Israeli Dancing 101, Contra, New Beginner Swing
Published: Mon, 09/26/11
Hello and Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dancers,
Israeli Folk Dancing 101 class 3 of 4 is tonight at B'nai Israel from 7 to 8 pm followed by our normal session from 8 to 9. Everyone welcome even if you missed prior sessions. See the article about the dances we did in week 2.
Next Sunday are two easy, fun dance programs which are suitable for new dancers.
(A) There is a Contra Dance at the Boltin Center from 4 to 7.
(B) From 6 to 7 on Sunday, I have a fun, older couple just learning to Swing dance and you can join us. This is a super slow paced Swing class for anyone just starting out. You can get a head start on the Lindy Swing Dancing 101 starting October 30.
Registration for Fall B Santa Fe College Community Education opens October 12 for these two classes.
http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce
1. International Folk Dancing 101 with Jack Seltzer
Happy Dancing and L'shana Tova,
Andy
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Gainesville and Ocala Brazilian, Clogging, Contra, English, Folk, Israeli and International Dancing Calendar
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In this Newsletter
Article: Dances From Week 3 of Israeli Folk Dancing 101
Article: You Learn What You Are Ready to Learn
Article: Message for the Holiday Season, We Feel the Years Slipping Away
Schedule: confirm all programs before going
1. Monday 9/26 - English Country Dance
2. Monday 9/26 - Israeli Folk Dancing 101
3. Monday 9/26 - Israeli Dancing with Andy
4. Wednesday 9/28 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha
5. Friday 9/30 - International Folk Dancing
6. Sunday 10/02 - Contra Dance
7. Sunday 10/02 - Lindy Swing Rhythm Turn and Hustle!
8. Sunday 10/09 - UF Techno Contra Dance
9. Saturday 10/15 - Contra Dance
10. Sunday 10/16 - Vintage Waltz Brunch
11. Friday 10/28 - International Folk Dancing 101
12. Sunday 10/30 - Lindy Swing Dancing 101
13. Monday 10/31 - Israeli Dance Workshop with Ira Weisburd
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Ongoing Dancing:
Capeoira, Brazilian Street Dance at 308 West - Tue, Wed, Thu and Sat. www.BCAEonline.org
Clogging in Gainesville - on Sunday afternoons. www.FirstKlassKloggers.com
Inisheer Irish Step Dancing with Piper Call, Wednesdays. www.InisheerIrishDance.com
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Volunteer to help out and get into dances and classes for free.
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Dance Quotes:
- Imagination is more important than knowledge. ~ Albert Einstein
- If you won't be better tomorrow than you were today, then what need do you have for tomorrow? ~ Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav
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Article: Dances From Week 3 of Israeli Folk Dancing 101
Congratulations to everyone on your progress in Israeli Folk Dancing 101 on Monday. You surprised me. I did not expect you would be able to do last week's dances so well and that we would be able to learn three new dances.
The next class is next Monday, September 26 from 7 to 8 pm.
Be sure to go to www.GainesvilleDance.com and sign up for the Israeli and Folk Dance newsletter. It is the second newsletter on the left side. You can also sign up for the Swing, Ballroom and Social Dance newsletter.
All the dances we are learning are from what I like to call the classic period of Israeli dancing. These are the dances from the early years of the re-born state of Israel up to about 1980.
The first dance was done around 1924. Of course, the real first dance goes back to ancient times, as it is written "David danced and leapt before the Lord."
You learned three dances on Monday night. Here they are with links to a video.
1. Klezmer (Aveinu Shalom Aleichem)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ0uXBARBMc
2. Ma Navu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IUJ0cjYaq4
3. Yedid Nefesh
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCQLyiXlJH8
Following are links to the song lyrics of all the dances you have learned.
Eretz Eretz Eretz - Land, Land, Land. Eretz refers to the Land of Israel.
www.hebrewsongs.com/?song=eretzeretzeretz
Klezmer - Instrumental only, but here is a link to another song in the same tradition, Hevenu Shalom Aleichem which means Peace Unto You. Shalom Aleichem is a traditional greeting from Eastern European Jewry.
www.hebrewsongs.com/?song=hevenushalomaleichem
Ma Navu - How Pleasant, from Isaiah
www.hebrewsongs.com/song-manavu.htm
Nigun Atik - Ancient Melody. A nigun is a song without words, often hummed on Shabbat as a form of prayer and often before the meal between washing hands and the motzi, the blessing over the bread, during which time you are not supposed to speak.
www.hebrewsongs.com/?song=nigunatik
Od Lo Ahavti Dai - I Have Not Loved Enough, who has?
www.hebrewsongs.com/song-odloahavtidai.htm
Tzadik Katamar - Righteous Man Will Flourish, from Psalm 92, the Psalm for Shabbat.
www.hebrewsongs.com/?song=tzadikkatamar
Yedid Nefesh - Soul Mate, sung every Friday night to welcome the Shabbat, as the Shabbat is symbolized as the bride of the People of Israel, Israel's soul mate.
www.hebrewsongs.com/?song=yedidnefesh
You can find links to videos of these dances on this page.
www.israelidance.info/w/w102/i/israelidance_info/israeli_dance_videos/circle/110_israeli_circle_dance_videos.aspx
Happy Dancing and Shalom Aleichem,
Andy
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Article: You Learn What You Are Ready to Learn
When I was in third grade, my Dad gave me a book "How to Think Ahead in Chess". I have read this book many times and told people the book was about what opening you should play.
