Fiddler on the roof - The Bottle Dance

[BettyJoBialofski]

It's kind of funny that Jerome Robbins made this version of a Russian folk dance into the defacto "Jewish Dance", especially since he based it on his memory of a comedian at a wedding. Ah, well, Jews may come from any part of the world, but we can br proud to have this as an official dance!

[obiwanobiwan13]

2:11

THAT, ladies and gents (and Gentiles) is when the world officially imploded due to a severe concentration of awesomeness and win in one spot.

Not much for the religion, but as my ethnic background and culture--a proud Jew...

Shalom, folks...let's ALL of us be at peace, no matter which book we read: The Bible, Koran, Torah, Bagavad Gita, or The God Delusion...

L'CHAIM! TO LIFE! :D

[MejoradaDj]

I'm proud to be a friend with Jews

[alika207]

I thought some guy says, "Quiet down! Quiet down!" at the beginning. Why isn't it in this?

[meemerp]

this is how u JEW it!!!

[WickedPotterHead]

My school is doing Fiddler... We're actually going to attempt this... wish us luck :P

[curtpollmann1]

Some of the neatest choreography on celluloid.

As of 11/21/11, sixteen people get no mazeltov.

[gallaghertg]

Too funny! "Jew Man Group"!!!  LOL

[hobbitgrl8191]

My college marching band did a Russian themed show and near the end we played this music while our colorguard did the bottle dance. It was an epic moment. :)

[EjCandelaria]

Our school is doing this play and I'm one of the people who are doing the bottle dance... I'm a little nervous :/

[Dragonwing16]

@EjCandelaria good luck

[2000Tianyu]

I love this Dance I wish I could do that!!

[justinlovespastry]

Spamalot brought me here

[bigbuckeyes]

VANGUARD!

[stegi94]

thats why i like jews :D

[AngelWingsVIII]

they know how to party!

[MrJapaneseboy1111]

muslims are not allowed to dance nor drink

no wonder they are angry all the time

[SgtSanchez]

@MrJapaneseboy1111

All the Abrahamic religions are full of nonsense commands, and a large portion of their followers do not adhere to them (including Moslems, who drink and dance). Kind of a fucking stupid generalisation you have there, my friend.

[whythewar1]

@SgtSanchez What the fuck is Moslem?

[SgtSanchez]

@whythewar1

I guess "dictionary" is another word you've never heard of.

[whythewar1]

@SgtSanchez I've heard of it, the fact you dont know how to spell Muslim says you haven't.

[SgtSanchez]

Muslim or Moslem (ˈmʊzlɪm, ˈmʌz-)

— n , pl -lims , -lim

1. a follower of the religion of Islam

— adj

2. of or relating to Islam, its doctrines, culture, etc

Care to embarrass yourself any further?

[whythewar1]

@SgtSanchez Yes, by saying I refuse to accept loss. .... mainly because I'm a malignant retard who should go suck a giant floppy donkey cock :D

[goodkarma33]

Reminds me of weird Al's  Amish Paradise.

Tonight were gonna party like its 1699!

[comradeJoe2]

2;23 this is what i do!

no really i do.

[MissClareCharlotte]

2:40 looks like Thom Yorke's inspiration for the Lotus video!

This is incredible - and what wonderful posture!

[katgirl2016]

I LOVE BEING JEWISH.

[supermixgirl]

@katgirl2016 me to

[abaddon1112]

@katgirl2016 centuries of tradition.. can't go wrong =)

[LOLWHUTPERVERT]

lol some random dude with cymbols

[swimmy1000]

I'm a bottle dancer in a junior production of Fiddler on the Roof.... *crash

[yaycookiz]

@swimmy1000 i was too last year :)

[willrich256]

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What tallent! This is a great scene that I will always enjoy. To the naysayers, I can only say...too bad for your distrust...I have seen this done at weddings.

[KeelerMediaGroup]

@willrich256 my friend does photography predominantly Jewish weddings, I've seen it as well, I'd suggest those naysayers may have their own axe to grind against Jews in general - oh and no I am not Jewish at all, I refuse though to buy into this hatred.

[mommabear1028]

Did they really do this, or was it just staged in the movie. Either way, I think it's great.

[Greegon101]

@mommabear1028 I'm pretty sure they really did it. Usually productions on stage do it without anything attaching the bottle to the hat.

