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SUMMARY:Laguna Folk Dance Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION: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 too!\n \nInstructors\nWe are proud to announce that our teachers this year are: \nAsya Gorska\nAsya Gorska is a Ukrainian-born artist. She is a choreographer and singer. As a singer she performs a variety of musical styles in different languages. She is also a social worker\, a volunteer and a community activist. Asya has almost 25 years of dance experience in various dance forms\, such as: folk stage\, ballet\, Bailey dance\, and ballroom dance\, modern. For the past 12 years\, Asya has been the Art director and choreographer of the Ukrainian ensemble “Chervona Kalyna” in Los Angeles. The Ukrainian dance ensemble “Chervona Kalyna” was founded in 1997. Their main goal is to preserve\, educate and convey to the modern generation of Ukrainians in America: the history\, culture\, features and regional origin of Ukrainian dance. Another mission of the ensemble is to introduce and popularize Ukrainian culture and traditions among Americans and immigrants from other countries.\nIn addition\, “Chervona Kalyna” actively participates in various international festivals and concerts and in many charity events supporting Ukrainians in this challenging time. \nSvitlana Selska\nSvitlana Selska is from a small village in the region of Ternopil (Western Ukraine). She started studying Ukrainian folk dance at the Terebovlya College of Art. Later Svitlana joined the student ensemble “Ternotsvit” and also danced in the regional amateur Ukrainian folk dance ensemble “Chervona Kalyna” in Ternopil. One year later she came to Chicago where she joined the ensemble “Hromovytsia.” She then started to work as a dance teacher in the “Vyshyvanka” school of dance and continued teaching there for 8 years. Svitlana also danced in the ensemble “Horlytsia” and the “Mazurdance” school. In 2020 she moved to Orange county and in 2021 she joined the ensemble Chervona Kalyna in LA. \nBesides Ukrainian folk dance\, Svitlana has 4 years experience in salsa dance and she is also trained in ballet\, ballroom\, modern and other styles. \nSonia Dion and Cristian Florescu\nRomanian Folk Dance\nCristian and Sonia have been guest performers with the Collage International Dance Ensemble of Boston\, have been regular teachers at l’ École supérieure de danse du Québec and have been selected to be part of the Artists in the Schools program sponsored by the Québec Ministry of Education. In recent years\, they have developed a specific interest in working with recreational folk dance groups in Canada and the United States\, Mexico and Brazil. They have been teaching in Europa (Austria\, England\, Poland\, Germany\, Italy\,  Norway\, Belgium\, Switzerland\, The Netherlands\, France) in Asia (Taiwan\, Hong Kong\, Japan\, Singapore\, Malaysia) and Australia  to share their love of Romanian folk traditions. \nBill Cope\nSing-alongs & Multi-Instrumentalist\nBill has the honor this year of leading our sing-a-long sessions! For the few folks on the planet who don’t already know too much about him\, he is a multi-instrumentalist who is drawn to play music w/o borders\, that will get people on their feet\, dancing! And in the regard\, he hopes to sit in with some of the live bands during our event!  \nMelanie Lawson Kareem\nUkulele playing and jamming\nReturning to The Laguna Folk Dance Festival\, Melanie Lawson Kareem\, a folk dancer since childhood\, shares her lifetime of enjoying music with others by teaching ukulele on Zoom\, everyday. She is well-known in the folk dance world as “The Folk Dancer’s Ukulele Teacher” having taught at Stockton Camp since 2019. \nHotel\nAyres Hotel within walking distance of festival. Phone (949) 588-0131 and ask for “Laguna Woods” discount. Available with the local operator only. (Do not use 800#). For other options\, including assistance regarding roommates\, additional hotels or in-home hosts\, please contact Shana at ms.winokur@yahoo.com. \nCovid Policy\nAt this time we have no restrictions.  People can decide their level of risk and wear a mask or not and/or take other measures as they deem appropriate to their particular situation. Please do not attend the Festival if you are feeling unwell. If you are feeling unwell\, stay home and contact us for a refund. \n \nMore Details\n \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/laguna-fdf-2023/
LOCATION:Laguna Woods Clubhouse 2\, 24112 Moulton Parkway\, Laguna Woods\, CA\, 92637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Annual Red & Black Ball
DESCRIPTION:We’ll dance to recorded music and live music with Gradina Balkan choral and music group.  Don’t forget to wear red & black! $5 for adults\, children free\, plus tips for singers and musicians.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/red-black-ball-23/
LOCATION:Monroe Hall\, 1400 W. College Avenue\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, 95401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Razzmatazz Folk Dance Club":MAILTO:razzmatazzfolkdanceclub@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230311T220000
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SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party emceed by Alicia LaFetra and Ellie Wiener! \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible.  \nMasks strongly recommended while dancing. Up to date vaccinations are required. If you’ve already shown us your vaccine info\, no need to do it again. If not\, you can email it to us at pfdcparty@gmail.com or bring it with you. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions.  \nDOWNLOAD and share a flier! \nIf you’d like to bring a snack to share\, please make sure they are prepared for individual servings.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-mar23/
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:20230311T193000
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SUMMARY:Cafe Shalom Dance Party
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nSaturday classes are large parties with many dancers from all ages and spectrum. We dance dances from 1918 and from 2018 back to back. \nThe first part of the evening – 30-45 minutes starts with slow and beginners dances\, oldies\, and dances which we learn in Tuesday class. Later we increase the intensity\, up the beat and the pace and the evening is fully charged with great energy and fun. \n7:30 pm – Warm-up\, beginner’s\, oldies dances\, and recently taught dances\n8:00 pm – Our party perks up… with circle\, and couple dances\n9:15 pm – Birthday celebrations\, announcements\, followed by a line dance set\n9:30 – 11:30 pm – We’ll dance ‘til then or ‘til we drop – whatever comes first! \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $5 for students. \nInfo:  Text 669.444.1284\nCafe Shalom\, more details…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/cafe-shalom-mar23/
