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Khosid/Khosidl (LKT)
… khusid ] were cornerstones of Leon’s old-time, Jewish dance repertoire. He often referred to them as a mitsve-tentsl [ mitsve dance], alluding to their frequent use at Jewish weddings to … “Khusidl, Khosidl, or Khosid: A slow circle or line dance in Hasidic style, in a stately 2/4 rhythm. In some …

Bobes tants (LKT)
… citation, you get the full reference . “ Bobes Tanz [is a dance] for the grandmothers [to perform].” EncyJud 1971, p. … tanz: The grandmother honors the bride and groom with a dance.” Lapson 1943, p. 461 . “The bride had her space, … quibbled with the girls, [and] there a konter-tants was danced for [the women’s] approval... next: a semele , a …

Beygele (LKT)
… girlfriends and acquaintances came and we were happy and danced a lot... Soon thereafter the tempo grew faster and they danced... the happy Begele Tanzel, a type of circle dance.” [Brest Litovsk, Poland, 1848]. Wengeroff 1913, I, p. …

Betlers-tants (LKT)
… the dancing and even beggars of the town had the right to dance with the bride.” EncyJud 1971, p. 1265 . “After the meal the poor people started to dance, in order to entertain the bride and groom. … to the bride’s house. There the beggars arrived with their dance and people celebrated until daybreak... the dance with …

Zibntrit (LKT)
… two, three, four, five, six, seven’... The ‘zibntrit’ dance-song found in German sources also as ‘the broom dance’ ( ‘Besemtanz’ ).” [Galicia, 1920s-30s]. Pipe 1971a, …

Besem-tants (LKT)
… bibliographic hyperlink at the end of each citation. “[A dance consisting of] a man dancing with a broom used as … tsvey, dray, fir, finf, zeks, zibn’ ... The ‘zibntrit’ dance-song [is] found in German sources also as ‘the broom dance’ ( ‘Besemtanz’ ).” [Galicia, 1920s-30s]. Pipe 1971a, …

Sholem-tants (LKT)
… end of each citation, you get the full reference. “These dances--the beroygez dance ( beroyges tants ) and the shalom dance ( sholem tants )--were intended for women that were in …

Shemene (LKT)
… end of each citation, you get the full reference. “These dances--the beroygez dance ( beroyges tants ) and the shalom dance ( sholem tants )--were intended for women that were in …

Shemele (LKT)
… also proposes... Later during a mention of the ‘beroyges’ dance and reconciliation, there is a mention of the German dance’s existence from 1500 (and of many similar to it in … Bayer 1960, p. 24 . “The ‘beroyges’ and ‘shalom’ dances [are] two Jewish weddings dances that were widespread …

Semele (LKT)
… of each citation, you get the full reference. “Sometimes dances are mentioned in the literature for which we have not been able to gather data, although they were danced in the late nineteenth century. For example, a folk song (Ginzburg-Marek 1901: no. 254) mentions a dance called semene (Moliver, Vilna, Kovno gubernias ): Gave …