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Celebrating the Messiah in Dance DVD teaches this dance

Ani Ma'amin version from I Believe! by Jonathan Settel

(Moshiach) By Mordechai Ben David

HH in circle facing center

With Tambourines

Translation:

I believe with complete faith
In the coming of the Messiah, I believe

Believe in the coming of the Messiah
In the coming of the Messiah, I believe
Believe in the coming of the Messiah

And even though he may tarry

Intro

Shake tambourine at side

Drum starts - hit tambourine with streamers making small circles as hands go up and down

Part 1

ANI MA'AMIN, ANI MA'AMIN

Yemenite R, Hit tambourine

Yemenite L, Hit tambourine

BE EMUNA SHELEMAH

Tcherkessia, Hit tambourine behind back

B'VIAT HA MASHSACH,

Yemenite R, Hit tambourine

Yemenite L, Hit tambourine

ANI, ANI MA'AMIN

Tcherkessia, Hit tambourine behind back

Repeat sequence

Part 2

MASHEACH, MASHEACH, MASHEACH

Leap 4 X to R, Arms go up and straight up

AY, AY AY AY AY AY AY

4 pt turn in place, beating tambourine down and up

Repeat 4X

Part 3

AF AL PE SHE YIT MAMEACH

Face center, R tog R, L tog L

Beating tambourine R double beat, L double beat

Walk 4 steps to center raising arms as you beat tambourine

In center, arms straight beat tambourine

Turn and face outward and lower arms

Walk 4 steps back to perimeter of circle raising arms as you beat tambourine

At perimeter, facing outward, arms straight beat tambourine

Turn and face inward, lower arms, yemenite R - beat tambourine and make full circle with arms Yemenite L - beat tambourine and make full circle with arms

4 pt turn with arms upraised in high figure 8

(For extra measures during Part 3 for first time add tcherkessia, not beating tambourine, for second time add 2 tcherkessias. For ENDING stomp RF and beat tambourine 3X pause one stomp one beat.)

Interlude

Mayim - beating tambourine in front when RF is in front, beating tambourine in back when RF is in back

AS THE MOUNTAINS

(Choreographer: Alison Bloomer, Son of David Congregation, Maryland, USA)

FACING INTO CENTER ON CIRCLE LINE GO CCW

PART A HANDS JOINED AT FINGER TIPS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR, ARMS EXTENDED UP TO
FORM MOUNTAIN.
L FOOT FORWARD, SLIDE STEP L-TOGETHER-L, 4 STEPS, POINT R. TOE AND
BRING FORWARD. ARMS RAISED AND BENT AT ELBOWS.
WALK AROUND YOURSELF. LOOK AT L HAND WHILE TURNING R.,
(12-3-6-9 O’CLOCK), STEP R-L-R-L-POINT L. TOE ON 4TH STEP,

(REPEAT)

PART B 2-MAYIMS TO R., ARMS CROSS IN FRONT AND GO UP – FOLLOW L. HAND WITH YOUR EYES. COUPE R. TURN (QUICK 2-3) TO THE L.
COUPE TO L. TURN (QUICK 2-3) TO THE R. ARMS ARE EXTENDED AT UP IN PRAISE ON TURN.

(REPEAT)

REPEAT PART A
PART B
PART A
PART B ON REPEAT DO 4 TIMES INSTEAD OF TWO.

ENDING: COUPE’ R. TURN QUICK TO L.
COUPE’ L. TURN QUICK TO R.
BRING ARMS DOWN IN FRONT AND OVER HEAD L. FOOT 4TH. POSE.

Awake You Who Sleep

Celebrating the Messiah in Dance DVD teaches this dance

Sung by Karen Davis

CD Israel My Beloved

Choreographed by Margaret Keck

Intro

Facing outward, head down

Turn face center

Gradually raise arms and join hands

Part 1 (Awake you who sleep)

R hop, L hop

Hopping box

Tcherkessia (4X)

Part 2 (For Behold deep darkness)

8 steps bent down

8 steps rising

Coupe to the left

Brush coupe to the right

Tchkessia

4 point turn

Tcherkessia

Part 3 (Arise from the dead)

Form lines facing each other

Arms linking in back

RF stomp

Yemenite R

Yemenite L

(Repeat)

Part 4

Mayim without hands held

Parts 1 and 2 repeat

Part 5 (Behold)

R together R

L together L

Hands not held

Arms cross to either side

Face CW

RF in front of LF sideways entering center of circle

Face center

RF in front

Bow down

Arms in figure 8 (3X)

Hold with arms extended leaning back