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 ...

You probably don’t need an introduction to Hora – the traditional Israeli dance, but you probably didn’t know that it is not originating in Israel at all. This fun circle dance is originating in the ...

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 ...