Association for Documentation & Preservation of Israeli Folk Dance

Shlomo Maman

31-08-2024

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The Association for the Preservation and Documentation of Folk Dances

(ID: 580794311)

 The goals of the association


  1. The association will record and preserve:
  • The folk dances of the general public.
  • The folk dances for the stage of the folk-dance troupes.
  1. The association will establish websites and/or rent existing website services where all the information about the folk dances (for the people and for stage) will be stored, from their beginning in 1924 until the distant future.
  2. The information will be accessible to all users in Israel and around the world, free of charge.
  3. The association will locate and document articles, documents, photos and videos, from all the parties that want to cooperate, and will upload them to the websites so that they will be accessible to all citizens in Israel and the world.
  4. The association will purchase videos, photos and certificates from sources that cannot be obtained free of charge.
  5. The association will establish and maintain a database of dance instructors, their personal information (phone, email, etc.), to allow dancers to communicate with them.
  6. The association will maintain a database of all classes, dances and training courses for Israeli dances in Israel and around the world.
  7. The association will raise funds from people who folk dance in Israel and around the world, through a website intended for that purpose, the "crowdfunding" project, public and governmental support and the support of other parties.
  8. The association will support dance troupes, creators and choreographers of dance troupes, training courses for dance leaders, dance courses, dance events, festivals and special projects.
  9. Cooperation with government ministries to establish "dancing schools" throughout the country.