Israeli Dancing with Ken Avner

Dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila and on Zoom, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US). I'll review Afifonim עפיפונים, which I taught last week, and also teach a very lovely couples dance, Rak Hed Kolech רק הד קולך by Shlomo Maman, from 1992.

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 7/30 - השבוע בהרקדה Last week I taught a new dance, Afifonim עפיפונים (Michael Barzelai / Amir Dadon / 2026 / circle) and an older dance, Yam Hashibolim ים השיבולים (Shoshana Kopelovich / Gevatron / 1977 / couples). I'll review Afifonim again this week and since some of y'all already knew Yam Ha...

Dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila and on Zoom, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US). We're starting at our usual time even though we'll overlap a bit with the end of Tisha B'av.

I hope y'all enjoyed "אמצע הקיץ, אמצע הדרך" , Middle of the Summer, Emtsa Haderech (Middle of the Road) dances last week. There are so many good dances from the past, sometimes we lose track when we spend too much time chasing after new new new. There are good new dances too! of course, but Israeli dance is more than just one thing: fast / slow, circle / couple, old / new. I try to mix them up in my programs every week, but once in a while it's fun to shine a spotlight in one particular direction.

In that spirit, tonight I'll teach a new circle dance, Afifonim עפיפונים from this year by Michael Barzelai, sung by Amir Dadon; and a much older couples dance, Yam Hashibolim ים השיבולים from 1977 by Shoshana Kopelovich, sung by the Gevatron. This classic is still done in many, many sessions. While preparing for tonight, I discovered that I've never actually done Yam Hashibolim "correctly", ever! How about you?

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 7/23 - השבוע בהרקדה I hope y'all enjoyed "אמצע הקיץ, אמצע הדרך" , Middle of the Summer, Emtsa Haderech (Middle of the Road) dances last week. There are so many good dances from the past, sometimes we lose track when we spend too much time chasing after new new new. There are good new dances too! of cou...

Dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila and on Zoom, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US), and this week it's "אמצע הקיץ, אמצע הדרך" , Middle of the Summer, Emtsa Haderech (Middle of the Road) dances, meaning that all the dances we do will be from 1980 - 2005. So many great dances from those years!

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 7/16 - השבוע בהרקדה Thanks to all of you who came for my (pre)birthday party last week. More goodies in store this week ... This week it's "אמצע הקיץ, אמצע הדרך" , Middle of the Summer, Emtsa Haderech (Middle of the Road) dances, meaning that all the dances we do will be from 1980 - 2005. So many great...

Dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila and on Zoom, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US). It's my birthday in a few days, so I'm throwing a party for you! Dancing is FREE for everyone tonight - come and enjoy. No teaching tonight, just dancing.

📅 Next Thursday (7/16) will be "אמצע הקיץ, אמצע הדרך" , Middle of the Summer, Emtsa Haderech (Middle of the Road) dances, meaning that all the dances we do that evening will be from 1980 - 2005. So many great dances from those years!

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 7/7 - השבוע בהרקדה Hoping everyone had a great (and safe) 4th of July! 🎆 I'm a huge fan of fireworks (and of having a day off from work), so this is a favorite of mine. Last week I reviewed Kayits Yisraeli קיץ ישראלי, and I also taught (review for some) Lo Mafsik Lehitragesh Mimech לא מפסיק לה...

Dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US). This week I'll review the 2 dances I taught 2 weeks ago, Teta'aru Lachem תתארו לכם, a circle dance by Rafi Ziv from 2011, and Erets Chadasha ארץ חדשה, a couples dance by Gadi Bitton from 2008. Both songs are sung by Shlomo Artzi.

Y'all are welcome to wear red, white, and blue tonight for the upcoming 4th of July 🎇

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📅 Next Thursday (7/9) is just a couple of days before my birthday so I'm throwing myself a party, and y'all are invited. Admission will be FREE for everyone.

