Beginner Circle & Line Dances
Beginner Circle & Line Dances
Slow down the playback speed. How to change the playback speed
Go to the second half of the video, where you can see people's feet from behind.
If you are stuck on one step in the teaching part of the video--where the teacher is facing you--turn your back to the computer and look over your shoulder.
The Yeminite step is very common and hard to recognize for beginners. See practice videos as the bottom of the page for help.
Maim Maim
Lo Ahavti Dai
Eretz Eretz
Ma Na'hvu
Tzadik Ke'Tamar
Hora Medura
Sigal
Nigun Atik
Danse
Amalel Shir
(Starts at 2:33 in the timeline.)
Yadid Nefesh
Balada La'Ma'ayan
Watch these videos to really focus in on recognizing and doing Yeminites.
How to do the Yeminite step
The second step can be much smaller than shown here. You need to make room for the foot that will cross in front on the third step, but it doesn't have to be a lot of space.
Learn to recognize the Yeminite step
There are some great examples here of what Yeminites look like in a dance. View from across the circle at 3:04 in the timeline.
View from behind the circle at 3:46 in the timeline. Slow down the playback speed if the step is too fast for you to follow.