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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Playlist from April 24 Zoom Virtual Dance

Just to pass the time, I did some searching for web links related to the dances we did last week, and updated the playlist with some of what I found.  So if something caught your attention and you want to hear the music, see the dance, or read up on it, see below.  Don't expect this level of detail every week, though 😀


Ma Navu Music Dance Notes
Mori Shej Sabina Music Dance Notes
An Dro Retourne (Changerais-Tu) Music Dance Notes
Horehronsky Czardas Music Dance Notes
Katushe Mome Katushe Music Dance Notes
Bavno Oro Music Dance Notes
Do You Like Mam'selle The Greece Music Dance
Hai Ne Ne Ne Music Dance
Valle Toskerishte - Albania Music Dance
Zek Zek Dadumle Music Dance Notes
Sadi Moma Music Dance Notes
Paraliakos Music Dance Notes
De secerat
Dance Notes
Hineh Ma Tov - Line Dance Music Dance Notes
Zimushka
Dance Notes
Esmer Music Dance Notes
Jovano Jovanke Music Dance Notes
Adjon Az Isten Music Dance Notes
Tvardishko
Dance
Primavera en Salonico Music Dance Notes
Radino Horo


Vodenki
Dance
Le Maitre de la Maison Music Dance Notes
Lemonia Music Dance Notes
Kerem Eyle Music Dance Notes
Kendime
Dance Notes
Erev Ba Music Dance Notes
Le Retour Du Fils Soldat Music

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Websites with collections of dance videos, instructions, etc.

If you're looking for more videos to dance along with when no "live" virtual dancing is available, or notes to remind you how the dance goes, here are a few sites to check out:

http://dunav.org.il/
http://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/
https://www.dancilla.com/wiki/index.php?title=Videos/en
http://www.socalfolkdance.org/videos.htm
Folk Dance With Henry
http://rikudim.net/dance-video
https://ifdo.ca/~seymour/videolinks/
http://www.folkdance.com/resources/dance-notes/
https://www.copperknob.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/user/Mirri360/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/kolokoalition/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7sPsV9ezGm6VOSMNV9nB3A/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/royisdancing/videos
https://www.sfdh.us/encyclopedia.html#dances

There are undoubtedly many others - feel free to add to the list in the comments.

Facebook videos from Yves Moreau

Another item from Dale Adamson's blog:

https://daleadamson.com/2020/04/13/yves-moreau-posted-videos/

Youtube Folkdance workshop with Dimitar Petrov (Mitko)

Saw this item on Dale Adamson's blog:
https://daleadamson.com/2020/04/12/folkdance-workshop-with-dimitar-petrov-mitko/

Friday, April 17, 2020

Playlist from April 17 Zoom virtual folk dance

Here are the dances from our April 17 session, mostly selected from requests:

Setnja (Carribnia - Island)
Svekrvino
Pinosavka
Bufcansko
Dobra, Nevesto
Waltz Across Texas
Hai Ne Ne Ne
Corlu
Prekid Kolo
Dona
Sweet Girl - Siroon Agcheek
Syrtos Pyleas
Koritsa
Bordeiasul
Dospatsko Horo
Tokyo Polka Line Dance
Zek Zek Dadumle
Laz Bar
Ivanice
Karagouna
Banjsko
C'est Une Jeune Mariee
Dana
Tzadik Katamar
Jeftanovicevo Kolo
Kostursko (Macedonia) - Flying Tomatoes, Rags to Racenicas
HORA DE MINA
Hora Miresi

PBS "Bare Feet" Dance Series

Here are a couple of links to the PBS "Bare Feet" series that Susan mentioned in the Chat during tonight's Zoom session:
https://www.travelbarefeet.com/
https://www.pbs.org/show/bare-feet-mickela-mallozzi/
Looks like it's airing in the Chicago area on WTTW-Create on Tuesdays.


And speaking of PBS dance-related series, for a blast from the past, this recent article:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/quarantine-hobbies-from-television
 Points to this 1979 WGBH "Dancing Disco" series:
http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0DE922677C3C419180DCE82FF98C9C42

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Youtube channel with IFD dance-along playlists

Henry Temchin, a longtime folk dancer now living in Florida, has set up a youtube channel with IFD playlists and videos to dance along with: Folk Dance With Henry
For example:
Shelter In Place Dance Playlist #1

UPDATE 4/25/2020 from Henry: "Just a quick update: my YouTube channel  Folk Dance with Henry  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpvv5ZXfbuATHPHSP4QR7A 
now has 100 dance videos, three 45 minute beginner/intermediate playlists and two 2 hour intermediate playlists.  This might be viewed as replacing my two weekly sessions that aren't active right now.  I planned these playlists as I would my sessions, mixing moods, speeds, tempos, and countries."