Folk Dance Federation of California

True Life Trio for Music and Dance
2025-06-20 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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!

The True Life Trio
True 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 Greek polyphony, to Louisiana two-steps. As described it’s an unlikely combination but in person, it feels just right. The trio will be joined by Dan Auvil on percussion. More details…
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Stockton Folk Dance Camp
2025-07-20 - 2025-08-02 | University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA, 95211, United States
July 2025, Stockton Folk Dance Camp’s 78th summer, will feature

Edwin G. “Ed” Austin 💖 Classic Dances
Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu 💖 Romanian
Roo Lester 💖 Spanish Basque
Richard Powers 💖 American and European Partner Dances
Andy Taylor 💖 Carpathian
Richard Schmidt 💖 Polish Couple Dances
Stacy Rose 💖 Contras
Band: Tom Pixton, Ralph Iverson, and Brian Wilson

Come dance with them all!
Our Artists teach the same dances both weeks, but the Assemblies, Parties, and Evening Dancing are different each week.
Stockton Folk Dance Camp 2025 will be held during the following weeks:
Week 1 – July 20 – 26
Week 2 – July 27 – Aug 2
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Dance Party with Greg Jenkins & Friends
2025-07-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
We love a party at GreekFeet and what a wonderful way to spend a Monday night dancing and listening to Greek music to the tunes of Greg and Friends. Join us for a night of hospitality, dancing, and good vibes!
Greg has managed to put together a group of talented Bay Area musicians just for our GreekFeet Party. Greg and Friends will take you on a magical musical journey to Greece with a diverse repertoire from the deep, soulful tunes of Epiros to the joyful, spirited music of the Greek Islands.
Band

Greg Jenkins on clarinet, bouzouki and vocals
Ari Langer on violin
Jenette Selin on accordion and santouri
Michael Garibaldi on Percussion

GreekFeet meets at the Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama Street at 17th Street, San Francisco. Please ring the bell at the Gate and we will buzz you in

34th Annual Polish Festival
2025-09-06 12:00 - 17:00 | Polish American Community Hall, 327 Main Street, Roseville, CA, 95678, United States
A 34 Year Tradition of Celebrating Polish Culture
Have you danced the Polka, ate Pierogi, and had your picture taken with a “Polish Princess”? Never, you say? Well, it’s about time you did!
Join the Polish American Club of Sacramento, Inc. at the 34th Annual Polish Festival. Come celebrate and learn about the Polish culture through traditional food, drink and song.
The best part of the Festival is the food and entertainment. There are no Polish Restaurants in the greater Sacramento area, so the Polish Festival is the only time when people can enjoy authentic Polish food while listening to traditional Polish music, performed by professional musicians.
Bogdan Komorniczak
PAC Entertainment VP
More than 1500 people are expected to attend this year’s festival. But don’t worry, there will be plenty of food. Come fill up on home-made Polish delicacies – over 5,000 Pierogi (potato-cheese filled, meat filled, or mushroom and sauerkraut filled dumplings); 1,000 Golabki (cabbage rolls); 700 pounds of Kielbasa (Polish sausage), hundreds of servings of Placki (potato pancakes) and a variety of Polish Pastries will be served.
Beside all the wonderful food and entertainment there will be several vendors on-hand selling Baltic Amber, handmade crafts, Polish souvenirs, and Polish Sausages. Don’t forget to visit the Polish marketplace! If you’re in a bidding mood there is also the silent auction. For those that wish to try their luck, tickets for the raffle will be available. You can commemorate your visit with a picture with a “Polish Princess” at the photo booth.
Dance the Polka or while you eat, enjoy the music of Chet Chwalik Polmuz Polka Band and Accordian music from Nicolai Prisacar. The performances of the Bay Area Polish Dance groups of Lowicznie and Sokoly are sure to impress.
There is something for everyone at the 34th Annual Polish Festival! The event is for all ages.
Admission and Parking are free. Wheelchair Access. Credit Cards Accepted.
Polish American Club of Sacramento
The Polish American Club of Sacramento, Inc preserves and perpetuates Polish traditions, customs, culture, and heritage through social events and activities. Since the foundation of the club in 1959 membership and the festival have grown. For more information about the performers and vendors please visit the festival website.

