Bashana Haba'a

BASHANA HABA'A
Israeli

PRONUNCIATION: bah-shah-NAH hah-bah-AH

TRANSLATION: In the coming year

SOURCE: Dani Dassa, one of the leading Israeli dance choreographers now living in the United States, created this dance.

BACKGROUND: The words to Bashana Haba'a tell about next year, when peace will come, we shall return to the simple pleasures of life so long denied us. You will yet see how good it will be next year. Next year we will sit on the porch and count migrating birds. Children on vacation will play catch between the house and the fields. Red grapes will ripen till the evening, and will be served chilled to the table. And languid winds will carry to the crossroads old newspapers and a cloud. Next year we will spread out our hands towards the radiant light. A white heron, like a light, will spread her wings and within, then, the sun will rise.

MUSIC: Hed-Arzi Ltd. (LP) BAN 14133, side 2, band 1;
Hed-Arzi Ltd. (LP) BAN 14208, side 1, band 1.

FORMATION: Cpls in a cir, M back to ctr, W facing M, hands are free and held at sides.

METER/RHYTHM: 4/4

STEPS/STYLE: YEMENITE STEP TO LEFT: Simply called "Yemenite L." Step L swd, bending L knee (ct 1); step up onto ball of R in back of L (ct &), step onto full L across in front of R (ct 2).

MEAS MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION

INTRODUCTION

1-4 No action.

I. YEMENITE L, 1/2 SIX-POINTED STAR (W steps same as M)

1 Yemenite L (cts 1,&,2); pause (ct &); step fwd R, touching R palms with ptr at about shldr height (ct 3); step bwd L, lowering hands (ct 4); step R next to L (ct &);

2 Step L swd (ct 1); step R in place (ct &); step bwd L, turning to face diag L (ct 2); step R in place (ct &); step fwd L, turning to face diag R (ct 3); step R in place (ct &); touch L next to R (ct 4); pause (ct &);

3 Repeat action of meas 1;

4 Step L swd (ct 1); step R in place (ct &); step bwd L, turning to face diag L (ct 2); step R in place (ct &); step fwd L (ct 3); step fwd R (ct &); touch L next to R as W places hands on top of M shldrs and M places hands on sides of W shldrs in Shldr-Shldr pos, elbows nearly straight (ct 4); pause with wt on both (ct &).

II. SIDE STEPS, OUT AND IN, TURN (W do opp steps from M)

5 In Shldr-Shldr pos, touch L toe to L, leaning slightly swd R (ct 1); step L next to R (ct &); touch R toe to R, leaning slightly swd L (ct 2); step R next to L (ct &); step L swd (ct 3); close R to L (ct &); step L swd (ct 4); touch R next to L (ct &);

6 Repeat action of meas 5 in opp dir with opp ftwk;

7 Step fwd L, moving outward from cir (ct 1); step fwd R (ct &); step fwd L, bending L knee slightly (ct 2); step bwd R twd ctr of cir (ct &); step bwd L (ct 3); step bwd R (ct &); step L swd (ct 4); step R swd (ct &);

8 Turning to face to L in RLOD, step fwd L, retaining R hand shldr pause (L for W) and holding L arm (R for W) out to side with elbow slightly bent (ct 1); step fwd R (ct &); step bwd L (ct 2); moving in LOD and making individual 1 1/4 CW turns as hands come down to sides, step R,L,R (cts &,3,&); touch L next to R, ending in Formation pos (ct 4); pause (ct &).

9-24 Repeat entire dance from beg two more times, except that ptrs finish the turn of meas 24 in Shldr-Shldr pos.

25-40 Repeat action of Fig II two more times, finishing the turn in Shldr-Shldr pos each time.

Copyright © 2003 by Dick Oakes

BASHANA HABA'A Israeli

PRONUNCIATION:	bah-shah-NAH hah-bah-AH

TRANSLATION:	In the coming year

SOURCE:	Dani Dassa, one of the leading Israeli dance choreographers now living in the United States, created this dance.

BACKGROUND:	The words to Bashana Haba'a tell about next year, when peace will come, we shall return to the simple pleasures of life so long denied us. You will yet see how good it will be next year. Next year we will sit on the porch and count migrating birds. Children on vacation will play catch between the house and the fields. Red grapes will ripen till the evening, and will be served chilled to the table. And languid winds will carry to the crossroads old newspapers and a cloud. Next year we will spread out our hands towards the radiant light. A white heron, like a light, will spread her wings and within, then, the sun will rise.

MUSIC:	Hed-Arzi Ltd. (LP) BAN 14133, side 2, band 1; Hed-Arzi Ltd. (LP) BAN 14208, side 1, band 1.

FORMATION:	Cpls in a cir, M back to ctr, W facing M, hands are free and held at sides.

METER/RHYTHM:	4/4

STEPS/STYLE:	YEMENITE STEP TO LEFT: Simply called "Yemenite L." Step L swd, bending L knee (ct 1); step up onto ball of R in back of L (ct &), step onto full L across in front of R (ct 2).


MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION


	INTRODUCTION

1-4	No action.

I.	YEMENITE L, 1/2 SIX-POINTED STAR (W steps same as M)

1	Yemenite L (cts 1,&,2); pause (ct &); step fwd R, touching R palms with ptr at about shldr height (ct 3); step bwd L, lowering hands (ct 4); step R next to L (ct &);
2	Step L swd (ct 1); step R in place (ct &); step bwd L, turning to face diag L (ct 2); step R in place (ct &); step fwd L, turning to face diag R (ct 3); step R in place (ct &); touch L next to R (ct 4); pause (ct &);
3	Repeat action of meas 1;
4	Step L swd (ct 1); step R in place (ct &); step bwd L, turning to face diag L (ct 2); step R in place (ct &); step fwd L (ct 3); step fwd R (ct &); touch L next to R as W places hands on top of M shldrs and M places hands on sides of W shldrs in Shldr-Shldr pos, elbows nearly straight (ct 4); pause with wt on both (ct &).

II.	SIDE STEPS, OUT AND IN, TURN (W do opp steps from M)

5	In Shldr-Shldr pos, touch L toe to L, leaning slightly swd R (ct 1); step L next to R (ct &); touch R toe to R, leaning slightly swd L (ct 2); step R next to L (ct &); step L swd (ct 3); close R to L (ct &); step L swd (ct 4); touch R next to L (ct &);
6	Repeat action of meas 5 in opp dir with opp ftwk;
7	Step fwd L, moving outward from cir (ct 1); step fwd R (ct &); step fwd L, bending L knee slightly (ct 2); step bwd R twd ctr of cir (ct &); step bwd L (ct 3); step bwd R (ct &); step L swd (ct 4); step R swd (ct &);
8	Turning to face to L in RLOD, step fwd L, retaining R hand shldr pause (L for W) and holding L arm (R for W) out to side with elbow slightly bent (ct 1); step fwd R (ct &); step bwd L (ct 2); moving in LOD and making individual 1 1/4 CW turns as hands come down to sides, step R,L,R (cts &,3,&); touch L next to R, ending in Formation pos (ct 4); pause (ct &).

9-24	Repeat entire dance from beg two more times, except that ptrs finish the turn of meas 24 in Shldr-Shldr pos.

25-40	Repeat action of Fig II two more times, finishing the turn in Shldr-Shldr pos each time.

Copyright © 2003 by Dick Oakes