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Kypseli Virtual Greek dance workshop with Joseph Graziosi Sat Sept 12

Kypseli Greek Dance Center is hosting another virtual Greek dance workshop with Joseph Graziosi via Zoom on Saturday, September 12 from his home on Cape Cod, MA.

He will once again demonstrate leader variations and improvisations for Levendikos/Pusteno and Kritiko Syrto, plus more. Capacity limited to 500!

See www.kypseli.org for details.

1:00 pm PDT
3:00 pm CDT
4:00 pm EDT
23:00 in Greece

Join the workshop:
https://zoom.us/j/99879798930

Donations welcome via

to moc.loa@0301namlibfezoj

Email moc.liamg@esperox
for alternate ways to donate.
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By dale|2020-09-04T11:48:11-07:00August 26th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Mainewoods 2020 E-vent Celebrating 25 Years – Sept 6

Mainewoods Dance Camp

Mainewoods 2020 E-vent!

Celebrating 25 Years of International Understanding Through Dance

Labor Day Sunday, September 6

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83350120398

2021 Preview Workshop

Don’t miss our Zoom workshop which kicks off our 2020 E-vent. Six Featured Guests for the 2021 camp will each teach one of their dances.

The workshop is free, but with your donation of $20 or more to the 2021 Preview Workshop, you will receive a link to the video, music, and dance notes after the workshop.

Roberto Bagnoli

By dale|2020-08-29T15:17:29-07:00August 25th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, International, Israeli, Live, Party, Workshop|0 Comments

Sit Down & Watch: Replays of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Highlights

Can’t dance in your home? These replays are all sit down and watch events. You do not want to miss these!

Link and Dates for Special Programs

Link: http://tinyurl.com/MFDparties
Times: 7:30 – ~9? PM EDT
Zoom credentials should be unneeded, but here they are: ID: 846 8641 6549 Passcode: 333333

Dates:
– Mon Aug 31
– Tue Sep 1
– Mon Sep 7
– Wed Sep 9
– Mon Sep 14

Replay of Stockton Highlights

Last month, I announced we’ll broadcast special selections from Stockton 2020. Some segments were so exceptional/insightful/memorable/funny, I wanted to share these with you all.

Broadcasts dates follow. This is one series you do not want to miss! Richard Powers is a particularly engaging speaker. These presentations use illustrations drawn from Richard’s private collection of *thousands* of vintage lithographs. Andy Taylor is a spirited and entertaining speaker whose family had pivotal influence on America’s love affair with folkdance. Sonia and Cristian are dance teachers and choreographers extraordinaire who have brought many of our most beloved Romanian dances.

Dates & shows (content is subject to change, but unlikely):

Mon Aug 31: Richard Powers: The History of the Ragtime Era PLUS “Newly Wed Game” sendup with Yves & France, Sonia & Cristian, and Tineke & Maurits

Tue Sep […]

By dale|2020-08-25T19:46:58-07:00August 23rd, 2020|Culture, Information, International, Live, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver Virtual Dance Session Aug 26

On Wednesday, August 26 at 7:30 pm PT, Scandinavian Dancer of Vancouver will hold a Zoom session. Anyone interested in peeking in or participating is very welcome. Just click on this link Virtual Scandinavian Dance and we’ll send the Zoom URL and all the information you need.

Given that we are unable to meet in person, we have been gathering via Zoom to get some exercise to beautiful traditional Scandinavian music, and some “different” music we have been throwing in just for fun. In each virtual session, we teach a dance that can be done without a partner. Then during the open dancing part of the evening, we play some couple dance music so people can dance inside their “bubble” or just listen.

The tentative plan (all in PT) for the evening is as follows:

7:30 – 8:00 pm Pacific time Join In and Social Time
– When you get on Zoom, you’ll be put in a “waiting room,” and from there you will be let into the dance.
– Other than during social time (7:30-8:00 and 8:50-9:10) please keep your audio muted to maximize sound quality
8:00 – 8:20 pm Dance Teaching – MALMÖ MAZURKA
– Taught by Janet Gabites – “No […]

By dale|2020-08-20T12:08:04-07:00August 20th, 2020|Dance, Live, Party, Scandinavian, Workshop|0 Comments

Balkan Music instrumental Zoom-shops/jams/zoom-togethers Aug 22

This Saturday, August 22nd:

– 10am-11am, PDT: Beginning Macedonian & Bulgarian Tambura
– 11am-noon, PDT: Song accompaniment on tambura (et al)
– Noon-1pm, PDT: Macedonian Izvoren zoom-jam (Pece’s instrumental dance
music)
– 1pm-2pm, PDT: Bulgarian bitov zoom-jam/get-together
– 2pm-3pm, PDT: Balkan Accordion zoom-shop
– 3pm-4pm, PDT: Greek (mostly) Rebetika zoom-shop
– 4pm-5pm, PDT: Chalgija (Balkan music on oud) zoom-shop

All events may be attended by any instrument(s), there are Bb charts
available for a growing number of tunes.