Officers Ball 2025
2025-10-04 13:00 - 22:00 | Veterans Memorial Building, Pleasanton, 301 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA, 94566, United States
The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops, on-site dinner, dance party, and special attractions returns! The theme this year is “FUN-ding the Future.”
The Officers Ball is also an important fundraiser for the Federation Scholarship Fund. Its Annual 50/50 Drawing is a popular feature: buy tickets for $1 each and, if your ticket is drawn, you receive 50% of the total ticket sales. Consider bundling the 2026 Federation Folk Dance Wall Calendar with your ticket purchase and pick up the calendar at the Ball.
Schedule

Price
Time (pm)
Event

1:00
Doors open

$25
1:30-5:30
Dance workshops

$20
5:30-7:00
On-site dinner (for those registered in advance)

$25
7:00-10:00
Evening celebration, dances from the workshop and your requests.

The special full package price of $55 (workshop, dinner, and party) may purchase all until September 30, 2025.
Workshop
The afternoon workshop will again feature a program of new and classic folk dances featuring local teachers. Dances to be taught will be provided in late September. The tentative list of instructors include:

Adony Beniares – Čapkan Dimčo (Macedonian, non-partner)
Craig Blackstone – Fjaskem (Swedish, mixer)
Marija Hillis – Three’s a Crowd (US, trio mixer)
Judy Kropp – Bridge of Athlone (Scottish, set)
Lothar Narins – Karkmarocka (Rusyan, non-partner)
Alan Rothchild – Hora Vrânceana (Romanian, non-partner)

Donate
Because of a matching grant, all donations made at or before the end of the Officers Ball that are designated for scholarships will be doubled. Donate ONLINE or bring cash or check to the Officers Ball.
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Registration
Officers Ball 2025 Registration form Register by September 30, 2025 to obtain the special all event package pricing (workshop, on-site dinner, and evening party) of $55 and save $15. On-site dinner registration is not available after September 30. New members with coupon pay for dinner only.
Option 1: Mail-In Registration
Download and complete registration form.
Make checks payable to the FOLK DANCE FEDERATION. If you are still planning to come for the entire event, email Sabine at Treasurer@folkance.com and tell her you will bring a check to the Officers Ball. Do NOT mail a check now.

Option 2: Online Registration
Online registration has ended.

Dance Party with Bulgarika
2025-10-19 14:00 - 16:30 | Strawberry Recreation Center, 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, CA, 94941, United States
Dance to your favorite international tunes live with Bulgarika and Kopachka Folk Dancers
at Strawberry Rec. Center, Mill Valley!
BULGARIKA is back for their 2025 tour: Donka Koleva, Nikolay Kolev, Stoyan Kostav, and Anton Shekerjiev. The group features four maestros with decades of performing experience. They are all steeped in Bulgarian music and rhythms from a young age and bring the very best of the Bulgarian folk-music tradition for your enjoyment.
$15 general admittance, $7 students. Doors open at 1:30pm. Refreshments provided.
Covid protocols: Vax/boosters strongly encouraged, masks required if not (KN95, N95, and KF94–we can provide).
Additional parking at Strawberry Point school across street.
Be sure to bring tips for the band.

Greek Feet Autumn Party
2025-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Celebrate the change in seasons with us to the live music of Greg Jenkins and Friends! Truth is we had so much fun at our previous party with this band, we just had to have another party with Greg and Friends. Join us for a night of hospitality, Greek dancing and good vibes.
Greg and Friends will take you on a magical musical journey to Greece with a diverse repertoire: feel the deep, soulful tunes of Epiros; enjoy the joyful, spirited music of the Greek Islands; be captivated by the driving, pulsating rhythm of Pontic music; and celebrate the rich tradition of Greek Macedonia music with its complex and intricate rhythms. .

Greg Jenkins on clarinet, bouzouki and vocals
Ari Langer on violin
Jenette Selin on accordion and santouri
Michael Garibaldi on Percussion

Łowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble 50th Anniversary Concert
2025-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596, United States
Łowiczanie Dancers and Directors warmly invite you to attend their festivities celebrating 50 years of dance and tradition, cultural, and educational service to the Polish community and the greater Bay Area!
Their 50th anniversary concert guests include Tekla Klebetnica – award-winning Polish musicians from Poland – alongside acclaimed Polish folk ensemble, Krakusy LA, our own folk ensemble for kids, “Sokoly” and other exciting performers.
On the following day, October 25,
Łowiczanie celebrates a gala Dinner-Dance in San Francisco promises a sparkling evening of art auction-bidding, dancing to live and DJ’d music, delicious Polish cuisine, retrospective slideshow projections, and delightful surprises for our guests.
Early Bird tickets for both events will bne available soon through the Lesher Center for the Arts Box Office – stay tuned!

