Learned dance with his father, famous Musa Ashkenazi, one of the most recognized dancers in Israel.

Graduate of the Israeli folk dance instructor school at the Wingate Institute, graduate of choreography studies and event production at the Wingate institute by Gavri Levy. Graduate of bachelor's degree in education and master's degree in education combined with Arts.

Creator of dozens of original choreographies for folk dances. Art director and choreographer of dance groups in the Hadera high-school that have represented Israel in international festivals in Italy, Bulgaria, Czech, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Art director of the Hungary Dance and coordinator of Israeli folk dances in Baltic countries on behalf of the Joint. On top of this, artistic director in Machol La Neshama in Switzerland, Camp Yachad in Belgium and Machol Baltica in Riga.

Choreographer, dancer and teacher at so many dance seminars and events that we really cannot mention them all here...

Sagi Azran is a young and vibrant choreographer and teacher. He is the founder and chairman of "Youth Spirit" - "Ru'ach Ne'urim" which is an organisation that promotes Israeli dancing all over the world. They initiate new programs to change the image of Israeli dancing in the eyes of teenagers and young people. They also initiate dance classes in elementary schools, and choose students to be young instructors.

"Youth Spirit" has a yearly dance weekend convention in Eilat around the end of February which is open to anyone in the world. They try to encourage groups of young dancers around the world.

When I was a small child, I grew to love folk dances thanks to my father. Since then, my passion for dancing never ceased.

               Oren Ashkenazi