Folk Dance Federation of California

Mosaic Festival Silicon Valley 2024
2024-10-06 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | History Park, Phelan Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Celebrate our mosaic of American cultures at the fourth 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
Healing Garden
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.
Loui Tucker and friends will be leading participants in international folk dances starting at 11:25am at the main Festival stage for 20minutes, and again possibly between 12:30-1PM for another dance.
Artists, Workshops, and Performances
Be sure to register for the free festival before coming.
Register online
We acknowledge this event will be held on Thámien Ohlone Tribal ethnohistoric territory, which is 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.

Inaugural Ball 2024
2024-09-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Live Oak Recreation Center, 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman), Berkeley, CA, 94709 , United States
Silly in September
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. Find your “Silly” and welcome the new officers in our Silly in September themed party.
Please bring finger foods to share.

Memorial Dance for Jerry Gregory
2024-09-26 19:30 - 22:15 | St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, 18870 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, California, 95070
Jerry Gregory 1947-2024 Sponsored by the Saratoga Folk Dancers and hosted by Susan Gregory. A low-key but fun dance memorial for Jerry, dancing some of his favorite dances, snacking on some of his favorite Chinese food, sharing memories.
Warmup and dances for beginners between 7:30 and 8:15pm. Request dancing for the rest of the evening. This is a large, friendly group; you won’t be disappointed! Drop in fee $5-10 sliding scale. More details…

Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2024-09-14 19:00 - 22:00 | 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. This night our MC is the ever-popular 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.
Please stay home if you are sick, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
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.

Camp Nirkoda Ba'Kerem 2024
2024-09-12 - 2024-09-15 | DoubleTree Sacramento, 2001 Point W Way, Sacramento, 95815, United States
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. Don’t miss it!
Staff
Yaron Carmel is back! At NBK 2022, we saw firsthand why he is one of the best-regarded teachers in the Israeli folk dance world! He started dancing at the age of 8, and hasn’t stopped since then. He performed with Dado Kraus’s troupe and danced at sessions led by Meir Shem-Tov, Shuki Terem, and Beber Shushan. Just after completing his military service, he opened his first harkada in 1995 in Karmiel, followed by Mayaan Tzvi and Misgav. Today, he runs five weekly sessions, marthons, special events, and an annual trip to Masada, as well as having been a guest teacher at camps all over the world for more than 20 years!
Ilai Szpiezak is an award-winning producer, choreographer, master of ceremonies, and educator who has performed for audiences all over the world. Half Argentinian, half Israeli, he has been living in London since 2011. In 2020, during the pandemic founded HARKALIVE: the first-ever online Israeli Dance platform, developing a new form of folk dance education. As a choreographer, he has created more than 70 dances as well as numerous stage choreographies and won several awards including 1st place in the Karmiel Festival 2019 for Bereshit. Other dances include Yom Hashishi, Ein Mehushar Mimeni, Fata Morgana, Batuach, Even Al Even, Morocco, and more. His high energy, precise teaching, and friendly smile will keep you dancing all night long!
Her Excellency, Latishya Steele, PhD, returns as our Mistress of the Computer, our Granter of Requests, our Voice Upon the Microphone — in other words, our incomparable DJ and assistant director. She will keep you on your feet all night long — and well into the morning! Latishya started her dancing career in Boston and Chicago, and she is now one of the leaders of the Nirkoda Le’Chayim session in Northern California, where she showcases her incredibly deep repertoire and talent for keeping the party going.
Aaron Alpert is your camp director and host for the weekend. His main job is to ensure that you’re having an awesome time! A second-generation dancer, he was dancing before he could walk. He started teaching in 2007 at the UC Berkeley DeCal class, and then started branching out to the other Bay Area dance events. Today, he runs Nirkoda Le’Chayim with Latishya every Thursday in Palo Alto. Let him know if there’s anything that can make your camp experience better.
Dance Hall
We will dance in the California Ballroom, a modern space with air conditioning and heating, good acoustics, and even a small patio. More importantly, we will dance on a professional wood floor, complete with sprung features to make it easy on the knees.
Food
Lunch and dinner will be catered by the DoubleTree, allowing dancers a choice of gourmet dishes. They can accommodate most dietary needs, but please contact us if you have questions or require a highly specialized diet. Note that breakfast is on-your-own, (i.e., it is not included). However, the hotel has a full restaurant, Twigs, and a coffee bar with items to-go, as well as being very near the Arden West Mall and several other eateries.
Accommodations and Parking
DoubleTree by Hilton, Sacramento is a completely remodeled hotel, with renovations completed in January 2024. The well-appointed, modern rooms feature one king or two queen beds with elegant decor highlighting art from California’s capital city. Each room has a mini fridge, TV, balcony, free in-room WiFi, USB and regular power outlets, toiletries, linens. There is a bright and clean bathroom for each room as well.
Details and Registration
Contact registration@nirkoda.com for answers to any questions.

International Folk Dance Party
2024-09-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Age Well Center at South Fremont, 47111 Mission Falls Ct., Fremont, CA, 94539, United States
Join the third anniversary party for International Folk Dance with Rebecca. No partner or experience needed. Enjoy easy and fun dances from around the world. Please wear orange to celebrate the Fall harvest theme.

Land Dancers Folk Dance Weekend
2024-08-31 11:00 - 2024-09-02 18:00 | Cliff’s land in the Santa Cruz Mountains, CA-9 & Skyline Blvd, Saratoga, CA, 95070
Please join the Land Dancers this Labor Day weekend August 31 to September 2 for International and Israeli folk dancing and music at The Land. Anyone is welcome. Fun for families. No charge. Held every Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend. Founded by Cliff Jenkins and friends in 1981.
You can camp out for the whole weekend or just come for the day and enjoy the deck, the creek, the forest, dancing and friends!
We dance outdoors on a big redwood deck where two creeks come together in the Santa Cruz Mountains, off Skyline Blvd near Highway 9. Dancing typically runs from around noon to 11 pm Saturday and Sunday but there isn’t a set schedule. Note map shown is only general vicinity, contact Betsy to RSVP and for directions.
The event is free of charge but we welcome donations to Land Dancers, the 501c(3) organization we created to organize and carry on folk dance weekends at the land. You may bring a check or cash to the land, mail a check to the address shown below, or use this link to make a donation through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account to donate).
Contact Betsy Moore, eambetsy@gmail.com (408-507-7177) to request a flyer with directions and more info, to ask questions, or to be added to our email list.

Mainewoods Dance Camp
2024-08-18 - 2024-08-31 | Camp Indian Acres, 1712 Main St,, Fryeburg, ME, 04037, United States
Two separate weeks of folk dance workshops, music classes, and evening dance parties. Campers who enjoy singing or playing an instrument can join in music classes. Each evening the professional camp musicians play a live music set. Each day features a different ethnic theme.
2024 Schedule
SESSION 1: August 18 – August 24

Penny Brichta – Israeli
Gergana Panova – Bulgarian
Tom Roby – English
International Folk Musicians – The Pixton-Poirier Band

SESSION 2: August 25 – August 31

Roo Lester – Scandinavian, Basque, and Beyond
Maurits van Geel – Roma and International
Tineke van Geel – Armenian and International
International Folk Musicians – John Matulis and Dottie Yacek-Matulis

More details…
Register

Global Folk Dance Party
2024-08-17 15:00 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Please join us on Saturday August 17 as we celebrate the dances of Tom Bozigian. We’ll have our usual team of dance leaders and this month we’re also joined by guest leaders Tom Bozigian (of course!) and also Sheree King and Sherry Cochran. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! Email your dance requests or questions in advance to virtualfolkdance@gmail.com.
Please come at 2:30pm for fun pre-show videos or music.
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide.
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.

Federation Board Meeting
2024-08-11 15:00 - 16:30 | Online, CA, United States
Join the Folk Dance Federation online for their board meeting. Various topics such as event planning, membership, scholarships, publicity, insurance, and budget are discussed.
Sunday August 11, 3:00pm-4:30pm, online
Meeting ID: 893 5363 4541
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Join Online

Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2024-08-10 19:00 - 22:00 | 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.
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.
Please stay home if you are sick, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
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.

