BAT TSURIM Israeli
PRONUNCIATION:	baht tsoo-REEM
TRANSLATION:	Girl of the rocks (cliffs or mountain peaks)
SOURCE:	Dick Oakes learned this dance from Dani Dassa who learned it from Yoav Ashriel.
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. The choreographer is Yoav Ashriel, the music is by Sara Levi.
MUSIC:	Tikva (LP) T-117 Vanguard (LP) VSD-2130 Folkraft (45rpm) 1473
FORMATION:	Circle of mixed M and W facing ctr, 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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