Dodi Dodi  --  Israel

Formation: 

Couples in circle facing center, woman on man’s left.

 

 

Count

Pattern

 

Figure 1 – Casting

1-4

Beginning with L foot, M casts around behind W to her R side, with 4 steps. 

5-8

Beginning with L foot, W casts around behind M to his R side with 4 steps. 

9-16

Repeat counts 1-8.

 

 

 

Figure 2 – Center & Back, Side leaps

1-4

All into center, R, L, R, hold;

5-8

backup from center, L, R, L, hold. 

9-10

W leap to R with R (count 1), L (count &);  hold on count 2 &.

11-12

M leap to R with R (count 1), L (count &);  hold on count 2 &.

13-16

Repeat counts 9 – 12.

17-20

Both leap to R 4 times (double time),

21-24

End with yemenite R.

 

 

 

/ Dodi dodi tsach ve'adom,

My beloved is white and ruddy,

dagul merevava. /

distinguished above ten thousand.

Rosho ketem paz,

His head is like the finest gold;

kyutsotav taltalim.

his locks are curly.

Shechorot shechorot

Dark, dark,

shechorot ka'orev,

dark as a raven,

dodi, dodi, dodi, vere'i.

my beloved, my love.