BA LA
Israeli
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MUSIC: |
Tipex (Teapacks) |
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SINGER: |
Kobi Oz |
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ORIGINAL RECORDING: |
N/A |
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CHOREOGRAPHY: |
Meir Shem-Tov 2000 |
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FORMAT: |
Partner (mixer dance) |
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VIDEO LINK: |
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I learned this dance from Penny Brichta at the 2001 Door
County Folk Festival. It is an example of the current Latin-American trend in
Israeli dancing. |
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SPECIFIC STEPS: |
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Cha-cha: Step slow-slow-quick-quick-slow with a "Latin sway of hips
and shoulders." This can be
achieved by taking small steps from the hip, placing one foot in front of the
other. The only exception is the
second "quick": that is a
small step on the ball of the foot, again with a hip sway. |
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Tcherkessiya (to right): Step L across, R in place, L backward, R
in place |
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Couples are in circle facing CCW, men (M) on inside, women
(W) outside, holding near hands Steps are described for M; W use opposite
footwork and hands. |
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Intro - instrumental.
Start on vocal. |
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Measure |
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1-4 |
Cha-cha step: L,
R, L-R-L , near hands held |
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5-8 |
Repeat 1-4 opposite footwork |
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9-12 |
Sway L, sway R, L-R-L changing places with partner, M
cross in front of W: M lift R arm to
lead W behind (turn slightly to direction of travel, but no twirls!), let go
while M low L. hand "catches" W R hand |
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13-16 |
Repeat 9-12 with opposite footwork, M cross behind W: M lift L arm to lead W in front (no
turns!), keep hands held or close |
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17-18 |
Balance forward towards partner L, M L hand touching W R
hand (push), R in place |
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19-20 |
L-R-L away from partner |
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21-24 |
Rock R away from partner, L in place, R-L-R towards
partner |
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25-28 |
Tcherkessiya towards partner, M L hand touching W R hand
(push) |
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29-32 |
Taking both hands, turn inward together, L-R-L, R-L-R |
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Notes: Hanneke Meij, modified from Penny Brichta |
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Presented by Hanneke Meij (Cincinnati) at
TriCity Festival in Dayton, March 14, 2004. |
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(Hebrew transcribed) |
(translation) |
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BA LA |
SHE FEELS LIKE IT |
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Cha Cha |
Cha cha |
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Ba la al hakayitz, ba la al hayam |
She's hot on summer; she's hot on the sea |
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Im bikini, im hutini, ba la al kulam |
With a bikini, with a thong, she's hot on
everyone |
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Hi meziza et hayasvan, hakol etzla muchan |
She moves her behind, everything is ready. |
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Ba la shechaval la al hazman |
She doesn't want to waste time. |
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Ba la chili-cha-cha, ba la chik-chik-chak |
She's hot on chili-cha-cha, she's hot on it so fast |
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Im bikini, im hutini, kol hahof nimhak |
With a bikini, with a thong, the whole beach erased |
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Hi meziza et hayasvan, hakol etzla muhan |
She moves her behind, she is so ready |
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Ba in shehaval in al
hazman |
She doesn't want to waste time. |
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Ba la at hakayitz, ba la al hayam |
She's hot on summer; she's hot on the sea |
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Im bikini, im hutini, ba la al kulam |
With a bikini, with a thong, she s hot on everyone |
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Hi meziza et hayasvan, hakol etzla muhan |
She moves her behind, she is so ready |
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Ba in sehaval la al hazman |
She doesn't want to waste time. |
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Ba li ba li lihiot kmo seniorita |
I'm hot, I'm hot, on being like a seniorita |
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Ba li be li vehashir kvar mehuvan |
I'm hot, I'm hot, and the song is now prepared |
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Harikud matrif, |
The dance is making me mad, |
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kol hahof mashkif |
the whole beach is watching |
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Ba li sehaval li al hazman |
I don't want to waste time. |
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Ba li ba li leshagea et hakayitz |
I'm hot, I'm hot on making summer mad |
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Ba li ba li balenaanea et hayam |
I m hot on moving the sea |
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Hametzil metzitz veyotze lo mitz |
The life-guard is peeping and his juice is out |
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Ba li sehaval li al hazman |
I don't want to waste time. |
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Ai ai ai ani mukefet beh'eynaim |
Ai ai ai, I’m surrounded with eyes |
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Ai ai ai vehagvarim sheyechaku |
Ai ai ai, and the men can wait |
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Ai ai ai uchsh'eani ered lamayim |
Ai ai ai, and when I’II go down to the water |
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Ai ai ai hem kulam itmatetu |
Ai ai ai, they'll all collapse |
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Ba li ketzev |
I'm hot on rhythm |
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Cha
cha oh |
Cha
cha oh |
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