Danny Pollock's interest in Israeli folk dance blossomed in childhood. At age 10, he would sit patiently as his mother took lessons, observing her movements. Then one day as he sat watching, the ...

About 30 people meet weekly on Monday nights for the Israeli dance group at the Starlight Ballroom Dance Studio in Metairie. This is a picture from their Halloween celebration. (Courtesy of Elliott ...

“Jewish people were historically a people of the book, reading Torah and studying,” said Noa Wertheim at the recent panel discussion, “The Diaspora of Israeli Dance.” “Now reconnecting with their ...

In the last two decades, Casarotto has visited Israel several times, including during the war, to show support and respect for the Israeli dance community and his Israeli colleagues. Dance lessons in ...