Well folks, it is hard to believe but this week's session marks one year of Chicago Israeli Dancing - Virtual!!! This has been a totally amazing and unexpected journey. And we are still going 😀😀😀
We are beginning to see more and more things opening up here in Chicago and around the country. Hopefully we might be able to start dancing physically together again over the summer. Time will tell, but we are definitely heading in the right direction. However, even when our "real" sessions resume, we plan to continue on zoom at the same time so that our amazing virtual community can continue to participate together. ❤❤❤
This week's newsletter and session are devoted to a celebration of our year together. Our good friend, Marcelo Marianoff from Argentina raised his hand and said that he wanted to be part of this special occasion. We are thrilled to have him lead a set. In addition, we welcome back some of the team members who have been on LOA recently. It is going to be very much fun. As you might expect, we will try to cover many of the dances we have taught during this past year. (Go here to see the complete list with links to the videos Dances Taught)
In honor of the occasion, we invite everyone to wear their CID - Virtual garb of 24 Hour Worldwide Marathon attire and to bring an adult beverage. I feel a photo op coming on. 👍👍👍
Speaking of t-shirts, the amazing Carol has relaunched the campaign for those who would like to order one.
Order Here
Most of the rest of this edition of the newsletter is focused on celebrating our year together, but please also go to the end to find other goodies and important information.
If you feel like helping to support this endeavor financially, you can use PayPal Direct Paypal Link or Chase Quickpay (Zelle) (philip_b_moss@hotmail.com) or Venmo (PhilipBMoss - phone last 4: 8669)
Looking forward to seeing you all this week.
In this issue:
- The Plan
- Last Week 3/11 (and recordings)
- Personals/Shout Outs
- Special Commemoration For Our Zoom Anniversary
- Chicago Israeli Dancing - Virtual (Local)
- Machol Merkaz
- Publicizing Your Dance Events on chicagoisraelidancing.com
- Report on La Mona Myr's Riku meshuGAME Episode 3
Be safe,
Phil
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The Plan
7PM: Beginner/Classics with Penny
7:30: Teach/Set with Ariane Lecha Dodi
8PM-11:30: sets led by Marcelo, Rina, Sarah, Stuart, Barb, Nina, Penny, Ilan, Mayla, Latishya and Aaron!!!
Team members on LOA this week: Gabi, Denis and Deb. Looking forward to your returns!
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Most of the rest of this newsletter is dedicated to all the people who have helped lead and support our session during this most unusual period of time in living memory. Somehow, this remarkable group of people turned lemons into lemonade, creating a special weekly experience that enabled our Israeli dance community to survive and thrive. In the process, they helped to actually expand our Chicago connection to dancers from literally all over the world! What an amazing silver lining to this whole experience!!! ❤❤❤
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I have to say that it has been an honor and a pleasure to work with everyone on the team. Their dedication, skill, and support for each other is really something special. I can't thank or honor them enough. Kol Hakavod!!! And what a blessing it has been to get to meet and/or know better so many of you from all over.
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Last Week 3/11 (and recordings)
Last week was very fun as usual. Yay team 😁😁😁
Go about 32 minutes in to find Ariane's teaching of Ilai Szpiezacks's Lecha Dodi. Speaker View Gallery View
Personals/Shout Outs
Getting ready for Pesach. Wishing you all a sweet and healthy one!!!
Thanks Bennett for leading a set!
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Next, I would like to thank the core group of leaders who were with us either from or almost from the beginning. Let me start off by acknowledging Penny Brichta, my partner in leading Chicago Israeli Dancing. Week after week, she starts the session off with a very popular extended beginners/classics set and does another "emtza haderech" set as well. Yay and thanks Penny!!! I would also like to single out Stuart Meyer from Cleveland who has been a rock star throughout as a leader, dancer, explorer of the "dance vault" and "my right hand man." Also from the original core group, let me thank wholeheartedly: Aaron Alpert (California), Gabi Gordon (Chicago/Israel), Latishya Steele (California), Nina Lusterman (Chicago), Rina Rinkewich (Brooklyn), and Sarah Rodin (Chicago).
