IFDA Macedonian Dance Workshop - St. Louis Feb. 18-20

IFDA Macedonian Dance Workshop

International Folk Dance Association of University City, MO
Macedonian Folk Dance Workshop
with Michael Ginsburg
Feb. 18-20, 2011
University UMC, 6901 Washington Ave., University City

A hot dance scene

From Eric Zorn's "Change of Subject" Tribune blog:

A hot dance scene: "
I was writing to a friend this morning trying to persuade her of the charms of English country dancing and I found this illustrative clip from the 2009 adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Emma.' You may not find this as enticing as I do, but check it out:

"

Columbus Folk Dancers - Lee Otterholt workshop Feb 25-27

Columbus Folk Dancers End-of-February workshop

Received from Leslie in Columbus:

Please spread the word to your folk dance group about the Columbus
(Ohio) Folk Dancers' end-of-February workshop. I don't reallly expect
anyone to come from that far away, but I figure it can't hurt to let
people know -- e-mail's cheap!


Dates: February 25-27, 2011. Teacher: Lee Otterholt. Theme: "Balkan
and Beyond" (mostly Balkan, probably including Greek, Romanian and
Albanian).


http://www.columbusfolkdancers.webs.com/Special_Events.html


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Lee will also teach a "preview" workshop at CFD on Wednesday,
February 23, 7-10 p.m., admission (pay at the door) is $5 for CFD
members, $10 for non-members.


He'll be teaching at the Miami Valley Folk Dancers' regular dance
night in Dayton on February 24 as well. Information should be
available soon on MVFD's website, http://www.daytonfolkdance.com/mvfd.

Sad News: Ellen Johnson

We're very sad to convey the news of Ellen Johnson's sudden passing. She had a stroke (the first notice we received said heart attack) on the airplane while flying to Southeast Asia on vacation Dec. 28, two days after her 69th birthday. The plane delivered her to Vladivostok, made an emergency landing Russia. One of her sons was able to fly there to be with her before she died in the hospital in Khabarovsk (Siberia) on Jan. 2, 2011, without regaining consciousness.

Ellen danced with us for many years, and will be sorely missed.

There will be a memorial service on Saturday, January 22, 2011, at 2:00pm, at the Dupage Unitarian Universalist Church, 4 S 535 Old Naperville Rd, Naperville, IL 60563.

Obituary in Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette 

Obituary in Naperville Sun


One of Ellen's favorite dances:
Share Gori more by Zeljko Sasic

Madison, WI Folkball Januay 21-21, 2011

Madison Folkball 

                 Madison's 23rd annual
               FOLK  BALL  FESTIVAL
                   January 21-23, 2011
 Memorial Union (800 Langdon Street, Madison WI)
               featuring   AHMET LULECI
             presenting folk dances of Turkey

Potluck recipe - Spicy Chickpea Potato Stew

Mike asked about recipes from the dishes at the New Years Day Potluck.  Here's the recipe for the Spicy Chickpea Potato stew we brought.  Clipped out of the Chicago Tribune (I think) many years ago.

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