Dodi Li - Israel

Couples facing clockwise around a circle, woman on man's right. Inside hands are joined in V-position. Meter 4/4.

Steps are given for the man. The woman uses opposite footwork.

Measure Count Step
Chorus
1 1-4 Facing partner, step on L foot to L (1), step on R foot slightly backwards (2), Cross L foot over R foot (3), Pivot on L foot to face CCW (4).
2 1-4 Step forward on R foot (1), Hold (2), Step forward on L foot, bending both knees slightly and bringing arms up with elbows bent (3), Step back on R foot and straighten knees (4).
3 1-4 Step back on L foot bringing arms down(1), Step forward on R foot (2), Step forward on L foot and turn to face partner (3), Hold (4)
4 1-4 step on R foot to R (1), step on L foot slightly backwards (2), Cross R foot over R foot (3), Hold (4). Note: This is a R Yemenite step. Reversing the footwork and direction gives a L Yemenite step. These terms will be used in the rest of the description.
5-8 Repeat measures 1-4.
Part I
1 1-4 Facing partner, step on L foot to L (1), step on R foot slightly backwards (2), Cross L foot over R foot (3), Pivot on L foot to face CCW (4).
2 1-4 Step forward on R foot and drop hands (1), Pivot on R foot to face CW and join new inside hands (2), Step back on L foot (3), Step back on R foot (4).
3 1-4 Step back on L foot (1), Step back on R foot (2), Step back on L foot and turn to face partner (3), Hold (4).
4 1-4 Do a R Yemenite.
5-8 Repeat measures 1-4
Part II
1 1-4 Facing partner, step on L foot to L (1), step on R foot slightly backwards (2), Cross L foot over R foot (3), Pivot on L foot to face CCW (4).
2 1-4 Step forward on R foot (1), Pivot on R foot to face partner (2), Step on L foot to L (3), Step on R foot to L behind L foot (4).
3 1-4 Step on L foot to L (1), Step on R foot to L in front of R foot (2), Step on L foot to L (3), Hold (4).
4 1-4 Do a R Yemenite
5-8 Repeat measures 1-4.
Part III
1 1-4 Facing partner, step on L foot to L (1), step on R foot slightly backwards (2), Cross L foot over R foot (3), Pivot on L foot to face CCW (4)
2 1-4 Step forward on R foot (1), Pivot on R foot to face partner (2), Step on L foot in front of R foot (3), Step on R foot to R (4).
3 1-4 Step on L foot to R behind R foot (1), Step on R foot to R (2), Step on L foot in place (3), Hold (4).
4 1-4 Do a R Yemenite.
5-8 Repeat measures 1-4.

The sequence of the dance is:
Chorus
Part I
Chorus
Part II
Chorus
Part III


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