Ha'eer Beafor

HA'EER BEAFOR
Israeli

PRONUNCIATION: hah-EER beh-ah-FOHR

TRANSLATION: City in grey

SOURCE: Dick Oakes learned this dance from Dani Dassa who choreographed it. Moshe Eskayo taught another version.

BACKGROUND: Moshe Eskayo and Rivka Sturman have choreographed line dances by the same name. In Israel, the dance we in the United States call Erev Ba is danced to this music. Tel Aviv, Israel, is often called the "City in Grey."

MUSIC: Tikva (LP) T-142;
Tikva (45rpm) T-45-105;
Rikud (LP) KM4868.

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

METER/RHYTHM: 4/4

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

1 Yemenite R (cts 1,2,3); step L bwd away from ptr (ct 4);

1 Step R diag fwd to R, turning to face nearly 1/4 CW to R and passing ptr to the R as ptrs turn away from each other (ct 1); continuing CW turn, step L diag bwd to L, turning nearly 1/4 CW to almost have exchanged places with ptr (ct 2); completing 1/2 CW turn, small step R swd, facing ptr (ct 3); step L across in front of R (ct 4);

1 Yemenite R (cts 1,2,3); pause (ct 4);

1 Yemenite L (cts 1,2,3); pause (ct 4);

1 Repeat aciton of meas 1-4, exchanging places again to end in orig formation pos.

II. TOUCH PALMS, CHANGE PLACES

1 Step R swd on ball of ft (ct 1); step L across in front of R on full ft, touching L palms with ptr at shldr height (ct 2); step R in place in back of L (ct 3); step L swd on ball of ft (ct 4);

2 Step R across in front of L on full ft, touching R palms with ptr at shldr height (ct 1); step L in place in back of R (ct 2); rock R swd with both hands held at shldr height, palms fwd but not touching ptr (ct 3); rock L swd with hands still raised (ct 4);

3 Bringing hands down across own body and extending them out to sides with finger snap, long R step diag to R, turning nearly 1/4 CCW to face ptr almost "nose-to-nose" (ct 1); pause (ct 2); step L across in back of R, turning nearly 1/4 CCW to almost have exchanged places with ptr (ct 3); step R swd, completing 1/2 turn CCW (ct 4);

4 Facing ptr, step L across in front of R (ct 1); pause (ct 2); rock R swd (ct 3); rock L swd (ct 4);

5-8 Repeat action of mas 1-4, exchanging places again to end in orig Formation pos.

III. SIDE STEP WITH LEG RAISE

1 Step R swd, extending hands low to sides (ct 1); pause (ct 2); raise bent L leg in front as hands cross in front of body with finger snap (ct 3); pause (ct 4);

2 Repeat action of meas 1 to L with opp ftwk;

3 Rock R swd (ct 1); step L in place (ct 2); close R to L taking wt (ct 3); pause (ct 4);

4 Repeat action of meas 3 to L with opp ftwk;

5-8 Repeat actio of meas 1-4.

Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2011 by Dick Oakes

HA'EER BEAFOR Israeli

PRONUNCIATION:	hah-EER beh-ah-FOHR

TRANSLATION:	City in grey

SOURCE:	Dick Oakes learned this dance from Dani Dassa who choreographed it. Moshe Eskayo taught another version.

BACKGROUND:	Moshe Eskayo and Rivka Sturman have choreographed line dances by the same name. In Israel, the dance we in the United States call Erev Ba is danced to this music. Tel Aviv, Israel, is often called the "City in Grey."

MUSIC:	Tikva (LP) T-142; Tikva (45rpm) T-45-105; Rikud (LP) KM4868.

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

METER/RHYTHM:	4/4

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

1	Yemenite R (cts 1,2,3); step L bwd away from ptr (ct 4);
1	Step R diag fwd to R, turning to face nearly 1/4 CW to R and passing ptr to the R as ptrs turn away from each other (ct 1); continuing CW turn, step L diag bwd to L, turning nearly 1/4 CW to almost have exchanged places with ptr (ct 2); completing 1/2 CW turn, small step R swd, facing ptr (ct 3); step L across in front of R (ct 4);
1	Yemenite R (cts 1,2,3); pause (ct 4);
1	Yemenite L (cts 1,2,3); pause (ct 4);
1	Repeat aciton of meas 1-4, exchanging places again to end in orig formation pos.

II.	TOUCH PALMS, CHANGE PLACES

1	Step R swd on ball of ft (ct 1); step L across in front of R on full ft, touching L palms with ptr at shldr height (ct 2); step R in place in back of L (ct 3); step L swd on ball of ft (ct 4);
2	Step R across in front of L on full ft, touching R palms with ptr at shldr height (ct 1); step L in place in back of R (ct 2); rock R swd with both hands held at shldr height, palms fwd but not touching ptr (ct 3); rock L swd with hands still raised (ct 4);
3	Bringing hands down across own body and extending them out to sides with finger snap, long R step diag to R, turning nearly 1/4 CCW to face ptr almost "nose-to-nose" (ct 1); pause (ct 2); step L across in back of R, turning nearly 1/4 CCW to almost have exchanged places with ptr (ct 3); step R swd, completing 1/2 turn CCW (ct 4);
4	Facing ptr, step L across in front of R (ct 1); pause (ct 2); rock R swd (ct 3); rock L swd (ct 4);
5-8	Repeat action of mas 1-4, exchanging places again to end in orig Formation pos.

III.	SIDE STEP WITH LEG RAISE

1	Step R swd, extending hands low to sides (ct 1); pause (ct 2); raise bent L leg in front as hands cross in front of body with finger snap (ct 3); pause (ct 4);
2	Repeat action of meas 1 to L with opp ftwk;
3	Rock R swd (ct 1); step L in place (ct 2); close R to L taking wt (ct 3); pause (ct 4);
4	Repeat action of meas 3 to L with opp ftwk;
5-8	Repeat actio of meas 1-4.

	Repeat entire dance from beg.

Copyright © 2011 by Dick Oakes