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Don Schillinger
RAK-DAN Israeli Dancing
P.O. Box 21768
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Tel: (215) 760-6800
E-Mail: rakdan@comcast.net
Web: http://www.rakdan.com
Regular
ongoing dance sessions for all skill levels:
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| 1/08 - present |
Beth Sholom Congregation, Elkins Park, PA |
| 10/06 - present |
Adath Israel, Merion, PA |
| 10/99 - present |
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Wynnewood, PA |
Summer 1998 - Summer 2006 Summer 1995 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Center City, Philadelphia, PA |
| 9/04 - 8/06 |
Carl A. Fields Center, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ |
| 5/04 - 10/06 |
Kaiserman JCC, Wynnewood, PA |
11/04 - 4/05 11/01 - 2/02 |
Keneseth Israel (KI), Elkins Park, PA |
| 1/02 - 5/04 |
Har Zion Temple, Penn Valley, PA |
| 1/03 - 5/04 |
Adath Jeshurun (AJ), Elkins Park, PA |
| 10/01 - 6/03 |
Temple Sinai, Dresher, PA |
| 6/99 - 1/02 |
Congregation Beth El, Cherry Hill, NJ |
| 2/97 - 6/99 |
Katz Branch Jewish Community Centers, Cherry Hill, NJ |
| 7/97 - 5/99 |
Gershman Y, Center City, Philadelphia, PA |
| 8/93 - 12/98 |
Klein Branch JCCs, Cafe Israel, Northeast Philadelphia, PA |
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Teaching and leading children in Jewish day schools and pre-schools: |
| 10/00 - present |
Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, Stern Center, Wynnewood, PA |
| 10/00 - present |
Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, Forman Center, Melrose Park, PA |
| 9/01 - 6/06 |
Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, Bucks County Center, Richboro, PA |
| 9/01 - present |
The Robert Saligman Middle School of Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, Melrose Park, PA |
| 10/01 - present |
Albert Einstein Academy, Wilmington, DE |
| 10/04 - 3/07 |
Gerrard Berman Day School, Solomon Schechter of North Jersey, George & Arline Haar Middle School, Oakland, NJ |
| 9/06 - present |
Abrams Hebrew Academy, Yardley, PA |
| 9/05 - present |
Early Childhood Center, Wilmington JCC, Wilmington, DE |
| 9/05 - present |
Temple Sinai Pre-School, Dresher, PA |
Teaching and leading children in summer camps. Individual and multiple appearances:
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| Summer 2005-2007 |
Camp Ramah Day Camp, Melrose Park, PA |
| Summer 2006-2007 |
Har Zion Day Camp, Penn Valley, PA |
| Summer 2001-2004 |
Camp Ramah Day Camp, Blue Bell, PA |
| Summer 2001-2004 |
Kaitana JCCs Day Camp / PRAMUS, Melrose Park, PA |
| Summer 2002-2007 |
Kaiserman JCC Camp, Wynnewood, PA |
| Summer 2004-2005 |
Camp Timber Tops in the Poconos, Greeley, PA |
| Summer 2002 |
Camp Macabbee, Temple Sinai, Dresher, PA |
| Summer 2002-2003, 2005 |
Camp ArthuReeta, Schwenksville, PA |
| Summer 2002, 2004, 2006 |
Camp Galil, Bucks County, PA |
| Summer 2004 |
Camp Ramah Day Camp, East Brunswick, NJ |
| Summer 2001, 2003-2004 |
Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Lake Como, PA |
| Summer 2003-2006 |
Camp Wayne for Girls, Preston Park, PA |
| Summer 2001 |
Camp Ramah in New England, Palmer, MA |
| Summer 2001, 2003, 2006 |
Camp JCC, Wilmington, DE |
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Director, children's performance troupe: |
| 9/01 - 5/05 |
The Robert Saligman Middle School of Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, Melrose Park, PA |
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Special Events for adults, teens, children, families, or senior citizens: |
Pennsylvania Locations:
- Adath Israel, Bala Cynwyd
- Adath Jeshurun, Elkins Park
- Aish Philadelphia, Merion Station
