Internal Links

• Articles for reading assignments
• Lists of dances taught in class with music and notations
• Brief history of Israeli Dancing, written by Aaron

Campus Entities

• Berkeley Hillel, which provides us with a location
• Jewish Student Union, which provides us with financial support
• Jewish Studies Department, our sponsoring department

Local Dancing

• Shirley Smith, who hosts Thursday night dancing in Palo Alto
• Cafe Simcha, the closest dance session—only 10 minutes away!—on Wednesdays
• Loui Tucker, who hosts Monday night dancing in Sunnyvale (and a partner seminar on Wednesdays)

Other Useful Links

• David Dassa, a professional IFD teacher who usually leads a Dance Marathon evening at Hillel during the semester
• The "Aussie Database", a listing of just about every Israeli folk dance, its choreographer, the year it was made, the lyrics (and translation), and other info
• Database of dance evenings and dance camps
• Bat Amanoot, with interviews of famous choreographers and teachers worldwide
• Rokdim, a source for music and videos
• Bekalut, a listing of dance videos (hosted offsite)
• Radio Harkada, internet radio station of Israeli Dance music, run by Ayelet Bukai
• Nissim Ben Ami has uploaded literally 100's of IFD videos to YouTube
• Israeli Folk Dance Video Index, created by the fine folks at MIT
• There is dancing in just about every major city in America, Israel, and many other countries—and just as many websites. If you want information about dancing in a particular city or are looking for particular information online, ask Aaron.