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Switch to walking-one-two; add Moshiko's limitations

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	point, which of the dance's three figures the line should dance next.		point, which of the dance's three figures the line should dance next.
	There can be any number of lines, each with its own leader. In some venues		There can be any number of lines, each with its own leader. In some venues
	the figures are called "one", "two", and "three"~~, and this terminology is~~		the figures are called "one", "two", and "three". More correctly, however,
	~~used below~~. More correctly, however, the first figure is signalled simply		the first figure is signalled simply with a circling of the hand, and the others
	with a circling of the hand, and the ~~other figures~~ are called "one" and		are called "one" and "two"; this is the terminology used hereafter.
	"two".

	The ~~first~~ figure ~~of the dance~~ consists simply of sixteen walking steps,		The walking figure consists simply of sixteen walking steps,
	and ~~the third~~ consists of an eight-beat phrase repeated twice. Therefore,		and figure two consists of an eight-beat phrase repeated twice. Therefore,
	these two figures can be split, that is, danced only halfway through		these two figures can be split, that is, danced only halfway through
	before changing figures. When this is done the figures of the dance do		before changing figures. When this is done the figures of the dance do
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	beats each.		beats each.

	A capable leader ends the dance halfway through figure ~~two~~, with dancers'		A capable leader ends the dance halfway through figure one, with dancers'
	arms and right feet thrust forward. To accomplish this, of course, at least		arms and right feet thrust forward. To accomplish this, of course, at least
	one of the repetitions of the music must be split. This can be done		one of the repetitions of the music must be split. This can be done
	inartistically by calling figure ~~one~~ at the start of the last musical		inartistically by calling the walking figure at the start of the last musical
	phrase, then calling figure ~~two~~ eight beats later. With experienced dancers		phrase, then calling figure one eight beats later. With experienced dancers
	it's more fun to split figures much more frequently.		it's more fun to split figures much more frequently.

			(Moshiko himself, it should be noted, permits calling the figures any number
			of times through, but always progressing from walking, to figure one, to figure two;
			never (for example) going from figure one back to the walking figure. Moreover, he
			calls each figure only with a musical phrase and never splits phrases as discussed above.)

	The dance plays through twenty times, with drum solos at repetitions twelve		The dance plays through twenty times, with drum solos at repetitions twelve

Larry: Lists of Dances

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Lists of Dances

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Hebrew: זכרייה

Circle dance by [[Moshiko HaLevy]], who also composed the music.

The name is that of a former [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az-Zakariyya Palestinian village] near Jerusalem (Arabic:
زكرية) named for the old-testament prophet Zacharia.

Zakaria is a [[called dances | called dance]] in which the line leader decides, at each
point, which of the dance's three figures the line should dance next.
There can be any number of lines, each with its own leader. In some venues
the figures are called "one", "two", and "three", and this terminology is
used below. More correctly, however, the first figure is signalled simply
with a circling of the hand, and the other figures are called "one" and
"two".

The first figure of the dance consists simply of sixteen walking steps,
and the third consists of an eight-beat phrase repeated twice. Therefore,
these two figures can be split, that is, danced only halfway through
before changing figures. When this is done the figures of the dance do
not line up with the repetitions of the music, whose phrases are sixteen
beats each.

A capable leader ends the dance halfway through figure two, with dancers'
arms and right feet thrust forward. To accomplish this, of course, at least
one of the repetitions of the music must be split. This can be done
inartistically by calling figure one at the start of the last musical
phrase, then calling figure two eight beats later. With experienced dancers
it's more fun to split figures much more frequently.

The dance plays through twenty times, with drum solos at repetitions twelve
and fourteen. The leader can therefore call randomly until the second drum
solo and only then plan a six-figure ending.

{{AussieDance|1456}}

[[Category:Dances]]