Those nights are reserved for Israeli folk dancing. Here in the Bay Area, about 250 people meet in several venues to dance each week. Organizers of the groups say that although the median age of ...

The annual fest, which takes place at the end of June, draws thousands who take part in one of the country’s oldest passions: Israeli folk dance. Some 200,000 Israelis across the nation are ...

This week marks the closing of Café Danssa, a mecca for folk dancers in Los Angeles for 41 years. For much of that time, Danssa was a slice of Israel ... three shadow-like images of Dassa ...

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 ...

A complex 20th-century history allowed for few outside influences, but Israeli folk dances left a lasting impact. For many of these locals, the dances are familiar, almost second nature.

The annual fest, which takes place at the end of June, draws thousands who take part in one of the country’s oldest passions: Israeli folk dance. Those in the know say some 200,000 Israelis ...