Fiddler on the Roof - Bottle Dance from wedding scene

[@pkmngamer1236]

I remember doing the bottle dance with a local production of Fiddler right before covid. It was the best experience of my life. Many broken bottles. We did it legit, no magnets, no tape, just glass bottles with water and hats. Great memories.

[@crawfordroses]

That's how it's done! 👏

[@fmcgucket3076]

Did y'all ever mess up during a performance?

[@pkmngamer1236]

@@fmcgucket3076 Oh yea. The other cast shattered a bottle lol!

[@BigBWolf90]

Mazel tov on the successful performance

[@80kandie]

I'm in a play, and Knoxville, of the fun we are on the roof.😊 we use plastic bottles.

[@minervamclitchie3667]

When I married my Scottish born husband, he wore kilt, my father was Punjabi Indian and my mother was Russian Ukrainian Polish Jewish. So while I wore a purple legaha, we got married under a chupa and my husband broke the glass. This brings back memories of my Jewish heritage. It makes me cry.

[@Scott64a]

I'm not even Jewish and this movie makes me cry every time I see it. So rich in wisdom, so powerful. We all need to abandon tribalism and embrace each other. So much to learn and ttoshare.

[@claudekonqui7294]

A whole world on your own! Truly wonderful and an inspiration for freedom and respect!

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@xebatansis]

0:24 I always get teary-eyed when Tzeitel is dancing with her unwedded sisters.

[@marley92282]

Yes, everything changes when a sister gets married.... it’s very joyful and sad at the same time.

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@sarahdennison3780]

This scene has always been one of my favourites of this movie. The dancing is powerful, and the scene so important considering how swiftly the film dives into the darker theme by the end of the wedding. Sunrise sunset was a perfect starter song to the whole wedding, considering how swiftly the dark sets in moments after this engertic celebration.

[@debbiemetke5938]

My favorite scene too.

[@peregrinec5477]

It's another perfect metaphor for being a, "Fiddler on the Roof." I love this film so very much.

[@roquemontenegro5640]

😊.

[@roquemontenegro5640]

😊pl

[@bobwilson7192]

It's often forgotten, the human tragedy that this incredible movie is the back drop to.

[@AhavaMath]

My father was in a dancing troupe. So when my parents got married, they did the wine bottle dance at their wedding.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😮😮😮😮

[@jonnyguydenton]

True meaning of life summarize perfectly in 3 minutes. Started carefree as a child. Eventually start and support a family like balancing bottle on head. You are never the only crazy one, everyone is balancing bottle on head. When you think things are at worst, wait till you have to shuffle forward, while kneeling, while balancing bottle on head. Finally when the bottle is off, celebrate like no tomorrow. Always lift me up watching this.

[@anitasimone8135]

+Jon Chan Bravo, well put, well said!

[@tonycavanagh1929]

+Jon Chan wow never saw it like that, but so true

[@differous01]

+Jon Chan ~ Having just seen an amateur dramatic presentation of this, and we could see that one bottle was wobbling, the audience gave a sigh of relief and started clapping along when they took the bottles off their heads. I think your point was felt. "Wit is sword - it is meant to make you feel the point as well as see it." [G.K.Cheterton]

[@huskyfaninmass1042]

They must have done something to piss off the Russians but Hollywood won't mention that part.

[@stoyangrozdanov5824]

АЗ СЪМ СТОЯН! ИМАТЕ КЪСМЕТА, ЧЕ СТЕ ВЯРВАЩИ! КАКТО И АЗ!

[@SGTBizarro]

Thank you to Jerry Bock who wrote the music for the Fiddler on the Roof production, and Sheldon Harnick for your brilliant lyrics. Thank you to John Williams for your arrangements and adapting the music so expertly for this film. Including the cast and crew, it was a perfect storm of talent.

[@oceanbreeze1897]

Wtf is this? Your award acceptance speech? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Nancy-fm1ie]

Fiddler Isaac Stern played the music on the roof in the film Fiddler on the Roof. The world renowned violinist died 11 days after 9-11 in America.

