Dance and the world dances with you

Events generally in Northern California

Bay Area Dance Week

San Francisco Bay Area CA, United States

To help promote folk dance, several Bay Area Folk Dance Federation member groups are generously opening their folk dance classes free to the public during Bay Area Dance Week, April […]

Free

Ocho de Mayo Party

Holbrook Palmer Park, Carriage House 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton, CA, United States

Join Suzanne Rocca-Butler and the Carriage House Folk Dancers for an Ocho de Mayo (May 8th) Party. Snacks or beverages to share are also appreciated if you are able to […]

$9

Balkan Dance Party with Édessa

Strawberry Recreation Center 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, CA, United States

Come dance to the exciting music of Édessa, one of the Bay Area's premier Balkan dance bands. Dance on our spacious sprung wood floor. Lots of free parking. Please consider […]

$15

Café Shalom Founder Celebration

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church 1399 43rd Ave, at Judah St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Cafe Shalom Birthday CelebrationOn Saturday, May 11, Café Shalom of San Francisco will celebrate the 90th birthday of their founder, RUTH BROWNS GUNDELFINGER, and the group’s 50th year, with a […]

$10

May Folk Dance Party

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

Peninsula Council Folk Dance Party 7:15-8:00pmFree pre-party workshop with Lon Radin teaching Tik (Pontian) and Krivo Ihimansko Horo (Bulgarian) 8:00-10:30pmALL-REQUEST PARTY MC'd by Adony Benaries and Ken Kaye Send your […]

$10

Da! Mozhem and the Nema Problema Chorale Party

All Saints’ Episcopal 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA, United States

7 - 8 pm Kaela Fine will teach Rusi Kosi and Lucy may teach steps to Tropanka. Dancing to recorded music while the band sets up 8 - 11 pmDancing […]

$13

Greek Glendi with the Helladelics

Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Mary is in town and it is a Helladellics reunion. Please join the band and Greek Feet for a full evening of dance, music, revelry and fun. Please bring some […]

$15

Bulgarian Dance Workshop with Yuliyan Yordanov

St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church 18870 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, California

Join us for a very special workshop lead by master Bulgarian dance instructor Yuliyan Yordanov. Bulgarian ethnic dance is centuries-old tradition that still brings people of all ages together for […]

$9 – $13

2nd Annual Northern California Dance Symposium

Church of the Holy Cross 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA, United States

FDF (Faith, Dance, Fellowship) of Northern California is sponsoring a one day Greek dance symposium. Guest workshop instructors are Achilleas Tsiaras and Yiouli Dimou from Meliki, Macedonia, Greece and Joe […]

$15 – $50

Statewide 2019

Edmunds Ballroom 170 E. 6th St., Claremont, CA, United States

Ethnic Treasures of Folk Dance! Statewide 2019 Registration Form 2019 Statewide Folk Dance Festival Live Music with Miamon Miller and Friends, Bill Cope, Michael Lawson & Janie Cowen Parties and […]

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