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A Dangerous Dance (2006)

Rikud Mesukan

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Joseph, a young handsome unemployed from a small town in the South, spends his nights at the local dance-bar. He's the best Latino dancer in town - all the girls fall for him, charmed by his sex - a..

The Hit (1979)

Shlager / Schlager

Directed by: Assi Dayan

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This rollicking, romantic musical comedy features the winning performance and wonderful songs of internationally acclaimed pop superstar Ofra Haza. A dance teacher turned matchmaker who searches the..

Dancing with Tears in Our Eyes (2009)

Directed by: Itamar Elkalay

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In post-production as of July 2009. A 3-part series about the history of club and discotheque culture in Israel and its relationship with the State and its values.

The Diva (2009)

Directed by: Ruth Walk

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Janet Ordman is the diva of Israeli dance. A petite aristocratic woman, who speaks only English and who dedicated her life to dance and her dogs. The film presents, for the first time, the of a..

Ida's Dance Club (2009)

Directed by: Dalit Kimor

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A Life-affirming look at the annual ballroom dancing competition for senior citizens at Ida's Dance Club.

Por El Flamenco (2009)

Por El Flamenco

Directed by: Shem Shemy

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The journey of a loving Israeli couple into the depths of the flamenco scene in Granada, Spain, becomes the personal journey of one man to the roots of his own sadness. His accidental encounter with..

Very Heavy Stones

Avanim Kvedot Me'od

Directed by: Tamara Arda

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The film follows the work process of the wheelchair-bound choreographer and dancer Tamar Borer on her work "Bardo."

The Belly Dancer (2005)

Lirkod

Directed by: Marek Rozenbaum

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Debby, a belly dancer at the start of her career, Yaki, her lover, a dangerous yet charming criminal and Goldy, the owner of the club where Debbie dances, get entangled in an armed of..

Love & Dance (2005)

Sipur Chatzi-Russi

Directed by: Eitan Anner

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Chen, a young boy, is battling a cultural conflict between his Russian born mother and Israeli father. One day, Chen stumbles upon a ballroom dance class for young people and sees Natalie, a Russian..

Pomegranates and Myrrh (2008)

Al-mor wa al rumman

Directed by: Najwa Najjar

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Dancer Kamar's joyful wedding to Zaid is followed almost immediately by Zaid's imprisonment in an Israeli jail for refusing to give up his land. Free-spirited Kamar wants to support her husband and..

Dancing Alfonso (2007)

Directed by: Barak Heymann

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Dancing Alfonso is a pitch-perfect portrait of a vital widower who finds a physical practice that sustains him, and community and creativity in the rhythms and movement of flamenco. Alfonso is a in..

Simply Human (2002)

Directed by: Izzy Abrahami, Erga Netz

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SIMPLY HUMAN tells the story of Mrs. Hans Snoek, a 90 year old Dutch dancer who has dedicated her life to helping people. Famous in the Netherlands for being the creator of the Scapino Ballet (an -..

Amnon & Jill (2005)

Directed by: Gonen Glazer

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This is the story of Amnon, a phenomenal deaf-born dancer, and his wife Jill. Jill produces their joint act and helps Amnon to communicate with his sorroundings. A few years on, Jill to her..

Dusty Dreams (2005)

Directed by: Michal Kesten-Keidar

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In an old neighborhood in the southern town Beer-sheva, "The Municipal Center for the Art of Dance - Bat-Dor Beer Sheva", one of the best ballet schools in the country, has been active for over 20 a..

Foreign Nights (1989)

Directed by: Izidore K. Musallam

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Leila is a university student, born and raised in Canada. However her parents still hold on to their traditional Palestinian customs, and her father will not allow her to go out after 5 p.m. This to..

Fluchkes (2011)

Directed by: Ofer Inov

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Fluchkes (in Yiddish: flabby arms) follows the multi-disciplinary dance performance “Gila”, which is performed by 70- and 80-year-old women. The film documents the hard work that went of..

Men on Wheels (2003)

Directed by: Moran Zuckerman

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A provocative and moving film, "Men on Wheels" offers a rare glimpse into the intimate world of two IDF disabled veterans dancing in the "Hora on Wheels" group. The group combines paraplegics and of..

Fall (2003)

Directed by: Dan Geva, Noit Geva

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At the age of eight she was already dancing at Moscow's Bolsoi theatre. Since then she has performed on the world's most prestigious stages.In the course of a career spanning over half a century, as..

Jeannette (2011)

Jeannette

Directed by: Ruth Walk

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Jeannette Ordman is a petite, aristocratic and powerful woman, who dedicated her life to dance and to her dogs. The film "Jeannette" presents the exclusive story of her life: a combination of On the..

Gypsy Davy (2011)

Directed by: Rachel Leah Jones

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How does a white boy with Alabama roots become a Flamenco guitarist in Andalucian boots, and what happens along the way? The film tells the story of David Serva, a celebrated flamenco dancer, ..

Shoulder Dancing (2011)

Ktefayim Rokdot

Directed by: Ruth Eshel

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The film tells the story of Ruth Eshel, avant-garde dance and scholar of artistic dance in Israel, and her journey along with dozens of Ethiopian-Israeli dancers to establish an Ethiopian dance in..

Let's Dance! (2012)

Tzeadim

Directed by: Gabriel Bibliowicz

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Let's Dance is a film about the soul of Israeli society-dance. The film presents Israeli society as a dancing society and the way in which the need to move, shift, and to be in motion has raised of..

Dance of the Red Flutes (2012)

Rikud Ha'Chililim

Directed by: Elinor Nechaissi

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An overweight dancer in a culinary dream world gets a rude awakening.

All My Bones Say (2012)

Kol Atzmotai Tomarna

Directed by: Ornit Mark Eitan

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The connection between the world of dance and the world of religion is revealed, showing a little known side of Jewish religious society.

Last Dance of Karla (2011)

Ha-Rikud Ha'Acharon Shel Klara

Directed by: Nilly Keslar

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The story of Klara, a concentration-camp survivor who came to Jerusalem and realized her dream of opening a dance school.

Thou Shall Not Dance (2012)

lo tirkod

Directed by: Yochai Hadad, Eyal Sella

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Three years ago, a group of religious young men decided to establish a dance school. Now they are just about ready to come out into the open and perform for their family and friends.

Dancing in Jaffa (2013)

Directed by: Hilla Medalia

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Dancing in Jaffa follows the journey of internationally renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine as he returns to his birthplace, Jaffa, to fulfill his lifelong dream of teaching Jewish and Israeli a..