Upcoming event list from EDC

Received from EDC:

Upcoming Events:

• Aug 23-25, 2019 - Taste of Greektown - Downtown Chicago
  
  
• Aug 30-Sep 2, 2019 - Taste of Polonia @ Copernicus Center in Chicago,  IL (Fr-Mo)
  
  
• Aug 30-Sep 1, 2019 - Taste of Serbia - St Basil of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox Church (Lake Forest, IL) (Sa-Su, 12noon-11pm)
  
  
• Sep 19-22 -Machol Merkaz - Israeli Dance Camp @ OSRUI (Oconomowoc, WI) (Th-Su)
  
  
• Sep 21 - 50 Year Anniversary Celebration of Racine Folk Dancing @ Preservation Hall in downtown Racine, WI (Sa)
  
  
• Sep 23 - EMNFD Bulgarian Dance Party @ Lake St Church (Evanston, IL) w/Bulgarika (Mo, 7:30pm)
  
  
• Sep 24 - Live Music Party with  Bulgarika  @ Milwaukee International Dancing @ Hart Park (Wauwatosa, WI) (Tu, 7:30)
  
  
• Sep 26 - Live Music Party with  Bulgarika  @ Madison International Dancing @ The Crossing (Madison, WI) (Th, 7:30)
  
  
• Sep 28 - Dance Party with live music of Bulgarika (Bulgarian Music) in  University City (St Louis), MO (Sa)
  
  

Reminder: View/Download the current EDC Schedule - Review the Midwest Regional Event Calendar

• www.ethnicdance.net/schedule/
• www.ethnicdance.net/calendar/

Mayim-Mayim, Ricky Holden, and Japanese video games

Listening to PRI's The World on the radio, I heard familiar music and an interesting story -- it starts at about time 40:25:

It refers to this article "How an Israeli Folk Song Became A Hit on Japanese Video Game Soundtracks":
http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/242738/jewcy-mayim-mayim

"...Seriously, everyone in Japan knows “Mayim Mayim.”
"How did this happen? It began in the post-WWII occupation of Japan, led by General Douglas MacArthur. As part of the (admittedly somewhat forced) cultural exchange, the United States decided to teach the youth in Asia folk dances. They enlisted the aid of Rickey Holden, a prominent square and folk dance-caller, scholar, and educator..."

If you search for "Mayim Mayim Anime" in youtube, you find an amazing number of clips:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mayim+mayim+anime 
Who knew?

Israeli Folk Dance Camp "Hora Eclipse" Aug 18-21, 2017

Received in e-mail:

    Message from Murray and Randi Spiegel (NJ)

Hi Guys:

We're involved with a dance camp that's scheduled around this summer's
total solar eclipse.

Next August, there's going to be a total solar eclipse conveniently
located in the US.  It's the first total in the US in nearly 40 years,
and the first one to go coast-to-coast in 99 years.

If you've seen a partial eclipse ... or a lunar eclipse ...
this is nothing like that: viewing a total solar is an awesome,
life-changing experience.

A friend is organizing a great two-fer: a dance camp plus a great location
to see the eclipse.

It's primarily an Israeli dance camp, but many non-Israeli dancers
will come, so we'll be running several international segments too.

I urge you consider coming to the camp, enjoying some international
dancing and the eclipse: http://www.hora-eclipse.com

Remember to tell people: When you register, be sure to indicate
you're interested in International Dance!

Thanks,
Murray and Randi Spiegel

June Camp May 31 thru June 3 at Beloit College

Thursday, May 31 through Sunday, June 3 -  June Camp at Beloit College, with Zeljko Jergan (Croatian) and Larry Marcus (Israeli). Registration flyers available for download at junecampifd.googlepages.com

Illini Febfest, Feb 10-12, 2012, Urbana

Febfest Dance Weekend
CONTRA – ENGLISH - INTERNATIONAL
February 10-12, 2012

Hosted by the Illini Folk Dance Society
UIUC ILLINI UNION, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL

Featuring:
    Allison Thompson – English
    Ron Buchanan – Contra
Plus
    Mady Newfield – Israeli
    Mitch Harris – Yiddish Dance

Featured Band: Chicory/Ragged Robin

ADMISSION: Weekend Pass: $34                             
FREE to UIUC  Students with Student ID *
Friday:    
    Contra Dance  $5       
    Contra Dance Orientation  Free       
    Request International Folk  Free     
Saturday:    
    Workshops  $3 each          
    English Ball  $7          
Sunday:    
    Klezmer Music/Yiddish Dance  $5          
    Farewell Dance  $5           

MORE INFO: http://www.centralillinoisecd.org/weekend

YouTube - Dancing Hanukkah Flash Mob

YouTube - Nefesh B'Nefesh Hanukkah Flash Mob (Official NBN Release)