Having just finished reading the book again, I started rereading it right away. I was looking for how to play the middle game, not the opening, and thought maybe there was something I missed. Here is the first sentence of the book.
"This book has been written to show you what to do after the opening stage has been passed."
Did I miss the whole point of the book? Not exactly. Their solution was to learn one opening for white and two for black so you know what type of middle game you are going to play. I had gotten a lot out of the book, but even after reading it many times, there is a lot I have missed, like the first sentence.
Learning to dance is a lot like that. There is more there than we think. You cannot rush the process. You learn what you are ready to learn. You miss what you are not ready for.
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Article: Message for the Holiday Season, We Feel the Years Slipping Away
[I enjoyed this article and wanted to share it with you.]
We can feel it in the air. Summer is falling away and as it does Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are upon us. Soon we will join with family and friends in what I know will be a memorable and sweet opportunity to share and celebrate. Nevertheless, the passage of time is palpable during this season and we feel the years slipping by even faster and faster.
Read the rest of this article here.
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1. Monday 9/26 - English Country Dance
Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue
7:00 - 9:30
$5
Annette Merritt, flamerritt@hotmail.com
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2. Monday 9/26 - Israeli Folk Dancing 101
Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd
7:00 - 8:00 : Israeli Folk Dancing 101
Beginning Israeli Folk Dancing class.
No experience needed.
Four weeks on Monday evenings starting 9/12.
Sign up at Santa Fe Community Education.
Andrew, publish@gainesvilledance.com, 352-327-3672
www.IsraeliDance.info
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3. Monday 9/26 - Israeli Dancing with Andy
Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd
7:00 - 9:00 : Israeli Dancing
Starts exactly on time.
For all levels of experience. Newcomers welcome.
No partner needed.
$5 per family. Ages 22 and under free. Other students $2.
If you have financial difficulties, you can come for free.
If you attend any of my programs at 308 West during the prior week, you can come Israeli Dancing for free.
Andrew, publish@gainesvilledance.com, 352-327-3672
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4. Wednesday 9/28 - 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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5. Friday 9/30 - 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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6. Sunday 10/02 - Contra Dance
Thelma Boltin Center, 506 NE 2 Ave
3:30 - 4:00 : Lesson
4:00 - 7:00 : Contra Dancing
$8, $5 under 21
Beginners lesson a half hour before the contra dance starts. No partner needed.
Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor.
Susie, 352-466-9150
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7. Sunday 10/02 - Lindy Swing and Hustle!
Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue
6:00 - 7:00 : New Dancers, Super Slow Paced Swing Class
7:00 - 8:30 : Lindy Swing Dance Class and Dancing
8:30 - 9:15 : Hustle!
Introductory super slow paced Swing class from 6 to 7.
From 7 to 8:30, we continue the 8-count Lindy Swing Rhythm Turn with numerous variations and connecting to 6-count basic.
This is for four weeks October 2, 9, 23 and 30. October 16 is a special event West Coast Swing with Danielle Blouin.
$10 general, $5 students per night.
Includes Israeli Dancing on Monday nights at B'nai Israel.
Special program, the more you dance, the more you save.
Go to any organized dancing during the prior week and get half off so only $5 general and $3 students.
Go to any two organized dance sessions and Sunday night is free.
Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@gainesvilledance.com
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8. Sunday 10/09 - UF Techno Contra Dance
Rion Ballroom, Reitz Union, UF Campus
4:00 - 7:00 : Contra Dance
Chelsea, 804-483-0866
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9. Saturday 10/15 - Contra Dance
Thelma Boltin Center, 506 NE 2 Ave
7:30 - 8:00 : Lesson
8:00 - 11:00 : Contra Dancing
$8, $5 under 21
Beginners lesson a half hour before the contra dance starts. No partner needed.
Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor.
Susie, 352-466-9150
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10. Sunday 10/16 - Vintage Waltz Brunch
Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue
10:30 - 1:30 : Waltz lesson, dancing and brunch
$10, $5 Students
Joyce Thompson, thompsj@gmail.com
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11. Friday 10/28 - International Folk Dancing 101
*** Exact Date, Time and Place to be Determined
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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12. Sunday 10/30 - Lindy Swing Dancing 101
Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue
6:00 - 7:00 : Lindy Swing Dancing 101
Learn the mother of all Swing dances, Lindy swing dancing, in this easy class catering to new dancers.
Sign up at Santa Fe Community Education.
Andrew, 352-327-3672, publish@gainesvilledance.com
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