Thanks to God for finding this channel of yours. I used to do folkdancing when studying at Brockwood with Mr Jim Fowler every Saturday evenings. And believe it or not there were quite a few Jewish or Israeli folkdances besides others such as Russian Troika, American Lucky 7, etc. God bless.
When I was 12 in 1960 I stumbled upon a Jewish Community Center at the park, a mile from my home where we sang and danced Folk dances. I walked there every week that summer to enjoy the singing and dancing.
Fun Fact: In Israel there is an Official Registrar of Folk Dances... If you have an idea for a dance to a new song you need to "register" it first at the "Folk Dances Association" before you can start teaching it under your name. That prevents disputes between dance instructors regarding the origins and originality of song.
I always had something was drawn me to Jewish stories even I grew in a country which didn’t have many of them, few years ago I did the ancestor DNA test and I found that I have 5% of Ashkenazi Jews 😊
Lovely video. I've been Israeli dancing since 1964. Just one thing, tho. In addition to the dances mentioned from other countries, there is a dance called "Scotch" that is a scottish song called the Keel Row and one from Poland called "Krakoviak" We danced these every week and love them. Also, Margot Oved taught us some wonderful Yemenite dances. Today is our birthday party in Larkspur CA. 60+ years of dancing, eating and schmoozing.
I watch this to accompany my memories of Israel. It's been a very long time since I travelled through Israel with my father. The food! The sights to see! The culture! The people, all of those living there❤. I still get goosebumps thinking about Massada. One day, I hope very much, I shall return.
Loved the Mezinka 😂🤣😂🤣 So funny!! It was something to celebrate because how expensive was to marry a daughter 😅 I love to see it was celebrated with humor😂❤
Such a fascinating and informative video! Growing up I was always discouraged when it came to music and dance by my family/religious community ( I am not Jewish btw). Watching this video brought me such immense joy tbh... A culture/religion/community where dancing is celebrated and enjoyed!! Loved it!! ❤
Don't take me wrong brother but Pre-Abrahimic Pagan cultures were filled with Folk dances and cultural celebrations.. but Obsession over One God Monotheism Dogma comsumed Nuances and Colorfulness of Entire region and people slowly became monotonous over generations. 😢 I'm Hindu.. but i want to see Europe and middle East returning to their roots prior to Abrahimisation. ❤ Love from India. ❤🕉️🙏 🇮🇳❤️🇮🇱
How could you miss the Kazatzka? The squatting, leg throwing, jumping Russian Jewish dance, they balance bottles on their heads. It was in Fiddler on the Roof. Any Ashkenazi Jew has someone who knows this dance.
Possibly the most annoying part of Fiddler on the Roof is the dance the men do at the wedding by balancing a bottle on their head. One of the writers of the show said he said it in a painting of Eastern European Jews. Then the choreographer thought it might add to the show. Is this some sort of Chasidic test of skill?
I thought I was going to see some beautiful dances, but there is nothing like that in this video. Really beautiful dances for me are such as Beryozka in Russia, Chinese Kalaviṅka, Kafa from Caucasus, Georgian dances, tango, ballet...
The Orthodox are against pre-marital sex because it might lead to mixed dancing.After all,if a couple sleeps together the next thing that happens is they will dance together and the Orthodix cant have that.
Well , them dances are from Easter European , Baltic , Turkish or Greek origins and some middle eastern ones … nothing Jewish about it but them being danced by people following the Jewish faith . Yeah , I said it it’s a belief , a religion coming with the followers own culture . Nothing else. And of course no a single mention of the Beta Israel Hebrews … 😅😅😅😅
Calls down the souls of ancestors to bless the newly wed,,...What...they barely had any memory here on earth, what can they expect calling souls. They moved on, passed away. What ever happened to Just God the "Almighty Blessings" is more than they can handle. People, is been more than 2000 yrs now, Stop your pagan ways. No one has the means to pay for that.
I'm glad to see that American Jews finally recognized that the Hora is not a Jewish folklore dance at all, but a Balkan and Romanian traditional dance.
@@DK-pl1wz The name, spelled differently in various countries, is derived from the Greek χορός (khorós): "dance", which is cognate with the Ancient Greek art form of χορεία (khoreía). The original meaning of the Greek word χορός may have been "circle". Also, the words hora and oro are found in many Slavic languages and have the meaning of "round (dance)"; the verb oriti means "to speak, sound, sing" and previously meant "to celebrate".
Thank you. I've been Jewish for a long time I have to say watching your videos teaches me customs and ideas that I was not aware of. Sincere thinks. Thank you for you
@@gloryakiepper7918 Nope. Not at all. You don't have to be Q anon to belive this Everyone in world even people living in Asia and middle East know who exactly did 9/11 . It has been 22 years. Sadly real culprits never got punished. So many million died in middle East since then. Sad. May God punish real culprits.
Прекрасные народные танцы в Израиле всегда не на сцене, а на улицах, на пляжах, просто завораживает смотреть как просто люди разного возраста танцуют часами под красивые мелодии. Этот народ, несущий в мир свет, красоту, доброту непобедим! ❤🇮🇱🙏
You must have lived your life in your outhouse not to have noticed that all these so-called "Jewish dances" and all the dance steps and movements were appropriated (stolen) from the national cultures which they lived around. Most of the dances are East European, some Arabian or from the cultures of the Levant. Maybe no Russian dances were appropriated because the Jewish pale of Czarist times was outside of Russia proper but the influence of Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian dances is just too striking. At least this narrator doesn't hide that although he goes overboard in celebrating Jewish creativity and artistry. The same applies to "Jewish foods", "Jewish songs," and many other spheres of culture where little is original Jewish.
I absolutely love to watch all kinds of cultural dance. The mizinka is the best. Jews really have a wonderful sense of humor. If I wasn’t already a very committed Christian I would convert to Judaism. Close knit families, knowing that having a good time in dance, food and celebrations is a good thing, I think it’s interesting that Israel is a melting pot of Jews from all over the world and America is also a melting pot. Unfortunately many in America became so fully American we forgot much of our history so we don’t have a lot of rich traditions passed down for a very long time. I had to do a DNA test to figure out my ancestry because neither of my parents knew hardly anything about where they came from. I also think the Jewish diaspora kept family close and traditions alive because Jews were so maligned and mistreated that they really had to depend on and trust each other. I hope to visit Israel some day. I pray for the peace of Israel, for protection and blessings on you all. My G-d be with you all. I know this sounds crazy but I thank you for giving me Yahshua. He is my savior and king and I love him with all my heart. I really wish Christianity had not strayed so far from its Jewish roots. I think we miss out on a lot of biblical understanding from a Hebraic mindset. I’m a bit different. I do not celebrate Easter and Christmas because of their pagan roots. I keep sabbath, celebrate all the biblical feasts and follow Torah. Thanks for such a great video.
@yellowsugar5096 i mean, originally from? Really? Eastern European jews do have a higher european admixture. That tends to happen when you live in a place for a long time. But essentially, the bulk of their dna for most still comes from the levant.
