Camp Nirkoda Ba'Kerem 2023
2023-07-07 - 2023-07-10 | Sonoma State University, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA, 9928, United States
An Israeli dance camp and wine tasting adventure
Set in the relaxed landscape of California wine country, Nirkoda Ba’Kerem is all about community. Come join your friends — some you’ve known for years, and some you’ve yet to meet — for a fun-filled weekend of nonstop Israeli dancing. We’ll enjoy the benefits of California’s famous vineyards by incorporating a wine tasting adventure during the camp! Excellent wine and fantastic Israeli Dancing—what could be better?! Don’t miss it!
Dance Hall
We will be dancing in Field House, one of the gyms that makes up the Seawolves athletics complex. It has a large, sprung wood floor for comfortable dancing, and is located conveniently close to Beaujolais Village. Bring a water bottle so you can stay hydrated at the fill-up stations.
Food
The prices include all meals (Friday dinner to Monday lunch) and snacks. Meals are not kosher, but there are many vegetarian, meat-without-milk, fish, and other “kosher-style” options at the large buffet. SSU can accommodate most dietary requirements (vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free), which you can indicate on the registration form.
Camp Events
Access to all Israeli dance and other camp activities (games, Shabbat services, etc.) is included.
Accommodations and Parking
Three nights lodging with linens provided. Free parking permit for 3 nights in the lot next to Beaujolais Village.
Wine Tasting
All levels include our signature wine tasting experience. Camp Nirkoda Ba’Kerem’s expert sommelier has chosen several excellent vintages for you to sample as our sommeliers help you to identify the subtle flavors of each wine. For those participants who do not drink, we will have a simultaneous fancy non-alcoholic beverage tasting. All dancers have the opportunity to evaluate their favorites and to enjoy the harmonious pairings.
COVID-19 Safety
Balancing the inherent risk of COVID-19 at a community dance event, dancers’ range of risk tolerance levels, and the current COVID situation. More details…

Registration closes June 14

Details and Registration
Contact registration@nirkoda.com for answers to any questions.

Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2023-07-08 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party emceed by Kaela Fine and Hollis Radin!
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 nearly every country in the world, and the music is incredible.
Masks optional while dancing. Up to date vaccinations are required. If you’ve already shown us your vaccine info, no need to do it again. If not, you can email it to us at pfdcparty@gmail.com or bring it with you.
Send your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions, comments, or suggestions.
If you’d like to, bring a snack to share.The requested donation is $10 for the party, but we’ll never turn anyone away.
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Cafe Shalom Dance Party
2023-07-08 19:30 - 23:30, 2023-08-12 19:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-09 19:30 - 23:30, 2023-10-14 19:30 - 23:30 | Congregation Am Tikvah, 625 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, CA, United States
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 classes are large parties with many dancers from all ages and spectrum. We dance dances from 1918 and from 2018 back to back.
The first part of the evening – 30-45 minutes starts with slow and beginners dances, oldies, and dances which we learn in Tuesday class. Later we increase the intensity, up the beat and the pace and the evening is fully charged with great energy and fun.
7:30 pm – Warm-up, beginner’s, oldies dances, and recently taught dances
8:00 pm – Our party perks up… with circle, and couple dances
9:15 pm – Birthday celebrations, announcements, followed by a line dance set
9:30 – 11:30 pm – We’ll dance ‘til then or ‘til we drop – whatever comes first!
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students.
Info: Text 669.444.1284
Cafe Shalom, more details…

Federation Board Meeting
2023-07-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Online, CA, United States
Join the Folk Dance Federation Board online as they meet for their July 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 July 9, 3pm-4:30pm, online
Meeting ID: 821 4223 9442
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Join Online

Dance Workshop with Roberto Bagnoli
2023-07-13 19:30 - 22:15 | St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, 18870 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, California, 95070
Saratoga International Folk Dancers hosts a Pre-Stockton folk dance workshop with master instructor Roberto Bagnoli.
For more details e-mail loui@louitucker.com.

