Teachers
Alejandra Jara
Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Alejandra joined the National Ballet of Paraguay in 1999.
Amy Morrow
Currently, Amy travels and teaches Gaga, ballet, and Indian dance forms across the States, India, and Israel.
Anna Long
Anna was certified in Gaga with the pilot Gaga Teacher Training Program in 2012. She is based in New York City and the eastern U.S.
Annemarie Kaufmann
In 2011-2012, Annemarie participated in the first Gaga Teacher Training Program in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is currently based in Bern, Switzerland and teaches Gaga.
Ariel Freedman
Ariel, a former member of Batsheva, performs with Kidd Pivot, Motley Dance and Keigwin + Company.
Aya Israeli
In 1996, Aya joined the Batsheva Dance Company as rehearsal director, first for the junior company and then for the senior company.
Berit Ahlgren
Berit performs with TU Dance in Minnesota and tours around the U.S., while basing herself between Minneapolis and Brooklyn, NY.
Bosmat Nossan
In April 2008, Bosmat joined Batsheva Dance Company. She has taught Gaga/people for six years.
Candice Schnurr
Candice joined LeeSaar The Company in the fall of 2008 and teaches Gaga in New York.
Caroline Boussard
Caroline joined the junior company Batsheva Ensemble from where she continued to the main group of Batsheva Dance Company until 2009.
Chisato Ohno
A former member of NDT2 and Batsheva Dance Company, Chisato Ohno teaches Gaga in London.
Clea Onori
Clea participated in the Gaga Teacher Training Program 2011-2012 and is based in Switzerland.
Danielle Agami
From 2002 through 2005, Danielle danced with the Batsheva Ensemble under the artistic directorship of Ohad Naharin, and she was a member of Batsheva Dance Company from 2005-2010.
David Liu
David is currently finishing his MFA degree in Dance and became a certified Gaga teacher in 2012.
Deborah Friedes Galili
A native of New Jersey, Deborah is currently based in Tel Aviv. She teaches Gaga and dance history, and she researches, writes, and lectures about dance in Israel.
Doron Raz Avraham
In 2000, at the age of sixteen, Doron was accepted to the Batsheva Ensemble. While maintaining an active schedule as a performer and creator, she has been teaching Gaga since 2005.
Erez Zohar
Erez joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 2002 and danced with Batsheva Dance Company from 2005-2012.
Gavriel Spitzer
Gavriel was a dancer with the Batsheva Ensemble and the Batsheva Dance Company from 2000-2008.
Géraldine Chollet
Besides performing and teaching Gaga in different institutions in Switzerland, Géraldine develops her own work as a mover and singer.
Gili Navot
Gili joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 1999, and she performed as a member of Batsheva Dance Company from 2001-2008.
Guy Shomroni
Guy began dancing with Batsheva Ensemble in 2001 and performed with Batsheva Dance Company from 2004-2012.
Hadar Katz
Hadar is a certified jazz, hip hop, Pilates, and Gaga teacher. She currently teaches hip hop and Gaga.
Hadar Younger Harel
Hadar has taught Gaga since 2005, and today she works as an independent dancer with different choreographers, is a certified therapist in the Ilan Lev method, teaches yoga to children, and studies psychology.
Hallie Dalsimer
Hallie began teaching Gaga in Santa Fe in August 2010 and currently teaches in San Francisco, CA.
Idan Porges
From 2005-2007, Idan was a dancer in the Batsheva Ensemble, and from 2007-2008, he danced in the international cast of Ohad Naharin’s Kamuyot as part of a project of the Riksteatern.
James Graham
James is originally from Columbus, Ohio, USA, but is also based in San Francisco. He is thrilled to be a certified Gaga teacher and to share this language.
Keren Rosenberg
Keren completed her education in the special pilot of the Gaga Teacher Training Program at the Batsheva Dance Company complex in Tel Aviv in 2012. She teaches in Europe.
Laura Toma
Currently based in Canada, Laura has been a participant in programs at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, P.A.R.T.S., as well as workshops in Israel with Batsheva and Yasmeen Godder.
