Shira Kastenbaum was born in Tel Aviv in 2005. She graduated as a Dance Major from Ironi Aleph School of the Arts in Tel-Aviv, under the direction of Dalit Harmati. Between the years 2013-2023 she studied at Shira Ganor’s Dance School. In 2022 she participated in Alvin Ailey’s summer course in New York, and in 2023 she won third place in the solo category in the Ministry of Education’s Annual competition for Outstanding Students in the Arts. Shira serves in the IDF as an outstanding dancer.
Joined The Batsheva Ensemble as an apprentice in 2023.
Shira Kastenbaum – Apprentice
The Batsheva Ensemble
- Emil Brukman Israel
- Holden Cole Canada
- Victor Duval France
- Maya Marom Israel
- Bo Matthews USA
- Mermoz Melchior France
- Celia Merai Israel
- Kylie Miller Canada
- Sofiia Pikalova Ukraine
- Leann Reizer Israel
- Kelis Robinson Canada
- Adi Shwartz Israel
- Annika Verplancke Belgium
- Gili Yaniv Amodai Israel
- Yarden Zana Israel
- DanDan Cohen – Apprentice Israel
- Zoe Bayliss Nagar – Apprentice Israel
- Shira Kastenbaum – Apprentice Israel
- Noga Sneh – Apprentice Israel