Events generally in Northern California
We made it - it's 2021. So..... time for a dance party! We hope to see you on Saturday January 16 from 3:00-6:30pm US Pacific time. We will be celebrating the dances of Atanas Kolarovski with Fusae Carroll. The after party will be hosted by Paul Collins and friends. Dance wherever you are; no need […]
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. We've finalized the faculty for a January online event with a […]
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. Can you think of a better combination than pajamas and dancing? I can’t! You can even bring your fave stuffy to dance along with you. Join the Global Folk Dance Team and friends on Saturday, February 20, for our most leisurely party […]
Join us for an online dance party celebrating St. Patrick's Day! Let's have a high-energy party and dance with a bit of Irish joy in your heart! Katherine Abbott will be our MC for this party, her first online folk dance MC experience! Join Katherine and her dance leaders for a dance party focused on […]
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. We will gather once again on Saturday, March 20, this time to celebrate the dances of Yves Moreau. For this party we are delighted to be part of World Spring Camp. To attend both the camp and our party, register here. To […]
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. Join the Global Folk Dance Party team for a party named "Double Name Dances and Other Favorites." For a sneak preview, here are a few of the dances: Galyam Galyam, Zek Zek Dadumle and Rum Dum Dum. Guest dance leaders will include […]
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. […]
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. This month we will be joined by Steve Kotansky with a focus on dances we've learned from Steve and Susan. In addition, two of our friends from Florida, Pat Henderson and Bobby Quibodeaux, will be dancing from their home studio, with maybe […]
POSTPONEDRegretfully, we announce our decision to postpone Statewide this year initially set to take place Memorial Day Weekend, May 22-24, 2020 in Petaluma. This was not an easy decision but ultimately we felt that postponement was the best decision to protect the public amid the COVID-19 outbreak and community recommendations of social distancing. The good […]
Given the extraordinary circumstances of the current pandemic year, the Midwest's residential international folk dance weekend is moving to an online format on Zoom for 2021. We are still pleased to feature our teachers planned for the COVID-cancelled June Camp 2020, live music by Tom Pixton and the Pinewoods Band, and some of our camp […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com