Saturday, February 7, 2026

Feb 6, 2026 Annotated Playlist

Ne Félj Lányom Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Kolo Kalendara Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Nanny Goat, The (An Gabhar Bán) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Promoroácă Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Ya Abud (Jeeb El Mijweez Ya Abboud) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Joc Batrinesc de la Niculetul Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Mari Mome
Dance Notes
Beleilot Hakayitz Hachamim ( בלילות הקיץ החמים ) Music Dance Notes Lyrics
Akh Naro Naro Music Dance Notes
Miserlou Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Ivanice (Vie se, vie oro makedonsko) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Tzadik Katamar Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Prekid Kolo Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
An Dro Retourne (Changerais-Tu) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Zumpa Ondo (Zunpa Ondo) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Rumeli Music Dance

Regi Tanc (Régi magyar táncok) Music Dance Notes
Popovicanka Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Erev Ba Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Čoček Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Dramskoto (Dujni Mi, Dujni) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Inaduna (İnadına) Music Dance Notes
Legnala Dana Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Gras Kalo (Ding Deng Dong) Music Dance Notes Chords
Reggae Cowboy (RESPECT) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Stara Vlaijna Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
High Green Mountain (Song of Formosan Cultural Village - Welcome Dance) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Sa (Disko Partizani) Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Saracia Music
Notes
Yevarechecha Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Zaplanski Čačak Music Dance Notes Sheet Music
Hora Miresii (Gată-Ti Fată Iăduta) Music Dance* Notes Sheet Music

* The Hora Miresii video with Theodor Vasilescu is a little different from the version taught by Nico Helferink that we do

Thursday, February 5, 2026

UChicago Folk Fest, past (1984) + present (Feb 20-21, 2026)


 The 66th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival is coming up, Feb 20-21, 2026.  http://www.uofcfolk.org/   The workshop schedule doesn't seem to be posted yet, but there are usually a number of dance workshops.

I happened to come across this UChicago News article from 2024, which includes a photo from a dance workshop at the 1984 festival, in which you may see some folks you recognize from the Argonne group back in the day:

Beyond the music: Folk Festival’s rich tradition at UChicago | University of Chicago News  

And, further in the past, another discovery while web-surfing, in a folk dance newsletter from 1972,  SoCal-FD-Fed-FolkDanceScene_1972_08.pdf , there was this item about folk dancing in Chicago back then: