Events generally in Northern California
The Croatian Heritage Festival (formerly the Marko Polo Festival) is a celebration of Croatian music, dance, food, and heritage. Marko Polo, the famed Croatian explorer, was born on the island of Korcula, off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. To highlight his achievements as one of the men to open the Far East to trade, the […]
GreekFeet is happy to have Dr. Christos Papakostas from Greece for a special two-hour Greek Dance Workshop. Please don't miss this opportunity to join us to learn Greek dances from around Greece, concentrating on dance from Epirus. Dr. Papakostas Dr. Christos Papakostas is an assistant professor in the Department of Gymnastics and Dance, School of […]
Erik Bendix will be dancing with the East Bay Folk Dancers in Piedmont this night. This will be a fun night of recreational dancing with Erik rather than a formal workshop but he will likely be leading and teaching some international dances. Admission is $5 this time, with free admission for first time attendees. Erik […]
Get ready for Kolo Festival by preparing with a workshop with Adony Beniares and Katherine Abbott and party with live music by Zabava International! Bring tips for the band! Snacks greatly appreciated for the Kafana. 6:45 pm Doors open. Warm up and request dances 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Workshop with Adony Beniares and Katherine […]
2019 is Kolo Festival's 68th year! Dance Teachers Joe Graziosi - Greek dances Sonia Dion & Cristian Florescu - Romanian line & couple dance John Filcich - Traditional kolos John Morovich - Croatian dances Singing Teachers Maria Bebelekova - Bulgarian songs John Morovich- Croatian & Serbian songs Michele Simon - Balkan songs For the first […]
Holiday Celebration and Second Harvest Food Bank Donation 3:00-7:00pmRequest dance party with quick teaching of fun dances by our wonderful local instructors. Donation: $15 and/or 10 cans of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank (checks payable to Second Harvest Food Bank). Goal is 300 cans and $300. No glass containers or expired cans. Among […]
Come meet the world at our international folk dance club. New dancers welcome. No need to bring a partner, but bring a friend to share the fun. Wear comfortable shoes. Light snacks provided. Loui Tucker is featured instructor. New dancers are invited to learn international folk dance in the East Bay in this monthly 2hr […]
The Zagyva Band on tour from Budapest will be performing in the Black Box theatre at the Woodside Priory. The program schedule is: 4 - 5pm Concert 5 - 6 pm Children’s táncház 6 - 11pm Adult táncház with teaching circles During the táncház Ignac Kadar, a professional dancer from Hungary, and Laci Tihanyi, director […]
To get ready for our Cretan Glendi on February 3, we will be hosting Achilleas Fourakis to teach us some Cretan Dances. Raised and taught dance by Effie and Vasilis, Achilleas has grown up in the Minoan Dance program since birth. Countless years of FDF practices and performances, performing at glendis and conventions, performing in […]
ScheduleThe Cerritos Folk Dancers’ Tenth Annual Lunar New Year Festival features dance workshops by master instructor Daniela Ivanova-Nyberg, lessons by Sue Chen and Wen Chiang, dance party, and a traditional New Year's Lion dance to celebrate the Year of the Mouse! There will be finger food available. You are encouraged to bring food or non-alcoholic […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com