David Dance Class

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David Dance Class

Dany Benshalom taught our first Dance class concentrating on Israeli Folk Dance. Dany is a well known and widely respected teacher among the dance community in Israel and the Western Hemisphere

Davidic Dance is a physical expression of praise, thanksgiving and joy to Elohim (G-d). The Hebrew word for dance is rachad (pronounced r'kad) which means to skip or leap for joy. Some of the dances are patterned after traditional Israeli folkdances; others are originally choreographed by Jewish believers. They vary from very simple, repetitive steps to more complex. They are meant to be danced as a group without any emphasis on one dancer. The tone of the dances range from reverentially devotional to exuberantly joyful. Dancers include men, women, teenagers and young children.

Dany starting the class with basic Davidic Dance steps	Starting with the simple steps to the dances	Watch out for your neighbor!
Dany is a great teacher and everyone is catching on fast	Davidic Dance is a great way to praise the Lord	Dany calls out the steps and everyone tries to follow
Dany shows off his moves	Now its starting to get a little harder with those dance steps	Natalie gets a helping hand
This is easier than I first thought	Davidic Dance is a good way to work off those calories from the oneg	Now it's time to put it all together
Everyone comes together has they follow the steps	"Let them praise His name with the dance" Psalm 149:3	Natalie and Dany. Dany told us that we were going to have a problem with her - she loves to dance!