July Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2018-07-14 19:15 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Kaela Fine will teach Abrahim Fellahi, a Turkish dance presented by Ahmet Luleci, and Kirca Mome (Greece) during a FREE mini-workshop from 7:15-8:00pm.
Hollis and Lon Radin will emcee the all request party from 8:00-10:30pm. E-mail requests to Lon at lonradin@pacbell.net
Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set). Come dance on a great wood floor! Bring a snack to share!
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August Dance Party
2018-08-01 19:45 - 22:00 | Holbrook Palmer Park, Carriage House, 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton, CA, 94027, United States
Bring your dancing shoes and good cheer. Snacks or beverages to share are also appreciated if you are able.
Drop in fee is $9.00 for the entire evening. (There is no pro-rating of fees)
Suzanne will resume teaching again Sept. 19th when the Fall Quarter begins.

Klezmer Dance Party
2018-08-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 Cloud Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, United States
Klezmer and classic Israeli dance party with live music provided by Majorly Minor. Donna Frankel will help lead dances.
Bring some light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages to help make it a party, and tips for the band.
Photos from a recent Klezmer and Israeli dance party.

Majorly Minor

Majorly Minor plays Klezmer, Eastern European, and Israeli tunes for dancing. Members include Stella Bonilla (violin), Ginny Snyder (bass), Larry Light (clarinet), and Naomi Zamir (accordion).

August Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2018-08-04 19:15 - 22:30 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Pre-party workshop featuring fun dances from Stockton Folk Dance Camp.
We are excited to share with you two new dances from Stockton Folk Dance Camp! The first is a lively, but easy, couple dance from Romania. The second is an easy dance to beautiful music from a place you have never heard of: Gagauzia, an independent republic within Moldova.
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Summer Camps in Review 2018
2018-09-01 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. We have added a short remembrance of Fred Ho as we honor our dear friend’s passing.
Come the whole time or just a few hours. We want to dance and chat with you.
1:45pm – Doors open. Dancing to last year’s summer camp dances and more…
2:00 – 5:30pm – Workshop (see table of instructors and dances below)
5:30 – 5:45pm – Remembering Fred Ho: A video by Clem Dickey, Adony Beniares, and friends.
5:45 – 6:45pm – Potluck dinner, bring your favorite dish. Refrigerators available, but no oven.
6:30 – ~8:00pm – Review and your requests of dances from Statewide to Stockton and more.
Workshop Dances

Instructor
Dance
Heritage
Learned From

Craig Blackstone
Crossroads
England
Statewide

Lon Radin
Glaviniska Kopanica
Bulgaria
Statewide

Eileen Kopec
Kapatovkso Horo
Bulgaria
Stockton

Kevin Greek
Madzune Ver Degh Tran
Armenia
Statewide

Marija Hillis
Mari Kiz
Moldova
Stockton

Katherine Abbott
Neveno, Mori Neveno
Macedonia
Stockton

Tom Sears
Sick Sack Schottis
Sweden
Scandia

Ulrike & Lothar Narins
Sim Shalom
Israel
Tokuyama Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yale & Marcia Rosenblatt
Yaffo
Israel
Stockton

Denise Heenan
Zemjo Makedonska
Macedonia
Stockton

Melissa Miller & Lew Smith
TBA

Greek Traditional Dance Seminar Lemos

AND IF TIME PERMITS…

Loui Tucker
Halelujah Le’Gla
Israel
Stockton

Lucy Chang
Terrace Loggers Jig
Scotland
Stockton

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September Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2018-09-08 19:00 - 22:15 | Garden House, 400 University Ave., Los Altos, CA, United States
Pre-party workshop 7:00pm to 7:30pm with Denise Heenan teaching Broadway, a Scottish dance presented by Kay Munn at Stockton Folk Dance Camp 2018.
All request dance party starting at 7:30pm MC’d by Nancy Kaye and Becky Beniares until 10:15pm.
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Kick-Off Party with Chubritza
2018-09-15 19:00 - 23:00 | All Saints’ Episcopal, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
Opening dance party with Chubritza in celebration of Chang’s Folk Dancers 80th anniversary. Live music dance party preceded by short dance workshop by Marina Troost (Divcibarsko, Serbia) and Clem Dickey (Amelias, England- style). Refreshments provided!
Bring tips for the band!
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6:45 pm
Doors open

7:00 pm
Workshop with the Moveable Feet Team

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Dancing to music played by Chubritza

