We will NOT be meeting Friday, Jan 31, 2025.
Instead, you can get your Friday dose of Zoom folk dancing from the Stockton Winter Weekend. According to the Stockton WW schedule, the events scheduled during the time we normally would be meeting are Dance Class - Lee Otterholt - Class 1 of 2 and Music - Live Music with Orkestar Unbound - 2 of 6.
We'll be meeting as usual this Friday Jan 24, and again starting in February.
If you like to listen to world music, and are looking for a way to fritter away some time, check out this website that was referenced in Dave Barry's Blog, of all places, that lets you listen to radio stations streaming from countries around the world: https://radio.garden/search
Some of them have nice ethnic music to listen to (or dance to), and of course the ones with spoken words could be good if you're working on comprehension of another language... You can search for a country, or a keyword like "folk" .
| Nevesto Carven Trendafil | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| W Moim Ogródecku | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Tai Tai [Dick Crum version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ha'tzoani (Zydeko - Cirque du Soleil) | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Sano Duso [Vranjanka] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lalica (Nauchila se Lalitsa, Научила се Лалица) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Omonoia - Sacred Circle/Greece | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Vodeno Horo (Zaženi Se Janka) | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Hashual | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Branle de la Fosse aux Loups | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Erev Shel Shoshanim | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Zapevala Sojka Ptica | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Personality | Music | Sheet Music | ||
| Nagaiki Samba (長生きサンバ) | Music | Dance | ||
| Ajde Jano | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Twelfth Street Rag | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Tuman Yarom (Туман яром, при долине) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ugros (Délalföldi táncok: Ugrós, The Monks are Walking in Clogs) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Joc de Bata | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Syrtos Pyleas (Kato St'alonia) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Hora Medura | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Hora Banateana (Hora lui Luca Bănățeanu) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Da Mi Dojdeš (Kaleš More Dimčo) | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Akh Naro Naro | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Capkan Dimco (Me izgore, me zapusti)(Me изгоре чапк'н Димч) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Balada La Ma'ayan | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Narino | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Debarska Svadba (Lichna Fatima) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Makedonijo (Zemjo Makedonska) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lihnida Kajtche Veslasche | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Joc de Bata | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Kinor David | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Stray Cat Strut | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Hora de la Cimpie [Hora din Câmpie] (Ma dusei cu badea-n lunca) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Jerusalema | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Hora din Giurgiulești | Dance | Notes | ||
| Sevda | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Mountain Spring | Music | Notes | ||
| Kazi Jano (Kazi Jano, Kazi Duso) | Music | Dance | Sheet Music | |
| Al Gemali ( על גמלי) | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Platky | Music | Dance | Sheet Music | |
| Opinca | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Cveta Moma Ubava (Melnik) | Music | Sheet Music | ||
| Nagaiki Samba (長生きサンバ) | Music | Dance | ||
| Ach Eleni | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Moravac | Music | Sheet Music | ||
| Joc de Leagane | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Valle Nuseve Nga Korca [Populli Jonë] (Keshilltaret e Hekalit) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Oi Na Hori Stoit Khata (Ой, на горі стоїть хата) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lefkaditikos [Pappas version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Iedera (Crenguță de Iederă – Dobrogeana) [Sonia & Cristian version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Auauauau (Ziua-n care tu m-ai sărutat) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| De secerat (Dragu-mi-i a secera) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Neda Voda Nalivala | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Dramskoto (Dujni Mi, Dujni) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sarajevka Kolo (Ja sam Jovicu sarala varala) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Al Gemali ( על גמלי) | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics |
| Djanguritsa [Moreau version] (Dzangurica, ДЖАНГУРИЦА) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Auauauau (Ziua-n care tu m-ai sărutat) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Joshua (יהושע ) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Idam ne Idam (Oi, Ela Mi Felidje) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Sevda | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Mountain Spring | Music | Notes | ||
| Pomasko Sirto (Bavno Makedonsko) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Opincuta | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Tzadik Katamar | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Zile de la Mine | Music | Notes | Lyrics | |
| Brestaska Racenica (Radina majka dumaše) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Nagaiki Samba (長生きサンバ) | Music | Dance | ||
| Ne Félj Lányom | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Moravac | Music | Sheet Music | ||
| Ooska Gookas | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Bossa Nouveau (Oú est ma tête?) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Gerakina | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Zamruknalo Maloj Momiche (Замръкнало е малой момиче) | Music | Dance | Notes | |
| Iedera (Crenguță de Iederă – Dobrogeana) [Sonia & Cristian version] | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Ishu Byala Nedo (Ишу, бяла Недо) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords |
| Hora Fetelor | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet music |
| Karagouna | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Ketri Ketri | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lemonia (Mori Kontoula Lemonia, Κοντούλα λεμονιά) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lămîiţa | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| Lalica (Nauchila se Lalitsa, Научила се Лалица) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
| L'Homme qui Marche | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music |
We will NOT be meeting Friday, January 3, 2025. We'll be back as usual Friday January 10, 2025.
