BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Folk Dance Federation of California - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Folk Dance Federation of California X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.folkdance.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Folk Dance Federation of California REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T140425 CREATED:20251227T043423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T052407Z UID:17333-1775921400-1775932200@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Folk Dance and Tea Party DESCRIPTION:Come join the Peninsula Council for their an afternoon tea and dance party! Share your favorite brew\, tea time stories\, and folk dances with your friends! \n \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions. \nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/tea-party-and-folk-dance/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-April-V-3-1.pdf ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T140425 CREATED:20251227T044213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T014951Z UID:17340-1778338800-1778351400@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party with Rebecca Tsai as MC! Invite your friends for a short beginner dancer workshop at 3pm. \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions. \nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-may26/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2026-May-V-1.pdf ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260711T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260711T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T140425 CREATED:20251227T050002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T050002Z UID:17342-1783794600-1783807200@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party! Invite your friends for a short beginner dancer workshop at 6:30pm. \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions. \nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-jul26/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/fireworks-new-years-eve-1703824563oeo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T140425 CREATED:20251227T050249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T050249Z UID:17346-1786213800-1786226400@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party! Invite your friends for a short beginner dancer workshop at 6:30pm. \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions. \nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-aug26/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/vintage-children-restored-clipart-1616050400KPv.png ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T140425 CREATED:20251227T051356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T114331Z UID:17348-1789237800-1789250400@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party! Invite your friends for a short beginner dancer workshop at 6:30pm. \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions. \nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-sep26/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2302.i126.004.S.m005.c13.folklore-music.svg ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T140426 CREATED:20251227T115005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T115005Z UID:17358-1791743400-1791756000@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party with Marurits and Tineke van Geel and Adony Beniares as MC! Invite your friends for a short beginner dancer workshop at 6:30pm. \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions\nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. \nMaurits van Geel\nMaurits Van Geel Maurits was artistic director of the professional Dutch dance performance group The Internationaal Danstheater for 24 years. During this interval\, the group performed 47 different evening shows. Part of this job involved several months of dance research each year in order to prepare for these programs. \nMaurits has traveled extensively in his dance research that has emphasized the Roma culture and those in the Caucasus. These travels have included India\, Pakistan\, Turkey\, Russia\, England\, France\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Georgia\, Ossetia\, Dagestan\, and Cherkassy. He has also choreographed many dances. \nIn the last several years\, Maurits has been teaching often with Tineke\, and this has included workshops in Taiwan\, Hong Kong\, Singapore\, and Malaysia. In North America\, the couple have taught at Oktoberfest in Montreal\, Pinewoods Camp in Maine\, and Stockton Folk Dance Camp. Read more…\n  \nTineke van Geel\nTineke Van Geel In 1977 Tineke van Geel received her degree as folk dance instructor. She specializes in Armenian dance and works as a choreographer. Tineke conducts workshops for students at various levels\, beginners to professional\, and has taught classes in international folk dance\, Dutch and Armenian dances in many countries around the world. Her main focus is to break down complicated steps and movements to basic elements and slowly ‘rebuilding’ them to the original dance form. This skill is part of her worldwide success and is combined with a vast knowledge of Armenian dance and culture. \nSince 1985 she has regularly visited Armenia to study folklore at the Pedagogic Institute and Choreographic School in Yerevan. A part of each research trip was devoted to working with several amateur groups in Armenia and doing research on costumes. Two of those research trips were sponsored by the Dutch government. On several occasions Tineke visited the USA to observe the dances performed by the Armenian communities there. Read more… URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-oct26/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2302.i126.046.F.m005.c9.folklore-music.svg ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T140426 CREATED:20251227T115241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T115241Z UID:17361-1794681000-1794693600@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party! Invite your friends for a short beginner dancer workshop at 6:30pm. \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions. \nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-nov26/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/the-childrens-table-at-the-crouch-family-thanksgiving-day-dinner-ledyard-connecticut.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261225T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261225T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T140426 CREATED:20251227T121357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T121357Z UID:17366-1798225200-1798236000@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Christmas Night Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Once upon a time\, a family gathered with friends and relatives every Christmas Night to celebrate the day. They shared food and beverages\, and danced away the evening. John Nicoara was there. It was from the stories of these warm memories that Jan and he\, and Becky and Adony\, were inspired to continue that tradition with a new family — YOU! \nAll request Folk Dance Party hosted by the Peninsula Council! Send your request to pfdcparty@gmail.com. This is our 20th annual Christmas dance party. \nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. \nBring a finger food snack to share. Water and punch will be provided. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/xmas-night-dance-26/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1024px-Christmas_Belles_at_Crown_-_11366677816.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR