Le Grande Bal de l'Europe

 

Xfinity, our cable provider, occasionally offers a few days of free streaming of various premium channels.  This week it includes a French streaming service, TV5 Monde.  Scanning the offerings, a 2018 film called Le Grand Bal caught my attention, and I looked around for more info about the event that it documents, Le Grand Bal de l'Europe, https://www.gennetines.org/en/ . 

Looks like the 2023 Grand Bal is going on right now.  Here are a few short videos from  previous years.  In the first one, just after the 8 min timestamp, you may recognize a short clip of "L'homme Que Marche".  If you search youtube for "Le Grand Bal de l'Europe", you can find a lot more clips, if you're interested.

L'homme Qui Marche

There's a blog called "Folk Dance Musings"  that posts information about international folk dances.  A recent post was about "L'homme Qui Marche" from which I learned that the music is by the French bal folk group "Au gré des Vents", on an album called "Le Colporteur". I found the links by googling the band/album information in the blog.  You can stream the music from the album link, there are a lot of nice tracks, with the associated dance type given, in addition to L'Homme Qui Marche, and it appears that the music is available for download because the CD is no longer available or sale.   http://www.carnetdebal.org/albums/le-colporteur/15-album-le-colporteur-l-homme-qui-marche.mp3

French Connection Day, Cantigny, Sun Aug 11, 2019

https://cantigny.org/event/french-connection-day/
French open-air market, live music, photo-ops by 23-foot-tall Eiffel Tower

Date: Sunday, Aug 11, 2019
Time: 10:00 am - 04:00 pm
Location: Parade Field
1 S 151 Winfield Road,Wheaton, IL 60189
Cost: Parking: $10 per car

Celebration de la Francophonie - COD Wed Mar 20, 2019

Celebration de la Francophonie
Wednesday, March 20, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
College of DuPage, Student Services Center Atrium (SSC 2206)
420 Fawell Dr, Glen Ellyn, IL
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Presented by College of DuPage Languages Dept. and La Connexion Française, along with Alliance Française of DuPage.

Including French folk dances, led by Charles

French Connection Day Sun Aug 12, Cantigny

French Connection Day
Sunday, Aug 12, 2018 10am-4pm
Cantigny Park
1s151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton, IL

 French open-air market, petanque, musicians, can-can dancers...

https://cantigny.org/event/french-connection-day/

They're also having a French picnic under the stars the evening before:
https://cantigny.org/event/french-picnic-stars/

French Connection Day Sunday Aug 13 Cantigny

French Connection Day at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL
Sunday Aug 13, 2017, 10am-4pm
Free with $10 parking fee
http://www.cantigny.org/calendar/signature-events/french-connection-day

Alliance Francaise Dupage Bastille Day Picnic Sat July 15, 2016

Ashli will be teaching some French folk dances at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm at the Alliance Francaise Dupage Bastille Day Picnic
http://www.afdupage.com/special-events.html
Saturday, July 15, 2017 - 12:00 noon
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, East Shelter (Google Maps Link)
off Butterfield Road in Wheaton, IL
Potluck food buffet, music, folk dance instruction

Francophone Celebration, Thurs Mar 9 COD

Thursday March 9, 2017 - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Célébration de la Francophonie
College of DuPage Atrium
 http://www.afdupage.com/special-events.html
Charles will once again be leading French folk dancing at this event, associated with the Allance Francaise Dupage, and he says there may be Haitian and Middle Eastern dancing, too.

French Connection Day Sun Aug 14, Cantigny, Wheaton, IL

French Connection Day
Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL
Sunday, August 14 |  10 am - 4 pm
Free with $10 per car parking fee
http://www.cantigny.org/calendar/signature-events/french-connection-day

COD Celebration de la Francophonie Wed Mar 9

Charles will be leading some French folk dances at the College of Dupage Celebration de la Francophonie, presented by College of DuPage Languages Dept, Alliance Française of DuPage and La Connexion Française:
Wednesday, March 9
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
College of Dupage
425 22nd St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Student Services Center Atrium
SSC 2206
http://www.afdupage.com/uploads/2/7/4/8/27487037/2016_cod_celebration_de_la_francophonie.pdf

Cantigny French Connection Day Aug 9, 2015

 French Connection Day
Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL
Sunday, August 9, 2015 |  10 am - 4 pm
Free with $5 per car parking fee

http://www.cantigny.org/calendar/signature-events/french-connection-day

Soiree Francophonie Wed Mar 18 6pm-9pm Coll of Dupage

Charles will be leading folk dancing at this event:

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 6pm - 9pm
Soirée Francophonie at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
Student Services Center (SSC) Atrium

With French-themed activities, folk dance instruction, food and more.

Sun Aug 10 French Connection Day - Cantigny

http://www.cantigny.org/calendar/signature-events/french-connection-day

French Connection Day 

Sunday, August 10, 2014 |  9 am - 3 pm
Free with $5 per car parking fee

Cantigny

1S151 Winfield Road
Wheaton, IL 60189

• French Open Air Market by Bensidoun
• Wine Tasting and French Food at Le Jardin
• Pétanque (pronounce pay-tonk) a French yard game
• Kids' Art Project
• French Music by Traveler's Dream
• Street Performers: Stilt-walker, Caricaturist, Face Painters, Balloon artist
• Storytime with Madeline
• Photo-ops by the 23 foot Eiffel Tower

Cantigny French Connection Day Aug 11

French Connection Day
Cantigny Park
Winfield Road south of Roosevelt, Wheaton, IL
Sun Aug 11 9am-3am
Free admission with $5 parking fee
Including French music by Travelers Dream

 http://www.cantigny.org/Special_Events/signature_events/french_connection.aspx

French Connection Day Aug 12 - Cantigny, Wheaton, IL

French Connection Day 
Aug 12, 2012 9 am - 3 pm
Event free • $5 per car parking
Music by Traveler's Dream
Cantigny Park,
1S151 Winfield RoadWheaton, IL 60189
630.668.5161

French Connection Day, Aug 14, Cantigny, Wheaton

French Connection Day Event
Sunday, August 14 • 9 am - 3 pm
Event free • $5 per car parking

June Camp, Beloit College, June 3-6, features Macedonian and French dance teachers

Received from Mady :

Greetings,

As you watch the snow that you’re likely experiencing, it’s a good time to think about different weather and good times. Mark your calendars now for June Camp, one of the Midwest’s most fun dance workshop weekends: Thursday through Sunday, June 3 to 6, 2010.  And you can look forward to our featured dance teachers: Kete Ilievski, teaching dances of Macedonia, and Marilyn (Wathen) Smith, teaching dances of France.

It will be an exciting weekend, again at comfortable Beloit College with its air-conditioned dorms and wonderful food. We’re starting early again, to give one more evening of request parties, and more time for Dance Exchange workshop and possibly review by our featured teachers. There will be a live music dance party Saturday evening, following our classic Happy Hour. We intend to have music jamming sessions, the traditional Saturday ice cream social, and late-night dancing.

And we hope to keep the prices the same as last year, with scholarship help available for those who need it.

The website is at http://sites.google.com/site/junecampifd/ .  Registration fliers will be out by mid-March and will be downloadable there, or can be mailed to you if you contact us at junecampifd@gmail.com,