John Filcich Folk Dance Festival
2024-08-09 - 2024-08-11 | Arcata Veterans Memorial Building, 1425 J Street, Arcada, CA, United States
A CELEBRATION OF OLD TIME KOLOS AND CLASSIC FOLK DANCES
In Honor of John Filcich’s 100th Birthday
We will kick off with a potluck & live music Friday night. Saturday will include dance and singing classes, a delicious catered dinner, more live music, and dancing into the night. Sunday morning we’ll gather for a brunch and sing-a-long.

Live Music with Chubritza!
Live music from Balkan Music Meet-Up!
Live music, singing classes, and dance classes with John Morovich!
Dancing, storytelling, and merriment with John Filcich!
Old time folk dance favorites dance class with Billy Burke!
Classic kolos dance class with Jeff O’Connor.

Full details at https://www.filcichfestival.com
Register

Stockton Folk Dance Camp Opening Parties
2024-07-21 19:00 - 22:30 | University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA, 95211, United States
Dance online to the Stockton Folk Dance Camp Opening Parties on either or both July 21 and 28! Our party MCs will be Kamrin MacKnight and Cricket Raybern (on-site) and Adony Beniares and Holly Plotner (online).
July 2024, Stockton Folk Dance Camp’s 77th summer, will feature

Aaron Alpert 💖 Dances of Israel
Željko Jergan 💖 Dances of Croatia
Ahmet Lüleci 💖 Dances of Turkey
Robert McOwen 💖 Dances of Scotland
Liina Teose 💖 Dances of Estonia
Kau’i Tuia 💖 Dances of Polynesia
Band: Tom Pixton, Ralph Iverson, and Brian Wilson

Register for online parties
Register
Our Artists teach the same dances both weeks, but the Assemblies, Parties, and Evening Dancing are different each week.
Stockton Folk Dance Camp 2024 will be held during the following weeks:
Week 1 – July 21 – 27
Week 2 – July 28 – Aug 3
For more details Click Here

Lark Camp 2024
2024-07-26 - 2024-08-03 | Mendocino Woodlands Camp, 39350 Little Lake Rd, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
Enjoy idyllic days and nights in the redwood forest of the Mendocino Woodlands. Take as many or few workshops as you like, join jam sessions 24 hours a day, dance every night, and enjoy good food, seeing old friends, and making new friends. Lark Camp is where musicians, singers, and dancers learn traditional styles from all over the world.
About
Lark Camp is an unparalleled week long world culture, music, song, and dance event that takes place in three different camping areas within one park – The Mendocino Woodlands. Each has a musical theme, and hosts workshops, sessions, and dances. Campers choose one of the camps to “live in” for the week, but may attend workshops and events in any camp, traveling by free shuttle, walking, or your own bicycle. Most campers prefer to camp for the whole week, but you may also come for “half-camp”, either the first four days, or the second four days.
Workshops are offered for a variety of levels for adults and young adults; families with young supervised children are welcome. In Camp One, there are kids’ programs that include instrument making, art projects, and a wonderful Kid’s Play that is rehearsed, costumed, and performed on the last night of camp. (The Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association also offers environmental education programs for children.)
Registration
Choose your Lark Camp home-away-from-home, your meal options, and camping area preference.
Registration Info

Stockton Folk Dance Camp
2024-07-21 - 2024-08-03 | University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA, 95211, United States
July 2024, Stockton Folk Dance Camp’s 77th summer, will feature

Aaron Alpert 💖 Dances of Israel
Željko Jergan 💖 Dances of Croatia
Ahmet Lüleci 💖 Dances of Turkey
Robert McOwen 💖 Dances of Scotland
Liina Teose 💖 Dances of Estonia
Kau’i Tuia 💖 Dances of Polynesia
Band: Tom Pixton, Ralph Iverson, and Brian Wilson

Come dance with them all, 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 2024 will be held during the following weeks:
Week 1 – July 21 – 27
Week 2 – July 28 – Aug 3
For more details Click Here
Register

Global Folk Dance Party
2024-07-20 15:00 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
Are you ready for a moveable feast? We hope so as we’re featuring food and drink in dance. Please join us on Saturday July 20 as we celebrate food, drink and dance together. We’ll have our usual team of dance leaders and this month we’re also joined by guest leaders Judy Silver and Cricket Raybern. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! While the playlist is still being compiled email your dance requests or questions to virtualfolkdance@gmail.com.
Please come at 2:30pm for fun pre-show videos or music.
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide.
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.

