GA'AGUIM
(Israel)
Ga'aguim (Longing)
was choreographed by Moshiko to music he composed.
Pronunciation: |
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Record: |
"Dance with
Moshiko," MIH-2B, side 4, band 3. |
Formation: |
Cpls in a circle,
W on M's R. All join hands. This is a changing ptr dance. |
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Counts |
Pattern |
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16 |
INTRODUCTION. |
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PART ONE. |
1-3 |
Yemenite
R. |
4 |
L
bkwd. |
5 |
Lift
R in front of L, flex ft and bounce on L. |
6 |
R
to R side. |
7 |
L
crosses in front of R. |
8 |
Hold. |
9-32 |
Repeat
action of cts 1-8 three more times. |
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PART TWO. |
1-2 |
Face
CCW, R fwd. |
3-4 |
L,
R fwd. |
5-6 |
L
fwd. |
7-8 |
R
touches to L of L ft. Ball of R ft
touches floor |
9-12 |
Half turn on balls
of both ft to L side. On ct 11, bend
both knees, face CW. |
13-16 |
Repeat action of
cts 9-12 but reverse action, and only 1/4 turn to R side. End up facing ctr. |
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PART THREE. |
1-4 |
Yemenite L bkwd. |
5 |
Close R next to L without wt. |
6 |
R to R side. |
7 |
Close L to R. |
8 |
Hold. |
9-16 |
Repeat action of
cts 1-8, Part Three. On ct 13, W
releases hand and takes a big step bkwd on R. On ct 14, she moves L bkwd.
On ct 15, she closes R to L.
On ct 16, she holds. She ends
up behind and slightly to R of ptr.
Her L shldr should be in line with M's R shldr. |
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PART FOUR. |
1-32 |
Repeat
action of Part One. |
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PART
FIVE. |
1-8 |
Repeat action of
Part Two, ptrs facing CCW and joining inside hands. |
9-16 |
Release hands and
repeat action of cts 9-16, Part Two, taking hands again briefly on cts
11-12. End up behind each other,
facing ctr. |
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PART
SIX. |
1-16 |
Repeat action of
Part Three. On ct 13, W takes big
step fwd to her ptr's L side. On ct 14, L fwd. On ct 15, close R to L.
On ct 16, hold. W has changed ptrs. |
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Repeat
dance from beginning. |
Presented by Moshiko Halevy