Folk Dance Federation of California

Global Folk Dance Party
2025-04-19 15:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, CA, United States
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 playlist is still being compiled so email your dance requests or questions to virtualfolkdance@gmail.com
Please come at 2:30pm for some pre-show fun.
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide.
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 email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Statewide 2025
2025-05-02 - 2025-05-04 | Portuguese Hall of Arroyo Grande, 707 Huasna Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420, United States
The 2025 Statewide Folk Dance Festival, is an annual weekend festival of folk dance and parties on May 2-4 at Arroyo Grande on the Central California coast.

Instructors and Band

Željko Jergan (Croatian) and Billy Burke (Northern Macedonian).
Live music by Chubritza
Live music by Big Rock Balalaika (Saturday only)

Venue
Portuguese hall has lots of parking and is less than a mile directly off of the 101 freeway and about five miles from the ocean on the California Central Coast. There are restaurants in the village and hotels nearby. The Hall is a short drive to the village where there are many dining opportunities. Directions…
Hotels
Hampton Inn & Suites, 1400 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 – 805-202-2110. Group rates are $162 for 1 king bed, $172 for 2 queen beds. Reservations… Directions…
Schedule

Friday May 2nd
12:00 – 1:00 Doors open; global music followed by easy warm-up dances
1:00 – 1:15 Welcome and Announcements by MC
1:15 – 2:30 Zeljko Jergan dance class (1 hour, 15 minutes)
2:30 – 2:45 Break (15 minutes)
2:45 – 4:00 Billy Burke dance class (1 hour, 15 minutes)
4:00 – 6:00 Dinner offsite (2 hours)
6:00 – 6:40 Cultural Presentation by Dana Adobe
6:40 – 7:00 Warm-up dances with recorded music
7:00 – 10:30 Dance Party with Chubritza

Saturday May 3rd
9:00 – 9:25 Doors open; global music followed by easy warm-up dances
9:25 – 9:30 Welcome and Announcements by MC
9:30 – 10:45 Billy Burke dance class (1 hour 15 minutes)
10:45 – 11:00 Break (15 minutes)
11:00 – 12:15 Zeljko Jergan dance class (1 hour 15 minutes)
12:15 – 1:45 Lunch Break (1 hour, 45 minutes) offsite
1:45 – 2:15 Performance by Solvang dancers
2:15 – 3:30 Zeljko Jergan dance class (1 hour, 15 minutes)
3:30 – 3:45 Break (15 minutes)
3:45 – 5:00 Billy Burke dance class (1 hour, 15 minutes)
5:00 – 6:00 Happy Hour with music by Big Rock Balalaika (open to all)
6:00 – 7:30 Catered Dinner onsite or dinner offsite (1 hour, 30 minutes)
7:30 – 11:30 Dance Party with Chubritza

Sunday May 4th
9:00 – 9:25 Doors open; global music followed by easy warm-up dances
9:25 – 9:30 Welcome and Announcements by MC
9:30 – 10:30 Reviews by Zeljko Jergan(1 hour)
10:30 – 10:45 Break (15 minute)
10:45 – 11:45 Reviews by Billy Burke (1 hour)
11:45 – 12:00 Announcements by MC and closing ceremony
12:00 – 1:00 Box Lunch onsite or lunch offsite (1 hour)
1:00 – 3:30 Free community dance with maypole dance
(Schedule subject to change)

Registration
Lodging should be purchased separately. Recommended group pricing available.

Online Registration
Register online today!

Mail-In Registration
Statewide 2025 Registration Form Send completed registration form with your check made payable to Folk Dance Federation of CA, South to:
Statewide registrar
c/o M. Lange
421 N Las Flores Dr
Nipomo, CA 93444
Please write one check for registration and additional offerings.
More details…

Global Folk Dance Party
2025-05-17 14:30 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide.
It’s almost time for June camp! Let’s get ready together. Please join us for our usual team of dance leaders as well as this year’s June camp teacher Steve Kotansky and June camp regulars and dance leads Nina Lusterman, Marie Aspell, Dit Olshan, Anna Nardo, Catherine Rudin and Michael Kuharski.
Please come at 2:30pm for some pre-show fun. We look forward to seeing you on the Zoom dance floor on Saturday May 17.
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 email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Global Folk Dance Party
2025-06-21 14:30 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide.
It’s summertime! Just the perfect time to join us for Sun, Fun and Sunni on Saturday June 21. We will have our usual team of dance leaders and Tech dance leaders. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! The playlist is still being compiled so email your dance requests or questions to
May’s pre-party was a set of YouTube videos of the artists performing the music we dance to. Please click this link for the May pre-party playlist. The contents are

