… 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 , …

… 11. Vos Du Vilst, Dos Vil Ich Oych 12. The Grandparent's Dance 13. The Entertainer 14. Parents Of The Bride & …

… German, Bohemian, Hungarian and Polish secular songs and dances. 3. Jewish melodies either newly composed or already … use in other functions adapted to Zemirot texts. Hassidic dance melodies were particularly popular. 4. In the past 30 …

… 19th. c. In the immigrant period, mostly Eastern European dance tunes were performed by fairly large groups (12-15 …

… to play a freykekhs , the women burst with joy and hop and dance....then the khasn is taken and they proceed to the … quibbled with the girls, [and] there a konter-tants was danced for [the women’s] approval, one which only the Modnitzers knew... before the khupe the girls danced various dances of theirs and afterwards the bride was …

… live the nigun 12. May the tempel be rebuilt 13. So they dance in Safad 14. Walking to Casaria 15. Sher 16. Nigun for …

… citation, you get the full reference.   “You had Polish dance tunes like krakowiak , oberek , na wesolo , mazur and … references included).  “Today’s girls... go to weddings and dance polkas ; polke-mazur is their life. [Warsaw, Poland, …

… … Asia … Folk songs … Judeo-Tat - Juhuri … Mountain Jews … Dance Music … Instrumental music … Eastern Communities … Iyr …

… 1960 … Ashkenaz … Jewish culture … Jewish customs … Jewish dance … Jewish wedding … Ashkenazi … Moyshe-Leyzer Mints … …