Israeli Partner Dancing, the Jewish Mind, Contra in Melrose
Published: Sun, 12/19/10
Hello and Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dancers,
The last Introduction to Israeli Partner Dancing (IPD) in this series is this Monday December 20. Come out even if you missed prior weeks. No experience, no partner needed.
There is Contra dancing in Melrose on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.
Next weekend is Christmas, so check programs to confirm schedule. English said they are dancing on Dec 23.
Machol Miami starts with a party Thursday night, camp Friday through Monday and a party Monday. You can just attend the evening sessions fairly reasonably. Only 5 hours away in Ft. Lauderdale. www.MacholMiami.com
Merry Christmas to all that celebrate.
Happy Dancing and Happy Holidays,
Andy
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Schedule: confirm all programs before going
1. Monday 12/20 - New Introduction to Israeli Partner Dancing
2. Tuesday 12/21 - Line Dancing
3. Wednesday 12/22 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha
4. Thursday 12/23 - English Country Dance
5. Friday 12/24 - International Folk Dancing
6. Fri-Mon 12/24-27 - Machol Miami www.MacholMiami.com
Article: Understanding the Jewish Mind
Ongoing:
Clogging in Gainesville - on Sunday afternoons. www.FirstKlassKloggers.com
Contra Dancing in Melrose - first and third Wednesdays of the month at Shake Rag Art and Culture Center. Susie Rudder calling. Live music. $5. Corky Culver, sisorbit@windstream.net
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Quotes:
- If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give. ~ Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
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1. Monday 12/20 - New Introduction to Israeli Partner Dancing
Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, FL
7:00 - 8:00 : For Beginners
8:00 - 9:00 : For More Experienced Dancers
Starts exactly on time. Do not be late.
$5 per evening, or $20 in advance for the entire series. Ages 22 and under free. Other students $2. If you have financial difficulties, you can come for free.
Contact Andrew, publish@israelipartnerdancing.com, 352-327-3672
On Monday nights, beginning November 22 to December 27, for, a minimum of 4 and up to 6 nights.
Everyone welcome. No experience and no partner needed.
Treat yourself to some fun doing Israeli Partner Dances. You deserve it.
The first hour is for beginner's. You do not need to know how to dance. You will learn. Everyone can learn Israeli Partner Dancing.
Easy, exuberant, great music, great friends, come out for a great time.
On Monday nights, beginning November 22 to December 27, for, a minimum of 4 and up to 6 nights.
We rotate partners and do dances more than once, so everyone gets to do every dance, everyone gets to dance the same amount and everyone gets to dance with everyone else. If you come with your spouse and you do not want to rotate, you do not have to. Rotating is your option.
Teaching is based on my book Partnership Dancing(tm).
Rather than memorizing choreography, the women will learn the skill of how to follow every Israeli Partner Dance without learning the steps. This is a good skill to have and is applicable to all social dances, particularly choreographed dances. You will be able to follow other folk dances, including things like Contra Dancing, without having to worry about the patterns.
The men will learn how to make every dance a pleasure by communicating via their body language. You will learn how to get the woman to do what you want by manipulating space, without wrestling the woman around.
There is no gender bias. You can dance which ever part you want.
We will be videoing some of the teaching.
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2. Tuesday 12/21 - Line Dancing with Sandi Larkins
Eagles Club, 4562 NW 13th Street
6:00 - 8:15 - Line dancing
$5
Sandi Larkins, ridesthewind@gmail.com
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3. Wednesday 12/22 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha
Kol Simcha, 14007 NW 44 Ave Gainesville, FL
6:30-8:30 : Teaching and Israeli dancing
With Joseph Simpkins
352-331-3191
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4. Thursday 12/23 - English Country Dance
601 S Main Street
7:00 - 9:30
$5
Annette Merritt, flamerritt@hotmail.com
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5. Friday 12/24 - International Folk Dancing
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4225 NW 34 Street
8:00 - 11:00
$3, $1 students
Jack Seltzer, 352-359-2903 gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, www.gifd.org
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Article: Understanding the Jewish Mind
My sister forwarded this to me.
Only if you are Jewish (or very friendly with Jews and therefore intuitively understand the Jewish mind) will you understand this reasoning.
After months of negotiation with the authorities, a Talmudist from Odessa was finally granted permission to visit Moscow . He boarded the train and found an empty seat. At the next stop, a young man got on and sat next to him. The scholar looked at the young man and he thought:
This fellow doesn't look like a peasant, so if he is no peasant he probably comes from this district. If he comes from this district, then he must be Jewish because this is, after all, a Jewish district.
But on the other hand, since he is a Jew, where could he be going? I am the only Jew in our district who has permission to travel to Moscow. Ahh, wait! Just outside Moscow there is a little village called Samvet, and Jews do not need special permission to go to Samvet. But why would he travel to Samvet? He is surely going to visit one of the Jewish families there. But how many Jewish families are there in Samvet? Aha, only two - the Bernsteins and the Steinbergs. But since the Bernsteins are a terrible family, so such a nice looking fellow like him, he must be visiting the Steinbergs.
But why is he going to the Steinbergs in Samvet? The Steinbergs have only daughters, two of them, so maybe he's their son-in-law. But if he is, then which daughter did he marry? They say that Sarah Steinberg married a nice lawyer from Budapest, and Esther married a businessman from Zhitomer, so it must be Sarah's husband. Which means that his name is Alexander Cohen, if I am not mistaken.
But if he came from Budapest, with all the anti-Semitism they have there, he must have changed his name. What is the Hungarian equivalent of Cohen? It is Kovacs. But since they allowed him to change his name, he must have special status to change it. What could it be? Must be a doctorate from the University. Nothing less would do.
At this point, therefore, the scholar of Talmud turns to the young man and says, "Excuse me. Do you mind if I open the window, Dr. Kovacs?"
"Not at all," answered the startled co-passenger. "But how is it that you know my name?"
"Ahhh," replied the Talmudist, "It was obvious."
www.words.bz/Articles/tabid/145/words/150/Understanding-the-Jewish-Mind.aspx
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