We will continue to meet on Zoom for folk dancing on Friday evenings, 8pm-10pm.
Contact lindaandjay@comcast.net for Zoom meeting info. Please do not post Zoom meeting info to publicly-viewable websites, to lessen the chance of Zoom bombers, in case that's still a thing.
There
will be a new continuously-updated post for upcoming live events
of possible interest in 2025, in the Chicago area and elsewhere: https://argonneifd.blogspot.com/2025/01/2025-upcoming-events-you-might-be.html.
For lots other virtual folk dance events, see Judith's calendar on the NFO website: https://nfo-usa.com/virtual-events-calendar/
For major live, virtual, and/or hybrid folk dance events, see Kathy's calendar on the NFO website: https://nfo-usa.com/major-events/
For virtual, live, and/or hybrid events sponsored by the Folk Arts Center of New England, see: https://facone.org/
For monthly Zoom Global Dance Parties see https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
For other live and virtual events, see the calendar at https://www.folkdance.com/?post_type=tribe_events
This post will be updated for events in 2025. Please let us know of any additions or corrections. The posts that were being updated with events throughout 2024 have been retired and will no longer be updated.
Zoom or Hybrid Events
Stockton Winter Weekend - Online on Zoom - Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2025 - https://stocktonfolkdancecamp.org/winter-weekend/
Many weekly or recurring events are listed on
https://nfo-usa.com/virtual-events-calendar/ and https://facone.org/. For monthly Zoom Global Folk Dance Parties see https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/
and
https://www.folkdance.com/?post_type=tribe_events .
Live events in the Chicago area:
Lots of ethnic and folk festivals are listed in https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/illinois-festivals/
https://www.facebook.com/UCFolkFest
University of Chicago Folk Festival
Feb 7-8, 2025
Chicago, IL
https://chicagolandecd.org/chicagoland-west-ecd/
Chicagoland West ECD and IFD
Sun Feb 16, 2025
Glen Ellyn,IL
https://www.skokieculturefest.org/
Skokie Festival of Cultures
May 17-18, 2025
Skokie, IL
https://jewishfestival.org/
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
Sun Jun 8, 2025
https://chicagoscots.org/festival/
Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Jun 13-14, 2025
Dupage County Fairgrounds
Wheaton, IL
https://genevachamber.com/events/swedish-days
Swedish Days
Jun 18-22, 2025
Geneva, IL
Live events elsewhere:
https://allerton.illinois.edu/events/dancesofthegildedage/
Dances of the Gilded Age
Mondays Jan 27 - Mar 3, 2025
The Farms at Allerton Park
Mahomet, IL
https://floridafolkdancer.org/Camp2025/indexB.html
Florida Folk Dance Council Winter Workshop
Jan 31 - Feb 3, 2025
Kissimmee, FL
https://www.facebook.com/events/1292829421756448/
St. Sava International Evening
Sat Feb 8, 2025
St. Sava Cathedral Serbian Cultural Center
Milwaukee, WI
https://nirkoda.com/romani
Nirkoda Romani workshop - Aaron Alpert
with Sonia and Cristian
Feb 15-16, 2025
Palo Alto and Mountain View, CA
https://sites.google.com/site/snopaifd/home
SNOPA! Folk Dance Camp
Feb 21-23, 2025
Camp St. Croix
near Hudson, WI
https://www.lagunainternationaldancers.com/laguna-folk-dance-festival-2025/
Laguna Folk Dance Festival
Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2025
Laguna Woods, CA
https://veselofolkdancers.org/
Veselo Festival 2025
Mar 1-2, 2025
Eugene, OR
https://folklorevillage.org/spring-norwegian-music-dance-weekend/
Spring Norwegian Music and Dance Weekend
Mar 21-23, 2025
Folklore Village
Dodgeville, WI
https://safdf.org/workshops/
San Antonio Folklife and Dance Festival
Mar 28-30, 2025
San Antonio, TX
https://www.facebook.com/people/Dance-on-the-Bay-2025/61567344303252/
Dance on the Bay 2025
with Roo Lester and Gigi Jensen
Mar 29, 2025
North Bend, OR
https://nfo-usa.com/annual-nfo-conference-2025/
National Folk Organization Annual Conference
Apr 2-6, 2025
Portland, OR
https://www.boulderfolkdancers.org/2025-workshop-kastrati-save-the-date
