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Klezmer Dance Party & Workshop


Put on your dancing shoes and join the Chutzpah! family for our first-ever all-level, all ages dance party exploring the joys of Klezmer and Yiddish dance. Led by Michael Winograd and The Honorable Mentshn and Yiddish dance expert and KlezKanada artistic director Avia Moore, this is your chance to jump into the communal joy and individual expressiveness of klezmer and Yiddish dance without fear in an open and joyful environment.

New to Yiddish dance? Feeling a little rusty? Can’t get enough of this marvelously fun dance style? Before the dance party, join Avia Moore and members of the band for a dance workshop and that will have you shining on the dance floor!


Chutzpah! Festival music programming is supported by AmplifyBC’s Live Music Presentation Fund.

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    • November 5, 2023
    • 120 minutes
    • 16:00
    • Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre
    • subvenue Wosk Auditorium
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    Wosk Auditorium

    950 W 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7

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