[@CeeLiberty]

And John Williams won his first Oscar for this!

[@juanmonge7418]

What about Jerome Robbin’s?

[@sandorsbox]

One thing you have to say about Jews; when they dance, they put as much spirit into it as any other culture in the world and more than most!

[@Vesnicie]

sandorsbox The Ashkenazi (Eastern Jews) are especially famous for their incredible dancing!

[@barbiealexander2744]

I don't blame you.

[@EmoPineapple]

Snuggles McSquishbottom and music in general, klezmer is something outta this world

[@davidweiss9891]

@@Vesnicie haha

[@merylbonderow5993]

Thank you. We sure do!

[@tipofday]

I'd forgotten how much I love this movie! Still brings a lot of joy and sadness. Perfect movie and this scene gives me chills in a good way! ❤

[@jh420x]

Yeah me too

[@thesisterhoodhub]

I had the privilege of seeing this in London last year at the Playhouse, the production was off the Richter scale fabulous... the dancing left me breathless!

[@kenrussell1635]

This is probably the best and most emotional movie ever. YWYH thank you for the Jewish people.

[@anncosten7022]

I love this scene. My admiration for the dancers is off the scale. With my knees i can just about kneel down, but getting back up requires so much effort and furniture to hold on to. Oh the joys of getting older. My favourite film!

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢😢

[@youtubewatcher6323]

I can not even imagine the hours of practice it took to get this dance SO perfect. Just amaizing.

[@balerion8656]

They did this in one scene.

[@andrewcramer3690]

If this dance ain't done at my funeral, rest assured, I ain't comin.

[@paulaward6764]

😂

[@alinabogdan9987]

😂

[@שולמיתרוש]

😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@beteart]

I saw this film 7 times & this scene is the best. Nothing more like this has been made again. Classic.

[@lamfam0801]

The Brass section during that last dancing part at the end gives me chills

[@legendarythepoet8483]

Right?!

[@niamhkeira8784]

jessi same!

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@itallia666]

I saw Fiddler on the Roof on stage in the mid 1960s in Sydney Australia ( now 57 years ago) My mum was enthralled by the films music & song & at the theatre we sat in a box which gave a wonderful view. The performers & actors were amazing ( im not sure if if was indeed Topol who took his film role of Rep Teviev, that we saw?) However the dancers who did the dance scenes incl this one The Bottle Dance were Russians On loan from some Ballet Company to do this F on the R tour. Seeing this dance live was breathtaking & all the hairs on my neck & arms stood up They even had the stage covered in sand or dust to re create the puffs from the Bottle Dancers & they danced much longer than the film scene! Wonderful, truely Wonderful. Anyone who feels depressed should listen to the song If I Were A Rich Man & watch Topol singing it Also to cheer your heart Watch this Bottle Dance scene! Its a real tonic for the soul! Peace 🇬🇧👧

[@Admiral8Q]

This is the best wedding ever.

[@chriswilliams4256]

Until Tevye and Lazar fight, and then... Oops - almost had to put out a spoiler alert. The best wedding ever turns into the worst. I like to imagine that Motel and his bride are so happy together that they don't care.

[@Alstheman37]

That dancing is simply amazing, and they look like they're having so much fun!!

[@heatherhoward8064]

I love the part after they take off the bottles even more, actually. The total abandon of their dancing is wonderful.

[@AnakinISD]

Fun Fact: They only filmed this part once, they did no screw up. all in one take

[@fifimsp]

Well I'm sure those guys were hired specifically for this scene.

[@TEAMMORE2320]

AnakinISD that would be a false my friend due to multiple camera angles of this scene there were multiple takes so it wasnt 1, judging by the angles i would say 16 maybe 17 takes

[@gergoturan4033]

@@TEAMMORE2320 I know I'm 1 year late but you haven't considered they might have used multiple cameras

[@Valkyri3Z]

Haha..no

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@ohmeowzer1]

My sister's wedding had the bottle dancers it was awesome ! Mazel Tov !

