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SUMMARY:Fall Swedish Music & Dance Weekend
DESCRIPTION:This year marks 45 years since the Johnson-Dahlin family first founded our Fall Swedish Weekend. While we’re sad we can’t be together in person to celebrate this event\, we are excited to be using this occasion to embark on a new adventure into digital frontiers! We hope you will join us for three days of music and dance workshops\, cultural sessions\, evening performances and parties\, and even a fika social hour. We will be joined by our annual hosts Paul and Marikay Dahlin and returning artistic staff. We are also welcoming some new instructors to this year’s festival\, including artists from Sweden whose workshops will focus on the music and dance of Hälsingland and Föllinge in Jämtland\, Sweden. At only $100\, you won’t want to miss this lively and accessible event! \nBegins Friday Oct. 25\, 2:00pm CDT and ends Sunday Oct. 27\, 3:30pm CDT  \nRegistration\nAdmission for Fall Swedish Online Weekend is $100. This gets you access to any and all of the weekend’s workshops and events! \nRegister \nMore details including artists and schedule
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/fall-swedish-music-dance-weekend/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Festival,Live Music,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210126
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SUMMARY:Stockton Folk Dance Camp Winter Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Instead of making you wait all the way to July to enjoy the wonders of Stockton Folk Dance Camp\, we’ve decided to assemble the usual cast of dynamic international dance stars and musicians to entertain\, educate\, and amuse you — via Zoom\, of course. \nWe’ve finalized the faculty for a January online event with a mix of teachers who have taught at Stockton in previous years\, as well as two teachers who will be part of our faculty for the first time. We welcome our first timers to the team: Bianca de Jong\, teaching international dances and Polly Tapia Ferber teaching drumming for nonmusicians. They’ll be joined by familiar favorites Ahmet Luleci\, Roberto Bagnoli\, Aaron Alpert\, Tineke van Geel\, Maurits van Geel\, Richard Powers\, Tony Parkes\, Vlasto Petkovski\, Gergana Panova\, Kay Munn\, Miamon Miller\, Michele Simon\, Bill Cope\, Janie Cowan\, and Michael Lawson.  \nDon’t let the dates confuse you. This will be 24-hours-day\, with both live and recorded presentations.  \nView full schedule and details. \nThe Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend is free to all\, thanks to the generous donations made during the July Virtual Camp!  \nRegister
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/sfdc-winter-weekend/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Live Music,Performance,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210426
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UID:11674-1619136000-1619395199@www.folkdance.com
SUMMARY:Lyrids Kyklos Folk Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:The seventh Lyrids Folk Dance Festival\, co-organized with Kyklos International Folk Dancers\, features Tineke and Maurits van Geel teaching Armenian and Roma dances from different countries mixed with some international top hits in both mornings. In the afternoons\, cameo workshops covering Bulgarian dances\, Turkish dances\, Israeli dances\, Seated dances\, Balkan singing\, Instrumental music\, and Drumming. At mealtimes\, watch cultures talks and memorable videos from past Salt Spring Island & Lyrids Folk Dance Festivals. Friday and Sunday evening parties with recorded music\, and Saturday evening Party with Osem i Devet + Friends.  \nLyrids 2021 Instructors: Maurits van Geel and Tineke van Geel\nCameo Workshops\nProgram Schedule \nRegister \nFor more details e-mail info@lyridsfolkdancefestival.org
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/lyrids-kyklos-folk-dance-festival/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Lecture,Live Music,Online,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Northwest Folklife Festival Virtual Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The 50th Annual Northwest Folklife Festival takes place virtually on Memorial Day weekend\, May 28-31\, 2021\, at https://www.nwfolklife.org\, Facebook\, and Twitch!  \nThere are many ways to engage with programming at this year’s virtual festival! Streaming channels such as 50 Years of Folklife\, Folklife Premieres\, and The Roadhouse all feature regional artists while On-Demand and Family Fun channels provide any time access to performances and more. New this year\, the Gathering Room provides live workshops and more\, in an intimate virtual space. Visit the schedule page for a full description of the festival programming to come. \nVisit the schedule to obtain virtual program links and descriptions.  The full schedule is here!  \nSchedule
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/nw-folklife/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,Live Music,Online,Performance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210615
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SUMMARY:Scandia Camp 2021
DESCRIPTION:Free virtual camp via Zoom \nThe Scandia Camp Mendocino 2021 program will feature dance\, music\, and more from Norway and Sweden\, presented by instructors from those countries and the United States\, including: \n\nScandinavian dance fundamentals\, including Hambo and waltz\nSpringleik\, a dance from Vågå\, a town in Gudbrandsdal Norway (about Gudbrandsdal)\nDances from Dalarna\, an area of Sweden with various dance traditions (about Dalarna)\nFiddle Classes\, featuring tunes to accompany dance traditions being taught\nSinging\, with emphasis on songs from Gudbrandsdal\nNyckelharpa (a keyed fiddle)\, the national folk instrument of Sweden\nHardanger fiddle\, a uniquely Norwegian fiddle with understrings\nCow horn\, a wind instrument made from a cow horn (historic form of mobile phone)\nGroup playing (allspel/samspel) all instruments welcome – Learn the most common/popular tunes for dances and play along at the parties.\nBeginning Scandinavian fiddle classes\nCulture sessions and crafts too\n\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.  \nEntrance Lobby\n ( https://tinyurl.com/EL-SC2021 )\nScandia Camp is offering multiple concurrent events from Friday\, June 11 to Monday\, June 14. The camp has a virtual Entrance Lobby to get you to the sessions of your choice and to change between sessions. In the Entrance Lobby you will find the day’s schedule with a time zone selector and the classes arranged in three Zoom locations called the Dance Hall\, Lounge\, and Dining Hall. \nEnter now \nScandia Camp is FREE but you must register! \nRegister \nSchedule\n\nView at Scandiacamp.org
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/scandia-camp-2021/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Live Music,Online,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210724
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UID:11767-1627084800-1627862399@www.folkdance.com
SUMMARY:Virtual 2021 Stockton Folk Dance Camp
DESCRIPTION:Online Camp and Fundraiser: July 24 – August 1\, 2021\nThis year\, Stockton Folk Dance Camp is online via Zoom\, for everyone to see and enjoy! Now extended until August 1. \n \nCome join Stockton Folk Dance Camp for more sessions of what you loved from our last camps\, as well as new events\, classes\, and fun! \nIf you’ve been to Stockton before\, you’ll love this year. If this is your first Stockton\, then look forward participating in great dances\, music and fun with everybody. There’ll be over 35 guest artists from around the world leading dance classes\, showing presentations\, parties\, cooking\, and participating in a wide number of events and fun.  \nIf you can afford to\, make a donation to help faculty and camp. If you can’t donate\, you will still be able to attend and see 100 percent of the programs.  \nVisit folkdancecamp.org for latest news! \nRegistration is free and easy\, and as a bonus – there are some special gifts for those who register and for those who donate.\nRegister \nSchedule\n\nView Fall Camp Schedule
