Dance

Online Balkan Fest with Roberto on Zoom

We have two events coming up this week that we would love to see you at!

First, on Wednesday, August 5th, I’ll be at Laguna International Dancers meeting, running the party from 6-8 pm Pacific Time (Playlist for the evening is here):

Join the Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9735715210?pwd=OFRSaHJkUFJZWTVhYjd6aHFRTGNBQT09

or visit

the website: https://www.lagunainternationaldancers.com

Then, we’re gonna have a Balkan Online Party on Sunday, August 9th starting at 7pm CEST (1pm EST and 10am PDT), using the Zoom platform.

Join the next Zoom Meeting to see others taking part and chat

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3125941469

Meeting ID: 312 594 1469

The Party is free. Please spread the word. Share it with your folk dance friends.

Looking forward to staying in touch and seeing everybody

Roberto

Hi, how are you? Hope this email finds you healthy and safe.

I’d like to share with you some information about my virtual parties.

During these difficult times of self-isolation, I’ve put together a calendar of virtual events that will keep our Folk Dance Community connected to both the music and the dances we all love and allow us to find new ways to share and be together while still apart.

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By dale|2020-08-03T10:25:27-07:00August 3rd, 2020|Balkan, Dance, International, Live, Party|0 Comments

Global Folk Dance Party – August 15, 3pm – 6pm Pacific Time

Hi friends,

Our next Global Folk Dance Party is in less than 3 weeks. Facebook event posting here.

We love having people from around the world come together in a global party. In addition to our regular Dance Leaders, we’ll be joined by three guest Dance Leaders.

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020
Times: 3:00pm to 6:00pm, Pacific Time Zone, check google to see what time it is where you live
Where: Online using Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/600066908

A few things:

You can now submit your requests via this link. As always, you can post your requests on Facebook or email us at moc.liamg@ecnadkloflautriv
For the rest of 2020, our Global Folk Dance Party dates are (Pacific Time Zone) September 19, October 17, November 21, and December 19, all from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. We expect to continue our parties in 2021 as well
After the party, continue dancing at the afterparty! Details here. Note that the poster is incorrect about the IFDA Party. Now the afterparty is being organized by

By dale|2020-08-14T13:28:29-07:00July 29th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|1 Comment

Lee Otterholt Dances from the Balkans Saturday July 25

Lee Otterholt

Dances from the Balkans

Online via Zoom!

Saturday, July 25, 2020
2:00-4:00pm EDT

The link to join this workshop will be posted here by July 24.

Lee Otterholt is a master teacher of International Folk Dance, teaching at workshops, festivals and seminars all over the USA and Canada. He is a leader of folk dance tours all over the world and leads and performs with the International Folk Dance ensemble SYRTAKI. He is also the lead singer in the International Folk Dance Band Sans Frontieres and the BalkanBeat band Zimzala.

Visit What you need to join to set up your computer or device to participate. This page will also present tips on how to maximize your technological viewing experience.

We are requesting a $10 donation for attending the workshop but any and all contributions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for supporting the Folk Arts Center of New England!

By dale|2020-07-21T13:24:34-07:00July 21st, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

NuLine Dance Workshop with Ira Weisburd Tuesday mornings

Come enjoy a one hour line dance workshop with Ira Weisburd featuring some of his most popular dances done around the world.

Every Tuesday morning at 10:30am EDT (that’s 7:30am PT)

Facebook “Live”: https://www.facebook.com/dancewithira

Contact person: Ira Weisburd (ten.tsacmoc@arihtiwecnad )

Free Workshop. Donations can be sent to: www.paypal.me/dancewithira (20% of the proceeds are donated to the LDF Line Dance Foundation to assist the many instructors who have lost their classes due to COVID-19)

By dale|2020-07-25T10:28:58-07:00July 20th, 2020|Dance, Line dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Mainewoods 2020 E-vent Sunday Sept 6

Mainewoods 2020 E-vent!

Celebrating 25 Years of International Understanding Through Dance

Labor Day Sunday, September 6

Welcome to Mainewoods! 2020 is our 25th anniversary, so we will celebrate safely online this year. Hopefully next summer we will celebrate again in person!

Our one-day E-vent will start with a preview of our 2021 Featured Guests leading a dance Workshop from 3:00-5:00pm MFT (Maine Folkdance Time).

At 8:00pm we’ll start our 25/25 Dance Party and celebrate our 25 years with a program of 25 favorite dances taught at Mainewoods by 25 of our Featured Guests. The 25/25 dance party will be followed by a Binge Dance Party of late-night favorites!

Special guests and glimpses into life at camp will be included during the festivities.

