Israeli Dance at TIS
Sunday Evenings as announced.
Israeli Dance continues at Tifereth Israel with Paul Kalmar. Beginners to the more experienced are all welcome to join in the fun. Instruction begins at 7:00 p.m. and continues until 11:00 p.m.
Come enjoy the entire evening or just as long as you can. The price is right at $5.00 for general admission and $3.00 for students and Tifereth Israel members. Look on the Event Calendar for this month’s Israeli Dance classes.
For more information about Israeli Dance at Tifereth Israel, Contact Paul at pkalmar@alumni.uci.edu or Program Director Beth Klareich at program@tiferethisrael.com or by calling 619 697-6001.
Learn More about Israeli Dance
Wikipedia says, “Israeli folk dancing is a form of dance usually performed to music from Israel, with dances generally created by people from Israel.” and goes on:
“The exact definition of Israeli folk dancing is debatable. The word folk has customarily been used to describe this kind of Israeli dancing because many of the dances are of a folk style reminiscent of dances from Eastern Europe or other parts of the Middle East. In addition to being influenced by folk dances from surrounding countries, many Israeli folk dances are also influenced by modern ballet. Also, unlike traditional folk dances from other countries that have usually been handed down from previous generations to the next and are without known creators, and perhaps even without documentation related to the particulars of a given dance or even specific music, Israeli folk dancing has come to life approximately in conjunction with the modern State of Israel. New dances have been created and introduced almost continuously in the more than 60 years since independence. In most of the dances, it is known who the creator is, and the dances are almost always associated with a specific piece of music.”