Charts, songbooks, etc., for all events are always available at:

https://cope-a-cabana.com/sing-along/

Zoom login is always:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3277903613
Meeting ID: 327 790 3613

Let’s make some more music together!

Contact Bill Cope moc.sepoceht@llib

By dale|2020-08-20T11:48:11-07:00August 20th, 2020|Balkan, Live, Music, Workshop|0 Comments

SAFDF Master Dance Class with Mihai David Sep 12

Please mark your calendars for Saturday evening Sept. 12 from 7-8 pm Central Standard Time.

Mihai David will teach some of his most popular Romanian dances. He will focus on technique and styling.

This is followed by an Afterparty from 8pm until ???. The party will highlight the Top 5 most popular dances from each folk dance group. Please message Kathy if you would like to join in on the fun!

San Antonio Folk Dance Festival is holding this Technical Institute to raise money from the failed festival in March due to Covid-19, so please donate on our website if you can. If not, join in anyway, because this night is for everyone!

Download flyer here.

By dale|2020-08-20T16:29:04-07:00August 19th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Gergana Panova Bulgarian Dance Workshop August 22

Workshops: 2:00–4:00pm EDT on Saturday, August 22, 2020

Online via Zoom

See all the details here: http://www.facone.org/programs/online-events-gergana-panova.html

To benefit the Folk Arts Center of New England

Join Bulgarian dance teacher Gergana Panova via Zoom, the popular teleconferencing platform.

Dr. Gergana Panova-Tekath was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. From 1988 to 1993, she danced with the Filip Kutev Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble. She studied dance ethnology in Bulgaria and obtained her Ph.D. in dance from Dortmund University (Germany). She regularly commutes between Bulgaria, where she heads the Ethnochoreology Department at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and Germany, where she is Professor of Dance at Folkwang University in Essen.

Gergana has published numerous articles and has written two books on various aspects of Bulgarian traditional dance. Besides organizing annual summer seminars in Bulgaria, Gergana has taught workshops in many countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Israel, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Argentina, and the United States.

Join Gergana’s workshop via Zoom by activating a link that will be posted here on August 21. Visit What you need to join to set up your computer or device to join the workshop online.

Please donate generously to FAC if […]

By dale|2020-08-19T12:14:09-07:00August 19th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

San Diego Folk Dance Center’s International and Line-dance Sessions

Please join us for San Diego Folk Dance Center’s international and line-dance sessions! We dance twice a month on irregular Saturdays, 6:30pm to 10 or 11pm, trying to work around other big events in the international dance world. For schedule and information and to get on our mailing list, please contact John Knapp at moc.liamg@retsppankcj.

By dale|2020-08-18T12:22:02-07:00August 18th, 2020|Dance, International, Line dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Global Folk Dance Party Update – August 15, 3pm – 6pm PT

Hi friends,

Our next Global Folk Dance Party is today! 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:

See playlist here with links so you can brush up on the dances before the party.
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. New! The afterparty is being organized by VirtualDanceRoom.
Flyer here, We appreciate you passing it onto your friends

Thank you for the ideas, requests and […]

By dale|2020-08-15T10:53:51-07:00August 15th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|0 Comments

Save the Date! 2-Day Stockton Experience Jan 23-24

By dale|2020-08-14T14:07:11-07:00August 14th, 2020|Dance, Information, International, Live, Party, Workshop|0 Comments

Virtual Dance Room Afterparty August 15

Virtual Dance Room has organized an Afterparty to follow the Global Folk Dance Party which is on Saturday August 15 6-9 pm ET (3-6pm PT).

This Afterparty will start at 9:30pm ET (6:30pm PT). The Global Dance Party usually runs a bit late but the Afterparty will start as scheduled.

To see the many hosts, click here.
And to see the dance lists click here.

Afterparty link is:

The new simpler link for the After-Party is: www.virtualdanceroom.net/afterparty/
NOTE: The above is a simpler link – the longer VDR links (below) will still work:
- Longer Link (URL and Encrypted Password):
  https://zoom.us/j/8478468139?pwd=Mks1YlJGL01RRUVjVDRCcFc1Y2VNQT09
- URL: https://zoom.us/j/8478468139 – Password: DaNcE-1116

Please spread the word throughout your virtual dance networks.

