Neshama - נשמה (Israel)

Neshama

נשמה

Israel

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie and Nancy Bannister. Dance choreographed by Shlomo Bachar.
We learned this couple dance from Shlomo Bachar at a Mini-workshop he taught on December 20, 2016. 

Meter: 3/4
Formation: Couples, Start side by side, M in the center, holding near hands. Facing LOD
Introduction: Start with Singing.

Use Waltz step throughout, start with outside foot (M's L, W's R)

Part 1

Bar 1: Dance away from partner (back to back), with hands swinging forward, moving forward in LOD
Bar 2: Dance face to face with partner, hands swing back, Moving forward in LOD
Bars 3-4: Get into Ball room hold, and do two waltz steps, turning  one time around CW forward in LOD
Bar 5: facing partner take hands in hands palm to palm. Step on O to O (1), step on I behind O (2), Step on O in place (3). Sway slightly to outside
Bar 6: repeat bar 5 with opposite footwork swaying towards I foot.
Bars 7-8: Standing side by side and facing LOD, dance two waltz steps forward in LOD. 

Part 2:

Bars 1-2: do a parisar turn away from partner
Bars 3-4: do-si-do partner in place
Bars 5-6: Get into Ball room hold, and do two turning waltz steps, turning CW forward in LOD
Bars 7-8: Standing side by side and facing LOD, dance two waltz steps forward in LOD. 

repeat the two parts until the end of the music, on last slow chords W turns CW under M’s arm twice.