[yaycookiz]

@mommabear1028 well it's a real jewish tradition.. and it was in both the play and the movie if thats what you meant

[Max0Inq]

I guess something in my genes went wrong because I feel pretty much Jewish (though not being one) when I confront Jewish culture... :/

[catpenis27]

If you can out-dance a Russian Jew I'll give you my car.

[HeartTheBacon]

The first peformance of the Jew Man Group^^

[harwetopa]

@HeartTheBacon Bravo!

[totoroben]

I would love to see bottle dance incorporated into a break dancing routine. Maybe it's just because I just watched the you got served trailer mashup.

[Eder500]

Fantástico! Produção maravilhosa.

Eder

São Paulo - Brasil

[phillycheeze93]

played this Clarinet Solo in my high schools production! good times!

[mallen92506]

when we did this scene it got the biggest applause every night. great show and great film

[hal2202]

@mallen92506

I know what you mean. I was new to the stage when I did the bottle dance in a community theater production of Fiddler. On opening night, when we stood up at the end of the dance and dropped the bottles into our hands, I was blown away by the thunderous applause. I still remember thinking at the time (50 years ago), "so this is why people go into show business!". Same thing happened at every performance. (cont''d)

[hal2202]

@mallen92506

(cont'd) That experience got to me--and I have appeared in many stage productions since then--including several professional productions of Fiddler with three different Tevyes: Jan Peerce, Ed Ames and Theodore Bikel. As you say, wonderful show.

[KirbyTheProwler96]

Alright. Play lets get retarded in here by Black Eyed Peas and mute this video. It's freaking hilarious.

[daisy41500]

@KirbyTheProwler96 you just won the internet. congradulations

[PutridPeacock]

@daisy41500 You misspelled congratulations.

[daisy41500]

@PutridPeacock sorry?

[Ateneeas]

Someone knows what is the video where Perchik italks about being correct when a man and a woman dance and nvites to dance to Hodel and everybody is surprised?????

[hal2202]

@Ateneeas

Answer to your query:: It was during the wedding scene in "Fiddler On the Roof"

[Ateneeas]

@hal2202 I know but i'd like to know if that's on youtube

[qwerty007172]

i'm playing this song in band no dancing though

[mrmitchluker1]

I'm doing this dance with a baileys bottle and OMG its hard

[Pentaki1]

@Athenademi360 Jesus' parents were Mary and Joseph. Jonah is from a completely different book.

[Athenademi360]

@paulbortaolazzo my excuse is that 1. the bible promoted murder, racism, rape, and those things are bad. I luv everyone as long as they're a good person. 2. I'M A JEW, AND JEW'S ARE AWESOME BADASSES. Plus Mary and Jonah (those are the names of Jesus's parents right) were Jews. Jews were the first to believe in one God. Jesus was borna Jew, but like me, thinks about the fact that everyone can believe what they want. What would it be like if the Jews got mad a Jesus for not being Jewish?

[PaNdAbEaR618100]

@Athenademi360

It`s Mary and Joesph. Just Saying. =)

[Athenademi360]

@PaNdAbEaR618100 lol i realized that yesturday. iwas just sitting there randomly and then i was like "JOESPH! THAT'S HIS NAME!" but thank God i was alone. But thanks anyway =)

[PaNdAbEaR618100]

@Athenademi360

LOL. You mustve looked SO weird if you were in public and @Athenademi360 was right Jonah was eaten by a whale or something like that. =)

[Athenademi360]

@PaNdAbEaR618100 yeah Jonah, Joesph, they sound alike. the point is....well i don't really know. But Jews are awesome :D

[PaNdAbEaR618100]

@Athenademi360

Jews ARE pretty awesome. Im Roman Catholic and in school we studied the Torah because we had respect for the Messiah for he was Jewish. I like the Jewish faith and everything but Im not sure if I could keep up with the diet Kosher is too hard and the bible didnt PROMOTE murder, rascism, rape and other things they were just there to show the unfaithfulness of the people and how God posed none of it it was in the Torah too, so it wasnt just the rest of the Bible. :I Just saying.

[Athenademi360]

@PaNdAbEaR618100 Lol, thanks. But Judaism has different level, i guess. I'm reformed, so that's the least religious. Girls can do the same things as boys (get bat mitzvphaed, sit next to them in synogauge, dance with them, etc.) whereas othrodox Jews (the most religious) can't. Plus i don't really celebrate Shabbat that often and if you're reformed you don't have to keep Kosher. With reformed everything's pretty much optional. As for with the bible, i read that they were in a (continued)

[PaNdAbEaR618100]

@Athenademi360

I Live in Europe where like, if your Jewish. Youre an Othidox Jew. Plus Im pretty sure that Kosher IS hard I have a friend who is A Jew and during passover she was sick for a week because she has a fragile stomach and. . . well lets just say that Kosher food isnt her favorite. Dont you have to eat like bitte herbs and stuff like that?

