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Yom Ha'Atzmaut Celebration

5/5/2014

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Once a year, a local group celebrates Israeli Independence Day with an event called, "Standing With Israel". The program varies - over the years we've had speakers telling of their travels to Israel, a lecture about diversity in Israel, a discussion about the miracle of Israel's re-birth, the blowing of the shofar, children singing... but every year since 2009, my folk dance class is invited to demonstrate Israeli folk dances and engage the audience with dances. 
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This year, all of the advanced dancers in my class participated! Scott, Jan, Louise, Charlotte, and Paul each took turns introducing a dance. (If Kay hadn't been out of town, she would have introduced one, too - fortunately she got back in time to join in!) As a group, we demonstrated:
Banu Le Ha'Ir Et Ha'Ir
Turkish Kiss
Adama Ve Shamayim
Hineh Ma Tov
Then we invited the audience to join in for these beginning level dances:
Zemer Atik
Mayim
Ma Na'Avu
I taught these three dances to as many as would join the circle; Sharon Rogers played accordion and sang for these dances. Men and women joined us! There were three middle/high school-aged girls who jumped in on the audience participation portion of the program, and really did well! 
As it turns out -- one of the three girls, Veronica, is an exchange student from Slovakia. After the festivities, a handful of us did Horehronsky Csardas, while Veronica sang along -- it was the sweetest, most beautiful unexpected delight to a wonderful evening. 
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Sally Jenkins
5/6/2014 01:55:13 am

What a great addition, to have a native Slovakian sing along with your dance! That is so cool!

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