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SUMMARY:Laguna Folk Dance Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:Clubhouse 2 Southern California’s premier folk dance festival!  Dance workshops\, parties with live music\, the famous Sunday Dance Concert\, ice cream social\, happy hour\, and the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award… what’s not to like? The Laguna Festival is one of Southern California’s premier annual folk dance events.  You can bet all your friends will be there.  You should be too!\n \nInstructors\nWe are proud to announce that our teachers this year are Tineke and Maurits Van Geel \nTineke van Geel\nTineke Van Geel In 1977 Tineke van Geel received her degree as folk dance instructor. She specializes in Armenian dance and works as a choreographer. Tineke conducts workshops for students at various levels\, beginners to professional\, and has taught classes in international folk dance\, Dutch and Armenian dances in many countries around the world. Her main focus is to break down complicated steps and movements to basic elements and slowly ‘rebuilding’ them to the original dance form. This skill is part of her worldwide success and is combined with a vast knowledge of Armenian dance and culture. \nSince 1985 she has regularly visited Armenia to study folklore at the Pedagogic Institute and Choreographic School in Yerevan. A part of each research trip was devoted to working with several amateur groups in Armenia and doing research on costumes. Two of those research trips were sponsored by the Dutch government. On several occasions Tineke visited the USA to observe the dances performed by the Armenian communities there. Read more… \n\nMaurits van Geel\nMaurits Van Geel Maurits was artistic director of the professional Dutch dance performance group The Internationaal Danstheater for 24 years. During this interval\, the group performed 47 different evening shows. Part of this job involved several months of dance research each year in order to prepare for these programs. \nMaurits has traveled extensively in his dance research that has emphasized the Roma culture and those in the Caucasus. These travels have included India\, Pakistan\, Turkey\, Russia\, England\, France\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Georgia\, Ossetia\, Dagestan\, and Cherkassy. He has also choreographed many dances. \nIn the last several years\, Maurits has been teaching often with Tineke\, and this has included workshops in Taiwan\, Hong Kong\, Singapore\, and Malaysia. In North America\, the couple have taught at Oktoberfest in Montreal\, Pinewoods Camp in Maine\, and Stockton Folk Dance Camp. Read more…\nMelanie Lawson Kareem\nUkulele jamming and sing along\nReturning to The Laguna Folk Dance Festival\, Melanie Lawson Kareem\, a folk dancer since childhood\, shares her lifetime of enjoying music with others by teaching ukulele. She is well-known in the folk dance world as “The Folk Dancer’s Ukulele Teacher” having taught at Stockton Camp since 2019. \nRegistration\nOnline Registration is available on or before February 21st. Passport and Event tickets will be available at the door.Meals are available to purchase by pre-order only separately on or before February 21st. Meal purchases are not available at the door. \n\n Friday Evening $30\nSaturday Workshop $60\nSaturday Dance Party (5 pm and after) $45\nSunday All Day $40\n\nMore Details
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/laguna-festival-2025/
LOCATION:Laguna Woods Clubhouse 2\, 24112 Moulton Parkway\, Laguna Woods\, CA\, 92637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party with MCs Ellie Wiener and Alicia LaFetra! This month’s theme is the Roaring ’20s! \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced. Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible. Invite your friends and come early for a half hour beginners’ dance workshop starting at 3pm. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions.  \nDances range from beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). If you’d like to bring a snack to share\, please make sure they are prepared for individual servings. \nPlease stay home if you are sick\, and please wear a mask if you are unsure or have been exposed to someone with a contagious illness. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-mar25/
LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250309T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250309T180000
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SUMMARY:Hungarian Folk Dance Class
DESCRIPTION:Have you always been interested in folk dance but couldn’t commit to weekly practices? Do you hear folk music and feel like dancing but don’t know what steps to take? \nEszterlánc is here to help! We’re launching monthly folk dance classes! \nWho we’re expecting: \n\nAnyone who wants to move around a little\nAnyone who will be trying folk dance for the first time\nAnyone who actively dances or has danced folk before\nAnyone who loves folk culture or is simply curious about it\n\nWhat you can expect: \n\nA short warm-up\nFolk dance instruction led by Gergő Bolgovics and Ilka Dajka\nFolk song learning\nFree dance using the figures you’ve learned earlier\n\nSuggested donation: $10 \nWe warmly welcome you! If this sparks even a bit of your interest\, come along — it’s for you!