Bingeol — Haig Yazdjian Group
Ciorba din Curacan — Ileana Ciuculete
Ara Homecoming — Ara Dinkjian
Julud — Aziza Brahim
Kothibiro — Ayub Ogada
Tokemekino Rhumba — Kiyoshi Hikawa
La bordeiul cel din vale — Nicolae Gribincea și Ansamblul Plăieșii
You Paradesio Lemonia – Panteles Thalassinos

As part of the pre-June Camp party, we also shared two compilation videos featuring films and pictures of June Camp. In addition, we’ve included a video of Dit dancing Ora Za Dit (Tinka). You can click here for those videos.
As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party (2:30pm PST) for a different pre-show (quiz, video, music, trivia, etc) each month.
Please come at 2:30pm for some pre-show fun. We look forward to seeing you on the Zoom dance floor on Saturday June 21.
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 email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Global Folk Dance Party
2025-07-19 14:30 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. Please join us for “One of Each!” on Saturday July 19. We will have our usual team of dance leaders who will be joined this month by Marcia Schran and Kathleen McDonagh.
As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party (2:30pm PST) for a different pre-show (quiz, video, music, trivia, etc) each month.
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 email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Global Folk Dance Party
2025-08-16 14:30 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. Please join us for “New and Old Favorites” on Saturday August 16. We will have our usual team of dance leaders plus some special guests.
As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party (2:30pm PST) for a different pre-show (quiz, video, music, trivia, etc) each month.
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 email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Global Folk Dance Party
2025-10-18 14:30 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
It’s that spooky time of year! Join us to “Fall into Halloween” on Saturday October 18. We’ll be getting spooky with our usual team of dance leaders, who will be joined this month by our special guest Judy Silver.
As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party (2:30pm PST) for a different pre-show (quiz, video, music, trivia, etc) each month.
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 email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Global Folk Dance Party
2025-11-15 15:00 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
We’re going to honor our Northern friends on Saturday November 15. We’ll have our usual team of dance leaders, who will be joined this month by guest teachers Lori Larsen, Bev Neilson, Riki Advi and Judy Silver. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! Until the playlist is compiled email your dance requests or questions to virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. As always, join us 30 minutes before each Global Folk Dance Party at 2:30pm PST for a different pre-show (quiz, video, music, trivia, etc.) each month. Hope to see you on the virtual dance floor on Saturday November 15.
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 email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend
2026-01-30 - 2026-02-01 | Online, CA, United States
Instead of making you wait all the way to July to enjoy the wonders of Stockton Folk Dance Camp, enjoy the 2026 Stockton Folk Dance Winter Weekend with
Dance – Music – Presentations – Videos – Games – Parties – Virtual Hugs
All online via Zoom
Featuring an all-star faculty with more than 70 hours of classes, presentations, parties, and replays

💖 4 dance parties.
💖 Dance With the Teachers hosted by Paul Collins, Sherry Cochran, Murray Spiegel, and Roo Lester
💖 Sherry Cochran and Will Cope – The Rise of Folk Bands in the U.S.
💖 Our amazing house band, Orkestar Unbound

Featured artists (tentative) include:

Richard Powers – Internatioal
Jaap Leegwater – Bulgarian
Tanya Dimitrov – Bulgarian
Shamulik Gov-Ari – Israeli

Plus games, videos, puzzles, and more to be announced. Stay tuned for more…
This, along with our great MCs and Techs, will make it a wonderful weekend.
Visit the Stockton Folk Dance Camp Winter Weekend page for emerging details…
REGISTRATION
The entire online camp is free with registration on Zoom. Register now! If you are already registered for the Global Folk Dance Party, you’re all set. We use the same Zoom.
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DONATE
One hundred percent of each donation goes directly to the artists! Stockton Folk Dance Camp is a 501-c-3 nonprofit, so all donations are tax deductible. No contribution is too small.
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