Ilana Clyde is a Canadian who was born in Israel and later spent a significant amount of time in Atlantic Canada.
A biography for Clyde on the Princeton University Ballet website states, “Ilana Suprun-Clyde was born in Israel. For fifteen years she worked with the Bat-Dor Dance Company in Israel and as a dancer, rehearsal director, and choreologist. Ms. Suprun-Clyde received her A.I. Chor. degree from the Benesh Institute of Choreology in London and is a licensed dance notator. She also taught for twelve years at the Peridance Center in Manhattan and has been a guest teacher at the Laguardia High School for the Performing Arts and the Alvin Ailey Dance Center.”
Clyde is featured in the Fall 2021 edition of The Atlantic Jewish Council’s Shalom magazine in an article about her time as a Hebrew teacher. The article states, “We have learned about Ilana’s colourful background, in the IDF, then as a professional ballerina in an Israeli troupe, travelling the globe to perform, as a dance teacher, then as a choreologist putting dance movements to music. She moved to North America and adapted to become a Hebrew teacher.” The Atlantic Jewish Council has also advertised Clyde’s classes in the past.
