Gadi Bitton Gadi Bitton's first appearance in Germany as choregrapher and dance instructor was in the year 2000 - needless to mention that back then he came to Munich. The Embassy of the State of Israel in Berlin invited him a second time to Germany in the year 2005, namely for the festivities to the event of "40 years of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel". Now, in 2010, he will show up a second time in Munich and a third time in Germany, in order to present to the German dance public some of his latest dances out of a total of over 200 so far. Biton, whose parents immigrated to Israel from Morocco, spent his teenage years in a (Jewish) religious institute - and only by coincidence he became familiar with Israeli folk dancing whose origins can be traced back to around the year 1942. In the early 90's he started his own choreographical works, among them dances like Agadath ha-Sultan (1995), Khamsah (1996) or one of his popular partner dances like Biglalech (1995). His regular weekly dance sessions in Tel Aviv are probably one of the best visited all over the country: Thus, 800 - 1,000 visitors (per evening!) at his Thursday night session in the gym of the Tel Aviv University are nothing rare. For about five years Biton served in the beginning of this millennium as chairman of the trade union affiliated association of dance instructors and choreographers (called "Irgun"). However, looking back, this period had no negative influence on his creative work. On the contrary, he was able to create fantastic dances like Mequdesheth (2006), Adamah we-Shamayim, Israelith (both 2008), or Haide (2009). Please click here for a complete list of Gadi Biton's dances, courtesy of Jewish Australia. The instructions will be - as always - in English.

34th workshop: April 24 - 25, 2010

Yaron Carmel In several ways we consider Carmel as a special person: Living today in Zichron Ya'akov, situated at the southern end of the Carmel Heights, he is only the second dance leader after Mishael Barzilai (who visited us in 1995) coming to Munich not as a choreograph of Israeli folk dances, but "just" as a "markid" (Hebrew for dance teacher). Although just a couple of weeks ago he introduced his first dance as a co-choreographer. A fact which actually speaks for itself... But not only that: So far he is (besides Meir Shem-Tov) the first dance instructor in our more than 16-year history who will visit us for the third time, due to a special request from several of our local dancers.. His three weekly dance sessions in the Hadera area changed the local dance scene in a very short period, as some local participants admirably pointed out. Despite his relative youth Carmel screens a noteworthy charisma, as he also understands to teach the dances of his colleagues in a remarkable manner. Regular participants of dance camps like Machol Europa (England) or Hora Shalom (France) will surely remember him. On his third visit to Germany Carmel will not only teach often requested new Israeli folk dances, but will also present some almost forgotten classics. The instructions will be - as always - in English.

venue:	sports gym Hochstr. 31, 81669 München (public transport 'MVV': trams 15, 25 Regerplatz; all S-Bahns: Rosenheimer Platz)
time schedule:	Saturday: 12:00 h (from ca. 18:30 h on so-called free dancing)
	Sunday: 10:00 h (from ca. 13:30 h on so-called free dancing)

prices:

	early registration	concessions early reg.	late registration
Gadi Biton	until Dec 29, 2009 € 69	until Dec 29, 2009 € 58	from Dec 30, 2009 € 79
Yaron Carmel	until Apr 7, 2010 € 66	until Apr 7, 2010 € 58	from Apr 8, 2010 € 75
both workshops	until Dec 29, 2009 € 120	until Dec 29, 2009 € 106	--

• The seminars are being held in a very large, newly built, and modern sports hall with excellent floor, showering and changing facilities.

• Both of the seminars will start on Saturday at 11:15 h with the registration.

• Coffee / tea and light snacks available.

• Address: Hochstr. 29, 81669 München - easily accessable by public transport ("Rosenheimer Platz").

• Further details will be sent to you after the receipt of the enrolment form and your payment (preferable by cheque or bank transfer, issued in € / EUR only; please note that all banking fees have to be paid by the participant).

• Concessions (students only) only by early registration (please include a relevant document with your registration)

• For persons coming for the first time to Munich we need:
  • your full name
  • exact address (street, postal code, city)
  • phone number
  • fax number, e-mail

• Cancellation (in writing only):
  • until 3 weeks prior to the workshop: € 15.-
  • until 8 days prior to the workshop: 50% refund of the amount paid (or a substitute fellow dancer),
  • within a week until 2 days prior to the workshop: 35% as credit for forthcoming workshops (normally valid for 2 years),
  • extra fee for a substitute fellow dancer: € 8.-
  • no refund in case of an unannounced no-show

• Upon request we try to arrange accomodations in a fellow dancer's home.

• The organizer is not responsible for any loss or damages which might occur during the event.

Bank transfer to: Israelisches Tanzhaus account no. 538 619 809 Postbank München BLZ 70010080 BIC PBNKDEFF IBAN DE94 7001 0080 0538 6198 09 Cheques made payable to: Israelisches Tanzhaus. Payments in Euros only. All banking fees have to be paid by the commissioner, i.e. the participant. You may forward us a list of dances you would like to do during our free dancing session. Participation with dance or sports shoes only (definitely no regular shoes allowed). The organizer is not responsible for any loss or damages which might occur during the event.

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