MAYIM- Israel

Circle dance, hands in V-Position, meter 4/4

CountStep
Part I
1-4Facing 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
5-16Repeat counts 1-4 three times
Part II
1-4Run four steps forward, R L R L. During these four steps, raise arms
5Step back on R foot and clap hands. (This is current practice. Originally, there was no clap.)
6-8Take three more steps backwards, L R L
9-16Repeat counts 1-8
Part III
1-4Facing left, run four steps forward, R L R L
5-6Facing center, hop on L foot, touching R toe in front, Hop on L foot, touching R to side
7-10Repeat counts 5-6 two times
11-12Hop on L foot, touching R toe in front, Leap onto R foot to right
13-20Repeat counts 5-12 with opp. footwork and clapping hands on counts 13, 15, 17, 19 of each measure. (Some people also turn while doing counts 13-20).
Note: This is the way I learned the dance. I have seen counts 5-20 of Part III done with all possible variations of which foot you hop on first and whether you start touching the other foot in front or to the side. As long as you don't kick anybody else while doing the step, it probably doesn't matter very much.