New Years Day Folk Dance + Potluck - Friday Jan 1, 2010 1pm-6pm

Argonne International Folk Dance New Years Day Party
Date: Friday, Jan 1, 2010
Time: 1:00pm-6:00pm, potluck meal around 3:00pm
Place: St. Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall
Address: 5739 Dunham Rd., Downers Grove, IL, 60516
Requested Donation: $3 + Potluck dish to share
For more info: e-mail lindaandjay@comcast.net, or leave a comment below.
Click on image below for bookmark-size flyers.

World Music Wednesdays Return to The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago in 2010

World Music Wednesdays Return to The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago in 2010: "

World Music Wednesdays will take place every Wednesday from 8:30 to 10:30 PM at The Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. World Music Wednesdays is a free community series that explores the rich diversity that exists in the Chicago community and runs year round (47 Wednesdays). World Music Wednesdays will present music, dance and culture of Africa, Europe, Asia, The Middle East and The Americas."

Not dancing Friday Nov. 27 nor Friday Dec. 25, 2009

We will not be meeting to dance in Downers Grove on the Friday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 27), nor on Xmas day (Friday Dec. 25).

According to the EDC schedule , it looks like EDC may be holding dance parties at the SPACE Academy Arts Center in Chicago on those two Fridays, and possibly on New Years Day, as well (the schedule has question marks at the moment, so be sure to check).

Since we're holding our annual New Years Day potluck on Friday Jan 1, 2010, in the afternoon, we won't be dancing that Friday night.

Bulgarian Folk Music & Dance Seminar in Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Summer 2010 - immediately following the Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival

Bulgarian Folk Music & Dance Seminar in Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Summer 2010 - immediately following the Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival: "We are pleased to announce that the website for the 2010 Bulgarian
Folk
Music & Dance Seminar in Plovdiv, Bulgaria is now available
([link]). The website contains detailed
information
about the 2010 teachers, daily schedule and prices. (There is a small
bit of information about some teachers that will be added later.)"

YouTube - Dancing Hanukkah Flash Mob

YouTube - Nefesh B'Nefesh Hanukkah Flash Mob (Official NBN Release)

Dance research articles

Coincidentally, several articles about research into dancing came to my attention today - click on links to read, if interested.

How you remember dance steps depends on culture: I think step to the left, you think step to the east
Why do people dance? | Education | The Guardian
'Dad dancing' may be the result of evolution, scientists claim - Telegraph

Fermilab folk dance holiday schedule, Jan 28 Daniel Sandu workshop

Received from Mady

Hi,

‘Tis the season, but given the way the holidays fall, we’re canceling international folk dancing at Fermilab for two weeks. There WILL be dancing this Thursday Dec. 17, but then we will NOT dance again until January 7, 2010.  (Scottish dancing continues without a break every Tuesday evening, and there will be English country dancing on Sunday, January 3.

There are lots of other opportunities to dance during the holidays – I’ll pass on Harry’s helpful list:

12/21 Evanston IFD "Out of the Woodwork" Solstice Holiday Party !

Lake Street Church of Evanston, 607 Lake Street - NW corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue

www.evanstonfolkdance.org

12/25 Ethnic Dance Chicago Party at the Latvian Center

8:00-12:00, 4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago www.ethnicdance.net

12/29 Milwaukee Folk Dancers Holiday Party with Live Music by Izvor

7:30-10:00, Hart Park, Wauwatosa WI www.gainesnet.com/milwauke.htm

12/31 Ethnic Dance Chicago New Year's Eve Potluck and Party

5:30 Dinner (reservations req'd), 8:00 Party, 4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago www.ethnicdance.net

12/31 Racine Folk Dancers New Year's Eve Party

8:00-1:00, DeKoven Center, Racine WI www.gainesnet.com/milwauke.htm

1/1 Argonne New Year's Day Potluck Feast and Dance

1:00-6:00, St Paul's Church, Downer's Grove argonneifd.blogspot.com

And please correct your calendars: Daniel Sandu will present a workshop at Fermilab international dancing on Thursday, January 28, AFTER his appearance at Folk Ball the previous weekend. We hope you can join us then.

Have a wonderful holiday and a New Year filled with good times and good dancing.

Mady

EMNFD: 12/21 Out of the Woodwork

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers Call all your old folkdance friends! Bring them back for the gala annual "Out of the Woodwork"  Solstice Holiday Party ! Monday December 21 bring festive treats to share freewill donation to support the homeless shelter at the church Lake Street Church of Evanston 607 Lake Street - NW corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue enter through courtyard arched entry on Chicago Avenue Only $5.00 Other regional holiday folkdance events: 12/25 Ethnic Dance Chicago Party at the Latvian Center 8:00-12:00, 4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago www.ethnicdance.net 12/29 Milwaukee Folk Dancers Holiday Party with Live Music by Izvor 7:30-10:00, Hart Park, Wauwatosa WI www.gainesnet.com/milwauke.htm 12/31 Ethnic Dance Chicago New Year's Eve Potluck and Party 5:30 Dinner (reservations req'd), 8:00 Party, 4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago www.ethnicdance.net 12/31 Racine Folk Dancers New Year's Eve Party 8:00-1:00, DeKoven Center, Racine WI www.gainesnet.com/milwauke.htm 1/1 Argonne New Year's Day Potluck Feast and Dance 1:00-6:00, St Paul's Church, Downer's Grove argonneifd.blogspot.com Find us on the Web at www.evanstonfolkdance.org Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers is not affiliated with Lake Street Church

Skokie IFD Holiday Party Wed. Dec. 16 8pm

Music Without Borders: Duzan Ensemble

Music Without Borders: Duzan Ensemble
The Duzan Ensemble is a Middle Eastern music ensemble that covers classical and folk music from all around the Middle East, Turkey, Persia, and the Balkans.

Dates: Dec 18, 2009
Hours: 12:15pm
Location: Chicago Cutural Center
78 E. Washington St., Randolph Cafe
Chicago, IL 60602
Admission: FREE