Chubritza
Chubritza – Traditional Balkan and International Folk Music
Chubritza is well known throughout California as they have been featured in several dance camps as well as past Statewide Festivals. They are known for their variety and mixture of international musical tastes and textures, while retaining a Balkan and Eastern European emphasis. Chubritza is Janet Finney-Krull, Meadow Lo, Jim Case, Linnea Mandell, Rick Kruse, and Craig Kurumada.
More details…

Chang's 80th Birthday Celebration
2018-09-16 13:00 - 19:00 | City College of San Francisco, Wellness Center, 50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA, 94112, United States
Celebrate 80 Years of Dance in San Francisco
with Changs International Folk Dancers
Featuring

Live international dance music by Chubritza and Da! Mozhem
Live Scottish dance music by Stringfire!
Refreshments
Fun and friends

Bring a snack to share
Admission
$10-20 suggested donation. Children and students free!
Parking
Campus parking $3.
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Greek Glendi (Party) with Hohlax Trio
2018-09-17 19:00 - 21:30 | Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama at 17th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
GreekFeet was pleased to have Hohlax play for us on their first West coast tour in 2009 and we are even more delighted to have the Holax Trio play for us again for their upcoming 2018 California tour. That’s right, come and checkout Hohlax for an amazing night of Greek music and dancing.
7:00 pm – Potluck, bring a dish to share
7:30 pm – Music and Dancing Begins
Join the Hohlax Trio on a musical journey to Greece, from the backstreets of Pireus to the magical islands of the Aegean. With Jaime Smith on violin, Orestis Koletsos on bouzouki and vocals, and visiting guest from Greece Giannis on vocals and guitar. The trio plays a unique blend of traditional Greek music and contemporary urban riffs.
Note: Ring the bell at the gate to enter
Hohlax Trio
Jaime Smith grew up in Sacramento, studied violin at the New England Conservatory of Music and studied and performed in Greece for more than a decade. Orestis Koletsos, born in Paris and raised in Athens, began playing bouzouki at the age of 15 and has been performing, recording, and writing songs for more than a decade. Joining Jaime and Orestis is Giannis on guitar and vocals. Giannis was born in the village of Kiriaki, Boeotia, in central Greece. His earliest exposure to folk music came from his father, who was a folk singer. This influence, and the constant contact of the local folk bands led Giannis to a career of singing folk, traditional and rembetiko songs.

End of Summer Dance Party
2018-09-19 19:45 - 22:00 | Holbrook Palmer Park, Carriage House, 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton, CA, 94027, United States
Join Suzanne Rocca-Butler and the Carriage House Folk Dancers for an end of summer folk dance party. Help bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to share for the refreshments table.

Folk Dance Reunion Party
2018-09-22 17:30 - 22:30 | Chico Womens Club, 592 E. 3rd Street, near Pine, Chico, CA, 95927, United States
Dance Program Come see friends old and new at the Chico World Dancers reunion party. Bring your dancing shoes and dance to our old favorites.
5:30 – 7:00 PM Potluck.
Bring dish or beverage to share. We’ll have utensils, plates, and cups.
7:30 – 10:30 PM Dancing.
Volunteers needed to help set up and take down.
Questions? Contact Alison
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Dance Party with Mosaic
2018-10-05 19:30 - 22:00 | Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 Cloud Avenue, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, United States
Mosiac Mosaic 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), and Randa Jacobs (flute, pennywhistle).
Bring some light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages to help make it a party, and tips for the band!

Scandinavian Dance Party
2018-10-06 19:30 - 22:00 | First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
Teaching 7:30-8:30pm, followed by a dance party.

October Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2018-10-13 19:00 - 22:00 | Garden House, 400 University Ave., Los Altos, CA, United States
Adony Beniares will teach Melnishko Horo, a Bulgarian folk dance, and, if time permits, Talava (Kosovo-Albanian) during the FREE pre-party workshop from 7:00-7:30pm.
Loui Tucker will emcee the all request party from 8:00-10:30pm.
Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set). Come dance on a great wood floor! Bring a snack to share!
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Bulgarika - Bulgarian Folk Dance Party
2018-10-19 20:00 - 22:30 | Strawberry Recreation Center, 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, CA, 94941, United States
Join us for BULGARIKA’s first stop in the Bay Area on their national tour! Come dance to the haunting melodies and fiery dance tempos of four master musicians, all steeped in Bulgarian music and rhythms from a young age.
Admission: $15. Students half-price, kids free with adult.
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Bulgarika
Bulgarika presents traditional Bulgarian songs and tunes. The band is led by husband and wife team, Nikolay (gadulka, a fiddle) and Donka Kolev (vocalist), award-winning performers from Folk Music Conservatories in Bulgaria. They are joined by Stoyan Kostov (tambura and vocals) and Michael Ginsburg (tapan).
Nikolay Kolev
Nikolay Kolev (gadulka)
Nikolay Kolev is a native of the Thracian Rose Valley village of Karavelovo, has been playing gadulka since age 10. After graduating from the National School of Folk Arts in Shiroka Luka, Bulgaria, he performed for three years with the Sliven Folk Dance and Music Ensemble. In 1984 he founded the orchestra “Sopot”. In 1985 he formed the wedding-music ensemble “Rozova Dolina” and in 1992 the prize-winning ensemble “Balkanski Glasove”. In 1994 and 1995 the latter group took first prizes at the Varna Festival. Nikolay has accompanied many well-known singers including Vulkana Stojanova, Roumen Rodopski and Todor Kozhuharov. He has also taught many students at a number of Balkan camps in the U.S. In 1999, Nikolay was the first Bulgarian to be recognized by the Slavic Heritage Council of America for his outstanding contributions to music.
Donka Koleva
Donka Koleva (vocals)
Donka Koleva is a native of the village of Tuzha in the Stara Zagora region of Thrace. She graduated from the National School of Folk Arts in Shiroka Luka, Bulgaria, and performed for three years with the Sliven Folk Dance and Music Ensemble. She was director of the Folk Song Chorus of Sopot, has been a featured soloist on Bulgarian Radio-TV, has participated in numerous singing competitions in Bulgaria and Europe and has been featured on numerous recordings. In 1997 her recording of Javore was named “Song of the Year” in the Bulgarian national radio competition. Since immigrating to the U.S. she has taught and performed widely across N. America, both privately and at numerous camps, festivals and other events. In addition to her vocal talents Donka serves as Bulgarika’s manager and has organized 12 national tours for the bands Kabile’, Cherven Traktor, Bulgarika and the Kolev Family Ensemble.
Stoyan Kostov
Stoyan Kostov (vocals, tambura)
Stoyan Kostov has been playing the Bulgarian tambura for over 40 years. He graduated from the National Music School “Filip Koutev” and the Bulgarian National Conservatory. Stoyan performed with Ensemble Trakiya and played tambura with Harmanliska Troika, and guitar with the Ograzhden ensemble in Sandanski, where he also directed the “N. Vaptsarov” Folk Ensemble. Stoyan lives in Pittsburgh PA.

Michael Ginsburg
Michael Ginsburg (tapan)
Michael Ginsburg began teaching Balkan folk-dance in 1964 in New York City and now teaches a weekly dance class there. He plays tapan with Cherven Traktor, a band that plays Bulgarian folk music on traditional instruments. He also plays trumpet with Kavala Brass Band, a band specializing in the Brass music of Aegean Macedonia. He is a founding member and lead trumpeter of Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band, formed in 1983. In 1987 they were the first foreign band to appear at the world-famous Brass Band festival in Guca, Serbia. Michael additionally serves as the head of the Program Committee of the Golden Festival in Brooklyn, New York, an annual event attracting thousands of participants and featuring dozens of musical groups.

Officers Ball 2018
2018-10-20 13:00 - 22:30 | Veterans Memorial Building, Pleasanton, 301 Main Street, Pleasanton, CA, 94566, United States
The Folk Dance Federation’s annual festival of folk dance with workshops, dinner, dance party, and special attractions! This year’s theme: Octoberfest!
Please note the location this year is the Pleasanton Veterans Memorial Hall, Pleasanton.
Schedule

Price
Time (pm)
Event

1:00
Doors open

$20
1:30-5:30
Dance workshops

$10
5:30-7:00
On-site dinner with entertainment by Bill Cope (if registered by October 12)

$20
7:00-10:30
Evening celebration, dances from the workshop and your requests.

Workshop
The afternoon workshop will again feature new and classic folk dances taught by local teachers including Katherine Abbott, Marija Hillis, Kaela Fine, Denise Heenan, Gigi and Warren Jensen, Yvonne and Andre Couvillion, Bruce Mitchell, and Lenore Frigo.
Registration
Register by Friday October 12, 2018 to obtain the special all event package pricing (workshop, on-site dinner, and evening party) of $40 and save $10. On-site dinner registration is not available after October 12.
Online Registration

Order your tickets now!

