Danny Pollock's interest in Israeli folk dance blossomed in childhood. At age 10, he would sit patiently as his mother took lessons, observing her movements. Then one day as he sat watching, the ...
Some Israeli folk dances are based on musical traditions from all over the world that are centuries old, but the dances also continue to evolve as today’s participants keep adding new music and new ...
“I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, but I may not be able to avoid it,” choreographer Hadar Ahuvia said last fall at Brooklyn Studios for Dance, during a preview of her latest work, “Everything ...
The trouble with finding a new dance craze is that it’s so hard to find the right inspiration—a little hip-hop, a dash of salsa, a spritz of Klezmer? So what better culprit for a new way to move than ...
An exhibit at the Upper East Side institution highlights its history as a haven and incubator for ballet, modern, Israeli and social dancing. The Jewish people have long taken pride in their moniker, ...
Tatyana Tenenbaum’s Everything You Have Is Yours centers on NYC-based choreographer Hadar Ahuvia, specifically her coming to terms, through her chosen art form, with the colonialism and cultural ...
Junior Melissa Marver was born to Israeli dance - or maybe just to Israeli dancers. The singer/dancer's parents met at an Israeli folk dance workshop in 1977 and have continued to pursue the hobby ...