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SUMMARY:Int'l Folkdance Camp
DESCRIPTION:An amazing International Folk Dance weekend with great teachers in Hopewell Junction\, NY.  \nTeachers 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 steeped in the rich folk dance traditions of his family. Caspar is a rising star in the field of folkdance teachers. Born in the Netherlands\, his teaching style is impeccably clear\, precise and authentic; his selection of music is ideally suited for recreational dance groups. You will love meeting and learning from both of them! \nCamp includes: Huge Wooden Dance Floor\, Delicious Meals & Snacks\, Evening Dance Parties \nMore Information and Registration
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/ifc-2024/
LOCATION:Circle Lodge on Sylvan Lake\, 355 Sylvan Lake Rd\, Hopewell Junction\, NY\, 12533\, United States
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="IFC":MAILTO:DanceIFC@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Changs International Folk Dancers Party with Da! Mozhem
DESCRIPTION:Dance to your favorite international tunes with Da! Mozhem and Changs International Folk Dancers. Please bring a snack to share. \n$5 plus tips for the band.  \nREMEMBER: Please help with set up and/or clean up if you can\, remember that we are a fragrance/scent free club\, and please bring your own bottle or cup to get water. \nMasks are not required\, but are recommended. Please remember not to attend if you feel ill\, have been exposed recently or have traveled to a COVID hot spot recently. \nDa! Mozhem\nDa! 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.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/changs-da-mozhem-24/
LOCATION:Miraloma Park Clubhouse\, 350 O’Shaughnessey Boulevard (at Del Vale Avenue)\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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ORGANIZER;CN="Changs International Folk Dancers":MAILTO:changsdancers@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T153000
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SUMMARY:Alice in Wonderland Tea and Folk Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Come join the Peninsula Council for their an afternoon tea party and dance! Share your favorite brew\, tea time stories\, and folk dances with your friends!  \n \n\nSchedule\n\nTime\nEvent\n\n\n3:30 – 4:15pm\nTea in Wonderland\n\n\n4:15 – 6:30pm\nDancing (including a Lobster Quadrille!)
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/tea-party-24/
LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T120000
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SUMMARY:Statewide 2024
DESCRIPTION:Statewide 2024 is a weekend festival of folk dance workshops and parties including \n\nDance workshops\nDance performances\nEvening Parties with Orkestar Unbound\nSunday Square Dance Hoedown called by Kurt Gollhardt\nCulture Corners\nRequest Dancing\nMeeting friends – Old and New\n\nAll events take place at the Newark Pavilion\, Newark\, CA.  \nRegistration >>\n \nFestival Schedule\n \nInstructors and Band\n\nYannis Konstantinou – Greek/Macedonian\nYannis Konstantinou Yannis Konstantinou is an internationally renowned instructor and ethnologist of Greek Macedonian dance and culture.  His passion for traditional music and dance began in his childhood\, dancing with his family in his parents’ villages of Alona and Akrites in the Florina region of Greece. Today\, his knowledge extends beyond that of the Greek Macedonian people indigenous to the area. Since 1990 he has conducted research on the impacts on Florina dances due to the migration of social groups and ethnic minorities to northwest Greece\, such as Vlachs\, Sarakatsani\, and refugees from Thrace and Asia Minor. He also has participated in comparative research studies of Macedonian communities beyond the Greek borders. In 1994 Yannis produced The Musical Tradition of Florina\, a long-playing album\, in collaboration with the Center of Greek Tradition. \nYannis is President and Artistic Director of the “Lygkistes” Cultural Association and a founding member of The Academy of Traditional Folklore Dance and Music located in Athens\, Greece. He is actively involved with the “Association for the Preservation and Dissemination of Traditional Dance and Music” whose members are dedicated to sharing with children and youth living in urban areas an appreciation of traditional lifestyles of the outlying areas of Greece. Since 2001\, he has been the Director of the student dance association of the Balkan Studies department of the Aristotle University of Thessalonika.  Yannis Konstantinou is very well-known as a teacher of Greek Macedonian dance and culture throughout Greece and Europe and among those North Americans who have had the good fortune to experience the dance seminars he organizes annually in Agios Germanos\, overlooking Lake Prespa. \n\nCesar Garfiaz – Salsa Rueda and More\nCesar Garfiez Cesar Garfiaz was born and raised in Los Angeles \, CA (Hollywood). He has been hyperactive since early childhood\, and has always enjoyed moving. Being partly raised by his aunt\, Garfiaz was influenced by her affinity for Salsa. He began dancing Salsa at the young age of seven\, going on Sundays to Steven’s Steakhouse with his Tia Raquel. In high school\, he  was part of a performing arts class for two years\, where he learned of his passion for performing. Garfiaz joined UCLA’s Department of World Arts & Cultures in the Fall of 2004. In the Spring of 2003\, Garfiaz began working and collaborating with Ana Maria Alvarez and was a cast member of her original thesis concert “contra-tiempo”. Over the past seven years he has studied various styles including modern\, hip hop\, house\, tai chi\, Ghanaian\, Mexican Folklorico & Afro-Cuban. As a part of UCLA’s Repertory Tour Ensemble\, Cesar performed and inspired young people in high schools all over Los Angeles. Through his work with Rep Tour\,  he became passionate about youth arts education\, and is continuing this important work with his involvement in CONTRA-TIEMPO. He currently teaches Salsa and Latin Dance at Cal Poly Pamona and at several studios around Los Angeles. As a founding member of the company\, he is committed to seeing this group actualize its’ full potential as an agent for change. Garfiaz is dedicated to being a leader in this important work and sharing with others his absolute love for movement.