Register and pay online at http://officersball.bpt.me. Badges will be available by will-call.

Mail-In Registration
DOWNLOAD Registration Form and Flier
Download and complete registration form.
Make checks payable to the FOLK DANCE FEDERATION.
Mail the check and registration form to:
Laura Douglass
226 Alameda de las Pugas
Redwood City, CA 94062

Questions?
Contact Loui Tucker or Lucy Chang for answers.

Bulgarian Workshop with Michael Ginsburg and Party with Bulgarika
2018-10-28 13:00 - 19:00 | First Baptist Event Hall, 305 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94301-4105, United States
Enjoy a Bulgarian folk dance workshop with master instructor Michael Ginsburg then stay to dance to traditional Bulgarian dance music played by Bulgarika!
Schedule

1:00 pm
Doors open

1:30-3:30 pm
Bulgarian Folk Dance Workshop with Michael Ginsburg, $12

3:30-4:00 pm
Social time with refreshments and dancing to recorded music.

4:00-7:00 pm
Dance party with music by Bulgarika, $18

Both sessions: $25
For the workshop, as time permits, Michael will teach from the following dances:

Shira Horo
Trite Pate from Kermen
Proletno Horo from Malo Konare
Kako Kostadino
Shirto
Ovcepolso Potrculka
Vlach Tsamiko
Ramono Veleshko

If you have a request from his prior CDs, let Lucy know.
Snack donations always appreciated. Refreshments provided.
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Bulgarika
Bulgarika presents traditional Bulgarian songs and tunes. The band is led by husband and wife team, Nikolay (gadulka, a fiddle) and Donka Kolev (vocalist), award-winning performers from Folk Music Conservatories in Bulgaria. They are joined by Stoyan Kostov (tambura and vocals) and Michael Ginsburg (tapan).
Nikolay Kolev
Nikolay Kolev (gadulka)
Nikolay Kolev is a native of the Thracian Rose Valley village of Karavelovo, has been playing gadulka since age 10. After graduating from the National School of Folk Arts in Shiroka Luka, Bulgaria, he performed for three years with the Sliven Folk Dance and Music Ensemble. In 1984 he founded the orchestra “Sopot”. In 1985 he formed the wedding-music ensemble “Rozova Dolina” and in 1992 the prize-winning ensemble “Balkanski Glasove”. In 1994 and 1995 the latter group took first prizes at the Varna Festival. Nikolay has accompanied many well-known singers including Vulkana Stojanova, Roumen Rodopski and Todor Kozhuharov. He has also taught many students at a number of Balkan camps in the U.S. In 1999, Nikolay was the first Bulgarian to be recognized by the Slavic Heritage Council of America for his outstanding contributions to music.
Donka Koleva
Donka Koleva (vocals)
Donka Koleva is a native of the village of Tuzha in the Stara Zagora region of Thrace. She graduated from the National School of Folk Arts in Shiroka Luka, Bulgaria, and performed for three years with the Sliven Folk Dance and Music Ensemble. She was director of the Folk Song Chorus of Sopot, has been a featured soloist on Bulgarian Radio-TV, has participated in numerous singing competitions in Bulgaria and Europe and has been featured on numerous recordings. In 1997 her recording of Javore was named “Song of the Year” in the Bulgarian national radio competition. Since immigrating to the U.S. she has taught and performed widely across N. America, both privately and at numerous camps, festivals and other events. In addition to her vocal talents Donka serves as Bulgarika’s manager and has organized 12 national tours for the bands Kabile’, Cherven Traktor, Bulgarika and the Kolev Family Ensemble.
Stoyan Kostov
Stoyan Kostov (vocals, tambura)
Stoyan Kostov has been playing the Bulgarian tambura for over 40 years. He graduated from the National Music School “Filip Koutev” and the Bulgarian National Conservatory. Stoyan performed with Ensemble Trakiya and played tambura with Harmanliska Troika, and guitar with the Ograzhden ensemble in Sandanski, where he also directed the “N. Vaptsarov” Folk Ensemble. Stoyan lives in Pittsburgh PA.

Michael Ginsburg
Michael Ginsburg (tapan)
Michael Ginsburg began teaching Balkan folk-dance in 1964 in New York City and now teaches a weekly dance class there. He plays tapan with Cherven Traktor, a band that plays Bulgarian folk music on traditional instruments. He also plays trumpet with Kavala Brass Band, a band specializing in the Brass music of Aegean Macedonia. He is a founding member and lead trumpeter of Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band, formed in 1983. In 1987 they were the first foreign band to appear at the world-famous Brass Band festival in Guca, Serbia. Michael additionally serves as the head of the Program Committee of the Golden Festival in Brooklyn, New York, an annual event attracting thousands of participants and featuring dozens of musical groups.

