First Creations

The first dance choreographed.

Where possible, it's preferred to list the choreographer's own statement of which is his or her first dance, rather than to rely on a chronological list (which may be inaccurate or imprecise). "IDCD" as a source means the israelidances.com database.

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Choreographer	First Dance	Year	Source / Notes
Seadia Amishai	Adama Admati	1957 1959*	IDCD, Rokdim*
Yoav Ashriel	Ta'am Haman	1950	Yoav at Shorashim workshop, IDCD, Rokdim*
Dudu Barzilai	Bila Yanas	1993	IDCD
Michael Barzilai	Ima Sheli	2015	In Rokdim Nirkoda #114
Ze'ev Chavatzelet	Har VaKar	1947	IDCD, see also Hava Nirkoda (pamphlet)
Dani Dassa	Vaynikeyhu	1955	IDCD, uncertain
Moshe Eskayo	Ha'Ir Be'Afor	1968	Moshe's assertion, though dances with earlier dates appear in IDCD
Tzvi Fridhaber	Bat HaKarmel	1950	In Machol Ha'am, 1978 by Fred Berk page 59, IDCD, Rokdim
Eliyahu Gamliel	Dror Yikra	? 1970* 1972**	Eliyahu in 2007 film Land of Milk and Honey (Eretz Zavat Chalav), IDCD*, Rokdim**
Moshiko Halevy	Debka Uriah	1959	Moshiko's stories
Shalom Hermon	Bat Yiftach	1950 1951*	Shalom quoted in Shorashim, 1974 by Judith Brin Ingber page 41, IDCD, Rokdim*
Naftali Kadosh	Tal	1985	IDCD
Sara Levi-Tanai	El Ginat Egoz	1944	In Machol Ha'am, 1978 by Fred Berk page 62, IDCD, Rokdim
Yankele Levy	Eten Bamidbar	1957	In Machol Ha'am, 1978 by Fred Berk page 57, IDCD, Rokdim
Israel Shiker	Shabbat Menucha	1983	IDCD
Roni Siman Tov	Teivat Ha'Zimra	1983	In Rokdim Nirkoda #114
Rivka Sturman	Hagoren	1944	Rivka quoted in Shorashim, 1974 by Judith Brin Ingber page 17, Rokdim*
Israel Yakovee	Shoshanat Teiman	1977	Yakovee's assertion, though dances with earlier dates appear in IDCD