Stockton Camp Dance Videos
Stockton Folk Dance Camp has begun sharing many, many dances of previous camps. You can get to the YouTube channel by going through this page.
To pass the time – Teachers and Friends
From California, a Playlist of the Teachers we love learning from and dancing with.
This playlist could be hundreds long, but we’ll start with 16. I picked ones where our teachers are dancing. A few have instruction at the front, but all include dancing!
Click HERE for today’s playlist.
- Mihai David leading Floricica Olteneasca.
- Bruce Hamilton in a 2x rendition of The Astonished Archaeologist.
- Roberto Bagnoli teaching and dancing Ogneno Horo.
- Yves Moreau dancing Monino Horo.
- France Bourque-Moreau in a short clip teaching a Québécois dance.
- Ira Weisburd leading the line dance Yolanda.
- Jaap Leegwater leading Kircho na charade sedeshe.
- Joe Graziosi leading a fun Island Syrto.
- Ahmet Luleci with Saskin
- Richard Powers dancing Tokyo Polka. Tokyo Polka seems to be turning up on a lot of our playlists.
- Jim Gold with Maica.
- Roo Lester with an a capella version of Langdans fran Solleron.
- Zeljko Jergen in the middle with Hrvatske Igre Radionica.
- Sonia Dion & Cristian Florescu with a clip of their dance Te Aven Baxtale.
- George & Irina Arabagi teaching and dancing Na Polonyi.
- Ada Dziewanowska, at ~100 years old, during a Polish Festival.
Stay happy,
Adony, Becky and the Peninsula Folk Dance Council
Different Version of Dances from Richard Powers
Richard Powers contributed a couple of dances in the “different versions” category!
A Celtic version of Chetvorno and Metropolitan Tango to the tune most of us dance Rumalaj to.
Folk Art Center’s Special Events
FAC Updates
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
From the Executive Director…
Are you finding yourself with a little more time on your hands (and feet) than you are used to?
Are you suffering from dance withdrawal symptoms?
Are you wondering how to support nonprofit arts groups like the Folk Arts Center of New England, groups who have had to cancel their programming and, in the process, eliminated a critical income stream to support the organization?
Ahmet Luleci
Have we got an opportunity for you!
Ahmet Lüleci is donating a Turkish Dance Workshop – to be conducted in the comfort of your own home!
On Saturday afternoon, March 28, from 11am – 1pm PDT (2-4pm EDT), Ahmet will appear live via Zoom and regale us with two classes (with a short break in between). The suggested donation is $10, but of course anything above that would be gratefully accepted and most appreciated.
On the Folk Art Center’s Special Events webpage, there are details about what to do to in preparation for Saturday’s workshop: how to make your donation, and how to install Zoom on the device of your choice.
Virtual Folk Dance Party on Saturday final notice
Virtual Folk Dance Party! Let’s keep dancing.
See Virtual Folk Dance Party – final flyer – v2 here
We will:
- connect and dance in our own homes
- watch people leading dances from around the world
- submit requests and chat online
- see each other; listen and dance to our favorites
Saturday, March 28 3pm to 6pm, US CALIFORNIA TIME (PDT)
Join Zoom Party: https://zoom.us/j/600066908
Meeting ID: 600 066 908
To dial in by phone
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
Find a local number: https://zoom.us/u/aY9KrTbLt
Watch on Facebook Live, if the Zoom is full or you just want to watch
A Few Notes
- IMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone, you will generate feedback.
- Zoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.
- When in the meeting, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.
- Dress up and decorate!
- When you sign into Zoom, […]
Andrew Carnie’s Instructional Videos
Andrew Carnie, who has an amazing website for dance instructions and links to dance resources, is putting instructional videos up for his for-credit University class which has moved entirely online.
You can see the videos he’s done so far here.
As of March 25, 2020, these are the dance videos:
Trakya 2008 – The movie from Yves Moreau
From the EEFC List:
Dear EEFC friends,
In these exceptional times during which many of us are confined in our homes, I invite you to watch a delightful documentary (95 min) produced by my daughter Catherine Moreau.