Łowiczanie Polish Folk Ensemble 50th Anniversary Dinner and Dance
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596, United States
The Łowiczanie Dancers and Directors warmly invite you to attend their festivities celebrating 50 years of dance and tradition, cultural, and educational service to the Polish community and the greater Bay Area!
Łowiczanie celebrates a gala Dinner-Dance in San Francisco promising a sparkling evening of art, auction-bidding, dancing to live and DJ’d music, delicious Polish cuisine, retrospective slideshow projections, and delightful surprises for our guests.
Early Bird tickets for both concert and dinner will be available soon through the Lesher Center for the Arts Box Office – stay tuned!

Fall Camp 2025
2025-10-31 - 2025-11-02 | Brandeis-Bardin Campus, 1101 Peppertree Lane, Brandeis, CA, 93064, United States
Join us at Fall Camp 2025 for another magical, fun-filled weekend of dance, music, crafts, nature, and camaraderie.
This year, Fall Camp 2025 will feature one main teacher, Catherine Rudin, plus several of our own California-based dance teachers. Catherine will present an eclectic mix of forgotten-classic and recent captivating dances, with particular attention to styling details that make a dance specific to a time and place. She has danced for more than 5 decades, enjoying a wide variety of styles and traditions. She has both family and linguistic research ties to the Balkans, especially Bulgaria. Balkan music and dance are her roots, but she loves and participates in other traditions as well.
In a return to a practice from the first Fall Camp and Camp Hess Kramer, several experienced and skilled California dance teachers will also present great dances that campers will enjoy learning.
Dancing will be in the magnificent, air-conditioned Wapner room, on a wooden dance floor. Fall Camp offers many other activities, including:

Dance parties on Friday and Saturday evening (Yes, we will solicit your dance requests in the weeks before-hand),
Meals together, Happy Hours, and other socializing with our precious dance friends,
The opportunity to play an instrument and/or sing in the Potluck Band,
Art/craft projects in the campus’ inspiring environment,
Morning stretching sessions and nature walks in the tranquil, outstandingly natural landscape,
Expertly-led star, and maybe satellite-gazing, well away from LA’s city lights.

Campus
Once again, Fall Camp will be on the beautiful rural Brandeis-Bardin Campus near Simi Valley, with its comfortable motel-style rooms in an idyllic, natural setting. Nestled in a woodsy alcove, the campus is a lovely place where you can enjoy being close to nature while still having the creature comforts of excellent meals (upgraded from previous years), motel-style rooms (with private bathrooms, heat, and air conditioning), and more. You can dance when you feel like it, and when you don’t, do other things such as catching up with friends, playing Scrabble, working on a jigsaw puzzle with others, getting a massage, completing a craft project, going for a walk in nature, reading a good book, meditating, or doing nothing at all. You don’t have to get on a plane or drive treacherous mountain roads to be with nature, and WiFi is available too!
About 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, near Simi Valley, Brandeis-Bardin is a lovely and comfortable place to spend a weekend dancing with friends. The beautifully landscaped grounds have many mature trees and offer breathtaking views of the Santa Susana Mountains. The camp’s address is 1101 Peppertree Lane, Brandeis, CA 93064. Fly into Burbank or LAX.
Fall Camp Registration
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Note that the Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc. requires participants to sign a waiver that is included in the file. As we get closer to the date, Brandeis-Bardin Campus will also require participants to sign a waiver, and that waiver can be signed online.
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Kolo Festival 2025
2025-11-28 09:00 - 2025-11-30 00:00 | Croatian Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94708, United States
2025 will be the 74nd annual Kolo Festival! Kolo Festival includes dance, vocal, and instrumental classes, along with dancing, sing-alongs, culture corners, instrumental jam sessions, kafanas and parties, brass, Bitov, Izvorno bands and more!
Musicians from around the world playing folk dance music from Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Norway, Romany communities, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States.
Schedule
Kolo Festival 2025 Schedule
Dance Instructors

