Ha'eer Beafor

HA'EER BEAFOR
Israeli

PRONUNCIATION: hah-EER beh-ah-FOHR

TRANSLATION: City in grey

SOURCE: Dani Dassa choreographed this dance to music arranged by Uri Hodorov.

BACKGROUND: Moshe Eskayo and Rivka Sturman have choreographed line dances by the same name. In Israel, the dance we in the U.S. call Erev Ba is danced to this music.

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 © 2003 by Dick Oakes

HA'EER BEAFOR Israeli

PRONUNCIATION:	hah-EER beh-ah-FOHR

TRANSLATION:	City in grey

SOURCE:	Dani Dassa choreographed this dance to music arranged by Uri Hodorov.

BACKGROUND:	Moshe Eskayo and Rivka Sturman have choreographed line dances by the same name. In Israel, the dance we in the U.S. call Erev Ba is danced to this music.

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 © 2003 by Dick Oakes