Mocher Prachim
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Hebrew: מוכר פרחים (Flower Seller). Dance in triplets by Israel Yakovee, 1973. (The 1980 circle dance by David Swisa to the same music is called Hora Perach or Mocher HaPrachim.)
At Camp Blue Star 1973, Yakovee was asked by Fred Berk, the camp director, to create a suite of Yemenite dances for women dancers. Mocher Prachim was created as part of the resulting suite. Yakovee's version of Mi Li Yiten was also part of the suite.
The dance is done in triplets (ideally one man and two women), a very rare formation for Israeli dance. The arm movements in the second section, very difficult to describe in words, are absolutely unique.
Yakovee is on record as disapproving of Swisa's dance, because that dance has no connection with Yemenite movement or style.
Links
Mocher Prachim at israelidances.com
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