NEWS - UPDATES - FEEDBACK
 

  NEWS - UPDATES
 
For previous items on our News page go to our "Find" page                               
Article: A Guide for Workshop Leaders: How to teach Israeli dancing in a professional manner to non-Hebrew speaking audiences.
A must-read!
 
Israeli dancing worldwide as broadcast on Israeli TV -
Dancers in Florida with Maor Ben Ami
 
Report from the United States about Chunky Move's performance of "I want to dance better at parties" in Massachussetts, USA in July 2007.
 

"I bought 8 tickets for this performance back in March because it mentioned Israeli Folk Dancing.

Chunky Move were going to be performing at Jacob’s Pillow in a resort area in Western Massachusetts called the Berkshires.

When I looked a little further into the description of the performance I saw that it mentioned Jack Steel and “the database”.

Then I googled Jack Steel and Chunky Move and discovered that they would be performing Debka Gid by Moshe Eskayo.
Moshe had actually just re-taught Debka Gid at Sababa recently!

The performance of "I want to dance better at parties" at Jacob's Pillow was simply fantastic. Creator Gideon Obarzanek is extremely creative and imaginative.

We were so thrilled to see Al Salsalim and Debka Gid performed so nicely by professional dancers.

We met with Gideon after the performance and spoke for a while. It was explained to Gideon that the dance was named after Moshe Eskayo's torn Achilles tendon (=Gid) that he got while choreographing the dance."

 

Linda Feigenbaum
Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA

 
Enjoy some of the stories behind the creative process
"Creating the dance"
 
Dance chat
  To keep up with all developments in the global Israeli dancing world we recommend subscribing to the Rikud and Machol Ha'am Israeli dance chat lists

As well, Les Posen has his own list to update people with what's going on in dance videos online. Click here to join
 
Articles from the archives
  Read about our sister site Hebrew Songs.com on the Jerusalem Post website
  Dance Your Way To A Better Body

Article from Medical News Today
Many thanks to Les Posen of the Rikud Chat list for the article
  Read about Ira Weisburd's 25-year quest for the original recording to his dance "Bo'i Malka"
  Ohad Naharin, choreographer and artistic director of the Batsheva dance troupe, talks about his dance philosophy to SBS radio - click to listen
  Fred Berk, Amnon Shauli, Ya'akov Dekel, Shmuel (Viki) Cohen
Go to our ARTICLES page
  Read a report from the 2006 Karmiel Festival, great details and info!
Click here
  Keep track of "Rikud Hashana"
The favourite dances are voted by a poll of the participants of the Rikud Israeli dance chat list. Rikud Hashana is compiled by Meliss Jakubovic Bachar of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
 
THE ISRAELI DANCES.COM DATABASE IN HARD COPY
The Essential Israeli Dance Catalogue - 10th Edition
This is the hard-copy book version of the Israeli Dances.com Online Database.
Click here to view and order
 
  ISRAELI DANCE VIDEOS - FAQs
  We receive many queries about Israeli dance videos. Here are some FAQ's for your convenience:
Q "How do we know when the latest Israeli workshop videos are out? We like to see the latest dances"
A As soon as we have them - you have them! You can find everything on line on our unique © Israeli Dances.com Database under Latest Updates
  Then just write to us and we will organise the link for immediate ordering and payment.
  As a SAMPLE here are 3 workshops that came out in March 2006. You'll see how easy it is to find and order your favourite dance.
 

Workshop Chollelu Zemer 31 #245 DVD
Featuring Perach Ba'aviv and Salamati

 

Workshop Chollelu Zemer 32 #246 DVD
Featuring Milim Yafot Me'eleh and Mitga'age'a

  Workshop Chollelu Zemer 33 #247 DVD
Featuring Bore Line dance and Tagidi Lo
 
Q "We need Israeli dance DVD's with instruction in English."
A English is included only in Beginners Circle Basic 1.
The only other DVD that is in English is number 67, but the dances are much more advanced.
Click here for a detailed explanation of what's available in Israeli dance DVD's
  Beginners Circle Basic 1 (with English)
 
