Upcoming Events

Sat-Sun, Feb 25-26, 2012

Dance Workshop w/Dany & Ruthy
Sat 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Sun 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Workshop Flyer (PDF)
(coming soon... waiting on location confirmation!)

Additional Links

  Workshops

Workshop photo

Here are some of the Israeli (Folk) Dance Workshops we have been to, as well as some that are coming up in the near future. Amazingly enough, we've now hosted eight of our own workshops since 2005, with many more planned to come!

Workshop photo

Here you will find information on upcoming Israeli Dance Workshops & Dance Camps around the US, as well as lots of info on previous ones. Specifically, the dances that were taught are listed, along with links to online resources [music, video, lyrics, etc] for each dance (including full-length music for the newer dances!).

  Scheduled

  • KS/MJF Spring 2012 Israeli Dance Workshop

    February 25-26, 2012 — Gainesville, FL
    Instructors: Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann
    Host: Tony Arroyo

    Location TBA
    Sat. 6:30-10:30pm, Sun. 9:30am-5:30pm
    Flyer coming soon (waiting on location!)

  2011

  • Karmiel USA 2011

    September 2-5, 2011 — Highlands, NC
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

    DANCES (n/a)
    Website

  • KS/MJF Spring 2011 Israeli Dance Workshop

    April 2-3, 2011 — Gainesville, FL
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

    DANCES (n/a)
    Flyer (PDF)

  2010

  • Karmiel USA 2010

    September 3-6, 2010 — Highlands, NC
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

    DANCES (n/a)
    Website

  • KS/MJF Spring 2010 Israeli Dance Workshop

    February 6-7, 2010 — Gainesville, FL
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

    DANCES (n/a)
    Information

  2009

  • Karmiel USA 2009

    September 10-13, 2009 — Dahlonega, GA
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

    DANCES (n/a)
    Website

  • Maitland Israeli Dance Workshop

    April 18-19, 2009 — Orlando, FL
    with Ruth Goodman

    DANCES (n/a)

  • KS/MJF Spring 2009 Israeli Dance Workshop

    February 14-15, 2009 — Gainesville, FL
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

    DANCES (n/a)
    Information

  2008

  • Yoav Ashriel Israeli Dance Workshop

    September 18, 2008 — Gainesville, FL
    with Yoav Ashriel (and daughter Rakefet)

    DANCES (n/a)
    Flyer Information

  • Karmiel USA 2008

    August 21-24, 2008 — Dahlonega, GA
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

  • KS/MJF Spring 2008 Israeli Dance Workshop

    March 22-23, 2008 — Gainesville, FL
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

  2007

  • Karmiel USA 2007

    August 24-27, 2007 — Dahlonega, GA
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

  • Maitland Israeli Dance Workshop

    April 28-29, 2007 — Orlando, FL
    with Ruthy Slann

  • KS/Bnai-Israel Israeli Dance Workshop

    April 26, 2007 — Gainesville, FL
    with Shlomo Bachar

    DANCES (n/a)

  • KS/MJF Spring 2007 Israeli Dance Workshop

    February 10-11, 2007 — Gainesville, FL
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

  2006

  • Karmiel USA 2006  Link to Group Picture

    August 25-28, 2006 — Dahlonega, GA
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann

  • Karmiel Summer Course 2006

    October 10-12, 2006 — Karmiel, Israel
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann;
    featuring instruction by Shlomo Maman, Gadi Biton, Rafi Ziv, Dudu Barzilai, Avi Levi, Shamulik Gov Ari, Se'adia Amishai, Yisrael Yaakovee, Avi Peretz, Yisrael Shiker, and Oren Ashkenazi

    DANCE VIDEOS (removed)
    Flyer outside, Flyer inside
    Festival website

  • Maitland Israeli Dance Workshop

    April 1-2, 2006 — Orlando, FL
    with Ruth Goodman

  • KS/MJF Spring 2006 Israeli Dance Workshop

    February 11-12, 2006 — Gainesville, FL
    with Dany Benshalom

  2005

  • KS/MJF Fall 2005 Israeli Dance Workshop  Link to Group Picture

    November 19-20, 2005 — Gainesville, FL
    with Nissim Ben-Ami

  • Karmiel USA 2005

    September 9-12, 2005 — Dahlonega, GA
    with Dany Benshalom

  • Karmiel Summer Course 2005

    July 11-22, 2005 — Karmiel, Israel
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann;
    featuring instruction by Shlomo Maman, Gadi Bitton, Yaron Malichi, Meir Shem Tov, Kobi Michaeli, Levi Bar Gil, Moshe Telem, Moshiko Halevi, Victor Gabai, Rafi Ziv, Bonny Piha, and Dudu Barzilai

  • KS/MJF Spring 2005 Israeli Dance Workshop

    April 16-17, 2005 — Gainesville, FL
    with Dany Benshalom

  • Maitland Israeli Dance Workshop

    April 2-3, 2005 — Orlando, FL
    with Israel Yakovee

  • Jewish Festival 2005

    March 13, 2005 — Melbourne, FL

  2004

  • Karmiel USA 2004

    August 26-30, 2004 — Cleveland, SC
    with Dany Benshalom

  • Karmiel Summer Course 2004

    July 5-15, 2004 — Karmiel, Israel
    with Dany Benshalom & Ruthy Slann;
    featuring instruction by Shlomo Maman, Gadi Bitton, Avi Perez, Eyal Eliyahu, Yankele Levy, Israel Shiker, Oren Shmuel, Victor Gabai, Rafi Ziv, Bonny Piha, and Dudu Barzilai

  • Maitland Israeli Folk Dance Workshop

    March 27-28, 2004 — Orlando, FL
    with Dany Benshalom

  2003

  • Camp Coleman 2003

    September 5-8, 2003 — Cleveland, GA
    with Dany Benshalom

  • Maitland Israeli Folk Dance Workshop

    March 29-30, 2003 — Orlando, FL
    with Dany Benshalom

  • Tampa Israeli Dance Workshop

    February 22-23, 2003 — Tampa, FL
    with Yaron Meishar