Roberto Bagnoli
Bulgarian, Romani and Turkish Dance
Roberto Bagnoli Roberto Bagnoli grew up in Rome, where he was first introduced to folk music and dance, eventually taking part in several performances and teaching dance classes. He subsequently studied various forms of folk dance in workshops throughout Europe, Israel, and North America under the guidance of renowned choreographers and teachers. Roberto now lives in Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy, considered to have one of the most important dance communities in Italy.
From 1995 to 2003, he performed as a dancer and choreographer with the Terra di Danza Dance Company and was involved in the production of Raggi di luna Italiana and Capriccio Italiano (Italian dances), GiroGiroMondo (dances from around the world), Keltic Emotion (Celtic dances), Mazal Tov (Israeli dances), and Ethnos (international folk dances).
He is the founder of Folk Atelier Reggio Emilia (FARE), devoted to the development and conservation of folk dance heritage. As director of FARE, he is in charge of organizing and conducting folk dance classes, workshops with Italian and foreign specialists, and of the performing sector, staging various performances, parties, and dance gatherings.
He currently organizes two dance camps in Europe: Balkanot (Balkan and Israeli dance) and Camp Yofi (Israeli Dance).
Roberto teaches weekly classes in various cities in the north of Italy and conducts monthly sessions in Rome and Milan besides conducting workshops and seminars throughout Europe, the United States (notably the Stockton Folk Dance Camp), and Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. Read more…
Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu
Romanian Folk Dance
Cristian 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.
In recent years, Cristian and Sonia have developed a specific interest in working with recreational folk dance groups. They’ve been teaching in Brazil, Canada and the United States, Europe (Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland and the Netherlands), Asia (Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan) to share their love of Romanian folk traditions. They have taught workshops in Canada and the United States and choreographed Romanian suites for performing groups, including the world-renowned BYU Folk Dance Ensemble in Utah.Read more…
Tanya Dimitrov
Tanya Dimitrov’s journey into the world of dance began at the age of six in the small village of Petarch, Bulgaria, where traditional music and dance were a vibrant part of daily life. Inspired by her father, who instilled in her a profound love for Bulgarian culture, Tanya knew from an early age that dance was her true calling — the only path she ever wished to follow. She pursued this passion with unwavering dedication, training at the prestigious National School of Dance Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, with a specialization in Bulgarian folk dances. Tanya continued her education, earning an MFA in Dance from the Academy of Music, Dance, and Fine Arts in Bulgaria, an MFA in Dance from Arizona State University, an MA in Creative Enterprise and Cultural Leadership from ASU, and a Masters degree in Business Economics from the University of Plovdiv. Now based in Phoenix, Arizona, Tanya is the Artistic Director of the Balkanik Dance Group and a leading organizer of the Bulgarian Folklore Festival “Tupan Bie.” Her work bridges generations and geographies, celebrating the richness of not only Bulgarian traditions but also the diverse tapestry of Balkan dances. For Tanya, dance is more than performance; it is storytelling, memory, and community made visible. With over two decades of experience, she is dedicated to ensuring that these living traditions are passed on, honoring the past while inspiring new generations to keep the spirit of Bulgarian and Balkan folk dance alive. Read more…
Maria Bebelekova
Bulgarian Singing
Maria Bebelekova from the Bulgarian Rhodope town of Shiroka Luka, learned singing from her mother and grandmother. She studied at the Shiroka Luka Folk Music School and the Plovdiv Conservatory, then returned to her hometown, where she taught at the music school for 15 years. She sang with the Bulgarian women’s choir Angelite for three seasons, and has performed and recorded regularly with other ensembles. Maria teaches kindergarten and singing for adults and children at the Khan Asparuh Bulgarian School in Sunnyvale, CA, and gives private singing lessons in the San Jose, CA area.Read more…
John Morovich
Tamburica, Croatian Singing
John Morovich John Morovich, born in 1965, grew up in Seattle’s sizable Croatian community. Since 1973, he has studied, taught, and performed traditional music and dance of Croatia and other parts of Southeastern Europe. He was awarded the prestigious Washington State Arts Commission Folk Arts Fellowship for 2001.
He is currently the artistic director of the Seattle Junior Tamburitzans, a 50-member youth ensemble of which he was a performer from 1974 through 1987 and since 2013 has directed Tamburaski Orkestar Kisobran. He conducted the Jele Croatian Women’s Choir and Klapa Ruzmarin in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He was selected as Guest Conductor for the Croatian Fraternal Union of America Junior Cultural Federation Festival held in Chicago, in July 2005.
John has taught at many camps and seminars, including the California Kolo Festival in San Francisco, the Balkana Seattle Balkan Camp, the Texas Camp, the East European Folklife Center’s Balkan Music & Dance Workshops, and the Seattle Folk Dance Festival. John has also worked with many folklore ensembles across the United States and Canada. He most recently choreographed for the Ban Jelačić Croatian Dance Ensemble of Penticton, B.C., Canada; Hrvatski Vitezovi; Sarajevo of Vancouver; and Zagreb of Victoria, B.C., Canada, and Ethnic Dance Theatre of Minneapolis. MN. Dances John has taught include Kabanica i Seksera, Grizlica, H’ajd Na Lievo, Mazulka, Okrani Se Moje Kolo Malo, Repa, Sad Moi Dragi u Šumi Kod Koza, Saljsko Kolo, Slavonsko Kukunješče, Sroteš, Sˇ’tiri Snehe, Tanac po Susasko, Veloluški Tanac, and Žena Ide Na Gosti. Read more…
Musicians (aka Performers)
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Chubritza International Folk Band
Fanfare Zambelata
Orkestar Unbound
Sinovi
More performers to be announced!