[masterofhobbiton]

@PaNdAbEaR618100 The Torah makes sure to note that dietary rules for holidays and can be broken if people are pregnant or sick or anything.

[BettyJoBialofski]

@PaNdAbEaR618100 For the 8 days of Passover (Pesach) most Jews (even Reform) will eat only kosher food that is further restricted to exclude any traces of leavening agents, such as bread, corn, rice and some kinds of beans. The "bitter herbs" (often horseradish) are used for the formal ceremony (Seder), before dinner. "Unleavened bread" (Matzo) is also used for the ceremony and is generally eaten throughout the week, though there is no requirement to do so.

[starlytube]

my band teacher showed this to me today, I'd die to learn to dance like that!!!

[foxfyerX]

@starlytube he got mad at us too

[xVenomousVixenx09]

love this part it really makes me get into the jewish wedding feeling.

[ShinepawsWinter008]

love this music XD

[majtybabci]

maybe you need to fill it a bit with small rocks for stability...that could work :D

[coolboi177]

well i dont no how they do this is i done it i'd probly kill some 1 that how bab i will be lol :0

[Nosferata1]

Mein absoluter Lieblingsfilm!!!

[jadwiga0807]

I am not Jewish,but I love Jewish traditions.I can watch this movie over and over.This bottle dance has some meanning about life.Can someone explane me this dance ?

[bowserhunter1]

@jadwiga0807 Yeah. Have fun in strange ways. :)

[ruslankonfederat]

I'm crashing a Jewish wedding stat

[ExtensiveBlaze]

think about the golden calf and recognize the "tradition"-melody unter the line between the music of the bottle dance. I would interpretate the film sequence that they forget their traditions and pray in end wild and (maybe drunk) to the golden calf. which can also be the symbol of the (alcohol? looks like beer-bottles) on the heads.

[inamerica55585]

In those days, Russian Jews really didn't have anything better to do.

[ExtensiveBlaze]

@inamerica55585 : The devil was answering quick in the next age...

[inamerica55585]

@ExtensiveBlaze Correct me if I'm wrong, but did you just insult my people? Because I don't take kindly to that. Unless you're just insulting the Russian part, in which case I'm slightly more OK.

[TheSilentOne50]

@ExtensiveBlaze what the fuck is your problem, dickwad?

[ExtensiveBlaze]

@TheSilentOne50 : why do you ask me. seems like you have an better idea why the jewish (the movie is speaking from) were ending hunted away out of russia, because they were backstabbing their religional traditions. ask them or your own ideology. keep your sexist shit by your self. Its not any effecting my emotional situation about your not existing arguments.

[TheSilentOne50]

@ExtensiveBlaze sexist? you're a fucking idiot, plain and simple. The Jews had nothing to do and HAVE nothing to do with the Devil, if you think so, you probably also think the earth is still flat. Go crawl back in your hole and admire Hitler.

[jakeo96]

took me years of pracice but i can finnally do it

[SamSolo88]

Incredible! Just reminds me of Spamalot now though =P

"But they will not give a damn-o

If you don't have any Jews!"

[2dtn]

I'm in this production right now. Makes me proud to be a jew, but annoyed that we came up with bottle dancing...

[frejabundvad]

My biggest wish is to learn to dance like that... Or...

[silverstrawberrys101]

2:10-2:24 is the awesomest part:)))

[happyunface]

my high school did fiddler on the roof for our musical this year, and they did this dance pretty much EXACTLY. no tricks to keep the bottle on eithor. (except it was plastic so it wouldnt shatter) they kept it on all three nights, and it was freeking sexy to watch. :D

[vigilaki]

great!

[dhyanabora]

dang!!they are so good!!! i wish all weddings were like this.

[pettymolly]

i was at a dos wedding once.. they didn't do bottle dance, but damn they could dance

[Anime4Life35]

too epic for words 2:12

[easysimple1011]

So funny, never seen any Chinese men so united and can dance together like this.:) When your mind is so clear, you can also think super fast. Is tall is a blessing? While the most handsome man I think is still King George. :) haha.:)

[TheDevastator711]

I loved when we played this in orchestra the girl sitting next to me got the clarinet solo though it sounded really good though haha

[soccerwizard975]

i wish i could play clarinet just to be able to play this

[hero3008]

oh god....i have to do that for my school play:(

[idzsieumyj]

2:12 the best <3 

[imtosexyformyself]

It's one of my favorite parts of the movie. Must have watched it over fifty times. So sad what happens afterwards though. one day I'll try it out. Then see if I can still do it after having emptied a bottle or two. XD

[coolio979]

MAZEL TOV!

