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Shtoktants (LKT)
… The old man bends to the earth and moves his cane to mark the space he needs so that he does not hit anyone while …

Sher
… . “1) Sher. a pair of scissors... 2) a kind of dance.” Harkavi 1928, p. 513 . “A ‘sherele,’ which as many couples …

Tsushpil
… references included). “ Tsushpil . accompaniment.” Harkavi 1928, p. 426 . “1) In the common Yiddish sense …

Mazurka (LKT)
… 1994, pp. 9-10 . “ Mazurka . Mazurka (a Polish dance).” Harkavi 1928, p. 284 . “‘...Let’s dance the kozak ;’... The …

Majafes (LKT)
… his own pieces for the band. ‘He tried to get me to buy a sparkling ‘majafes’ which he wrote himself,’ writes Engel.” …

Kozatske (LKT)
… Gellerman 1975, pp. 19-20 . “ Kazatzke . Cossack dance.” Harkavi 1928, p. 437 . “Yokhim really played well, and not …

Kozatshok (LKT)
… and Ukrainian kozachok ).” Feldman 1994, pp. 9-10 . “The karkazi [described in a memoir of a Jerusalem wedding] must …

Gezegn-tants (LKT)
… Gezegn tants . farewell dance (a kind of wedding dance).” Harkavi 1928, p. 152 . “... Our old klezmer will lock …

Forshpil (LKT)
… on the night of the Sabbath preceding the wedding.” Harkavi 1928, p. 403 . “On Friday evening a great reception, …

Rikudl (LKT)
… “ Rikud . dance. rikudl . diminuitive for rikud .” Harkavi 1928, p. 479 . “Each day before the wedding] the …