Klezmerquerque 2007 welcomes back Steven Weintraub -  traditional Jewish Dance Master from Chicago USA. A choreographer, performer and teacher, Steve is one of few dancers who specialize in traditional Eastern European Jewish dance. Steve received his dance training in Manhattan with Alvin Ailey and Erick Hawkins, among others. He has worked with choreographers Felix Fibich and Shula Kivel, and has performed the work of Fred Berk. He choreographed a production for the Joseph Papp Yiddish Theater, and has choreographed and performed dances based on Jewish themes including the annual Workman’s Circle Third Seder in New York. In Atlanta, he choreographed Kuni Leml for the Jewish Theater of the South and Something’s Afoot for Georgia Ensemble Theater.  He has been on the faculty of KlezKamp for the past 5 years and has taught at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Klezmerquerque 2006. He has also given Yiddish dance workshops in Winnipeg, St. Louis, California and Washington, D.C. Steve also lectures on the history of Jewish dance, recreates "Shtetl Weddings," and leads dancing at real weddings.