Synopsis : In July 2008, Yves Moreau and his Japanese friend Hironobu Senzaki celebrated their 60th birthday with a unique and exciting folklore journey through Thrace, the rich cultural region shared by Bulgaria (Тракия), Greece (Θράκη) and Turkey (Trakya). 90 people from all over the world gathered to take part in «Trakya 2008».
More than just a trip, this extraordinary event proved that dancing, singing and musical traditions can transcend borders and create a spirit of friendship and unity.
Warm greetings and good wishes from Montreal.
Yves Moreau
Friday Night L.I.F.E. Dancing using Zoom
Sherry Cochran of lifebalkandancers.com is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Sherry ran a test session on Zoom last night and will start running a weekly session of Friday Night L.I.F.E. starting this Friday. They are sharing the evening with Kypseli Greek dancing, as both of their sessions run regularly on Fridays. Friday Night L.I.F.E. will run from 8-9:15 pm and Kypseli will start at 9:30 pm. They might add Facebook Live down the road.
The dancing and music, along with chatting with friends, is very therapeutic.
Topic: Friday Night L.I.F.E.
Time: Mar 27, 2020 08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting – https://zoom.us/j/917558149
For Kypseli – https://zoom.us/j/385227879
Thanks everyone!
First-ever virtual Turkish dance workshop with Ahmet Luleci!
See his video here. It is sure to put a smile on your face!
From Ahmet Luleci:
Join me on Saturday afternoon, March 28, in my first-ever virtual Turkish dance workshops! I’ll be teaching live on Zoom, and all money collected will go to the Folk Arts Center of New England. For more information and to sign up, email gro.enocaf@caf. The suggested donation is $10, but of course anything more would be wonderful.
I’m teaching from 2:00 – 2:40 and again from 3:00 – 3:40 EST. (That is 11am and noon in Pacific Time)
I hope to see you on Saturday, it’s going to be a lot of fun!
Dance with Ira Weisburd with Facebook Live
Virtual Dance Classes with Ira Weisburd on Facebook Live!
I participated this evening in his Israeli dance class – it was great! I didn’t know most of the dances, but they were not too difficult and Ira is, of course, a most amazing instructor and talked through the dances to make them easier to pick up. He also taught a few dances in detail.
Israeli Dancing Virtual Classes – Every Monday 4pm PT – live on Facebook
Line Dance Class – Every Tuesday 7:30am PT – live on Facebook (that’s right – very early in the morning – not so bad in Florida)
Balkan Dancing coming soon!
You DO NOT have to be a Facebook User or Facebook Friend to tune in and participate in the class. Simply click on https://www.facebook.com/dancewithira or copy and paste the link into your browser. When you become a “follower” on Ira’s page, you will get an automatic alert when Ira goes “Live”.
From Ira’s message:
To have the best virtual dance experience, please prepare the following in advance. Find an area or clear an area in your home which is at least 12 feet […]
Dance with Stacy on Facebook Live
Stacy Rose is planning a folk dance session every Thursday evening 7pm PDT on Facebook Live.
I enjoyed participating in much of last Thursday’s dance. Find it here on Facebook!
Playlist for virtual dance party 3/19/2020
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- Robin Ddiog – Wales
- Raca – Serbia
- Långdans från Sollerön – Sweden
- Flor Amorosa – Brazil
- Branle de la Fosse Aux Loups – Alsace
- Laz Bar – Armenia
- Mi Nada Un Ca Tem – Cape Verde
- Mori Shej – Hungarian Rom
- Tokyo Polka – US
- Gori More – Serbian American
- Syrtos – Greece
- Ma Na’avu – Israel
- A Sprengisandi – Iceland
- Çobankat – Albania
- An Dro Retourné – Brittany
- Misirlou – Greek American
- Jano Janke – Macedonia
- Lesnoto – Macedonia
Folk Dance Aerobics
From BIFD Program Director:
Hi, Here is a set of dances that I thought would make a fun folk dance aerobics for those interested to dance along with.
