Dance and the world dances with you

Events generally in Northern California

Dance Party with Da! Mozhem

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

International Dance Party with Da! MozhemDance to your favorite international tunes with Da! Mozhem. Bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to help make it a party, and tips for the band! Da! Mozhem Da! Mozhem is quite possibly the largest folk dance band popular today in the Bay Area. Da! Mozhem plays and sings high-energy pan-Balkan […]

$12

Táncház with Zagyva Banda

Verhalen Family Black Box Theater, Woodside Priory 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley, CA, United States

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 […]

$15

San Leandro Folk Dance 1st Year Celebration

DC Dance Center 1555 Washington Avenue, San Leandro, CA, United States

Please join us in celebrating one year of sharing folk dance in the mid-East Bay. The renowned Loui Tucker shares her teaching skill. 12:30 - 1:00pm Noshing 1:00 - 3:00pm Class Be our guest! No class fees this day! Share with your wannabe-a-dancer friends, especially if they live in the East Bay. New dancers welcome! […]

Free

Folk Dance Party with Zabava International

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

Dance to Balkan music and beyond performed live by Zabava International! Spacious sprung wood floor; lots of free parking. Please consider bringing refreshments to share. DOWNLOAD, print, and share a flier. 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, […]

$15

2020 Scholarship Ball

IOOF Hall 467 Main Street, Placerville, CA, United States

GOLD DIGGERS DANCE Each year the Sacramento Folk Dance Council (SIFDAC) raises funds for scholarships to attend folk dance camps through donations from the Scholarship Ball. Eligible candidates are selected based on procedures and requirements determined by SIFDAC. Please bring finger food to share--thank you! Why not dress as "gold diggers" in denim or "fancy […]

$5 – $10

Folk Dance and Tea Party

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

This event is on a SUNDAY afternoon! It’s a chance for those dancers who don’t like to drive at night to join one of these parties, and to try teas and snacks from around the world! Come dance with your friends on a great wood floor! Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms […]

$10

Greek Cretan Dance Workshop with Achilleas Fourakis

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

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 […]

$10

Changs International Folk Dancers Party with Da! Mozhem

Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church 417 31st Ave (between Clement and Geary), San Francisco, CA, United States

Dance to your favorite international tunes with Da! Mozhem and Changs International Folk Dancers. Please bring a snack to share. $5 plus tips for the band. Da! Mozhem at the San Francisco Free Folk FestivalDa! Mozhem Da! Mozhem plays and sings high-energy pan-Balkan music for the joy of dancing. D!M is a group of friends […]

$5

10th Annual Lunar New Year Festival

Cerritos Senior Center 12340 South Street, Cerritos, CA, United States

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 […]

$15

Greek Dance Glendi/Party with Musicians from Crete

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

Join us for a fun Cretan Glendi with two talented young musicians from Hania and Kissamos (west of Hania) areas, Georgios Frantzeskakis (Violin) & Georgios Stratakis (Laouto). This dynamic duo has been making waves all across Crete, Greece, US, and the rest of the world. Both in their mid-20s, their popularity spans all ages and […]

$15

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