Family Fun and Dancing
2024-07-19 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-24 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!

Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2024-07-13 19:00 - 22:00 | 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. Laura Richardson, our DJ, has a terrific dance program lined up!
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.
Please stay home if you are sick, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
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.

Global Folk Dance Party
2024-06-15 15:00 - 18:30 | Online, CA, United States
This month’s Global Folk Dance Party will feature dances from non-US teachers!
Join us on June 15, and immediately after the GFDParty we’ll go live to the June Camp Saturday party! Our Guest Dance Leaders this month are Pat Henderson, Bobby Quibodeaux, Sharon Flory, and Asako Oshiro, with Sherry Cochran joining us as a Guest MC!
Have any ideas? Send them along to us! The playlist is still being compiled so email your dance requests or questions to virtualfolkdance@gmail.com.
Please come at 2:30pm for fun pre-show videos.
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide.
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.

International Folk Dance Party
2024-06-14 13:15 - 16:00 | Age Well Center at South Fremont, 47111 Mission Falls Ct., Fremont, CA, 94539, United States
Join the Smile Folk Dancers for their June rainbow-themed International Folk Dance Party. No partner or experience needed. Enjoy easy and fun dances from around the world.

June Camp 2024
2024-06-13 - 2024-06-16 | Lake Forest Academy, 1500 West Kennedy Road, Lake Forest, 60045, United States
June Camp, a mainstay of the Midwest international folk dance community, welcomes dancers from all over the U.S.A. and beyond! We especially pride ourselves on welcoming globally-known dancers and this year Roberto Bagnoli will be our featured guest.
See you at June Camp!
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 lived for many years 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). Read more…
Dance Exchange
Programs such as the Dance Exchange give local teachers opportunities to shine. The Dance Exchange is a program of brief reviews by advance request, of classic old dances that you can’t quite remember – or ones from past June Camps that have slipped away. Participants submit suggestions and our committee finds local teachers who can present them. You can get a sense of the range of dances that have been included in the past by looking at this list. Notes and music for the Dance Exchange dances will be available to all and videos will be included in the weekend’s video download package. Read more…
Live Music Parties
As always, we will have wonderful live music for all our evening parties provided by Tom Pixton, Ralph Iverson, and Brian Wilson who are in residence throughout camp.
Registration
Room registration is available until June 1
Registration including meals is available until June 6

Federation Board Meeting
2024-06-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Online, CA, United States
Join the Folk Dance Federation online for their board meeting. Various topics such as event planning, membership, scholarships, publicity, insurance, and budget are discussed.
Sunday June 9, 3:00pm-4:30pm, online
Meeting ID: 893 5363 4541
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Join Online

Dance in the Park with Da! Mozhem
2024-06-09 14:30 - 17:00 | Serra Park, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, United States
Everyone who came last year to our “open rehearsal” in Serra Park had fun dancing, catching up and being together! Let’s do this again on June 9, 2024!
Da! Mozhem will present their well-loved (and even some new!) dance party tunes in Serra Park (corner of Hollenbeck and the Dalles in Sunnyvale) on Sunday, June 9, beginning at 2:30 p.m. We hope to play until about 5:00, depending on weather (and other) conditions.
You are warmly invited to drop by— to say hello, listen to us play, dance, or all of the above! There is a well-demarcated area in Serra Park (visible from major streets and the parking lot) for such an informal party. However, the “dance floor” surface is cement that can be somewhat uneven. Please wear appropriate footwear.
Band members are all fully vaccinated and boosted. Covid seems to be at bay for now, but we encourage precautions.
Restrooms and a water fountain are available near where we will be playing. Feel free to bring your own non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. There are some nearby benches, but bring a chair if you want to be sure of having a seat.
You are welcome to invite others! Please help us publicize this live music event by forwarding this to fellow dancers. Feel free to share on Facebook or other social media.
We would love to play for and dance with you!
Best wishes,
The Members of Da! Mozhem for this adventure
Joyce Clyde, Sonne Lemke, Sue Lindner, Paul Litsky, Alan Moore, Lew Smith, Ginny Snyder, Holly Thuman.
Da! Mozhem at the San Francisco Free Folk Festival
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.

