Beginner Circle Dances

+ Tips for learning from videos

Slow down the playback speed. How to change the playback speed
Go to the second half of the video, where you can see people's feet from behind.
If you are stuck on one step in the teaching part of the video--where the teacher is facing you--turn your back to the computer and look over your shoulder.
The Yeminite step is very common and hard to recognize for beginners. See practice videos as the bottom of the page for help.

Sigal

Nigun Atik

Tzadik Ke'Tamar

Hora Medura

Danse

Amalel Shir
(Starts at 2:33 in the timeline.)

Yadid Nefesh

Balada La'Ma'ayan

Eretz Eretz

Ma Na'hvu

Practice Yeminite Steps

Watch these videos to really focus in on recognizing and doing Yeminites.

How to do the Yeminite step
The second step can be much smaller than shown here. You need to make room for the foot that will cross in front on the third step, but it doesn't have to be a lot of space.

Learn to recognize the Yeminite step
There are some great examples here of what Yeminites look like in a dance. View from across the circle at 3:04 in the timeline.
View from behind the circle at 3:46 in the timeline.