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/hungarian-folk-dance-mar25/
LOCATION:Hungarian Cultural Center\, 35660 Cedar Boulevard\, Newark\, CA\, 94560\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Dance Party
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250313T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250313T220000
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SUMMARY:English Dance Workshop with Bruce Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:This is a large\, friendly group; you won’t be disappointed! Sliding scale admission $5-10. No one turned away for lack of funds. More details… \nBruce Hamilton\nBruce Hamilton Bruce Hamilton is a thoughtful and energetic teacher of English and Scottish country dancing. He started dancing in college\, and took up teaching in the early 1970s. He founded the San Jose English dance and has taught English country dancing all over the United States and abroad. He is a founding member of the Deer Creek Morris Men\, a 15-year participant in The Christmas Revels\, and past president of the Country Dance and Song Society.  Bruce has been focusing on non-choreographic elements of English Country Dance (ECD). He doesn’t teach many new or complex dances (claims he can’t remember them!) but instead focuses on skills that apply across all dances. He is interested in how the dancers move\, how they give weight\, how they match the music\, how well they work with their partners\, etc. In workshops Bruce also reviews the fundamentals of turns\, heys\, rights and lefts\, using dances that will help these people work on those skills.  He carries this focus into his sought-after callers’ classes\, which he’s done for the last three decades. Training ECD teachers is relatively unexplored territory and it’s very exciting. Learning to teach takes years\, but even in a weekend or week-long mini-course he’s been able to point students in useful directions\, and some have made great strides. By day\, Bruce is a retired computer scientist and now helps out with his wife’s dog and cat rescue organization. He has taught at Mendocino Folklore Camp\, Pinewoods Camp\, Timber Ridge and Stockton Folk Dance Camp\, and in five countries. Read more…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/brucehamilton-workshop/
LOCATION:St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church\, 18870 Allendale Avenue\, Saratoga\, California\, 95070
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Saratoga International Folk Dancers":MAILTO:loui@louitucker.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250314T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250314T160000
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SUMMARY:International Folk Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Join the Smile Folk Dancers for their March spring themed International Folk Dance Party. Dress in floral patterns to celebrate the coming of spring. No partner or experience needed. Enjoy easy and fun dances from around the world. Please bring one snack to share.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/smile-folk-dance-party/
LOCATION:Age Well Center at South Fremont\, 47111 Mission Falls Ct.\, Fremont\, CA\, 94539\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
ORGANIZER;CN="Smile Folk Dancers":MAILTO:Smile.folkdancers@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250315T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250315T233000
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SUMMARY:Cafe Shalom Dance Party
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nSaturday classes are large parties with many dancers from all ages and spectrum. We dance dances from 1918 and from 2018 back to back. \nThe first part of the evening – 30-45 minutes starts with slow and beginners dances\, oldies\, and dances which we learn in Tuesday class. Later we increase the intensity\, up the beat and the pace and the evening is fully charged with great energy and fun. \n7:30 pm – Warm-up\, beginner’s\, oldies dances\, and recently taught dances\n8:00 pm – Our party perks up… with circle\, and couple dances\n9:15 pm – Birthday celebrations\, announcements\, followed by a line dance set\n9:30 – 11:30 pm – We’ll dance ‘til then or ‘til we drop – whatever comes first! \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $5 for students. \nInfo:  Text 669.444.1284\nCafe Shalom\, more details…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/cafe-shalom-mar25/
LOCATION:Congregation Am Tikvah\, 625 Brotherhood Way\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cafe Shalom":MAILTO:udy@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250316T213000
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SUMMARY:Live Music with Taraf de Akácfa
DESCRIPTION:Join Cabrillo Folk Dancers for a very special live music dance party with Hungarian traditional music band Taraf de Akácfa. Doors open at 6:30pm. Sponsored by the Cabrillo Folk Dancers. More details \n \nTaraf de Akácfa\nTaraf de Akácfa was created in 2014 by traveling street musicians who serendipitously met in Budapest\, Hungary in an international collective house on Akácfa street. The founding members of the group came from the United States\, Sweden\, Hungary and France\, and eventually chose to stay in Budapest\, where they experienced constant musical inspiration and could share their common passion for Eastern European and Balkan folk music. Their current musical repertoire is predominantly centered around Romanian lăutarească\, Moldovan and Transylvanian folk music\, and they also perform a variety of folk music from the Balkans. Read more…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/cabrillo-taraf-de-akacfa/
