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SUMMARY:Bay Area Dance Week 2026
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! Bay Area Dance Week is 10 days of free dance events celebrating our dynamic and diverse Bay Area dance community. Watch inspiring artists\, practice your own style\, or discover a new groove. Participating each year is easy and everything is free. \nEvent hosts around the Bay Area can submit free events to take place during Dance Week\, ranging from classes\, performances\, open studios\, workshops\, and more. \nParticipants can explore the Bay Area Dance Week Hub to sign up for free events and customize their own Dance Week experience. Become a free community member to receive updates on Bay Area Dance Week and stay in the know about dance jobs\, auditions\, performances\, discounts\, and more. \nWhether hip hop\, hula\, salsa\, aerial\, folk\, modern\, Bollywood\, ballet\, West African\, or many more – Join together in dance\, regardless of cultural background\, race\, faith\, size\, shape\, sexuality\, gender\, or ability or age.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/bay-area-dance-week-2026/
LOCATION:San Francisco Bay Area\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Dance Party,Festival,Performance,Workshop
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SUMMARY:BIFD Annual Workshop with Tineke & Maurits Van Geel
DESCRIPTION:The 2026 Boulder International Folk Dancers (BIFD) Annual Workshop includes featured master dance instructors Tineke and Maurits van Geel. \nSchedule\nFriday\, April 24: Evening teaching session starting at 7:30 PM.\nSaturday\, April 25: Morning and afternoon teaching sessions\, followed by an evening dance party.\nSunday\, April 26: Morning review session of all taught dances\, concluding around 1:00 PM. \nRegistration\nWorkshop costs  \nBIFD Members – $17/Workshop Session\nNon-Members – $20/Workshop Session\nStudents with valid ID – Half price\nDancers over 90 – FREE\n\nSaturday evening Dance Party is FREE for those attending all workshop sessions; $10 for all others. \nRegister \nMaurits van Geel\nMaurits Van Geel Maurits holds a degree in Arts and Crafts and Art History. He graduated as a folk dance teacher in 1977 and received his degree at Dance Academy level from the Ministry of Culture in 1986. He taught at folk dance clubs in Amsterdam and worked as a dance consultant for the City Council 1986-1988\, initiating dance projects in schools in combination with setting up dance projects and festivals. Also in the 1980s\, he specialized in Appalachian Clogging\, worked as guest teacher in Belgium\, The Netherlands\, and Germany\, and was invited to be a guest teacher at the Rotterdam Dance Academy. \nHe was employed by Het Internationaal Danstheater\, a professional dance company in Amsterdam\, first as choreographer and later as artistic director for 23 years (1988-2011). During his career\, he produced over 47 theatre programs in the field of world dance for this company. Part of this job involved several months of dance research each year in order to prepare for these programs. His travels have included India\, Pakistan\, Turkey\, Russia\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Georgia\, and Cherkassy\, among many other countries. His archive consists of almost 900 DVDs\, with research material from all over the world\, most of it recorded by himself. He has also choreographed folk dances\, among them Syrtos Kitrinou. Read more…\n  \nTineke van Geel\nTineke Van Geel Tineke specializes in the teaching and choreography of Armenian dance and conducts workshops for students at various levels\, from beginner to professional.  \nHer main focus is to break down complicated steps and movements to basic elements and slowly rebuild them into the original dance form. This skill is part of her worldwide success and is combined with a vast knowledge of Armenian dance and culture. She also discusses the history and background of each dance she teaches. She has taught folk dance workshops in Austria\, Australia\, Canada\, Europe\, Hong Kong\, Japan\, Malaysia\, New Zealand\, Singapore\, Taiwan\, and the United States. In addition to Armenian dance\, Tineke has taught international and Dutch dances. \nShe started folk dancing in 1975. In 1977\, Tineke received her degree in the Netherlands as folk dance instructor. \nSince 1985\, Tineke has spent much time in Armenia\, regularly studying at the Pedagogic Institute and Choreographic School in Yerevan. She has danced with the village folk as well as learned alongside the performers. A part of each of her research trips to Armenia has been devoted to working with several amateur dance groups. She also has done extensive research on Armenian costumes. So far\, two of her trips to Armenia have been sponsored by the Dutch government. Moreover\, she has done research in the Armenian communities in the United States. Read more…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/bifd-annual-workshop-2026/
LOCATION:The Avalon\, 6185 Arapahoe Rd.\, Boulder\, CO\, 80303\, United States
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