📅 The following Thursday (7/16) will be "אמצע הקיץ, אמצע הדרך" , Middle of the Summer, Emtsa Haderech (Middle of the Road) dances, meaning that all the dances we do that evening will be from 1980 - 2005. So many great dances from those years!

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 7/2 - השבוע בהרקדה This week I'll review the 2 dances I taught 2 weeks ago, Teta'aru Lachem תתארו לכם, a circle dance by Rafi Ziv from 2011, and Erets Chadasha ארץ חדשה, a couples dance by Gadi Bitton from 2008. Both songs are sung by Shlomo Artzi. Y'all are welcome to wear red, white, and blue this...

No dancing tonight: the social hall at Shaare Tefila is not available. We'll be back next week.

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 6/25 - No dancing tonight - השבוע בהרקדה No dancing tonight: the social hall at Shaare Tefila is not available. We'll be back next week. Last week will I taught 2 dances: Teta'aru Lachem תתארו לכם, a circle dance by Rafi Ziv from 2011, and Erets Chadasha ארץ חדשה, a couples dance by Gadi Bitton from 2008. Both songs are ...

Dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila and on Zoom, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US). This week will be a Shlomo Artzi double-header: Teta'aru Lachem תתארו לכם, a circle dance by Rafi Ziv from 2011; and Erets Chadasha ארץ חדשה, a couples dance by Gadi Bitton from 2008. Both songs, sung by Shlomo Artzi, are about hope and looking forward to better times. Amen.

** No Dancing Next Week **

The social hall at Shaare Tefila is not available, so we won't be dancing there. If there's enough interest, I will do a Zoom-only session that night. Let me know what you'd like.

Also, I'm hoping to do a special event in July. More to come on this - stay tuned.

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 6/18 - השבוע בהרקדה Last week I reviewed Chag Hameshek חג המשק (Avi Levy / Elai Botner / circle / 2025) and Rov Hasha'ot רוב השעות (Sagi Azran & Sharon Elkaslassy / Ilan Damti & Idan Raichel / couples / 2009). This week will be a Shlomo Artzi double-header: Teta'aru Lachem תתארו לכם, a circl...

Dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila and on Zoom, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US). I will review Chag Hameshek חג המשק (Avi Levy / Elai Botner / circle / 2025) and Rov Hasha'ot רוב השעות (Sagi Azran & Sharon Elkaslassy / Ilan Damti & Idan Raichel / couples / 2009), both of which I taught last week. And of course, requests!

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Dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila and on Zoom, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US). This week I'll introduce a new circle dance, Chag Hameshek חג המשק by Avi Levy, music by Elai Botner. I'll also teach a couples dance from 2009 that never made its way into our repertoire: Rov Hasha'ot רוב השעות by Sagi Azran & Sharon Elkaslassy, sung by Ilan Damti (with some help from the Idan Raichel Project). Cool dance, great music.

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 6/4 - השבוע בהרקדה Last week I reviewed Bederech Emuna Bacharti בדרך אמונה בחרתי (Erez Tubul / Moshe Peretz / circle / 2026) and this week I'll introduce another new dance, Chag Hameshek חג המשק by Avi Levy, music by Elai Botner. I'll also teach a couples dance from 2009 that never made its way i...

We are dancing tonight at Shaare Tefila and on Zoom, 8-11ish pm (Eastern US), back after a week off for Shavu'ot - I hope that everyone who observes the holiday had a wonderful time.

Before our break I taught Bederech Emuna Bacharti בדרך אמונה בחרתי (Erez Tubul / Moshe Peretz / circle / 2026) and I'll review it tonight.

Thursday Night Israeli Dancing 5/28 - השבוע בהרקדה We are back after a week off for Shavu'ot - I hope that everyone who observes the holiday had a wonderful time. Before our break I taught Bederech Emuna Bacharti בדרך אמונה בחרתי (Erez Tubul / Moshe Peretz / circle / 2026) and I'll review it this week. Speaking of teaching, please l...