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/stockton-folk-dance-camp-2021/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Officers Ball 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops\, on-site dinner\, dance party\, and special attractions returns!  This year’s theme is “So Happy Together!”  \nPlease note the venue has changed as of October 7\, 2021. The new location is the Veterans Memorial Building\, Pleasanton. \nSchedule\n\n\nPrice\nTime (pm)\nEvent\n\n\n\n1:00\nDoors open\n\n\n$20\n1:30-5:30\nDance workshops\n\n\n$15\n5:30-7:00\nOn-site dinner with the always popular sing-along with Bill Cope (for those registered by October 11)\n\n\n$20\n7:00-10:00\nEvening celebration\, dances from the workshop and your requests.\n\n\nOfficers Ball 2019\, Hayward \nWorkshop\nThe afternoon workshop will again feature new and classic folk dances taught by local teachers including Aaron Alpert (with Latishya Steele)\, Adony Beniares\, Cindy Blackstone\, Laura Douglass (with Joe Croco)\, Carol Friedman\, Lone Coleman\, and Yale Rosenblatt.  Read the flier for the dances they will be teaching.\n \nNote: Barbara Bevan and Lenore Frigo recently reported they are unable to attend and teach. \nRegistration\nRegister by Saturday October 11\, 2021 to obtain the special all event package pricing (workshop\, on-site dinner\, and evening party) of $45 and save $10. On-site dinner registration is not available after October 11.  Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required.\nDownload Registration Form  \nOption 1: Mail-In Registration\nDownload and complete registration form.  \nMake checks payable to the FOLK DANCE FEDERATION. \nMail the check\, registration form\, and copy of COVID-19 vaccination proof to:\nSabine Zappe\n153 Race Street\nSan Jose CA 95126\n  \n \n\n\n\n\n  \n      \n      \n  \n    \n\n\n  \n  Please enter the security code:\n  \n  \n  Security Code:\n  \n  \n  Please enter the captcha verification code.\n  \n  \n\n\nSubmit
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/officers-ball-2021/
LOCATION:Veterans Memorial Building\, Pleasanton\, 301 Main Street\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94566\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Fund raiser,Live Music,Potluck,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211129
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UID:12183-1637798400-1638143999@www.folkdance.com
SUMMARY:Texa-Kolo 2021
DESCRIPTION:Online and on-site with globally inclusive Zoom sessions! \nPlease join us for TEXA-KOLO 2021\, a joyous celebration of folk music and dance. We’re all yearning for a big event – this is it!  \nKolo Festival is now named as the John Filcich Kolo Festival in honor of Kolo Festival Founder John Filcich. \nDance Teachers\n\nSonia Dion & Cristian Florescu – Romanian line & couple dance\nEvren Soytopcu-Kıyak & Ahmet Lüleci – Turkish Dance\nSteve Kotansky – Balkan Dance and Culture\nMichael Ginsburg – Balkan Dance and Culture\n\nWe’re excited to announce that Thursday’s program\, exclusively over Zoom\, will feature live\, hour long sessions with:  \n\nJaap Leegwater\nRoo Lester\nYannis and Simos Konstantinou Bata Maroetio\nTom Bozigian\nYves Moreau\nJoe Graziosi\n\nMusic\nMusicians from around the world playing folk dance music for you from: Albania\, Bosnia\, Bulgaria\, Canada\, Croatia\, Greece\, Hungary\, Israel\, Macedonia\, Norway\, Romany communities\, Romania\, Serbia\, Sweden\, Turkey\, United States.  \nEnjoy music & singing classes\, jams\, and live & recorded music parties throughout the weekend. Music staff\, assembled from both Texas and California\, includes:  \n\nJohn Morovich\nMichele Simon\nMaria Bebelekova\nBill Cope\nDon Weeda\nShirley Johnson\n\nBut wait\, there’s more!  \nThis year\, on both Friday and Saturday\, John Filcich will have an hour to share wonderful stories about Kolo Festival over the years and a few of his favorite dances. And in the hour following\, John Morovich will share some of his favorite Croatian dances! And both will have live tamburitza music!  \nTEXA-KOLO 2021 is an historic hybrid partnership. There will be electricity in the air as we gather live\, on-site at the Croatian American Cultural Center in San Francisco\, plus electronically over Zoom. Zoom participants will be able to view selected parts of the on-site program\, and we will project portions of the Zoom program in the on-site Kafana.  \nRegister Now \nSchedule\n \n \n \n \nView more schedule details… \nThe John Filcich Kolo Festival board is committed to ensuring a safe on-site environment while still preserving the most precious elements of the festival. Please read our COVID protocols.  \n\nLet’s make some magic! Register now! Any questions? Email: texakolo2021@gmail.comv \nRegistration\nMain Registration Page…\nRegistration includes options to register for in-person and/or online Zoom participation.   \nOn-site and Online\nLocation: Croatian American Cultural Center\, 60 Onondaga Ave\, San Francisco\, CA 94112\nPrice: $30 – 100 \n On-Site & Zoom \nOnline Only\n Zoom Only
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/texa-kolo-2021/
LOCATION:Croatian Cultural Center\, 60 Onondaga Ave.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94708\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Festival,Live Music,Online,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220131
DTSTAMP:20220127T182528Z
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SUMMARY:Stockton Folk Dance Camp Winter Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Instead of making you wait all the way to July to enjoy the wonders of Stockton Folk Dance Camp\, enjoy the 2022 Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend with  \nDance – Music – Presentations – Videos – Games – Parties – Virtual Hugs\n \nAll online via Zoom \nFeatured artists include: \nDANCE TEACHERS\n\nRoberto Bagnoli – International\nŽeljko Jergan – Croatian\nJaap Leegwater And Jan Wollring – Bulgarian\nAndy Taylor-Blenis – International  \n\nMUSIC TEACHERS\n\nPolly Tapia Ferber – Drumming\nMichele Simon – Singing \n\nPRESENTATIONS\n\nSteve Kotansky – Balkan Dance And Culture\nAhmet Lüleci – Turkish\nRichard Powers – Vintage Dances\n\nLIVE MUSIC \n\nBill Cope And Orkestar Unbound\n\nREAD ARTIST BIOS… \nRegister \nSchedule\n\nView Winter Weekend Camp Schedule
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/winter-weekend-2022/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Fund raiser,Lecture,Live Music,Online,Performance,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220501
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UID:12706-1651276800-1651363199@www.folkdance.com
SUMMARY:Lyrids Folk Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:The eighth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival\, includes dances from Bulgaria & Beyond with Jaap Leegwater\, dances from Turkey with Ahmet Lüleci\, and dances from Israel with Naomi Taussig. At noon\, Yves Moreau and France Bourque Moreau will talk on Traditional Dance of Québec & Beyond. Enjoy singing with Michele Simon and drumming with Polly Tapia Ferber. The evening party will include music with Orkestar Unbound (Bill Cope & friends)\, dancing your favourite dances\, and the day’s dance reviews.  \nSchedule\nView Schedule Online \n\n\n\n \n\n\nTime\nEvent\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM\nJaap Leegwater – Bulgaria & Beyond\n\n\n10:30 AM\nAhmet Lüleci – Turkish dance\n\n\nNOON\nYves Moreau and France Bourque-Moreau culture talk on Traditional Dance of Québec and Beyond\n\n\n1:00 PM\nJaap Leegwater – Jaap’s Golden Oldies\n\n\n2:30 PM\nMichele Simon – Singing workshop\n\n\n3:30 PM\nNaomi Taussig – Israeli dance\n\n\n5:00 PM\nPolly Tapia Ferber – Drumming workshop\n\n\n6:00 PM\nDance Party begins with warm-up dances\n\n\n6:15 PM\nOrkestar Unbound with Bill Cope & Friends\n\n\n7:00 PM\nDancing to Recorded Music\n\n\n7:30 PM\nOrkestar Unbound with Bill Cope & Friends\n\n\n8:15 PM\nNaomi Taussig – Dance Review\n\n\n8:35 PM\nDancing to Recorded Music\n\n\n8:45 PM\nOrkestar Unbound with Bill Cope & Friends\n\n\n9:30 PM\nAhmet Lüleci – Dance Review\n\n\n10:00 PM\nJaap Leegwater – Dance Review\n\n\n10:30 PM – 11:00 PM\nDancing to Recorded Music\n\n\n\nRegister \nFor more details e-mail info@lyridsfolkdancefestival.org
