Eponymous Dances

Dances named after specific human beings, either by the choreographer in choosing the dance name, or by the composer in naming the music.

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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
Ahavat Itamar	Itamar Ben-Avi	Sefi Aviv	Itamar's once-hopeless love for his bride	son of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda; full story here
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 Aliza	Aliza Mintz	Joshua Fields
Debka Allon	Allon Weinstock	Moshe Eskayo
Debka Ariel	Ariel Weinstock	Moshe Eskayo
Debka Chaim	Chaim Gazuli ז″ל	Moshe Eskayo	In memoriam
Debka Dassa	Dani Dassa	Dani Dassa
Debka Dikla	Dikla Kadosh	Naftali Kadosh		Naftali's daughter
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 Hilit	Hilit ?	Dudu Barzilay		Dudu's sister
Debka Irit	Irit Eskayo Vaknine	Moshe Eskayo		Moshe's daughter
Debka Larden	Larry Denenberg	Moshe Eskayo	Larry's 50th birthday	Commissioned by Larry's wife Rachael Rosner; possibly the first commissioned dance
Debka Li'el	Li'el Ben Sasson	Moshe Eskayo		Moshe's first grandson, born May 19 1989
Debka Liya	Liya Tabashi[?]	Yuval Tabashi		Yuval's daughter
Debka Moshe	Moshe Eskayo ז″ל	Tamir Scherzer
Debka Irit	Irit Eskayo Vaknine	Moshe Eskayo		Moshe's daughter
Debka Nufar	Nufar Kadosh	Naftali Kadosh		Naftali's daughter
Debka Simonne (Harvey)	Simonne ?	Moshe Eskayo		friend of Moshe and of Avner Naim; more info here
Debka Skayo	Moshe Eskayo ז″ל	Moshe Eskayo		More information here
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
Gaaguim L'Skayo	Moshe Eskayo ז″ל	Avner Naim	In memoriam
Gam Li El	Eliyahu Gamliel ז″ל	Moshiko	In memoriam
Habaal Shem Tov	Baal Shem Tov	Meir Shem Tov		The founder of Chassidism
Halleli Or	Lior Yakovee	Israel Yakovee	Lior's birth	Yakovee's son
Halleluyah L'Gal	Gal ?	Se'adya Amishai		Se'adya's grandson; orig. song name "Halleluyah"
Harikud Shel Pnina	Pnina ?	Tuvia Tishler
Hora Agadati	Baruch Agadati	Baruch Agadati		The first choreographed dance?; see also First Steps
Hora Chemed	Chemed	Moshiko		Moshiko's son
Ima Bracha	Bracha ?	Israel Yakovee		Yakovee's mother
Kino's Dance	Kino ?	Israel Yakovee	named by the composer, not the choreographer
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
Moshiko	Moshiko	Moshe Telem
Naomi	Naomi Vilan	Yoav Ashriel / Bentzi Tiram		The girlfriend of the son of the lyricist's second husband; see here
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 Eileen	Eileen Weinstock	Moshe Eskayo
Rikudo Shel Uri	Uri Bar Or	Noa Bar Or	Uri's death in Gaza	Noa is Uri's mother
Rona	Rona Shukri	Sefi Aviv		much more information here
Shai L'Ayla	Ayla Denenberg	Moshiko	Ayla's birth
Shir L'Ashriel	Yoav Ashriel ז″ל	Roni Siman Tov	Yoav's 80th birthday	music is Al Tityaesh
Shir L'Ophir	Ophir	Moshiko		Moshiko's grandson
Shirat Oryana	Oryana Ashkenazi ז″ל	Oren Ashkenazi & Lena Ashkenazi-Stettler	In memoriam	Oren & Lena's daughter
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
Yonati	Yonah ?	Israel Yakovee		Yakovee's grandmother
Yosifun	Yosifun ז″ל	Moshiko	In memoriam	A childhood friend
Yuvali Ninati	Yuvali	Moshiko		Moshiko's great granddaughter

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
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	1 Samuel 17
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		Lyrics, transliteration, and translation
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