Moving on to the others who have become frequent/regular leaders on our team. Thank you all so much!!! - Ariane Butel (Paris who is up in the wee hours of her night to be with us!), Barb Rosen-Cambell (Boston), Deb Schermer (Milwaukee), Denis Grutcki (Brazil/Wisconsin) Ilan Birnbaum (Queens), and Mayla Boguslav (Colorado). You guys are wonderful!!!
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Personals/Shout Outs (cont'd)
Congrats to Orly for kicking butt in Episode 3 of La Mona Myr's Riku meshuGAME.
Episode 3 Speaker View
Episode 3 Gallery View
Congrats to Boston on a wonderful festival.
Congrats to Joanie, Latishya and Stuart for Westside Classics
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Finally, let me try to identify all the choreographers, support team members and other guest set leaders who graced us with their appearances in our session as teachers and segment leaders: Alana Calhoun (Texas), Alberto Zirlinger (Argentina), Ariane Butel (Paris), Bennett Robinson (Colorado), Carina Saslavsky (Mexico), Chen Blum (Israel/Chile), Cindy Berg (Melbourne), Dani Lansky (Argentina), Daniela Welch (Mexico), David Karger (Boston), Denise Borghi (Melbourne), Diane Grosman (Melbourne), Elad Shtamer (Israel), Heather Skydell (New York), Jake Altholz (Boston), Judi Banky (Melbourne), Larry Denenberg (Boston), Les Posen (Melbourne), Lynne Berman (Pittsburgh), MajoMX (Mexico), Marcelo Marianoff (Argentina), Marcos Abulafia (Argentina), Marina "Granddaughter" Serwaczak (Brazil), Melu Wesler (Argentina), Mitch Ginsburgh (New Jersey), Myriam (La Mona Myr) Ekhauzer (Uruguay), Nona Malki (Vancouver), Ohad Atiya (Israel/Seattle), Oren Ashkenazi (Israel/Switzerland), Orly Star (Los Angeles), Pepe Bucay (Mexico), Richelle Arber (Melbourne), Rina Wagman (Boston), Roberta Schuchmann (Brazil/Argentina/Perth), Shari Moreno (Venezuela/Mexico), Shira and Michael Schwartz (Minneapolis), and Shmulik Gov-Ari (Israel/New York)
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(It is impossible for me to do a list like this without missing someone(s) or making other errors. Apologies in advance, Let me know so I can make amends)
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Chicago Israeli Dancing - Virtual (Local)
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The Tuesday night session under the leadership of Penny Brichta has expanded to 3 segments. Starting at 6:30, Penny teaches Beginner Basics, aimed at newer dancers and those who want more instruction. The goal is for dancers to more easily transition to Beginners and More which runs from 7-8. During Beginners and More, Penny teaches as well as calls steps from dances previously introduced in the session. From 8 until 9, the Chicago Virtual Local Team takes over with one teach of a more advanced dance followed by dancing led by the local team.
Link for all sessions: Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 834 2711 4296 Passcode: Mayim
Thanks! Penny
Please spread the word!
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Publicizing Your Israeli Dance Events on chicagoisraelidancing.com
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Hey fellow dance organizers, if you would like me to publicize your Israeli dance events on my website, it would be my pleasure. Send me a jpg and the details. Milwaukee, St. Louis, Indianapolis, etc? Go for it!
As an example, in the adverts section too, this just in from the Twin Cities:
Israeli dance Zoom session with Shira Schwartz, from the Twin Cities, Minnesota. We dance on Sundays from 6:00 - 8:30 Central. All are welcome! Shira will teach/review one or two dances for the first half hour. Then, starting about 6:30, we just play the music and dance till the end. Here is the link: zoom link
Meeting ID: 831 0590 8998 Passcode: MNRoked
We also have a partners session on Saturdays from 5:30 - 6:45 Central. Here is the link for that session:
zoom link Meeting ID: 827 0817 0860 Passcode: MNZugot
Look for new updates from Cleveland and Denver too.
And please check out this link to the Adverts section on chicagoisraelidancing.com Aura Levin Lipski has a new place for you to post information about your business.
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Report on La Mona Myr's Riku meshuGAME Episode 3
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Congratulations to La Mona Myr and Orly on a hysterical Episode 3. The official results are in. Orly kicked butt and has qualified to return for the Challenge of the Champions (whenever that happens)!!! 😁👍😁
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