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/lyrids-festival-2022/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Lecture,Live Music,Online,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220520T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220522T180000
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UID:12157-1653071400-1653242400@www.folkdance.com
SUMMARY:Statewide 2022
DESCRIPTION:Statewide 2022 – Pastoral Fandango “Pastoral Fandango” is a weekend festival of folk dance workshops and parties including \n\nDance workshops with Ahmet Lüleci\, Gergana Panova and Bruce Hamilton\nLive Music Played by Chubritza\nDance performances by Gradina\, Chinese Performance Group with Rebecca Tsai\, and more..\nParties and Luncheon\nRequest Dancing\nMiddle Eastern dinner catered by The River Front Cafe\nMeeting friends – Old and New\n\nAll events take place at the Hermann Sons Hall\, Petaluma\, CA. \nAll participants will need to show proof of vaccination or results for an FDA approved COVID test taken each day attended. Masks will be mandatory while inside the hall with the exception of teachers\, band members\, and performers. This decision is guided by our commitment to the health and peace of mind of our community.  \nRegister \n\nSchedule\nAll events take place at the Hermann Sons Hall\, Petaluma\, CA.\nStatewide 2022 Schedule \nInstructors and Band\nAhmet Lüleci\nAhmet Lüleci A native of Turkey\, Ahmet started dancing at a very young age and joined award winning dance ensembles when he was only 8 years old. Over the next 30 years\, his dance ensembles participated in both national and international competitions throughout Europe and appeared in multiple broadcasts in both Europe\, Canada\, and the USA. His love for folk songs made him pursue a college major in Music and Voice\, and a second degree in Fine Arts. He has thoroughly researched Anatolian culture\, and separately conducted academic research into Spoon Dances\, and into the historical\, social\, and cultural background/ customs of the people of the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey. His 400-page research paper was rewarded first place by the Turkish Ministry in a 1985 national competition. Ahmet arrived in the USA in 1985 and has taught numerous workshops all over the Americas\, Europe\, Japan\, Asia\, etc. as well as choreographed and worked with many well-known performing ensembles. (Aman\, BYU\, Budlet\, Les Sortileges\, Vinod\, Hoytur\, Turhoy\, Anadolu University) Among many other dances\, Ahmet has introduced us to: Ali Pasa\, Agir Halay\, Kelekvan\, Hozanki\, Duz Halay\, Kara Tren\, Narino\, Ordu\, Oy Memo\, Heyamo\, Inaduna\, Aslan Mustafam\, Esmer\, Helef\, Lacin\, and Tesi Duz Halay. \nCurrently\, Ahmet is the Artistic Director of Collage Dance Ensemble in Boston. His goal for this ensemble is to: “Showcase the beauty and passion of neglected dance forms and their cultural heritage.” He is also an adjudicator of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod held yearly in Wales. Read more… \nDr. Gergana Panova-Tekath\nGergana Panova Dr. Gergana Panova-Tekath was born in Sofia\, Bulgaria. From 1988 to 1993\, she danced with the Filip Kutev Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble. She studied dance ethnology in Bulgaria and obtained her Ph.D. in dance from Dortmund University (Germany).  She regularly commutes between Bulgaria\, where she heads the Ethnochoreology Department at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences\, and Germany\, where she is Professor of Dance at Folkwang University in Essen. \nShe graduated in Dance Pedagogy\, Ethnochoreology\, Choreography and Direction (Bulgaria)\, and Kinetography and Communicative Sciences (Germany) and has completed a Doctorate with “Summa cum laude” and awarded the prize “Dissertation 2004” from the Technical University of Dortmund (Germany) in the area of Cultural Philosophy. The title of her thesis is “Dance after Perestroika. The Communication between Eastern and Western Europe through the Bulgarian Folkdances.” Gergana qualified in Ethnochoreology and Communication in 2011 in Sofia. \nShe performed as a solo dancer and choreographer at the National Ensemble for Folksongs and Folkdances (Philip Koutev) in Sofia from 1988 to 1994\, was a Choreographer for different Bulgarian and international Theater Projects\, was a Senior Fellow and Associate Professor for Ethnochoreology at the Institute for Art Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia\, and has lectured at the Technical University of Dortmund\, the Humboldt University\, Berlin\, the University in Zurich\, the University of Music\, Vienna\, and the New Bulgarian University\, Sofia. \nStarting in 1994\, she has conducted over 300 seminars and summer academies in folk dances in Argentina\, Austria\, Belgium\, Brazil\, Bulgaria\, Canada\, Denmark\, France\, Germany\, Holland\, Israel\, Japan\, Norway\, Switzerland\, and the United States. \nShe has published numerous articles and has written two books on various aspects of Bulgarian traditional dance. Besides organizing annual summer seminars in Bulgaria\, Gergana has taught workshops in many countries: Germany\, Austria\, Switzerland\, France\, Israel\, Norway\, Netherlands\, Belgium\, Brazil\, Argentina and North America. Read more… \nBruce Hamilton\nBruce Hamilton Bruce Hamilton is a thoughtful and energetic teacher of English and Scottish country dancing. He started dancing in college\, and took up teaching in the early 1970s. He founded the San Jose English dance and has taught English country dancing all over the United States and abroad. He is a founding member of the Deer Creek Morris Men\, a 15-year participant in The Christmas Revels\, and past president of the Country Dance and Song Society.  Bruce has been focusing on non-choreographic elements of English Country Dance (ECD). He doesn’t teach many new or complex dances (claims he can’t remember them!) but instead focuses on skills that apply across all dances. He is interested in how the dancers move\, how they give weight\, how they match the music\, how well they work with their partners\, etc. In workshops Bruce also reviews the fundamentals of turns\, heys\, rights and lefts\, using dances that will help these people work on those skills.  He carries this focus into his sought-after callers’ classes\, which he’s done for the last three decades. Training ECD teachers is relatively unexplored territory and it’s very exciting. Learning to teach takes years\, but even in a weekend or week-long mini-course he’s been able to point students in useful directions\, and some have made great strides. By day\, Bruce is a retired computer scientist and now helps out with his wife’s dog and cat rescue organization. He has taught at Mendocino Folklore Camp\, Pinewoods Camp\, Timber Ridge and Stockton Folk Dance Camp\, and in five countries. Read more… \n\nChubritza – Traditional Balkan and International Folk Music\nChubritza  Chubritza is well known throughout California as they have been featured in several dance camps as well as past Statewide Festivals. They are known for their variety and mixture of international musical tastes and textures\, while retaining a Balkan and Eastern European emphasis.  Chubritza is Janet Finney-Krull\, Meadow Lo\, Jim Case\, Linnea Mandell\, Rick Kruse\, and Craig Kurumada.