Folk Dance Aerobics
- Ajde Jano – Serbia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8_KFeQ6ngLs - Tapan Cuka – Macedonia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lwOQLl7PSks - Ali Pasa – Turkey – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=viLHdKb6Rfc - Belcova Tropanka – Bulgaria – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=LkHuf88JMiA - Jiana de la tilisca sibiu – Romania – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8kOQWfBCq3M - Djurdjevica – Serbia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=cw7qT2QS5KA - Elerinka – Bulgaria – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=_0qS-9FYeNg - Eten Bamidbar – Israel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=L6j2OoF4DrA - Eva’s Polka (Tokyo Polka) – USA – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=4JcofrSpIQM - Tricot – Brittany – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=EXN4f_Y3Wng - Tropanka from Dobrudja – Bulgaria – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jbsvmFEHU94 - Promoroaca – Romania – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=5qNWoyRmdqU - Ugros – Hungary – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=610ne8ULGi0 - Dobrudjanska Pandela – Bulgaria – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1EvolajhmSA - Fado Portugues – Portugal – https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Uumu7AhgxYE - Erev Ba – Israel […]
To Pass the Time – different arrangements of our dances
Coming to you all the way from California…
…a playlist of Different Versions of the music we typically dance to. Some great and interesting arrangements and groups. Some you can dance to, all are interesting to listen to.
Click HERE to go to the playlist. Info about the dances below:
- Kaim Krasniqi – does an Albanian version of the dance ‘Made in Romania’; dance is by Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu.
- Matt Dubb – Performs a slower, more melodic version of ‘Adama V’shamayim’; dance is by Gadi Bitton.
- The Pennywhistlers – In 1966 perform ‘Shto Mi e Milo’. Usually danced to a Lesnoto, a folkloric dance.
- Argir Manassiev – While we’re on ‘Sto Mi e Milo’, here’s a 1908 version from the Gevgelian area of Macedonia.
- Bob Chilcott with the Fairfield Children’s Choir – A choral version of ‘Mairi’s Wedding’; dance devised by James B Cosh.
- Loituma – A Finnish group performing ‘Tokyo Polka’; dance by Richard Powers. Some groups regularly use this version of the song for the dance.
- Caatrin Finch – with an orchestra plays a peppy version of ‘
To Pass the Time – Live performances by the artists we dance to
California has been busy! Here’s another playlist:
To pass the time….
… here’s a YouTube playlist with live performances of the dances we love to listen to and do, by the artists we’re most familiar with. Youtube links to the dances themselves are in the below descriptions.
- Николина Чакърдъкова – Сватба е (Nikolina Čakardakova) – Sings the song ‘Svatba’, for the dance ‘Svatba’ by Belčo Stanev, taught in the US by Lee Otterholt.
- Joe Dassin – Sings the song ‘Les Champs Elysee’, for the dance ‘Champs Elysee’, by Ira Weisburd.
- Ileana Ciuculete – Sings the song ‘Ciorba de Curcan’, for the dance ‘Ciorba de Curcan’ by Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu. Don’t see a video for this, so here’s one for another of their dances, ‘Opinca’.
- Kiyoshi Hikawa – Sings the song ‘Tokimeki no Rumba’ for the dance ‘Tokimekino Rumba’, by Iwao Tamaoki. Also, here’s a video of ‘Baseball Ondo’.
- Nicolae Gribincea & Plaiedii – Sings the song ‘La Bordeiul Cel Din Vale’, for the dance ‘La Bordeiul Cel Din Vale’ by Ira Weisburd.
- The Oak Ridge Boys – Sing the song ‘Elvira’, for the dance ‘Elvira’, couple choreographer unknown.
- Hatsune Miku – ‘Sings’ the song for the dance ‘Levan Polkka’, for the […]
Dances During Life – V1
From California:
Next up is a playlist of dances we do that done at parties, weddings, outdoor events, festivals, etc.
