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

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mother and a

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father. Reflecting her cultural heritage she began her

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dance journey by training with Israel’s prime dancer

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. She later trained with Yousry Sharif at the Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance, 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 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