Marius and Maria arrived from Romania to teach us Romanian dances

The organization was perfect .

If only I could remember the

dances’ names .…

There was plenty of foodThe dancers met me whirling

Dancers from Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv & Rehovot

Couples dancing around the hall

I still don’t know why they position their hands thus

The boys held their partners

Reflection

The onlookers know this dance from back home

He’s not Romanian – look at his shoes!

They prefer to travel to Romania

What beautiful Romanian boys and girls

Marius’ group wonders which Israelis plan to join them

He has a Romanian shirt

Yehuda verifying that we don’t skip over any dance

Avinoam and Hava Nir, who invited the visitors and hosted them in their home

She heard that it’s cold in Romania – so she’s knitting a blanket

Hands intertwined

What do the hands say?

From both sides of the mirror

Who can possibly remember how to hold hands in each dance?

So the Romanians also change partners?

And everybody enjoys this

Is this a way to meet new partners?

Or just to add a different flavor?

My partner Clara wouldn’t give me up They can’t make their mind up

Aviella presented the teachers with a gift

Yehuda sang them a song – in Romanian

Not a crumb was left – no wonder no one lost weight

Smiles everyone!

Finally a chance to relax

We received no prizes

So why dance?

No medals

Because dancing itself brings us happiness

Keeps us young forever

And that great togetherness feeling!

There are those who prefer this kind of Sport

Each on his own, but still together

I left my house to come dancing when the sky was clear and the sea was blue

When I returned it was foggy and windy - that took them out of their houses!

I can walk and learned to dance So they succeeded

Photograph and edited

Rachel Algom

algomr1@gmail.com