\n\nKurt Gollhardt – Square Dance\nKurt Gollhardt Kurt Gollhardt is President of the Santa Clara Valley Callers Association and has been calling in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2006. He began calling square dances in 1996 and frequently calls for weekend hoedowns. He has been very active in promoting new approaches to teaching and supporting newer dancers\, most recently as a champion of CALLERLAB’s new Social Square Dance (SSD) program. Kurt has been voted a Top Ten Caller by the Santa Clara Valley Square Dancers Association (SCVSDA) since 2017.\n\nOrkestar Unbound\nBill Cope will be assembling Orkestar Unbound for Statewide 2024. Bill is a multi-instrumentalist who is drawn to play music without borders\, that will get people on their feet\, dancing!  Orkestar Unbound guest artists include Dan Auvil\, Janie Cowan\, Ralph Iverson\, Asaf Ophir and Emily Saletan\, playing international folk music from the Balkans and beyond! \nHotels\nStatewide 2024 will be happening May 17-19 in Newark the weekend prior Memorial Day Weekend. Please book your rooms early.   \nChase Suite Hotel\nSpacious extended stay suites\, with separate living room and individual bathrooms. Free Wi-Fi. Plus a full kitchen! More details… \nThere is a very low rate on the hotel rooms (Chase Suite Hotel in Newark)\, but it is only good until March 31 (now extended from December 31). If you know you’ll be going to Statewide this year\, grab one of these rooms now.  The room is only $120 per night (plus tax).  It’s the “Signature King Suite” that includes a king-size bed\, a fully-equipped kitchen\, and a pull-out couch in the living room for two more people — plus a grab-and-go breakfast.  Four friends could easily share this suite.  \nTo book discounted rate\, visit Chase Suite Hotel online\, click the “Book Your Stay” button\, select the date May 17\, 2024 (2 nights)\, and use discount code “Folk2024” under Group Code. The first option should be the Signature King Suite for $120 per night (plus tax). Look for the two-bedroom suite which comes with a complete kitchen. Use the button for the May 17\, 2 nights\, booking and correct the number of adults staying. \nBook May 17 Discount \n \n\nRegistration\nLodging should be purchased separately. Recommended group pricing available at Chase Suite Hotel\, Newark\, CA. \nChildren under 13 are admitted free with a paying adult. Young adults aged 13-21 will receive a 50% discount\, but may be required to volunteer from 1-2 hours during the festival.  \nRegister Online\n\nMail-In Registration\nPrint and Mail Registration Form \nPrint and complete registration form and send with your check (made payable to Folk Dance Federation) to: \nStatewide Registrar\nSabine Zappe\n153 Race Street\nSan Jose\, CA 95126.  \nDownload\, print\, and share a flier\n  \n\nAssistance\nGeneral and Mail-in Registration: Loui Tucker 408 771 4542\nWeb and Online Registration: Kevin Greek
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/statewide-2024/
LOCATION:Newark Pavilion\, 6430 Thornton Ave.\, Newark\, 94560\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Performance,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Global Folk Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:This month the Global Folk Dance Party team and guest leaders Kathleen Mazurek\, Roo Lester\, Larry Harding\, and Adony Beniares feature dances that only go one direction\, or dances with multiple figures that don’t repeat! \nHave any ideas? Send them along to us! The playlist is still being compiled so email your dance requests or questions to virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. \nPlease come at 2:30pm to listen to pre-show music presented by Murray Spiegel.  \nConnect Globally\, Dance Locally. Follow folk dance leaders and dance watching enthusiasts worldwide. \nJoin The Party\nBy Zoom\nRegister by Zoom\nWe’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. \n\nIMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.\nZoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.\nWhen in the meeting\, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.\nWhen you sign into Zoom\, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!\n\nBy Facebook Live\nJoin by Facebook Live \nif Zoom is full or you just want to watch.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/ \nFor 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.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/gfd-may24/
LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Online,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Family Fun and Dancing
DESCRIPTION:Join Changs International Folk Dancers for a night of music and dance for the entire family! \nAn hour of fun dance activities to music from around the world. Every Fourth Friday\, 7pm-8pm\nFollowed at 8-10pm by international folk dances from our club’s repertoire. \n$8 Adults (first time free!)\, Kids always free!
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/family-fun-and-dancing/
LOCATION:Miraloma Park Clubhouse\, 350 O’Shaughnessey Boulevard (at Del Vale Avenue)\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Changs International Folk Dancers":MAILTO:changsdancers@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240527T110000
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SUMMARY:Land Dancers Folk Dance Weekend
DESCRIPTION: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. \nYou can camp out for the whole weekend or just come for the day and enjoy the deck\, the creek\, the forest\, dancing and friends! \nWe 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. \nThe 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). \nContact 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.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/land-dancers-may-24/
LOCATION:Cliff’s land in the Santa Cruz Mountains\, CA-9 & Skyline Blvd\, Saratoga\, CA\, 95070
CATEGORIES:Camp,Dance Party
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