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Mekhutenim-tants
… 1266 . “The scholar Gabriel Grod published... ‘ mekhutonim dances’ [done] during the arrangement of the ‘tenoim’ ... … pp. 15-16 . “The ‘beroyges’ and ‘shalom’ dances [are] two Jewish weddings dances that were widespread in Eastern … outside of sources found in [Eastern European Jewish] folk song, we have nothing about this style, no definitive …
Beroyges-tants
… citation, you get the full reference. “The [ beroyges ] dance ended, the song was stopped. The groom approached and … that among our large masses, for a long time now the folkdance has been accompanied by singing; and not only to … p. 1266 . “The ‘beroyges’ and ‘shalom’ dances [are] two Jewish weddings dances that were widespread in Eastern …
Hopak (LKT)
… get the full reference. “The principal forms [of Russian folk dance] are the korovod and the trepak, the former danced by … the hopak . (The name hopak was folklorized into hopke .) Jewish kozachok melodies were borrowed, but in the klezmer …
Hopke (LKT)
… pre-World War I]. Cahan 1957, p. 491 (#255) . “Other dances performed at weddings in East European communities … the klezmers aso played the hopak . (The name hopak was folklorized into hopke .) Jewish kozachok melodies were borrowed, but in the klezmer …
Tants nign (LKT)
… Yiddish terms tants nign or a tenzl . Other terms for dance tunes are hopke , dreidl , or redele (all used by … references included). “The dance-song is a collective folk-expression which derived from the need to sing for the … in the modern era. The dance-song was preserved by the Jewish masses a long time after the social dances had …
Zhok (LKT)
… Europe, especially in Hungary, Moravia, and Rumania, Jewish youths would assemble on Saturday afternoons for … courtyard, which became popularly known by the name of dance they loved, the Joc , a type of hora common among … This popular Saturday afternoon dance movement produced new folk songs and dances.” EncyJud 1971, p. 1267 . “The …
Hora (LKT)
… you get the full reference. “ Hora refers to a Romanian dance and musical genre of great diversity, comprising brisk … dance, cf. Bulg. krivo horo ] and other terms. American-Jewish musicians often refer to it as ‘slow hora.’ The … This popular Saturday afternoon dance movement produced new folk songs and dances.” EncyJud 1971, p. 1267 . “The …
Woody Guthrie's Hanukkah Songs
… was one of the United States' great and prolific folk singers. Many of his songs dealt with the plight of the … Within his vast oeuvre there are a handful of songs with Jewish themes, and a few of them are specifically related to … Guthrie met Marjorie in 1942 when she was performing a dance based on one of his songs. Their first daughter Cathy …
Freylekhs (LKT)
… of each citation. “These two khusidlekh [Hasidic-style dance tunes, singular khusid ] were cornerstones of Leon’s old-time, Jewish dance repertoire. He often referred to them as a … This could not have been adopted from the Ukrainian folk music, since there were far fewer professionally …
Tsu der khupe (LKT)
… the full reference. “These klezmorim know many pieces: dance, instrumental works played at the table, street tunes … playing their instruments, and a large group of townsfolk, carrying lighted torches, follow. After the bridegroom … wedding scene. It is peformed by the State Ensemble of Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian S.S.R. recorded in the …