Join our monthly series celebrating "The Joy of Jewish Music and Dance!" Great for musicians, dancers, and enthusiasts to meet, schmooze, or simply to take in the beauty of these rich traditions. Bring your instruments and dancing shoes.

Each session has three parts

During the first 90 minutes, participants can choose between two spaces to learn multi-ethnic music and dance technique and styles.
Participants will all come together for a 30 minute dance party focusing on the dances and tunes taught in the prior hour.
The remaining segment will be an informal music jam in one or more of the classroom spaces at the JCC.
Drop-in admission: $25.00-$54.00 sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds. Kids are free.

Music and Dance performance/teacher schedule (future registration links to come)

September 29, 2024 - Achi Ben Shalom, Asaf Ophir, Katja Cooper, and Bruce Bierman
October 27, 2024 - Cookie Segelstein, Josh Horowitz (of Veretski Pass), and Yael Schy
December 8, 2024 - Dror Sinai, Jamie Barsimantov, and Miriam Peretz
January 26, 2025 - to be announced
February 23, 2025 - to be announced
March 23, 2025 - to be announced
April 27, 2025 - to be announced
May 18, 2025 - to be announced
Sheet music and reference recordings as available will be posted to the KlezCalifornia tune archive.

Presented by The Jewish Community Center of the East Bay and co-presented by KlezCalifornia’s Yiddish Culture Fund.

Music & Dance Teachers: Achi Ben Shalom, Asaf Ophir, Katja Cooper & Bruce Bierman