Shikor V'lo Meyayin - Israel

Choreographed by Barry Avidan - 1999

Circle dance, arms in V-position, hands held wherever possible. Meter 4/4

Measure Count Step
Part I
1 1-4 Step on R foot to R (1), close L foot to R foot (2), step on R foot to R (3), hop on R foot (4)
2 1-4 Step on L foot across R foot, turning to face diagonally R (1), hop on L foot, turning to face center (2), step on R foot across L foot (3), step on L foot to L, turning to face LOD (4).
3 1-4 Step backwards on R foot (1), hop on R foot (2), step backwards on L foot (3), hop on L foot (4).
4 1-4 Step backwards on R foot (1), turning to face center, step on L foot to L (2), step on R foot across L foot (3), hop on R foot (4).
5-8 Repeat measures 1-4 with opposite footwork and in opposite direction.
Part II
1 1-4 Facing center, step forward on R foot (1), hop on R foot (2), step forward on L foot (3), hop on L foot (4).
2 1-4 Jump off of L foot, landing on both feet with R foot across L foot (1), jump, landing with feet apart (2), jump, landing with feet together (3), jump, landing on R foot (4).
3 1-4 Step backwards on L foot (1), hop on L foot (2), step backwards on R foot (3), hop on R foot (4).
4 1-4 Make complete three-step turn to the L, starting on L foot (1-3), hop on L foot (4).
5 1-4 Step on R foot across L foot (1), step on L foot in place (2), hop on L foot (3), step on R foot to R (4).
6 Repeat measure 5 with opposite footwork and in opposite direction.
7 1-4 Step on R foot to R, leaning to R (1), make complete three-step turn to L, starting on L foot and leaning to L on count 4 (2-4).
8 1-4 Make complete three-step turn to R (1-3), step on L foot across R foot (4).
9 1-4 Step on R foot to R, pivoting to face out of circle (3), step on L foot to L, turning to face LOD (2), run forward on R foot (3), run forward on L foot (4).
Repeat Part I
Repeat Part II, measures 1-8
Part III
1 1-4 Facing center, step on R foot to R, leaning to R with L leg sticking out to L (1), hop on R foot (2), hop on R foot again (3), step on L foot behind R foot (4).
2 1-4 Step on R foot to R (1), step on L foot across R foot (2), hop on L foot with R leg sticking out to R (3), hop on L foot again (4).
3 1-4 Make complete three-step turn to R (1-3), step on L foot across R foot (4).
4 1-4 Step on R foot slightly to R (1), step backwards on L foot (2), close R foot to L foot (3), step forward on R foot (4).
5 1-4 Run forward on R foot (1), run forward on L foot (2), run forward on R foot (3), run forward on L foot (4).
6 1-4 Jump off of L foot, landing on both feet with R foot across L foot (1), jump, landing with feet apart (2), jump, landing with feet together (3), jump, landing on L foot (4).
7 1-4 Run backwards on R foot (1), run backwards on L foot (2), run backwards on R foot (3), hop on R foot, sticking L leg slightly out to L (4).
8 Repeat measure 7 with opposite footwork.
9-16 Repeat measures 1-8.

The dance is done three times. After the third time through, Part III is repeated with the music starting out slower than normal, and gradually speeding up to incredibly fast.


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