ZF's Israeli Dance class-CDF Clinic 3/24 (REPORT)
06-12-2006, 12:06 PM
Dave, Helena,
Love this discussion; thanks to both of you for the info!
Like Helena, I suspect, I learned the steps of the dance to "How I Praise You", which was part of our congregation's small repertoire back in the early days. We learned a few years later that it actually went with "Ma Navu", but like so many other Messianic dances and songs, were used interchangably.
Dave, I wasn't aware that particular part of the dance was called a "Ma Navu STEP", however. But it doesn't surprise me..... after all there is the kibbutz step dance, simply known as "the kibbutz step", and so many others. Thanks for the history behind it.....I've always been interested in the history and story behind things.
I also have a video with a faster "Modern 'Ma Navu' ", at the intermediate level, if your interested.
Helena, I can really understand how you could see it "as a step from dances meant to be prayers." This is particularly true if dancers are not holding hands at that point:
We drop hands for that part; they're usually waist high, palms up. As we do the step-together-step, our arms reach out and slightly up in a smal scooping-like motion with the left foot, brought slightly back on the right, and out again on the left. To me, it's like continually reaching out in supplication to the L-rd, especially as your whole body moves with it when you do.
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Love this discussion; thanks to both of you for the info!
Like Helena, I suspect, I learned the steps of the dance to "How I Praise You", which was part of our congregation's small repertoire back in the early days. We learned a few years later that it actually went with "Ma Navu", but like so many other Messianic dances and songs, were used interchangably.
Dave, I wasn't aware that particular part of the dance was called a "Ma Navu STEP", however. But it doesn't surprise me..... after all there is the kibbutz step dance, simply known as "the kibbutz step", and so many others. Thanks for the history behind it.....I've always been interested in the history and story behind things.
I also have a video with a faster "Modern 'Ma Navu' ", at the intermediate level, if your interested.
Helena, I can really understand how you could see it "as a step from dances meant to be prayers." This is particularly true if dancers are not holding hands at that point:
We drop hands for that part; they're usually waist high, palms up. As we do the step-together-step, our arms reach out and slightly up in a smal scooping-like motion with the left foot, brought slightly back on the right, and out again on the left. To me, it's like continually reaching out in supplication to the L-rd, especially as your whole body moves with it when you do.
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Dance with me o Lover of my soul
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