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Razzmatazz Holiday Party
2025-12-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Monroe Hall, 1400 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401, United States
Join the Razzmatzz Folk Dancers for their ‘Tis the Season Holiday Folk Dance Party on Saturday, December 14 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm at Monroe Hall, 1400 W. College Ave., Santa Rosa. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission: $5. Tips for the musicians and singers are greatly appreciated.
The evening will begin with recorded dance favorites from 7pm – 8pm, followed by a reading of “The Night Before Christmas” and Hanukkah songs. The rest of the evening will feature live music with GRADINA, local Balkan choral group and YABULKA playing Bulgarian dance tunes on traditional instruments.
Snacks for our refreshment table are welcome. We hope you can be there!

Dance Party with AVRA
2025-12-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
Greek dance party with live music by AVRA!
See you on the Dance Floor!

Dance Party with Da! Mozhem
2026-01-24 16:00 - 19:00 | Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, United States
Dance to your favorite international tunes with Da! Mozhem and Cabrillo Folk Dancers. Doors open at 4 pm; music starts at 4:30 pm. Potluck between the two sets of music!
Be sure to bring tips for the band. If you are not well please stay home.
Da! Mozhem
Da! Mozhem at the San Francisco Free Folk Festival Da! 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.

Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend
2026-01-30 16:30 - 2026-02-02 03:00 | Online, CA, United States
Instead of making you wait all the way to July to enjoy the wonders of Stockton Folk Dance Camp, enjoy the 2026 Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend with
Dance – Music – Presentations – Videos – Games – Parties – Virtual Hugs
All online via Zoom
Featuring an all-star faculty with more than 70 hours of classes, presentations, parties, and replays

💖 4 dance parties.
💖 Dance With the Teachers hosted by Paul Collins, Sherry Cochran, Murray Spiegel, and Roo Lester
💖 Sherry Cochran and Will Cope – The Rise of Folk Bands in the U.S.
💖 Our amazing house band, Orkestar Unbound

Featured artists include:

Richard Powers – Presentation
Jaap Leegwater and Angel Nazlâmov – Bulgarian
Tanya Dimitrov – Bulgarian
Shamulik Gov-Ari – Israeli
Andy Taylor – Dances from Carpathian Europe
Heidi Vorst and Süssefüsse – Dance Performance
Will Cope and Orkestar Unbound – International Dance Music Favorites

More artist details…
Plus games, videos, puzzles, and more to be announced. This, along with our great MCs and Techs, will make it a wonderful weekend.
Visit the Stockton Folk Dance Camp Winter Weekend page for emerging details…
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The entire online camp is free with registration on Zoom. Register now! If you are already registered for the Global Folk Dance Party, you’re all set. We use the same Zoom.
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One hundred percent of each donation goes directly to the artists! Stockton Folk Dance Camp is a 501-c-3 nonprofit, so all donations are tax deductible. No contribution is too small.
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Hungarian Dance House (Táncház) with Live Music
2026-01-31 16:00 - 23:00 | Hungarian Cultural Center, 35660 Cedar Boulevard, Newark, CA, 94560, United States
Eszterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble invites you to join them at their annual Táncház (Dance House) and Concert at the Hungarian Cultural Center in Newark on January 31th, 2026, an unforgettable night of rhythm, tradition, and community. This year, they’re thrilled to feature the incredible Gyanta Banda as the guest musicians!
What’s in store for you?:

A live folk concert by Gyanta Banda (perfect even if you can’t stay for the dancing).
A joyful children’s táncház.
An adult táncház with friendly dance instruction at the beginning—no experience needed!
A marketplace with folk-inspired goods from Eszterlánc dancers and local vendors.
A raffle and delightful surprises.
Hungarian food, pastries, and drinks available for purchase.

Admission (at the door)
Adult: Concert $10 / Táncház $20 / Both $25
Youth (5–17): Concert $5 / Táncház $5 / Both $5
Family (2 adults + 2 youth): Concert $20 / Táncház $40 / Both $50
All levels of experience welcome, no partner needed.

BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey - Reno
2026-02-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Procter R Hug High School, 3530 Sullivan Lane, Sparks, Nevada, 89431, United States
Get ready to experience the vibrant and energetic BYU International Folk Dance in Reno, NV – it’s going to be a cultural extravaganza!
Journey: Reflections shares strength from the past through traditional music and dance. Join the dancers for 90 minutes as they portray cultures from all over the world. Experiencing the ensemble’s furious footwork, pulsing rhythms, live music, and vibrant costumes will leave you with a special kind of wanderlust. Through a variety of dances—American clogging, Irish step dance, Indian folk fusion, Ukrainian hopak, and more—Journey: Reflections invites all to look back and reflect on the path that has shaped us into who we are today and to find unity in differences. Despite their diverse appearances, the dances exemplify how we all have the same human experiences. Let’s commit to reach out in wonder as we reflect together.

Meet the Brigam International Folk Dance Ensemble 2025-2026! This talented group of performers is ecstatic to be representing cultures from all around the world and sharing the joy of dance with audiences this season. More details…
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BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey - Modesto
2026-02-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Foster Family Theater, 1000 I Street, Modesto, CA, 95354, United States
Get ready to experience the vibrant and energetic BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble—it’s going to be a cultural extravaganza!
Journey: Reflections shares strength from the past through traditional music and dance. Join the dancers for 90 minutes as they portray cultures from all over the world. Experiencing the ensemble’s furious footwork, pulsing rhythms, live music, and vibrant costumes will leave you with a special kind of wanderlust. Through a variety of dances—American clogging, Irish step dance, Indian folk fusion, Ukrainian hopak, and more—Journey: Reflections invites all to look back and reflect on the path that has shaped us into who we are today and to find unity in differences. Despite their diverse appearances, the dances exemplify how we all have the same human experiences. Let’s commit to reach out in wonder as we reflect together.

Meet the Brigam International Folk Dance Ensemble 2025-2026! This talented group of performers is ecstatic to be representing cultures from all around the world and sharing the joy of dance with audiences this season. More details…
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BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey - Stockton
2026-02-26 19:30 - 21:00 | CA
Get ready to experience the vibrant and energetic BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble—it’s going to be a cultural extravaganza!
Journey: Reflections shares strength from the past through traditional music and dance. Join the dancers for 90 minutes as they portray cultures from all over the world. Experiencing the ensemble’s furious footwork, pulsing rhythms, live music, and vibrant costumes will leave you with a special kind of wanderlust. Through a variety of dances—American clogging, Irish step dance, Indian folk fusion, Ukrainian hopak, and more—Journey: Reflections invites all to look back and reflect on the path that has shaped us into who we are today and to find unity in differences. Despite their diverse appearances, the dances exemplify how we all have the same human experiences. Let’s commit to reach out in wonder as we reflect together.

Meet the Brigam International Folk Dance Ensemble 2025-2026! This talented group of performers is ecstatic to be representing cultures from all around the world and sharing the joy of dance with audiences this season. More details…
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BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey - Oakland
2026-02-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Oakland California Temple, 4770 Lincoln Ave, Oakland, CA, 94602, United States

BYU Intl Folk Dance Ensemble: Journey - Sacramento
2026-02-28 19:30 - 21:00 | CA

NFO Conference 2026
2026-03-05 - 2026-03-08 | Old Murphey School, Shared Visions Retreat Center, 3717 Murphy School Road, Durham, NC, 27705, United States
Annual NFO Meeting and Conference 2026
March 5 – 8, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina
Save the date!
Arrive in time for the Welcoming Reception on Thursday evening. Friday starts out with the NFO Annual Membership. The rest of the weekend will be full of presentations, workshops, performances, and parties, and the Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. Plan to stay through Monday morning for the post-conference debrief.
We hope you will join us in Durham for three+ days of cultural activities, events, and friends, including:

Presentations
Dance instruction
Music workshops
Evening dance parties
Workshops
Performances
Live music
Singing
Networking opportunities
Awards banquet
Annual business meeting

Presenters
Many more presenters and performers will be announced, but here’s a preview of our exciting program.

Phil Jamison – Appalachian Dance Traditions
Erik Bendix – International Dancing
Sheila Kay Adams – Storytelling
Ben Owen – Pottery
Triangle Shape Note Singers – Singing
Apple Chill Cloggers – Dancing
Debby Szajnberg – NFO Grant Report: Global Rhythm Games

Registration opens November 28, 2025. More info will be posted to the website as updates are available.
For ongoing updates in programming, schedule, and registration visit the NFO 2026 Conference Web Page.

Laguna Folk Dance Festival 2026
2026-03-06 - 2026-03-08 | Laguna Woods Clubhouse 2, 24112 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637, United States
Clubhouse 2 Southern California’s premier folk dance festival! Dance workshops, parties with live music, the famous Sunday Dance Concert, ice cream social, happy hour… 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!

