Weekly on Friday, 10:00 – 10:50am PT
Instructor: Patrick McMonagle
We are having fun with rhythms, the complicated part. The dance itself is simple once you have a rhythm and resist the urge to travel while dancing. Easy to do when you are confined to dancing in your kitchen. They don’t travel in Munich.
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Come Join Dimitar Petrov on Friday 29th May, 2020
This is his weekly Friday Bulgarian & Beyond Folk Dance Classes.
Find them at Dance Friends on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1561373747415579/
Online via Zoom on your nearest web browser or device!
Join high energy Israeli dance teacher Erica Goldman and the Folk Arts Center as we present our next workshop of the socially distanced era via Zoom, the popular teleconferencing platform.
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! Donate using the button on this FACONE page.
Join Erica via Zoom by a link that will appear here by Friday, May 22. Visit What you need to join to set up your computer or device to join the workshop online.
Erica Goldman began Israeli dancing in New York as a child alongside her father, another folk dance fanatic. After many years performing with several New England […]
The ANAR DANA SF Virtual Project has been a total success with women joining from all over the world. We have finished Unit 1 and this weekend we will be beginning Unit 2 (which goes for two weekends) […]
Hello friends and friends of dance,
Our Orford last three camps were complemented by its dynamic presence and beautiful dances they taught us: Roberto Bagnoli (Orford 2017, Lachine 2018, Quebec in 2019); Sybil Helmer (Orford 2018); Wijnand Karel (Orford 2019). This year we will have the great pleasure to welcome them all three together in a virtual folkothèque to be held next Saturday and will serve Orford Camp 2020! Each of them will take some of their dances and a small team of our teachers Quebec will complement the guide while in others. This is an appointment to which we invite you:
Saturday, May 30, from 14h to 15h30 (ET)
at the following address: Zoom Link
NB: 1- to access, you will have downloaded the Zoom application on your computer, laptop, tablet or even smartphone.
2- when you open the link, if the host, Alain Veilleux, is not yet connected, you’ll see a note to the effect that the meeting is scheduled for 2020-04-19, at 8:00 pm. No problem, you’ll know you’re in the right place and will not have to wait. This is what we have always kept the same address since our first virtual […]
Judy Silver is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom folk dance class on Sundays 7-9 pm EST. Please send requests to her email, judy.silver@uto
The zoom link changes each week. If you send an email to judy.silver@
Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, From Home to Home: Northwest Folklife Festival will take place online May 23-25, 2020 at nwfolklifestreaming.org. Created in partnership with Seattle Center, From Home to Home: Northwest Folklife Festival is a virtual festival that features multiple program channels and a virtual marketplace that will bring together local culture bearers, artists, creatives, sponsors, and merchants all on one platform.
Full List of Program Channels
Meet the Artists
View the Full Schedule
Of note:
– Helen Eriksen & Anar Dana: Saturday, 11 AM
– Dromeno live dance party: Sunday, 5:35 PM
– Dunava Balkan Women’s Choir video premier: Sunday, 6:10 PM
Suggested Daily Donation: $20 per person | $30 per family
Committed to Access for All | Powered by Your Donations
See the website here
Weekly classes from Thursday, May 21st, 5pm PST | Dances of Afghanistan with Helene Eriksen
from 10.00
Zoom link will be sent to your email after purchase.
Please wait up to 15 minutes for the email to reach your inbox. If you don’t receive an email, please contact moc.ecnadnedragetanargemop@tcatnoc
We are committed to making these classes accessible to all! For scholarship options and for the application for students who live in a Country that does not work with our payment system (Iran, Argentina, etc.) please see the FAQ Page
About the Class:⠀⠀
Dances of Afghanistan | All Levels
Join Helene Eriksen in an exploration of dance styles from the multi-cultural country of Afghanistan. A special focus will be on the dances of the Logar Valley and the neighboring region of Paktia with their rich dance traditions and 7/8 meter music.
Bio: ⠀⠀
Helene is a dance ethnologist, teacher, performer and choreographer of traditional dances of the Balkans and Islamic Orient as well as Argentine Tango and folk dance. She celebrated 40 years of teaching in 2019. She lectures and publishes on dance ethnology and costume studies.⠀⠀
She has conducted many research projects in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, […]
Sponsored by the EEFC!
