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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T193000
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SUMMARY:Dance Night with Erik Bendix
DESCRIPTION:Erik Bendix will be dancing with the East Bay Folk Dancers in Piedmont this night.\nThis will be a fun night of recreational dancing with Erik rather than a formal workshop but he will likely be leading and teaching some international dances.   \nAdmission is $5 this time\, with free admission for first time attendees.   \nErik Bendix\nErik Bendix\, who grew up in the bay area of San Francisco\, began folk dancing at the age of ten. He has taught folk dance in Europe and the United States since 1972. Although he specalizes in dances of Europe\, especially from the Balkans\, Near East\, and the Klezmer culture\, his dance research extends as far east as Mongolia and Thailand. He has been teaching extensively in both Europe and North America since 1972.  \nErik has studied and taught Albanian\, Armenian\, Bulgarian\, Croatian\, Greek\, Hungarian\, Macedonian\, Polish\, Romanian\, Russian\, Serbian\, Turkish\, Ukrainian\, and Yiddish folk dances\, as well as traditional Mevlevi dervish whirling dances and Appalachian clogging. Among his major teachers were Michael Alpert\, Pece Atanasovski\, Ivan Donkov\, Mile Kolarev\, Marcia Rand\, and Zuleikha. He has performed as a member of the Green Grass Cloggers in North Carolina and choreographed for the Westwind International Folkdance Ensemble in San Francisco\, California. \nRead more…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/dance-night-with-erik-bendix/
LOCATION:Piedmont Veterans Hall\, 401 Highland Avenue\, Piedmont\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="East Bay Folk Dancers":MAILTO:kay.james@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191103T190000
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SUMMARY:Dance Party with Da! Mozhem
DESCRIPTION:Dance to your favorite international tunes with Da! Mozhem and the Davis International Folk Dancers.  Please save the date and join us for a fun night of dancing!  \nDa! Mozhem at the San Francisco Free Folk Festival \nDa! Mozhem\nDa! Mozhem plays and sings high-energy pan-Balkan music for the joy of dancing.  D!M is a group of friends who have been playing together for well over a decade. The group has veterans from many excellent folklore bands such as the People’s International Silver String Macedonian Band\, Born to Drone\, Westwind\, Sviraci\, and the Slavonian Traveling Band.  The band plays with emphasis on Bulgarian\, Macedonian\, and ex-Yugoslav traditions.  Several members frequently travel to the Balkans to learn more about the folkloric music of the region.  The group plays on traditional instruments unique to the region as well as modern instruments.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/davis-party-with-da-mozhem/
LOCATION:Davis Arts Center\, 1919 F Street\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191109T223000
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SUMMARY:November Council Party
DESCRIPTION:7:00pm\nDoors open\n\n\n7:15-8:00pm\nFree short Israeli dance workshop with Loui Tucker teaching Ya Raya (Arabic: the Gypsy) and Ashir Lachem (I Will Sing to You) \n\n\n8:00-10:30pm\nALL-REQUEST PARTY with Becky Beniares and Nancy Kaye as co-MCs\n\n\nSend requests to Becky.  She will incorporate them into the program. \nDances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line\, couple\, set). Come dance with friends on a great wood floor.  Bring a snack to share! \nDOWNLOAD\, print\, and share a flier.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-nov-2019/
LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191116T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191116T220000
DTSTAMP:20250612T154542Z
CREATED:20191026T190151Z
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Ball
DESCRIPTION:Join Berkeley Folk Dancers for Greta’s Green Planet!  Support Greta by wearing green.  We will have products and produce from the planet\, and punch.  Finger food welcomed! \nOnline Registration \nFor more details contact Lone Colman
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/inaugural-ball/
LOCATION:Albany Recreation Center\, 1247 Marin Ave\, Albany\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191123T184500
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SUMMARY:Pre-Kolo Festival Workshop with Zabava!
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for Kolo Festival by preparing with a workshop with Adony Beniares and Katherine Abbott and party with live music by Zabava International!  Bring tips for the band!  Snacks greatly appreciated for the Kafana. \n\n\n6:45 pm \n Doors open. Warm up and request dances\n\n\n7:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n Workshop with Adony Beniares and Katherine Abbott\n\n\n8:00 pm – 11:00 pm\n Dancing party to music by Zabava!\n\n\nZabava International!\nEnergetic\, soulful\, and rhythmically dazzling music played from the center of the dance floor–music from Albania\, America\, Armenia\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Greece\, Hungary\, Israel\, Macedonia\, Norway\, the Romani\, Romania\, Serbia\, South Africa\, Sweden and Turkey traditions. The musicians recreate the vibrant interplay of traditional music and dance from the cultural crossroads. \nSimmy Willeman (violin)\nMichele Simon (vocals\, tupan\, hand drum)\nTom Farris (tambura\, guitar)\nBill Cope (gajda\, bouzouki\, tambura\, accordion\, vocals\, and more) \nDOWNLOAD\, print\, and share a flier.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pre-kolo-workshop-and-party/
LOCATION:All Saints’ Episcopal\, 555 Waverley St.\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Moveable Feet Club":MAILTO:moveablefeetclub@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191201
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SUMMARY:Kolo Festival 2019
DESCRIPTION:2019 is Kolo Festival’s 68th year! \nDance Teachers\nJoe Graziosi – Greek dances\nSonia Dion & Cristian Florescu – Romanian line & couple dance\nJohn Filcich – Traditional kolos\nJohn Morovich – Croatian dances \nSinging Teachers\nMaria Bebelekova – Bulgarian songs\nJohn Morovich- Croatian & Serbian songs\nMichele Simon – Balkan songs\nFor the first time\, Maria & Michele will be teaching some songs for us all to sing together on Friday & Saturday nights! \nBands\nJohn Morovich’s Sinvoi from Seattle\, both nights!\nChubritza – Friday evening\nZabava International – Saturday evening \nAs always\, there will be live music from: Albania\, America\, Armenia\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Greece\, Hungary\, Israel\, Macedonia\, Norway\, Romani\, Romania\, Serbia\, South Africa\, Sweden and Turkey! \n Register Online \nMore details and mail-in registration forms at https://kolofestival.org/
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/kolo-festival-2019/
LOCATION:Croatian Cultural Center\, 60 Onondaga Ave.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94708\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kolo Festival":MAILTO:bill@kolofestival.org
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