Israeli Dance Group-Honolulu

Israeli Dance Group-Honolulu We usually meet on the second and forth Sundays of every month 2-4 pm (with instruction at the beginning) at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Ballroom.

Israeli Folk dancing began in Honolulu in the 1970's. Nikki (Miriam) Paisner led the group and staged performances in the community until she left for Colorado. We were without an official home until, at the urging of David Hanan, a native-born Israeli, a new group was formed in 1988 led by David and Laurie Hanan and Ellen Spielvogel, soon joined by Fran Margulies. Amy Kogut and David Brandon supp

lied the music from their collection. We met weekly at the Kahala Recreation Center and later at the University of Hawaii. The Jewish Federation of Hawaii sponsored us until HAWAII ISRAELI RECREATIONAL DANCE was born and officially incorporated in Hawaii in 1999. Two years later we received our own federal non-profit status, and we have been dancing continuously ever since. Our members have taken great pleasure in joining the international community of Israeli Dance both by going to mainland workshops and by bringing choreographers and well-known teachers here. We have hosted Danny Uziel, Israel Yakovee, David Edery, Edy Greenblatt, Shlomo Bachar, William Harvey, Ira Weisburd, Roberto Bagnoli. For some years we had a close relationship with the Trask family, Barbara Jones, and their dance clubs in New Zealand. The experienced teachers now are Ellen Spielvogel and Diane Miller, helped by Rachel Ahuvia, our resident Israeli. Rachel also leads HORA!, a small and dedicated performing group active for the last ten years in community and synagogue festivals. Our regular home now is the upstairs ballroom of the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse at 404 Kapahulu Ave, Honolulu 96815. Our sessions are the first Sunday of every month 1- 4 PM and the third Sunday 2-4 PM, with additional sessions often scheduled. (Call or email us!) We welcome visitors. We reserve the first hour and a half of the first Sunday of all months for beginning and intermediate level instruction. Fran Margulies, President,
Hawaii Israeli Recreational Dance
November 13, 2013

03/21/2020

Dear Israeli dancers,
We are NOT dancing this Sunday March 22. Our ballroom and the Ala Wai Golf Course Building are closed while we all wait out this new community threat.
Too bad! No circle dancing for a while. (Maybe singing in the shower?)
We will let you know about Israeli dance in April. The Ala Wai bldg will remain closed through April, but the Movement Center in Kaimuki is a possibility. I will keep you informed.
Aloha and Shalom!
Fran
You can always practice......... by looking up a favorite dance here on our website:

Dear Israeli dancers! This Sunday is ours, 2 - 4 PM, at the Ala Wai Golf Course Ballroom. We have the big spacious r...
03/05/2020

Dear Israeli dancers! This Sunday is ours, 2 - 4 PM, at the Ala Wai Golf Course Ballroom. We have the big spacious room Sunday afternoon March 8. Come and dance! We fill those two hours with dance-able music and dance-able steps. What could be better?

If you have a favorite dance or one you especially want to work on, please let me or Ellen know. You can always check our website to remind yourself of the dance name:
sites.google.com/site/israelidancehonolulu

$6 is our suggested donation, but your attendance is more valued than what is in or not in the money box.
Erev Purim is the next day, so if you want to wear a silly hat, nobody will mind......

I look forward to dancing with you Sunday afternoon!
Aloha and shalom - and Hag Sameach.....
Fran

Dear Israeli dancers, This Sunday, Feb 23, we are dancing at the Ala Wai Ballroom as usual: 2 - 4 PM. Come as ...
02/20/2020

Dear Israeli dancers,
This Sunday, Feb 23, we are dancing at the Ala Wai Ballroom as usual: 2 - 4 PM. Come as you are! Come with a sweater! Come with a raincoat! Whatever the weather, we will be there, and we look forward to dancing with you.
We had a fine turnout two weeks ago. Let's repeat.
If you are new and would like further details, please check the website that Judy keeps sharply up-to-date:
sites.google.com/site/israelidancehonolulu

We welcome $6 donation or whatever you can, so that we can cover the rent for the big beautiful ballroom. But donation or not, please come! We welcome you into the circle.
Shalom and Aloha,
Fran

12/19/2019

Dance - and have a little nosh......Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, upstairs ballroom.

