Maccabi LIFE in the Park – Israeli Dancing!

Sunday 11^th September 2022 – Israeli dancing in the park:

Melbourne:

Sunday 11 September – 10am

Caulfield Park by the Bandstand

10am for a 45 minute class, snacks and drink to follow

Richelle Arber – Zooz Israeli Dancing School

Richelle started Israeli dancing in Melbourne, in September 1992.

She has had experience teaching all levels of Israeli dancing for 20 years. Since 1995, she has frequently travelled to Israel for the Karmiel Dance Festival as well as to New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Argentina, Chile & Brazil, for various Israeli Dance Camps and Workshops. On each visit to Israel, she attends numerous dance sessions, throughout the country, led by different choreographers/teachers.  In 2003, she attended and graduated from a 10 day Foreign Israeli Dance Teachers’ Course held at Karmiel, Israel.  In 2021, Richelle completed with distinction, the Certificate of Israeli Folk Dance Instructor’s course conducted by Tel Aviv University. In the past, Richelle volunteered her services to Jewish Care for over 2 years, where she taught a very small but enthusiastic group of dancers, on a weekly basis.

She is very close friends with many Israeli dance choreographers and dance leaders (teachers) from various cities around the world, with whom she maintains regular contact.

Richelle has a special interest in teaching beginners in circles, lines and partner dancing and in training dancers to become Israeli dance instructors. She has developed her own teaching techniques and methods, aided by her past experience as a tennis coach (as a hobby) and her understanding of human movement. These methods have proven to be tremendously successful when you see the quality of the dance students she has produced in a very, very, short time. She is extremely passionate about Israeli dancing and is totally dedicated and patient with her students. All her classes are extremely enjoyable. Richelle loves to teach and loves to dance. You will feel it and see it when you attend any of her classes.

Sydney:

Sunday 11 September – 10am

Waverely Park Netball Court. Cnr Birrell St & St Mary’s Ave, Bondi 2026

10am for a 45 minute class, snacks and drink to follow

Nina Rassaby – Israeli Dance teacher

Nina Rassaby was born and raised in Sydney Australia. She began her love for Israeli music and folk dancing as a young child while she was a member of the youth group Habonim.  After high school, Nina spent a year in Israel and completed a leadership course at the Institute for Overseas Leaders, including a program of Israeli folk-dancing.

As a young adult, Nina continued to dance and teach Israeli and other international folk-dancing and for a few years was a performer in the folk dance performance group Sedenka. During that time, she taught folk dancing in high schools and in community events.

Over the next two decades, Nina continued her involvement with Israeli dance classes and events in Australia and abroad.

In 2014, together with other keen dancers, Nina set up Keff Sydney – an Israeli folk dance group. At Keff, she regularly holds classes in Sydney

Keren Sharon – Israeli Dance teacher

Keren Sharon is a passionate Israeli folk dancer with extensive experience as a performer at various International Folk Dancing Festivals, as well as a casual circles dancer on a regular basis.  Keren has danced with “Hora Yerushalyim” in her youth and now co-leads several Israeli dancing circles in Sydney. Keren is looking forwards to being part of this event, bringing people together and sharing the uplifting effect of Israeli dancing with all.

Perth:

To be held early November. Stay tuned.