- Akiba Hebrew Academy, Merion Station
- Avenue of the Arts Festival, Philadelphia
- Belmont Hills Elementary School, Bala Cynwyd
- Benjamin Rush Elementary School, Bensalem
- Beth Am Israel Congregation, Narberth
- Beth David Reform Congregation
- Beth Sholom Congregation, Elkins Park
- Beth Tikvah/B'nai Jeshurun, Erdenheim
- Bodine High School for International Affairs, Philadelphia
- Bryn Mawr College Hillel, Bryn Mawr
- Bucks County Jewish Festival, Bucks County JCC, Bucks County
- Bux-Mont Jewish Community Festival, Blue Bell
- Bux-Mont Jewish Community Kallah, Fort Washington
- Camp ArthuReeta, Schwenksville
- Camp Galil, Bucks County
- Camp Harlam, Kunkletown
- Camp Macabbee Day Camp, Temple Sinai, Dresher
- Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Lake Como
- Camp Ramah Day Camp, Blue Bell
- Camp Timbertops in the Poconos, Greeley
- Camp Wayne for Girls, Preston Park
- Chester County Jewish Festival, Devon
- Community Hebrew Schools, Philadelphia
- Community Hebrew Schools, Wynnewood
- Congregation Beth Israel, Media
- Congregation Beth Or, Maple Glen
- Congregation Brith Sholom Sisterhood, Bethlehem
- Congregation B'nai Jacob, Phoenixville
- Congregation Keneseth Israel, Allentown
- Congregation Kol Emet, Yardley
- Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia
- Congregation Shir Ami, Newtown
- Congregation Tifereth Israel of Lower Bucks County, Bensalem
- Consulate of Israel, Philadelphia
- George School, Newtown
- Germantown JC, Germantown
- Gershman Y, Philadelphia
- Golden Slipper Ctr for Seniors, Philadelphia
- Habonim Dror, Philadelphia
- Hadassah, Center City Chapter
- Hadassah, Doylestown Chapter
- Hadassah, Newtown Chapter
- Har Zion Temple, Penn Valley
- Haverford College Hillel, Haverford
- Independence Charter School, Philadelphia
- International Cultural Festival on 40th Street, West Philadelphia
- International Festival, Upper Darby
- Israel Programs Center, Philadelphia
- Jewish Children's Folkshul, Germantown
- Jewish Community Center, Reading
- Jewish Community Center of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre
- Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Israel Day Celebrations, Philadelphia
- Jewish Family and Children's Services, Philadelphia
- Jewish Federation, Philadelphia
- Julian Krinsky Summer Camps, Haverford
- Kaiserman Branch JCCs, Wynnewood
- Kaiserman Branch JCCs Day Camp, Wynnewood
- Kaitana JCCs Day Camp, Melrose Park
- Kehilat Hanahar, New Hope
- Kehilla of Old York Road, Elkins Park
- Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park
- Keneseth Israel, Blue Bell
- Kesher Israel, West Chester
- Kimmel Center, Philadelphia
- Klein Branch JCCs, Philadelphia
- Lion of Judah, Yardley
- Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square
- Main Line Reform Temple, Wynnewood
- Montessori Children's House of Valley Forge, Wayne
- Muhlenberg College Hillel, Muhlenberg
- Martin's Run, Media
- Neuman Senior Center, Philadelphia
- Ohev Shalom of Bucks County, Richboro
- Old York Road Temple Beth Am, Abington
- Or Hadash, Fort Washington
- Or Shalom (Gratz High School of Chester County), Berwyn
- Penn State, Abington
- Perkiomen Valley School District, Collegeville
- Pinemere Camp, Stroudsburg
- Poquessing Middle School, Feasterville
- PRAMUS Day Camp, Melrose Park
- Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School PTO, Elkins Park
- Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School PTO, Wynnewood
- Shaare Shamayim, Philadelphia
- Shir Shalom, Bala Cynwyd
- Society Hill Synagogue, Philadelphia
- Stiffel Senior Center, Philadelphia
- Suburban Jewish Community Center Bnai Aaron, Havertown
- Sunoco Welcome America, Philadelphia
- Swarthmore College, Swarthmore
- Temple Beth Am, Abington
