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Events generally in Northern California

Balkan Folk Dancing with Orkestar Unbound!

Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Live Music for monthly Balkan Folk Dancing with Orkestar Unbound! Orkestar Unbound serves up a heady stew of energetic and soulful dances from the Balkans (Macedonia, Bulgaria, the Romani, Greece, Albania, etc.), and beyond! Artists include: Bill Cope: gajda, bouzouki, tambura, accordion Asaf Ophir: sax, clarinet, kaval Dan Auvil: percussion . There will be teaching […]

$10

Global Folk Dance Party

Online CA, United States
Online Event

Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. It's almost time for June camp! Let's get ready together. Please join us for our usual team of dance leaders as well as this year's June camp teacher Steve Kotansky and June camp regulars and dance leads Nina Lusterman, Marie Aspell, Dit […]

Free

Cafe Shalom Dance Party

Congregation Am Tikvah 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

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 third Saturday of every month. Saturday […]

$10

16th Annual Cerritos Festival

Cerritos Senior Center 12340 South Street, Cerritos, CA, United States

Help the Cerritos Folk Dancers celebrate their 16th anniversary with dance, cake, and your presence! Finger foods to share are welcome, but not necessary. Your traditional or special costume will add splendid color to the party. Each group is welcome to perform, lead, and/or request one or more dances. (Please let us know in advance […]

$12

Family Fun and Dancing

Miraloma Park Clubhouse 350 O’Shaughnessey Boulevard (at Del Vale Avenue), San Francisco, CA, United States

Join Changs International Folk Dancers for a night of music and dance for the entire family! An hour of fun dance activities to music from around the world. Every Fourth Friday, 7pm-8pm. Followed at 8-10pm by international folk dances from our club’s repertoire. Adults accompanied by kids always free!

$8

Land Dancers Folk Dance Weekend

Cliff's land in the Santa Cruz Mountains CA-9 & Skyline Blvd, Saratoga, CA

Please join Land Dancers this Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26 for International and Israeli folk dancing and music at The Land. Anyone is welcome. Fun for families. No charge. Held every Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend. Founded by Cliff Jenkins and friends in 1981. You can camp out for the whole weekend or just […]

Free

Eszterlánc and Mazsola Season Finale Performance and Dance House

Woodside Priory Theater 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley, United States

Join Eszterlánc and Mazsola Hungarian Dance Ensemble for a season finale performance and Táncház dance party with dance teaching on June 7 at the Woodside Priory Theater. Live traditional dance music performed by Gyanta Banda in their debut performance! Enjoy a refreshment table with food, drink, and pastries and a marketplace with crafts for sale. […]

$5 – $60

Balkan Folk Dancing 70s Style

Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Join us for a revival of `70s-style Berkeley folk dancing—with International Request dancing—to recorded music, evoking the spirit that inspired David Nadel when he opened Ashkenaz in 1973. Cost, $10. There will be teaching for all levels by Nadav Nur and Susie Shoaf, 7 to 7:30 pm, followed by dancing from 7:30 to 10 pm. […]

$10

Palomanians Ice Cream Social

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

The Palomanians Ice Cream Social featuring request dancing, refreshments, and of course ice cream! Emcced with Denise Heenan. A tradition for decades, the Palomanians will provide all the ingredients for an Ice Cream Social and Dance Party! With lots of toppings, fresh and stewed fruit, sprinkles, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and more! Punch, water and […]

$10

True Life Trio for Music and Dance

Piedmont Veterans Hall 401 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, CA, United States

Join the East Bay Folk Dancers for a night of music and dance with the True Life Trio! https://www.youtube.com/live/xomswMo6JGg?si=gs3JYiEJPyFdztc6 The True Life TrioTrue Life Trio From Bulgaria to the Bayou, the True Life Trio's music is all about harmony. The fiery voices of these three women spin and interweave, traveling from Ukrainian village tunes to […]

$13

Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com