Folk Dance Federation of California

Russian Spirit: Dance and Tradition
2017-10-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Presidio Officers’ Club, 50 Moraga Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
Please join us and explore Russian culture in the Old World and the New through a folk dance lesson, performances by Folk Group “Dolina”, and a historical overview of Russian colonial presence in California from Fort Ross interpreter Hank Birnbaum. Plus, enjoy a vodka tasting from the Russian Center of San Francisco (ages 21+).
In association with the Russian Center of San Francisco.
Free, but space is limited! Please complete the registration link below. Please note that registering does not guarantee admission. Registered guests will be offered priority admission that will be honored until 15 minutes before the start of the event.

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Folk Dance Party
2017-10-14 19:00 - 22:00 | Garden House, 400 University Ave., Los Altos, CA, United States
Come dance on a great wood floor! Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set).
Bring a snack to share!
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7:00-7:30pm — Katherine Abbott will teach Oy Shope Shope, a Bulgarian folk dance introduced by Roberto Bagnoli.
7:30-10:00pm — ALL-REQUEST PARTY. MC’d by Becky Beniares and Nancy Kaye

Ira Weisburd
2017-09-30 19:00 - 23:00 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Master folk dance instructor Ira Weisburd is making a rare appearance in Northern California to be featured in this special workshop and party.
Of the many dances Ira’s introduced to us include Cumbia Semana and Kritiko Serviko.
Ira will be selling his new CD with dance notations and t-shirts.

7:00-7:30pm
Doors open. Request dancing and warm up.

7:30-10:30pm
Workshop with international folk dances

10:30-11:00pm
Request dancing

Workshop and party: $15 at the door.
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Ira Weisburd
Ira Weisburd
Ira Weisburd is a favorite among dance instructors and choreographers. He has taught worldwide including Canada, Taiwan, Australia, Germany, France, Bulgaria, and the Netherlands. In the United States he has taught at San Antonia Folk Dance Festival, Camp Hes Kramer in Malibu, and the Hawaii Line Dance Festival. He has taught at internationally at the Hora Shalom Israeli Dance Camp in Australia, the Annual Dance Away Folk Dance Weekend in the Netherlands, and at Mayworth, Australia’s largest line dance festival.
Ira is an award winning, internationally recognized choreographer, choreographing dances for recreational folk dance line dancers for more than 40 years. He is unique in that his background in all kinds of music from around the world has enabled him to create an amazing wide variety of circle and line dances, many of which have become instant classics, on the must do playlists of hundreds of groups. He has a huge following throughout ASIA, EUROPE, USA and ISRAEL. He made his mark on the world of Israeli folk dancing with Bol Malka back in 1985. Since then he has choreographed dances with legendary choreographers from Israel including Yoav Ashriel (Hassapico Sympatico), Gadi Bitton (Touch the Floor) and Eli Ronen (Hasasspico Mozart). Ira was the first non-Israeli to be recognized as an Israeli folk dance choreographer. His dance Shuj Shuj Zemer took 6th place out of more than 200 dances in the Rikud Hashana (2005 Dance of the Year Competition). In 2006, his dance Sonata took 1st place in the same competition. His dance Cumbia Semana hit the top of the charts when first introduced and continues to be a favorite to this day. He also won the prestigious “Dancer’s Choice Award” for the 2010 Dancer’s Friend of the Year and the 2013-14 Male Instructor of the Year in Las Vegas!!
Ira enjoys a combined Facebook and Youtube following of 13,000 subcribers. He is regularly invited to give workshops in cities across the U.S,, Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Germany, France, Reunion Island, Mauritius, and Bulgaria.

Live Music Dance Party with Edessa
2017-09-17 19:30 - 23:00 | CA
Balkan Dance Cabal is happy to announce a Live Music Dance Party featuring Bay Area favorite Édessa
Sunday September 17th at Ashkenaz, 7:30 p.m. (live music at 8 p.m.), $12 at the door ($10 in advance)
Info: www.ashkenaz.com

Folk Dance Party
2017-09-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Hillview Hall, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos, CA, United States
Peninsula Council Folk Dance Party

7:00-7:30pm
Free short workshop by PFDC Team

7:30-10:00pm
ALL-REQUEST PARTY. MC’d by Loui Tucker

From 7:00 – 7:30pm Adony Beniares will share a new step to Rum Dum Dum that he learned at Mainewoods Camp this summer, and Lon Radin will introduce the fun Rom dance, Cazino, taught by Sonia and Cristian at Stockton.
E-mail requests to Loui. She will incorporate your awesome requests into the program!
Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set).
We will be on a vinyl floor over concrete that evening, so plan your footwear accordingly.
Bring a snack to share!
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Summer Camps in Review
2017-09-02 13:30 - 20:00 | All Saints’ Episcopal, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
Come to our 5th Annual Summer Camps in Review. No time to attend all the camps and workshops? No problem! Catch great dances with our great local teachers as they present their favorite dances that they learned at various camps and workshops.
Includes potluck dinner and party. Loui Tucker will again perform her magic MC’ing.
Many thanks to these awesome teachers who have volunteered to share dances they love: Katherine Abbott, Andy Partos & Cornelia Ghafur, Kevin Greek, Melissa Miller & Lew Smith, Ulrike Narins, Lon Radin, Denise Lucero, Vince Taylor, and Marija Hillis. They will be teaching/reviewing dances from these camps and workshops: Statewide, English and Scottish Workshop, Balkan / Folklore Camps, Workshop in Ontario, and Stockton Camp. Additional teachers may join us and a list of dances is forthcoming.
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Saratoga Dancers End-of-Summer-Quarter SUMMER OF LOVE dance party
2017-08-31 07:30 - 22:00 | St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, 18870 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, California, 95070
1967 was The Summer of Love when the hippies descended on San Francisco. Hippies were in the news everywhere and set the fashion trend for most of that year. The Saratoga Folk Dancers are having an end-of-summer-quarter dance party and it seemed like a great excuse to revisit those fashions.
Why not dress in tie-dye and flowered shirts and jeans, peace symbol jewelry or strings of beads, a headband or spray of flowers in your hair, big sunglasses, a fringed vest. Type “hippie fashion” into your favorite search engine and then click on “images” and you’ll get plenty of ideas.
Come on — it’ll be fun. Think of the great photos we can take!
The LAST Thursday before Labor Day ==> August 31. Easier dances the first hour. BRING A SMALL SNACK TO SHARE.

Folk Dance Party
2017-08-05 19:15 - 23:00 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Peninsula Council Folk Dance Party

7:15-8:00pm
Fun and easy dances from Stockton

8:00-10:45pm
ALL-REQUEST PARTY. MC’d by Adony Beniares

E-mail requests to Adony. He will incorporate them into the program!
Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set).
Bring a snack to share!
Download to share and print this informational flier.

Folk Dance Party
2017-07-08 19:30 - 22:45 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Peninsula Council Folk Dance Party

7:15-7:30pm
Annual Meeting & Election of Officers

7:30-10:45pm
ALL-REQUEST PARTY. MC’d by Changs Folk Dancers

E-mail requests to Luiselle. She will incorporate them into the program!
Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set).
Bring a snack to share!
Share and print a July 8 Party flier.
