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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.
Other than Biblical
| Dance Name |
Eponym |
Choreographer |
Occasion |
Notes
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| Agilei Damar |
Shoshana Damari ז″ל |
Shmulik Gov-Ari |
Damari's 1988 Israel Prize |
Song composed in '88, the dance later
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| Ariel |
Ariel |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's grandchild
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| Bat Shlomo (Lital) |
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Shlomo Maman |
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| Ben Ya |
Ben Ya |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's son
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| Bosmat |
Bosmat ? |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's first granddaughter
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| Bracha |
Bracha |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's sister
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| Chanita |
Anne (Channah) Eskayo ז″ל |
Moshe Eskayo |
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Moshe's wife
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| Debka Allon |
Allon Weinstock |
Moshe Eskayo |
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| Debka Ariel |
Ariel Weinstock |
Moshe Eskayo |
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| Debka Chaim |
Chaim Gazuli ז″ל |
Moshe Eskayo |
In memoriam |
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| Debka Dikla |
Dikla ? |
Naftali Kadosh |
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| Debka Dor |
Dor ? |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's grandson
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| Debka Eileen |
Eileen Weinstock |
Moshe Eskayo |
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| Debka Eilon |
Eilon Swissa |
Ilan Swissa |
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Ilan's son
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| Debka Etti |
Etti ? |
Naftali Kadosh |
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Naftali's ??
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| Debka Irit |
Irit Eskayo ? |
Moshe Eskayo |
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Moshe's daughter
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| Debka Larden |
Larry Denenberg |
Moshe Eskayo |
Larry's 50th birthday |
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| Debka Li'el |
Li'el ? |
Moshe Eskayo |
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Moshe's grandson?
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| Debka Micha |
Micha Weinstock |
Moshe Eskayo |
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Eileen Weinstock's grandson
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| Debka Nufar |
Nufar ? |
Naftali Kadosh |
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Naftali's daughter(?)
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| Debka Uriah |
Uriah Halevy |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's first child
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| Eliezer Ben Yehuda |
Eliezer Ben Yehuda |
Yoram Sasson |
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Revived Hebrew as a modern language in Israel
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| Gam Li El |
Eliyahu Gamliel ז″ל |
Moshiko |
In memoriam |
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| Habaal Shem Tov |
Baal Shem Tov |
Meir Shem Tov |
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The founder of Chassidism
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| Halleluyah L'Gal |
Gal ? |
Se'adya Amishai |
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Se'adya's grandson; original song name "Halleluyah"
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| Harikud Shel Pnina |
Pnina ? |
Tuvia Tishler |
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| Hora Agadati |
Baruch Agadati |
Baruch Agadati |
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The first choreographed dance
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| Hora Chemed |
Chemed |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's son
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| Hora Michal |
Michal Eskayo |
Moshe Eskayo |
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Moshe's daughter
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| Kino's Dance |
Kino ? |
Israel Yakovee |
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| Liat Li Liat |
Liat Weinstock |
Moshe Eskayo |
Liat's birth |
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| Libi |
Libi |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's daughter
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| Liya |
Liya Vaknine |
Moshe Eskayo |
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Moshe's granddaughter
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| Mechol Ovadya |
Ovadya ? |
Yardena Cohen |
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The composer
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| Mizmor L'David (Adonai Ro'i) |
Ro'i |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's granddaughter
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| Mor |
Mor |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's grandchild
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| Natzer Mechake Lerabin |
Gamal Nasser and Yitzchak Rabin |
Yo'av Ashriel |
During the Six Day War |
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| Niguna Shel Shlomit |
Shlomit ? |
Boaz Cohen |
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| Niguno Shel Berel |
Berel ? |
Shlomo Maman |
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| Niguno Shel Uri |
