Louise WBOM interview - Tim Macdonald + Jeremy Ward Mon 5/30 8am

Memorial Day Monday May 30, 2016, at 8am, on wbom.playtheradio.com, there will be a program called Artist's Showcase broadcast from the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center in Rockford, with Louise interviewing folk musicians Tim MacDonald and Jeremy Ward.
http://wbom.playtheradio.com/index.cfm
http://mendelssohnpac.org/wbom-radio-2/

Labor Day Weekend World Village Music and Dance Camp in WV Sep 2-5

Roo will be teaching at this Labor Day camp (formerly known as "Buffalo on the Danube") in West Virginia, along with Sonia and Cristian, and Steve Kotansky:

http://www.dancingplanetproductions.com/dancecamp.htm

World Village Music and Dance Camp

Timber Ridge Camp, High View, WV

Labor Day weekend 

September 2-5, 2016

Door County Contra Dance Weekend Jul 15-17

Received from Paul/DCFF:

 07/15-17 Door County Contra Dance Weekend (Fr-Su) Baileys Harbor,  Ephraim & Sister Bay, WI. Featuring calling by Carol Ormand. Live Music with Rare Privilege and the Toe Trippers
Key links are www.dcff.net/schedule-contra, www.dcff.net/staff-contra www.dcff.net/brochure-contra.

EMNFD: Roberto Bagnoli teaching Monday, June 6, 2016

Received from EMNFD:
  Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers

Monday May 30 - Memorial Day there is NO dancing at EMNFD

Monday June 6

Special evening at EMNFD with

Roberto Bagnoli

Roberto Bagnoli is a master teacher of international folkdance, and has been on the teaching staff of Stockton International Dance Camp for five years. He joins us following June Camp.






http://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/save-the-date

Chicago Rhythm Fest - Auditorium Theatre June 4th 7:30pm

Received this notice in e-mail:

CHICAGO RHYTHM FEST is at The Auditorium Theatre June 4th 7:30pm! Five fantastic percussive dance companies will be performing-Bam!, Ensemble Español, Mexican Folkloric Dance, Muntu Dance, and Trinity Irish Dance-as part of the Auditorium’s “Made in Chicago” Dance Series. Tickets start at $28 and are on sale at AuditoriumTheatre.org, 312-341-2300, and the Auditorium Theatre’s Box Office: 50 E. Congress Parkway. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.
Join us as we celebrate the rhythmic arts that connect diverse communities through rhythm!
 http://www.auditoriumtheatre.org/shows/chicago-rhythm-fest-2/
https://chicagotap.org/performances/stomping-grounds/ 

Global Dance Party: EDC + Dunav Tamburitza Orch at Old Town School

Received from Paul/EDC:

05/27 -  EDC's Dance moves over to the Old Town School of Folk Music
            for a Global Dance Party with the live music of
            Dunav Tamburitza Orchestra - 8:30-11:30.
            The original group Guitar Trio Balkan canceled its USA Tour.
            www.oldtownschool.org/concerts
            *EDC Dance @ SPACE Center canceled for this event

http://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2016/05-27-2016-gdp-trio-balkan-strings-ethnic-dance-chicago-830pm/

June Camp, June 2-5, 2016, Beloit

Received from Mady:

registration is now open for June Camp 2016.

The international folk dance camp will take place from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5, again at Beloit College on the Illinois-Wisconsin border. June Camp features two wonderful teachers this year, Erik Bendix and Roberto Bagnoli, along with the Pinewoods Band for live music parties, the Dance Exchange, and all of our camp's traditions. The June Camp website has lots of details. There is also a printable information flyer.

NPR: Health benefits of synchronized dancing

http://www.npr.org/2016/05/03/476559518/the-health-benefits-of-dancing-go-beyond-exercise-and-stress-reducer

"New social science research shows that dancing in synchrony with others increases people's threshold for dealing with pain."