Sapri Tama

An Israeli line dance, including the 1/4-turn progression, choreographed to an “ancient Yemenite melody,” i.e. “Traditional.” Unfortunately, there is another Sapri Tama song out there that gets all the love, and I can’t find a recording on YouTube for the “ancient” version, circa 1968 from vinyl.

Fun Fact: Capitalizing on the origins of the song, this dance heavily utilizes the Yemenite dance step. Legend has it that the Yemenite Jews came up with the step to manage dancing on the hot desert sands where they had been exiled to dance because dancing was no longer allowed in public after the advent of Islam in Yemen.