\nRead more…\nHotels\nStatewide 2022 will be happening in Petaluma the weekend prior Memorial Day Weekend. Motel prices will be going through the roof on that weekend so please book your rooms early. Only one hotel has been willing to contract with us (so far) \nHampton Inn and Suites\nThe Hampton Inn and Suites in Rohnert Park for $195/night is a high-end hotel with beautiful rooms\, and it includes free wi-fi\, a fridge\, a microwave\, a couple of free upgrades to a king suite with a pull-out couch\, and a complete hot breakfast (eggs\, waffles\, fruit\, juice\, yoghurt\, oatmeal\, etc.). The breakfast is self-serve in a motel style manner\, since the hotel does not have a restaurant. To reserve\, call 855-283-5831 or use the button below.  Mention discount code “FDF” when you call. \nRates for May 19 through May 24 will honored until one month before the event\, April 19th.  \nHampton Inn Reservations  \nOthers\nOther hotels close to Petaluma that we researched and visited and are still available at reasonable rates (search the Internet for the best rates) if booked early.  Unfortunately\, the only hotel within walking distance is Hotel Petaluma on Kentucky Street. \n\nHotel Petaluma – 707-559-3393 \nMetro Hotel and Cafe in Petaluma – 707-773-4900 \nAmerica’s Best Value Inn in Petaluma – 707-795-9000\nThe Days Inn in Novato – 415-897-7111\nBudget Inn in Rohnert Park – 707-584-1305 \nAmerica’s Best Value Inn in Novato – 415-892-7500 \nMotel 6 in Petaluma – 707-765-0333\n\nVisit Petaluma\nStatewide 2021 will be held in the charming town of Petaluma in Northern California’s Sonoma County. Petaluma\, once known as “the egg basket of the world”\, continues to have a strong connection to its farming past—more recently\, with the planting of vineyards which produce some of the finest wines in the world. Petaluma\, and the larger Sonoma County of which it is a part\, is just an hour north of San Francisco\, and offers visitors so many options to enjoy “the bounty of the County” that you may want to enjoy an extended stay—or plan a time to revisit this beautiful part of the world. \nIf you saw the movies American Graffiti or Peggy Sue Got Married\, then you have seen a bit of Petaluma. And if you are a Hitchcock fan\, then a trip to the towns of Bodega and Bodega Bay may suit you fine—come see the birds!—or visit the library in Santa Rosa\, where Uncle Charlie left a “shadow of a doubt“.   \nSonoma County extends from just west of Napa all the way to the Pacific Ocean. You can visit the ocean and the redwoods easily in one afternoon. Armstrong Redwoods has very accessible trails\, and a stroll among these ancient giants can be enjoyed by all ages. Or\, if you prefer some retail therapy\, coupled with charming restaurants\, visit the town of Healdsburg a half-hour north. \n\n\n \nHistoric Petaluma\nTour historic Petaluma.\n\n\n \nLocal Wineries\nVisit a local winery.\n\n\n \nLocal Parks\nVisit a local park.\n\n\n \nThings to Do\nPlan a trip to the coast\, the redwoods\, beer tasting\, places to hike or more.\n\n\n  \nDriving Directions to Hermann Sons Hall\, Petaluma\nStatewide 2022 Driving directions \nEasiest: Hwy 101 to Washington St. to N. Webster St. to HSH\nFrom the South\nExit Hwy 101 at East Washington St. / Central Petaluma\nTurn left at the stop light\, continue straight on Washington St. (becomes Bodega Ave) for 1.8 miles to N. Webster St.\nTurn left on N. Webster St.\, continue 0.3 miles to intersection with Western Ave.\nHSH is on the corner of Western and N. Webster \nFrom the North\nExit Hwy 101 at East Washington St. / Central Petaluma\nTurn right at the stop light\, continue straight on Washington St. (becomes Bodega Ave) for 1.8 miles to N. Webster St.\nTurn left on N. Webster St.\, continue 0.3 miles to intersection with Western Ave.\nHSH is on the corner of Western and N. Webster \nAlternate route: From Hwy 101 via Petaluma Boulevard\nFrom the South\nExit Hwy 101 at exit 427A – Petaluma Blvd. South\nTurn right at first stop light\, then immediately left at the second stop light\nContinue straight on Petaluma Blvd S. for 2.1 miles to Western Ave\nTurn left on Western Ave and continue for 0.6 miles\nHSH is on the corner of Western and N. Webster  \nFrom the North\nExit Hwy 101 at exit 476 – Petaluma Blvd. North / Penngrove\nTurn right at stop light\, continue straight on Petaluma Blvd N. for 3.0 miles to Washington St.\nTurn right onto Washington St.\nContinue straight on Washington St (becomes Bodega Ave) for 0.7 mi to N. Webster St.\nTurn left on N. Webster St. and continue 0.3 miles to intersection with Western Ave.\nHSH is on the corner of Western and N Webster \n \n\nRegistration\nStatewide Covid Liability Wavier – Print\, sign\, and bring with you. Lodging should be purchased separately.  Recommended group pricing available at Hampton Inn and Suites\, Rohnert Park. \nChildren under 13 are admitted free with a paying adult. Young adults aged 13-21 will receive a 50% discount\, but may be required to volunteer from 1-2 hours during the festival. Work scholarships available. For details contact Marina Troost. \nRegister Online\n\nMail-In Registration\nPrint and Mail Registration Form \nPrint and complete registration form and send with your check (made payable to Folk Dance Federation) to:\nStatewide Registrar\nSabine Zappe\n153 Race Street\nSan Jose\, CA 95126.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/statewide2022/
LOCATION:Hermann Sons Hall\, 860 Western Avenue\, Petaluma\, CA\, 94952\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Performance,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Razzmatazz Folk Dance Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Annual Razzmatazz Folk Dance Weekend at Mendocino Woodlands Camp #1\nAfter missing the last two years of Razzmatazz Weekend at Mendocino Woodlands due to the Covid pandemic\, we are going to hold our Weekend camp in person again (fingers crossed)  on June 3\,4\,5\, 2022!  This will be our 43rd year and our final Razzmatazz Weekend.  We will be celebrating 43 years together in the magical Mendocino Woodlands\, with the incomparable music of Édessa\, outstanding guest teachers\, and joyful campers. \nWe are so happy to announce our staff for this final year: \n\nTeachers:  Michael Ginsburg\, Joe Graziosi\, Steve Kotansky\nÉdessa\, the heart and soul of camp\, with Christos Govetas\nTrue Life Trio and Joe Finn\nOur chef:  Nicole Saadeh and her staff\n\nWe will be donating all “Above & Beyond” monies directly to the Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association in appreciation for taking such good care of the Woodlands all these years. \nThis year’s camp is partially underwritten by a generous donation from Jim Kaumeyer\, a long time folk dancer in our Santa Rosa group. \nRegistration for the weekend is now open. Everyone must be fully vaccinated to attend.  For a registration form\, email: razzmatazzfolkdanceclub@gmail.com
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/razzmatazz-folk-dance-weekend-2/
LOCATION:Mendocino Woodlands Camp\, 39350 Little Lake Rd\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Scandia Camp 2022
DESCRIPTION:Free virtual camp via Zoom \nThe Scandia Camp Mendocino 2022 program will feature dance\, music\, and more from Norway and Sweden\, presented by instructors from those countries and the United States including: \n    Dance Classes \n\nPolsdans fra Finnskogen a popular dance found on both sides of the border between Norway and Sweden (about Finnskogen)\nDances from Hälsingland and Dalarna\, areas of Sweden with various dance traditions (about Hälsingland) (about Dalarna)\nGammeldans a collection of what we call old time dances from Norway (What is gammeldans?)\nScandinavian dance fundamentals\, including Hambo and waltz\n\n    Music Classes \n\nNorwegian Fiddle\, featuring tunes to accompany dance traditions being taught\nSwedish Fiddle\, featuring some of the teacher’s favorite tunes.\nBeginning Scandinavian Fiddle\nHardanger Fiddle\, a uniquely Norwegian fiddle with understrings (more information)\nNyckelharpa (a keyed fiddle)\, the national folk instrument of Sweden (more information)\nGroup Playing (allspel/samspel) all instruments welcome – Learn the most common/popular tunes for dances and play along at the parties.\nCow Horn\, a wind instrument made from a cow horn\nSinging\, with emphasis on songs from Foldal\n\n    Additional Activities \n\nWelcome Session\nCrafts\nCulture Sessions\nChat Rooms and Scandinavian Videos\nDance Parties\nJam Sessions\n\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://scandiacamp.org \nRegister
