This circle folk dance from the Ukraine is in 3/4 and requires some balance as dancers sway side to side, forward, and back while holding hands basket-weave style behind their backs.
Source: Ed. by Davis, Andy and Amidon, Peter and Mary Alice. Down in the Valley pp. 40-41
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10.7.12
Shalom Chaverim
This Hebrew-language round is a lovely minor tune, and works well as a farewell song.
Source: Zanzig, Augustus D. 101 Rounds for Singing. Published by World Around Songs, Inc. p. 42
Source: Zanzig, Augustus D. 101 Rounds for Singing. Published by World Around Songs, Inc. p. 42
My Paddle
This song sounds lovely when it's paired with a partner song, as Denise Bacon does, or sung in a round. It's also great for presenting the syncopated eighth-quarter-eighth (or "syncopa") rhythm.
Source: Bacon, Denise. 46 Two-Part American Songs
Source: Bacon, Denise. 46 Two-Part American Songs
9.7.12
America
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