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WHAT IS ISRAELI DANCING? |
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Israeli dancing is a modern music dance experience and includes circle, couple and line dances. Classes are lively and
fun where people of all ages, beginners and expert dancers all dance together in an ever-expanding repertoire of
dances, all performed with Israeli flair. The hora? That's just the beginning when it comes to Israeli dance! Because
Israel is made up of many cultures, the music is based on world music themes of every type and contains an
amazing variation of moods, melodies and rhythms and the dances contain a variation in style... from Latin salsa to
waltz and polka; from hip-hop to rock'n'roll; from Irish to Yemenite styles.
Every year professional choreographers based in Israel and other countries create about 300 new Israeli dances
usually from the Israeli charts. The Israeli dancing repertoire now includes approx 4,000 dances created over the last
30 years and it is estimated that the addicted Israeli dancers know all the steps to about 400 dances ! |