Larry: Created page with "Hebrew: קאקדילה, but originally Russian Как дела? (How Are You?). One-wall line (block) dance by Yuval Tabashi, 2022. The dance is remarkable only for its adherence to a couple of changes in tempo, including one complete pause, in the music. The song, sung by Omer Adam, has generated considerable controversy. It was released for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novy_God Novy God], the Russian new year celebration, and was immediately attacked as "crudel..."

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Created page with "Hebrew: קאקדילה, but originally Russian Как дела? (How Are You?). One-wall line (block) dance by Yuval Tabashi, 2022. The dance is remarkable only for its adherence to a couple of changes in tempo, including one complete pause, in the music. The song, sung by Omer Adam, has generated considerable controversy. It was released for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novy_God Novy God], the Russian new year celebration, and was immediately attacked as "crudel..."

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Hebrew: קאקדילה, but originally Russian Как дела? (How Are You?). One-wall line (block) dance by [[Yuval Tabashi]], 2022.

The dance is remarkable only for its adherence to a couple of changes in tempo, including one complete pause, in the music.

The song, sung by Omer Adam, has generated considerable controversy. It was released for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novy_God Novy God], the Russian new year celebration, and was immediately attacked as "crudely racist" and "sexist", with "derogatory stereotypes about Russians, including their ignorance of Hebrew, love of alcohol and the hypersexuality of Russian women."<ref>Anat Peled and Milàn Czerny, writing in Ha'aretz, [https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-01-05/ty-article-opinion/.premium/what-an-israeli-stars-crudely-racist-sexist-song-says-about-israeliness-today/0000017f-df21-d856-a37f-ffe1779f0000 5 January 2002]</ref> Merav Michaeli, well-known feminist and Minister of Transportation at the time of the song's release, called it "the most vulgar three minutes heard during the last year".<ref>Merav Michaeli's [https://www.facebook.com/MichaeliMerav/photos/a.684730518217324/5001001949923471 Facebook page]</ref> Radio stations [https://glz.co.il/%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%A6 Galgalatz] and [https://www.kan.org.il/live/radio.aspx?stationid=9 Kan Gimel] took the song off-air in response to these and other reactions.<ref>Yediot Achronot (ynet), [https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/s1zxq9z2k Pirsum Rishon of 4 January 2022]</ref> A Facebook group of Russian immigrant women has called for a boycott of Adam's performances and even for a class-action lawsuit against him.<ref>[https://www.israelhayom.co.il/culture/music/article/6706953 Israel Hayom, 3 January 2022]</ref>

Adam, whose family comes from the Caucasus, has responded that he never intended to insult anyone and that Merav Michaeli should "mind her own business."<ref>Omer Adam's [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=461700068659613&set=a.329297655233189 Facebook page]</ref>

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{{AussieDance |10829}}<br/>
{{Rokdim |62a836e34b20e07c6bfc7123}} (currently blocked due to copyright issues)<br/>
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CGMaQ8SBncc505ihYfwV6Iit85DgIfRL/view Video] from [http://www.israelidances.com/ israelidances.com]<br/>
[https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kakdila-how-are-you.html Lyrics] with translation

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