Dance caller/teacher/leader: Contra, Int'l Folk, Balkan, Yiddish. Musician/bandleader: Contra, English, Int'l Folk, Bal Folk, various East European. Instruments: Recorder/whistles, percussion, song.
Member of: The Ad Hoc Klezmer Joy & Merriment Band (also group contact), Blajini (also group contact), Chimney Swift, Klezmer Jam Band, Marnen, Yaron, & Gawain (also group contact), Meraki (also group contact), Platana (also group contact), Yaron Shragai & Lauren Ingram (also group contact), Shver un Shviger, Skorosmrtnica (also group contact)
Contact:
ERASETHISYaronShragaiMusicDance AT gmail DOT com
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Appeared at NEFFA 2025:
| Intro to International Folk Dance | TB Friday April 25, 8:00pm to 8:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| Learn some accessible international folk dances, and by way of this, learn basic principles of the dance idiom and some basic moves, which will give you the grounding to attend the many international folk dance events at the festival! |
| Klezmer Jam | GB Saturday April 26, 11:00am to 11:50am, [Show on Grid] |
| Klezmer jam session with audience participation and music leadership |
| Yiddish Set & Couple Dances | DB Saturday April 26, 8:30pm to 9:20pm, [Show on Grid] |
| Dance some set and couple dances from the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition! Dances such as the Sher, Patch Tantz, set "Bulgar", Mitzvah Tantz, and perhaps others. All dances will be taught and prompted. |
| Sunday Contra Medley | NX Sunday April 27, 1:30pm to 1:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| A Neffa tradition for experienced dancers. This is a 20 minute series of no-walk through dances. It's a blast! |
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