All will be offered free of charge. More details will be coming in August. Stay tuned, and we hope to see you there!

By dale|2020-07-17T23:04:57-07:00July 17th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|0 Comments

Cafe Aman on FaceBook Live with Bill Cope and Zabava Sat July 25

Cafe Aman on FaceBook Live
with Bill Cope and Zabava.

Saturday, July 25, 2020, at 5 pm.

Access: Cope-a-cabana on Facebook OR
www.facebook.com.billcope.

Donate: Paypal.me/billcope or
Venmo: @Cope-a-cabana

By dale|2020-07-17T21:24:34-07:00July 17th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Party, Singing|0 Comments

Virtual Kentucky Dance Institute July 19 to 24

VIRTUAL KDI 2020

Nothing can stop KDI! This year we are holding a virtual Kentucky Dance Institute. For 67 years KDI has brought folk dance, fun and family to thousands of people around the world. Our mission hasn’t changed, just the delivery. We are honored to have Ed Austin, Ahmet Lüleci, Joe Graziosi and Harry Khamis teach for us this year.

Each day, camp will be filled with folk dancing, social time, some long running KDI traditions and games. Everything is free, please join us and celebrate our love of dance, community and family. There is no need to register, but you can register here to help us gauge attendance. Or you can subscribe to our mailing list below to get updates about camp and the other fun activities that we all enjoy. (We promise not to spam you with lots of emails)

All you […]

By dale|2020-07-13T10:43:41-07:00July 13th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party, Workshop|0 Comments

Virtual Online Bulgarian Folk Dance Class with Mitko Update

Come Join Dimitar Petrov on Fridays

Facebook group DANCE FRIENDS

5 pm Bulgarian time

3 pm London

4 pm Holland, Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Italy

10 pm Taiwan

11 pm Japan

10 am Florida and New York

7 am California

Please, share and invite your friends to join the group!

STAY HOME, BE HEALTHY AND ENJOY DANCING!

This is his weekly Friday Bulgarian & Beyond Folk Dance Classes.

Find them at Dance Friends on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1561373747415579/

By dale|2020-07-10T10:19:47-07:00July 10th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Stockton Folk Dance Camp July 11-18 Virtual Camp

July 2020

July 11-July 18
73rd Year Virtual Camp and Teachers/Musicians Fundraiser

DO YOU HAVE YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS?
There will be frequent raffle drawings during our week-long Virtual Camp. Don’t have your raffle tickets yet? Better get over to our website folkdancecamp.org, and look at the three Stockton Packages. Raffle tickets will only be available until July 10, and the free pre-Camp ukulele lessons on Zoom end on July 10 as well.TEACHER RESOURCES
If you have looked at the schedule, you know that Stockton’s Virtual Camp will include cooking classes with Aaron Alpert, Ahmet Luleci, and Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu. If you want the recipes and perhaps want to purchase the ingredients before the class, you’ll need to look here. On that same page, you’ll find information about how to contact the teachers and purchase music to the dances being taught. The page will be updated frequently, so please bookmark it so you can return to it daily.THE WEEKLY AND DAILY SCHEDULES
Preparation of the schedules for Stockton’s Virtual Camp are in the final stages. A few classes will not be happening, and […]

By dale|2020-07-08T22:13:12-07:00July 8th, 2020|Culture, Dance, International, Live, Party, Singing, Workshop|0 Comments

EEFC Virtual Balkan Camp July 17-19

In 1977, the EEFC offered the first of many wonderful getaway Balkan Music & Dance Workshops. In 2020, we’re excited to roll with the punches and debut our online edition, which you can enjoy from the comfort of home. Join us July 17-19, 2020! Learn more here and register via our website. Facebook event is here.

Thanks to high-speed internet, we continue to welcome new friends and old to our community of musicians, singers, dancers, and those who love them. Beginners and advanced practitioners will continue to “rub shoulders” while benefiting from the expertise of our extraordinary teaching staff and enjoying bliss-inducing live-music performances. We can’t provide the traditional rustic redwoods setting nor a superb glamping experience in the Catskills, but this Virtual Camp weekend retains our signature style—an immersive learning experience that opens hearts and minds to the beauty of Balkan music, dance, and culture.