- Temple Beth El, Lancaster
- Temple Beth El-Ner Tamid, Broomall
- Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Wynnewood
- Temple Brith-Achim, King of Prussia
- Temple Judea of Bucks County, Doylestown
- Temple Sholom, Broomall
- Temple Sholom, Philadelphia
- Temple Sinai, Dresher
- Tifereth Israel, Bensalem
- United Synagogue Youth (USY), Elkins Park
- University of Penn Hillel, Philadelphia
- William Loesch School, Philadelphia
- World Affair Council, Philadelphia
New Jersey Locations:
- Adath Israel, Lawrenceville
- Beth Israel Congregation, Northfield
- Board of Jewish Education, Atlantic County
- Camp Ramah Day Camp, East Brunswick
- Congregation Ahavat Achim, Howell
- Congregation Beth El, Voorhees
- Congregation Beth Judah, Ventnor
- Congregation Beth Tikva, Marlton
- Congregation B'nai Israel, Toms River
- Congregation Brothers of Israel, Trenton
- Congregation M'kor Shalom, Cherry Hill
- Hadassah, Cherry Hill Chapter
- Har Sinai Hebrew Congregation, Trenton
- JCC Camps, Medford
- Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly
- Katz JCC, Cherry Hill
- Kellman Academy, Cherry Hill
- Lakewood Prep, Howell
- Princeton Jewish Center, Princeton
- Solomon Schechter Jewish Day School of Ocean and Monmouth Counties, Howell
- Solomon Schechter Jewish Day School of Raritan Valley, East Brunswick
- String of Pearls, Princeton
- Temple Beth El, East Windsor
- Temple Emanuel, Cherry Hill
- Temple Sha'arey Shalom, Springfield
- Temple Sholom, Bridgewater
- Temple Sinai, Cinnaminson
- Woodcrest Swim Club, Cherry Hill
New York Locations:
- Temple Israel, New Rochelle
- Solomon Schechter High School of Nassau County, Glen Cove
- Solomon Schechter Middle School of Nassau County, Glen Cove
- Solomon Schechter Day School of Nassau County, Jericho
- Temple Beth Torah, Westbury
Missouri Locations:
- B'nai Amoona Congregation Hebrew High School, St. Louis
- Central Reform Congregation Hebrew School, St. Louis
- Chai Covenant House, St. Louis
- Congregation Neve Shalom, St. Louis
- Congregation Shaare Emeth, St. Louis
- Day Spring School of the Arts, St. Louis
- JCC Association, St. Louis
- JCC Early Childhood Services, St. Louis
- Shaare Zedek Synagogue, St. Louis
- Solomon Schechter Day School, St. Louis
Connecticut Locations:
- New England Jewish Music and Art Festival, Litchfield
Delaware Locations:
- Camp Ramah Anniversary Party, Wilmington
- Camp JCC, Wilmington
- Jewish Community Center, Wilmington
- Temple Beth El, Newark
- Yom Ha'atzmaut Community Celebration, JCC of Delaware, Wilmington
Illinois Locations:
- Northwestern University, intercultural program, Evanston
- Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, Israeli Festival, Rock Island
Florida Locations:
- Pinellas County Jewish Day School, Clearwater
- Congregation B'nai Israel, St. Petersburg
- Family University, Jacksonville Jewish Center, Jacksonville
- Gulf & Bay Club, Sarasota
Massachusetts Locations:
- Camp Ramah in New England, Palmer
Texas Locations:
- Dance for the Planet Festival, Dallas
Wisconsin Locations:
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Master classes - guest instructor: |
- Hora Aviv, Millersville, PA (5/07).
- Hora Aviv, Aston, PA (5/06, 5/05, 5/04, 5/03).
- Old Country Weekend, Oklahoma City, OK (10/04).
- Heritage Dance Festival, Plymouth Meeting, PA (10/05, 10/04, 10/03, 9/99, 9/98, 9/97).
- SWIFDI New Mexico August Folk Dance Camp, Albuquerque, NM (8/04).
- Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (11/03, 5/01).
- Hora Keff, Camp Monroe, NY (8/02).
- Dance Washington Israeli Dance weekend, Penn State Berks Campus, Reading, PA (5/02, 5/01).
- Weekend workshop, Sarasota Grapevine Dancers, Sarasota, FL (4/02).
- Gilron Israeli Dance Retreat, Atlantic City, NJ (12/01).