ISRAELI DANCE will have its regular session this Sunday DEc 22 --- which is the day before first night Hanukkah!

We will celebrate Hanukkah by dancing as usual AND we will add to the festivities by enjoying a few snacks on the lanai outside the ballroom.

Soooo, please come to our danceparty this Sunday, DEc 22, 2 - 4 PM, same time as usual. We will be in the ALa Wai second floor Ballroom.

A donation of $6 or less is suggested but NOT required. We want you to come and dance!

Dear Israeli dancers and friends, Come and join the dance circle ----- this Sunday Dec 8 -- from 2 to 4 PM -...
12/05/2019

Dear Israeli dancers and friends,

Come and join the dance circle ----- this Sunday Dec 8 -- from 2 to 4 PM - at the Ala Wai Golf Course Club House. (For newcomers, this two story building is just off Kapahulu Ave bordering the Ala Wai Canal. The Waikiki Public Library is on the corner..We dance in the ballroom of the Clubhouse which is upstairs on the second floor. An elevator is available at the eva end of the building.)

We had an excellent and well attended session last time. Let's do it again! Judy kept the music going, and, in the temporary absence of Ellen, Judy has rounded up some of us oldtimers to teach and lead the dances we know best. It worked well, and the last session went by almost too fast. I look forward to another full and musical two hours.

CHeck out our website for club background, names of dances, instructional videos, and upcoming dance calendar:

sites.google.com/site/israelidancehonolulu



Donations of any amount are welcome. We suggest $6 for the session, but we MAINLY want you to come and dance!

See you Sunday afternoon,

Fran

11/07/2019

Dear dancers,
Come and dance! We have the Ala Wai Ballroom this SUnday, Nov 10, from 2 to 4 PM. The tradewinds are picking up, I notice, so let's catch a breeze and MOVE! We have had nice attendance recently, and Ellen always has a variety of old and new Israeli music for us to dance to, to study, and to just enjoy.
Donations of any amount are accepted. $6 is suggested but not required. We want you to attend!
Take a look at our website. There you will find dance videos, instructions, some club history, AND the exact address of the Ala Wai Golf Course sign-in building where we hold our dance session upstairs in the second floor ballroom.
sites.google.com/site/israelidancehonolulu
Shalom! See you Sunday.

10/10/2019

DANCE PARTY this coming SUNDAY, Oct 13, 2 - 4 PM Ala Wai Golf Course Ballroom. Please come, celebrate Simchat Torah and DANCE !

Dear friends, Israeli dancing is on THIS Sunday, Sept 22. Come and join us in the cool Ala Wai Golf Course Ballroom, 40...
09/20/2019

Dear friends, Israeli dancing is on THIS Sunday, Sept 22. Come and join us in the cool Ala Wai Golf Course Ballroom, 404 Kapahulu Ave, Hon, 96815. We welcome newcomers, old friends, and visitors.

I am glad to be back from traveling! My family visits were lovely, but I did no dancing. It will be a pleasure to dance with all of you again!

AS usual, we ask for a $6 donation to help us cover room rental.

Check out our website, if you need more info or want to review some dances; we have full archives there for your pleasure!

sites.google.com/site/israelidancehonolulu

Aloha to all of you, and early Rosh Hashonah greetings...

Fran

Dear Israeli dancers, We have a lovely opportunity to dance together this Sunday afternoon June 23, 2 - 4 PM at the...
06/20/2019

Dear Israeli dancers,
We have a lovely opportunity to dance together this Sunday afternoon June 23, 2 - 4 PM at the Ala Wai Golf Course Ballroom! Those of you just back from travel - or not yet ready to leave- please join us
for fun, movement, and melody for these two hours.
Our website : sites.google.com/site/israelidancehonolulu, and that site has Ellen's and my phone numbers and much more information about us and about our dances.
We ask for $6 donation for room rental.
One new request: it turns out that one of of our members is very sensitive to commercial perfumes!
Do please refrain from wearing commercial scents when we dance! ( Essential oils are NOT a problem.)
Aloha and a hearty Shalom from
Fran

01/24/2019

Dancing time THIS Sunday, Jan 27! Join us at the Ala Wai Golf Course Ballroom, 2 -4 PM

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Ala Wai Golf Club
Honolulu, HI
96815

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(808) 373-2561

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