Instructors
We are proud to announce that our teachers this year are Daniel Sandu and Anna Angelova.
Daniel Sandu
Daniel Sandu Daniel Sandu was born in Bucharest in 1967 and began dancing with Romanasul ensemble at age six. As a child, he accompanied the Romanian delegation to a world dance ensemble in Cuba (1978), and at age 18 became a professional dancer with Rapsodia Romana (1985) in Bucharest.
Since 1992 he has danced with Het Internationaal Danstheater in Amsterdam. He obtained a bachelor of dance education degree in 2003 from the Rotterdamse.
A fulltime resident of the Netherlands, he is currently on staff at the folk dance house, Terpsichoré, in Amsterdam, where his course “Rhythm, Romania, Roma” (3R) ranks among their most popular offerings. Read more…

Anna Angelova
Anna Angelova Anna grew up in a small town in Northern Bulgaria where the lively local festivities (sabors) and traditional ceremonies kindled her interest in folklore at an early age. Anna’s dance adventures started when she joined the town’s folk dance ensemble where she learned from esteemed choreographers and performed along experienced dancers throughout her youth years.
Upon coming to the United States to further her education, Anna was introduced to the internationally acclaimed Ahmet Lüleci’s Collage Dance Ensemble: a unique experience that unlocked passion and appreciation for the greater Balkan magic and beyond. The eight years Anna spent performing with Collage on local and national stages were instrumental for her growth as a dancer – from professional attitude to stage presence to polished style to authentic connection with our ancestors through Ahmet’s vibrant choreographies. In 2022, Anna was honored to teach Bulgarian Dance at Ahmet’s annual World Camp in Rock Hill, New York. Read more…
Registration
Mail in Registration Form Online Registration is available on or before February 28th. Passport and Event tickets will be available at the door. Meals are available to purchase by pre-order only separately on or before February 28th. Meal purchases are not available at the door.
Registration Form and Waiver

Greek Feet Dance Party with AVRA
2026-03-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
We love a party at GreekFeet and what a wonderful way to spend a Monday night dancing and listening to Greek music to the live tunes of AVRA. Join us for a night of hospitality, dancing, and good vibes!
AVRA performs traditional Greek music for dancing, listening and transporting you on a magical musical journey to Greece. Dance to a diverse repertoire of songs: the deep, soulful tunes of Epiros; the joyful, spirited music of the Greek Islands; the driving, pulsating rhythm of Pontic music; and the rich tradition of Greek Macedonia music with its complex and intricate rhythms. AVRA features

Greg Masaki Jenkins on clarinet, percussion, and vocals
Ari Langer on violin
Jenette Selin on accordion and santouri
Michael Garibaldi on percussion, vocals, and laouto

GreekFeet meets at the Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama Street at 17th Street, San Francisco. Please ring the bell at the Gate and we will buzz you in

Annual Red & Black Ball
2026-03-28 19:00 | Monroe Hall, 1400 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401, United States
Join the Razzmatazz Dancers for their annual Red and Black Ball dance party! The first hour will be dancing to recorded music. The rest of the evening will be live music and singing with Yabulka and Gradina.
Don’t forget to wear red & black! $10 for adults, children free, plus tips for singers and musicians. Snacks for our refreshment table are greatly appreciated.

Live Music with Ezgija
2026-03-28 19:00 - 21:30 | Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, United States
Live music dance party with the Ezgija band at the Live Oak Grange! Doors open at 7 pm; Ezgija plays 7:30-9:30. $15 sliding scale.
Sponsored by the Cabrillo Folk Dancers.
Ezgija
EZGIJA is a Santa Cruz based band specializing in dance tunes from the Balkans, Turkey, and surrounding regions.

