Hora Tzhok  (Hora of Laughter)   Dance by Moti Elfassy

         Notes by Phillip M. Feldman   August 15, 1988

Hora Tzhok is a moderately fast four-part circle dance.  The level
of difficulty is 3 on a scale of 1 to 5.  Throughout the dance,
hands are joined at waist level except when turning.

       Part 1: Facing center.

  1-4: Four running steps of grapevine right (traveling CCW around
       the circle): Step to the right with R, cross L in front of
       R, step to the right with R, and cross L behind R.
  5-6: Hora right (quick in-place R-L-R-pause).
  7-8: Hora left (quick in-place L-R-L-pause).
 9-32: Repeat 1-8 three more times.

       Part 2: Begin facing center.

  1-2: Step (or small leap) to the right with R and close L to R.
  3-4: Repeat 1-2.
  5-6: Facing LOD (CCW around the circle) travel forward with two
       running steps (R-L).
  7-8: Facing center, jump on both feet and land on R.
 9-16: Mirror image of 1-8.

       Part 3: Begin facing center.

  1-4: Same as 1-4 of part 2.
  5-6: Two step turn to the right with R-L.
  7-8: Same as 7-8 of part 2.
 9-16: Mirror image of 1-8.

       Part 4: Begin facing LOD (CCW around circle).

  1-2: Right Debka step: Touch in front with right heel or kick
       forward (a small kick) with R; then step forward onto R.
  3-4: Left Debka step.
  5-8: Repeat 1-4.
 9-12: Three-step 3/4 turn to the right with R-L-R and clap on 12.
13-16: Three-step full turn to the left with L-R-L-pause (no clap).