The Platform

We’re using an online platform to centralize our gathering for the weekend. In other words, this event is more than just a series of Zoom meetings—we’re creating a digital village. On Wednesday, July 15th, you’ll receive an invitation to join our online space, which, while initially designed to recreate the […]

By dale|2020-07-08T22:14:05-07:00July 8th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Party, Singing, Workshop|0 Comments

Virtual Folk Dance Village Wednesdays & Fridays

Virtual Folk Dance Village

Wednesday Afternoons Mixed Level
Instructor: Caren Grantz Keljik
local time (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 3-4:30 pm CDT
2:45 pm CDT Zoom room open to visit and chat
3:00 – 4:30 pm CDT Lesson
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82096053971?pwd=T3l3WTU0MVRERjVXa3hKSWdVZG5BZz09
moc.liamg@seiticniwtecnadkloflautriv for questions or to be added to the mailing list

Friday Evenings Beginner
Instructor: Caren Grantz Keljik
local time (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 7:30 – 9 pm CDT
7:15pm Zoom room open to visit and chat
7:30 – 9 pm Beginner International Folk Dance lesson
9 – 10 pm Social Hour
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82096053971?pwd=T3l3WTU0MVRERjVXa3hKSWdVZG5BZz09
moc.liamg@seiticniwtecnadkloflautriv for questions or to be added to the mailing list

By dale|2020-07-06T22:31:23-07:00July 6th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Bulgarian Dance Workshops with Iliana and Todor July 11

Iliana Bozhanova and Todor Yankov

Bulgarian Dance Workshops

Saturday, July 11, 2020
First Workshop: 2:00pm EDT
Second Workshop: 3:00pm EDT

Online via Zoom on your nearest web browser or device!

To benefit the Folk Arts Center of New England

Join Bulgarian native and renowned dance teacher Iliana Bozhanova and accordion virtuoso Todor Yankov via Zoom, the popular teleconferencing platform.

Join Iliana’s workshop via Zoom by activating a link that will be posted here July 10. Visit What you need to join to set up your computer or device to join the workshop online.

Please donate generously to FAC and help us through this period of social distancing when all of our events are postponed. We suggest a $10 minimum for attending this workshop but any and all contributions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for supporting the Folk Arts Center of New England!

Visit the website for more information and to donate.

Iliana Hristova Bozhanova from Galabovo, in the Stara Zagora region of Bulgaria, grew up in a family of musicians and singers in South Thrace. She graduated from the National School for Art Instructors in Plovdiv. She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in “Bulgarian Folk Dances and Choreography” at the Academy […]

By dale|2020-07-04T17:33:54-07:00July 4th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Folk Dancing by the Virtual Fountain Tuesdays

Online summer dances

“Folk Dancing by the Virtual Fountain”

7:00-9:30pm EDT on Tuesday evenings in July and August

The Folk Arts Center and the UMass Lowell Folk Dance Club are joining forces to bring you another summer of “Folk Dancing by the Fountain” online via Zoom! Admission is free but donations are appreciated. Beginners, singles, all ages welcome.

See What you need to join for complete information on using Zoom.

Join these online events via Zoom by activating this link. This link will be active for all sessions.

See website for more information and how to donate.

7:00-7:30pm: Learn a slightly more challenging dance.
7:30-9:00pm: Dancing for all. Every dance will be taught!
9:00-9:30pm: Dancing by request.

It is not necessary to have previous dance experience or to dance with a partner. For more information, see About folk dancing.

By dale|2020-07-04T17:29:14-07:00July 4th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Door County Folk Festival

Get Your Foot In the “Virtual Dance Room” Door!

Join Us Online – 41st Annual Door County Folk Fest – Friday July 10, 2020 (Pre Stockton Camp)
Noon-Midnight Pacific Time

——— Cooperating Groups ———-
Argonne International Folk Dancers (Downers Grove, IL)
L.I.F.E. Balkan Dancers (Los Angeles, CA)
Ethnic Dance Chicago (Chicago, IL)

———- 2020 REGISTRATION INFO ———-
Virtual Dance Room Subscription/Registration – Do This First! (popup)
Virtual Dance Room Website

———- 2020 SCHEDULE ———-
See schedule here

Visit dcff.net for more information.

By dale|2020-07-02T09:00:26-07:00June 30th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party, Workshop|0 Comments

Global Folk Dance Party Sat July 18

By dale|2020-06-27T21:03:02-07:00June 27th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|0 Comments

Stockton Folk Dance Camp July 11-18 Teasers and more

June 2020

July 11-July 18
73rd Year Virtual Camp and Teachers/Musicians Fundraiser

WE’VE ADDED AN AUCTION TO THE LINE-UP
At Stockton Folk Dance Camp every year, we shop at the Scholarship Bazaar, enjoy the spirited bidding at the live auction, and carefully keep an eye on the bids at the silent auction. While our Virtual Camp team members were unable to recreate the bazaar and the live auction this year, they were able to simulate a silent auction. Some items that have been donated are shown above. You can view the items currently posted for the auction on Facebook (no bidding allowed until July 14) by clicking here, or using the Facebook search function to find “Stockton Folk Dance Camp Auction 2020.” Stop by and scroll through the items, check your bank account, and plan your bidding strategies. Bidding will open on Tuesday, July 14! Please see the additional information about the auction at the end of this email.More great items or ideas would make the auction evern more exciting, and there is still […]

By dale|2020-06-27T10:12:32-07:00June 27th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Tineke and Maurits Saturday June 27

Tineke and Maurits van Geel

Armenian and Balkan Dance Workshop

Online via Zoom!

