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Northwest Folklife Festival May 23-25

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

By dale|2020-05-22T17:29:35-07:00May 22nd, 2020|Anytime, Culture, Dance, International, Live, Singing, Workshop|0 Comments

Online Culture Corner with Yves Moreau and France Bourque-Moreau

Yves Moreau and France Bourque-Moreau This Saturday, May 23, 2-4pm EDT:

ONLINE Culture Corner with Yves Moreau and France Bourque-Moreau

Join folklore specialists Yves Moreau and France Bourque-Moreau, and the Folk Arts Center as we present our next online event via Zoom. There are details about what to do in preparation for Saturday’s workshop on the Folk Art Center’s Online Events webpages: how to make your donation, and how to install Zoom on the device of your choice. We suggest a donation of $10, but of course anything above that would be gratefully accepted and most appreciated.

Yves is a grand storyteller with much knowledge of all things related to Bulgarian folk dancing; France is an expert teacher of folk dancing for children and conducts special seminars to train school teachers in this field. Her current repertoire includes hundreds of dances and rounds from all parts of the world especially designed and adapted to various age and experience levels.

This is the ninth in a series of online events featuring some of your favorite dance leaders, with the proceeds benefiting FAC. This series […]

By dale|2020-05-21T15:33:29-07:00May 21st, 2020|Balkan, Culture, Information, Live|0 Comments

Global Folk Dance Party May 30

Hi all,

Our next Global Folk Dance party is coming up.
See and download Flyer here.

Date: Saturday, May 30
Time: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm California Time (PDT)

This month, in addition to our normal team, we’ll be joined by:

— Bianca de Jong – Choreographer of many dances we do including Tu Romnie, Devetorka na baba, Askin Cesi Mi, Ashun daje Mori and Gatij ëd gòj. Bianca will be joining us from the Netherlands.

— Roberto Bagnoli – Our regular Master Teacher, Roberto will be with us again from Rome.

— Megan Wolf and Jordan Uggla – in Willits, Megan and Jordan are avid dancers and great friends of many of us.

— Marcie Van Cleave – Director of the Folk Arts Center of New England, Marcie and her team are putting on a great weekly series of events every Saturday.

How to attend:

Choice One – via Zoom (Best Option)
https://zoom.us/j/600066908
Meeting ID: 600 066 908

Choice Two – via Phone
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) (Find a local number: https://zoom.us/u/aY9KrTbLt)
Meeting ID: 600 066 908

Choice Three – Watch Live on Facebook
The party will be live broadcast on The Peninsula Folk Dance Council’s page. Broadcast will start 15 minutes before the party.

A few notes:

— We’ll have our normal dance leaders.

— The current playlist […]

By dale|2020-05-21T15:23:04-07:00May 21st, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|0 Comments

Dances of Afghanistan⁠ with Helene Eriksen

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, […]

By dale|2020-05-21T15:11:14-07:00May 21st, 2020|Culture, Dance, Workshop|0 Comments

Virtual Cultural Talks sponsored by Helene Eriksen & ANAR DANA

Friday May 29th, 2020
Helene Eriksen and special guest Harout Arakelian
Armenian Dance and Music in the Diaspora: Fresno, CA in the 1950’s

10am-12pm PDT (UTC-7)
For your reference:
10 am PDT (UTC-7) West Coast USA =
14:00 ART (UTC-3) in Argentina =
19:00 CEST/MESZ (UTC+2) in Western Europe

As ANAR DANA has gone virtual we are now able to offer access to our cultural talks to anyone interested wherever you are in the world.

A special feature of the ANAR DANA Projects is our Cultural Talk Series. On the Friday before our rehearsal weekend we get together to learn about one of the regions of our project. I present the history and ethnography and we look at films, photos, costumes and listen to music and discuss of one of the regions in depth.
Especially now these talks are open to everyone!

Suggested donation is 15 Euros (but no one is turned away for lack of funds and we have different options for donating).

Go to www.helene-eriksen.de for an easy button to donate. If you prefer to pay by check in the US or make a bank transfer in Europe, please contact me at ed.neskire-eneleh@liam

Please feel free to […]

By dale|2020-05-21T15:01:19-07:00May 21st, 2020|Culture, Information, Live|0 Comments

Monday dance classes with Alex Markovic

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!

Class Description | |

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 […]

By dale|2020-05-19T17:40:57-07:00May 19th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|1 Comment

Michael Ginsburg 4-week Balkan Dance Series

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 […]

By dale|2020-05-18T21:55:27-07:00May 18th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Roberto Virtual Israeli Dance Party May 24

Message from Roberto Bagnoli in Italy:
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.

As most people are settling into self-isolation in the coming weeks, we’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.

Next special event will be an Israeli Dance Online Party on Sunday, May 24th starting at 5pm CEST (11am EST and 8am 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
_________________________________________________________________________

For more information about online dancing events, request a dance or make a donation see my website: www.morenu.it

By dale|2020-05-18T12:11:52-07:00May 18th, 2020|Dance, Israeli, Live, Party|0 Comments

Bulgarian Dance Workshops with Iliana Bozhanova May 16

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.

By dale|2020-05-14T21:58:16-07:00May 14th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Scottish Dancing Online with Zoom

Join RSCDS tomorrow, Wednesday 13^th 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

By dale|2020-05-12T21:13:19-07:00May 12th, 2020|Dance, Live, Scottish, Workshop|0 Comments

Arts and Cultures More Accessible

This looks very interesting!

Circle World Arts

Connecting you with the world through workshops by creatives and artists.
https://www.crowdcast.io/circleworldarts

By dale|2020-05-12T20:27:35-07:00May 12th, 2020|Culture, Information, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Virtual Folk Dance Twin Cities

Friday Evenings Beginner | 7:30 – 9 pm CDT

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

Wednesday Afternoons Mixed Level | 3- 4:30 pm CDT

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

By dale|2020-05-12T20:12:20-07:00May 12th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Morristown Virtual dance party Wednesday May 20

Hi Folks!

There are a lot of folkdance parties on the web, via zoom. I hope you’re taking advantage of them.

In case you’re free next Wednesday, I wanted to invite you to a dance party we’re hosting. Randi and I host bimonthly parties on behalf of Morristown (NJ) FolkDancers. We’re doing lots of old and new favorites. Avoid getting rusty!

With help from our Calif friends, our sessions can now accommodate as many as want to join: INVITE YOUR FRIENDS to join our parties!

We’ve optimized our equipment setup, and I promise “great sound” (mostly). If not, you get your money back! You’ll see the dance names and upcoming dances all in the same screen.

Link: http://tinyurl.com/MFDparties

Day: Wednesday, May 20
Time: 7:30-10 PM EDT
Recommend joining 10-15 mins early.
Food: Bring a snack to eat (ok, in your own home)

REMINDERS:
– You may be prompted to download the Zoom software or an update.
– It might take 10-20 seconds for the Zoom window to start.
– You may see: Join Audio. Do that.
– Choose “Speaker View” for most of the evening.
Because of the time required to set up, we recommend joining several mins early: we *start* dancing at 7:30!

Use the highest performance device you have […]

By dale|2020-05-12T15:17:23-07:00May 12th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|0 Comments

Michele Simon’s Balkan Vocal Technique

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

By dale|2020-05-12T12:05:53-07:00May 12th, 2020|Balkan, Live, Singing, Workshop|0 Comments

Balkan Sing-Along Saturday May 16

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 posted by midnight Friday 😉

Hope to enjoy your virtual company soon!

By dale|2020-05-12T11:30:30-07:00May 12th, 2020|Balkan, Live, Singing, Workshop|0 Comments

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers
Virtual Dance Every Monday Evening
8:00-9:45 pm CDT using Zoom (6pm PT)

https://zoom.us/j/373100968

By dale|2020-05-10T19:09:50-07:00May 10th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Global Folk Dance Party May 9

Our next Global Folk Dance party is coming up this weekend:

Date: Saturday, May 9
Time: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm California Time (PDT)

How to attend:
Choice One – via Zoom (Best Option)

https://zoom.us/j/600066908
Meeting ID: 600 066 908

Choice Two – via Phone

+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) (Find a local number: https://zoom.us/u/aY9KrTbLt)
Meeting ID: 600 066 908

Choice Three – Watch Live on Facebook

The party will be live broadcast on The Peninsula Folk Dance Council’s page. Broadcast will start 15 minutes before the party.

A few notes:

— We’ll have our normal dance leaders, plus a few guests and master teachers leading dances. Plus a video surprise.
— The current playlist (in alphabetical order) can be found here.
— Feel free to invite everyone, we have enough licenses.
— If you would like to be added to our mailing list, or have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email us at moc.liamg@ecnadkloflautriv. Keep the ideas coming.
— Flyer is here; as mentioned, please pass it along.

Please note that our next parties will be on May 30 and June 20.

thanks,
Adony, on behalf of the Peninsula Folk Dance Council and our friends in New Jersey, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, and Pennsylvania, who team up to bring these parties together.

By dale|2020-05-08T11:00:09-07:00May 8th, 2020|Dance, International, Live, Party|0 Comments

ONLINE Balkan Folk Dance Workshop with Steve Kotansky

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 […]

By dale|2020-05-08T10:32:09-07:00May 8th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, International, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

Update to Friday Night L.I.F.E.

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/LifeBalkanDancers/videos

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

By dale|2020-07-08T22:27:28-07:00May 8th, 2020|Balkan, Dance, International, Live, Party, Workshop|0 Comments

Virtual Solo English Country Dance May 10

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.

By dale|2020-05-04T23:49:56-07:00May 4th, 2020|Dance, English, Live, Workshop|0 Comments

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