Events generally in Northern California
Join a music and/or dance workshop with legendary masters Jaap Leegwater and Filip Filipov hosted by Chico World Dancers! One may attend one or both workshops: music workshop 5:30-6:30pm and dance workshop from 6:30pm. Jaap Leegwater Jaap LeegwaterJaap Leegwater started his dance career in his native country, The Netherlands, where he earned degrees in both […]
Save the date for the nineth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2024 featuring folk dances presented by Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion (Romanian dances), and Tom Bozigian & Sheree King (Armenian dances). Zakuska from Seattle, WA will be the Saturday evening party band. Save the date! Register For more details e-mail info@lyridsfolkdancefestival.org
The annual Blossom Festival includes a folk dance party, short dance workshops, and more. Free! Dance activities will be held in the Wellness Center, 3rd Floor, Studio 301. Use of public transit is encouraged (BART Balboa Park Station or SF Muni). The first hour will feature Dancing for All Ages especially for new dancers and […]
Dance with Jaap Leegwater and Filip Filipov online and us on Saturday April 20! We'll have our usual team of dance leaders and this month we're also joined by guest leader Sherry Cochran. Have any ideas? Send them along to us! The playlist is still being compiled so email your dance requests or questions to […]
******SAVE THE DATE****** Cabrillo Folk Dancers are planning a 55th ANNIVERSARY PARTY >>>>> LIVE MUSIC....POTLUCK!....LIVE MUSIC <<<<< PLACE: Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz DATE: Saturday, APRIL 20, 2024, TIME: ~3:30 pm to 9:30 pm (not exact yet...) COST: TBD MUSIC: TWO BANDS! with Da! Mozhem & Hector Bezanis, Dena Bjornlie, and Friends Details are […]
Kopachka Folk Dance Party with Orkestar Zabava, Mill Valley Dance to exciting and soulful music from the Balkans and Beyond, with Bill Cope (gajda, bouzouki, tambura, accordion), Michele Simon (vocals, tambura), Asaf Ophir (sax, clarinet, kaval), Emily Salatan (tambura, percussion, guitar) and Dan Auvil (percussion). A long-time Bay Area favorite, Orkestar Zabava plays energetic, soulful […]
The Boulder International Folk Dancers host a folk dance workshop with master instructor Roberto Bagnoli. For more details e-mail boulderfolkdancers.org. Roberto Bagnoli Roberto BagnoliRoberto 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 […]
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!
International folk dance, belly dance exhibition, discussion, and lesson, followed by more folk dancing! $10 admission, students free.
An amazing International Folk Dance weekend with great teachers in Hopewell Junction, NY. Teachers are Petur Iliev (Bulgarian Dance) and Caspar Bik (Int'l & Georgian Dance). Petur is a renowned dancer previously in Bulgaria's Ensemble Filip Koutev and now teaches professional and non-professional dance companies all across the US and Canada. His career is deeply […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com