Born in 1981 in Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Yaniv danced with the Batsheva Dance Company from 2001 to 2010.
Between 2011 and 2020, he served as Co-Artistic Director of HsSadna – The Dance Workshop Ga’aton, where he continued to deepen his artistic research and international collaborations.
Since 2010, he has been choreographing and creating new works for dance companies and universities around the world, while performing as a freelance dancer in his own creations. His recent works include a new piece for Budapest Ballet University (upcoming, June 2025) and a collaboration with Guy Shomroni for Coco Dance Company at the Prisma Dance Festival in Panama (October 2023).
Yaniv has been teaching Gaga to dancers and people since 2002.
“Gaga is an essential part of my daily life — a way to connect with others and with myself through rich sensation, curiosity, and presence in motion”
