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Shtoktants (LKT)
… old man is the expert in the ‘shtoktants,’ the ‘stick dance’... he turns to Avrem’l the klezmer , calling for ‘a … circle. The old man is an expert in the ‘ Shtocktants ’ (‘Dance of the Stick’). Immediately, a circle of young … wide enough for the old man to freely swing the stick as he dances. The old man commandingly turns to Abramele the …
Sirba
… (Romanian Sirba ) is another traditional Romanian music and dance genre, known throughout the east Carpathian region … mountainside, while the final, merry cadences of the brisk dance express the joy of reunion with his wayward ovine...” Alpert 1993, p. 2 . “Sirba: Romanian-Jewish dance tune typified by triplets in the melody over a 2/4 …
Skotshne/Skochne
… played Jewish tunes in addition to the Ukrainian dance-repertoire. In the same way they brought their … “There are also cases in which the name of a Jewish dance is not Jewish but Ukrainian, yet it is hard to ascertain that the dance has been adopted from the Ukrainian surroundings. The …
The Story of Dance Music
… Philosophical Library … … 1947 … Paul Nettl … The Story of Dance Music …
Tango (LKT)
… citation, you get the full reference. “You had Polish dance tunes like krakowiak , oberek , na wesolo , mazur and … [Warsaw, Poland, 1930s]. Alpert 1996a, pp. 16-17 . “We danced all kinds of dances:... tangos...” Slobin 1982, p. 28 . … Tango (LKT) …
Tants (Alter yidisher) (LKT)
… 223 . (Musical notation included). “‘ Shemonah-esreh ’ Dance”.“Tzvi Fridhaber, scholar of Jewish dance, Haifa, writes to us:... I was approached by Ms. Chava Verbah and she told me of two wedding dances that she recalled from her childhood in the area of …
Tekhies hameysim-tants (LKT)
… get the full reference. “... One of the most beautiful dances on display during this event is no doubt the ‘tekhiat ha-metim’ dance, or in popular language ‘tekhies hameysim tants’ . A pair of dancers execute this dance the whole of which consists of a …
Terkish (LKT)
… reference. “ Bulgar was the American Jewish name for a dance genre which had come to epitomize the entire klezmer dance repertoire... [Andre] Hadju also confuses the terms … to as terkishe rhythm is the same as the Greek sirto dance rhythm.).” Phillips 1996a, p. 19 . (Musical notation …
Tish-nign (LKT)
… Alpert 1996a, p. 16. “These klezmorim know many pieces: dance, instrumental works played at the table, street tunes … what I understand, the best klezmorim didn’t even play the dance tunes, they’d just come and play the tish nigunim , …
Toyten-tants (LKT)
… you get the full reference. “A weird Totentanz (death dance) was also part of another strange wedding custom. … ceremony taking place in the cemetery, and the rituals and dances being carried out with the whole community in attendance.” Lapson 1943, p. 458-60 . “‘Danza de la Muerta,’ a …