Eponymous Dances
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Dances named after specific human beings, either by the choreographer in choosing the dance name, or by the composer in naming the music.
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 |
| Ariel | Ariel | Moshiko | Moshiko's grandchild | |
| Bat Shlomo (Lital) | Shlomo Maman | |||
| Ben Ya | Ben Ya | Moshiko | Moshiko's son | |
| Bosmat | Bosmat ? | Moshiko | Moshiko's first granddaughter | |
| Bracha | Bracha | Moshiko | Moshiko's sister | |
| Chanita | Anne (Channah) Eskayo ז″ל | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's wife | |
| Debka Allon | Allon Weinstock | Moshe Eskayo | ||
| Debka Ariel | Ariel Weinstock | Moshe Eskayo | ||
| Debka Chaim | Chaim Gazuli ז″ל | Moshe Eskayo | In memoriam | |
| Debka Dikla | Dikla ? | Naftali Kadosh | ||
| Debka Dor | Dor ? | Moshiko | Moshiko's grandson | |
| Debka Eileen | Eileen Weinstock | Moshe Eskayo | ||
| Debka Eilon | Eilon Swissa | Ilan Swissa | Ilan's son | |
| Debka Etti | Etti ? | Naftali Kadosh | Naftali's ?? | |
| Debka Irit | Irit Eskayo ? | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's daughter | |
| Debka Larden | Larry Denenberg | Moshe Eskayo | Larry's 50th birthday | |
| Debka Li'el | Li'el ? | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's grandson? | |
| Debka Micha | Micha Weinstock | Moshe Eskayo | Eileen Weinstock's grandson | |
| 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 | |
| Gam Li El | Eliyahu Gamliel ז″ל | Moshiko | In memoriam | |
| Habaal Shem Tov | Baal Shem Tov | Meir Shem Tov | The founder of Chassidism | |
| Halleluyah L'Gal | Gal ? | Se'adya Amishai | Se'adya's grandson; original song name "Halleluyah" | |
| Harikud Shel Pnina | Pnina ? | Tuvia Tishler | ||
| Hora Agadati | Baruch Agadati | Baruch Agadati | The first choreographed dance | |
| Hora Chemed | Chemed | Moshiko | Moshiko's son | |
| Hora Michal | Michal Eskayo | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's daughter | |
| Kino's Dance | Kino ? | Israel Yakovee | ||
| Liat Li Liat | Liat Weinstock | Moshe Eskayo | Liat's birth | |
| Libi | Libi | Moshiko | Moshiko's daughter | |
| Liya | Liya Vaknine | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's granddaughter | |
| Mechol Ovadya | Ovadya ? | Yardena Cohen | The composer | |
| Mizmor L'David (Adonai Ro'i) | Ro'i | Moshiko | Moshiko's granddaughter | |
| Mor | Mor | Moshiko | Moshiko's grandchild | |
| Natzer Mechake Lerabin | Gamal Nasser and Yitzchak Rabin | Yo'av Ashriel | During the Six Day War | |
| Niguna Shel Shlomit | Shlomit ? | Boaz Cohen | ||
| Niguno Shel Berel | Berel ? | Shlomo Maman | ||
| Niguno Shel Uri | Uri Cohen | Shlomo Maman, Hagai Ramati, Maurice Perez (3 versions) | The composer | |
| Niguno Shel Yossi | Yossi Spivak | Raya Spivak | The composer | |
| Omer | Omer | Moshiko | Moshiko's grandson | |
| Reichan Gruzini | Reichan | Moshiko | Moshiko's grandchild | |
| Rikud Atari | Atari ? | Israel Yakovee | ||
| Rikud Eileen | Eileen Weinstock | Moshe Eskayo | ||
| Rona | Rona Shukri | Sefi Aviv | much more information here | |
| Shai L'Ayla | Ayla Denenberg | Moshiko | Ayla's birth | |
| Shir L'Ophir | Ophir | Moshiko | Moshiko's grandson | |
| Shmulke's Nigun | Shmulke ? | |||
| Tamar HaK'tana | Tamar | Moshiko | Moshiko's granddaughter | |
| Tfilat Michal | Michal Eskayo | Moshe Eskayo | Moshe's daughter | |
| Vals Le Miya-Ar | Mia Arbatoba ז″ל | Moshiko | In memoriam | Moshiko's early dance teacher |
| Vals L'Ori | Ori | Moshiko | Moshiko's great granddaughter | |
| Vilner Gaon (Hagaon MeVilna) | The Vilna Gaon | Mitch Ginsburgh | Also known as the GRA, Rabbi Elijah ben Shlomo Zalman Kremer | |
| Yakir Menachem | Menachem Menachem ז″ל | Moshiko | In memoriam | |
| Yiska | Yiska | Moshiko | Moshiko's grandchild | |
| Yosifun | Yosifun ז″ל | Moshiko | In memoriam | A childhood friend |
| Yuvali Ninati | Yuvali | Moshiko | Moshiko's great granddaughter |
Biblical
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| 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 |
| K'agadat Rivka | Rebecca, wife of Isaac | Vicki Cohen | Genesis 24 | |
| 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 | ||
| Sulam Ya'akov | Jacob the Patriarch | Yonatan Gabai | ||
| Torat Moshe | Moses | Israel Yakovee | ||
| VaTikach Miryam | Miriam, sister of Moses | Sagi Azran | Exodus 15 | |
| Vecherev Ein Ledavid | King David | Tamar Alyagor | ||
| Vedavid Yafe Enayim | King David | several versions | 1 Samuel, 16:11–12 and 18:7 |