Uri Cohen |
Shlomo Maman, Hagai Ramati, Maurice Perez (3 versions) |
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The composer
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| Niguno Shel Yossi |
Yossi Spivak |
Raya Spivak |
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The composer
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| Omer |
Omer |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's grandson
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| Reichan Gruzini |
Reichan |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's grandchild
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| Rikud Atari |
Atari ? |
Israel Yakovee |
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| Rikud Eileen |
Eileen Weinstock |
Moshe Eskayo |
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| Rona |
Rona Shukri |
Sefi Aviv |
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much more information here
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| Shai L'Ayla |
Ayla Denenberg |
Moshiko |
Ayla's birth |
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| Shir L'Ophir |
Ophir |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's grandson
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| Shmulke's Nigun |
Shmulke ? |
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| Tamar HaK'tana |
Tamar |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's granddaughter
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| Tfilat Michal |
Michal Eskayo |
Moshe Eskayo |
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Moshe's daughter
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| Vals Le Miya-Ar |
Mia Arbatoba ז″ל |
Moshiko |
In memoriam |
Moshiko's early dance teacher
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| Vals L'Ori |
Ori |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's great granddaughter
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| Vilner Gaon (Hagaon MeVilna) |
The Vilna Gaon |
Mitch Ginsburgh |
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Also known as the GRA, Rabbi Elijah ben Shlomo Zalman Kremer
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| Yakir Menachem |
Menachem Menachem ז″ל |
Moshiko |
In memoriam |
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| Yiska |
Yiska |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's grandchild
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| Yosifun |
Yosifun ז″ל |
Moshiko |
In memoriam |
A childhood friend
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| Yuvali Ninati |
Yuvali |
Moshiko |
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Moshiko's great granddaughter
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Biblical
(For many more connections between Israeli dances and the Bible, with a wealth of details, visit The Bible Project.)
| Dance Name |
Eponym |
Choreographer |
Citation |
Notes
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| Ahavat Shlomo Et Shulamit (Kishlomo Et Shulamit) |
Solomon and Shulamit |
Tzvi Fridhaber |
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| Avram Avinu |
Abraham the patriarch |
two versions |
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| Beohel Avraham |
Abraham the patriarch |
Levi Bar Gil |
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| Eved Avraham |
Abraham the patriarch |
Yoram Sasson |
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| David Hamelech Ba Lamesiba |
King David |
Shmulik Gov Ari |
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| David Melech Israel |
King David |
Shmulik Gov Ari |
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| David Melech Israel |
King David |
Gurit Kadman |
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| David Vegoliyat |
David and Goliath |
Levi Bar Gil |
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| David Yafe Enayim |
King David |
Benny Levy |
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| Eved Avraham |
Abraham the patriarch |
Yoram Sasson |
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| Hashir Shel Miriam |
Miriam |
Itzik Ben Dahan, Yaron Elfasy |
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| Joshua |
Yehoshua Ben-Nun |
Dani Dassa |
Joshua ch. 1, 2, 10–12 |
Specifics here
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| K'agadat Rivka |
Rebecca, wife of Isaac |
Vicki Cohen |
Genesis 24 |
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| Kedat Moshe Ve'Israel |
Moses |
Kobi Michaeli |
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| Kinor David |
King David |
Fredie Cohen |
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| Kismei Shaul |
King Saul |
Yankele Levy |
1 Samuel 28:5–19 |
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| Magen David |
King David |
Asher Ellazam |
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| Mayim Ledavid |
King David |
Chilik Carmeli |
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| Mayim Ledavid Hamelech |
King David |
Giora Kadmon |
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| Mizmor Ledavid |
King David |
several versions |
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| Shir Hamaalot Ledavid |
King David |
Amnon Eilat |
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| Sulam Ya'akov |
Jacob the Patriarch |
Yonatan Gabai |
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| Torat Moshe |
Moses |
Israel Yakovee |
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| VaTikach Miryam |
Miriam, sister of Moses |
Sagi Azran |
Exodus 15 |
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| Vecherev Ein Ledavid |
King David |
Tamar Alyagor |
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| Vedavid Yafe Enayim |
King David |
several versions |
1 Samuel, 16:11–12 and 18:7 |
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