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Selected workshops, 2018:
June 15-17 – Camp Bob Waldorf (L.A.)
June 22/23/24 – Camp Tel Noar / Camp Young Judaea / Camps Pembroke and Tevya (MA)
June 27 – Dwell (new retreat for Hillel professionals) (NY)
July 15-21 – Kentucky Dance Institute – this international dance camp also featured the incredible Ahmet Luleci.
July 26-28 – Camps Airy and Louise (MD)
August 16-19 Camp Nai Nai Nai West coast edition – if you’re a young Jewish adult, you just have to experience this “adult Jewish summer camp weekend”. It’s an amazing experience. (CA)
August 23-26 GVANIM, the best Israeli dance camp. Took place in 2018 at Berkshire Hills Eisenberg in Copake, NY. Join the #gvanimfamily ❤️
September 14-16 Enon Valley international folk dance weekend in Enon Valley, PA, alongside Mihai David.
Selected Recent Camps, Gigs, and Workshops:
July 17-23, 2016: Kentucky Dance Institute in Murray Kentucky.
August 14-20, 2016: Mainewoods! I taught Israeli during Session 1, alongside Ercüment Kiliç (Turkish) and Jaap Leegwater (Bulgarian) and some incredible musicians and callers.
August 25-28, 2016: GVANIM!! With Elad Shtamer, Chen Shporen, and introducing Omri Mugzach. YAY!!!
October 7-9, 2016: The North/South Teachers Conference on the Monte Toyon camp grounds in Aptos, California.
January 3, 2016 – Had a delightful day with the dancers of the Susquehanna Folk Music Society in Harrisburg PA.
Oct 22-25, 2015 – RikuDallas – What a wonderful community of dancers! I had a great time teaching dances old and new at this delightful camp. Hopefully I’ll be back in the future, and I definitely expect to see my new Texas friends at lots of other dance events.
October 4, 2015: Sukkot Family Camp. This was an incredible community. 5 temples together; approx. 400 people, held at Maplewood Country Day Camp.
August 2015 – Gvanim 2015 Seriously, you don’t ever want to miss this camp. Check out the website for all the details for 2016!!
June 14, 2015 – A terrific one-day workshop for the iCenter at Camp Tel Yehuda.
May 26-28, 2015 – Ma’agal – The first-ever Ma’agal was held at Camp Alonim and it was a huge success! In attendance were 20 dance specialists from camps and schools across the spectrum of Jewish camp affiliations and geographic regions, and we had a terrific few days of learning and sharing.
February 20-22, 2015 Taught at the Laguna Folk Dance Festival, alongside the delightful Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu, over my birthday weekend!
August 29-Sept 1, 2014 – GVANIM! GVANIM! GVANIM! If you missed this camp this year, you already know you never want that to happen again. Check out the website for all the details!!
August 17-23, 2014 – I had an incredible time teaching at Mainewoods session one, along with Yves Moreau and France Berque-Moreau! Well-organized by Ping Chun and committee, fun and engaging dancers, and I only froze a couple of the nights 🙂 I hope to be back in future years!
January 25, 2014 – One of two teachers at the Cerritos Folk Dancers’ Chinese New Year Festival! This was 1-6pm in the Holy Family Catholic Church (18708 Clarkdale Avenue, Artesia), a very enjoyable afternoon.
January 10-11, 2014 – Taught the “Institute” at the NorCal Folk Dance Federation’s 64th annual “Heritage Festival” in Redwood City. A really fun event with lots of live music and request programming for the non-teaching bits Friday and Saturday night. Email Adony Benaires for more information or check out this flyer!
December 28, 2013 – January 1, 2014 – One of two teachers at Folklore Village for the 66th Annual Festival of Christmas & Midwinter Traditions in Wisconsin!
November 2, 2013 – Master Teacher at the Pasadena Folk Dance Co-op. Check out their Upcoming Events page to see the details about this week (and do a comparative study of me with straight and curly hair 🙂 )
November 2013 – My second time teaching in Brazil! Nov 8-10 was my workshop in Rio de Janeiro, and Nov 14-17 I taught at the 1º Encontro de Danças Circulares Minas Santo & Espírito das Gerais. I Brazil.
August 30-September 2, 2013 – Gvanim! at Camp Starlight in the Poconos, with Elad Shtamer, Elad Perel, and Chen Shporen. Do not miss this camp next year!!
July 21-August 4, 2013 – Stockton International Folkdance Camp. My second time there, this time teaching a mix of partner and circle dances, and the theme of the first Saturday night banquet is Israel! This is the best and longest-running international dance camp in the US and I’m honored to be a part of it.
April 26-28, 2013 – Yad Beyad in Boston, MA with choreographers Avi Perez and Carina Saslavsky