Three decades of producing events, festivals, training courses, and trips in the field of Israeli folk dance.
"100% Art" Festival — artistic direction of the project promoting artists with disabilities.
"Dance Lights" — artistic direction for the Israeli Dance of the Year award.
Session-leader training — organizing dance instructor courses combined with enrichment topics relevant to the session-leader world, as well as integrating children's dance for teachers and preschool staff.
Camps abroad — leads training courses and workshops in Israeli folk dance for session leaders and dancers from around the world.
Trips — "Rosh Acher" — organizing and leading trips for dancers from across the country, combining daytime hikes with nighttime dancing.
"Machol" — organizing international events in partnership with the Karmiel Festival, including flying in dancers and session leaders from around the world for dance workshops across the country with local choreographers, combined with trips to explore the country.
"The Dance Parade" — producing this annual event, which has become a tradition among other dance circles too, letting dancers vote for their favorite dances and then dancing them in order of ranking.
"Israel Folk Dance Championship" — organization and production.
Live-performance dance sessions with famous singers including: Shlomi Shabat, Amir Benayoun, Boaz Sharabi, Gali Atari, Gaya, Izhar Cohen, Doron Mazar, Glykeria, Reuven Erez, and more.
Website — launched one of the first dedicated Israeli folk dance websites, offering a range of services to dancers as well as international connections.
Fundraising evenings — organizing volunteer dance sessions on behalf of populations in need, such as AKIM, "Dror" (psychiatric rehabilitation), "Kinor David" (fighting drug addiction), and more.
Folk dance games — devising games that give dancers a deeper familiarity with the field, such as "More Luck in the Circle," "Beat the DJ," "Folk Dance Karaoke," and more.
Darbuka — introducing the darbuka and other percussion instruments as standard tools for session leaders, for musical enrichment and to boost morale.
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