Dance and the world dances with you

Events generally in Northern California

Event Series Family Fun and Dancing

Family Fun and Dancing

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

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

$8

Jaap Leegwater Bulgarian Dance Workshop

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

Cerritos Folk Dancers (CFD) hosts a Bulgarian dance workshop, featuring Jaap Leegwater. Donation:$10. Please DOWNLOAD, print, or share a flier. Please don’t come if you have fever, coughing, or other Covid-19 related symptoms. If you have signed the Cerritos waiver forms earlier, you don’t need to sign them again. Otherwise, you may DOWNLOAD them, read […]

$10

Workshop and Dance Party with Jaap Leegwater

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

Jaap Leegwater will be teaching a Bulgarian Dance Workshop at 3:30 PM, with live music from Jaap on flute and Filip Filipov on accordion, followed by a dinner break and an International Folk Dance Party. Dress comfortably; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Party snacks welcome. Schedule TimeEventCost 3:30 - 5:00pmDance Workshop with Jaap and […]

$10 – $20
Event Series Cafe Shalom Dance Party

Cafe Shalom Dance Party

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

Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the second Saturday of every month. Saturday […]

$10

Workshop with Jaap Leegwater

Hermann Sons Hall 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA, United States

Dance workshop with Jaap Leegwater hosted by Petaluma Folk Dancers. More details coming soon! Jaap Leegwater Jaap LeegwaterJaap Leegwater started his dance career in his native country, The Netherlands, where he earned degrees in both education and international folk dance. Fascinated with the irregular Balkan rhyhms and drawn to the expressiveness of its movements, Jaap […]

Bulgarian Music and Dance Workshops with Jaap and Filip

Chico Creek Dance Center 1144 W. 1st Street, Chico, CA, United States

Join a music and/or dance workshop with legendary masters Jaap Leegwater and Filip Filipov hosted by Chico World Dancers! One may attend one or both workshops: music workshop 5:30-6:30pm and dance workshop from 6:30pm. Jaap Leegwater Jaap LeegwaterJaap Leegwater started his dance career in his native country, The Netherlands, where he earned degrees in both […]

$15

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2024

Peretz Center 6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada
Online Event

Save the date for the nineth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2024 featuring folk dances presented by Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion (Romanian dances), and Tom Bozigian & Sheree King (Armenian dances). Zakuska from Seattle, WA will be the Saturday evening party band. Save the date! Register For more details e-mail info@lyridsfolkdancefestival.org

2024 Blossom Festival

City College of San Francisco, Wellness Center 50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

The annual Blossom Festival includes a folk dance party, short dance workshops, and more. Free! Dance activities will be held in the Wellness Center, 3rd Floor, Studio 301. Use of public transit is encouraged (BART Balboa Park Station or SF Muni). The first hour will feature Dancing for All Ages especially for new dancers and […]

Free

Global Folk Dance Party

Online CA, United States
Online Event

Dance with Jaap Leegwater and Filip Filipov online and us on Saturday April 20! We'll have our usual team of dance leaders and this month we're also joined by guest leader Sherry Cochran. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! The playlist is still being compiled so email your dance requests or questions to […]

Free
Event Series Family Fun and Dancing

Family Fun and Dancing

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

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

$8

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