What is the mountain?

Mountain is a type of circular dance, which is a traditional dance generally characterized by the maintenance of circular formation and dancers moving individually, without partners. Many people use circular dances, including indigenous Americans, Greeks, various African nations, Eastern Europeans and Irish. The mountain is a Jewish and Romanian dance that has references to other dances from the Mediterranean region that could come from the Balkans and can be distinguished by different names and various traditional movements. The mountain is related to the bike, the Yugoslav dance and the mountain from Bulgaria. Although for some people the mountain is inevitably a circular dance, in some cultures it can be done as a line dance. When moving clockwise, when moving against the direction and directly in front of the front behind the right and right in front of the removal. Steps may also include running; face the center and move towards the center of the circle, reduce the perimeter and raise the hands; Moving back from the center, increasing the circuit of the circle and at the same time reducing hands, pressing, jumping, scissors, kicks, step hop and other movements.

The mountain is usually accompanied by music, but different melodies are used in different cultures. The Jewish Mountain often uses the folk song "Hava Nagil", a song of joy that can be played and/or singing. The mountain is often used for celebrations and often as folk dance activity in physical education classes and summer camps, as well as participating folk dance events. The mountain is usually danced at weddings, it was good.