On Your Walls O Jerusalem (Techno Version)

Artist: Barry & Batya Segal
Album: Go Through The Gates

Version 1.
Choreographers: Daniel and Sylvia Calderon  (www.newjerusalemdesigns.com)
Formation: Circle

Intro.
Standing with hands on stomach forming a triangle with two shins (shin is a hebrew letter):
"On your walls"
   Lean to the R
"O, Jerusalem"
   Lean to the L
"I have set watchmen,"
   Daven once
"I have set watchmen"
   Step out to the side and back with your R
"On your walls"
   Lean to the R
"O, Jerusalem"
   Lean to the L
"You shall never hold your..."
   Daven once
"...Peace"
   R & L Yemenite; pivot in, pause; pivot out; pause

Part I. "On your walls, O Jerusalem..."
To the R, with palms together:
Step R-together 4X, turn on R heel to face out
Step L-together 4X
Step R-together 4X, turn on R heel to face out
Step L-together 4X

Part II. "Day or night..."
Pivot in (turning to the L; R hand raised)
Pivot out (turning to the L; R hand raised)
Tcherkessia center
(Palms together) Sway R, sway L
2X

Part III. "Until he establishes..."
Coupe L, clapping hands down and to the L
Coupe R, sunburst with L hand
Tcherkessia center, 3-pt turn to the R
2X

Part IV. "Al chomotayeech..."
3 mayims L
Cross R over L, pivot & cross L over R, clap hands twice
Pivot and repeat

Repeat I-III.

Part V. (Instrumental)
Into center:
Waltz RLR, LRL while doing the 'backstroke' like in swimming
Tcherk center, meeting hands in the air like in diving;
Pivot to the R on LF to face out of circle, and step back on RF
Repeat going out of circle.
2X

Repeat I-II.

Repeat III. 2X

Repeat IV. 2X

Repeat III. 2X



Version 2.

Choreographer: Alek Gamble
Formation: 2 men and 2 women in a line; the men are on the inside facing the women (out), the women are on the outside facing the men (in).

Women Men
(Singing begins)
Old Friend x2 (slow)
Pause
Pause

(Percussion begins)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L and 1/2 coupe (cross R over L)
Tcherkessia
Mayim L
x2

Double-time:
Coupe L,R, stomp R,L
x2
Tcherkessia
Mayim L (to face opposite a guy)
Tcherkessia
Mayim R (to face opposite a girl)

Double-time:
Coupe L,R, stomp R,L
x2
Pause Mayim R to the outside circle on either side of the women (and face in with the last step of the mayim)


(With everyone in the completed circle of 4)
Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face out)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L

(Facing out:)
Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face in)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L
Pause Step in sideways (snap fingers) x2
Step out sideways (snap fingers) x2
RF in, RF out

Jump to the opposite side of the circle (change places with the other guy)

2-pt turn L (into the middle of the circle), back to the original starting position
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 1/2 coupe L
Tcherkessia
Mayim L
x2
Pause

Double-time:
Coupe L,R, stomp R,L
x2
Tcherkessia
Mayim L (to face opposite a guy)
Mayim R (to face opposite a girl)

Double-time:
Coupe L,R, stomp R,L
x2
Pause Mayim out (to join outside cirle with girls), face in on the last step of mayim

(With everyone in the completed circle of 4)
Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face out)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L

(Facing out:)
Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face in)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L
Walk in 4 steps (to the opposite sides of the inner circle, end facing each other)

Pause
Walk back 4 steps (you ladies basically just walked a circle around each other in the middle of the big circle, and should now be in the same formation as when the dance began, once the guys are back in place.) Walk in 2 steps, 2-pt turn L (end facing the out, towards the ladies)


Double-time:
Coupe L,R, stomp R,L
x2
Tcherkessia
Mayim L (to face opposite the other guy)
Tcherkessia
Mayim R (to face opposite the other girl)

Each couple (the two facing each other constitutes a couple), continuing to face the same direction that they are now, is going to circle the other couple. half-way through the circling, the girls should be back-to-back in the middle. End in the starting position.
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 1/2 coupe L
Tcherkessia
Mayim L
x2
Pause

Double-time:
Coupe L,R, stomp R,L
x2
Tcherkessia
Mayim L (to face opposite a guy)
Mayim R (to face opposite a girl)

Double-time:
Coupe L,R, stomp R,L
x2
Tcherkessia
Pause
Mayim out (to join outside cirle with girls), face in on the last step of mayim

(With everyone in the completed circle of 4)
Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face out)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L

(Facing out:)
Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face in)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L
Repeat 3x
Old Friend x2
Old Friend x2 Kibbutz R (into center circle, guys are facing opposite each other)
Kibbutz L around center (in center circle)
Tap R heel, L heel
2 half-mayims back out to outer circle, face in on the last step

Kibbutz R (into center circle, girls are facing opposite each other)
Kibbutz L around center (in center circle)
Tap R heel, L heel
Mayim out to outer circle, face in on the last step
Old Friend x2

(With everyone in the completed circle of 4)
Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face out)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L

(Facing out:)
Stomp R, kickspin 180 degrees (to face in)
Tcherkessia
2-pt turn L, 2 mayims L
Repeat 3x, and face out on the last step.