Events generally in Northern California
Live Music for monthly Balkan Folk Dancing with Orkestar Unbound! Orkestar Unbound serves up a heady stew of energetic and soulful dances from the Balkans (Macedonia, Bulgaria, the Romani, Greece, Albania, etc.), and beyond! Artists include: Bill Cope: gajda, bouzouki, tambura, accordion Asaf Ophir: sax, clarinet, kaval Dan Auvil: percussion . There will be teaching […]
Connect Globally, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. It's almost time for June camp! Let's get ready together. Please join us for our usual team of dance leaders as well as this year's June camp teacher Steve Kotansky and June camp regulars and dance leads Nina Lusterman, Marie Aspell, Dit […]
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 third Saturday of every month. Saturday […]
Help the Cerritos Folk Dancers celebrate their 16th 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. (Please let us know in advance […]
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. Adults accompanied by kids always free!
Please join Land Dancers this Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26 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 […]
https://youtu.be/Y2eLUdtdwck?si=9cAZEuWK3KDtx1UM The Tamburitzans are an ensemble consisting of dancers, singers, and musicians who perform dances and songs from countries all around the world, mainly Eastern Europe. Originating from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, their mission helps preserve international cultural heritages through artistic performance. For more than 80 years the Tamburitzans have delighted audiences around the […]
Scandia Camp Mendocino 2025 will be ONLINE via Zoom this year. Free Registration - NO Charge to attend! Session 1: 10am PDT - Peter Michaelsen will teach some new tunes for Group Playing/Allspel. Likely they will be a schottische, waltz and . . . All instruments are welcome Session 2: noon PDT - John Ole […]
Join Eszterlánc and Mazsola Hungarian Dance Ensemble for a season finale performance and Táncház dance party with dance teaching on June 7 at the Woodside Priory Theater. Live traditional dance music performed by Gyanta Banda in their debut performance! Enjoy a refreshment table with food, drink, and pastries and a marketplace with crafts for sale. […]
Join us for a revival of `70s-style Berkeley folk dancing—with International Request dancing—to recorded music, evoking the spirit that inspired David Nadel when he opened Ashkenaz in 1973. Cost, $10. There will be teaching for all levels by Nadav Nur and Susie Shoaf, 7 to 7:30 pm, followed by dancing from 7:30 to 10 pm. […]
Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com