Dec.. 15 – no dancing (because we need to rehearse for our Museum of Science and Industry performance – come see some of us do Welsh dances to live music this Saturday at 11 a.m. on their Christmas Around the World stage.)
Dec.. 22 – Holiday Party # 1 – we are expecting some out of town guests and old friends and a special dance treat, in addition to some special holiday dances.
Dec.. 29 – no dancing, but.......
Dec. 30 – (Friday, not Thursday) Holiday Party #2 - We hope to see some of you who can’t always make it during the rest of the year, but might have a chance to visit during the holidays!
Times are always 7:30 to 10 p.m., though we can linger later at the Barn if we’d like.
There are also other International dance holiday parties taking place in the area (thanks to Harry for the list):
Dec.. 19 Evanston Monday Night Folkdancers’ “Out of the Woodwork” Solstice Party, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Lake Street Church of Evanston, 607 Lake Street - NW corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue, Evanston.
Dec.. 21 Skokie International Folkdance Party, 8 – 10 p.m., Weber Center, Skokie
Dec.. 27 Milwaukee Holiday Party "Holiday Glow" with live music with Izvor Orchestra, 7-9:45 p.m., Hart Park, Wauwatosa wfdp.webs.com/southeastwisconsin.htm
Dec.. 31 Ethnic Dance Chicago New Year's Eve Potluck and Party 7 p.m. Dinner, 8 p.m. Party, 4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago www.ethnicdance.net
Dec.. 31 Racine New Year's Eve Party "Hawaiian Colors" 8-12 p.m., Women's Club of Racine, 740 Lake Ave, Racine 262-412-3354
Jan. 1 Argonne New Year's Day Potluck Feast and Dance 1-6p.m., St Paul's United Church of Christ, 5739 Dunham Road (corner of Dunham & Jefferson), Downers Grove, argonneifd.blogspot.com
For those of you who do other kinds of dancing at Fermilab, we’ve just decided that there will be Scottish country dancing with out a break. The Silk and Thistle Holiday Party is Dec.. 20, but there will also be dancing Dec.. 27 and Jan. 3 to prepare for the New Year’s Ball coming up Jan. 7 and 8.
Likewise, Fermilab English country dancing will meet as usual on the first Sunday of the month, which is New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, beginning with a brunch at noon and then an afternoon of going over dances for the New Year’s Ball. Dances for the Ball will also be the material for the festive session of English dancing coming up at the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park the evening of Dec.. 19.
Just to let you and the other folk dancers know that Charlie died on Wednesday September 28.
I want you to know that he held you all in high esteem and dancing and folk music was an integral part of his life.
There will be a memorial / celebration of his life on November 6 at 3:00 at the DuPage UU Church,
1828 Old Naperville Rd., Naperville, Il 60540
Lots of fun dance events coming up, in addition to the late October Halloween fun.
Fermilab’s dance groups are sponsoring a special full-day and evening Waltz Workshop with Jeanette Watts on Saturday, October 22, at Fermilab’s Kuhn Village Barn. Jeanette will be teaching Cross-Step Waltz and its variations as well as Mazurka Waltz . You can check out the former in this classic video by Richard Powers (one of Jeanette’s teachers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V2BLHpVBT4
and Mazurka Waltz is shown in the following
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIZozQKadkw
Details are on the flyer at http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/WaltzWorkshop.pdf
There will be 3 workshops during the day (at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) and an evening Waltz party with some live music by Old Fezziwig’s Band in the evening. Workshops are $10 each, or there is a full-day-plus-evening price of $30.
The flyer doesn’t mention it, but I think we’ll plan a potluck supper to go between the afternoon workshops and evening party. There is refrigeration in the Barn, and a place to plug in appliances, but no real kitchen.
Jeanette will also teach a workshop on the Basics of Bellydance on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. That will be held on the stage at Fermilab’s Ramsey Auditorium in the Wilson Hall high-rise (where international and Scottish dancing is held in the summer).
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I’m too modest to advertise the weekend *I* am calling and teaching this coming weekend, Oct.14 - 15, but I can forward on this mention from Sue Hanson of Urbana:
“If you are a dance gypsy and don't mind last minute plans …. this weekend of traditional
dance sounds like a good one.
They will have American, Folk, and English. Mady Newfield, our folk dance
instructor for Marchfest, will be teaching English and International. Dale
Schreiber will teach Old Time Contra Squares and Rounds. There will be live
music by the Cosmic Otters (English/American) and Do Zore (International).
11TH ANNUAL Fairwater I.F.D Weekend
October 14 - 15 weekend
Fairwater, Wisconsin
Info at https://sites.google.com/site/folkdanceworkshop/ “
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And from Dan Garvin in Minneapolis, another reminder about the Oct. 28 – 30 weekend with Kete Ilievski teaching Macedonian dance at Tapestry.