Roberto Bagnoli
Roberto Bagnoli Roberto Bagnoli grew up in Rome, where he was first introduced to folk music and dance, eventually taking part in several performances and teaching dance classes. He subsequently studied various forms of folk dance in workshops throughout Europe, Israel, and North America under the guidance of renowned choreographers and teachers. Roberto now lives in Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy, considered to have one of the most important dance communities in Italy.
From 1995 to 2003, he performed as a dancer and choreographer with the Terra di Danza Dance Company and was involved in the production of Raggi di luna Italiana and Capriccio Italiano (Italian dances), GiroGiroMondo (dances from around the world), Keltic Emotion (Celtic dances), Mazal Tov (Israeli dances), and Ethnos (international folk dances).
He is the founder of Folk Atelier Reggio Emilia (FARE), devoted to the development and conservation of folk dance heritage. As director of FARE, he is in charge of organizing and conducting folk dance classes, workshops with Italian and foreign specialists, and of the performing sector, staging various performances, parties, and dance gatherings.
He currently organizes two dance camps in Europe: Balkanot (Balkan and Israeli dance) and Camp Yofi (Israeli Dance).
Roberto teaches weekly classes in various cities in the north of Italy and conducts monthly sessions in Rome and Milan besides conducting workshops and seminars throughout Europe, the United States (notably the Stockton Folk Dance Camp), and Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. Read more…

Global Folk Dance Party
2023-07-15 15:00 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Stockton Folk Dance Camp Pre-Party
Most of the team will be at or on the way to Stockton Folk Dance Camp, so let’s celebrate! We expect a couple of this year’s faculty to join us.
Join The Party
By Zoom
Register by Zoom
We’ve changed Zoom numbers. Here’s what you need to do. Use the registration link above and you’ll get an email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Stockton Folk Dance Camp
2023-07-16 - 2023-07-29 | University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA, 95211, United States
July 2023, Stockton Folk Dance Camp’s 76th year, will feature
Come dance with Željko, Kau’i, Roberto, Tony, Kyriakos, Iliana and Todor, with more artists to be announced!
Our Artists teach the same dances both weeks, but the Assemblies, Parties, and Evening Dancing are different each week.
Stockton Folk Dance camp 2023 will be held during the following weeks:
Week 1 – July 16 – 22
Week 2 – July 23 – 29
For emerging details Click Here
Register

Beginner Class Dance Party
2023-07-30 13:00 - 16:00 | Live Oak Recreation Center, 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman), Berkeley, CA, 94709 , United States
Beginner Class Dance Party! Theme to be announced.
Berkeley Folk Dancers (BFD) has been active in Berkeley for over 80 years! It is a group of over 100 people of all ages who enjoy doing a great variety of folk dances. All kinds of people belong to BFD, from teenagers to retired people. Couples and singles are equally welcome. Lessons on four levels are held weekly; parties and special events are scheduled throughout the year.