LOCATION:Congregation Am Tikvah\, 625 Brotherhood Way\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cafe Shalom":MAILTO:udy@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230312T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230312T223000
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SUMMARY:Advanced/Intermediate Class Fun Night
DESCRIPTION:All classes are welcome.  More details coming…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/class-fun-night-mar25/
LOCATION:Live Oak Recreation Center\, 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman)\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709 \, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230318T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230318T183000
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SUMMARY:Global Folk Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:This month it’s Global Dance Party’s third anniversary and “Everybody’s Birthday!” We’ll be joined by Boël Denne-Hinnov\, Catherine Rudin\, andmore as we feature dances we’ve shared over the last three years and celebrate together. \nHave a snack or beverage ready to celebrate your and everybody’s birthday! \nJoin The Party\nBy Zoom\nRegister by Zoom\nWe’ve changed Zoom numbers. Here’s what you need to do.  Use the registration link above and you’ll get an email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends\, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration\, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party\, so you don’t have to look for your link. \n\nIMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.\nZoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.\nWhen in the meeting\, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.\nWhen you sign into Zoom\, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!\n\nBy Facebook Live\nJoin by Facebook Live \nif Zoom is full or you just want to watch.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/ \nFor more details and requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra\, Lisa Michael\, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/gfd-mar-23/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Online,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Global Folk Dance Parties":MAILTO:virtualfolkdance@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230319T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230319T163000
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SUMMARY:Dance Party with Zabava
DESCRIPTION:Dance to your favorite international tunes with Zabava and Kopachka Folk Dancers! \n$15 general admittance\, $7 students. Doors open at 7:30pm.\nCovid protocols: proof of vaccination with booster and masks required (KF94\, KN95\, and N95). \nBe sure to bring tips for the band. \n Bill Cope\nZabava\nEnergetic\, soulful\, and rhythmically dazzling music played from the center of the dance floor. \nAsaf Ophir: sax\, clarinet\, kaval\nRalph Iverson: gadulka\, tambura\, violin\nDan Auvil: percussion\nBill Cope: gajda\, bouzouki\, tambura\, accordion (and more?) \nMore details…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/kopachka-zabava-mar23/
LOCATION:Strawberry Recreation Center\, 118 E. Strawberry Drive\, Mill Valley\, CA\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kopachka Folk Dancers":MAILTO:president@kopachkafolkdancers.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230403
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SUMMARY:NFO Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:Annual NFO Meeting and Conference 2023\nMarch 29 – April 2\, 2023 in Concord Massachusetts \nComing this spring at the NFO 2023 Conference – networking\, moving\, and lots of live music! Just what you all asked for at the end of the 2022 Conference. If you have a passion for folk arts\, come meet\, learn\, and mingle with others that feel the same way. \nThis year\, we’ll have a special focus on dance musicians speaking on our theme of musician/dancer communication. What do musicians and dancers need to know about each other to have successful events?  \nPresentations with Tony Parkes\, Michael Ginsburg\,  Jacqueline Schwab and others.\nReports on NFO projects and grants – Dance parties every night – Lots of live music \nVenues will be the Concord Scout House and the Trinitarian Congregational Church next door.\nHotel reservation block set up at Concord’s Colonial Inn. \nSchedule \nDetails and Registration
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/nfo-conference-23/
LOCATION:Concord Scout House\, 74 Walden St\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Meeting / Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T221500
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SUMMARY:Saratoga Folk Dancers End-of-Quarter Party
DESCRIPTION:It’s Easy Being Green\nCelebrate the end of first quarter 2023 with the Saratoga International Folk Dancers. Live music with Da! Mozhem and recorded music during the band’s breaks.  \nWarmup and dances for beginners between 7:30 and 8:15pm. Da! Mozhem will then play for 45 minutes or so. Recorded music for 15-20 minutes while the band takes a break. Da! Mozhem will play and close the evening until 10:00-10:15.  \n \nWhy Green Theme?\n\nSt. Patrick’s Day is in March and we associate green with that holiday.\nTax preparation is in full swing and money is green .\nSpring is around the corner and the trees will be leafing out with new green leaves\nEarth Day is coming soon and that’s all about being green.\nPeople would be green  with envy if they knew how much we enjoy dancing together.\n\nThis is a large\, friendly group; you won’t be disappointed! Drop in fee $8\, seniors $6\, and first visit free. More details… \nBe sure to bring tips for the band. \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/saratoga-fd-mar23/
LOCATION:St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church\, 18870 Allendale Avenue\, Saratoga\, California\, 95070
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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ORGANIZER;CN="Saratoga International Folk Dancers":MAILTO:loui@louitucker.com
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