On staff this year, Aaron Alpert is a camp favorite. He started dancing even before he was born! The son of two dancers, Aaron grew up dancing around Los Angeles. He began teaching the Israeli dance “DeCal” while a freshman at UC Berkeley, and he was soon teaching and DJing at other Bay Area classes. Today, he runs a weekly session in Palo Alto (with Latishya Steele) called Nirkoda Le’Chayim, and a camp (plus wine tasting adventure) called Nirkoda Ba’Kerem. He is very excited to teach at Kochavim and to dance with all his Texan friends. Yee-haw!

Ken Avner is a regular at Kochavim. He is our DJ extraordinaire. Expect a fun filled playlist. Ken is active in every aspect of Israeli dance: teaching, performing, technical and audio production, choreographing, and working with several major dance workshops and festivals. He has been on staff with Kochavim since its founding. Ken's enthusiasm and love of dance combine with his skills as a dancer, teacher, performer, and markid to make dancing welcoming and fun for everyone.

La Mona Myr (Myriam Ekhauzer) is an artist, dancer, choreographer, and content creator. Known for her authentic and energetic style, she blends humor, dance, and everyday life on platforms like Youtube, Facebook and TikTok. She is very warm, colorful and known as a full time hat lover. She's coming to Kochavim for the first time, all the way from Uruguay!

Returning after a short hiatus, Yaron is another camp favorite. He brings a flair to camp and is a wonderful teacher. Yaron is a popular session and camp director and specializes in creating the connection between the nostalgic dances and the new dances. He is very happy to be back on staff and looks forward to sharing his knowledge with us.