Welcome to the Germantown G12 Documentation.

This CD attempts to document the music selections of the various Israeli dance classes in the Philadelphia area as of January' 09.

The CDs are being distributed through the auspices of the various classes and are for educational purposes only. It is the hope that these CDs can help the Israeli dancers in the Philadelphia area understand and recognize the music to which they are dancing.

A version of this documentation - geared for hand outs - is accompanying each CD. What you have here is the web version of that docmentation. As the disk coordinator is finding out, there is a difference in layout between Microsoft Word and HTML and there has been an attempt to minimize this.

Below is the dance sessions covered by this CD. The designations B,D,G,N,R,S,W are used in the where column to indicate play selection for the sessions below.

Instructor	Location	Designation	Email Notification/Web Site	Phone
Don Schillinger	Tuesday Beth Hillel, Wednesday Beth Sholom and Thursday night Adath Israel	B for Beth Sholom, D for Beth Hillel and Adaph Israel	rakdan@comcast.net www.rakdan.com	215-760-6800
Grant Shulman	Germantown	G	Gshulman100@aol.com
Naomi Marmorstein	Tuesday Evening, Cherry Hill	N	Cherryhilldance-owner@yahoogroups.com
Rob Markowitz	Sunday Night Klein JCC Northeast	R
Sharon Polsky	Tuesday Evening Beth Sholom	S	polsky@BlankRome.com	215-379-0641 Florence Schwartz
Sharon Kleban	Wilmington - Arden Gild Hall	W	Elaineschmerling@comcast.net

The Discography for G12

Dance

Translation

Choreographer/Song

Year

Time

Where

Line Dances

Ohevet Ozevet	Love and leave	Mona Goldstein Music: Nikos Karbalas Singer Zahava Ben	2002	2.32:61	BDN
	While many modern Israeli dances have steps that don't correspond to the lyrics of the music, almost everybody agrees that the chorus of this line dance, where there are expressive arm and cha cha movements emulating pushing away, fits the tone of the dance. In addition, this was Mona's first choreography.
Yehe Shlomo Raba	There Shall Be Peace				B
Salibbibi					BD

Older Circle Dances: G12 has added a section dedicated to some of the older circle dances that we enjoy. The previous CDs have concentrated on contempory music. At least, for this disk, some emphasis has been applied to older selections

Malkat Hachatunot	Queen of the wedding	Yaron Malichi	1999	3.47:56	G
	We don't normally hear about Yaron Malichi, but for the Germantown session, this is the choreographer of a favorite, Al Salsalim. And, also for the Germantown dancers who are in the process of learning this dance, the sequence goes 1,1,2,2,3,1,1,2,2,4,3,2,2,1,part of 1
Ze Hazemer	This is the song	Mussa Ashkenazi & Yehuda Emanuel & Amnon Sha'uli and Moshe Telem	1986	1.55:36	N
	Anyone who says that the present day dances are more aerobic than earlier Israeli dances hasn't done this dance. Very aerobic and you may need to keep your oxygen bottle handy when doing it.
Zohi Artzi	This is my land	Didi Dosh	1985	3.09:29	All
Stam Yom Shel Chol	Just a weekday	Shmulik Gov Ari lyrics Yosi Gamzu music/sung by Shimon Israeli	1984	2.41:65	GS
	For one dancer, every time he dances this, he thinks of Don's prior Wednesday classes at Adath Jeshurun where this was taught (and unfortunately forgotten) every session. It was deja vu when Don retaught this at Beth Sholom one Wednesday.
Halevai [Alt Halevay]	I wish	Gadi Bitton music by Boaz Sharabi[1]	1998	3.07:10	BDNW
	The disk coordinator, who has finally made the pre-beginner level in his dancing, has been asked to remind dancers that the first time the second part is done, dancers face the middle and hands are raised halfway. The second time you face the line of direction and hands are raised way up (this corresponds to East-West in the lyrics)

Newer Circle Dances: This section pertains to what has been taught around the Philadelphia area in the last year

