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Friday, June 12, 2020

Virtual Albuquerque Folk Festival Sat Jun 13 on Zoom

Just heard about this:
ABQ Folk Fest Sat Jun 13, 2020
https://www.abqfolkfest.org/#

On the Dance "Stage", at 1pm CDT there's International Folk Dancing with live music, and at 3pm there's Scandinavian Dancing, also with live music.  Also Mexican Dance at 2pm and Hula at 4pm.  https://www.abqfolkfest.org/dance.shtml

Plus several other "Stages" with other virtual music and storytelling events.

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Univ of Chicago Folk Festival Feb 15-16, 2019

The University of Chicago Folk Festival this year is Fri-Sat Feb 15-16, 2019.

Concerts are 8pm Friday and 7:30pm Saturday, at Mandel Hall, 1131 E 57th St, Chicago.

Workshops are during the day Saturday, at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago.

The ufcfolk.org page doesn't have the schedules yet, but Roo pointed me to this facebook link:  https://m.facebook.com/UCFolkFest/ , which shows these planned dance workshops:
  • Scandinavian Dance, Saturday, 10:30-12:00, Cloister Club
  • Cajun Dance, Saturday, 1:00-2:30, Cloister Club, with a lesson from 12:30-1
  • Barn Dance, Saturday, 3:00-5:00, Cloister Club
  • Morris Dancing with Pullman Morris and Sword, Saturday, 11:30 - 12:30, Third Floor Theater
  • Waltzes and English Country Dances, Saturday, 12:30-1:30, 3rd Floor Theater
There are also music workshops, including Chicago Recorder Society on Saturday, 11:00-12:00, Library (1st Floor)

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Univ of Chicago Folk Festival Feb 9-10, 2018

The 2018 University of Chicago Folk Festival includes a number of dance events, held at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., Chicago, IL 60637:

58th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival- February 8-10

http://www.uofcfolk.org/workshops.shtml
including:


Scandinavian Dance Workshop with Mary Allsopp & Friends Saturday, 10:30-12:00, Cloister Club (1st Floor, Ida Noyes Hall), Roo will be teaching
Waltzes, More Waltzes and English Country Dance with Putting On Aires and Tom Senior Saturday, 10:30-12:30, 3rd Floor Theater, Ida Noyes Hall
Cajun Dance with T'Monde Saturday, Noon-2:30, Cloister Club (1st Floor)
Morris Dancing with Pullman Morris Saturday, 12:30-1:30, Third Floor Theater
Old-Time Barn Dance with Bucking Mules (Saturday) and Heather and Dan (Sunday) Saturday 3:00-5:00 and Sunday 2:30-4:30, Cloister Club (1st Floor)
Irish Social Dance Sunday Noon-2:00, Cloister Club (1st Floor)

Saturday, February 4, 2017

U of Chicago Folk Festival Feb 10-11, 2017

Here's the link for this year's University of Chicago Folk Festival:
http://uofcfolk.org/index.shtml

As of this writing, the workshop schedule isn't posted yet, but we understand that Mary Allsop will be doing a Scandinavian fiddle workshop, and Roo will be doing a Scandinavian dance workshop.  Usually there are various other dance workshops as well as other folk workshops.  The schedule says "On Saturday February 11 and Sunday February 12, we will have a series of free daytime workshops in Ida Noyes Hall. Our workshop schedule is still in progress, but workshops can generally be expected to run from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM."
The evening concerts are at Mandel Hall, 8pm Friday Feb 10 and 7:30pm Saturday Feb 11.

Monday, February 8, 2016

U of Chicago Folk Festival, Feb 12-13, 2016

http://www.uofcfolk.org/schedule.shtml

On Saturday February 13, there are a series of free daytime workshops in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL, from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Evening concerts are held in Mandel Hall1131 E. 57th St.Chicago, IL

Workshops include the following dance-related ones:

Scandinavian Dance Workshop with Mary Allsopp & Friends
10:30-12:00, Cloister Club
  Playful party dances, gentle waltzes and lively set dances. Traditionally, the morning wraps up with a Grand March. Partners optional, all ages welcome. Walk-through instruction by John Parrish, and live music throughout.

Waltzes and More Walztes, With English Country Dance
11:30-1:30, 3rd Floor Theater
Putting On Aires will play for an extended time of waltzing and occasional English Country Dances. The workshop will be led by Tom Senior.

Cajun Dance
Noon-2:30, Cloister Club
The Cajun Troubadours will play for a Cajun Dance. Instruction from Noon to 12:30, with the dance to follow.

Morris Dancing
1:30-2:30, Third Floor Theater
Join Pullman Morris and Sword, from the city's far South Side, for a demonstration and workshop on Morris dancing, an English traditional dance done in teams to live music.

Old-Time Barn Dance
3:00-5:00, Cloister Club
The Corn Potato String Band will play for an old-time Barn Dance in the Cloister Club on Saturday afternoon. The dances will be called and brief instruction given.


Sunday, February 8, 2015

Univ of Chgo Folk Fest Feb 13-15, 2015

http://www.uofcfolk.org/

Ida Noyes Hall
1212 E. 59th St.Chicago, IL 60637
 
A few of the dance-related workshops:

Scandinavian Dance Workshop with Mary Allsopp & Friends
Sat 10:30-12:00, Cloister Club


Morris Dancing
Sat 12:30-1:30, Third Floor Theater



Irish Social Dance
Sat 1:00-2:30, Cloister Club

 
Shake, Rattle and Roll: Middle Eastern Hip Movements
Sat 2:00-3:00, West Lounge
 
 


Old Time Dance with Patt, Possum, and the Buckstankle Boys
Sun 12:00-2:00, Cloister Club
 

Monday, July 28, 2014

Sat Aug 2: Fox Valley Irish Fest Aurora + Lake Co Fiber+Folk Fest

Fox Valley Irish Fest
Date: Sat, Aug 02
from 1 to 10:30pm
Price: $5 - $10
Venue Info: RiverEdge Park
360 N. Broadway
Aurora, IL 60505 (click map for more details)
(630) 896-6666
http://riveredgeaurora.com/events/fox-valley-irish-festival/


Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair (includes folk music)
Date: Fri, Aug 01
through Sun, Aug 3
Price: $10/day or 3 day pass for $25. Kids 10 and under are FREE
Venue Info: Lake County Fairgrounds
1060 E. Peterson Rd
Grayslake, IL 60030
http://www.fiberandfolk.com/

Saturday, February 1, 2014

UofC Folk Festival Feb 14-16, 2014

54th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival
Feb 14-16, 2014
http://uofcfolk.org/

Concerts and workshops, usually including some dancing

The University of Chicago Folklore Society
1212 E. 59th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

U of C Folk Festival Feb 8-10, 2013

Looks like there are quite a few dance workshops on the schedule at the U. of C. Folk Festival, including the following, all on Saturday in Ida Noyes Hall:

The Gentle Art of Morris Dancing
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  

Scandinavian Dance Workshop with Mary Allsopp & Friends
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Irish Social Dance
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
English Country Dance
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Cajun Lesson and Dance
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM


Dance of the Seven Veils: Myth, Mayhem and More
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM


And on Sunday:
Bhangra! with Shamila Khetarpal
4:00 PM-5:00 PM