Eponymous Dances
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Dances named after human beings.
Please keep this table in alphabetical order.
| 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 |
| Avram Avinu | Abraham the patriarch | two versions | Biblical | |
| Beohel Avraham | Abraham the patriarch | Levi Bar Gil | Biblical | |
| Eved Avraham | Abraham the patriarch | Yoram Sasson | Biblical | |
| Bosmat | Bosmat ? | Moshiko | Moshiko's first granddaughter | |
| Chanita | Anne (Channah) Eskayo ז″ל | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's wife | |
| David Hamelech Ba Lamesiba | King David | Shmulik Gov Ari | Biblical | |
| David Melech Israel | King David | Shmulik Gov Ari | Biblical | |
| David Melech Israel | King David | Gurit Kadman | Biblical | |
| David Vegoliyat | David and Goliath | Levi Bar Gil | Biblical | |
| David Yefe Enayim | King David | Benny Levy | Biblical | |
| 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 | |
| Eved Avraham | Abraham the patriarch | Yoram Sasson | Biblical | |
| Hashir Shel Miriam | Miriam | Itzik Ben Dahan, Yaron Elfasy | Biblical | |
| Hora Agadati | Baruch Agadati | Baruch Agadati | The first choreographed dance | |
| Hora Michal | Michal Eskayo | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's daughter | |
| Joshua | Yehoshua Ben-Nun | Dani Dassa | Biblical | |
| Kedat Moshe Ve'Israel | Moses | Kobi Michaeli | Biblical | |
| Kinor David | King David | Fredie Cohen | Biblical | |
| Liat Li Liat | Liat Weinstock | Moshe Eskayo | Liat's birth | |
| Liya | Liya ? | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's granddaughter | |
| Magen David | King David | Asher Ellazam | Biblical | |
| Mayim Ledavid | King David | Chilik Carmeli | Biblical | |
| Mayim Ledavid Hamelech | King David | Giora Kadmon | Biblical | |
| Mechol Ovadya | Ovadya ? | Yardena Cohen | The composer | |
| Mizmor Ledavid | King David | several versions | Biblical | |
| Shai L'Ayla | Ayla Denenberg | Moshiko | Ayla's birth | |
| Shir Hamaalot Ledavid | King David | Amnon Eilat | Biblical | |
| Torat Moshe | Moses | Israel Yakovee | Biblical | |
| Vecherev Ein Ledavid | King David | Tamar Alyagor | Biblical | |
| Vedavid Yefe Enayim | King David | several versions | Biblical |