ISRAELI DANCE & ROBIN STARR (OF THE DIFFERENT SOCKS DANCE COMPANY)

HAHORA HABILTI TSFUYAH NOTATION

Dance Introduced by      Robin Starr, 2005

Formation                     Circle

Starting position            Facing CCW along circle line, holding hands

Meter                            4/4

SEQUENCE OF DANCE

PART 1 X 2

PART 2

PART 1 X 2

PART

ENDING

Measure         Count              Step

PART 1 - facing CCW along circle line

1                     1-8                   Starting with R, four running steps(1-4), jump onto both feet with bent kness(5), hold(6), bounce on both feet(7), bounce on L, lift R(8)

2                     1-8                   Repeat measure 1 but on count 8, bounce on R, lift L

3                     1-8                   Two grapevine steps starting with L(1-8)

4                     1-8                   step on L(1), hop on L(2), step on R(3), hop on R(4),  jump onto both feet with bent knees(5), hold and clap(6), clap then bounce on both feet(7), clap and bounce on L, lift R(8)                 

Note - second time through, measure 4 count 8, turn to face centre, join hands in W position

PART 2 - facing centre

1                    1-7                     Sway to R on R(1), hold(2), sway to L on L(3), hold(4), step on R to R(5), step on L behind R(6), step on R to R(7), hop onto R to face CCW, dropping arms to V position(8                  

2                    1-8                    Two grapevine steps starting with L, taking weight on last step on R, raising arms to W position(1-8)

3,4                                          Repeat measures 1&2 in opposite direction, opposite footwork - on last step on L, swivelling to face CCW

5                    1-6                     Step on R to R(1), step on L to L(2), step on R to R, swivelling to face CW(3), touch L beside R(4), step on L to L swivelling to face CCW(5), touch R beside L(6),

                      7-8                          step on R to R swivelling to face CW(7), touch L beside R(8)                   

6                                             Repeat measure 5 in opposite direction, opposite footwork

7                    1-4                    Jump onto both feet, bending knees(1), hold(2), bounce on both feet(3), bounce on L(4)

                      5-8                    starting with R, four running steps on spot, shouting Echad with the first, Shtayim  with the second, Shalosh with the third and finally Arba with the fourth(5-8), lifting other foot

                                                backward and high each time

ENDING - FACING CCW

1                    1-14                  Run onto R(1), run onto L(2), run onto R, holding L up in foward position(3). hold absolutely still(4-12), close with L, bending knees(13), swivel hips to L with bent knees(14)

                     15-16                 Swivel hips to R with bent knees(15), swivel hips to L with bent knees(16)

Immediately after last wiggle, turn to centre and yell "El Rhumba"

HAHORA HABILTI TSFUYAH