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Jewish dance in America stemmed from the minds of choreographers such as Martha Graham and her mentee, Anna Sokolow. They created works of moving art that served as a form of advocacy and awareness of the growing antisemitism in the United States during the post World War II period. [ 12 ]
The dance was created in 1937 for a festival to celebrate the discovery of water in the desert after a seven-year search. The choreographer was Else I. Dublon. [1] The dance is sometimes known as "Ushavtem Mayim", after the first words of the lyrics, or simply just "Mayim", but "Mayim Mayim" is the original and most common name.
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Many more modern dances incorporate folk-inspired dance moves into their dances. [4] Today, there are groups in Israel whose jobs are to preserve the Israeli folk dance as a manifestation of pan-Jewish cultural heritage. About 100,00 people dance on a regular basis at least once a week and an additional 100,000 dance several times a year. [4]
Yemenite step (tza'ad Temani) is a popular dance performed Jews during weddings and other Jewish occasions. [1]The basic Tza'ad Temani step provides a swaying movement that changes the dancer's direction of motion, although the dancer may face forward throughout the step.
The history of the Jews in Vietnam begins in the 19th century.Jews are a minor ethno-religious group in Vietnam, consisting of only about 300 people as of 2007. [1] Although Jews have been present in Vietnam and Judaism has been practiced since the late 19th century, most adherents have been, and remain today, expatriates, with few to no native Vietnamese converts.
Gurit Kadman, a festival folk dance organizer, once said Bergstein's Omer Festival was "the creation of the most original holiday in Israel, and the holiday dances are perhaps the most Israeli ones ever created." [1] When Israel became independent, Bergstein added the dance "Hen Yerunan" (Also It Will Be Sung) to the festivities. [3]
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