On Your Walls O Jerusalem (Techno Version)
Artist: Barry & Batya SegalAlbum: Go Through The Gates
Version 1.
Choreographers: Daniel and Sylvia Calderon (www.newjerusalemdesigns.com)
Formation: Circle
- Intro.
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Standing with hands on stomach forming a triangle with two shins (shin is a hebrew letter):
"On your walls"
Lean to the R
"O, Jerusalem"
Lean to the L
"I have set watchmen,"
Daven once
"I have set watchmen"
Step out to the side and back with your R
"On your walls"
Lean to the R
"O, Jerusalem"
Lean to the L
"You shall never hold your..."
Daven once
"...Peace"
R & L Yemenite; pivot in, pause; pivot out; pause - Part I. "On your walls, O Jerusalem..."
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To the R, with palms together:
Step R-together 4X, turn on R heel to face out
Step L-together 4X
Step R-together 4X, turn on R heel to face out
Step L-together 4X - Part II. "Day or night..."
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Pivot in (turning to the L; R hand raised)
Pivot out (turning to the L; R hand raised)
Tcherkessia center
(Palms together) Sway R, sway L
2X - Part III. "Until he establishes..."
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Coupe L, clapping hands down and to the L
Coupe R, sunburst with L hand
Tcherkessia center, 3-pt turn to the R
2X - Part IV. "Al chomotayeech..."
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3 mayims L
Cross R over L, pivot & cross L over R, clap hands twice
Pivot and repeat - Repeat I-III.
- Part V. (Instrumental)
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Into center:
Waltz RLR, LRL while doing the 'backstroke' like in swimming
Tcherk center, meeting hands in the air like in diving;
Pivot to the R on LF to face out of circle, and step back on RF
Repeat going out of circle.
2X - Repeat I-II.
- Repeat III. 2X
- Repeat IV. 2X
- Repeat III. 2X
Version 2.
Choreographer: Alek Gamble
Formation: 2 men and 2 women in a line; the men are on the inside facing the women (out), the women are on the outside facing the men (in).
| Women | Men |
| Old Friend x2 (slow) Pause |
Pause |
(Percussion begins) |
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| Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L and 1/2 coupe (cross R over L) Tcherkessia Mayim L x2 |
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Double-time: |
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| Coupe L,R, stomp R,L x2 |
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| Tcherkessia Mayim L (to face opposite a guy) |
Tcherkessia Mayim R (to face opposite a girl) |
Double-time: Coupe L,R, stomp R,L x2 |
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| Pause | Mayim R to the outside circle on either side of the women (and face in with the last step of the mayim) |
(With everyone in the completed circle of 4) Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face out) Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L (Facing out:) Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face in) Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L |
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| Pause | Step in sideways (snap fingers) x2 Step out sideways (snap fingers) x2 RF in, RF out Jump to the opposite side of the circle (change places with the other guy) 2-pt turn L (into the middle of the circle), back to the original starting position |
| Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 1/2 coupe L Tcherkessia Mayim L x2 |
Pause |
Double-time: Coupe L,R, stomp R,L x2 |
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| Tcherkessia Mayim L (to face opposite a guy) |
Mayim R (to face opposite a girl) |
Double-time: Coupe L,R, stomp R,L x2 |
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| Pause | Mayim out (to join outside cirle with girls), face in on the last step of mayim |
(With everyone in the completed circle of 4) Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face out) Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L (Facing out:) Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face in) Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L |
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| Walk in 4 steps (to the opposite sides of the inner circle, end facing each other) |
Pause |
| Walk back 4 steps (you ladies basically just walked a circle around each other in the middle of the big circle, and should now be in the same formation as when the dance began, once the guys are back in place.) | Walk in 2 steps, 2-pt turn L (end facing the out, towards the ladies) |
Double-time: Coupe L,R, stomp R,L x2 |
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| Tcherkessia Mayim L (to face opposite the other guy) |
Tcherkessia Mayim R (to face opposite the other girl) |
Each couple (the two facing each other constitutes a couple), continuing to face the same direction that they are now, is going to circle the other couple. half-way through the circling, the girls should be back-to-back in the middle. End in the starting position. |
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| Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 1/2 coupe L Tcherkessia Mayim L x2 |
Pause |
Double-time: Coupe L,R, stomp R,L x2 |
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| Tcherkessia Mayim L (to face opposite a guy) |
Mayim R (to face opposite a girl) |
Double-time: Coupe L,R, stomp R,L x2 |
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| Tcherkessia Pause |
Mayim out (to join outside cirle with girls), face in on the last step of mayim |
(With everyone in the completed circle of 4) Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face out) Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L (Facing out:) Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face in) Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L Repeat 3x |
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| Old Friend x2 |
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| Old Friend x2 | Kibbutz R (into center circle, guys are facing opposite each other) Kibbutz L around center (in center circle) Tap R heel, L heel 2 half-mayims back out to outer circle, face in on the last step |
| Kibbutz R (into center circle, girls are facing opposite each other) Kibbutz L around center (in center circle) Tap R heel, L heel Mayim out to outer circle, face in on the last step |
Old Friend x2 |
(With everyone in the completed circle of 4) Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face out) Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L (Facing out:) Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face in) Tcherkessia 2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L Repeat 3x, and face out on the last step. |
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