Israeli Hora Freeze Dance
Family ReunionHoliday Party
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PLAYERS
6+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
- Open space
- Lively circle-dance music
HOW TO PLAY
1
Everyone joins hands in a large circle to dance the hora together.
2
Step together in the traditional grapevine pattern — side, cross, side, kick — moving around the circle as the music plays.
3
When the music suddenly stops, everyone must freeze exactly where they are, mid-step if needed.
4
Anyone who loses balance or keeps moving after the stop sits out for that round.
5
Restart the music for the remaining dancers and continue.
6
The last dancers still circling after several stops are the round's winners.