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/scandia-camp-2022/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Live Music,Online,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Scandia Camp Mendocino":MAILTO:Directors@ScandiaCamp.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220801
DTSTAMP:20240915T011259Z
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SUMMARY:Stockton Folk Dance Camp
DESCRIPTION:July 2022\, Stockton Folk Dance Camp’s 75th year\, will be an in-person camp after two years being virtual.   \nDetails of the July 2022 camp are coming soon… Check HERE for updates. \nStockton Folk Dance camp will be held during the following weeks: \nWeek 1 – July 17 – 23\nWeek 2 – July 24 – 31 \nPriority for attendance will be given to those on a wait list developed over the last two years. \nPayments page
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/stockton-folk-dance-camp-2022/
LOCATION:University of the Pacific\, 3601 Pacific Ave\, Stockton\, CA\, 95211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220909T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220909T230000
DTSTAMP:20220718T042433Z
CREATED:20220718T041854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220718T042433Z
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SUMMARY:West Coast BalkanFest
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Balkan music and dance with us at our weekend festival—in person! Our West Coast BalkanFest will be held in the picturesque Presidio of San Francisco. Jump into the joy with a live-music dance party on Friday night and then come back for classes and more dance parties on Saturday with world-class instructors and performers. People of all ages and experience levels are welcome! \nDaily Schedule\nPlease note the schedule and bands are subject to change\, even at the very last minute. The below is an outline of activities. A full\, detailed schedule will be published soon. \nFriday\, September 9\n    Doors open at 6:00 p.m.\n    The evening activities start at 6:30 p.m. with a dance workshop to get your feet moving\n    Dance party outside on the Plaza to live bands until 11:00 p.m. \nSaturday\, August 6\n    Doors open at 12:00 noon\n    Music and singing classes\, dance walkthroughs by expert teachers\, multiple bands for listening and dancing to all day long\n    BalkanFest activities continue until 11:00 p.m. \nCovid protocols: We are asking ALL participants to present evidence of current Covid vaccinations and boosters (see the registration form for details)\, and we will require masking in all indoor spaces.  \nRegistration and details…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/west-balkanfest-fri22/
LOCATION:Presidio Theatre Plaza\, 99 Moraga Avenue\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Festival,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="East European Folklife Center (EEFC)":MAILTO:office@eefc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T230000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220718T042110Z
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SUMMARY:West Coast BalkanFest
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Balkan music and dance with us at our weekend festival—in person! Our West Coast BalkanFest will be held in the picturesque Presidio of San Francisco. Jump into the joy with a live-music dance party on Friday night and then come back for classes and more dance parties on Saturday with world-class instructors and performers. People of all ages and experience levels are welcome! \nDaily Schedule\nPlease note the schedule and bands are subject to change\, even at the very last minute. The below is an outline of activities. A full\, detailed schedule will be published soon. \nFriday\, September 9\n    Doors open at 6:00 p.m.\n    The evening activities start at 6:30 p.m. with a dance workshop to get your feet moving\n    Dance party outside on the Plaza to live bands until 11:00 p.m. \nSaturday\, August 6\n    Doors open at 12:00 noon\n    Music and singing classes\, dance walkthroughs by expert teachers\, multiple bands for listening and dancing to all day long\n    BalkanFest activities continue until 11:00 p.m. \nCovid protocols: We are asking ALL participants to present evidence of current Covid vaccinations and boosters (see the registration form for details)\, and we will require masking in all indoor spaces.  \nRegistration and details…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/west-balkanfest-sat22/
LOCATION:Presidio Theatre Plaza\, 99 Moraga Avenue\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Festival,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="East European Folklife Center (EEFC)":MAILTO:office@eefc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221009T190000
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SUMMARY:San Antonio Folk Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:The San Antonio Folk Dance Festival (SAFDF) celebrates dancing\, music\, costumes\, and friendship of cultures from all over the world. Come celebrate with us for a wonderful\, special weekend of international folk dancing and culture! Join SAFDF online for a special three-day virtual festival! \nInstructors\nThe San Antonio Folk Dance Festival features world-renowned master teachers and choreographers: \n\nFusae Carroll (teaching the Macedonian dances of Atanas Kolarovski)\nShmulik Gov-Ari (teaching Israeli dances)\nIliana Bozhanova (teaching Bulgarian dances) and musical accompaniment from accordionist Todor Yankov\nZeljko Jergan (teaching Croatian dances)\n\nand culture corners with well-known folk dance luminaries: \n\nBob Leibman\, presenting his travels to eastern Macedonia and showing video footage of village dances\nJohn Morovich\, discussing the Ladarke\, a Croatian song cycle written by Emil Cossetto in 1950\nMarvin Moehle\, leading a special teaching tutorial about Balkan women’s scarves and jewelry\nShmulik Gov-Ari\, discussing the influence of the Yemenite step on Israeli dancing\n\nDetails on Instructors \nSchedule\nView Full Schedule \nRegister\nJoin by Zoom
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/safdf-22/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Festival,Live Music,Performance,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T220000
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SUMMARY:Officers Ball 2022
DESCRIPTION:The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops\, on-site dinner\, dance party\, and special attractions returns!  This year’s theme is “Life is a Masquerade!”  \nSchedule\n\n\nPrice\nTime (pm)\nEvent\n\n\n\n1:00\nDoors open\n\n\n$25\n1:30-5:30\nDance workshops\n\n\n$15\n5:30-7:00\nOn-site dinner with the always popular sing-along with Bill Cope (for those registered by October 18)\n\n\n$25\n7:00-10:00\nEvening celebration\, dances from the workshop and your requests.\n\n\nWorkshop\nThe afternoon workshop will again feature new and classic folk dances taught by local teachers including Yvonne Couvillion\, Julie East\, Carol Friedman\, Ori Gold\, Carol Friedman\, Andy Partos\, Alan Rothchild\, Rebecca Tsai\, and Lenore Watson. Read the flier for the dances they will be teaching. \nRegistration\nOfficers Ball 2022 Mail-in Registration Register by Tuesday October 18\, 2022 to obtain the special all event package pricing (workshop\, on-site dinner\, and evening party) of $50 and save $15. On-site dinner registration is not available after October 18.  Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required. \nThank you for attending!
