GA'AGUIM

(Israel)

Ga'aguim (Longing) was choreographed by Moshiko to music he composed.

Pronunciation:
Record:	"Dance with Moshiko," MIH-2B, side 4, band 3.
Formation:	Cpls in a circle, W on M's R. All join hands. This is a changing ptr dance.
Counts	Pattern
16	INTRODUCTION.
	PART ONE.
1-3	Yemenite R.
4	L bkwd.
5	Lift R in front of L, flex ft and bounce on L.
6	R to R side.
7	L crosses in front of R.
8	Hold.
9-32	Repeat action of cts 1-8 three more times.
	PART TWO.
1-2	Face CCW, R fwd.
3-4	L, R fwd.
5-6	L fwd.
7-8	R touches to L of L ft. Ball of R ft touches floor
9-12	Half turn on balls of both ft to L side. On ct 11, bend both knees, face CW.
13-16	Repeat action of cts 9-12 but reverse action, and only 1/4 turn to R side. End up facing ctr.
	PART THREE.
1-4	Yemenite L bkwd.
5	Close R next to L without wt.
6	R to R side.
7	Close L to R.
8	Hold.
9-16	Repeat action of cts 1-8, Part Three. On ct 13, W releases hand and takes a big step bkwd on R. On ct 14, she moves L bkwd. On ct 15, she closes R to L. On ct 16, she holds. She ends up behind and slightly to R of ptr. Her L shldr should be in line with M's R shldr.
	PART FOUR.
1-32	Repeat action of Part One.
	PART FIVE.
1-8	Repeat action of Part Two, ptrs facing CCW and joining inside hands.
9-16	Release hands and repeat action of cts 9-16, Part Two, taking hands again briefly on cts 11-12. End up behind each other, facing ctr.
	PART SIX.
1-16	Repeat action of Part Three. On ct 13, W takes big step fwd to her ptr's L side. On ct 14, L fwd. On ct 15, close R to L. On ct 16, hold. W has changed ptrs.
	Repeat dance from beginning.

Presented by Moshiko Halevy