Click here for FD – Dances During Life – v1
Adony and Becky, part of the Peninsula Folk Dance Team
Artist Videos of Dances we do – V1
Coming to you from California:
To pass the time, here’s a YouTube playlist with Official Music Videos from the artists we dance to. Every few days we’ll post a different playlist on Facebook (live, rural,….).
The dances on this list with links to people doing them in BLUE, are……
- Kal – Ding Deng Dong —– dance is Gras Kalo Kolo by Roberto Bagnoli
- Vistano – Opa Cupa —– dance is Opa Cupa by Andy Bettis and Steve Kotansky
- Yonathan Razel Katonti —– dance is Katonti by Oren Ashkenazi
- Zoobi Doobi —– dance is Zoobi Doobi by Jennifer Choo Sue Chin
- Blanco Brown – The Git-up —– dance is The Git Up by Blanco Brown
- Cristian Pomohaci – De la Rebisoara – dance is Joc din Rebisoara by Sonia Dion & Cristian Florescu. I don’t see a video for this, so instead, here’s their great dance Dana.
- Rokiczanka – W moim ogrodecku —– dance is W Moim Ogrodecku by Ira Weisberg
- Turkish Groove — Bendeniz – “Kirmizi Biber” – dance is
VIRTUAL FOLK DANCE PARTY!
From California’s Peninsula Folk Dance Team is an awesome idea:
As almost all classes and parties have been cancelled, we’re going to host a VIRTUAL FOLK DANCE PARTY! We’ll send out instructions on how to connect and you can dance with your friends!
When – Saturday, March 28, 3pm to 6pm, Pacific Time
Where – Wherever you are; no need to get together to dance, we’ll dance in our own homes, apartments, vans, yurts, cabins,….
What’s that again? – We’ll be setting up a video and audio bridge for everybody to web or call into. A few of us will be playing music so we can all dance without being together.
What else? – With luck, you’ll be able to show yourself with your webcam and we’ll see and hear each other! Hey, wear a costume!
Over the next week and a half, the Peninsula Folk Dance Team will be testing options for this; we’ll make sure we have multiple MCs in place in case of internet failure, have at least several hundred logins, and play your requests!
Email your dance requests to the Virtual Folk Dance team. We’re also working on a way for you to request during the event.
More to come, we’re going to figure […]
Looking to the Future
First lists of YouTube links of dances and related videos were being sent around. Then folk dancers started organizing online dancing events using Facebook Live, and Zoom!
Wow! I’m starting to be overwhelmed with the amount of information being dumped into my inbox. Now, I’m thinking I should relay that information to the dancers in my local groups. Well, of course, I should!
So, I’m dusting off my old website. I haven’t done anything other than installing all those WordPress and Avada updates for the last couple of years. My plan is to change it to blog format and publish the events I think are interesting, and then it will be a place for my dancers to go to look for things to do. I’ll also publish a newsletter, at least to let everyone know about this website.
It’s getting exciting! First folk dance party on March 28!
Local Folk Dancing Cancelled
Thursday, March 12, was the last Surrey folk dance evening and was also Marj’s 80th birthday party. The party was planned ahead, before we knew about the coming virus crisis. Events of more than 250 people were still allowed, but by the next week, the schools were shut down. Actually it was Spring Break which gave authorities time to think, but it didn’t take long to decide to close the schools. Now gatherings of pretty much any size are forbidden. So SIFD is cancelled.
Social distancing was starting to be recommended so we had our party and danced individual dances. Some people were worried and didn’t attend, including Marj, so we had her birthday party without her. See SIFD final newsletter here. Birthday party photos and movie are in the newsletter.
Tuesday, March 17, was going to be Burnaby Folk Dancers St. Patrick’s Day party. On Sunday, March 15, the reminder email went out and the party was going to happen… but it was finally cancelled on Monday, March 16. The situation was changing so fast! See BIFD final newsletter here.
Sunday dancing in my home also cancelled as of Sunday, March 15.