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/officers-ball-2022/
LOCATION:Veterans Memorial Building\, Pleasanton\, 301 Main Street\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94566\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Fund raiser,Live Music,Potluck,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Stockton Folk Dance Camp Winter Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Instead of making you wait all the way to July to enjoy the wonders of Stockton Folk Dance Camp\, enjoy the 2023 Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend with  \nDance – Music – Presentations – Videos – Games – Parties – Virtual Hugs\n \nAll online via Zoom \nFeaturing an all-star faculty with more than 70 hours of classes\, presentations\, parties\, and replays \n\n💖 20+ hours of new dance classes\, presentations\, live music\, videos hours\, and events.\n💖 12+ hours of dance parties\n💖 Replays of almost everything\, so you get two chances to watch\n💖 Puzzles\, videos\, and all the other great things you’ve seen at our Camps.\n\nThis\, along with our great MCs and Techs\, will make it a wonderful weekend. \nREAD ARTIST BIOS… \nVisit http://folkdancecamp.org for emerging details… \nSchedule\nView Winter Weekend Camp Schedule
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/winter-weekend-2023/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Fund raiser,Lecture,Live Music,Online,Performance,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Laguna Folk Dance Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:Clubhouse 2 Southern California’s premier folk dance festival!  Dance and instrumental workshops with master teachers\, parties with live music\, the famous Sunday Dance Concert\, catered food… 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!\n \nInstructors\nWe are proud to announce that our teachers this year are: \nAsya Gorska\nAsya Gorska is a Ukrainian-born artist. She is a choreographer and singer. As a singer she performs a variety of musical styles in different languages. She is also a social worker\, a volunteer and a community activist. Asya has almost 25 years of dance experience in various dance forms\, such as: folk stage\, ballet\, Bailey dance\, and ballroom dance\, modern. For the past 12 years\, Asya has been the Art director and choreographer of the Ukrainian ensemble “Chervona Kalyna” in Los Angeles. The Ukrainian dance ensemble “Chervona Kalyna” was founded in 1997. Their main goal is to preserve\, educate and convey to the modern generation of Ukrainians in America: the history\, culture\, features and regional origin of Ukrainian dance. Another mission of the ensemble is to introduce and popularize Ukrainian culture and traditions among Americans and immigrants from other countries.\nIn addition\, “Chervona Kalyna” actively participates in various international festivals and concerts and in many charity events supporting Ukrainians in this challenging time. \nSvitlana Selska\nSvitlana Selska is from a small village in the region of Ternopil (Western Ukraine). She started studying Ukrainian folk dance at the Terebovlya College of Art. Later Svitlana joined the student ensemble “Ternotsvit” and also danced in the regional amateur Ukrainian folk dance ensemble “Chervona Kalyna” in Ternopil. One year later she came to Chicago where she joined the ensemble “Hromovytsia.” She then started to work as a dance teacher in the “Vyshyvanka” school of dance and continued teaching there for 8 years. Svitlana also danced in the ensemble “Horlytsia” and the “Mazurdance” school. In 2020 she moved to Orange county and in 2021 she joined the ensemble Chervona Kalyna in LA. \nBesides Ukrainian folk dance\, Svitlana has 4 years experience in salsa dance and she is also trained in ballet\, ballroom\, modern and other styles. \nSonia Dion and Cristian Florescu\nRomanian Folk Dance\nCristian 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. \nBill Cope\nSing-alongs & Multi-Instrumentalist\nBill has the honor this year of leading our sing-a-long sessions! For the few folks on the planet who don’t already know too much about him\, he is a multi-instrumentalist who is drawn to play music w/o borders\, that will get people on their feet\, dancing! And in the regard\, he hopes to sit in with some of the live bands during our event!  \nMelanie Lawson Kareem\nUkulele playing and jamming\nReturning to The Laguna Folk Dance Festival\, Melanie Lawson Kareem\, a folk dancer since childhood\, shares her lifetime of enjoying music with others by teaching ukulele on Zoom\, everyday. She is well-known in the folk dance world as “The Folk Dancer’s Ukulele Teacher” having taught at Stockton Camp since 2019. \nHotel\nAyres Hotel within walking distance of festival. Phone (949) 588-0131 and ask for “Laguna Woods” discount. Available with the local operator only. (Do not use 800#). For other options\, including assistance regarding roommates\, additional hotels or in-home hosts\, please contact Shana at ms.winokur@yahoo.com. \nCovid Policy\nAt this time we have no restrictions.  People can decide their level of risk and wear a mask or not and/or take other measures as they deem appropriate to their particular situation. Please do not attend the Festival if you are feeling unwell. If you are feeling unwell\, stay home and contact us for a refund. \n \nMore Details\n \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/laguna-fdf-2023/
LOCATION:Laguna Woods Clubhouse 2\, 24112 Moulton Parkway\, Laguna Woods\, CA\, 92637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T190000
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SUMMARY:Annual Red & Black Ball
DESCRIPTION:We’ll dance to recorded music and live music with Gradina Balkan choral and music group.  Don’t forget to wear red & black! $5 for adults\, children free\, plus tips for singers and musicians.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/red-black-ball-23/
LOCATION:Monroe Hall\, 1400 W. College Avenue\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, 95401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230403
DTSTAMP:20260624T075745Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T075745Z
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SUMMARY:NFO Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:Annual NFO Meeting and Conference 2023\nMarch 29 – April 2\, 2023 in Concord Massachusetts \nComing this spring at the NFO 2023 Conference – networking\, moving\, and lots of live music! Just what you all asked for at the end of the 2022 Conference. If you have a passion for folk arts\, come meet\, learn\, and mingle with others that feel the same way. \nThis year\, we’ll have a special focus on dance musicians speaking on our theme of musician/dancer communication. What do musicians and dancers need to know about each other to have successful events?  \nPresentations with Tony Parkes\, Michael Ginsburg\,  Jacqueline Schwab and others.\nReports on NFO projects and grants – Dance parties every night – Lots of live music \nVenues will be the Concord Scout House and the Trinitarian Congregational Church next door.\nHotel reservation block set up at Concord’s Colonial Inn. \nSchedule \nDetails and Registration
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/nfo-conference-23/
LOCATION:Concord Scout House\, 74 Walden St\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Meeting / Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230424
DTSTAMP:20260625T024147Z
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SUMMARY:Lyrids Folk Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for the nineth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2023 featuring folk dances taught by Steve Kotansky (Balkan) and Genci Kastrati (Albanian).  Live music with Orkestar RTW during the Saturday dance party. \nRegister \nFor more details e-mail info@lyridsfolkdancefestival.org
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/lyrids-folk-dance-2023/
LOCATION:Peretz Center\, 6184 Ash Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia (BC)\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Lecture,Live Music,Online,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230521T180000
DTSTAMP:20241007T151121Z
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SUMMARY:Statewide 2023
