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Hora
… from Rumanian. As an ancient term it meant a circular folk dance. Later, it came to signify also a specific dance. The term is also used for two kinds of dance melodies in the Rumanian and Moldavian folklore: slow …
Freylekhs
… in Eastern Europe, and were the most popular amongst the Dance tunes . Support for this hypothesis is found in … , a researcher of Klezmer culture and the Ashkenazi dance in Eastern Europe and in the U.S., the Freylekhs dance has a unique choreography that suits its typical duple …
Tish
… the Torah.' In many dynasties the Tish is concluded with a dance, however, in some, this is done only on special …
Admor
… assid also turns to his rabbi for personal and spiritual guidance in all aspects of life; [2] faith issues, education of …
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
… of performance and recording, and, secondly, in accordance with the diverse principles and combinations …
Zemirot
… German, Bohemian, Hungarian and Polish secular songs and dances. 3. Jewish melodies either newly composed or already … use in other functions adapted to Zemirot texts. Hassidic dance melodies were particularly popular. 4. In the past 30 …
Fal
… Mono-sectional niggunim are common mainly among the dance niggunim of the Hungarian Hasidim, [4] while the … [4] See for example: Hajdu-Mazor, Otsar ha- Hasidut: 101 Dance Tunes , Nos. 23, 93, 102. [5] See for example cleving …
Mitsve Tants
… The Mitsve Tants, or Kosher Tants, is a ritual dance imbued with mystical significance. It is performed … the feast. Male members of the two families are invited to dance in turn with the bride. When a Hassidic rebbe is present, he is invited first. Each dancer holds one end of a sash (Gartel in Yiddish) or a big …
Dance tune (Niggun rikud)
… terms, such as tants nign or a tenzl. Other terms for dance tunes are: hopke; dreidl; redl or redele (all probably … ; and kadatshke (used in various communities). Hassidic dance tunes have defined musical characteristics such as … (ABC), and the forms ABCB, ABCDB, and ABCDC. [2] Klezmer dance tunes have a more compound structure with more …
Niggun rikud
… See: Dance Tune … Niggun rikud …