Peninsula Folk Dance Workshop and Party with Iliana Bozhonova and Todor Yankov
2023-08-12 15:30 - 20:00 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for a Bulgarian Dance Workshop With Iliana Bozhonova and Todor Yankov, picnic supper, and dance party.
Masks are recommended, but not required. Up to date vaccinations are required. If you’ve already shown us your vaccine info, no need to do it again. If not, you can email it to us at pfdcparty@gmail.com or bring it with you.
Bulgarian Dance Workshop With Iliana Bozhonova and Todor Yankov
3:30-5:00pm
$10.00 Requested Admission
Iliana Bozhanova and Todor Yankov
Iliana Bozhanova
Iliana Bozhanova is a native of Gulubovo, Bulgaria, and comes from a family of musicians and singers in Southern Thrace. She toured as a principal dancer and singer with Ensemble Ruchenitsa of Plovdiv as a youth; graduated from the National School for Amateur Art Instructors; and later received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the Academy of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv. She has worked as a choreographer with a number of ensembles, including the Children’s Ensemble for Folk Dances in Bulgaria, Zarove in Holland, and Bosilek in New York City. She has taught at most major U.S. dance camps, including Stockton, Mendocino, Old World Music & Dance Camp, Beloit, and Mainewoods. She currently serves as Artistic Director of Ensemble Voivodintsi, the 70-person multi-generational folk dance ensemble from the village of Voivodinovo (near Plovdiv), and is the dance program coordinator for the annual Bulgarian Folk Music and Dance Seminar at the Music Academy in Plovdiv.
Todor Yankov
Todor Yankov (accordion) grew up Dobralak in the Rhodopi Mountains. His father, Vasil Yankov, was a well-known gaida player in the area. Todor began to play gaida, like his father, then he took up kaval at age 10 and accordion at age 16. He is also a noted singer. For many years he played with the Hisar folk orchestra and has been the accordionist for the following folk dance ensembles: Rûchenitsa, Hebar, Pûldin and Voivodintsi.
Iliana and Todor met in 1984 in Ensemble Ruchenitsa, then their professional paths diverged. In 2004, they reunited to found Ensemble Voivodintsi, a music and dance ensemble based in Voivodinovo, just north of Plovdiv. The ensemble has grown from 32 performers to more than 100 dancers, singers, and accompanists.
Picnic Supper
5:00-5:30pm
Bring your own picnic supper! Iced tea and water provided.
Dance Party
5:30-8:00pm
$10.00 Donation Requested
Dance party emceed by Lisa Michael and Adony Beniares. 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 nearly every country in the world, and the music is incredible.
Send your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions, comments, or suggestions.
If you’d like to bring a snack to share, please make sure they are prepared for individual servings.
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Global Folk Dance Party
2023-08-19 15:00 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Celebrating our Master Teachers
We will be celebrating the dances of Sunni Bloland (on her birthday), Roo Lester, and Rivka Sturman, including special guests Roo Lester, Donna Frankel, Marilyn Smith, and Judy Silver sharing memories, videos, or pictures of these three master teachers.
Join The Party
By Zoom
Register by Zoom
We’ve changed Zoom numbers. Here’s what you need to do. Use the registration link above and you’ll get an email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Changs 85th Birthday Bash
2023-09-09 12:00 - 17:00 | City College of San Francisco, Wellness Center, 50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA, 94112, United States
Celebrate 85 Years of Dance in San Francisco with Changs International Folk Dancers!
City College of San Francisco Wellness Center, room 301.
Ocean Avenue and Howth St., San Francisco
$5 on Campus parking
Please bring a snack to share
Free for all. Donations welcome!
Live music by Da! Mozhem & Bill Cope
Refreshments, Performance, Fun & Friends!
Read more about Changs…
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Da! Mozhem
Da! Mozhem
Da! Mozhem plays and sings high-energy pan-Balkan music for the joy of dancing. D!M is a group of friends who have been playing together for well over a decade. The group has veterans from many excellent folklore bands such as the People’s International Silver String Macedonian Band, Born to Drone, Westwind, Sviraci, and the Slavonian Traveling Band. The band plays with emphasis on Bulgarian, Macedonian, and ex-Yugoslav traditions. Several members frequently travel to the Balkans to learn more about the folkloric music of the region. The group plays on traditional instruments unique to the region as well as modern instruments.
Bill Cope
Bill Cope
Bill Cope is a multi-instrumentalist who performs on over 60 instruments in many diverse concert settings. He began playing Balkan music in the mid-1970s after falling in love with the music while being in a dance group based in San Jose. Bill began his career giving lessons on tambura at the Mendocino Balkan Music and Dance Workshops in 1982, and to date he has taught at many workshops around the country. Bill has been the music director of San Francisco-based Westwind International Folk Ensemble, Aman International Dance Ensemble, and Mendocino Folklore Camp, and is currently the director of the San Francisco Kolo Festival. Instruments: accordion, laouto, gajda.

Berkeley Folk Dance at the Solano Stroll
2023-09-10 10:00 - 17:00 | Solano Ave at Ventura, 1652 Solano Avenue, Albany, 94707, United States
The 47th annual Solano Avenue Stroll is just around the corner! On September 10th, head over to this expansive street festival to explore the new Menagerie Oddities Market sideshow, live pro wrestling and music, support local creatives, and enjoy so much more. Over one mile of FREE family fun!
Berkeley Folk Dancers will be dancing at 1 and 3pm at 1652 Solano Avenue and Ventura!
This family event promotes the unique traits of Solano Avenue, helping independently-owned businesses, artists, and community organizations to thrive by exposure and fundraising.

Federation General Assembly Meeting
2023-09-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Online, CA, United States
Join the Folk Dance Federation online for their general assembly meeting. Various topics such as event planning, membership, publicity, insurance, and budget are discussed.
Sunday September 10, 3:30pm-5:00pm, online
Meeting ID: 821 4223 9442
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Join Online

Global Folk Dance Party
2023-09-16 15:00 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
We are all saddened by the loss of our friend Yves Moreau, so the Alphabet Party will be postponed to spend some time together honoring Yves.
We’ll have our usual team of dance leaders and this month we’re also joined by guest leaders Debbie Jackson, Mady Newfield and Catherine Rudin.
Please come at 2:30pm for pre-show music of Yves’ dances.
Join The Party
By Zoom
Register by Zoom
We’ve changed Zoom numbers. Here’s what you need to do. Use the registration link above and you’ll get an email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Inaugural Ball
2023-09-16 19:30 - 22:30 | Live Oak Recreation Center, 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman), Berkeley, CA, 94709 , United States
Something Old Something New
Something Golden Something Blue
With every step we dance we connect the past with the current moment ~ Join us in thanking our outgoing oﬃcers and welcoming in the new.
Add to the fun – Dress in a combination of Old Style with New or some Gold and some Blue.
Please bring finger foods to share.
Berkeley Folk Dancers welcomes their new and returning officers. These are the people who are providing layers of structure and support that keep the Berkeley Folk Dance club running. Save the date! More details coming soon.
Register online

