Dance Program  

Dancing at KlezKamp is the connective thread of the community; it knits together young and old and gives both dancers and musicians the chance to experience viscerally an unbroken connection with previous generations.

Recipes for Yiddish Dance/PM1Steve Weintraub

Learn the basic ingredients for dancing to klezmer music, what’s kosher and what’s not, and pick up some regional flavors (e.g. Russian, Hungarian, Litvak, Moldovan).

Meetings With Our Masters: Felix Fibich/PM2 Felix Fibich and Merceditas Alexander

Join dancer Merceditas Alexander as she and legendary dancer/choreographer Felix Fibich discuss his long fascinating career in creating and expanding the language of modern Yiddish dance and join to teach the vital elements of his style.

Hasidic Dance: Meals, Moves and Media on the Menu/AM1Jill Gellerman with Joanne Borts and guests

Meals at simkhes frequently involve dancing. Drawing on a feast of field videos and filmclips, we’ll explore how esn 'n tantsn have been mediated and represented among Hasidim. The menu: European Hasidic Dance, from Hora to Hustle, Yidden on YouTube (Class will also dance a bisl.)

Make Them Dance!/PM2Jim Guttmann, Sherry Mayrent and Steve Weintraub

Participants will take turns playing music for each other to dance to, developing a deeper understanding of what makes music danceable. Open to intermediate and advanced students. Dancers are always welcome.