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Officers Ball 2024
The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops, on-site dinner, dance party, and special attractions returns! This year’s theme is Joining Hands Across the Years! Save the date!
Schedule
| Price | Time (pm) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | Doors open | |
| $25 | 1:30-5:30 | Dance workshops |
| $20 | 5:30-7:00 | On-site dinner with the always popular sing-along with Bill Cope (for those registered in advance) |
| $25 | 7:00-10:00 | Evening celebration, dances from the workshop and your requests. |
Workshop
The afternoon workshop will again feature a program of new and classic folk dances taught by local teachers
- Aaron Alpert – Mechankot (Israel)
- Julie East – Chalypso (US)
- Pete Galanais – Koljovo Horo (Bulgarian)
- Marija Hillis – Oige ja Vasemba (Estonian)
- Judy Kropp – Joc de Leagane (Romanian)
- Kamrin MacKnight – Mist on the Mountain (Scottish)
- Lothar Narins – Rakkas (Turkish)
- Lenore Watson – Contras (US)
The Annual 50/50 Drawing is also a popular event: buy tickets for $1 each and, if your ticket is drawn, you receive 50% of the total ticket sales.
Registration
Register by November 14, 2024 to obtain the special all event package pricing (workshop, on-site dinner, and evening party) of $55 and save $15. On-site dinner registration is not available after November 14. New members with coupon pay for dinner only.
Option 1: Mail-In Registration
Download and complete registration form.
Make checks payable to the FOLK DANCE FEDERATION.
Mail the check and registration form to:
Laura Richardson
1343 Rosalia Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Option 2: Online Registration
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com