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Events generally in Northern California

Laguna Folk Dance Festival 2024

Laguna Woods Clubhouse 2 24112 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Woods, CA, United States

Clubhouse 2 Southern California's premier folk dance festival! Dance and instrumental workshops with master teachers, parties with live music, the famous Sunday Dance Concert, catered food... what's not to like? The Laguna Festival is one of Southern California’s premier annual folk dance events. You can bet all your friends will be there. You should be […]

$25 – $120
Event Series Cafe Shalom Dance Party

Cafe Shalom Dance Party

Congregation Am Tikvah 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the second Saturday of every month. Saturday […]

$10

Global Folk Dance Party

Online CA, United States
Online Event

Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. Remember singing your ABCs? Well, now you can dance them! We'll have our usual team of dance leaders and this month we're also joined by guest leaders Mady Newfield and Catherine Rudin. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! Please come […]

Free

San Antonio Folklife and Dance Festival 2024

Our Lady of the Lake University 411 SW 24th St., San Antonio, TX, United States

The San Antonio Folklife and Dance Festival (SAFDF) is a beloved tradition of international folk dance teaching, music, parties, and camaraderie! This year is its 66th year. SAFDF is an in-person event in the Multicultural Activities and Recreation Center (MARC) on the campus of the beautiful Our Lady of the Lake University. https://youtu.be/sVN785HhPO8 For 2024 […]

Event Series Family Fun and Dancing

Family Fun and Dancing

Miraloma Park Clubhouse 350 O’Shaughnessey Boulevard (at Del Vale Avenue), San Francisco, CA, United States

Join Changs International Folk Dancers for a night of music and dance for the entire family! An hour of fun dance activities to music from around the world. Every Fourth Friday, 7pm-8pm Followed at 8-10pm by international folk dances from our club’s repertoire. $8 Adults (first time free!), Kids always free!

$8

Jaap Leegwater Bulgarian Dance Workshop

Cerritos Senior Center 12340 South Street, Cerritos, CA, United States

Cerritos Folk Dancers (CFD) hosts a Bulgarian dance workshop, featuring Jaap Leegwater. Donation:$10. Please DOWNLOAD, print, or share a flier. Please don’t come if you have fever, coughing, or other Covid-19 related symptoms. If you have signed the Cerritos waiver forms earlier, you don’t need to sign them again. Otherwise, you may DOWNLOAD them, read […]

$10

Workshop and Dance Party with Jaap Leegwater

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Jaap Leegwater will be teaching a Bulgarian Dance Workshop at 3:30 PM, with live music from Jaap on flute and Filip Filipov on accordion, followed by a dinner break and an International Folk Dance Party. Dress comfortably; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Party snacks welcome. Schedule TimeEventCost 3:30 - 5:00pmDance Workshop with Jaap and […]

$10 – $20
Event Series Cafe Shalom Dance Party

Cafe Shalom Dance Party

Congregation Am Tikvah 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the second Saturday of every month. Saturday […]

$10

Workshop with Jaap Leegwater

Hermann Sons Hall 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA, United States

Dance workshop with Jaap Leegwater hosted by Petaluma Folk Dancers. More details coming soon! Jaap Leegwater Jaap LeegwaterJaap Leegwater started his dance career in his native country, The Netherlands, where he earned degrees in both education and international folk dance. Fascinated with the irregular Balkan rhyhms and drawn to the expressiveness of its movements, Jaap […]

Bulgarian Music and Dance Workshops with Jaap and Filip

Chico Creek Dance Center 1144 W. 1st Street, Chico, CA, United States

Join a music and/or dance workshop with legendary masters Jaap Leegwater and Filip Filipov hosted by Chico World Dancers! One may attend one or both workshops: music workshop 5:30-6:30pm and dance workshop from 6:30pm. Jaap Leegwater Jaap LeegwaterJaap Leegwater started his dance career in his native country, The Netherlands, where he earned degrees in both […]

$15

Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com