Scottish and English County Dance Workshop and Dance
2023-09-17 15:15 - 18:30 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Scottish and English Country Dance afternoon workshop and dance with master instructors Bruce Hamilton and Fred DeMarse.
3:15pm – Doors open
3:30 – 6:00pm – Workshop – alternating Scottish & English dances at all levels
6:00 – 6:30pm – Closing dances.
Dancing to live music by Lyle Ramshaw and Ben Jackson.
Bruce Hamilton is a very popular and well-respected English country dance leader and instructor with over 45 years of experience. Fred DeMarse is a world-renowned Scottish Highland dancer, teacher and judge. Both teachers emphasize the joys of these social dance forms.
Denice Heenan will MC. No partners needed. We change partners after each dance. All dancers welcome however basic knowledge of the fundamentals of English and Scottish country dancing is beneficial.
Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton Bruce Hamilton is a well-respected, thoughtful, and energetic teacher of English and Scottish dancing with 45 years’ experience. He has launched dance classes, trained teachers, coached performing groups, and adjudicated festivals.
A retired research scientist, Bruce is always looking for new ways to understand and present ideas for the dancer. Whenever he presents workshops, he weaves many conceptual threads besides dance technique and choreography into his lessons. Musicality, sociability, and physiology are his current favorites. People often say they come away with a different way to experience and think about dance. Occasionally he holds a weekend teachers’ class that also draws high praise. He continues to run a bi-weekly English dance class in the Bay Area. In the recent past, he was the president of the Country Dance and Song Society. With invitations to teach at many festivals and dance camps each year, he has taught workshops all around the United States and in the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and Australia.
Fred DeMarse
Fred DeMarse Fred achieved his Highland Dance Teaching Certificate in 1995 and after retiring from active dance competition, added his Highland Dance judging qualification in 2002.
Fred has traveled extensively as a dancer, teacher and Highland judge, including all around North America, the UK, Russia and many other European countries and most recently New Zealand.
Fred teaches both Country and Highland dancing to all ages in the USA and internationally and is the current Chairman of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society’s International Branch.
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A member of The Red Thistle Dancers since 1990 and now its artistic director, Fred is looking forward to furthering the group’s mission of sharing and promoting a love of Scottish Dancing and Music to the greater community. Read more…

Family Fun and Dancing
2023-09-22 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-27 19:00 - 22:00 | Miraloma Park Clubhouse, 350 O’Shaughnessey Boulevard (at Del Vale Avenue), San Francisco, CA, 94127, United States
Join Changs International Folk Dancers for a night of music and dance for the entire family!
An hour of fun dance activities to music from around the world. Every Fourth Friday, 7pm-8pm
Followed at 8-10pm by international folk dances from our club’s repertoire.
$8 Adults (first time free!), Kids always free!

Mountain Playshop 2023
2023-09-29 - 2023-10-01 | YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly Convention Center, 84 Blue Ridge Circle, Black Mountain, NC, 28711-9722, United States
Learn, dance, socialize, and relax in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
Mountain Playshop is a regional dance weekend that attracts dancers from throughout North Carolina and nearby states to socialize, dance, relax, and – you never know – to maybe learn a dance or two. This year we are featuring master instructor Roberto Bagnoli teaching International and Israeli folk dance. All NC safety guidelines will be followed
More details and registration…

Roberto Bagnoli
Roberto Bagnoli Roberto Bagnoli grew up in Rome, where he was first introduced to folk music and dance, eventually taking part in several performances and teaching dance classes. He subsequently studied various forms of folk dance in workshops throughout Europe, Israel, and North America under the guidance of renowned choreographers and teachers. Roberto now lives in Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy, considered to have one of the most important dance communities in Italy.
From 1995 to 2003, he performed as a dancer and choreographer with the Terra di Danza Dance Company and was involved in the production of Raggi di luna Italiana and Capriccio Italiano (Italian dances), GiroGiroMondo (dances from around the world), Keltic Emotion (Celtic dances), Mazal Tov (Israeli dances), and Ethnos (international folk dances).
He is the founder of Folk Atelier Reggio Emilia (FARE), devoted to the development and conservation of folk dance heritage. As director of FARE, he is in charge of organizing and conducting folk dance classes, workshops with Italian and foreign specialists, and of the performing sector, staging various performances, parties, and dance gatherings.
He currently organizes two dance camps in Europe: Balkanot (Balkan and Israeli dance) and Camp Yofi (Israeli Dance).
Roberto teaches weekly classes in various cities in the north of Italy and conducts monthly sessions in Rome and Milan besides conducting workshops and seminars throughout Europe, the United States (notably the Stockton Folk Dance Camp), and Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. Read more…

