Ofir Yannai
Graduated from the The "Maslool" Professional Dance Program under the artistic direction of: Naomi Perlov, Offir Dagan, While serving the IDF with the “Excellence Dancer” award.
Worked with the choreographers Noa Shadur and Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor. Between 2015-2018 she was a member of the “Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company”. Today Ofir works as a “freelance dancer” with: Rachel Erdos, Inbal Pinto, Avshalom Pollak Dance Theater and Dafi Altabeb.
Ahinoam Chai
was born in 1998 in Israel.
On 2016 she graduated from Thelma Yellin High-School of Arts.
On 2018 She graduated from The Maslool - Professional Dance Program directed by Naomi Perlov and Ofir Dagan.
Since 2018 Ahinoam is a dancer in Dafi Altabeb’s Dance group. In addition, Ahinoam is a dancer in Avshalom Pollak Dance Theater, and preformed in Talia Beck’s piece “Colonia” in Curtain up festival and international exposure 2018. Ahinoam serves in the IDF as an Outstanding Dancer
Shaked Leibzirer
Shaked was raised in Tivon, Israel. He trained at the school for dance in Kiryat Tivon and at the department of dance in "Reut" school in Haifa. A recipient of the Keren Sharett scholarship for dance between the years 2004-2010, he also participated in international summer programs including those at Juilliard in New York and NDT in Holland. Shaked served in the army with the status of an excellent dancer, and he danced with Batsheva Ensemble from 2011-2013. He is currently a master student in the department of mathematics at the Technion in Haifa.
Olivia Court Mesa
Born in Chile. At the age of 17, moved to Europe and entered the "Hochschule Für Musik und Tanz Köln" in Germany, to study dance and teaching. After graduation, stayed in Cologne and worked as a freelancer with several choreographers. Olivia was a member of Oldenburg and Osnabruck dance companies in Germany.
As a choreographer she has created a number of pieces that were supported by the Goethe Institute, and Dock 11, in Berlin; and has since performed with them in several cities and festivals. She created two pieces that premiered at "Intimadance Festival" in 2012 and 2013 at Tmuna. Since 2012 she lives In Israel and is working as a freelancer dancer with various choreographers.
Roni Bransteter
Dancer & choreographer, Roni has spent the last 3 years in Germany and the Netherlands working with leading dance companies. Currently based in Tel Aviv, Israel, her recent projects include choreography for the Orna Porat theater as well as an original work premiering January 2013.
Ran Ben Dror
Born at 1977 and started dancing at the age of 22. Since then he is collaborating with different artists, practising varied techniques, among them: The kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company ; Liat Dror & Nir Ben Gal dance company ; Smadar Yaaron - Acco Theatre Center ; Tamar Borer performance art etc.. Won several awards for his performance including First Performing Prize at the 12 International Solo-Dance-Theater Festival in Stuttgart & the Israeli Ministry of Culture Prize for individual performer. Teaches movement and guides body communication workshops, rehearsal director and artistic adviser for different choreographers. In the last years he's creating his own work.
Merav Dagan
Dancer , choreographer and a yoga and dance teacher. Worked with varied choreographers as: Dafi Altabeb, Amir Kolban,Nimrod Freed, Nadar Rosano, Abigail Rubin, Anat Katz, Emanuela Amichai and Odelia Kuperberg. Created' Bobalah' for Intimadance 2006 dance festival and the solo ' Irregular deep breath' for 'Fresco's' young choreographers show. Graduate of the Jerusalem dance academy (BD and a teaching certificate).
Yochai Ginton
After completing the Dancers' workshop in Kibbutz Ga'aton, and The Bikkurei Ha-itim Dance School, Ginaton began working with choreographers: Sally
Ann Frilndr, NimbaJaakoby, SharonaFlorsheim and DafiAltabeb. He has also collaborated with the Cameri Theatre and Klipa Theatre in the play
Badenheim." He was a member of the Octet Dance Improvisation Group"and participated in the Improvisation project with Beijing Dance Company.
Marcela Gomez
Born in Santiago (Chile) in 1983, and grew up in Spain. Started working in the theatre at the age of fifteen with Josep Alum (Group Theatre el Mirall), and performed as part of the group for five years.
