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SUMMARY:Statewide 2025
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Statewide Folk Dance Festival\, is an annual weekend festival of folk dance and parties on May 2-4 at Arroyo Grande on the Central California coast. \n \nInstructors and Band\n\nŽeljko Jergan (Croatian) and Billy Burke (Northern Macedonian).\nLive music by Chubritza\nLive music by Big Rock Balalaika (Saturday only)\n\nVenue\nPortuguese hall has lots of parking and is less than a mile directly off of the 101 freeway and about five miles from the ocean on the California Central Coast. There are restaurants in the village and hotels nearby. The Hall is a short drive to the village where there are many dining opportunities. Directions… \nHotels\nHampton Inn & Suites\, 1400 W. Branch St.\, Arroyo Grande\, CA 93420 – 805-202-2110.  Group rates are $162 for 1 king bed\, $172 for 2 queen beds. Reservations… Directions… \nSchedule\n\n\nFriday May 2nd \n12:00 – 1:00  Doors open; global music followed by easy warm-up dances \n1:00 – 1:15  Welcome and Announcements by MC\n1:15 – 2:30  Zeljko Jergan dance class (1 hour\, 15 minutes) \n2:30 – 2:45  Break (15 minutes)\n2:45 – 4:00  Billy Burke dance class (1 hour\, 15 minutes) \n4:00 – 6:00  Dinner offsite (2 hours)\n6:00 – 6:40  Cultural Presentation by Dana Adobe \n6:40 – 7:00  Warm-up dances with recorded music \n7:00 – 10:30 Dance Party with Chubritza\n\n\nSaturday May 3rd \n9:00 – 9:25  Doors open; global music followed by easy warm-up dances\n9:25 – 9:30  Welcome and Announcements by MC \n9:30 – 10:45  Billy Burke dance class (1 hour 15 minutes) \n10:45 – 11:00  Break (15 minutes) \n11:00 – 12:15  Zeljko Jergan dance class (1 hour 15 minutes) \n12:15 – 1:45  Lunch Break (1 hour\, 45 minutes) offsite\n1:45 – 2:15  Performance by Solvang dancers\n2:15 – 3:30  Zeljko Jergan dance class (1 hour\, 15 minutes) \n3:30 – 3:45  Break (15 minutes) \n3:45 – 5:00  Billy Burke dance class (1 hour\, 15 minutes) \n5:00 – 6:00  Happy Hour with music by Big Rock Balalaika (open to all)\n6:00 – 7:30  Catered Dinner onsite or dinner offsite (1 hour\, 30 minutes) \n7:30 – 11:30 Dance Party with Chubritza\n\n\nSunday May 4th \n9:00 – 9:25  Doors open; global music followed by easy warm-up dances\n9:25 – 9:30  Welcome and Announcements by MC \n9:30 – 10:30  Reviews by Zeljko Jergan(1 hour) \n10:30 – 10:45  Break (15 minute) \n10:45 – 11:45  Reviews by Billy Burke (1 hour)\n11:45 – 12:00  Announcements by MC and closing ceremony\n12:00 – 1:00  Box Lunch onsite or lunch offsite (1 hour)\n1:00 – 3:30  Free community dance with maypole dance\n(Schedule subject to change) \n\nRegistration\nLodging should be purchased separately. Recommended group pricing available. \n\nOnline Registration\nRegister online today!\n\n\nMail-In Registration\nStatewide 2025 Registration Form Send completed registration form with your check made payable to Folk Dance Federation of CA\, South to: \nStatewide registrar\nc/o M. Lange\n421 N Las Flores Dr\nNipomo\, CA 93444 \nPlease write one check for registration and additional offerings. \nMore details…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/statewide-2025/
LOCATION:Portuguese Hall of Arroyo Grande\, 707 Huasna Rd\, Arroyo Grande\, CA\, 93420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Festival,Live Music,Performance,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:The eleventh Lyrids Folk Dance Festival will happen May 9-11\, 2025 at Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall an hour drive east of Vancouver\, BC\, Canada. \nGuest artists are Željko Jergan presenting Croatian dances\, and Dimitrios Kontogiannis presenting Greek dances. \nZakuska from Seattle\, WA will be the Saturday evening party band. \nRegister \nSaturday Live Music Party on Zoom!\nThe Saturday party will be awesome! Over 4 hours of fun including: \n\nPerformances\nDancing with the Teachers\nLive music with Zakuska\n\nZoom Registration \nFor more details e-mail info@lyridsfolkdancefestival.org \nDonations Gratefully Accepted\nPlease support the Festival and the Presenters. Drop into our Saturday party and we’ll tell you how to purchase the music and video packages from the Presenters.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/lyrids-folk-dance-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall\, 12460 Harris Road\, Pitt Meadows\, British Columbia\, V3Y 2J5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Lecture,Live Music,Online,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Balkan Folk Dancing with Orkestar Unbound!
DESCRIPTION:Live Music for monthly Balkan Folk Dancing with Orkestar Unbound!\nOrkestar 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: \n\nBill Cope: gajda\, bouzouki\, tambura\, accordion\nAsaf Ophir: sax\, clarinet\, kaval\nDan Auvil: percussion\n.\nThere 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.\nWhether you are a novice or an expert\, we hope you can come! \nCOVID Safety Protocol\nMasks and vaccination/boosters are recommended\, not required\, consistent with Ashkenaz policy.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/orkestar-unbound-kfd/
LOCATION:Ashkenaz\, 1317 San Pablo Avenue\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kopachka Folk Dancers":MAILTO:president@kopachkafolkdancers.com
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SUMMARY:Scandia Camp 2025
DESCRIPTION:Scandia Camp Mendocino 2025 will be ONLINE via Zoom this year. Free Registration – NO Charge to attend! \nSession 1: 10am PDT – Peter Michaelsen will teach some new tunes for Group Playing/Allspel.  Likely they will be a schottische\, waltz and  . . .   All instruments are welcome \nSession 2: noon PDT – John Ole Morken will tell us about the Norwegian Folk Music Radio Hour.  The radio program has been on air for almost 100 years.  It has influenced  musicians and dancers throughout the Nordic countries.  Learn more about it’s contributions to Nordic folk traditions. \nThe mission of Scandia Camp Mendocino is to provide culturally unique enriching opportunities to learn about and actively experience the dance\, music and cultural traditions of Scandinavia (primarily Norway and Sweden) in a welcoming community.  \nSchedule\, list of instructors\, and more at http://scandiacampmendocino.org/ \nRegister \nQuestions: E-mail Roo Lester
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/scandia-camp-2025/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Online,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Scandia Camp Mendocino":MAILTO:Directors@ScandiaCamp.org
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