About Us

Registered on 28.8.2007 as an non-profit organization #580481620

Al-Amal Organization for Contemporary Dance was established in 2007 and includes within it a school to teach ballet of all kinds, and the Al-Amal Troupe, which represents the association and the dance school in the country and abroad. The site of the association is in the YMCA building in Nazareth. The building includes 4 large halls equipped with all the requirements for international dance halls, an office and a teachers’ room, a physiotherapy room and stores for clothes and decoration, a music library and books for dance and choreotherapy.

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Our Vision

Our Goals & Future

Al-Amal School opens its doors to everyone who wants to dance, regardless of their difference or social financial level, religious affiliation, gender or mental abilities.

The school believes that every student has the right to express himself through dance and movement. The school offers kinetic and theoretical lessons to expose students to the multicolored world of dance. Our future vision is clear before us. Our vision is to establish the first ballet academy in the Arab community in the city of Israel.

Our Vision

Our Goals & Future

Al-Amal School opens its doors to everyone who wants to dance, regardless of their difference or social financial level, religious affiliation, gender or mental abilities.

The school believes that every student has the right to express himself through dance and movement. The school offers kinetic and theoretical lessons to expose students to the multicolored world of dance. Our future vision is clear before us. Our vision is to establish the first ballet academy in the Arab community in the city of Israel.

Wedad Atallah

Al-Amal Founder & Artistic Director

Wedad Atallah began her educational and artistic career in 1990, at the Catholic Scout Center with a small group of eight dancers. With hard work and stubborn perseverance, she succeeded in developing this group into the band Al-Amal (in 1997). Today, “Al-Amal” is a school of contemporary dance that includes the distinguished Al-Amal Troupe, which performs dance performances in the country and abroad. She received her BA in Dance and Teaching from סמינר הקיבוצים and her BA in Movement Therapy from Haifa University.

Far-Reaching History

1997-1998

“Time Story”

It includes a dance theatrical performance that combines three classic stories and a narrator.

1997-1998

1998

“Painful Week”

Dances to music, religious hymns and music to embody the Holy Week of Christ.

1998

1998-1999

“Little Lamp”

Theatrical, dance and lyrical performance of the Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani.

1998-1999

1999-2001

“Message to my Parents”

A theatrical, lyrical, and dance performance that embodies the suffering of the Palestinians after the Nakba (1948) and depicts the resistance and war.

1999-2001

2000

Joanna Brewezenkio

Visited the Ballet School and taught the students dance techniques for six months.

2000

2003

Visiting the USA

The teacher and educator, Wedad, accompanied by some dancers from Al-Amal School in the state of Michigan in the United States, visited with artistic dance performances with the participation of the students of the host school.

2003

2004-2005

“From Nazareth to Bethlehem”

A dance show, interspersed with artistic dances, depicting the procession of Christmas in tunes and words composed specifically for this show.

2004-2005

2005

“Unjust Sultan”

A dance theatrical show that talks about the control of the Sultan’s life and his domination of his people. The play is inspired by the story of the Wise King by the writer Gibran Khalil Gibran.

2005

2011

“Resuscitate”

Theatrical dance performance after the show was presented in Tunisia, described by the Tunisian newspaper Al-Hayat as “high art and true creativity”. The “revival” of the Palestinian person and the situation embodies.

2011

2014

“Jesus has Risen”

An Easter evening with the participation of dancers and dancers from Al-Amal School in cooperation with the youth of the Beit Al-Mahabah Club, where the Holy Week is embodied by dancing and acting to the tunes and live and direct playing on the stage – religious music and hymns.

2014

2015

Performing in France

In August, the “Bar’em Al-Aml” was invited to perform the Easter Evening in France.

2015

2015

“My Dress”

The stage dance show tells real stories from our society and concerns the suffering of the female in it.

2015

2016

“The Prophet”

This show is inspired by the masterpiece of “The Prophet” by the great writer Gibran Khalil Gibran. The work embodies Gibran’s ideas in the book “The Prophet” which is based on building the human being (the individual) and society (the community), building a right together whose mainstay is reform in its institutions and the behaviors of its children, in A framework of guidance and supreme value teachings; Like love and giving through dancing, singing and acting.

2016

2017

10 Years Anniversary

Al-Amal Association celebrated the 10th anniversary of its founding through a dance show and a special program on the Saint Joseph Auditorium.

“who am I?” It is a dance show that carries with it several dance paintings that are adopted from the current situation in Arab society. The dancers use dance as a tool to express their dissatisfaction with the current situation in Arab society and their need for change to create a better society, in addition to their awareness of the positive side between our young men and women and their ability to challenge and change.

2017

2019

“Between Two Worlds”

Educational project. The show carries a message about researching individual identity, gender and how reality affects individual choices and thinking, and challenging the stereotypes that society imposes on women through movement and dance. The idea came from the need to re-search for identity in light of the present social and political conditions. Today’s youth live in a world different from the world of their parents and grandparents. A rapidly changing world that widens the gap and even cuts off contact with previous generations. Today’s youth face many challenges and social pressures, and in the absence of proper guidance, we may be on the path to deterioration and chaos.

2019

2019

“Nut Crusher”

2019

2020

“Lady of Women”

2020

2021

“The Road”

2021

2022 & Upcoming

Prosperous Future Awaits

We’re not done yet, visit this page from time to another to see how we’re doing.

2022 & Upcoming

Our Staff & Teachers

Meet the Amazing Team Behind Al-Amal

A qualified professional staff with university degrees and long experience in teaching all kinds of dance, in addition to an administrative staff.