[@joshuanarrowe2708]

I have seen a bottle dance for real in the 80’s in Israel at a Chassidic wedding. It was pretty neat

[@cbi1991]

1971 this should have been 'best picture of the year'....but it lost to 'French connection'.....go figure

[@sadktoprak9180]

I know right? This is one for the cultural artifacts of the world.

[@wendylake7853]

I'M GOING TO PAINT THE BOTTLE DANCE. I LOVE IT.IT

[@chriswilliams4256]

I've watched this film 17 times and have not tired of it yet.

[@phyllispetras2181]

It won MANY Oscars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

I remember that. THIS should hae won.

[@mbluetraining]

Just an absolutely fantastic movie!

[@geisaune793]

I just saw this show live. This scene and the dance sequence in “To Life” are even more exciting

[@gustavoa.belfiore4701]

Sends shivers down my spine every single time

[@Elizabeththegreatest]

This takes extraordinary talent!

[@anncosten7022]

And great knees.

[@zoeymathis]

I saw this play on broadway and this part and the other dances were the most amazing things. It was just so extremely beautiful. you could feel the stomps and dances (and I was far from the stage). you could just feel it in your soul. I just want my life to be watching this play.

[@monthanatanthana800]

Thank you for Fiddler on the Roof..

[@leonelisaacflores]

2:09 absolute chills from the string section that comes out of NOWHERE

[@erpollock]

I like the authenticity of the wedding, men and women dancing in separate groups. I've never seen a bottle dance other than in this film. I can appreciate it so much more now than when I first saw it 50 years ago. I played Chava in a school performance in 9th grade.

[@rosepetals2574]

This makes me so proud of my culture!

[@hisvorpalsword]

3:03 This would make such a badass metal tune.

[@jenneast8611]

This has always been my favorite scene. It always amazes me.

[@cfjermedal]

This is my favorite part of the movie! I love the bottle dance.

[@dennisdeal3323]

This is one of my all time favorite plays and movie. Such a rich blend of dance, music, and storytelling.

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

The bottle dance gets all the attention, but I start to get hype at 0:46 😆

[@peregrinec5477]

This entire film blows me away. First time I saw it on a proper screen, I was maybe 5-7. There was a late weeknight showing at, I think, The Crest, in north Seattle. I had seen this film before. But, it was from off of TV in the late 1970's. So, edited and not the proper aspect ratio. So, my mom asks, "do you want to see this tonight in a real theater?" I said, "Yes!" She said, "okay. tonight is a school night. You still have to get up for school and you can't complain about being sleepy!" OMG. One of my most favorite childhood memories. We got home around 1am and I was really tired the next morning. But. OMG. Totally worth it. :D

[@sewcat6486]

Sometimes I wish I was Jewish just so that I could dance with these guys and hear their beautiful voices as they sing to God

[@citrine615]

I may be being simplistic here, but after the horrific antisemitic sentiments highlighted by WWII atrocities, this is an uplifting celebration of Jewish cultural values.

[@ЕленаКраскова-б7с]

Этот фильм - прекрасен! Я часто плачу, смотря его. Иногда жалею, что не еврейка.

[@deniceetterholehan7653]

My absolute favorite "dance" ever! The talent musically and artistically is beyond remarkable! The enthusiasm...WOW!

[@johnnypatrickhaus890]

The Bottle Dance is genuinely bad ass!

[@AlGraces]

very well deserved the award for its lyrics, music, dancers and singers! talent so rarely could be seen today,

[@mikechicago6200]

Fiddler On The Roof best Musical ever!

[@imemuru8768]

Such precision, such power. A jubilee!

[@larryjones-emery807]

WOw! After so many years and so many views this is still exciting to see! Thank you for this video!

[@weresise7742]

Just finished a local play of Fiddler on the Roof as a bottle dancer. One of the coolest experiences I’ve had.

[@DrTerminus]

I absolutely love this movie!

