Events generally in Northern California
Festival ScheduleThe annual Cerritos Folk Dancers Lunar New Year Festival! Save the date! Now in its 13th year! This year the workshop teachers are master instructors Lee Otterholt and Rebecca Tsai. There will be finger food available. If you like, you may bring food or non-alcoholic-beverages to share with other dancers. There will be a […]
Aaron Alpert is excited to announce Nirkoda Romani (Hebrew for "let's dance Romanian style"), a workshop with Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu, beloved teachers of Romanian folk dance (and good friends). Aaron Alpert will also be teaching Israeli dances. The evenings will be filled with dance parties MCed by Loui Tucker (Sat.) and Adony Beniares […]
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. Catherine Rudin, Leigh Holden, and Lori Larson will join as Guest Dance Leaders this time. Join The Party By Zoom Register by Zoom We've changed Zoom numbers. Here's what you need to do. Use the registration link above and you'll get an […]
Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the third Saturday of every month. Saturday […]
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, and the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award... 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 […]
This is a large, friendly group; you won’t be disappointed! Sliding scale admission $5-10. No one turned away for lack of funds. More details… Bruce Hamilton Bruce HamiltonBruce 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 […]
Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the third Saturday of every month. Saturday […]
Join us for the annual Blossom Festival in San Francisco hosted by Changs Folk Dancers and the Folk Dance Federation! The Blossom Festival includes short dance workshops, a folk dance party with live music by Da! Mozhem, and more. Free! Download and share a flier.
Let's celebrate Mainewoods' 30th together! Join us Saturday April 19. We'll have our usual team of dance leaders and this month we're also joined by Tom Pixton, Penny Brichta, Barbara Merson, Nina Lusterman, Barbara Zeles, Sarah Sheard, Rob McCollum, Marcia Schran, Tom Roby and Sue Rose. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! The […]
Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the third Saturday of every month. Saturday […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com