- Workshop, Silver Springs, MD (10/01).
- Workshop, Sarasota Grapevine Dancers, Sarasota, FL (9/01).
- Greenseid's Passover Tov Tours, Miami, FL (4/01).
- Workshop, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA (3/01, 3/00).
- Workshop, Kansas City, MO (1/01).
- Finally Philly Israeli Dance weekend, Philadelphia, PA (12/00, 12/99).
- Workshop at SUNY-Binghamton, NY (12/00).
- Workshop, Sarasota, FL (4/00).
- Workshop, Tampa, FL (4/00).
- Weekend workshop, JCCA, St. Louis, MO (10/99, 3/98, 11/97, 3/97, 11/96, 4/96, 11/95, 4/95).
- New Jersey YMHA-YWHA Labor Day Singles Weekend, Milford, PA (9/99, 9/98).
- New Jersey YMHA-YWHA Family Weekend, Milford, PA (8/99, 6/99).
- Dance Washington Israeli Dance weekend, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA (5/99, 5/98).
- Weekend workshop, JCC, Dallas, TX (4/99).
- Rikudia Israeli Dance weekend, Paramount Hotel, NY (11/98).
- Israeli Dance weekend, Richmond, VA (10/98).
- Keystone State Dance Clinic, Wilkes-Barre, PA (7/98).
- Workshop, Northwest Suburban JCC, Buffalo Grove, IL (10/96).
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Performances: |
- Penn State, Great Valley Campus, Great Valley, PA
- JCC of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Israel Consulate and Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Jewish Festival of Delaware and Chester Counties, Valley Forge Convention Center, PA
- Congregation Beth Or, Spring House, PA
- Lancaster Jewish Community Center, Lancaster, PA
- Macy's in Cherry Hill Mall, Cherry Hill, NJ
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Jewish education: |
- Principal's Council "Hanukat Hamorim - Connecting Students to Israel through Dance, Drama and the Visual Arts"
workshop sponsored by the United Jewish Federation of Princeton, Mercer, and Bucks Counties.
Held at Congregation Brothers of Israel, Trenton, NJ (11/13/02)
- Gratz College, 6th Annual Barnett Schwartz Memorial Lecture, Philadelphia, PA (5/9/01); conducted workshop on
using Israeli Dancing as an educational tool
- Jewish Educators Assembly, Philadelphia, PA (1/01)
- Principals & Directors Workshop, Auerbach CAJE,
Philadelphia, PA (6/00)
- Jewish Education Workshop, Auerbach CAJE, Philadelphia, PA
(3/00); conducted workshops for Jewish educators
- Jewish Education Fair, Central Agency for Jewish
Education, St. Louis, MO (11/97 and 11/98); conducted
workshops for Jewish educators entitled "Israeli Dancing in
Your School: Making it Cool"
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Grant award: |
- Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Adult Cultural Grant (awarded 1997-1998)
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Publicity: |
- Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Don Schillinger: How a Lively Hobby Became a Livelihood" (11/30/03).
Link to article in http://www.philly.com
- Article in The Jewish Exponent, "Steppin’ Lively With Israeli Dance" (10/30/02).
Link to article in http://www.jewishexponent.com
- Article in The Jewish Exponent, "Dance Brings Generations Together" (9/14/00).
Link to article in http://www.jewishexponent.com
- Television appearance on the WB-17's 10:00pm news program (6/4/00)
- Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, cover story of the Sunday Neighbors section
- Article in Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El's The Pharisee, "Dance Fever - More than Mayim in the Cherry" (11/99)
- Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, "How Two Men Found Community Through Israeli Dancing and Eventually Became Instructors" in the Community Voices section (7/99)
- Article in Philadelphia's Jewish Exponent, "Taking Steps to Learn Israeli Dance Can Lead to Romance" (5/98)
- Appearance on KDHX radio talk show, St. Louis, MO (11/96)
- Article in St. Louis Jewish Light, "Artist's Hamsa Inspires New Israeli Folk Dance" (11/96)
- Article in St. Louis Jewish Light, "Workshop to Focus on Israeli Dancing" (11/95)
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Other: |
- Israeli Dance leader for weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
- Private lessons to prepare for weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
- DJ for special events, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, weddings, dinner dances, and festivals
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