Around timestamp 3:45 they talk about Eastern European and Roma music
Argonne International Folk Dancing
Argonne IFD meets most Fridays 8-10:00pm, virtually on Zoom. Recreational dancing, no partners needed.
Member National Folk Organization.
More info: lindaandjay@comcast.net
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/argonneifd/
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2025 Still Zooming
We will continue to meet on Zoom for folk dancing on Friday evenings, 8pm-10pm. Contact lindaandjay@comcast.net for Zoom meeting info. P...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Saturday, May 31, 2025
May 30, 2025 Annotated Playlist
Makedonka Kolo (Macedonka Kolo) | Music | Dance* | Notes* | Sheet Music |
Nevesto More (Ti beshe snoshti za voda Stoine, koi ti gi stroshi stomnite, Ти беше снощи за вода ) | Music | Dance | Notes | |
Dado la Dado | Music | Dance | Notes | |
Ani Ma'amin | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
Dancu | Dance | Notes | ||
Adjon Az Isten (Let God Give) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Ali Pasa (Ali Paşa Ağıtı) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Bannielou Lambaol | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Fatise Kolo [Kolo from Vranje] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Lesi (Kapetan Leši) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Enigma (Αίνιγμα) (אניגמה) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Nevesto Carven Trendafil | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Ec Ec | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Hora Agadati | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Haderian schottis (Toppen för kroppen är gammaldans) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Karamfil | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Perioli (To Perioli/Perivoli (Nisyros) Το Περιόλι/Περιβόλι (Νίσυρος)) | Music | Notes | Sheet Music | |
Kostursko Oro (Dodek je moma pri majka) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Hukilau (The Hukilau Song) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Linda Eh! | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Stray Cat Strut | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Jo 'N Jo Tango (Hernando's Hideaway) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Cupid Shuffle | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Sepastia Bar [Lind-Sinanian version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Valle Pogonishte | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Do You Like, Mam'selle, The Greece | Music | Dance | ** | Chords |
Hora de la Soroca (Buna seara dragii mei) | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | |
Heyamo | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
*The dance video and the notes are two somewhat different ways to dance Makedonka Kolo
** Do You Like, Mam'selle, the Greece is choreographed of various hasapiko steps
Saturday, May 24, 2025
May 23, 2025 Annotated Playlist
Dramskoto (Dujni Mi, Dujni) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Shiri Li Kineret ( שירי לי כנרת) | Music* | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Triandifillia (Απάνω στην τριανταφυλλιά, Apano Stin Triandafillia) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Zile de la Mine | Music | Notes | Lyrics | |
Eleno Mome | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Miserlou | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Imate Li Vino | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
U Sest (Prelaz Kolo) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Gocino Kolo | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Sano Duso [Vranjanka] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Enigma (Αίνιγμα) (אניגמה) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Platky | Music | Dance | Sheet Music | |
Svornato (Karaj Majčo, Gajdana Sviri, Гайдине Свирят) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Syrtos (Siko Horepse Kukli Mu) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Menuett till Slangpolska Musik (Pollonesse I D-Måll ur Trästadsamlingen) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Siman She'ata Tza'ir ( סימן שאתה צעיר) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Scottish des Troubadours [Fransk Reinlender, La Scottish du Point Sublime] (Hestekaren) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Lesnoto (NAMA Lesnoto Medley) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Chikulata Chikita (Τσικουλάτα) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Ya Da Kalinushku Lomala | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Tatkovino Oro (Tatkovino Jugoslavijo) | Music | Dance | Sheet Music | |
La Bordeiul cel din Vale | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Vallja e Pllanes | Dance | Notes | ||
Rumelaj | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Shav El Admati | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
La Derniere Danse | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
*Shiri Li Kineret music recording has a few extra beats between chorus & verse that have been clipped out of the music used for the dance
Saturday, May 17, 2025
May 16, 2025 Annotated Playlist
Ajde Lepa Maro (Ајде, лепа Маро) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Sa-cha-ki (Sachki, Sachki) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Rueckelreih | Music | Notes | Sheet Music | |
Trakisjka Racenica Na Horo | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Pinosavka | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Denjovo Horo | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
At Va'ani | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
İşte Hendek İşte Deve | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Lepa Moja Milena/Drmacica | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Ugros (Délalföldi táncok: Ugrós, The Monks are Walking in Clogs) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Enigma (Αίνιγμα) (אניגמה) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Haire Mamougeh | Music | Dance | Notes | |