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 Statewide Folk Dance Festival\, HARBOR VIEW\, is a weekend festival of folk dance and parties on May 19 to 21\, 2023 including: \n\nDance workshops with Bata Marčetić (Serbian) and Joan Hantman (Israeli)\nLive Music Played by Sans Frontières (Friday)\, Veselba (Friday)\, and Tzidia (Saturday)\nDance performances by Bata’s 15-member youth ensemble (The Academy of Serbian Folk Dancing) from Toronto\nA Sea Shanty sing-along will be led by musician and dancer Toti O’Brien.\nParties and Luncheon\nRequest Dancing\nOptional Excursions\nMeeting friends – Old and New\n\nRegister\n \n \n   \nSchedule\nStatewide 2023 Schedule  Wigwam Hall All events take place at the Wigmam Hall\, San Pedro\, CA. \nLive music playlist \n\nInstructors\nBata Marčetić\nBata Marčetić .Miroslav Bata Marcetic was a leading performer\, soloist and choreographer\, with the Serbian National Folk Ensemble “Kolo” in Belgrade\, Serbia and Montenegro (former Yugoslavia) for seventeen years and is the recipient of several awards for his artistic work. He has attended almost all folk dance seminars held in former Yugoslavia and eventually\, he became the instructor of several workshops held in former Yugoslavia\, Japan\, Israel and currently in Canada and the USA. As a well-known choreographer\, he was chosen by the Folk Dance Association of Serbia to be a judge at folklore competitions that were taking place in Serbia and Montenegro from 1980 to 1993. \nIn Canada\, Miroslav works in several dance associations and ensembles: Kralj Petar II from Winona since 1993\, \, Serbian Club “Kordun” since 2004 and he worked in S.C.A. “Oplenac” in Mississauga from 1993 until 2004 and in Folk Dance Ensemble “Hajduk Veljko” from Toronto from 1999 until 2006. Due to his long-term\, dedicated and victorious work in the Canadian Serbian community\, on December 26th 2005 Miroslav was awarded the Golden Plaque by the Cultural-Academic State Association of Serbia. \nIn 2004\, Miroslav established his own school of dance\, “Academy of Serbian Folk Dancing” which includes more than 300 dancers of all ages\, and a folk band instructed and directed by Mica Petrovic\, a music coach par excellence\, whose last forty years of his adult life have been dedicated to publicizing and promoting Serbian folk music. The Academy of Serbian Folk Dancing is the winner of the many artistic awards. More details… \nIntroducing Miroslav “Bata” Marčetić \nJoan Hantman\nJoan Hantman Joan Hantman began classical dance at the age of three and was performing “on pointe” on stage in downtown Boston by the age of eight. She was introduced to Israeli dance at Brandeis University\, and thus began the start of a lasting relationship. She has studied with most of the major choreographers and has been teaching and performing Israeli dance ever since. \nWithin Israeli dance\, Joan has danced with the performing groups Keren Shemesh\, Screaming Sa’adya and the Electric Camels\, Zikukim\, Parparim (with whom she performed at the Mets stadium in New York)\, and Bustan Boston (with whom she performed in the first Karniel festival in Israel). Joan was the coordinator and an instructor of the MIT Folk Dance Club’s Israeli dancing for more than a quarter century\, and was on the board of Directors for the Boston Israeli Folk Dance Festival. Joan has also been on the staff of Sababa camp in New York\, and now co-organizes the IFC camp in New York as well. \nWhile dancing at MIT\, Joan caught sight of International and Balkan dancing and a new passion ensued. She began attending workshops in the United States\, and then attended many dance seminars in Bulgaria\, Greece\, Israel\, Macedonia\, Romania\, and Turkey. She complemented Ercüment Kılıc’s teaching in the United States and has demonstrated dances with Israel Yakovee\, Shlomo Maman\, Avner Naim\, and Moshiko. International performing groups included Collage led by Ahmet Luleci and the Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble as both a dancer and artistic director\, (with which she performed throughout the northeast and in England and Hungary). Joan has also performed vocally at the prestigious Pirin Pee and Koprivštica festivals in Bulgaria. She currently sings with the Balkan band Veselba and with the Bulgarian chorus Superdevoijce. \nIn her spare dance time\, Joan can also be seen doing swing\, salsa\, and clogging dance\, or appearing as background in various movies and Internet or television shows. In real life\, Joan works as a nurse at UCLA’s Santa Monica Hospital.  \nIntroducing Joan Hantman \nHotels\nStatewide 2023 will be happening in San Pedro the weekend prior Memorial Day Weekend. San Pedro offers two upscale hotels and several basic motels (ranked by price). Our host motel is Studio 6\, 525 S. Harbor\, San Pedro\, CA.\nSadly\, the inn within walking distance of Wigwam Hall is not recommended.  \n\n\nHotel/Motel\nDistance from hall\nParking\nAmenities\n\n\nCrowne Plaza Los Angeles Harbor Hotel 3\n601 S. Palos Verdes St.\nSan Pedro\, CA 90731\n310-519-8200\nOnline Reservations\n2.8 miles\n$15/day\nBlu restaurant on site serves breakfast\, brunch\, dinner\, dessert\, beer on tap\, wine\, pool\, and is smoke free. Two double beds is $245 + taxes/night\n\n\nDouble Tree\n2800 Via Cabrillo Marina\nSan Pedro\, CA 90731\n310-514-3344\nOnline Reservations\n2 miles\n$15/day\nOn-site restaurant\, pool (located on Marina)\, coffee maker. Two standard queen beds is $257 + taxes/night\n\n\nMotel 6 (New owner)\n354 W. 9th St.\nSan Pedro\, CA 90731\n310-935-2772\nOnline Reservations\n2.8 miles\nNo parking\nOne king bed is $76 + taxes/night\nInspected by John Lang\n\n\nVagabond Inn\n215 S. Gaffey St.\nSan Pedro\, CA 90731\n310-831-8911\nOnline Reservations\n2.8 miles\nFree\nLobby recently remodeled\, some rooms have new floor\, micro wave\, fridge\, pool\, no coffee maker. Coffee and pastries served Saturday and Sunday AM.\nRoom with two queen beds is $124 + taxes/night. 15% discount for seniors and AAA members\n\n\nGuest Harbor Inn\n411 S. Pacific Ave.\nSan Pedro\, CA 90731\n310-831-0195\nOnline Reservations\n2.4 miles\nFree (enter parking lot from Pacific)\nRooms recently remodeled\, mini fridge\, micro wave\, coffee maker. Room with two queen beds is $135 + taxes/night\n\n\nStudio 6 (Our Host Motel)\n525 S. Harbor\nSan Pedro\, CA 90731\n310-548-1080\nOnline Reservations\n2.8 miles\nFree\nMini fridge and micro wave in all rooms\, pool\, no coffee maker\nTwo full beds is $140 + taxes/night\nAcross Harbor Blvd. from Maritime Museum\n\n\nAmericas Best Value Inn Rancho Palos Verdes\n29601 South Western Ave.\nRancho Palos Verdes\, CA 90275\n310-519-9900\nOnline Reservations\n5 miles\nFree\nRestaurant on site\nTwo double beds is $150 + taxes/night. Inspected by John Lang.\n\n\nView document of hotel/motels near hall  \nNearby Restaurants and Attractions\nList of nearby restaurants\nList of San Pedro attractions\n15 Best Things to Do in San Pedro \n \n\nRegistration\nLodging should be purchased separately. Children under 18 are admitted free with a paying adult. Young adults aged 19-21 can receive a 50% discount if they volunteer for 1-2 hours. Work scholarships are available.  \nThe full festival package is $125 for all workshops and parties if registered by May 7. The final day to pre-register is May 7\, 2023. The Saturday only full package is $75\, or $85 at the door. Individual events may be registered for $25 apiece or $30 at the door.  \nAdditional offerings include a Saturday lunch or evening dinner\, a commemorative T-shirt. \nOnline Registration\nRegister online \nMail-In Registration Form \nMail-In Registration\nPlease download and print the Registration form\, then complete it and make your check or money order payable to: Folk Dance Federation of CA\, South. Send your form and check or money order to: \nStatewide Registrar\, Stefanie Holzman\n5702 Kern Dr.\, Huntington Beach\, CA 92649. \nMore Details…\nVisit the Statewide 2023 webpage at https://socalfolkdance.org/statewide.htm for the latest information about schedule\, opportunities for cultural excursions\, post festival Sunday afternoon gathering\, teachers\, music (bands & playlists)\, hotels\, restaurants\, parking\, directions\, etc. Mask and proof of vaccination requirements will follow CDC\, State\, and County COVID regulations at the time of the event.\nAll details \nFor more details also contact: Diane Baker 949-244-0666 or e-mail diane.baker@diandden.net.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/statewide-2023/
LOCATION:Wigwam Hall\, 543 Shepherd St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Performance,Workshop
