Hora Cheffer (also transliterated as Hora Chefer) Dance by Yaakov Dekel Music by Shabtai Safra Notes by Phillip M. Feldman and Rob Cater 2/16/1987 This intermediate-level circle dance has three parts. The primary direction of travel is CW. Begin with the right hand joined to the left hand of the person behind. The music has an 8-count introduction. Part 1: 1-2: Two steps forward L-R. 3-4: Step-hop forward on L, switching hands on 3 so that the right hand is joined to the left hand of the person in front. 5-6: Step-hop forward on R, switching hands to original position on 5. 7-8: Two steps forward L-R. 9-32: Repeat 1-8 three more times. Part 2: 1: Step forward with L. 2-3: Step-hop forward on R, pivoting 180 degrees to the right (CW) on the hop to face CCW. 4: Step forward with L (travelling CCW). Counts 5-8 are the mirror image of 1-4: 5: Step forward with R. 6-7: Step-hop forward on L, pivoting 180 degrees to the left (CCW) on the hop to face CW again. 8: Step forward with R. 9-10: Two steps forward L-R. 11-12: Turning to face center, hora L (polka L), i.e. quick in-place L-R-L-pause. 13-14: Hora R, i.e. quick in-place R-L-R-pause. 15-16: Turning to face CW again, two steps forward L-R. 17-32: Repeat 1-16. Part 3: Arms are joined at shoulder level. Counts 1-8 are almost the same as 9-16 of part 2, except that all steps are done facing center: 1-2: Step to the left with L and cross R in front. 3-6: Hora L and hora R. 7-8: Repeat 1-2. 9: Do a small in-place jump onto L, lifting R with knee bent. 10-11: Hop twice on L, continuing to hold up R. 12: Step in place on R. 13-16: Repeat 9-12. 17-32: Repeat 1-16. The whole dance repeats three times.