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SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Workshop and Party with Iliana Bozhonova and Todor Yankov
DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for a Bulgarian Dance Workshop With Iliana Bozhonova and Todor Yankov\, picnic supper\, and dance party. \nMasks are recommended\, but not required. 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. \nBulgarian Dance Workshop With Iliana Bozhonova and Todor Yankov\n3:30-5:00pm\n$10.00 Requested Admission \nIliana Bozhanova and Todor Yankov \nIliana Bozhanova\nIliana Bozhanova is a native of Gulubovo\, Bulgaria\, and comes from a family of musicians and singers in Southern Thrace. She toured as a principal dancer and singer with Ensemble Ruchenitsa of Plovdiv as a youth; graduated from the National School for Amateur Art Instructors; and later received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the Academy of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv. She has worked as a choreographer with a number of ensembles\, including the Children’s Ensemble for Folk Dances in Bulgaria\, Zarove in Holland\, and Bosilek in New York City. She has taught at most major U.S. dance camps\, including Stockton\, Mendocino\, Old World Music & Dance Camp\, Beloit\, and Mainewoods. She currently serves as Artistic Director of Ensemble Voivodintsi\, the 70-person multi-generational folk dance ensemble from the village of Voivodinovo (near Plovdiv)\, and is the dance program coordinator for the annual Bulgarian Folk Music and Dance Seminar at the Music Academy in Plovdiv. \nTodor Yankov\nTodor Yankov (accordion) grew up Dobralak in the Rhodopi Mountains. His father\, Vasil Yankov\, was a well-known gaida player in the area. Todor began to play gaida\, like his father\, then he took up kaval at age 10 and accordion at age 16. He is also a noted singer. For many years he played with the Hisar folk orchestra and has been the accordionist for the following folk dance ensembles: Rûchenitsa\, Hebar\, Pûldin and Voivodintsi. \nIliana and Todor met in 1984 in Ensemble Ruchenitsa\, then their professional paths diverged. In 2004\, they reunited to found Ensemble Voivodintsi\, a music and dance ensemble based in Voivodinovo\, just north of Plovdiv. The ensemble has grown from 32 performers to more than 100 dancers\, singers\, and accompanists. \nPicnic Supper\n5:00-5:30pm\nBring your own picnic supper! Iced tea and water provided. \nDance Party\n5:30-8:00pm\n$10.00 Donation Requested\nDance party emceed by Lisa Michael and Adony Beniares. We’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.  \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions.  \nIf you’d like to bring a snack to share\, please make sure they are prepared for individual servings. \nDOWNLOAD\, share\, and print a flier.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-aug23/
LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com
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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-aug23/
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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SUMMARY:Global Folk Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating our Master Teachers\nWe will be celebrating the dances of Sunni Bloland (on her birthday)\, Roo Lester\, and Rivka Sturman\, including special guests Roo Lester\, Donna Frankel\, Marilyn Smith\, and Judy Silver sharing memories\, videos\, or pictures of these three master teachers. \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 or to send 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-aug-23/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Online,Workshop
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