[@pvtrichardsonbr]

This is why racism is such a shame. We overlook all the beauty from other races and nations

[@MrCmon113]

Ethnicities, not races. To speak about races would be racist... or at least incorrect. ; D

[@1815brian]

The sense is correct. This is quite obviously the best dance in the world and is indicative of the high art and culture which the Jewish tradition has to offer. And so it is a shame the Russian pogroms happened, as well as the expulsions elsewhere in Europe since the Middle Ages culminating in the Holocaust. Highlighting Jewish culture and its suffering is partly what makes Fiddler a great film.

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

looks russian would confirm Election interference

[@Luka1180]

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[@Emper0rH0rde]

Prejudice is a human frailty. Humans are fallen beings. We can strive for perfection, but ultimately that's all we can do. Btw, as a 21st century Gentile, this movie made such a horrible case for the Jewish tradition, made even worse by the fact that it's supposed to be the *essential* representation of the Jewish tradition, that it almost made an anti-Semite out of me.

[@ConflagrationClone]

I want to have a party like this!!!!this is so cool! This is the best scene with dancing in fiddler on the roof!!!!!!!!

[@kanebo3626]

本当に懐かしくてたまりません。 涙が出るほどこの映画素晴らしいです。 アップロード有り難うございます。

[@edithann1284]

What fantastic dancers!

[@macwyll]

Santa Clara Vanguard performed their version of this entire show with precision and excellent musical arrangement. Please check out Santa Clara Vanguard Bottle Dance. It will give you the same chills but in a different way.

[@juanleonardomerlosrosales8294]

Inolvidable. Unforgettable, I was amazed when I saw this movie, and it continues to amaze me.

[@TheChill001]

I've had the honor of being at a jewish wedding of a dear friend of mine and I can say: Jews really know how to party.

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

still the most awesome clip, goose bumpley

[@kathrynp8080]

I've seen this film I don't know how many times, and always want to get up and dance to this music. I'd have loved these dancers at my wedding 🔯.

[@michaelcole7528]

There will never again be a Jerome Robbins. How lucky we are to have witnessed his brilliance.

[@miyannapittman5580]

Our local high school did this show a few years ago legit- no velcro or magnets- and there was an editorial about it in the local news. It was really cool.

[@phyllispetras2181]

Chava sequence with Isaac Stern on violin.........I dare you to not cry at this.

[@Черкесск09-ш1р]

Бесподобный фильм!Просто шикарная постановка...идеальная игра,великолепные актёры...всё на высшем уровне..настолько вроде всё просто,но так живо,ярко и душевно...самые тонкие струны души затрагивают сам сюжет и великолепная игра актёров, так ярко передающая боль,радость,душевные терзания и одновременно эту национальную каллоритность. ..великолепно просто

[@jeanengstrom1267]

Now THAT'S whatcha call a Boot-Scooting Boogie! 👏👏👏💕😘👍

[@lluisbosch2683]

What a wonderful scene! Amazng!

[@marcelofaviopalacios3694]

loved the scene!

[@Nelavier]

The image of the men dancing with the bottles on their heads is great! The dust and the movement are so effective.

[@jman5675]

This dance is sometimes still preformed at jewish weddings, when my cousin got married my father and uncles did it

[@Nobody-ho4zy]

My mans with the long white beard did not come to play. Always my favorite part of this scene

[@Spagoo.Aka.TheBlackKnight]

That one guy kicking up dust while the rest don't. "GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER CHAYYIM!"

[@jamesjennings6869]

A beautiful classic

[@szczepankowalczyk651]

Wspaniala atmosfera,doskonala melodia ,a sceneria wyjatkowa.Znakomity film pokazujacy zydow w najlepszej formie.Ich muzyka,ich obyczaje,ich tradycje sa niepowtarzalne ,unikalne i cenione na calym swiecie..Melodie te gralem w swoim zyciu setki razy na roznych imprezach muzycznych ,w roznych krajach ,na roznych kontynentach .

[@maggienbob1304]

My all time favourite scene from any movie I've seen. ❤

[@hiddenfromhistory100]

Yeah, well this would never work at an Irish wake 'cause we wouldn't leave a full bottle on our heads long enough to dance ...