Million Kochavim	A million stars	Rafi Ziv Composed and sung by Anit Farkash (and a friend)	2007	2.24:13	BDNR
	As you know, this song is a tribute by his sister to an aviator who died in 2006. The words are quite moving and are replicated in English at the bottom of this documentation. To the right is Rafi Ziv who choreographed this dance. There has been some controversy as to whether a song commemorating a fallen soldier should be danced to and each instructor has had to make a choice as to whether this is appropriate.
Geshem Al Panai	Rain on my face	Schmulik Gov Ari	1992	2.48:52	G
	This was one of the dances Don taught at his seminar at Germantown on Sunday evening, Nov 9th ,2008. Although this has become a part of the Germantown repertoire very recently, it has become a dance favorite. As someone said at that session, the music is wonderfully melancholy and the steps go perfectly with the mood.
Tzlil Ha'Emek	Tune of the Valley	Bonny Piha	2007	2.31:61	DW
	This is the 2X version (sessions generally play the 3X version). Infrequently, it is played at Don's Thursday session, but to see the passion of it, you must go to Wilmingon where it is generally requested (and played) whenever they meet.
Malachit	Female Angel	Rafi Ziv	2008	2.14:67	DGNR
	This dance was introduced in the Philadelphia area in late October’08 by Mitch at Rob's Sunday night class. Everyone seems to agree that this is good music with interesting steps. It has become a favorite at many of the sessions.
Et Hageshem	Give us rain	Eli Ronen lyrics Avi Koren music by Shmu’el imberman sung by shlomo artzi	1983	2.03:34	BDRS
	As you go through this documentation, you may find the name Shlomo Artiz often as far as music is concerned. Some facts on him: Son of Holocaust survivors, he started to study the guitar at age 12. By 16 he was composing songs. While still in the Army, he won a prestigious award for his singing ability. Best known for his romantic songs.
Tene	Basket	Avner Naim	2000	2.36:49	B
Benof Yaldut	In the childhood scenery	Eli Ronen & Israel Shiker Everything by Shlomo Artzi	2000	2.47:34	DNR
	Eli Ronen's choreography generally lies beneath the radar. This dance was supposedly 2000’s dance of the year. Et Hageshem, above, was supposedly the most popular dance of 1999. Two great accomplishments. We’re pleased to be able to present both of these selections on this CD.
Adama Veshamayim	Land and sky	Gadi Bitton	2008	3.18:57	All
	What is the origin of this dance? It sounds like something native, but from what land? Don says this is native of New Zealand, maori. Hebrew lyrics, though
Kmo Shokolad	I like chocolate	Eyal Ozeri and Eli Segal Lyrics/music Rami Barzel sung by Yoav Yitzchak	2007	1.41:15	BD
	It was fun watching Mindy Levin teach this dance for Don on both a Wednesday and Thursday. We've mentioned in prior documentation that Mindy wanted to be a ballet dancer and she brings that discipline to any dance that she leads. The dance itself, being rather short with only 2 parts is easy to learn. Whether it will be remembered is another question?
Million O Dollar	Million or a dollar	Ya’ir Bino & Chagi Frank sung by Eyal Golan lyrics Yosi Gispan music Shmu’el Elbaz	2001	2.41:03	DNR
Al Pi T’nuat Harakovot	By the train movement	Yankele Ziv Lyrics, singing and music by Shlomo Artzi	2002	2.44:23	GW
	When doing this dance, consider the choreography and how precise it is. Using the transition at selected times, Ziv is able to link the parts of the dance although there are asymmetric time measurements. You can see this especially on the second transition and how it leads into the second rendition of the music.
Halev Nitpas	The heart is caught	Rafi Ziv	2007	2.17:42	BDNRS
Medura Ha’Shevet	Tribal campfire	Gadi Biton	2007	2.50:70	DR
Pezak Zman	Time Out	Tzlil Shuker	2007	2.27:25	NR
Kmo Sira Trufa	Like a capsized boat	Israel Shiker	1998	3.25:28	DRS
	While there was no intention at the onset of this web site to rate videos, there is a set of videos on the internet attributed to Che, of the dance troup Shemlapaka, who does a series of Israeli dances filmed in a park. She does this one particularly well. You can see other videos on this web site at video clips and a partial list of Che's videos at Videobody

Partner Dances

Yesh Chagiga[h]	There's a celebration	Gadi Bitton lyrics and music by Henree sung by sirit chadad	2004	2.36:00	DR
Rikud Romanti	Romantic dance	Yaron Ben Simchon	2007	1.56:73	D
Shir Lema[']anech	A Song for You (to a woman)	Eyal Levi lyrics Rachel Shapira Music by Nachum Heiman	1995	2.32:61	DR
Eretz Chadasha	New Country	Gadi Bitton singer, writer Shlomo Artzi	2008	2.44:14	D
Karido (corridor)	Dear One (s)	Naftaly Kadosh	2008	2.16:13	DR

A note before the concluding track:

It's very ironic and wasn't planned, but the disk coordinator is writing about the last track of this CD while it is snowing outside. How very appropriate that we are to present a version of Hot, Hot, Hot, this one done by the pioneer of the Jamaican Ska sound, Byron Lee.

The choice of this "kicker" was a confluence of several interests. One was the researching of Ska and the early music associated with this and how it was used in a specific situation years ago. Maybe, as further research satisfies several questions, this will be put on a web site somewhere. But, Byron Aloysius St Elmo Lee, the leader of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires was involved in some way.

