Chai Folk Ensemble

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The Chai Folk Ensemble from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is North America's oldest and largest Israeli folk dance ensemble. Founded in 1964 by the late Sarah Sommer, Chai has built an international reputation for international dance, music, and song. "Chai" is the Hebrew word for "alive".

Chai is made up of more than 40 dancers, singers, and musicians. It is believed that Chai is the only Israeli folk ensemble in North America to perform exclusively to live musical accompaniment.

Over the years, Chai's repertoire has included music and dance from parts of the world where Jewish culture has existed including Israel, Yemen, Morocco, Spain, Greece, Russia, Poland, Brazil, and Africa.

[edit] See also

• List of folk dance performance groups

[edit] External links

• The Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble official site