Boulder IFD Albanian Workshop with Genci Kastrati
Apr 25-27, 2025
Boulder, CO
https://folklorevillage.org/english-country-dance-music-weekend/
English Country Dance Weekend
May 9-11, 2025
Folklore Village
Dodgeville, WI
https://lyridsfolkdancefestival.org/
Lyrids Folk Dance Festival
May 9-11, 2025
Near Vancouver, BC, Canada
https://ifc-ny.com/
IFC Revival Folkdance Camp
May 16-18 2025
Hopewell Junction, NY
https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html
Northwest Folklife Festival
May 23-26, 2025
Seattle, WA
https://sites.google.com/site/junecampifd/
June Camp
Jun 12-15, 2025
Lake Forest, IL
https://dcff.net
Door County Folk Festival
Jul 11-13, 2025
Sturgeon Bay, WI
https://www.swifdi.org/
New Mexico Folk Dance Camp
Jul 10-13, 2025
Montezuma, NM
| Setnja | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Veličkovo Oro (Veličko Skopski Vojvoda) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Lubili Se Dvama Mladi (Le retour des grues) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Hineh Ma Tov - Line Dance | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Above the Rainbow [Stealing the Best] (Dance Above the Rainbow) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords | ||
| Beleilot Hakayitz Hachamim ( בלילות הקיץ החמים ) | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics | ||
| Cije e Ona Mome | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Djurdjevica | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Tokyo Polka (Ievan Polkka) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| New York New York | Music | Dance | Notes* | Sheet Music | ||
| Skip (Down at the Twist and Shout) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords | ||
| Siman She'ata Tza'ir ( סימן שאתה צעיר) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords | ||
| Bells of Norwich | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Aux Champs Elysees | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Valle Çame e Shpejte | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | |||
| Enigma (Αίνιγμα) (אניגמה) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords | ||
| Erev Ba | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Fado Portugues de Nos | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Guzelleme | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| High Green Mountain (Song of Formosan Cultural Village - Welcome Dance) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Hegi | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Maiana | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Avant deux en ronde – Poitou/Vendée (Entrez La Belle en Vigne) | Music** | Dance | Notes | Lyrics | ||
| Bourrée deux temps – Berry (Chassepain) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Devichya Khorovodnaya [Девичья Хороводная] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Lassú Sergő | Music | Dance | Notes | Lyrics | ||
| Novoselsko Horo [Moreau version] | Music | Dance | Notes | |||
| Kostursko Oro (Dodek je moma pri majka) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Mavromata (Mavromata Ke Xanthi) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Passu Torrau [Moreau version] (Su Passu Torrau) | Music | Dance | Notes | Chords | ||
| Tikho Nad Richkoyu (Тихо над річкою) | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Vallja e Pllanes | Dance | Notes | ||||
| Never On Sunday |
Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Sardana Curta | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| Ocho Kandelikas - Ladino/USA | Music | Notes | Sheet Music | |||
| La Gigue À Ti-Mé | Music | Dance | Chords | |||
| Osman Aga | Notes | Sheet Music | ||||
| Fatise Kolo [Kolo from Vranje] | Music | Dance | Notes | Sheet Music | ||
| La Derniere Danse | 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
**The 2-CD set “Chaï Live – Bal de Granit” that includes the recording of “Entrez La Belle en Vigne” is available at this link: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/gonzo-collectif-2-deleted/boutiques/benoit-guerbigny-cd-s