“There is still time to take advantage of the early bird weekend package discount for Tapestry Folkdance Center's Fall Workshop with Kete Ilievski. The weekend package price is $55 for Tapestry members or $65 for non-members if your registration is postmarked no later than 10/14/11. This covers all four teaching sessions and the Saturday night dance party.
After the 14th, both prices increase by $15 -- still a savings compared to paying for each event separately. “
http://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/
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That same weekend, Oct 28 – 30, there is a Swedish dance weekend at Folklore Village with Roo Lester. http://folklorevillage.org/t2/calendar#Fall Swedish
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Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers will host noted Bulgarian dance teacher, Daniela Ivanova, on Monday, Oct. 17., at their usual location , the Lake Street Church of Evanston, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m.
Evanston is also planning a Potluck Dinner and Dance for Saturday, Nov. 5.
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And don’t forget Halloween parties – at Fermilab we’ll celebrate the holiday with a Tuesday 10/25 Scottish dance party, a Thursday 10/27 international dance party, and English country dancing with live music by Old Fezziwig’s Band on Sunday 10/30.
| Dani is a dance researcher, choreographer, singer, and poet. She was with us in 2006 and 2009 for memorable evenings. See her bio. |
Dear Friends,
Lots of great Balkan music and dance events coming up. Below is a partial list. If you have questions about any of the events, please contact balkanske_igre@yahoo.com
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Guca 1st Trumpet (Prva Truba) winner Bozidar Nikolic-"Donja" Brass Band 8/26-6pm to midnight, 8/27-noon to 10pm, 8/28-noon to 9pm St Simeon, 114th & Avenue H, Chicago. Also, Milos Djordjevic, Grupa "Trezor", Nocna Smena, - DJ Manijak, DJ Spaz, Nesa Kastelo, Dragan Negovanovic. Kitchen will be serving roast lamb and pork. --------------------------------------------------------------
SummerDance, 9/8/2011, 6-10:30pm, Spirit of Music Gardens, 601 S Michigan Ave, Chicago. FREE. Dance instruction by Balkanski igri; music by Grupa Legenda (Macedonian). Info: balkanske_igre@yahoo.com
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Rajko Hungarian Orchestra, September 11, 2011, Old Town School, Chgo
celebrating 200th Anniversary of composer Franz (Ferenc) Liszt
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SummerDance/World Music Festival, 9/17/2011, 6-10:30pm, Spirit of Music Gardens, 601 S Michigan Ave, Chicago. FREE. Dance instruction by Balkanski igri/Ethnic Dance Chgo; music by Bulgarika with Nikolay Kolev
World Music Festival, ESMA REDZEPOVA (Queen of Romani Music) & BAND, September 18, 2011, also Nicolae Feraru, cimbalom virtuoso, Lincoln & Fullerton, Chicago.
Info: balkanske_igre@yahoo.com
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SUNDAYS, 1-3pm, Balkan Basics Dance Class & Ensemble Balkanski Igri rehearsal sessions resuming 9/25/2011 Dance Center of Chicago, 3868 N Lincoln, 2nd Flr, Chicago, IL, featuring dances & music of all regions of the Balkans/E Europe
*** No partners or experience needed ***
*** All levels from beginner to expert welcome
*** For more intormation about the above or Balkan/world music and dance in general, please contact: balkanske_igre@yahoo.com www.balkanskiigri.com
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Balkan Orthodox Festival, October 8-9. 2011, St Mary Romanian Church -------------------------------------------------------------
Goran Bregovic, October 14, 2011, Symphony Center, Chicago, IL -------------------------------------------------------------
Teodosii Spassov, October 25, 2011, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago
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SPRING FESTIVAL, March 23-25, 2012
International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, I L 60637 (Hyde Park)
featuring the dance, music, & culture of the Balkans/Eastern Europe Dance parties every evening with the best Balkan orchestras Concert Saturday evening with 10+ Balkan/E European dance and musical groups Workshops in dance, singing, and music Saturday & Sunday, 9am-5pm with top master teachers in Balkan/E European & Turkish dance. music, & songs including Martin Koenig, Atanas Kolarovski, Ahmet Luleci, Ventzi Sotriov, Chris Bajmakovich, Ljupco Milenkovski, James Stoyanoff, and others
Info/Reservations: balkanske_igre@yahoo.com
Balkanske Igre, PO Box 1157, Chicago, IL 60690
www.balkanskiigri.com Cosponsored by CEERES, Univ. oF Chicago International House, and Ensemble Balkanski Igri
We’ve got a special treat of live music by our accordionist friend Don Weeda at Fermilab International folk dancing this week, Thursday, July 14. We’re meeting in the cool of Ramsey Auditorium’s stage in the Fermilab high-rise Wilson Hall, 7:30 – 10 p.m. Don comes up from Texas once a year to visit his mom, and we are so pleased to have him play for dancing, since his repertoire is vast, and his arrangements are always innovative!Here's a youtube video of Don performing Jove Malaj Mome with the 1001 Nights Orchestra:
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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.
Share Gori more by Zeljko Sasic
Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers