Mayim

Mayim

Mayim (Hebrew: "water"), or Mayim-Mayim, is a traditional Israeli dance. This is a dance by the Israelis in praise for the water which sustained them physically and spiritually. It was choreographed by Else Dublon in 1937, to a song by Emanuel Amiran.

The dance

The dance is done by a circle of dancers, facing the center through most of the dance, and holding hands except when clapping.


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