Al Levavi  (On My Heart)   Dance and music by Moshiko Halevy

             Notes by Phillip M. Feldman   Sep. 5, 2004

     Al Levavi is an intermediate-level three-part couple dance.
During the first two parts of the dance, the steps are identical for
both men and women.  The whole dance repeats three times.

       Part 1: Begin with partners face to face; the man faces out.
       Hands are not joined.  Steps should be bouncy.

  1-4: Modified Yemenite right: Step to the right with R, lean to
       the left, and on 3, cross R in front of L and immediately
       pivot 180-degrees to the left.  Count 4 is a pause.  (The
       choreographer's instructions call for a Yemenite right
       followed by a pivot on 4; the choice is yours).
  5-8: Two slow steps backwards with L-R.  (During counts 1-8,
       partners changed places).
 9-10: Step to the left with L.
11-12: Touch with R heel in front of L and, crossing wrists at waist
       level, snap fingers.
13-16: Mirror image of 9-12: Step to the right with R and touch L.

       Note: Counts 17-32 are the mirror image of 1-16:
17-20: Modified Yemenite left: Step to the left with L, lean to
       the right, and on 19, cross L in front of R and immediately
       pivot 180-degrees to the right.  Count 20 is a pause.
21-24: Two slow steps backwards with R-L.
25-26: Step to the right with R.
27-28: Touch with L heel in front of R and, crossing wrists at waist
       level, snap fingers.
29-32: Mirror image of 25-28: Step to the left with L and touch R.

33-64: Repeat 1-32.

       Part 2: Begin with partners face to face as in part 1.  Hands
       are now raised above shoulder level and apart (you can either
       hold palms facing forward or snap fingers).

  1-4: Yemenite R and pause on 4.
  5-8: Two-step half turn to the left (to face away from partner)
       with L-R, cross L in front of R, and pause.  All the men are
       now in a small circle facing inwards; the women are in a
       larger circle and facing outwards.
 9-16: Same as counts 25-32 of part 1.
17-20: Three steps forward with R-L-R; pause on 20.  Hands are held
       at waist level with palms facing up.
21-24: (Reversing palms to face downwards) three steps backward
       with L-R-L; pause on 24.
25-32: Four-step turn to the right (CW) with R-L-R-L (slow steps).
33-64: Repeat of 1-32, except that the directions in 17-20 and 21-24
       are reversed (first go backwards, away from partner, with
       palms up, and then return with palms facing downwards).

       Part 3: Face partner and join both hands at waist level,
       woman's hands in man's.

  1-2: Step outward onto R and pause (man steps forward; woman steps
       back).
  3-4: Rock inward onto L and pause (man rocks back, woman forward).
  5-8: Three steps outward with R-L-R and pause.
       Counts 9-16 are the reverse of 1-8:
 9-10: Step inward onto L and pause.
11-12: Rock outward onto R.
13-16: Three steps inwards with L-R-L and pause.

       Man turns 90-degrees to left, woman 90-degrees to right, to
       stand side by side.  Partners join right hands at waist level.
       The woman places her left hand on her partner's right shoulder;
       he places his hand over it.  During the next 16 counts, each
       couple travels CCW around a small circle.  Since the woman is
       on the outside, she must travel slightly faster than the man.
17-20: Three steps forward with R-L-R and pause.
21-24: Three steps forward with L-R-L and pause.
25-32: Repeat 17-24 (to complete circle).  On count 32, turn to face
       partner and join hands.

33-64: Repeat 1-32.  On count 32 briefly join both hands; release
       hands as you start part 1 of the dance again.