2/26/26 THURSDAY NIGHT
Two Parties in One (Birthdays and Purim)!
CID LIVE/VIRTUAL
AT BETH EMET
 CID ZOOM Link  
843 9165 1049 and passcode 880668
 
Prizes for Best Costumes (female and male)!
 
Important Stuff Here - PLEASE NOTE
2/26/26 - CID THURSDAY at Congregation Beth Emet!!! 
1224 Dempster, Evanston IL
 
SEE BELOW FOR THE PLAN FOR THE EVENING
 
Cost: $25  I'll bring goodies and I hope you will too!
 
The Plan for Thursday, 2/26/26
7:30 - Phil et at.       - Beginners (if we have them)/ repertoire dances
8:00 - Nina               - Achai Bnei Teiman - circle - Sefi Aviv
8:30 - Phil                - Stop - circle - Dudu Barzilay
9:15 - Nina/David    - Pninim  - partner - Sharon Elkaslassy
11-11:30                   - Ending Partners
 
Dances Taught on 2/19/26
8:00 - Penny            - Achai Bnei Teiman - circle - Sefi Aviv
8:30 - Hillary            - Debka Liya - circle - Yuval Tabashi
9:15 - Nina/Phil       - Pninim  - partner - Sharon Elkaslassy
 
Return of The Mystery Shopper!
(dances I am thinking about)
Shtayim Balaila
Yoreket Esh
Osher Ahava
Mamacita
Lema At Mechaka
Ahava Chola
 
Thanks! 
Nice session last week!  Thanks to those who came. Thanks to Hillary and Nina for teaching and me for demoing!  đŸ˜‚
 
ZOOM RECORDINGS FROM 2/19/26
Speaker View
Gallery View
 
REFU'A SHLEIMA
David, Susan M, Harriette, Donald, Robert P, Sarah R, Paula, Mindy, an unnamed friend, and Stan (my brother-in-law). (If there are others to be named, let me know by the Tuesday that precedes our session.)
 
NEW NEWSLETTER FORMAT
This is the new Brief/Essentials format.  Eventually I'll publish "Complete" but I plan to rename it "Reference."
Machol Merkaz 2025,  Oh What A Dance Camp! 
Save The Date For Machol Merkaz 2026!!  (October 15-18)
  

 
ZOOM RECORDINGS
10/22/25 Pre-Camp Party:  Speaker View  Gallery View
10/25/25 Marathon:             Speaker View  Gallery View  
 
Machol Merkaz 2025 Music and Videos
 
Save The Date For Machol Merkaz 2026!!
 
 
I am very excited to announce our guest teacher lineup for Machol Merkaz 2026!

In addition to our wonderful founding artistsDror Davidi and Eran Bitton, we are thrilled to welcome Marcelo Marianoff to the Machol Merkaz team.

For those who may not yet know Marcelo, he joins us from Argentina and is internationally recognized as one of the leading Israeli dance teachers and markidim today.  Beyond his impressive professional credentials, Marcelo is also a genuinely warm and kind person—someone who will fit beautifully into the welcoming, community-centered spirit that defines Machol Merkaz.

Please save the dates and plan to join uOctober 15–18, 2026 for what promises to be an inspiring and joyful weekend of dance and connection.

For more information, feel free to email us at macholmerkaz@gmail.com, and keep an eye on macholmerkaz.com for upcoming updates.
Dances Taught at Machol Miami 2025
Dances Taught At Machol Maryland 2026
Teachers: Elad Shtamer, Yaron Malihi, Michael Barzelai, Yaron Carmel, Alberto Zirlinger, Carina Saslavsky
Dances Taught at Machol Pura Vida 2026
Dances Taught At Rokdim Ba'Valley Mini Camp Winter 2026
 
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