Dance and the world dances with you

Events generally in Northern California

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

Dance Party with Mosaic

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

MosiacMosaic brings their own unique take on the music of the Balkans, Scandinavia, and elsewhere. The members are: Tony Canavarro (gaida, guitar), Barry Gregory (flugelhorn, trumpet), Phillip Cline (soprano saxophone), Fran Van Atta (bass guitar), Jeanne Faulkner (tupan), and Randa Jacobs (flute, pennywhistle). Bring some light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages to help make it a […]

$12

Festival of the Oaks

Albany Veterans Memorial Building 1325 Portland Ave, Albany, CA, United States

Save the date! The 72nd annual international Festival of the Oaks features a morning international folk dance workshop with Maurits & Tineke Van Geel, a hot lunch, exhibition dance performance, and a program of afternoon recreational dances. Includes a pre-owned folk dance costume sale in the dance hall. Fun for all ages! No partner needed. […]

$13 – $26

Maurits and Tineke 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. 1:45pm Doors open, request dancing 2:00 - 6:00pm Workshop and party with the Van Geels Among the many dances the van Geels have brought us are Nazeli Bar, Tou Paradeisou Lemonia, Erzeroumi Shoror, Syrtos Kitrinou, […]

$15

Joe Graziosi Greek Dance Workshop

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

GreekFeet is pleased to announce a special Greek dance workshop featuring one of our favorite guest instructors Joe Graziosi. Joe will be teaching a mix of regional Greek dances. Ring bell at the gate to enter. Joe Graziosi Joe Kaloyanides Graziosi has done extensive research on regional dance in Greece and among Greek communities in […]

$15

Valentine’s Dance Party

Holbrook Palmer Park, Carriage House 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton, CA, United States

Join Suzanne Rocca-Butler and the Carriage House Folk Dancers for a Valentine's Day folk dance party. Bring your dancing shoes and good cheer. Snacks or beverages to share are also appreciated if you are able. Looking forward to seeing you!

$9

Scandomania! Golden Gate Nordic Music & Dance Festival

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

We hope you will join us for Scandomania! a Nordic music and dance festival in Petaluma, CA, February 14-16, 2020. The festival workshops will feature the Swedish dance Slängpolska. Accomplished and well-respected dance teachers and musicians from Sweden will be leading dance and music workshops during the weekend. Evening dance parties will feature a wide […]

$65 – $160

Mardi Gras Shuffle

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

iTunes Shuffle mode will determine which of your advanced dance requests is played next. Send your favorite dance names to Lucy or Karen and we will assemble a master list of 100 favorite dances for iTunes Shuffle to select for playing. We may do 3 Romanian dances in a row! Adony Beniares will MC this […]

$10

Laguna Folk Dance Festival

Laguna Woods Clubhouse 2 24112 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Woods, CA, United States

Southern California's premier folk dance festival! Dance and instrumental workshops with master teachers, parties with live music, the famous Sunday Dance Concert, catered food... what's not to like? The Laguna Festival is one of Southern California’s premier annual folk dance events. You can bet all your friends will be there. You should be too! This […]

$25 – $120

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