All classes are at 7 PM Eastern Time, so 4 PM Pacific time!
Dates:
May 25
June 1
June 8
June 15
June 22
For your security, pre-registration is required. You can do so here: https://forms.gle/qBM6XWmvkkiWxrGF6
This event has a suggested donation of $15 per class. Send your donation via Paypal to gro.cfee@eciffo, or donate here: https://eefc.org/join-the-circle/covid-19/
Due to COVID-19, our organization had to cancel our bi-costal summer workshops. Losing regular camp programming this year will hurt in more ways than one as roughly 80% of our annual income comes from our workshops. We need your help to see us through this uncertain time, and to ensure that—when the danger has passed—we can gather once more in celebration!
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Can’t resist the urge to move to Balkan Romani music? Then don’t! Join us for a workshop series focusing on Romani dance. We’ll survey Romani community traditions from throughout the southern Balkans–from Serbia southeast all the way to Turkey. Come learn the basics of a variety of Romani line dances, as well as solo-style dances like čoček and 9/8 Roman. Beyond the steps, we’ll talk about how to model Romani dance style, gender […]
Michael has an incredible gift for making folk dance accessible to all. He specializes in getting beginners up to speed and helping musicians transition from the stage to the dance floor in style. You’ll learn how geography applies to dance, explore unfamiliar rhythms, and get the blood moving! Bring your pets, children, double-left footed significant others—all are welcome!
Class #1 (5/21) will explore beginner-friendly Milisso, Ramno Veleshko, Skudrinka, and Gankino. Then, we will tackle the first section of Ludo Kopano, which will be completed over the duration of the series.
Register here: https://forms.gle/Mn889t5WdTdoyNtG8
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/237541120810158
This event has a suggested donation of $15 for a single class or $50 for all 4 classes. Send your donation via Paypal to gro.cfee@eciffo.
Due to COVID-19, our organization had to cancel our bi-costal summer workshops. Losing regular camp programming this year will hurt in more ways than one as roughly 80% of our annual income comes from our workshops. We need your help to see us through this uncertain time, and to ensure that—when the danger has passed—we can gather once more in celebration!
About […]
This Saturday, May 16:
ONLINE Bulgarian Dance Workshops with Iliana Bozhanova
First workshop: 2:00pm EDT
Second workshop: 3:00pm EDT
Here is the link to the Zoom page for Saturday’s workshops.
The Workshops / Making a Donation
All of this information is on the Folk Arts Center of New England’s website.
Logging In
Here is the link to the Zoom meeting for Saturday. It is also listed on the Iliana Bozhanova page on the FAC website.
Steve’s Workshop Materials
Steve Kotansky’s workshop materials are now available through the FAC Music Shop.
You can order the music/dance directions/table of contents there, and pay through PayPal. Katy Bishop, the FAC Office Manager, will then send you the materials through WeTransfer, a free download app.
Join RSCDS tomorrow, Wednesday 13th May at 19:00 BST for their next RSCDS online class.
This is 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Pacific Time (PT)
Link to join:
https://zoom.us/j/780126836
Where in the world will we be? And who is the next “Mystery Teacher”?
Each week a different RSCDS Teacher is there to guide you through a mixture of basic movements, warm ups, technique, steps and dances, giving variety across the classes.
Live every Wednesday, the class will give you the chance to dance with RSCDS members around the world at the same time. Hosted on Zoom, the classes deliver live video and instruction, with the opportunity to post written Q&As throughout the session, which are answered throughout each class. You can also post messages on the ‘Chat’ area of the Webinar to other dancers.
Across the classes we are aiming to provide content for a range of abilities and will aim to have something everyone can join in with, in every class.
The classes are recorded and shared through Dance Scottish At Home on the following Friday for those who can’t make a Wednesday evening, especially those in a different time zone. They are also available through the
This looks very interesting!
