Israeli dance with Erica
Every year, Erica teaches Israeli dances at events and workshops for audiences young and old, both in the Jewish world and beyond. In addition to Israeli dance leader, Erica has been an engineering linguist, a high school English teacher, and a nonprofit Chief Program Officer. Erica was the Director of Dance at Camp Alonim, the Jewish sleepaway camp where Israeli dancing is a shared obsession, for twelve summers, and has been an Educator for the Cornerstone Fellowship, a program of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, for over a decade.
After earning her MBA and an MA in Jewish Professional Leadership from the Hornstein Program at Brandeis University, Erica launched Ma’agal, an initiative to improve Israeli dance education at schools and camps across the nation. She is a grateful Wexner Fellow/Davidson Scholar and a proud alumna of the Ruskay Institute for Jewish Professional Leadership, a program of UJA-Federation of New York that she now directs (when she’s not dancing). In 2023, she taught Israeli dance on her fifth continent (so far!).
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Tag Archives: Dudu Barzilay
Como Baila – קומו ביילה
Last year I was in Israel on Yom Hazikaron, a powerful and moving commemoration day in a country where the wounds are all too fresh. And then, the incredible transition into celebrating what is here, now, and what we love … Continue reading →
Status Meohav – סטטוס מאוהב
I missed you these last two weeks! Thanks to Harel for keeping things dancing in my absence. He taught Jealousy and Status Me’ohav – here’s the video of that one by Dudu Barzilay. Enjoy!
Yafa Kmo Tamid -יפה כמו תמיד
Chag Sukkot Sameach! It’s an excellent time to dance and be joyful! Tonight we learned Dudu Barzilay’s dance “Yafa Kmo Tamid”, taught at Gvanim. Here’s a video of Dudu doing it at Beketzev Acher last fall. Enjoy!
Mavtiach – מבטיח
Here’s the video for “Mavtiach”, Dudu Barzilay’s dance that Harel taught last week. What did you think of it? I haven’t learned it yet! This week Liatt taught Yaron Malichi’s “Eifo At” – let me know if you can find … Continue reading →
Rak Shelach and Mashehu Acher
Hi dancers! We learned Mashehu Acher (“Something Else”) a couple of weeks ago, right after Rikud – fun dance by Dudu Barzilay. Here is the video for that one (with Liatt!): and last week we learned Yaron Ben-Simchon’s salsa-style “Rak … Continue reading →
Two new dances from Rikud!
Hi friends, I’m back from an amazing time teaching in Brazil and I’m happy to see we have some great new dances from Rikud to do together. The week I was away, Liatt taught you Dudu Barzilay’s “Mashehu Acher”, and … Continue reading →
Erica’s back! The two dances from my absence…
were Bocha Baseter by Yaron Malichi: and Rotze Shetachzeri by Dudu Barzilay: Huge thanks to Liatt and Harel for making it great while I was away. I had an excellent trip and I’m really excited to see you all on … Continue reading →
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