BAT TSURIM Israeli
PRONUNCIATION:	baht tsoo-REEM
TRANSLATION:	Daughter of the rocks (cliffs or mountain peaks)
SOURCE:	Rivka Sturman introduced this dance to folk dancers in the United States.
BACKGROUND:	Shalom Hermon choreographed Bat Tsurim (Bat Tzurim) as a circle and couple dance combination, but only the circle dance portion is described here as it is danced in southern California.
MUSIC:	Tikva (LP) T-117 Vanguard (LP) VSD-2130 Folkraft (45rpm) 1473
FORMATION:	Circle of mixed M and W, no handhold.
METER/RHYTHM:	2/4
STEPS/STYLE:	Danced with a free and happy spirit.
MEAS	MOVEMENT DESCRIPTION
	INTRODUCTION
1-4	No action.
	THE DANCE
1	Leap R swd (ct 1); close L to R taking wt and bending knees (ct 2);
2	Clap hands twice (cts 1-2).
3-8	Repeat action of meas 1-2 three more times.
9	Joining hands in low "V" pos, step R swd, leaving L in place (ct 1); pause (ct 2);
10	Brush L across in front of R (ct 1); pause (ct 2);
11-12	Walk four steps to R beg with L and end facing ctr on the fourth step.
13-16	Repeat action of meas 9-12 to L with opp ftwk.
17-18	Walk four steps to ctr beg with R and raising hands fwd gradually.
19-20	Walk four steps bwd beg R and lowering hands gradually.
21	Step R diag R looking up (ct 1); pause (ct 2);
22	Step L diag L looking up (ct 1); pause (ct 2).
	Repeat entire dance from beg.
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