Lee Sher
In 2000, Lee established LeeSaar The Company with the choreographer Saar Harari. Lee started to learn Gaga in 2005 and leads classes to her company on daily basis.
Leia Weil
Leia is currently dancing with Nehara Dance Company in Tel Aviv and is the director of the Dance Division of the Tel Aviv Arts Council.
Maree ReMalia
Maree earned her certification to teach the Gaga movement language in 2012 and currently lives in Pittsburgh.
Michal Sayfan
Michal danced in the Batsheva Ensemble from 2005-2008 and joined the Batsheva Dance Company in 2008.
Mirjam Schwaninger
Prior to joining the Gaga Teacher Training Program in 2011, Mirjam danced in the musical RENT in Basel/Switzerland. She teaches Gaga in Israel, Switzerland, and Germany.
Moran Zilberberg
Moran is a former member of the Batsheva Ensemble, Emanuel Gat Dance, and the Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company.
Natalia Iwaniec
Natalia was born in Poland and is now a freelance dancer and teacher based in Europe.
Natalia Vik
Natalia has worked as a freelance dancer and dance teacher in Norway, Denmark, and Israel and received her certification as a Gaga teacher in 2012 after completing the Gaga Teacher Training Program.
Navarra Novy-Williams
Navarra spent a year dancing in the Batsheva Ensemble and is currently dancing for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York City.
Noa Paran
Noa trained as a dancer in the Kadima community center and from 2007-2010 performed with the Batsheva Ensemble.
Noa Zuk
Noa joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 1997 and was a member of Batsheva Dance Company between 2000 and 2009.
Ohad Fishof
Ohad is an artist and musician working in a diverse range of fields including sound, dance, video, performance, and installation.
Olivia Ancona
Olivia was a member of the Batsheva Ensemble from 2010-2012. Currently, she is freelancing internationally as well as teaching Gaga and Ohad Naharin and Sharon Eyal’s rep.
Rachael Osborne
Rachael, a former member of Batsheva Dance Company, has taught Gaga and Ohad’s repertory for several years in Israel, Europe and North America.
Rebecca Scheinberg
Rebecca has been teaching Gaga since 2009. As of 2011, she resides in London, and is currently studying Photography at the University of the Arts, London.
Ron Amit
In 2003, Ron joined the Batsheva Ensemble and during the next three years performed in works by choreographers including Ohad Naharin, Arkadi Zaides, Sharon Eyal, and Osnat Kelner.
Saar Harari
In 2000, Saar established LeeSaar The Company with Lee Sher, relocating to NYC in 2004. He teaches in New York.
Shaked Dagan
Shaked danced in the joint project of Batsheva Dance Company and the Riksteatern in Sweden in a tour of Ohad Naharin’s Kamuyot.
Shani Garfinkel
Shani started to teach Gaga in 2005 both people and dancers and danced with Batsheva until December 2012.
Sharon Dvir
Sharon became certified as a Gaga teacher after studying in the Gaga Teacher Training Program from 2011-2012.
Shi Pratt
Over the years Shi has taught the different companies’ repertoire and techniques, and continues teaching Gaga as well as her own choreographic work in various classes and workshops around the world.
Stefanie Nevo-Kurer
In 2011-2012, Stefanie participated in the first Gaga Teacher Training Program. She is based in Zürich, Switzerland and travels regularly to Tel Aviv.
Tom Weinberger
Tom joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 2005 and the Batsheva Dance Company in August 2008.
Uri Shafir
Uri performed in the Swedish Kamuyot project of Batsheva Dance Company, and from 2008-2010, he danced in works by Ohad Naharin and Sharon Eyal with the Batsheva Ensemble.
Wies Van Houplines
Currently Wies is studying for her BA in dance education, teaching Gaga in Belgium, and working on various dance projects.
Ya’ara Moses
Ya’ara joined the Batsheva Ensemble at the age of 18 and later was invited to join the main company, under the artistic direction of Ohad Naharin.
Yaniv Avraham
Yaniv began dancing with Batsheva Ensemble in 2002 and performed as a member of Batsheva Dance Company from 2004-2010.