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2026
2026-04-17 - 2026-04-19 | Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall, 12460 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, V3Y 2J5, Canada
The twelfth and final Lyrids Folk Dance Festival will take place April 17-19, 2026 at Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall an hour drive east of Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Our guest artists will be Tineke and Maurits van Geel presenting Armenian, Roma, and other International dances.
Zakuska from Seattle, WA will be the Saturday evening party band.
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Zoom Registration
For more details e-mail info@lyridsfolkdancefestival.org
Donations Gratefully Accepted
Please 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.
Featured Guests
Tineke van Geel
Tineke Van Geel
In 1977 Tineke van Geel received her degree as folk dance instructor. She specializes in Armenian dance and works as a choreographer. Tineke conducts workshops for students at various levels, beginners to professional, and has taught classes in international folk dance, Dutch and Armenian dances in many countries around the world. Her main focus is to break down complicated steps and movements to basic elements and slowly ‘rebuilding’ them to the original dance form. This skill is part of her worldwide success and is combined with a vast knowledge of Armenian dance and culture.
Since 1985 she has regularly visited Armenia to study folklore at the Pedagogic Institute and Choreographic School in Yerevan. A part of each research trip was devoted to working with several amateur groups in Armenia and doing research on costumes. Two of those research trips were sponsored by the Dutch government. On several occasions Tineke visited the USA to observe the dances performed by the Armenian communities there. Read more…
Maurits van Geel
Maurits Van Geel
Maurits was artistic director of the professional Dutch dance performance group The Internationaal Danstheater for 24 years. During this interval, the group performed 47 different evening shows. Part of this job involved several months of dance research each year in order to prepare for these programs.
Maurits has traveled extensively in his dance research that has emphasized the Roma culture and those in the Caucasus. These travels have included India, Pakistan, Turkey, Russia, England, France, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ossetia, Dagestan, and Cherkassy. He has also choreographed many dances.
In the last several years, Maurits has been teaching often with Tineke, and this has included workshops in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. In North America, the couple have taught at Oktoberfest in Montreal, Pinewoods Camp in Maine, and Stockton Folk Dance Camp. Read more…

Live Balkan Folk Dance Party with Da! Mozhem
2026-05-03 14:00 - 16:30 | Strawberry Recreation Center, 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, CA, 94941, United States
Kopachka Folk Dancers invites you to dance to your favorite international tunes with Da! Mozhem Sunday May 3, 2026.
Be sure to bring tips for the band.
COVID Safety Protocol: Vax/boosters highly encouraged; masks required if not (N95/KN95/KF94-we can provide). If you are not well please stay home. No food please; snacks provided!
Da! Mozhem
Da! Mozhem at the San Francisco Free Folk Festival Da! 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.
More details about the Kopachka Folk Dancers

Hungarian Heritage Festival 2026
2026-05-09 12:00 - 22:00 | Twin Pines Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont, CA, 94002, United States
Experience the tastes, sights and sounds of Hungary. Come see what makes Hungarian culture truly unique! All music and dance performances and exhibits are included in the price of admission.

Live Performances
Live Folk Dance and Music
Traditional Food and Pastries
Fine Hungarian Wine
Cultural and Art Exhibits
Puppet show and crafts for the Children
Hungarian Craft and Gift Faire
Evening Dance Circles

Admission
$20 for Adults
$5 for Youth (6-17 years old)
Free for Children 5 and under

2017 Hungarian Heritage Festival
For more details visit https://www.hungarianheritagefestival.com/.
Advance Tickets

June Camp 2026
2026-06-11 - 2026-06-14 | Lake Forest Academy, 1500 West Kennedy Road, Lake Forest, 60045, United States
June Camp, a mainstay of the Midwest international folk dance community, welcomes dancers from all over the U.S.A. and beyond! We especially pride ourselves on welcoming globally-known dancers and this year Caspar Bik will be our featured guest.
See you at June Camp!
Caspar Bik
Caspar Bik Caspar Bik was born in 1990 in the Netherlands. He was an active dancer from a young age in groups that presented Dutch dances as well as groups that showed international dances. Caspar graduated in 2013 as a dance teacher at the dance academy Codarts in Rotterdam. Besides folk dancing, Caspar has experience in modern/contemporary dance, classical ballet, jazz dance, ballroom, and tap dance. Since his graduation he has been teaching different dance styles to children, teenagers, and adults at amateur and professional levels. In 2014, he founded a youth school for theater arts which performs a stage musical every year for which Caspar creates the choreography. Both as a folk dance instructor and as a choreographer he has taught courses in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey, Taiwan and the USA. Caspar has been specializing in folk dances from countries around the Black Sea. During his research in Georgia, he trained with the professional ensemble Erisioni and traveled through the country to experience the colorful variety and beauty of Georgian dance, song and music. Read more
Dance Exchange
Programs such as the Dance Exchange give local teachers opportunities to shine. The Dance Exchange is a program of brief reviews by advance request, of classic old dances that you can’t quite remember – or ones from past June Camps that have slipped away. Participants submit suggestions and our committee finds local teachers who can present them. You can get a sense of the range of dances that have been included in the past by looking at this list. Notes and music for the Dance Exchange dances will be available to all and videos will be included in the weekend’s video download package. Read more…
Live Music Parties
As always, we will have wonderful live music for all our evening parties provided by Tom Pixton, Ralph Iverson, and Brian Wilson who are in residence throughout camp.
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