By dale|2020-08-15T10:33:41-07:00August 14th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|2 Comments

Cafe Aman toast to John Filcich August 22

Date and time: August 22, 5-6:30pm

A Zoom toast offered to John Filcich, a long-standing pillar of the Balkan folk dance community as he relocates from SoCal to northern California.

FREE

Click here for Zoom meeting.

For more information contact: moc.loa@fitomklof

By dale|2020-08-19T19:16:10-07:00August 13th, 2020|Dance, Live, Party|0 Comments

Chicago SummerDance in Place on YouTube

An at-home version of this Chicago summertime tradition is on YouTube. Presented by DCASE with the Chicago Park District, the reimagined series was filmed in Millennium Park and at Chicago Park district locations, featuring skyline views and iconic imagery.

Following the traditional SummerDance model, each program starts with a 30-minute dance lesson, followed by 60 minutes of music performed by local artists. Dance and music styles are Line Dance (copyright issues have blocked this video in Canada), Cumbia, Swing, Bollywood & Bhangra, Salsa, and House.

All programs can be viewed on the Chicago DCASE site here.

By dale|2020-08-08T10:43:30-07:00August 8th, 2020|Anytime, Dance, International, Workshop|0 Comments

Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver “Virtual” Dance – August 12

On Wednesday, August 12 at 7:30 pm PT, Scandinavian Dancer of Vancouver will hold a Zoom session. Anyone interested in peeking in or participating is very welcome. Just click on this link Virtual Scandinavian Dance and we’ll send the Zoom URL and all the information you need.

Given that we are unable to meet in person, we have been gathering via Zoom to get some exercise to beautiful traditional Scandinavian music, and some “different” music we have been throwing in just for fun. In each virtual session, we teach a dance that can be done without a partner. Then during the open dancing part of the evening, we play some couple dance music so people can dance inside their “bubble” or just listen.

The tentative plan for the evening is as follows:

7:30 – 8:00 pm Pacific Time – Join In and Social Time
8:00 – 8:20 pm – Dance Teaching – BOOT SCOOTIN’ BOOGIE
8:20 – 8:50 pm – Recorded Music – dance along in your living room or just listen
8:50 – 9:10 pm – “Coffee Break” and Announcements
9:10 – 9:40 pm – Recorded Music and Last Waltz

More info: Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver […]

By dale|2020-08-07T12:09:00-07:00August 7th, 2020|Dance, Live, Party, Workshop|0 Comments

“East Coast” Virtual Camp August 14 – 16, 2020

Happy Saturday, everyone!

After a really fun “West Coast” weekend, we’ve decided to do it again–with an East Coast twist. Join us for our second Virtual Camp on August 14-16, 2020. Our website will update with faculty and performers as they’re added, and you can register here. Read on for additional details!

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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.

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

By dale|2020-08-06T14:08:01-07:00August 6th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Information, Live, Party, Singing, Workshop|0 Comments

Online Israeli dance workshop this Saturday, August 8!

If we’ve learned anything at all during this pandemic

It’s that our finding fun should be anything but academic!

We have options galore to dance around the world

Such opportunities help our flags come unfurled.

Are you stuck in a rut? Now try other things!

Social distancing allows us to stretch our dance wings!

Try this and try that – there’s nothing to lose

We can go anywhere virtually, do anything we choose!

I strongly suggest that you join us on Saturday

When an Israeli dance workshop will be underway.

Aaron Alpert’s the leader and he’s ready to rock

Don’t hesitate, everyone to this workshop should flock!

Links of importance for August 8

The log-in link can be found here on the Folk Arts Center’s website.
Donations to support this workshop and the Folk Arts Center of New England can be made by clicking here.

Looking ahead – August 15 and 22

August 15: Richard Powers, regaling us with a history of the evolution of swing dance, highlighting in particular the Big Apple dance club in Columbia, South Carolina.
August 22: Gergana Panova, joining us for the first time online as she presents Bulgarian dances with charm and enthusiasm!

Take my […]

By dale|2020-08-06T13:59:52-07:00August 6th, 2020|Dance, Israeli, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Kypseli Virtual Greek dance workshop with Joseph Graziosi Sat August 8

Kypseli Greek Dance Center is hosting a virtual Greek dance workshop with Joseph Graziosi via Zoom on Saturday, August 8 from his home on Cape Cod, MA.

He plans on demonstrating leader variations and improvisations for Kritikos Syrtos and Levendikos/Pusteno and more.

See www.kypseli.org for details.

1:00 pm PDT
3:00 pm CDT
4:00 pm EDT
23:00 in Greece

Join the workshop:
https://zoom.us/j/99879798930

Donations welcome via

to moc.loa@0301namlibfezoj

Email moc.liamg@esperox
for alternate ways to donate.
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By dale|2020-08-06T13:36:25-07:00August 4th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

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

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