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Home Were You There Free Stuff Articles Inspirational Poems Links Videos What's New "The Universal Circle Dance" What is a Mayim Dance Step? A Mayim is a very popular dance step preformed in many Messianic Circle Dances. The free online encyclopedia, “Wikipedia” tells us that Mayim is Hebrew for water. The Mayim is a traditional Israeli Dance in praise for the water which sustained them physically and spiritually. (35) Wikipedia gives us the simple repetitive steps in this dance: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayim Part 1=1-4 Facing center, step R foot across L foot, step on L foot to L, step on R foot behind L foot, Step on L foot to L 5-6 Repeat counts 1-4 three times. Part 2= 1-4 Run four steps forward, R L R L. During these four steps, raise arms 5 Step back on R foot and clap hands. 6-8 Take three more steps backwards, L R L 9-16 Repeat counts 1-8 Part 3 1-4 Facing left, run four steps forward, R L R L 5-6 Facing center, hop on L foot, touching R toe in front, Hop on L foot, touching R to side 7-10 Repeat counts 5-6 two times 11-12 Hop on L foot, touching R toe in front, Leap onto R foot to right 13-20 Repeat counts 5-12 with opposite footwork and clapping hands on counts 13, 15, 17, 19 of each measure. (Some people also turn while doing counts 13-20). This is believed to be choreographed by Elsie Dublin around 1937. Hmm this Mayim step came to be in 1937, how come Mariam and the other women danced this so long ago? Something to ponder on. Proceed to: Back to:
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