November Peninsula Folk Dance Party
2018-11-10 19:15 - 22:30 | St. Bede’s Church Hall, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Suzanne Rocca-Butler will teach Papadhopanayiotena and Gagauzko Horo, a Bulgarian folk dance of the Gagauzians during the FREE pre-party workshop from 7:15-8:00pm.
Chang’s Folk Dance team will emcee the all request party from 8:00-10:30pm.
Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set). Come dance on a great wood floor! Bring a snack to share!
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Kolo Festival 2018
2018-11-23 - 2018-11-24 | Croatian Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94708, United States
The 67th Kolo Festival with
Dance Teachers
Gergana Panova – Bulgarian
Sonia Dion & Cristian Florescu- Romanian couple and non-couple
John Morovich & John Filcich – Kolos
Singing Teachers
Maria Bebelekova, Michele Simon & John Morovich
Bands
15+ bands on the main dance floor and in the Kafana, playing live music from: Albania, America, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Macedonia, Norway, Romani, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, Sweden and Turkey!

Online Registration Mail-in Registration

Romanian Dance Workshop
2018-11-26 18:10 - 20:00 | City College of San Francisco, Wellness Center, 50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco, CA, 94112, United States
Beloved master dance teachers, Sonia and Cristian, are known internationally for teaching Romanian Dance. They are in town to teach at the Kolo Festival, and we are delighted that they have added this workshop to their teaching schedule! Different dances will be taught at the Kolo Festival and this workshop, so try to make it to both events! The Kolo Festival is a celebration of Balkan culture, held not far from CCSF over Thanksgiving weekend.
Free, but donations to help pay for the instructors appreciated.
Parking on campus: $5.
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For more details contact Jeanne-Marie Hughes, PhD
Hosted by the City College of San Francisco International Folk Dance Class

Christmas Folk Dance Party
2018-12-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Monroe Hall, 1400 W. College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401, United States
Razzmatazz’s annual Christmas folk dance party. Includes a reading of A Night Before Christmas and a visit from Santa! Dancing to recorded and live music.

Holiday Celebration and Second Harvest Fundraiser
2018-12-08 15:00 - 19:30 | First Baptist Event Hall, 305 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94301-4105, United States
Holiday Celebration and Second Harvest Food Bank Donation

3:00-4:00pm
Happy Holidays Potluck Reception – snacks appreciated. (refrigerator available, no oven)

4:00-7:30pm
Quick teach of fun dances by Loui Tucker and Wendy Brown during party with dancers’ requests.

Donation: $15 and/or 10 cans of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank (checks payable to Second Harvest Food Bank). Goal is 300 cans and $300. No glass containers or expired cans.
Among us, there are students to seniors on limited or fixed income who would appreciate receiving help with meals. The Moveable Feet is donating the cost of the hall and refreshments. Thank you in advance for your support.
The City of Palo Alto asks that we:

Park only in legal spaces, avoiding bike lanes or too close to driveways
Avoid talking loudly outside

Hanukkah Potluck and Dance Party
2018-12-08 19:00 - 23:30 | St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1399 43rd Ave, at Judah St., San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Celebrate Hanukkah at Cafe Shalom! Potluck dinner starting at 7pm followed by candle-lighting (bring menorahs). Easy and beginner dances to start off the dancing and then an all-request Israeli dance party!
Admission: $10 adults or $5 students

Orkestar Cope-a-Cabana Dance Party
2018-12-14 19:30 - 22:30 | All Saints’ Episcopal, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
Live music and dancing to Bill Cope and his friends: Orkestar Cope-a-Cabana
Bring some light refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages to help make it a party, and tips for the band!
Orkestar Cope-a-Cabana
Orkestar Cope-a-Cabana is a group of talented local musicians playing Balkan and Greek music, and led by well-known multi-instrumentalist Bill Cope.
Bill Cope, an all-around multi-instrumentalist whose music folk dancers have loved to dance to for many years. He performs internationally as well as with many local Bay area ensembles, and is the Director of the San Francisco Kolo Festival. Instruments: accordion, laouto, gajda.
Michele Simon is a singer and percussionist, specializing in Balkan folk music and folk dance music. She has performed internationally as well as with many local Bay area ensembles, including Anoush, Brass Menazeri, and Kitka. Instruments: tupan, dumbek.
Tom Farris (tambura, guitar, hand drum)
Anastasia Barkett (violin)