[dkswproductions]

That is the longest handshack I've ever seen. Can't they get along with simple fist bump?

[SleepingDogification]

if you can't balance the bottle on you're head, it should spill, because you've drunk enough.

[xxLaHippieLifeIs4Mex]

i call shenanigans! they had to have had the bottle glued, because for me the routine would have been over about 15 seconds in when i dropped and broke the bottle lol. but i'm clumsy so i say dance on, awesome rabbis, dance on =)

[devourallfruit]

I wanted a Jewish wedding soooo much after I saw this for the first time XDD

[krakoff1]

Not to sounds like a fitness nut but I can't imagine the core strength it would take to balance those bottles for that long... those men must have been slipping in some serious ab workouts between all that torah reading :)

[onlyanyone]

not interested in religion, but this movie/musical is simply GREAT

[blazefleur]

Proof positive that Jews Got Soul. My G-d, what artistry.

[soccerwizard975]

Were doing fiddler for our musical this year and this is the piece that gets stuck in my head....and it wont get unstuck

[bunkosquad2000]

Most (all?) cultures have some of their best traditions surrounding weddings. Heck, I guess you could even have a good time at a wasp wedding if you drink enough ;0)

[ameredon1]

jews is more better than muslims..

[alzers516]

Love this dance <3 Love being Jewish :P and just like @MVObooks it doesn't matter the religion anyone can enjoy this and everyone has there traditions.. just look at the song tradition from this movie haha. i also love the fact that me and my best friend play sprintze and beilka <3

[acrean]

I just hope that anyone watching this film will be sure they see it letterbox. I just watched this scene on HBO and had to come find it here to see this incredible dance (and the bar scene). The film has been badly trimmed for TV and you don't even see all the dancers.

[202udazzleme]

that takes skill.....

[BibbfibbleBayby]

my high school is doing this for the spring musical and i get to do the bottle dance. im a girl. lol.. plus im the solo daner at the very beginning of this dance. haha.

[Egirl01]

is it nerdy  I want to go to a party like this?

[xsqueefluffx]

One day, I will do this at a club

[TheManOfManyCheeses]

Our highschool did this play last semester, and I was cast in it. I remember watching this part, thinking, "Boy, I'm glad I don't have to do that!" BUT THEN GUESS WHAT HAPPENED!

Still, I had a ton of fun in the bottle dance, fiddler on the roof is an amazing play.

[themranonemus]

2:10 to 2:20 : some of the most epic ten seconds known to man.

[turkeypopcorn]

My school is doing this for its summer production. so excited!

[thenIwentblank]

right on!

[skyiscrying53]

Is the bottle dance originally a Russian dance?

[themranonemus]

@skyiscrying53 no, methinks it be Yiddish.

[saravonsega94]

we're doing Fiddler as our school musical, and the bottle dance is my absolute favorite part, especially 2:12-2:23. our bottle dancers are doing this exact dance and it is SOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOD

[Wishing4AScene]

@saravonsega94 My school is currently performing Fiddler on the Roof as well! I am actually one of the bottle dancers :)

[Onigiri25]

Why o why dont catholics have these pwn things at their weddings. I am so marrying a jewish guy, just so i have an excuse to have this performed on my wedding day

[Athenademi360]

@Onigiri25 not all jewish weddings are like this. Most don't have the bottle dance. They do however lift the bride and groom up in chairs and do the horrah (sp?). Plus jewish guys make great husbands.

[jakeo96]

when i get married we are sooo doing this broskI!

[MangaIpod]

I'd have to glue the bottle to my head, and even then it'd fall off.

[themranonemus]

@MangaIpod Actually, the hats help a lot

[Leigori]

@MangaIpod It's easier then you think, just need a really soft hat and to walk slowly. And practice... lots of practice.

[pentime6]

Coolest freaking dance ever in musical theatre history( up there with "Make 'em laugh" from Singin' in the Rain and That guy dancing on the ceiling during the stage version of Mary Poppins).

