Any type of folkdance has a language of
its own. However, very often they use similar steps with different names. The
following are some of the steps and abbreviations used in Davidic Dance.
RF
LF
HH
NHH
CW
CCW
Right Foot
Left Foot
Holding Hands
Not Holding Hands
Clockwise
Counter Clockwise
Dance Steps
Mayim (a Hebrew
word meaning water)
RF
crosses in front of LF
LF
steps to Left
RF
crosses in back of LF
LF
steps to Left
Yemenite
(done either to the right or the left and many times combined
with a hop after the foot steps outside of the circle.)
Visualize a triangle with the
point down.
RF steps to the Right
point
LF steps to the point
at the bottom
RF crosses
over Left to the point at the top
Tcherkessia (can
be a very worshipful step)
RF
steps forward
LF
steps in place
RF
steps back
LF
steps in place
Double Coupe
Cross over foot taps twice
Coupe
LF crosses in front of RF (Right Coupe) Reverse for Left coupe