The other vector was the need to return to Ballroom dancing. A set of misadventures last year had the result of putting this interest aside. But, with a new year, The Disk Coordinator has been listening to ballroom dance music. The sounds of waltz, foxtrot, swing, cha cha, mambo, tango and, of course, Hustle come out of his computer late at night much to his neighbors' chagrin (if the knocking on the walls is any indication). But, if you are going to return to ballroom dancing, you might as well start with the easiest of them all, Merengue, a native dance of Hispaniola. And this is where Byron Lee comes in. Although he is not the creator of the music Hot,Hot ,Hot, his rendition has been used for many years on the dance floor. The way that he plays it, it is the fusion of Jamaican sound and ballroom dance.

So, we hope you enjoy our last track, Hot,Hot,Hot, while the disk coordinator returns to the contemplation of Cuban motion, pivots, travelling, push aways and belly rolls.

Hot, Hot, Hot

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires

1997[2]

3.23:27

Words to A Million Stars: A Farewell Song to a Fallen Soldier

Note: Many Israeli dancers do not understand Hebrew, which does not keep them from enjoying the universal language of dance. However, the following song's lyrics are quite moving. So, for the non Hebrew speakers,below is a synopsis of the circumstances that led to this music followed by the English translation of the lyrics. And, keep in mind, this is non ethnic as the music and lyrics are universal as far as any loss is concerned:

On July 24, 2006 Lt. Tom Farkash, 23, was killed along with another soldier when their Apache helicopter crashed en route to a mission across the Lebanese border during clashes with Hezbollah terrorists. Tom was a second generation pilot. Ever since he was a child he'd looked forward to the day when he could join the Israeli Air Force like his father.

The same evening Tom's family received word of his death, his sister Amit, along with a friend, composed a song entitled "A Million Stars" in his honor. It is her farewell song to him. Both the melody and the words are quite moving, particularly as it is sung by Amit herself

You wanted to fly, You wanted to move forward

With half a smile you went up

A million stars in the sky

Catch the color of your eyes

Give me just one second to tell you goodbye

You wanted to fly, you went too far

In the midst of all this chaos, there is no one left to protect me

A million stars in the sky

Catch the color of your eyes

I wanted just a second to tell you goodbye

I wanted to sing

You took up your guitar

An angel playing for me

Now with you I am singing

A million stars in the sky

Catch the color of your eyes

I wanted to sing to you, to tell you goodbye

I wanted just one second to tell you goodbye

Give me just one second to tell you goodbye

In Conclusion:

This documentation has been handed out as hardcopy with the CD. This web site supports the CD documentation (and more) for the series of Germantown CDs that have been created in the last several years. G12 is the 6th such disk.

The G12 package has been created to reissue G8 which had limited release when first created in Jun'06. G8 was an attempt to track dances during the middle of '06. This new disk, G12, attempts to track play selection of Israeli dances in the Philadelphia area through '08 (especially by the end of the year).

This disk is being given out through the aegis of the Germantown Jewish Centre's Sunday morning dance session to all the sessions listed at the top. It is hoped that this CD and documentation can be utilized as an educational tool by the participants of these sessions to enhance their ability and knowledge of Israeli dance as it is practiced in the Philadelphia area.

Lots of people have helped this project come to fruition. This includes all the session leaders who have responded with information in one form or the other. Thanks also to Don Schillinger, Grant Shulman and Patty Segal for media support. Translation has been provided by Marek Milbar, Pearl Elias and the Aussie Database.

The real GJC logo has been created by Deborah Kaplan and we appreciate her allowance of its use. We also appreciate her attempts to teach us the basics of calligraphy. We at least tried, Deborah.

Included in another location in this web site are videos of some of these dances. use this link for G series video clips

The gunbarrel sequence logo has been mangled by the disk coordinator and we would appreciate you not laughing at it. The avant garde G for the disk labels is also the "intellectual" property of the disk coordinator and you are welcome to use it, if you want. Editing has been through the efforts of Sharon Polsky and Ellen Weber. There are no rights or assumption of rights inherent with this package although please keep in mind that the individual pieces of music are copyright protected by their creators.

But, of course, any errors or omissions, legal tramplings, Copyright infringements and PC incorrectness are the responsibility solely of the Disk Coordinator who by this point should know better. In addition, given the cost of this project, we regret any runs on banks caused during this project's incubation period.

We do hope that you enjoy the new G12 disk and the reissuance of the G8 disk. It's only left to say:

This is the end of the G12 disk. The lucky G13 disk will return sometime in the future

[1]There have been previous versions of Halevai. Apparently, new words with a new tempo were added by Boaz Sharabi. In listening to the music, we are apparently not dancing to his version created in 1989