This entry is part of the Lexicon of Klezmer Terminology (LKT). The LKT compiles a wide array of source materials that shed light on the historical and contemporary state of knowledge about klezmer music. Each entry includes a number of citations from primary and secondary sources that include or refers to the term in question. It also indicates whether musical notation or sound recordings are included in the source. By clicking on the bibliographic hyperlink at the end of each citation, you get the full reference.
“Hakhnoe-tants -- Special Hassidic dance at weddings. People stand out in two equal rows, holding hands, and one row dances against the second. When they near each other -- the dancers from one row drop the hands they were holding and bend and stoop down with great humility...” Rekhtman 1962, p. 262.