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From: avi@pegasus.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Dancing partners
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Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 13:44:47 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  9 13:44:47 1984
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Having wommen dancing with each other is treated differently in many
cultures, and is not totally dependent on geography. In truly Orthodox
Judaism, dancing with a woman in public (even your wife) is frowned on. More
modern (but still Orthodox) Jews allow it in some cases. The specific
situations/reasons are rather complicated.

At many of the Jewish  weddings I have gone to, dancing was segragated.
Women would dance with women on one side of a "barrier" while the men would
dance with each other on the other side. The only exception, was that the
bride could dance with her father -- but would not be able to touch him.
Instead, they stay together by holding on to opposite ends of a (clean)
handkerchief. In this setting, dancing with someone of the same gender is
the norm!!!

This issue is actually causing a problem for me now. I am planning muy
wedding for this summer, and am trying to have a "normal" wedding while
trying to please my Orthodox parents. We have decided to have segragated
dancing for a little while, and then open up the floor for anyone. I don't
dance, so this does not affect me, but my fiance'e loves to -- and so do
many of her friends.

Are there many other groups that have similar restrictions on dancing. For
example, can you dance in Salt Lake City?

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