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.