GreekFeet Year-End Party
2018-12-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Il Pirata, 2007 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
GreekFeet loves to throw a party and this year our Year-End party is at our favorite old-time sports bar Il Pirata with live music featuring Greg Jenkins on Clarinet, Dan Cantrell on Accordion and Michael Garibaldi on Percussion. We will have a private room with access to the bar to quench our thirst between dances. Music will start at 8:00 pm. Social hour from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm with appetizers, please bring an appetizer to share. Great fun, hope you can make it to celebrate with us!
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm: Social Hour, No Host Bar and Appetizers, Bring an appetizer to Share
8:00 pm to when the band calls it quits: Live music with Greg Jenkins on Clarinet, Dan Cantrell on Accordion. and Michael Garibaldi on Percussion

Year End Dance Party
2018-12-19 19:45 - 22:00 | Holbrook Palmer Park, Carriage House, 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton, CA, 94027, United States
Help Suzanne Rocca-Butler and the Carriage House Folk Dancers celebrate a year end folk dance party. Help bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to share for the refreshments table.

Winter Solstice Potluck and Party
2018-12-20 19:30 - 22:30 | St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 1399 43rd Ave, at Judah St., San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
Mandala’s annual winter solstice party begins with a potluck meal followed by a bell ringing ceremony around 8:45pm. Request dancing to follow thereafter. Bring your favorite bell to ring in the holiday season!

BFD's New Year's Eve Dance Party
2018-12-31 21:00 - 2019-01-01 00:00 | Live Oak Recreation Center, 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman), Berkeley, CA, 94709 , United States
Celebrate New Year’s Eve dancing with the Berkeley Folk Dancers!
Wear your slinky, sultry, elegant, fancy duds (or just comfy garments) and get ready to dance the night away. Bring some snacks to share with the crowd. It is an all request night, so bring a list of your favorite dances (written out or in your agile brain).
Here’s to a wonderful 2019! We can certainly use it!
$5 members; $7 non-members.
More Info: Judy Stonefield (510)-655-3074.

Dance Party with Da! Mozhem
2019-01-11 20:00 - 22:30 | Strawberry Recreation Center, 118 E. Strawberry Drive, Mill Valley, CA, 94941, United States
Dance to your favorite international tunes with Da! Mozhem all on a spacious sprung floor!
Admission: $12. Students half-price, kids free with adult.
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Da! Mozhem
Da! Mozhem is quite possibly the largest folk dance band popular today in the Bay Area. Its members for this party are John Burke (accordion, vocals), Joyce Clyde (gadulka, vocals), Sonne Lemke (vocals), Paul Litsky (tambura), Alan Moore (accordion, kaval), Barbara Saxton (vocals), Lew Smith (doumbek, tupan), Ginny Snyder (clarinet, tambura, accordion, brach, gajda, vocals), Holly Thuman (bass, vocals), Nettie Wijsman (vocals), and Radmila Zaric (vocals).

Heritage Festival 2019
2019-01-18 - 2019-01-19 | Twin Pines Center, 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont, CA, 94002, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Friday, January 18th
LOCATION: Garden House, Shoup Park, 400 University Ave, Los Altos
Opening Party – $10
Come share your favorite club dances. Meet Saturday’s workshop teacher, Željko Jergan!
Saturday, January 19th
LOCATION: Twin Pines Community Center, Belmont
Dance Workshop – $15
1:30 to 4:30pm
Afternoon Croatian Dance Workshop with Željko Jergan.
Dinner Break
4:30 to 6:30pm
Enjoy dinner in town or order a wrap to enjoy on site ($15 in advance).
Singing
6:30 to 7:00pm
Come learn to sing Grad Se Beli
Party – $15
7:00 to 10:00pm
Ethnic dress welcome! Program of recorded international folk dance requests.
Koraci
Exhibition by Croatian Youth Group Koraci, featuring dances choreographed by Željko
Registration
Registration Form Directions and Parking
Pay before January 16th and save! Attend Friday AND Saturday for only $35 ($50 with on site supper).
Register online
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Kids under 12 are free, youth 12-18 are $5/event at the door.
Note Friday and Saturday events are at different venues

Email dance requests, questions, and registration to heritagefolkdance@gmail.com
Doors open 1/2 hour in advance.