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230618
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SUMMARY:Scandia Camp 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Scandia Camp Mendocino 2023 program will feature dance\, music\, and more from Norway and Sweden\, presented by instructors from those countries and the United States.  This year we will feature the dance and music from\nHallingdal in Norway and Föllinge in Sweden.  \n    Dance Classes\n   Camp includes the following classes and more! \n\nDance classes with our Scandinavian guest teachers focusing on Hallingdal and Föllinge dances\nDances often found at Scandinavian dance events and parties\nSocial\, changing partners dances\nClasses focusing on Hambo and waltzing\n\n    Music Classes \n\nRegular fiddle focusing on the music from Föllinge\nRegular fiddle for newer Scandinavian musicians\nHardanger fiddle\, the Norwegian fiddle with under-strings\, focusing on the music from Hallingdal and more\nNyckelharpa\, a keyed-fiddle with sympathetic strings\, is the national instrument of Sweden\nGroup playing: Allspel in Swedish and Samspel in Norwegian\, focusing on dance music. All instruments are welcome.\nSinging\n\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://scandiacamp.org \nCovid Health Policy \nNo registrations accepted after June 1.\nRegister
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/scandia-camp-2023/
LOCATION:Mendocino Woodlands Camp\, 39350 Little Lake Rd\, Mendocino\, CA\, 95460\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Live Music,Online,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230730
DTSTAMP:20240915T011401Z
CREATED:20221223T074431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240915T011401Z
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SUMMARY:Stockton Folk Dance Camp
DESCRIPTION:July 2023\, Stockton Folk Dance Camp’s 76th year\, will feature \nCome dance with Željko\, Kau’i\, Roberto\, Tony\, Kyriakos\, Iliana and Todor\, with more artists to be announced!\nOur Artists teach the same dances both weeks\, but the Assemblies\, Parties\, and Evening Dancing are different each week. \nStockton Folk Dance camp 2023 will be held during the following weeks: \nWeek 1 – July 16 – 22\nWeek 2 – July 23 – 29 \nFor emerging details Click Here \nRegister
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/stockton-folk-dance-camp-2023/
LOCATION:University of the Pacific\, 3601 Pacific Ave\, Stockton\, CA\, 95211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T170000
DTSTAMP:20230822T084627Z
CREATED:20230113T194821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T084627Z
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SUMMARY:Changs 85th Birthday Bash
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate 85 Years of Dance in San Francisco with Changs International Folk Dancers!  \nCity College of San Francisco Wellness Center\, room 301.\nOcean Avenue and Howth St.\, San Francisco\n$5 on Campus parking \nPlease bring a snack to share\nFree for all. Donations welcome! \nLive music by Da! Mozhem & Bill Cope\nRefreshments\, Performance\, Fun & Friends! \nRead more about Changs… \nDOWNLOAD\, print\, and share a flier. \nDa! Mozhem  \nDa! Mozhem\nDa! 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. \nBill Cope \nBill Cope\nBill Cope is a multi-instrumentalist who performs on over 60 instruments in many diverse concert settings. He began playing Balkan music in the mid-1970s after falling in love with the music while being in a dance group based in San Jose. Bill began his career giving lessons on tambura at the Mendocino Balkan Music and Dance Workshops in 1982\, and to date he has taught at many workshops around the country. Bill has been the music director of San Francisco-based Westwind International Folk Ensemble\, Aman International Dance Ensemble\, and Mendocino Folklore Camp\, and is currently the director of the San Francisco Kolo Festival. Instruments: accordion\, laouto\, gajda.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/changs-85/
LOCATION:City College of San Francisco\, Wellness Center\, 50 Frida Kahlo Way\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231001T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231001T213000
DTSTAMP:20230829T164925Z
CREATED:20230829T163025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T164925Z
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SUMMARY:Folk Dance Party with Janam
DESCRIPTION:Cabrillo Folk Dancers present… \nJanan\nSome of the best Bay Area musicians and vocalists…Juliana Graffagna\, Gari Hegedus\, Dan Auvil\, Shira Kammen\, Tom Farris\, and Greg Jenkins! \nThey will play two dance sets and in between will be 4-5 listening tunes. \nDoors open at 6:30pm. \nBring finger food and drinks to share. \nMasks optional but be prepared to show proof of vaccination and booster if not already on our list.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/cabrillo-janam/
LOCATION:Park Hall\, 9400 Mill St.\, Ben Lomand\, 95005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T213000
DTSTAMP:20230829T165056Z
CREATED:20230829T164443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T165056Z
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SUMMARY:Folk Dance Party with Bulgarika
DESCRIPTION:Cabrillo Folk Dancers present a live music dance party with                                       … \nBulgarika \n\nNikolay Kolev – gadulka\nDonka Koleva  – vocalist\nTemelko Ivanov – kaval\nNikolay Kodzhabashev – tasmbura\nMarin Chalamov – tupan\n\nDoors open at 6:30pm. \nBring finger food and drinks to share. \nMasks optional but be prepared to show proof of vaccination and booster if not already on our list.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/cabrillo-bulgarika/
LOCATION:Park Hall\, 9400 Mill St.\, Ben Lomand\, 95005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T220000
DTSTAMP:20230926T180821Z
CREATED:20230713T015632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T180821Z
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SUMMARY:Officers Ball 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops\, on-site dinner\, dance party\, and special attractions returns!  This year’s theme is “HARVEST HOEDOWN” so it’s time to find your favorite calico dress\, plaid shirt and jeans\, neck kerchief\, and boots (no spurs\, please)! Yeehaw!  \nSchedule\n\n\nPrice\nTime (pm)\nEvent\n\n\n\n1:00\nDoors open\n\n\n$25\n1:30-5:30\nDance workshops\n\n\n$20\n5:30-7:00\nOn-site dinner with the always popular sing-along with Bill Cope (for those registered by October 17)\n\n\n$25\n7:00-10:00\nEvening celebration\, dances from the workshop and your requests.\n\n\n \nWorkshop\nThe afternoon workshop will again feature new and classic folk dances taught by local teachers including  \n\nDenise Heenan – Pinewoods Two-Step (Scottish country dance for pairs of couples)\nLothar Narins – Levi Jackson Rose (circle of 5 couples)\nMarian Snyder –  Watermelon Crawl and Cowboy Hustle (CW line dances)\nLoui Tucker – All-Promenade Mixer (pairs of couples)\nCraig Kurumada – Bon Odori no Uta and Matsumoto Bon Bon and Ichi Tasu no Ondo (Japanese)\nAlan Rothchild –  Tzanah (Israeli)\nand maybe one more!\n\nThe Annual 50/50 Drawing is also a popular event: buy tickets for $1 each and\, if your ticket is drawn\, you receive 50% of the total ticket sales.  \nRegistration\nOfficers Ball 2023 Mail-In Registration Register by Tuesday October 17\, 2023 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 October 17.  New members with coupon pay for dinner only. \nOption 1: Mail-In Registration\nDownload and complete registration form.  \nMake checks payable to the FOLK DANCE FEDERATION. \nMail the check and registration form to: \nSabine Zappe\n153 Race Street\nSan Jose CA 95126\n  \nOption 2: Online Registration\nRegister online \nOur featured image is a publicity photo for the radio program National Barn Dance. Pictured are four couples dancing to the music and square dance caller Guy Colby. 24 March 1940 by WLS Radio\, Chicago. From Wikimedia Commons\, the free media repository
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/officers-ball-2023/
LOCATION:Veterans Memorial Building\, Pleasanton\, 301 Main Street\, Pleasanton\, CA\, 94566\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Fund raiser,Live Music,Potluck,Workshop
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