Svadba Golema [Romska Gajda] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
For A Birthday [Ugros] (Születésnapra) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Prekid Kolo | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Cocek (Ramo Ramo) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Raca [Vlaski] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Ma Navu | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Långdans från Sollerön | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Hora Miresii (Gată-Ti Fată Iăduta) | Music | Dance* | Notes | Sheet Music |
Masâr | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Tin Tin Tini Mini Hanim | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Tino Mori (Bog Da Bie, Tino Mori, Бог да бие, Тино мори) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Tzadik Katamar | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Arabanoo (Bool Bool, Bülbül ) | Music | Notes | Sheet Music | |
Indijski Cocek (Na Khelav, Na Gilavav) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Corlu Aroman (Hai Armani) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Adjon Az Isten (Let God Give) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
* The Hora Miresii video with Theodor Vasilescu is a little different from the version taught by Nico Helferink that we do
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Documentary on the Contra Dance Community
In The Picayune Sentinel I came across a link to this youtube video of a short documentary about the contra dance community:
Saturday, May 10, 2025
May 9, 2025 Annotated Playlist
Kendime (Söyle Sazım) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Idam ne Idam (Oi, Ela Mi Felidje) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Jovano Jovanke | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Jondane Johane | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
E Shukar Romnji | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Omonoia | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Beleilot Hakayitz Hachamim ( בלילות הקיץ החמים ) | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
Nagaiki Samba (長生きサンバ) | Music | Dance | Chords | |
Ne Félj Lányom | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Orijent (Brdjanka Kolo) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Svekrvino (Mamo koj chuka na porti) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Vrni Se Vrni | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Ajde Jano | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Bavno Oro | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Moj Maro, Moj Marinë | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Hodoroaga | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Ding Dong Daddy (I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Istanbul Bar (Istanbul (Not Constantinople)) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Hanter Dro + An Dro [Dans Trikot] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Setnja | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Belasicko Oro | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Cobankat | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Sadi Moma | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Syrtos Pyleas (Kato St'alonia) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Kruchmarsko | Music | Dance | Notes | |
Pomasko Sirto (Bavno Makedonsko) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Guzelleme | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
L'Homme qui Marche | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Saturday, May 3, 2025
May 2, 2025 Annotated Playlist
Arnautsko Horo (Sardisale Lešogkiot Manastir) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Lemonia (Mori Kontoula Lemonia, Κοντούλα λεμονιά) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Julud | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Halte Mich Fest (Pida minusta kiinni) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Mountain Spring | Music | Notes | ||
Bahama Mama | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Një Bahçe O Me Portokalle | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
Vodeno Horo (Zaženi Se Janka) | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
Fado Portugues de Nos | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Skip (Down at the Twist and Shout) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
Paraliakos (I Bratsera, or Vratsera) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Strumicka Petorka | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Love a Rainy Night* [South Side Shuffle] | Music | Dance | Notes* | Sheet Music |
Sweet Girl (Siroon Agcheek) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Ais Giorgis (Kato ston Ai Giorgi) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Preumblata de Femei | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Koritsa (Don’t Cry; Mos Qaj) [Valle nga Konispol] | Music | Dance | Notes | |
Horehronsky Czardas (To ta Hel'pa) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Ventzi's Arap (Katerino Mome) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
An Dro Retourne (Changerais-Tu) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Annas Visa [Vals] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
For A Birthday [Ugros] (Születésnapra) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Karamfil | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Podaraki (Ποδαράκι ) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Jo 'N Jo Tango (Hernando's Hideaway) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Promoroácă | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
Le Retour Du Fils Soldat | Music | ** | Lyrics |
* Love A Rainy Night is a 32-count dance pattern, Southside Shuffle is 28 counts, but the only difference is that the first 4 counts are repeated for Love A Rainy Night.
** Le Retour du Fils Soldat is just the same steps as Biserka/Bojarka, but done to the left instead of the right.