> wrote:
> Anoth question for a work project I'm working on-
> and please don't laugh
> at this.... :)
Sorry, I couldn´t help myself. I laughed. Forgive me?
 
> I am trying to design an exhibit on Jewish dance,
> naturally I want to
> include the famous "bottle dance."  I did a web
> search about it and it
> looks like the Yiddish word for this dance is
> "Flashtanz."  Is this
> correct?
Yes.
 
> Here's the silly part... Does anyone know if the
> movie title
> "Flashdance" (a word I don't recall actually
> appearing in the movie or
> in the soundtrack) came from this Yiddish phrase? 
Ridiculous, dahlink!  "Flasche" is the German word
for bottle, "Flasch" in Yiddish, with the "a" short,
as in "father".

> It would be really
> cool if it did, and I think kids might get a kick
> out of it (or adult
> kids who watched Flashdance growing up...)
Kicks like that, Jewish kids don´t need.
 
> Thanks.
You velcom.
 
> Katie Marcus
Alex Jacobowitz

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