Mosaic Festival Silicon Valley 2023
2023-09-30 15:00 - 2023-10-01 21:00 | Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95116, United States
Celebrate our mosaic of American cultures at the third annual Mosaic Festival in Silicon Valley. This “destination” event is actually a journey that welcomes each of us to honor our unique history while also co-creating a vision of our shared future of belonging, healing, and harmony. The Mosaic Festival is a time when we ALL come together to create the multicultural American village, a vision of a society where everybody belongs!
Mosaic Festival includes…

Cultural Performances
Workshops
Visual Art
Food Trucks and Vendors

and more…
The Folk Dance Federation supports the work of Mosaic America to share multicultural and interactive performances and workshops by artists within our community.
Artists, Workshops, and Performances
Register online
We acknowledge that this event will be held on Thámien Ohlone Tribal ethnohistoric territory, which based upon the 18 unratified federal treaties of 1851-1852, includes the unceded ancestral lands of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Join Hands For World Dance!
2023-10-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95116, United States
Part of Mosaic Festival 2023
Da! Mozhem at the San Francisco Free Folk Festival Explore, learn, and participate in simple social dances from Europe, the British Isles, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, the USA and other places and cultures. Emphasis is on fun, not skill. The repertoire includes couple, line, circle, and set dances designed to get everyone on their feet and moving to music, holding hands, kicking up their heels, and meeting other new dancers. With live music performed by Da! Mozhem. No partner or experience necessary. Wear layered clothing and comfortable shoes.​
Located in the Mexican Heritage Plaza Dance Studio.
Mosaic Festival includes…

Cultural Performances
Workshops
Visual Art
Food Trucks and Vendors

and more…
Register online
We acknowledge that this event will be held on Thámien Ohlone Tribal ethnohistoric territory, which based upon the 18 unratified federal treaties of 1851-1852, includes the unceded ancestral lands of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Folk Dance Party with Janam
2023-10-01 18:30 - 21:30 | Park Hall, 9400 Mill St., Ben Lomand, 95005, United States
Cabrillo Folk Dancers present…
Janan
Some of the best Bay Area musicians and vocalists…Juliana Graffagna, Gari Hegedus, Dan Auvil, Shira Kammen, Tom Farris, and Greg Jenkins!
They will play two dance sets and in between will be 4-5 listening tunes.
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Bring finger food and drinks to share.
Masks optional but be prepared to show proof of vaccination and booster if not already on our list.

Basque Workshop and Dance Party
2023-10-08 15:30 - 20:30 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an afternoon Basque dance workshop, then socialize with dinner and evening dance party.
Schedule

Price
Time (pm)
Event

$10
3:30-5030
Basque Dance Workshop with Roo Lester

5:00-5:45
Dinner break – Please bring your own dinner.

$10
5:45-8:30
International Folk Dance Party. Bring snacks to share. Wear a red beret or sash if you have one! (Basque colors are red, white and green).

Doors open at 3:15. Please bring your own dinner and snacks to share for the party. We’ll provide punch and Basque tapas.
Wear a red beret or sash if you have one! (Basque colors are red, white and green).
Masks are recommended, but not required. Up to date vaccinations are required. If you’ve already shown us your vaccine info, no need to do it again. If not, you can email it to us at pfdcparty@gmail.com or bring it with you.
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 nearly every country in the world, and the music is incredible.
Send your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions, comments, or suggestions.

Roo Lester
Roo was the last Master Teacher to visit the Bay Area before the COVID lockdown: she taught Basque dances and the Hambo at Saratoga on Thursday March 12, 2020, just one week before California issued a statewide “stay at home” order. She had been scheduled to teach at the Heritage Festival that weekend. Roo grew up in southern California. She has been dancing since elementary school and has a Masters degree in Dance from UCLA. She was a member of Westwind, AMAN and has choreographed for many ensembles. She currently lives in the Chicago area and has, during COVID, adapted the Hambo for small, carpeted areas.

