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Events generally in Northern California

Tineke and Maurits van Geel Workshop and Party

All Saints’ Episcopal 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA, United States

Workshop featuring Maurits and Tineke van Geel teaching dances of Armenia, the Roma, and other countries. Followed by dance party. Tineke and Maurits will have for sale a DVD including all the music, dance notations, and video recording of the dances. Please support our teachers and do not film during the teaching sessions. It is […]

$15

Live Music Dance Party with Zabava!

Ashkenaz 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

A live music Balkan dance party featuring Bay Area favorite Zabava! Includes Balkan dance lesson with Nadav Nur and Jerry Duke at 7:30pm. Live music begins at 8:00pm. Zabava Zabava! means Party! Zabava has some of the finest Balkan musicians in the country who aim to recreate the vibrant interplay of music and dance from […]

$12

Bulgarian Dance Workshop with Prof. Anton Andonov

Bethany Lutheran Church 1095 Cloud Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Stanford International Dancers hosts a Bulgarian folk dance workshop with choreographer and dance ethnologist Prof. Anton Andonov. Dr. Anton Andonov Prof. Anton Andonov is lecturer and director of the Department of Choreography at the Academy for Music, Dance and Fine Art in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He is also a member of numerous scientific committees, a dance […]

$15

Scottish Country Dance Workshop

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Participate in a Scottish Dance workshop. Denise Heenan will be teaching.

$12

Workshop with Michael Ginsburg

St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church 18870 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, California

Folk dance workshop with master instructor Michael Ginsburg hosted by Saratoga International Folk Dancers. Michael Ginsburg Michael has been teaching Balkan Folk Dance for over 50 years starting in 1964 with Michael Herman’s Folk Dance House in New York City. He continues to teach a weekly Balkan dance class in New York City. He has […]

$10 – $12

Balkan Dance Workshop with Michael Ginsburg

All Saints’ Episcopal 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA, United States

Stanford International Dancers is proud to present a Balkan folk dance workshop with master instructor Michael Ginsburg. Michael Ginsburg Michael has been teaching Balkan Folk Dance for over 50 years starting in 1964 with Michael Herman’s Folk Dance House in New York City. He continues to teach a weekly Balkan dance class in New York […]

$15

Valentine’s Day Dance Party

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Marcia and Yale Rosenblatt will teach the Israeli non-partner dance Simcha G'dola starting at 7:30pm. Request dance party starts at 8pm. Send your requests to Hollis. She will incorporate them into the program. DOWNLOAD, print, and share a flier!

$9

Dances with Grapevines Theme Party

First Baptist Event Hall 305 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Have fun doing grapevine theme dances with Katherine Abbott and Cindy and Craig Blackstone, plus your requests. 5:45pmDoors open, warm up dances 6:00-7:00pmCraig Blackstone teaching Opinca (Romania), Kathterine Abbot teaching a fun dance (TBA), and Cindy Blackstone teaching Rav Brachot (Israel) 7:00-10:00pmDancers' requests and theme dances Donation: $10 ($1 donation to Habitat for Humanity). Theme […]

Bulgarian Dance Workshop with Gergana Panova

Bethany Lutheran Church 1095 Cloud Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, United States

The charming Gergana Panova will be teaching a special workshop in Bulgarian dance. She is visiting the US this spring. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH4Gmb1nHk4?rel=0&w=480&h=360] Gergana Panova leads Maleshevsko, excerpt by Blakanitsa-Haifa Dance Group, Israel, 2010 Dr. Gergana Panova-Tekath Dr. Gergana Panova-Tekath was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. From 1988 to 1993, she danced with the Filip Kutev Bulgarian […]

$15

Balkan Dance Party to Celebrate Jerry Duke’s 80th

Strawberry Recreation Center 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, CA, United States

Kopachka Folk Dancers hosts a FREE party for one and all to celebrate Jerry Duke’s 80th birthday! IT’S FREE! Jerry and Jill are providing live music by Zabava! Refreshments provided. DOWNLOAD, print, and share the event flier.

Free

Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com