This is no bar mitzvah party. Dorice Horenstein's Israeli Folk Dancing for Teens class at the Multnomah Arts Center teaches everything but the hora, including Latin-, Arab-, Turkish- and even square ...

What makes a dance Jewish? To answer this question, you have to identify the similarities between the ecstatic, joyful round dances of the Hasidim and the politically-inspired, modernist choreography ...

For Haim Milshtein, running folk-dancing programs is a passion—and a comfort. Photo credit: Hillel Kuttler. Haim Milshtein stepped around the table hosting his laptop, side-stepping the wires running ...

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 ...

The hora is running on fumes. Go to any bar mitzvah or Jewish wedding, and sure, you’ll still find folks doing that primordial party dance. Some are kicking up a storm, faces glistening with glee (and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Tanowitz and the composer David Lang talk about how their new work is informed by biblical poetry, Israeli folk dance and their Jewish heritage. By ...

Brazil is not usually considered to be one of the worldwide centers of cultural Jewish life. But the country recently hosted what is believed to be the largest Jewish dance festival outside Israel.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Batsheva Dance Company brings Naharin’s “Hora” to the Joyce Theater, showcasing his idiosyncratic, often-emulated style. By Brian ...

YILAN, Taiwan (JTA) — It was a cool spring day in Yilan, a town on Taiwan’s northeast coast known for its picturesque rice fields and delicious spring onions. On a concrete clearing beneath a bridge ...

(JTA) Like all other mass gatherings now, Israel’s Karmiel dance festival, one of the largest of its kind in the world, was postponed. The annual fest, which takes place at the end of June, draws ...