NOT meeting Fri Jan 3, 2025

 We will NOT be meeting Friday, January 3, 2025.  We'll be back as usual Friday January 10, 2025.

2025 Still Zooming

 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

 

2025 Upcoming Events You Might Be Interested In

 

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://chicagolandecd.org/chicagoland-west-ecd/
Chicagoland West ECD and IFD
Sun Jan 5, 2025
Glen Ellyn,IL

uofcfolk.org
University of Chicago Folk Festival
Feb 7-8, 2025
Chicago, IL

Live events elsewhere:

https://sites.google.com/madfolkdance.org/mfdu/folk-ball-2025
Folk Ball Festival
Jan 24-26, 2025
Madison, WI

folkdance.org
Florida Folk Dance Council Winter Workshop
Jan 31 - Feb 3, 2025
Kissimmee, FL

https://sites.google.com/site/snopaifd/home
SNOPA! Folk Dance Camp
Feb 21-23, 2025
Camp St. Croix
near Hudson, WI

https://veselofolkdancers.org/
Mar 1-2, 2025
Veselo Festival 2025
Eugene, OR

https://folklorevillage.org/spring-swedish-music-and-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://nfo-usa.com/annual-nfo-conference-2025/
National Folk Organization Annual Conference
Apr 2-6, 2025
Portland, OR

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://sites.google.com/site/junecampifd/
June Camp
Jun 12-15, 2025
Lake Forest, IL

Jan 1, 2025 New Year's Day Annotated Playlist

Never On Sunday Music Dance Notes Sheet Music

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