First Steps
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Dances where the first time a specific step is used.
If you find an earlier use of a step, please make the appropriate correction.
Please keep this table in alphabetical order.
| Step Name | First Israeli Dance With The Step | Year | Choreographer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherkesiya Step | Cherkesiya | 1941 | folk (Circassian?) | |
| Debka Twist | Hora Agadati | 1924 | Baruch Agadati | but see here about some uncertainty |
| Double Cherkesiya Step | Cherkesiya Kfula | 1948 | folk (Circassian?) | |
| Harmonika Step | Harmonika | 1945 | Rivka Sturman | |
| Lift Partner | ||||
| Line Dance | ||||
| Ma Navu step | Ma Navu | 1956 | Raya Spivak | |
| Mayim Step | Mayim Mayim | 1937 | Else Dublon | |
| Na'aleh Step | Hava Nagila | 1960 | Tzvi Hillman | Named for Shmulik Gov-Ari's dance |
| Partners Back to Back | ||||
| Partners Face to Face | ||||
| Partners Side by Side | ||||
| Paso Doble | ||||
| Pivot turn (sivuv lachatz) | Atsei HaTsaftsafot | 1970 | Yankele Levy | The second seems to be Chagigat Aviv, 1987. Long gap. |
| Polka Turn | Hakotzrim | 1940 | Gurit Kadman | ? |
| Trio Dance | Shualim Ketanim | 1948 | Rivka Sturman | Troika is a Russian dance |
| Turn in Non-Partner Dance | ||||
| Waltz Step | ||||
| Yareach Limon | Yareach Limon | 2000 | Kobi Michaeli | |
| Yemenite Step | Orcha Bamidbar (Yamin Usmol) | 1947 | Yonatan Karmon | ? |