Dr. Michal Hershkovitz Michaeli is a leading researcher and lecturer in the field of dance education. She holds a PhD in Educational Sciences and Psychology from UBB (2023) and an MA with honors in Visual Literacy. Her research focuses on innovative pedagogy for dance teaching and learning, independent and non-formal learning, and the integration of technology in dance education.

Since 2019, she has served as Head of Dance Education at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, where she leads the dance teaching practicum and has been heading the specialization in dance pedagogy for the MA in Dance since 2023. In this capacity, she teaches a variety of courses on dance teaching methods and practices, pedagogical leadership, teaching-learning-evaluation, and more. In 2022, she initiated the "Kaleidoscope" project at the Academy, promoting artistic-social encounters between students of dance and music education and various communities within Israeli society.

In addition to her roles at the Academy, Michal is a member of the Supreme Professional Committee for Dance at the Ministry of Education in Israel and the Repertoire Committee of "Sal Tarbut." Previously, she served as Head of Dance, Movement, and Physical Education in the Karev Program (2007–2020) and taught in various educational dance frameworks. Her innovative work in the field of dance education has been presented at international conferences in China (2020), Romania (2020, 2021), and Israel (2023), as well as invited lectures at universities in the United States, including Columbia University and Hunter College.

Selected publications and links:

Teaching Strategies Created By Children In Dance Tutorial Videos. European Proceedings of Educational Sciences (Vol. 2, pp. 777–784). European Publisher (2022). 

How The Connectivism Theory Is Expressed in The "Tiktok" Phenomenon? European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences (Vol. 104, pp. 89–96). European  Publisher (2021). 

Five Motivations of Children for Voluntary Dance. Dance Today, 44, 24-28 (2023).(In Hebrew)

Independent Learning Of  Dance Movements From The Media Among Children. Dance  Today, 40, 11-14 (2021).  (In Hebrew)

Dance Conferences And Meetings Among Elementary School Students As A Connection To The Community And Society. Dance Today, 34, 27-29 (2018).  (In Hebrew)

Dance For All In Elementary School. Dance Today, 30, 18-20 (2016). (In Hebrew)

Screen-Stage In Play Pattern, Promoting Children To Create