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Events generally in Northern California

Camellia Festival 2019

Polish-American Hall 327 Main Street, Roseville, CA, United States

The 62nd annual Camellia International Dance Festival with folk dance workshops, dance parties, and surprise performances! Schedule PriceDateTime (pm)Event $10Friday, March 297:00-10:00Opening party $15Saturday, March 301:00-2:50Balkan workshop $153:10-5:00Irish partner workshop 5:00-7:00Dinner break (many nearby restaurants) $107:00-10:00Dance party DOWNLOAD, print, and share a flier. Instructors Lee Otterholt Lee Otterholt is a master teacher of International Folk […]

$10 – $40

5th Friday Party with Da! Mozhem

Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church 31st Ave. and Clement St., San Francisco, California, United States

Celebrate the 5th Friday with dancing to the live Balkan music of Da! Mozhem. We meet at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, 31st Ave. and Clement St. Enter on 31st Ave. $5 plus tips for the band. Bring snacks to share. Da! Mozhem at the San Francisco Free Folk FestivalDa! Mozhem Da! Mozhem plays and sings […]

$5

Balkan Plus Folk Dance Party

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin 240 Channing Way, San Rafael, CA, United States

A Balkan Plus Folk Dance Party hosted by the Advanced Balkan Dancers! Lots of free parking and a fine wood floor. Please bring snacks to share. DOWNLOAD, print, and share a flier. For more details contact Gary Anderson

$10

Spring Folk Dance Party

Hermann Sons Hall 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA, United States

The annual Petaluma spring folk dance party featuring live music by Staro Vino. The first hour will feature dancing to old and new recorded favorites followed by a live music set with Staro Vino playing lively and beautiful Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Greek music. Everyone is welcome to come dance and/or just listen to the fabulous […]

$15

April Folk Dance Party

Garden House 400 University Ave., Los Altos, CA, United States

Peninsula Council Folk Dance Party 7:00-7:30pmTatyana Teodorovich of Russia House Kedry will teach two 19th century Russian dances and a third ancient dance if there is time. Here are the details on the dances: In An Orchard, In A Garden (Vo Sahdoo Li...) The song is known since the last part of the 18 century. […]

$10

Greek Glendi with Édessa and Guest Yanni Konstantinou

Albany Recreation Center 1247 Marin Ave, Albany, CA, United States

This is going to be a great dance party of course with our local band Edessa but to have Yanni lead us in dance is a special treat! Easy parking on the street or in the adjacent parking lot. Édessa ÉdessaÉdessa is one of the Bay Area’s premier Balkan dance bands, devoting decades to the […]

$15

English and Scottish Country Dance Workshop and Party with David Newitt and Alan Thwigg

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

The Moveable Feet group features an English and Scottish country dance workshop with the charismic, fun-loving David Hewitt and Alan Twhigg. Live music for dancing by Susan Worland, strings, and Lyle Ramshaw, piano. 2:30 pm Doors open, chatting, warm ups/stretching 3 - 6 pmWorkshop, alternating English and Scottish dances at all levels For the Workshop, […]

$16

Greek Dance Workshop with Yanni Konstantinou

Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

GreekFeet is delighted to have our friend and internationally recognized teacher, Yannis Konstantinou teach us traditional dances from Macedonia, Greece. Please join us for this very special opportunity. If you like, please reserve some time to go out after class. Note: Ring the bell at the gate to enter Yannis Kostantinou Yannis KonstantinouYANNIS KONSTANTINOU has […]

$20

2019 Blossom Festival

City College of San Francisco, Wellness Center 50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA, United States

Blossom Festival 2019The annual Blossom Festival, a featured event of Bay Area Dance Week, includes a folk dance party, short dance workshops, and dance performance by guest company. Free! Dance activities will be held in the Wellness Center, 3rd Floor, Studio 301 DOWNLOAD, print, and share a flier.

Free

Balkan Dance Party with Zabava International

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

Live Balkan music and dancing to Bill Cope and Zabava International! It's a party night, so snacks and drinks are welcome, as are tips for the band. Bill CopeZabava International!Energetic, soulful, and rhythmically dazzling music played from the center of the dance floor--music from Albania, America, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Norway, the […]

$12

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