Eponymous Dances
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Dances named after human beings.
Please keep these tables in alphabetical order.
Other than Biblical
| Dance Name | Eponym | Choreographer | Occasion | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agilei Damar | Shoshana Damari ז″ל | Shmulik Gov-Ari | Damari's 1988 Israel Prize | Song composed in '88, the dance later |
| Bat Shlomo (Lital) | Shlomo Maman | |||
| Bosmat | Bosmat ? | Moshiko | Moshiko's first granddaughter | |
| Chanita | Anne (Channah) Eskayo ז″ל | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's wife | |
| Debka Chaim | Chaim Gazuli ז″ל | Moshe Eskayo | In memoriam | |
| Debka Dor | Dor ? | Moshiko | Moshiko's grandson | |
| Debka Irit | Irit Eskayo | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's daughter | |
| Debka Larden | Larry Denenberg | Moshe Eskayo | Larry's 50th birthday | |
| Debka Nufar | Nufar ? | Naftali Kadosh | Naftali's daughter(?) | |
| Debka Uriah | Uriah Halevy | Moshiko | Moshiko's first child | |
| Eliezer Ben Yehuda | Eliezer Ben Yehuda | Yoram Sasson | Revived Hebrew as a modern language in Israel | |
| Habaal Shem Tov | Baal Shem Tov | Meir Shem Tov | founder of Chassidism | |
| Hora Agadati | Baruch Agadati | Baruch Agadati | The first choreographed dance | |
| Hora Michal | Michal Eskayo | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's daughter | |
| Liat Li Liat | Liat Weinstock | Moshe Eskayo | Liat's birth | |
| Liya | Liya ? | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's granddaughter | |
| Natzer Mechake Lerabin | Gamal Nasser and Yitzchak Rabin | Yo'av Ashriel | during the Six Day War | |
| Mechol Ovadya | Ovadya ? | Yardena Cohen | The composer | |
| Shai L'Ayla | Ayla Denenberg | Moshiko | Ayla's birth |
Biblical
(see The Bible Project for more generality)
| Dance Name | Eponym | Choreographer | Citation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahavat Shlomo Et Shulamit (Kishlomo Et Shulamit) | Solomon and Shulamit | Tzvi Fridhaber | ||
| Avram Avinu | Abraham the patriarch | two versions | ||
| Beohel Avraham | Abraham the patriarch | Levi Bar Gil | ||
| Eved Avraham | Abraham the patriarch | Yoram Sasson | ||
| David Hamelech Ba Lamesiba | King David | Shmulik Gov Ari | ||
| David Melech Israel | King David | Shmulik Gov Ari | ||
| David Melech Israel | King David | Gurit Kadman | ||
| David Vegoliyat | David and Goliath | Levi Bar Gil | ||
| David Yafe Enayim | King David | Benny Levy | ||
| Eved Avraham | Abraham the patriarch | Yoram Sasson | ||
| Hashir Shel Miriam | Miriam | Itzik Ben Dahan, Yaron Elfasy | ||
| Joshua | Yehoshua Ben-Nun | Dani Dassa | Joshua ch. 1, 2, 10–12 | Specifics here |
| Kedat Moshe Ve'Israel | Moses | Kobi Michaeli | ||
| Kinor David | King David | Fredie Cohen | ||
| Kismei Shaul | King Saul | Yankele Levy | 1 Samuel 28:5–19 | |
| Magen David | King David | Asher Ellazam | ||
| Mayim Ledavid | King David | Chilik Carmeli | ||
| Mayim Ledavid Hamelech | King David | Giora Kadmon | ||
| Mizmor Ledavid | King David | several versions | ||
| Shir Hamaalot Ledavid | King David | Amnon Eilat | ||
| Torat Moshe | Moses | Israel Yakovee | ||
| Vecherev Ein Ledavid | King David | Tamar Alyagor | ||
| Vedavid Yafe Enayim | King David | several versions | 1 Samuel, 16:11–12 and 18:7 |