Margalit Oved

Margalit Oved (; January 21, 1930 – February 4, 2026) was an American-Israeli dancer and choreographer, who was born in the Aden Protectorate. After being airlifted to Israel in 1949 in Operation Magic Carpet, she became involved with the Inbal Dance Theater for the following 15 years. She then moved to the United States, where she taught at University of California, Los Angeles. Oved later returned to the Inbal Dance Theatre, and also worked with her son's Barak Marshall Theaterdance. She also founded her own group, the Margalit Dance Theatre Company in Los Angeles.

Early life Margalit Oved was born in the Aden Protectorate on January 21, 1930, as the seventh of nine children. Her father was a pearl merchant, and her mother was a midwife. Although she was Jewish, Oved's mother chose to send her to the local Christian school as it provided the best education in the local area. While there she learnt to speak English, which added to her native Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic. She was evacuated to Israel in 1949 via airlift as part of Operation Magic Carpet. Following two years with the company, she left once again to join her son's Barak Marshall Theaterdance on an international tour.

Death Oved died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 96.