Connecting you with the world through workshops by creatives and artists.
https://www.crowdcast.io/circleworldarts
Instructor: Caren Grantz Keljik
7:15 pm Zoom room open to visit and chat
7:30 – 9 pm Beginner International Folk Dance lesson
9 – 10 pm Social Hour
No Charge, if you are able please donate to Tapestry Folkdance Center
https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/185942643
moc.liamg@seiticniwtecnadkloflautriv for questions or to be added to the mailing list
Instructor: Caren Grantz Keljik
2:45 pm Zoom room open to visit and chat
3:00 – 4:30 pm Lesson
No Charge, if you are able please donate to Tapestry Folkdance Center
https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/185942643
moc.liamg@seiticniwtecnadkloflautriv for questions or to be added to the mailing list
Dear Singers,
Kitka is pleased to host Michele Simon’s next Tuesday night Online Balkan Vocal Technique Workout Series on Facebook live!
These sessions will run for the next four Tuesday evenings (May 12 – June 2). Join us from 7-7:30pm.
Michele will work on warmups, placement, vowels, range, and ornaments, with a focus on breath and ease, as well as teaching a song or two, as time allows. Plan is for minimum explanation, maximum sound making. Let’s have some fun together!
Here’s the link where you can join us:
https://www.facebook.com/events/447664666071725/
Click the “discussion” tab on the event to find the video…
Suggested Donation $5-$20 to www.kitka.org/donate
No one turned away for lack of funds!
Well wishes,
Shira & Michele
Greetings and salutations!
For those of you who have been wishing for a Balkan Sing-along, Michele Simon will be leading one this Saturday from 2pm to 3:30 pacific time, accompanied by our band, Zabava, while observing social distancing 😉
If you would like to attend, please visit Cope-a-cabana.com and add yourself to our Sing-a-long mailing list to receive all the needed info to join us 🙂 Of course, you may also join any of the other mailing lists you are interested in 😉
Sing-along songbook will be
Hope to enjoy your virtual company soon!
Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers
Virtual Dance Every Monday Evening
8:00-9:45 pm CDT using Zoom (6pm PT)
This Saturday, May 9: 
ONLINE Balkan Folk Dance Workshop with Steve Kotansky
First workshop: 2:00pm EDT
Second workshop: 3:00pm EDT
Here is the link to the Zoom page for Saturday’s workshop.
The Workshops
Steve Kotansky, known widely as a versatile dancer and teacher, has made many research trips to Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Hungary, and Greece. He has taught at major folk dance camps all over North America and Europe and has performed and choreographed for many performing ensembles throughout the U.S. and Europe. Steve is also active as a teacher and researcher of dance in North American Albanian and Macedonian Roma communities. Steve brings a lively, in-depth knowledge to his teaching, and an intense joy to his dancing.
Making a donation
Steve and our other leaders are donating their time and talent to bringing us together in dance every Saturday in May and early June. They are doing this as a fundraiser for the Folk Arts Center of New England, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that was founded in 1975. The FAC mission is to promote the participation in the traditional folk arts of different countries, particularly music and dance. We are honored […]
Hey Party People!
REMINDER: Join us every Friday at 8pm (PST) for L.I.F.E. Balkan Dancers on Zoom until we return to dancing together at LA Dancefit in West LA! Bring your dancing shoes and your own snacks and we will dance to your requests! If you have not yet contacted Sherry by e-mail (moc.liamg@1ecnadlrow) for the private link and given her your requests both for dances and for teaching, please do so before noon(PST) on Friday. If you have the link from 4/10 and beyond you are good to go! We will be doing lots of dancing to your requests. Teaching videos and lots of other inspiring stuff is on youTube https://www.youtube.com/user/L
We began this virtual journey on 3/27/20, two weeks after we had to close our live sessions. Wow! It is a pleasure to continue to serve our dance community.
Love and Light,
Sherry
lifebalkandancers.com
New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/folkmads/
Virtual Solo English Country Dance on May 10 from 7-9:30 MT (6-8:30 PT)
Please join the New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society for a Special Event!!
Solo English Country Dances
May 10th, 2020 | 7pm
Caller: Noralyn Parsons
Musician: Clara Byom (Clara Byom Music)
Suggested donation of $5-10.
Join us via zoom link, which will be available on the FolkMADS Website, the Facebook event, Noralyn’s Second Sunday Reminder Email List, and the FolkMADS Thursday Email. Please share this information with anyone you know who might be interested!
Donations will be accepted to support NM FolkMADS! Donate via the PayPal link at the bottom of our website homepage.