[bphillips355]

for me this scene expresses the essential core of being a human being. All cultures, everywhere, throughout history, give praise to the divine and express joy through music and dance. I get teary-eyed every single time I watch this. It's sublime. : )

[MissNely94]

Jew Boys know how to get down =)

[Tsugimoto1]

At the part at 2:11 I lost my shit. I still do! This movie is so awesome...

[zgggggggggg]

so whats the story on this dance, what does it mean?

[NaomiGiraffeMonster]

@zgggggggggg I don't think it really means anything. Just a bunch a skillfully awesome people who want to show off that they can dance with bottles on their head. Or do you mean the movie? In that case they are just celebrating a wedding.

[zimcoin111]

Sorry lil bro just scrud me up

What i mant to say was "you got that rite"

[zimcoin111]

Dame rite you ate

[macro1]

When I first saw this scene when the movie came out in 1973, I was awestruck and everytime I see it still sends chills down my spine on the perfect precision the dancers. It a great way to celebrate a joyous event, no matter if you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or what ever. Weddings are a joyous time for the couple who are getting married.

[zimcoin111]

1:42 

[missmuggledetector]

THIS is how you celebrate a wedding.

[Bodoczky]

We danced this on our prom and it was awesome! Of course with bottles on our heads, only vinegar bottles :)

[bojo600]

i tink evry1 fights cuz we nvr will really see each other so it doesnt bother us cuz ppl online dont really seem lik real ppl so lotsa ppl dont think b4 they say stuffs

[mcallen83]

Yep, bible morality is cherry picked. If ppl took all morality in the bible it would be a terrible time to live in. Morals come from being social animals.

[druniky]

The visual part of this video is amazing; BUT the SOUND is SO LOW, that can hardly be heard.

Van you please re-upload the video - if possible - with better sound quality. thx

[SykoAzn26]

I have to learn from 2:30 on the trumpet!

[traxl026]

shit my pants at 2:10

[misstaylorswiftfan1]

im in this play and its two weeks until the play! the bottle dance is really cool when we watch it.....the characters are awesome!

[Kerriangel]

my school did this, i was part of the stage crew and the hats had to have sponges in them to keep the hats in place. the dance was flawless and the dance teacher who always has a cricitism had to admit to the girls doing the bottlwe dance that it was flawless and i joked saying that meant the dance teacher was disappointed and she agreed with me :)

[sng4lrd]

I love it I wish it wasnt so dark one of my favorite movies...

[Maxi15342]

hey guys people would have morals even without religious teaching i reckon

[emikohayashi4912]

Last year, my school did this play for theater, and the bottles were stuck to the hats with velcro. Both performances, one of the bottle dancers' bottle fell backwards, but a little strip of velcro kept it from completely falling off, so the bottle was just hanging on the back of the hat.

Hilarious.

[waddleduckie1]

This is a wedding dance, a celebration of Tzitel's marriage to Motel, the taylor. Then in the middle of all the merriment, the russian police, including the rioters broke up the wedding and destroyed everything, including the marriage's sacred bond between the wife and the husband.

[eacortes]

I just had a jewgasm.

[arivas713]

man this is jewrific.

[bowserhunter1]

Say whatever you want but us Jews sure as hell know how to have pretty fuckin good time.

[ExtensiveBlaze]

@bowserhunter1 : yeah they really looking well, like in beginning of a war and in the end like me when I was a teenager and wanted just kill all my pain with any drug. And recognice the performance of the dance. it looks like a "sun-wheel" who is turning LEFT arround. thats a bad symbol because ....... ah anyway. I am interessted to learn more about the history of the jewish in time before russia revolution.

[CrayonBoySam]

lol. the torah. that helped the westernised world a great deal didnt it. the only good thing to ever come out of religion is conflict. the world would be a better place without it.

[jztews]

@MVObooks You are awesome! It's peeps like u who will bring world peace! ( thumbs up 4 cheezyness)

[MangledPuppets]

GO JEWS!!! FTW

[PlatinumPickled]

JEWS ARE SEXY BEASTS!!!!!

[akcizur11]

MVObooks, tx for your comment

[KisukeMayuri]

As a clarinet player, I love this video. The music is just incredible, someday in many years I hope to be able to play like that.

[Shalom132]

The jewish people is the most happy people of all, our partys are amazing !!

[Shalom132]

the jewish people is the people most happy of all!!!, I love be Jew

[lemensaggerdumort]

No-one can party like a jew !

[TZEITEL10]

Still one of the greatest musicals of all time.Topol made the part of Tevye his own.

The score is amazing,i find it hard to sit still when i hear it.

[rowanshamroy]

Wonderful dancing!!