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BACKGROUND
Information: A dance and song.
Translation: Come, my beloved
Pronunciation: BOH doe-DEE
Source: Choreographed by Gurit Kadman prior to 1953, music by I. Vogel, also known as J. Fogel, this Israeli folk dance is a dance of courtship, so let's see a little courting out there!
Region: Israel
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Circle of couples, woman to partner's R, all facing CW, not CCW. Hands unjoined.
Steps and Style: Passive step (= 4 step-bends): step slightly to L onto L ft (ct 1), bend L knee and clap hands (ct 2), repeat to R (cts 3,4). Repeat. Active step: step forward onto L ft (ct 1), touch R toe beside L ft (ct 2), repeat step-touch onto R ft (cts 3,4). Run forward 4 steps onto: L ft, R ft, L ft, R ft (cts 1,2,3,4).
Traveling step: Step forward onto L ft (ct 1), hop forward on L ft (ct 2), step-hop forward onto R ft (cts 3,4), leap forward onto: L ft, R ft, L ft, R ft (cts 1,2,3,4).
| BARS | ACTION | |
| Introduction. |
| 1-2 | Shift weight to R ft so as to be ready to start onto L ft. |
| 1. | We can't go on meeting like this. |
| 1-2 | Man dances the passive step; woman dances the active step, moving forward and CW around the circle. |
| 3-4 | Woman dances the passive step; man rejoins woman with the active step. |
| 5-8 | Repeat action of bars 1-4. |
| 2. | Running around together. |
| 9-10 | Man dances the passive step; W M x center. |
| 11-12 | Woman dances the passive step; man dances the active step around the woman: M W x center. |
| 3. | Getting serious. Grasp your partner's elbows. Bend L elbows to face a bit to L. |
| 17-20 | Turn CW as a couple with 2 active steps (but not too active steps). |
| 21-24 | Bend slightly your own R elbow and turn CCW as a couple with 2 active steps. |
| 4. | All face CW, woman to man's R, and slightly forward. Join R hands above woman's R shoulder; hold joined L hands forward (varsouvienne position). |
| Drop hands to repeat the dance from the beginning, twice more. |
LYRICS
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Bo dodee aloofee hagorna, sham sim'cha sham tsohola! Boee yafatee bimcholot netse-a hechatan v'hakala. Tnoo tsil'chem hare Efrayeem; zamru zemer lakotsreem! v'atem kochvey shamayeem, ronoo ronoo ladodeem. |
Come my beloved, to the threshing floor, there'll be laughter and joy! Yes, my fair one, let's dance together like two sweethearts. Cast your shade, oh hills of Ephraim; sing your glad song to the reapers! And you, oh stars in the shining heavens, sing to the lovers all night long. |
REFERENCE
- Folk Dance Problem Solver (1987), Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH), San Antonio, TX. Bo Dodi.
DOCUMENTS
- Gurit Kadman, an article.
- Israel, a country.
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