Ella Ben-Aharon (Artistic Director/Choreographer/Performer) was born in Israel, studied dance at the ‘House of Arts’, Kibbutz Mizra. After serving the army in the Israeli Air-Force, Ella danced with the “Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company 2.” In 2000 Ella moved to California and graduated with a BFA in Dance and Choreography from California Institute of the Arts. Upon graduation, Ella was invited to create for “Hubbard street 2” (Chicago) and her video-dance, “Im-Possible (2),” was presented at Dance Camera West Festival (Los-Angeles). Ella carries a Pilates Certification from Retrofit School of Pilates, and a Master Teacher Certification from Pilates Sport Center. Since moving to New York City in 2004, Ella co-curated “Dance Conversations” with Neta Pulvemacher and co-founded T E A Dance Company that performed, among other venues, at the FLEA Theater, Merkin Concert Hall, DTW, Danspace Project St. Mark’s Church. In 2006 Ella established YelleB, a nonprofit Contemporary Dance Ensemble, which combines her passion for art and the human body. YelleB has performed in venues such Makor of the 92nd St. Y, Walpole Town Hall (NH), Ailey CitiGroup Theater, The Tank, The Puffin Foundation, Cunningham Theater, and Joyce SoHo.  Ella was an Artist-in-Residence at Makor, and a guest teacher at the University of Florida. Starting the summer of 2010, Ella is an MFA candidate at Jacksonville University/White Oak.
ella@YelleB.org

Edo Ceder (Choreographer/Performer) A researcher of what it means to be a human being, Edo has been studying therapies alongside dance and martial arts since 1998. Edo carries a second-degree Black Belt in Jujitsu, and a second level instructor certificate in the Somatic Therapy "Gringberg Method". Since 2006 Edo has taught contact improvisation. In 2007 he worked with the Jewish Agency as a choreographer for summer camps instructors. As a creative dancer Edo performed in Israel, China, Armenia and Germany. In 2008 a duet he performed in Germany received first prize for choreography in "No Ballet" competition. He artistically managed and produced large-scale dance festivals including the three-day “Dance in the Desert” festival, which took place every summer from 2006 to 2008. Edo studied dance with teachers such as Frey Faust and Yasmeen Godder, and in 2008 did a training year with the Vertigo Dance Company. Edo recently moved to New York City to co-create with Ella Ben-Aharon and take part in YelleB. While in NYC, Edo has also taught contact improvisation dance at Steps on Broadway and at the JCC in Manhattan. He works with individuals to improve their quality of life through movement and Somatic work.
edo@YelleB.org

Board of Directors
Dr. Gwen Dordick
Kimberly Eilian
Ella Ben-Aharon
Allison Kleinman                  

Advisory Board
Kevin Parreti
Neta Pulvermacher