Dancing

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Early in our trip we had an amazing visit to Kfar-Kama in northern Israel near the Sea of Galilee. It is a Circassian village. The Circassians are Sunni Moslems who left the Caucasus Mountains in the late 19th century. The keep their language and culture very much alive. They were very nice. They gave us tea and pastries and then taught us some of their dances.

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Comments

[Cathy A]

The Dancing
One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to enjoy the music and dancing of the area. So this was very interesting for me. I am studying Islam in a class and reading about and comparing various groups. I will have to check out the Circassians.

[Your Class]

Hi Abby!
Hi Abby - We all loved the video of you dancing - it looked like so much fun. We're loving getting to see Israel through the eyes of a fourth grader - YOU! Jill says it looks like you're having fun! Aiden S. says "We are waiting to Skype!" Nathan wants to know if it's hot there. What are the average day and night temps? Caleb really liked to see the pigeon roosts in the cave, and we were all impressed with the cave with the carved stairs. Ryan wants to know how long it took the people to carve them. We liked the olive press, but couldn't really figure out how it works. Do the donkeys still run it? Melanie had a dream about you and Mrs. Morrison last night. She said you had turned into each other. (Abby taught the class and Mrs. Morrison went to Israel.) What does it all mean??? :-) We all say HELLO to you and your family. We love you and miss you and can't wait to see you.

[Kathy Bousquet]

dancing divas
Hi Abby, Wow!! You and your mom did an amazing job dancing with the Circassian dancers. How fun! I really liked their music. You must have found your visit so interesting. I am really wondering what kind of pastries you had and if you liked them???? I think the part of this blog that made me really happy is that the Circassian people keep their culture alive. xoxo Mrs. Bousquet