[@epoillaKory]

It's often done with an empty bottle

[@feeberizer]

This is my favorite scene out of the entire movie...

[@nomorecensoringme]

One of my favorite scenes from the movie. And play.

[@teresarice6080]

This bottle dance scene is really cool! The exceptional dancers .. who knows the days of rehearsal to get to this synchrony !!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤

[@kl6772]

Best musical ever !

[@Adi-yq7sh]

Music for the soul 🥰

[@oohyllab]

Just the best scene in the movie!!

[@MrCodgod666]

This is a Jewish thing. Why when this Great bottle dance has been used in so many Weddings. This is so brilliant for Love and Life. Forget your colour or yr religious believe. At the end of the day you cut me I bleed the same as you xxxx

[@vagabondo879]

I not Jewish but I worked for Kosher Catering in Illinois I served in many Jewish weddings they are beautiful weddings

[@Bfdidc]

This really is just incredible.

[@charliejdk]

My ancestors as Nordic as could be, but the love of my life Jewish. We had this stuff at our wedding 33 years ago & I still thrill to the memory. Am Yisroel Chai!

[@charliejdk]

I should add that, three Bar & one Bas Mitzvahs later, the mojo remains strong!

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

most awesome clip of all time

[@elizabethroberts6215]

Saw this show on stage every time it was on. Luckily the last time it was here, I got Topol’s autograph! The first time I saw it, as a teenager, was allowed to go backstage, & met the whole cast. No ‘security’ needed in those days’.

[@martinsorenson1055]

Lucky you. Topol just passed away in March of this year. So nice to have a memory like that to cherish!

[@elizabethroberts6215]

@@martinsorenson1055 ……yes, I know, so it’s many memories’ I’ve of my times’………

[@claudekonqui7294]

I have seen the movie. I loved everything and especially this dance and also the part played by the great Molly Picon. I would have loved seeing a Yiddish spoken Fiddler on the Roof on stage though. Any Yiddish DVD version available?

[@adrianloveslucius]

Before CGI! Let's bring back the natural effects, and better acting.

[@nosferatuoddz7974]

CGI is cool

[@kittenscatsangelsgods1157]

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[@mirady9675]

Did you have a stroke?

[@SueMrsLittleJoeBenavides]

they say, they really dance this scene

[@anncosten7022]

Totally love this film.

[@amandawhiteley6737]

How on this earth did they do this? This is absolutely fantastic, doesn't look easy to me!! Love it anyway! ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

[@joffercalifornia]

Is this something that started with "Fiddler on the Roof," or is it a traditional dance that is far older? I can't find anything older than the Broadway musical, so I'm tempted to think that's the source. Whether it's traditional or Broadway, it certainly is phenomenal. It certainly has its roots in Hassidic music and dance.

[@carol7851]

It was made for the movie. It's not a traditional dance. Looks amazing though.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

@@carol7851 True. It was actually Jerome Robbins who choreographed it for FOTR. He previously had worked on West Side Story as a choreographer.

[@thatninja33]

Watching the hat dance at a live production is a sight to see, I mean even if they do use two sided tape, which they probably do, that still adds weight to the hat itself and makes it more prone to fall off.

[@nachumlamm9353]

We used magnets in our production- easier to take the bottle off at the end. :-)

[@mamasotherdaughter4982]

I'm so going to have those dance at my wedding. I'll try to get my siblings to do as well at their weddings ☺️. That'll make 7 times I get to dance to this!

[@MinsterGames]

Thank the gods they haven't made a remake Keep this film like it is

[@phyllispetras3369]

Bottle dancers are still for hire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jmk1975]

I definitely want to learn that clarinet solo.

[@thomasthedankengine257]

bottle flipping

[@klaudusior1]

My fav scene from this awesome movie

[@MrCodgod666]

Just found out I’m going to be a granny. 💕 bringing family together xx

[@MrCodgod666]

Love this so much xx

[@dayzen1512]

Simply the masterpiece!

[@noisyghosts3109]

Blimey, just fantastic!!