Eretz, Eretz  (Land, Land)

          Dance by Shlomo Bachar and Yaacov "Yankele" Levy   1974

              Notes by Phillip M. Feldman   8/5/1987

       This easy circle dance has two parts.

       Part 1: Begin facing center with hands joined at waist level.

  1-2: Step to the right with R and cross L behind R.
  3-4: Two-step half turn to the right with R-L to face out of the
       circle.  (Drop hands briefly while turning).
    5: Cross R behind L.
  6-7: Two step half turn to the _left_ with L-R to face into the
       circle again.
    8: Close with L.

 9-10: Step in place on R and lift the left knee.
11-12: Two in-place steps with L-R.
       Counts 13-16 are the mirror image of 9-12.
13-14: Step in place on L and lift the right knee.
15-16: Two in-place steps with R-L.

17-32: Repeat 1-16.

       Part 2: Face center and link arms at shoulder level.

  1-4: "Hassidic step": Step to the right with R, cross L behind R,
       step to the right with R, and touch with the left heel in
       front.
  5-8: Mirror image of 1-4: Step to the left with L, cross R behind L,
       step to the left with L, and touch with the right heel in
       front.
 9-10: Step to the right with R and touch left heel.
11-12: Step to the left with L and touch right heel.
13-16: Step backwards onto R, rock forward onto L, lift the right
       knee, and hold for one count.  Bend both knees slightly on
       count 14.
17-32: Repeat 1-16.

     The whole dance repeats three times.  At the end of the dance,
the second part repeats an extra time.