Q "We have no knowledge of Israeli dancing steps or dances. Where do we start?"
A Beginners Circle Basic 1
  Click here for the DVD
  Click here for the Pal video
  Click here for NTSC
  Beginners Partner and Circle
  Click here for the DVD
 
Q We've done some very basic hebrew dance steps and want to learn some more difficult dances. What video would be a good start for us?
A VIDEOS NUMBERS  8, 9 ,11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18.
The links below will take you to the DVD's but Pal and NTSC videos are also available.
  Circle dances 008
  Circle dances 11
  Circle dances 15
  Circle dances 17
 
Q "We'd love to learn some line dances, more than the basic."
A Line dances 56 - DVD
  Lines 004 - DVD
 
Q "We'd love the get the feel and flavour of the Karmiel festival in Israel."
A

Karmiel festival 2005 - Set of 9 DVD's  (each CD can be purchased individually, write to us)

 
Q "We'd like to teach dances to kids with a wide range of ages."
 

Young Children's dances 006 DVD

 
  To view and purchase all Israeli dance VIDEOS click here
  To view and purchase all Israeli dance DVD's click here
  Please note that we sell the entire range of Rokdim videos, new and archival.
Learn Circle and Partner dances from the source.
We may not have every dance you require on our Shop site.
Please ask for any dance and we will source the tape for you.
  See other Dance videos for sale from worldwide sources.
 
 
 
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READERS FEEDBACK
Dear Readers,

Thank you for your wonderful feedback from every corner of the world. We've reprinted some of your great comments below.

Warm wishes
Aura Levin Lipski, Publisher
Israeli Dances.com

All the quotes below were unsolicited email messages.


"Thanks for all the great work you do to keep israeli dancing global and accessible to everyone everywhere!"
Maryland, USA

"Thank you so much for your fantastic website."
Dayton, Ohio, USA

"Fantastic website."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

"Sensational resource. Todah rabah!"
Los Angeles, California, USA

"I LOVE  your site and appreciate all the work that you put into it.  Kol hakavod!"
Winnipeg, Canada

"Thanks for all your work that enriches the Israeli dance community worldwide.
Your website is a great resource for so many people.
I really appreciate your time, your effort and your great results!"
Florida, USA

"Your web is a dignity to Israeli Dance & Songs. Kol Hakavod."
Israel

"Just wanted to say that I think your web site is truly the most informative and rich,
with all sorts of data and facts. Keep up the good work."
Canada

"I use your dance and song websites often to help me.
So, thank you for making my life easier!
All of you should feel great for the different publicly-accessible resources that you provide."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

"I’ve been a religious user of your site for several years it seems.
I love your site and use it often.
Most commonly I use the database for various purposes
and also Hebrew songs dot com for translation of Hebrew lyrics into English.
Thanks again!"
San Antonio, Texas, USA

"I live in Germany, and I have been dancing Israeli dances for 4 years.
I like the Australian Israeli dance site very much
and often have a look at the Hebrew Songs and Israeli Dance sites
to find a new dance we are dancing."
Germany

"I want to take this opportunity to tell you how much I enjoy your website.
I discovered it by accident when I was searching for the words to a hebrew song
and when I typed in the name of the song,
up popped israelidanceaustralia and the link to hebrewsongs.
I have been telling all my fellow dancers about your site.
I visit several times a week, there is so much to read."
Staten Island, New York, USA

"Your comprehensive folk dance list is AWESOME!!!
What a tremendous amount of work you all put into
this fabulous list and your wonderful website!
Thank you so much from all the folk dancers around the world.

Again, many thanks for such a great resource for us!"
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

"I really enjoyed looking through your site.
It is a tremendous database and easy to navigate."
Los Angeles, California, USA

"Your website is awesome!! Keep up the good work."
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

HEBREW SONGS.COM
sent to translator Chana Shuvaly
"Thank you so much for all the new lyrics, especially for Lechol Echad Yesh
(my favorite). .......You provide such a wonderful service. I'm so happy I found you."
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA


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