Israeli Folkdance Reno

Join the Fun!

The Reno Israeli Dancers meet every Tuesday night from 7:00-9:00 at Temple Sinai:
in the new Social Hall at 3405 Gulling Rd., Reno, NV 89503

Upcoming Saturday Night Israeli Dances at Temple Sinai:

In the new Social Hall at 3405 Gulling Rd., Reno, NV 89503
  • Saturday July 11: Israeli Folkdance Evening, 7:00-9:30 PM, $5 entry ($3 for students)

  • Saturday August 8: Israeli Folkdance Evening, 7:00-9:30 PM, $5 entry ($3 for students)

  • Saturday September 12: Israeli Folkdance Evening, 7:00-9:30 PM, $5 entry ($3 for students)

  • Saturday October 10: Israeli Folkdance Evening, 7:00-9:30 PM, $5 entry ($3 for students)
Israeli folkdancing is a fun and aerobic recreation that is popular world-wide among people of all ages and backgrounds. You do not need a partner, just a sturdy pair of aerobics shoes and comfortable clothes. Five dollars donation is requested each Tuesday. Your first visit is free.

The Reno Israeli Dancers teach dances at the beginning and intermediate levels from 7:00 to 8:00 each Tuesday, so no prior experience is needed. From 8:00 to 9:00 the group plays requests from the dancers for songs ranging from the Yemenite Arab to the European Hasidic traditions. Almost all of these songs and dances have been created in Israel during the last two decades.

For more information, you can email John (johnnlouie@yahoo.com) or Yaakov (varol@cs.unr.edu). Or you can call Temple Sinai Mon.-Fri. 9:00AM-3:00PM at 775-747-5508, or email Temple.Sinai@pyramid.net.

Reno has an International Folkdance Coop as well, that meets 7:30-9:00 Thursday nights at the Presbyterian Church at the end of Sunnyside Dr.- but soon also at Temple Sinai. The Coop hosts a monthly dance 7:00-9:00 PM on the first Saturday of each month, except July and August, at the Nevada Dance Academy, 1790 W. Fourth St., Reno.

You can get more information on Recreational Israeli Dance at: A few of the dances we are enjoying now are:
Aba Shimon Bou Venashir l'Eretz Yaffa Debka Dror Eilat
Lekum Ve'Alamod Ma Navu Ramot Shir Al Etz
Click on the name for an MP3 file. If the name is in italics, the file is on a server that is available during Pacific Time working hours only.

You can look at a list of dances we do.

Here is a musical sample of the beginning of a dance (``Ramot,'' choreographed by Moshe Eskayo of New York) that has been popular for more than a dozen years:
88 kb .au file - or - 176 kb .wav file

This page has no official connections, and is maintained by John Louie. Please e-mail any comments to him at johnnlouie@yahoo.com. Dancer logo design by Ronit Woodside of Pasadena, Calif.

Israeli Dancing at Caltech ran from 1970-1997 on Sunday nights, but is no more. Look at the old page for that group. There is still Israeli dancing in Pasadena, though, on Tuesday nights at the Jewish Temple Center, 1434 N Altadena Dr., with Inter. teaching from 7:00-9:30, then open dancing, $5, hosted by Jacob Giron at 714-546-8905.

In June 1996 many current and former Caltech Dancers attended the 23rd annual Israeli Folk Dance Institute at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, to sharpen their skills. (Link active working hours only.)

In November 1995 the Dancers held their Silver Anniversary celebration. Read an article from the Los Angeles Times describing the fun!

This page is available Pacific Time working hours at the URL:
http://ramble.seismo.unr.edu/ifd.html