Saturday, June 27, 2020 2:00-4:00pm EDT

Activate this link to join the workshop on Saturday.
Visit What you need to join to set up your computer or device to participate. This page will also present tips on how to maximize your technological viewing experience.

Join perennial favorites Tineke and Maurits van Geel for this online dance workshop. Both Tineke and Maurits have been featured at numerous Folk Arts Center camps since the mid-1990s. Their international reputation has taken them all over the world as they have collected dances, taught at workshops and festivals, and directed many folklore trips to various fascinating parts of the world. Learn more about their considerable accomplishments at their website.

“Dance is to disengage from everyday life and to live in the moment.” – Tineke & Maurits van Geel

We are requesting a $10 donation for attending the workshop but any and all contributions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for supporting the Folk Arts Center of New England!

By dale|2020-06-27T09:52:09-07:00June 27th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Global Dance Party June 20 3pm PT

This Saturday, June 20, we’ll be hosting our next Global Folk Dance party, getting dancers from all around the world!

The flyer is here and this link will take you to the current playlist.

DATE – Saturday, June 20
TIME – 3pm to 6pm, Pacific Time
WHERE – Online, Zoom https://zoom.us/j/600066908

This month, in addition to our regular dance leaders, we’ll be joined by Erica Goldman from New York (Israeli master teacher), Harry Solomon from Illinois, and Kathleen Mazurak from Mexico.

We look forward to you joining us at our party, and the AfterParty.

Couple of notes

If you’re having trouble with zoom, we’re happy to help you out. Please email us at moc.liamg@ecnadkloflautriv and we can help you get online.
Keep sending us suggestions, requests and ideas.

Many thanks,

Adony, on behalf of the Peninsula Folk Dance Council team.

By dale|2020-06-19T22:17:06-07:00June 19th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|0 Comments

Stockton Folk Dance Camp July 11-18

June 2020

July 11-July 18
73rd Year Virtual Camp and Teachers/Musicians Fundraiser

WHAT’S IN STORE FOR YOU THIS YEAR
This year, we’re moving our Camp online via Zoom, for everyone to see and enjoy. Here’s what you’ll experience:

Live participation from more than 20 of your favorite teachers and musicians
More than 35 hours of live broadcasts, 4-5 hours each day
Dance classes, interviews, cooking classes, music, singing classes, ukulele classes, parties, game shows, assemblies, sing-alongs, after-parties, and mor
Ask questions and chat with your friends and teachers online
All broadcasts, plus additional live events, will repeat at optimal times for our Asian and European viewers

Click here for information on schedules.
Click here for ways to support programs and guest artists.
Visit the Stockton Folk Dance Camp’s store on CaféPress. T-shirts, totebags, mugs, and more!

LIVE ROUND-TABLE AND Q&A
IT’S VERY SOON — Saturday, June 20. You will want to join this important first look at the teachers, the schedule, and the details about the events that are […]

By dale|2020-06-19T12:48:43-07:00June 19th, 2020|Dance, International, Live|0 Comments

Stockton Folk Dance Camp Roundtable June 20

The next step with the 2020 Stockton Folk Dance Camp will be a Q&A with 8 of our faculty where we’ll share our ideas on this year’s camp, answer your questions, and have some fun catching up with our friends.

Please join us on Facebook at 9am, Saturday June 20th (Pacific Time Zone). Just search for the Stockton Folk Dance Camp Page and you’ll see us there.

We’ll be joined live by:

Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu
Roberto Bagnoli
Ahmet Luleci
Tineke and Maurits van Geel
Bill Cope
Aaron Alpert

Also online will be some of the people putting camp on; Lisa Michael, Gordon Deeg, Bobi Ashley, and Julie East, and maybe some more .

See you there, bring your questions Our informational flyer is attached, we appreciate you forwarding this to your friends.

thanks,

Adony, on behalf of the Stockton Folk Dance Camp (73rd year!)

p.s. Don’t forget to go to the FACONE live event right after our roundtable.

By dale|2020-06-18T22:56:16-07:00June 18th, 2020|Dance, Information, International, Live|0 Comments

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