Palomanians Ice Cream Social
2024-06-08 15:30 - 18:30 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
The Palomanians Ice Cream Social featuring request dancing, refreshments, and of course ice cream!
A tradition for decades, the Palomanians will provide all the ingredients for an Ice Cream Social and Dance Party! With lots of toppings, fresh and stewed fruit, sprinkles, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and more! Punch, water and coffee also provided. More dancing afterwards to work it all off.
To submit a request for our dance program, or to volunteer to help, please contact pfdcparty@gmail.com
As a reminder, vaccinated dancers only. If you’ve been to our parties in the past, we’ve marked you as vaccinated. If this is your first party, please bring proof of vaccination. Per county guidelines, masks are not required but recommended.

15th Annual Cerritos Festival
2024-06-08 13:00 - 17:30 | Cerritos Senior Center, 12340 South Street, Cerritos, CA, 90703, United States
Help the Cerritos Folk Dancers celebrate their 15th anniversary with dance, cake, and your presence!
Finger foods to share are welcome, but not necessary. Your traditional or special costume will add splendid color to the party.
Each group is welcome to perform, lead, and/or request one or more dances.

Scandia Camp 2024
2024-06-08 - 2024-06-15 | Mendocino Woodlands Camp, 39350 Little Lake Rd, Mendocino, CA, 95460, United States
The Scandia Camp Mendocino 2023 program will feature dance, music, and more from Norway and Sweden, presented by instructors from those countries and the United States. This year we will feature the dance and music from
Hallingdal in Norway and Föllinge in Sweden.
Dance Classes
Camp includes the following classes and more!

Dance classes with our Scandinavian guest teachers focusing on Hallingdal and Föllinge dances
Dances often found at Scandinavian dance events and parties
Social, changing partners dances
Classes focusing on Hambo, waltzing, and your requests

Music Classes

Regular fiddle focusing on the music from Föllinge
Regular fiddle for newer Scandinavian musicians
Hardanger fiddle, the Norwegian fiddle with under-strings, focusing on the music from Hallingdal and more
Nyckelharpa, a keyed-fiddle with sympathetic strings, is the national instrument of Sweden
Group playing: Allspel in Swedish and Samspel in Norwegian, focusing on dance music. All instruments are welcome.
Swedish Singing

The mission of Scandia Camp Mendocino is to provide culturally unique enriching opportunities to learn about and actively experience the dance, music and cultural traditions of Scandinavia (primarily Norway and Sweden) in a welcoming community.
Schedule, list of instructors, and more at http://scandiacampmendocino.org/
Register

Land Dancers Folk Dance Weekend
2024-05-25 11:00 - 2024-05-27 11:00 | Cliff’s land in the Santa Cruz Mountains, CA-9 & Skyline Blvd, Saratoga, CA, 95070
Please join Land Dancers this Memorial Day Weekend May 25-27 for International and Israeli folk dancing and music at The Land. Anyone is welcome. Fun for families. No charge. Held every Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend. Founded by Cliff Jenkins and friends in 1981.
You can camp out for the whole weekend or just come for the day and enjoy the deck, the creek, the forest, dancing and friends!
We dance outdoors on a big redwood deck where two creeks come together in the Santa Cruz Mountains, off Skyline Blvd near Highway 9. Dancing typically runs from around noon to 11 pm Saturday and Sunday but there isn’t a set schedule. Note map shown is only general vicinity, contact Betsy to RSVP and for directions.
The event is free of charge but we welcome donations to Land Dancers, the 501c(3) organization we created to organize and carry on folk dance weekends at the land. You may bring a check or cash to the land, mail a check to the address shown below, or use this link to make a donation through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account to donate).
Contact Betsy Moore, eambetsy@gmail.com (408-507-7177) to request a flyer with directions and more info, to ask questions, or to be added to our email list.