Folk Dance Party with Bulgarika
2023-10-20 18:30 - 21:30 | Park Hall, 9400 Mill St., Ben Lomand, 95005, United States
Cabrillo Folk Dancers present a live music dance party with …
Bulgarika

Nikolay Kolev – gadulka
Donka Koleva – vocalist
Temelko Ivanov – kaval
Nikolay Kodzhabashev – tasmbura
Marin Chalamov – tupan

Doors open at 6:30pm.
Bring finger food and drinks to share.
Masks optional but be prepared to show proof of vaccination and booster if not already on our list.

Officers Ball 2023
2023-10-21 13:00 - 22:00 | Veterans Memorial Building, Pleasanton, 301 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA, 94566, United States
The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops, on-site dinner, dance party, and special attractions returns! This year’s theme is “HARVEST HOEDOWN” so it’s time to find your favorite calico dress, plaid shirt and jeans, neck kerchief, and boots (no spurs, please)! Yeehaw!
Schedule

Price
Time (pm)
Event

1:00
Doors open

$25
1:30-5:30
Dance workshops

$20
5:30-7:00
On-site dinner with the always popular sing-along with Bill Cope (for those registered by October 17)

$25
7:00-10:00
Evening celebration, dances from the workshop and your requests.

Workshop
The afternoon workshop will again feature new and classic folk dances taught by local teachers including

Denise Heenan – Pinewoods Two-Step (Scottish country dance for pairs of couples)
Lothar Narins – Levi Jackson Rose (circle of 5 couples)
Marian Snyder – Watermelon Crawl and Cowboy Hustle (CW line dances)
Loui Tucker – All-Promenade Mixer (pairs of couples)
Craig Kurumada – Bon Odori no Uta and Matsumoto Bon Bon and Ichi Tasu no Ondo (Japanese)
Alan Rothchild – Tzanah (Israeli)
and maybe one more!

The Annual 50/50 Drawing is also a popular event: buy tickets for $1 each and, if your ticket is drawn, you receive 50% of the total ticket sales.
Registration
Officers Ball 2023 Mail-In Registration Register by Tuesday October 17, 2023 to obtain the special all event package pricing (workshop, on-site dinner, and evening party) of $55 and save $15. On-site dinner registration is not available after October 17. New members with coupon pay for dinner only.
Option 1: Mail-In Registration
Download and complete registration form.
Make checks payable to the FOLK DANCE FEDERATION.
Mail the check and registration form to:
Sabine Zappe
153 Race Street
San Jose CA 95126

Option 2: Online Registration
Register online
Our featured image is a publicity photo for the radio program National Barn Dance. Pictured are four couples dancing to the music and square dance caller Guy Colby. 24 March 1940 by WLS Radio, Chicago. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository

Global Folk Dance Party
2023-10-21 15:00 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Celebrating Alexandru and Mihai David
Alexandru and Mihai David will be joining us live from California, leading their favorite dances along with Diane Baker, Asako Oshiro, and Sherry Cochrane as we enjoy someof the many dances that Mihai and Alexandru have shared with us.
Join The Party
By Zoom
Register by Zoom
We’ve changed Zoom numbers. Here’s what you need to do. Use the registration link above and you’ll get an email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party, so you don’t have to look for your link.

IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.
Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
When you sign into Zoom, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!

By Facebook Live
Join by Facebook Live
if Zoom is full or you just want to watch.
https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For more details or to send requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra, Lisa Michael, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help.

Dance Party with Bulgarika
2023-10-22 14:00 - 16:30 | Strawberry Recreation Center, 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, CA, 94941, United States
Dance to your favorite international tunes live with Bulgarika and Kopachka Folk Dancers
at Strawberry Rec. Center, Mill Valley!
BULGARIKA is back for a return visit: Donka Koleva, Nikolay Kolev, Temelko Ivanov, Nikolay Kodzhabashev and Marin Chalamov. The group features ﬁve maestros with decades of performing experience. They are all steeped in Bulgarian music and rhythms from a young age and bring the very best of the Bulgarian folk-music tradition for your enjoyment.
$15 general admittance, $7 students. Doors open at 1:30pm.
Covid protocols: proof of vaccination with booster. Masks optional but encouraged (KF94, KN95, and N95).
Additional parking at Strawberry Point school across street.
Be sure to bring tips for the band. Please do not bring food to share.
DOWNLOAD, print, or share a flier.