LOCATION:Park Hall\, 9400 Mill St.\, Ben Lomand\, 95005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music,Potluck
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cabrillo Folk Dancers":MAILTO:cabrillofolk@sbcglobal.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T193000
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SUMMARY:Saratoga Folk Dancers End-of-Quarter Party
DESCRIPTION:Seeing Spots\nDance the end of first quarter 2025 with the Saratoga International Folk Dancers. The party theme is “Seeing Spots.” Use your imagination and come dressed for the theme. \nWarmup and dances for beginners between 7:30 and 8:15pm. The dance party follows until 10:00-10:15pm.  \nThis is a large\, friendly group; you won’t be disappointed! Drop in fee $8\, seniors $6\, and first visit free. No charge for non-dancers and children. Discounts and scholarships available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. More details…
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/saratoga-seeing-spots/
LOCATION:St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church\, 18870 Allendale Avenue\, Saratoga\, California\, 95070
CATEGORIES:Dance Party
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ORGANIZER;CN="Saratoga International Folk Dancers":MAILTO:loui@louitucker.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250329T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250329T163000
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CREATED:20250303T184731Z
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SUMMARY:Live Music Dance Party with Chubritza!
DESCRIPTION:Help Cabrillo Folk Dancers dance to the music of Chubritza! \nDoors open at 1:30pm. Be sure to bring tips for the band. Finger food for the refreshments table is also appreciated. More details… \nChubritza Chubritza\, based in Arcata\, plays Balkan and international folk music on traditional instruments. The band\, named after a Bulgarian table spice\, reflects a variety of international musical tastes and textures\, with a Balkan and Eastern European emphasis. Band members: Meadow Lo\, Craig Kurumada\, Linnea Mandell\, Derek Shaw\, Rick Kruse\, Janet Finney-Krull.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/cabrillo-chubritza-mar25/
LOCATION:Live Oak Grange\, 1900 17th Ave\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cabrillo Folk Dancers":MAILTO:cabrillofolk@sbcglobal.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250329T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250329T220000
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SUMMARY:Annual Red & Black Ball
DESCRIPTION:Join the Razzmatazz Dancers for their annual Red and Black Party! The first hour will be dancing to recorded music.  The rest of the evening will be live music and singing with Gradina\, our local Balkan choir and Bulgarian dance tunes played by Yabulka. \nDoors open at 6:30. Don’t forget to wear red & black! $5 for adults\, children free\, plus tips for singers and musicians. Snacks for our refreshment table are greatly appreciated.
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/red-black-ball-2025/
LOCATION:Monroe Hall\, 1400 W. College Avenue\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, 95401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Razzmatazz Folk Dance Club":MAILTO:razzmatazzfolkdanceclub@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250330T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250330T163000
DTSTAMP:20260426T035308
CREATED:20250131T164303Z
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SUMMARY:Kopachka's 60th Anniversary Party with Chubritza!
DESCRIPTION:Help Kopachka Folk Dancers celebrate their 60th anniversary and dance to the music of Chubritza! Doors open at 1:30pm on March 30\, 2025 at the Strawberry Recreation Center\, Mill Valley\, CA. \nWearing your festive Balkan attire or accessory would be most welcome. Bring a tasty finger-food snack to share\, if you’d like. Print and share an event flier.   \nVAX/BOOSTERS highly encouraged\, or a mask is required (N95/KN95/KF94 mask provided as needed) \nChubritza Chubritza\, based in Arcata\, plays Balkan and international folk music on traditional instruments. The band\, named after a Bulgarian table spice\, reflects a variety of international musical tastes and textures\, with a Balkan and Eastern European emphasis. Band members: Meadow Lo\, Craig Kurumada\, Linnea Mandell\, Derek Shaw\, Rick Kruse\, Janet Finney-Krull. \nMore details about the Kopachka Folk Dancers
URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/kopachka-60/
LOCATION:Strawberry Recreation Center\, 118 E. Strawberry Drive\, Mill Valley\, CA\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Live Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kopachka Folk Dancers":MAILTO:president@kopachkafolkdancers.com
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