Liat Ron ( he, ליאת רון) is an actress,
dancer and dance instructor born to an

Iraqi Jewish The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and mos ...

mother and a

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father. Reflecting her cultural heritage she began her

Middle Eastern The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (European ...

dance journey by training with Israel’s prime dancer

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. She later trained with Yousry Sharif at the

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, in New York. She has incorporated many of her Middle Eastern dance skills into plays, as she believes it's the ultimate form of dance for women. She often attends social events to dance in both

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and Tel Aviv.

Filmography

* ''Acharnians'' - played Dikaiopolis * ''Seven Layers of Skin'' * ''The Eternal Triangle'' * ''Nocturnia '' * ''Blue Candy Lights '' * ''Covergirls '' * ''Crush Landing'' * ''The Dangers of Tobacco ''

Trivia

* She made an appearance in the music video for

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References

External links

Official site
* *http://apaclassics.org/outreach/amphora/2004/Amphora3.2.pdf Israeli film actresses Israeli female dancers Israeli Jews Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Living people Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent Year of birth missing (living people) {{Israel-actor-stub