In 2001 she began her studies in the Xavier Gratacos school for theatre in Barcelona. Gomez studied theatre-dance with the Atacama company (with Patrizia Cavola and Ivan Truol), and modern dance with Yasmeen Godder and several other teachers. In 2003, after receiving her diploma in Social Education, she began working as a street artist in Italy. In 2005 Gomez founded Fire Float with Noam Avner, creating different performances and presenting them in various festivals around the world. In 2011 Gomez began to dance with the Dafi Dance Group.
Kelvin VU
Aya Stigman
nir Even-Shoham
Tamara DEKEL
Snir Nakar
Shany Tamari - Matan
May Golan
Anat OZ
Alon Karniel
Born in the U.S. He has a BA in Art and English literature. Karniel danced for Vertigo Dance Company for five years. Currently he works as a dancer with various choreographers and teaches modern dance in various schools in Israel.
Mor Gur-Arie
Born in the northern Israel. In 2005 she joined the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company. In 2007, moved to Tel Aviv and danced with Emanuel Gat Dance Company. Then in 2008 moved to New-York City to study at the Alvin Ailey Dance school. in NYC she worked with Gallim Dance Company by Andrea Miller, The Dash Ensemble by Gregory Dulbashian, Danaka Dance Group and other choreographers. Recently, moved back to Israel and has preformed in different projects with numerous choreographers. In 2013 stated working & preforming with Dafi Altabeb.
Anat Yaffe
Dancer, teacher, choreographer.
Born in 1983, Jerusalem. Graduate of the MDT department of the Theatre School Amsterdam. Danced at the companies: De Meekers (Rotterdam), Vertigo (Israel) and Bat Shevadance company – for "Mitrachatzot" Dancer at the DafiAltabeb dance group since 2010.
Danced with the independent choreographers: Donald Bird (Usa), EladShechter (il), Shelly Palmon (Il).
Teacher of modern dance technique , improvisation and contact.
Oryan Yohanan
Born in Jerusalem 1985. Started dancing at the age of six R.A.D method and later Vaganova method.
She graduated from the Jerusalem High School for Music and Dance in 2003.
Won the first prize at the "Mia Arbatova Ballet Competition 2002".
Oryan was a principal dancer in Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (2006-2010), Artistic director- Rami Be'er.
In 2010-2011 she danced in "The Project" company as a main dancer pieces by- William Forsythe "Double\Single", Emanuel Gat "Through the Center", Jacopo Godani "Light Years", Marco Goecke "Supernova", Idan Sharabi "Rak Tamid" and Yoram Karmi "Point of Origin".
Since 2011 Oryan work as freelance dancer in Tel Aviv with choreographers such as-
Sahar Azimi "Poly Mono Poly" and "Come Feel", Maya Yogel "Fog", Gili Navot "May Contain Nuts", Idit Herman and Clipa Theatre "Forever\Meever", Sharon Vaisvaser "There is a Night Seems White" and "42 Inch", Shlomi Bitton "Fall", Elad Shecter "Alfa Beta", Dana Ruttenberg "Pashariko", Yoni Soutchy "Barvaz" and "Dinner", Javier de Frutos "Mahagony".
Oryan Started working with Dafi in 2003 for "Under the Carpet".
Oryan is also a choreographer and a multi disciplinary artist. In 2013 she created "Sea-Land" for 12 dancers in Jaffa port.
In 2014 she created the piece "No Blood Relation.ever". She also performe meny Improvisation installations in different venous.
Oryan teach Ballet, Contemporary, Floor work and Repertoire in many schools and workshops, among them- Jerusalem Academy High School For Music and Dance, Thelma Yelin School of Art, Bikurey Haetim, Yoram Loewenstein Acting School and more.
Laura Kirshenbaum
Born in 1986 in Milan, Italy. Graduated from the 'Dancers workshop' in Kibbutz Ga'aton , participated in Yasmeen Godder and ItzikGuili's workshops. In 2013 attended the SMASH Berlin intensive training in physical experimental performance program. Currently is working with Ma'ayan Mozes as and together created Performance and Site-specific Pieces for different platforms in Tel Aviv.