Events generally in Northern California
Dance to your favorite international tunes with Zabava and Kopachka Folk Dancers! $15 general admittance, $7 students. Doors open at 7:30pm. Covid protocols: proof of vaccination with booster and masks required (KF94, KN95, and N95). Be sure to bring tips for the band. Bill CopeZabavaEnergetic, soulful, and rhythmically dazzling music played from the center of […]
Join the Folk Dance Federation Board online as they meet for their March 2023 planning meeting. Various topics such as event planning, membership, publicity, insurance, and budget are discussed. Get to see Federation meetings behind the scenes! Sunday March 19, 3pm-4:30pm, online Meeting ID: 821 4223 9442 Passcode: 147746 Join Online
Annual NFO Meeting and Conference 2023 March 29 - April 2, 2023 in Concord Massachusetts Coming this spring at the NFO 2023 Conference – networking, moving, and lots of live music! Just what you all asked for at the end of the 2022 Conference. If you have a passion for folk arts, come meet, learn, […]
It's Easy Being Green Celebrate the end of first quarter 2023 with the Saratoga International Folk Dancers. Live music with Da! Mozhem and recorded music during the band's breaks. Warmup and dances for beginners between 7:30 and 8:15pm. Da! Mozhem will then play for 45 minutes or so. Recorded music for 15-20 minutes while the […]
Balkan Plus Folk Dance Party in memory of Gary Anderson Balkan Plus 2023 programJoin us for an afternoon of dancing to a program inspired by Gary’s parties. Hosted by Gary’s children Eric & Jean and family Contact: Bill Croft, wcroft@unm.edu, txt 505-234-4177 Light refreshments & donations welcome (no glass containers or alcohol) Masks encouraged, vax […]
Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party emceed by Changs! We'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 […]
Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the second Saturday of every month. Saturday […]
This month we're presenting a little preview of the upcoming June Camp. We welcome June Camp regulars Mady Newfield, Jennifer Forbes-Baily, Kathleen Mazurek, Barbara Bleisch, Michael Kuharski and Catherine Rudin as our guest leaders. Along with our regular team, they will lead some favorite June Camp dances from years past. Join at 2:30pm for fun […]
Save the date for the nineth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2023 featuring folk dances taught by Steve Kotansky (Balkan) and Genci Kastrati (Albanian). Live music with Orkestar RTW during the Saturday dance party. Register For more details e-mail info@lyridsfolkdancefestival.org
To help promote folk dance, several Bay Area Folk Dance Federation member groups are generously opening their folk dance classes free to the public during Bay Area Dance Week, April 21 to 30, 2023. Bay Area Dance Week Bay Area Dance Week, an inclusive celebration of movement and dance, returns in 2023 after a three-year […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com