We will NOT be meeting the Friday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2026.🦃🍗
We will NOT be meeting Friday Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2026. 🎅🎄🎁
We WILL meet on Friday New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2027, BUT NOT AT THE USUAL TIME. ⌚
On New Year's Day, we will meet on Zoom for our New Year's Day Folk Dance Party at 1:00 p.m.
| Legnala Dana | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Popovicanka | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Valle Çame e Shpejte | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | |
| Enigma (Αίνιγμα) (אניגמה) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Lămîiţa (Lamiita) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Shir | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Ventzi's Arap (Katerino Mome) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Hineh Ma Tov [Rivka Sturman version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Valse des Cerfs Volants | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sirba Pe Loc (Sârba morărenilor) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Cobankat | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ivanice (Vie se, vie oro makedonsko) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Dancu | Dance | Notes | ||
| Osman Aga | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Adjon Az Isten (Let God Give) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Cveta Moma Ubava (Melnik) | Music | Sheet Music | ||
| Joc din Rebrisoara (De la Rebrişoara în jos) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Zaplet (Hopa cupa Skoči) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| For A Birthday [Ugros] (Születésnapra) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Si Tu Me Das | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Ma Navu (Ma Na’avu) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Istanbul Bar (Istanbul (Not Constantinople)) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Cumbia Semana (Fin de Semana) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Linda Eh! | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Kumanovsko Oro (Što Mi Omilelo Male) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Dana (De Bana) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ani More Nuse | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Banjsko (Narod Se Sobral) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Tikho Nad Richkoyu (Тихо над річкою) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Trgnala Rumjana | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ixkEFsuefpTeKwoM6nIK8?si=a4032ffcf24b44c9
| Legnala Dana | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Gaida | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Men in Black (M I B) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Monster Mash | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Shir | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Fatise Kolo [Kolo from Vranje] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Pajdusko, 12-bar (More Čiča Reče Da Me Ženi) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Triandifillia (Απάνω στην τριανταφυλλιά, Apano Stin Triandafillia) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Tropanka from Dobrudja (Dobrujanska Tropanka) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sham Hareh Golan | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sano Duso [Vranjanka] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lerikos (Eba St' Amaxi) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Deninka (Ordan Sedi Na Kulata) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Believe | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Twelfth Street Rag (Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Overnight)) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Witch’s Dance [Wolfshäger Hexenbrut] (Schüttel Deinen Speck) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Bavno Oro | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Tokyo Polka (Ghostbusters) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Mori Shej, Sabina [Shannon version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| At Va'ani | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Beleilot Hakayitz Hachamim ( בלילות הקיץ החמים ) | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Katonti (קטנתי) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Stray Cat Strut | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Asta-i Hora Mare [Hora Mare din Bucovina] | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Snoshti Minah, Kate | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Preumblata de Femei | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | |
| Bou Nashir L'Eretz Yaffa | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Hora Miresii (Gată-Ti Fată Iăduta) | 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
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rPpQoAhStyaM3dDlBADSE
Paul Collins has posted a page of remembrances here:
Celebrating Edie Spear - Virtual Dance Room
And there is a memorial page here:
Obituary for Edith Spear - Chicago Obituaries - Shalom Memorial
| Lesnoto (Iz Dolu Ide) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Pomasko Sirto (Bavno Makedonsko) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Monster Mash | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Shir | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Stara Vlaijna | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sulam Ya’akov (Sulam Yaakov) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Witch’s Dance [Wolfshäger Hexenbrut] (Schüttel Deinen Speck) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Tuman Yarom (Туман яром, при долине) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| De secerat (Dragu-mi-i a secera) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Pata Pata | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ali Pasa (Ali Paşa Ağıtı) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Skip [Cajun Skip] (Cajun Jamboree) | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Sevgi Horonu (Romeika) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Men in Black (M I B) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Vulpiuţa (Vulpiţa) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Rododachtilos (Ροδοδάκτυλος Αυγή μου) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Joc de Bata | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Zensko Za Raka (Женско оро за рака) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Rusi Kosi (Vurtjano Horo) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Maica (Maica, Maiculita Mea) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Dunavsko Horo (Svishtovsko) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Guzelleme | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Cine Are Noroc, Are | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Körtánc (Várbá Harangoznak) (Kortanc) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Jaimalé (Jaimale) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| New York New York | Music | Dance | Notes* | Sheet Music |
| Kendime (Söyle Sazım) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Hora Eilat (Haderech Le'Eilat, זאת הדרך לאיל ) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Koga Me Mama Rodila | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
* NY NY notes are close to what we do, but the footwork and turning direction in the second 8 counts is opposite
| Svadba Golema [Romska Gajda] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lalica (Nauchila se Lalitsa, Научила се Лалица) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Îni viţui nî feată, moi (Am Văzut o Fată, Măi) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Shir | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Hora de Mina | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Chilili | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ya Da Kalinushku Lomala | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Čoček [Cocek] (Happy Birthday – Ilian Boyd) | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Paraliakos (I Bratsera, or Vratsera) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Hora Pe Gheata | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ajde Jano | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Tino Mori (Bog Da Bie, Tino Mori, Бог да бие, Тино мори) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sirdes [Armenian Miserlou] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ah Si! (Levantando Las Manos) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Vrapceto (Песен за казаците) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Svornato (Karaj Majčo, Gajdana Sviri, Гайдине Свирят) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Keshenavo (Shekshenavo) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Auauauau (Ziua-n care tu m-ai sărutat) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Athela Mou | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Valle Shqiptare (Valle Kosovare) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| W Moim Ogródecku | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Reggae Cowboy | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Alunelul de la Goicea (Alunelul din Goicea) | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Ding Dong Daddy (I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Jovano Jovanke (Yovano Yovanke) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
