Or Kahlon ( he, אור כחלון; born 2 February 1988) is an Israeli dancer.
Biography
Or Kahlon was born in the city of
Givat Olga
Giv'at Olga ( he, גבעת אולגה, "Olga's Hill") is a neighborhood of the Israeli city of Hadera. It was named after Olga Hankin, the wife of the Zionist activist Yehoshua Hankin. It was founded in 1949 around the house Hankin built known ...
in Israel. He grew up in the Hasharon neighborhood in Givat Olga. Or Kahlon started dancing at the age of fourteen. He graduated from
Thelma Yellin High School of Arts in 2005. Kahlon received a scholarship and participated in summer training programs at
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...
in New York City. Kahlon studied with
Jiří Kylián
Jiří Kylián (born 21 March 1947) is a Czech former dancer and contemporary dance choreographer.
Life
Jiří Kylián was born in 1947 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to his father Václav who was a banker and to his mother Markéta, who was as a ...
,
Nacho Duato and
William Forsythe. Kahlon won the first Israeli
Born to Dance
''Born to Dance'' is an American musical film starring Eleanor Powell and James Stewart, directed by Roy Del Ruth and released in 1936 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The score was composed by Cole Porter.
Plot summary
While on leave, sailor Ted Bar ...
competition in 2006.
Dancing career
Kahlon danced with
Spanish National Dance Company from 2007 till 2009. He was leading dancer of
Nederlands Dans Theater from 2009 till 2011.
References
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Israeli male dancers
Thelma Yellin High School of Arts alumni
Reality dancing competition winners
1988 births
Living people