WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA ISRAELI DANCES 

A list of Israeli dances in the Washington, D.C. area, including Baltimore.

For more information about Israeli dances in this area and Israeli dance links, click here for Shmuel Batzri's website: http://www.capitaldance.com .

******************** SPECIAL EVENTS ****************

Sat. Feb. 25, 2012, 8:00 - 11:00 pm, Greenbelt, MD (Ben Hole) Dance Party of Israeli "Oldies" (dances before 1990) at the Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, Maryland. (Click here for directions). (301-441-8213, ben.hole [at] verizon.net).

********************* WEEKLY GROUPS ****************

Sun. 9:30 am - 12:15 pm, NEW LOCATION - Bethesda-Chevy Chase Jewish Community Group (Sarah Krosner),  Farmland Elementary School, 7000 Old Gate Road, Rockville, MD  (301-348-3763, dance_bccjcg [at] yahoo.com , www.bccjcg.org).

 Sun. 7:00-10:00 pm, Washington DC NW,  RIKUD DC (Noah Glushakow-Smith) – Weekly Israeli dance, geared to young adults (20s-30s).  7-8 pm beginners, 8-11 pm intermediate with instruction. The 16th Street Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036  ((http://www.monaisraelidance.com , 301-806-8804,  migidi_ncgs [at] hotmail.com or DancerMona [at] gmail.com).  

 

Mon. 7:30-11:00 pm. Kensington, MD (Ken Avner).  BEGINNERS’ CLASS  7:30-8:30 pm.  Intermediate with Instruction. 8:30-11:00 pm: Mix of circles. couples, and line dances.  Temple Emanuel, 10101 Connecticut Ave., Kensington, MD.  From I- 495 take Connecticut Ave. exit towards Kensington, go 0.2 mi., turn on Connecticut Ave., go 1.2 miles.  Temple is on the right.  (http://www.monaisraelidance.com , 301 -806-8804. DancerMona [at] gmail.com .

Tues. 7:00-10:30 pm, Chevy Chase, MD (Mike Fox). 7:00-8:00 pm - Beginners and instruction.  8:00-9:30 pm - Circle and Line dances – both new and old –including requests. (No partner sets). Or Kodesh Congregation, 8300 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase, MD. 20815.  (foxey [at] umich.edu)

Tues. 8:00 pm Fairfax, VA (Ethan Halpern) - JCC of Northern VA, 8900 Little River Turnpike. (301-982-0937, XTC0YES [at] aol.com or JCC 703-323-0880). 

Wed. 7:30-10:00 pm, Baltimore (Madeline Brownstein) –BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION, 3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD, 21117 : Beginners 7:30–8:00 pm, Regular Session 8:00-10:00 pm (410-598-4008, madrikud [at] gmail.com). 

Wed. 8:00 pm (Beginner level instruction, Ethan Halpern) Laurel, MD - Oseh Shalom Congregation, 7515 Olive Branch Way near Van Dusen Rd. (301-982-0937)

Thurs. 7:30 pm, Rockville, MD (Moshe Shem-Tov).Thurs. 7:30 pm Rockville, MD (Moshe Shem-Tov) - Beginners group 7:30-8:30, Intermediate/Advanced: 8:30. NEW LOCATION:  Shaare Tefila, 16620 Georgia Avenue, Olney, Maryland (240-899-5777, dancetov [at] comcast.net). 

 

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