Events generally in Northern California
Sue Williard will start the evening teaching Arcanul Batrinesc and Kara Tren. Live Balkan music for dancing with Staro Vino. Only the finest vintages! They play dance tunes and table songs from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Roma, and a sprinkling of our favorite international folk dances. Staro Vino is Andrew Cohen (accordion), Greg Masaki Jenkins (clarinet […]
Live music and dancing to Bill Cope and his friends. Bring some light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages to help make it a party, and tips for the band! Bill Cope & Friends Bill Cope & friends play international folk dance music, especially Balkan with Greek and "oldie" folk dance favorites. The band includes Bill Cope, […]
Holiday Celebration and Second Harvest Food Bank Donation 5:00-6:00pmHappy Holidays Potluck Reception - snacks appreciated. Bring cheeses, fruits, nuts, veggies, or desserts (refrigerator available, no oven) 6:00-9:30pmAaron Alpert will teach Hora (Israeli; choreographed by Moshe Eskayo) and Sandra Biroc will teach Quirquinchos de Corazon (Bolivia; learned at the 2017 solar eclipse). The rest of the […]
Everyone is welcome to come dance and/or just listen to the fabulous music for this annual holiday party. The first hour will feature dancing to old and new recorded favorites, followed by Da! Mozhem performing a great mix of Balkan and international music. Da! Mozhem With veterans of many well-loved groups, including the People’s International […]
Ring in the New Year with non-stop dancing to your requests! On-site potluck dinner 6:30-7:30pm. Bring a favorite dish! Moveable Feet will provide drinks and utensils. DOWNLOAD, print, and share a flier!
Balkan Dance Party with SviračiSvirači features Jim Little (gajda, fiddle & tambura), Melissa Miller (kaval, vocals & percussion) and Lew Smith (tambura & percussion). Svirači specializes in Macedonian and Bulgarian dance music. Bring some light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages to help make it a party, and tips for the band!
Kopachka Folk Dancers invites you to a Balkan Folk Dance Party, dancing to the music of Bay Area favorite band, Da! Mozhem. $10 entrance fee includes light refreshments. Students are half-price, children free. For more details contact Suzie at president@kopachkafolkdancers.com or Nadav at 415-497-4890.
Friday, January 19th LOCATION: Garden House, Shoup Park, 400 University Ave, Los Altos Opening Party - $10 7:00 to 10:00pm Come share your favorite club dances. Meet Saturday’s Workshop Teacher, Miroslav "Bata" Marčetić! Saturday, January 20th LOCATION: Twin Pines Community Center, Belmont Dance Workshop - $15 1:30 to 4:30pm With joy and verve Bata will […]
Annual fundraiser to benefit the Sacramento Council’s Scholarship Fund. Clubs or individuals may request dances for $5 each (or $10 for set dances). Total of 60 dances may be requested at the Ball. Deadline: 1/13/18. Send requests to Toba Goddard. Admission: $10 ($5 youth under-23) DOWNLOAD, print, and share a flier
Workshop featuring Maurits and Tineke van Geel teaching dances of Armenia, the Roma, and other countries. Followed by dance party. Tineke and Maurits will have for sale a DVD including all the music, dance notations, and video recording of the dances. Please support our teachers and do not film during the teaching sessions. It is […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com