Bosmat Dance and Music by Moshiko Halevy Notes by Phillip M. Feldman 4/4/1988 Bosmat is a very fast circle dance. Hands are joined except when turning; dancers are close together. The structure of the dance is C-1-C-2-C-1-C-2 ... (C is the chorus). The difficulty level is 4 on a scale of 1 to 5. There is a short (8-count) introduction. Chorus: Facing center. 1-4: Travel to right with fast slide-close-slide-close-slide- close-slide--1pause-0 (R-L-R-L-R-L-R). 5: Small kick forward with L while hopping on R. 6: Bring L back (next to R) and step on it. 7: Small kick forward with R while hopping on L. 8: Bring R back (next to L) and step on it. 9-10: Fast Yemenite left: Step to left with L, lean to right, cross L in front of R, and pause for 1/2 count. 11-12: Chug backward with L, step in place on R, step in place on L, and pause for 1/2 count. 13-14: Step in place on R and hop on R, lifting left knee. 15-16: Yemenite left. 17-32: Repeat 1-16. Part 1: Begin facing center. 1-2: Hop -1twice-0 on L, touching in front with right heal on 1 and lifting right knee on 2. 3-4: Travel forward with step-together-step-pause (R-L-R). 5-8: Mirror image of 1-4: Hop twice on R, touching left heal and lifting left knee, and then travel forward with step- together-step-pause (L-R-L). 9-12: Repeat 1-4. 13-16: Turn 180 degrees to the left in four steps with L-R-L-R. 17-32: Mirror image of 1-16: Hop twice on R... End by turning 180 degrees to the right in four steps with R-L-R-L. Part 2: Begin facing center. 1: Swivel sharply to the left and cross R in front of L. 2: Pivot 180 degrees to the right on R (to face LOD= CCW around circle) and step forward onto L. 3-4: (Facing LOD) travel forward with hop-step-step-pause (hop on L and step forward with R-L). 5-6: Stamp heavily on R in place (weight remains on L) and pause. 7-8: (Facing center again) sway right and sway left. 9-32: Repeat 1-8 three more times.