Oconomowoc dances - video clips

Update 9/19/2017: videos also available in youtube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLijPtPxfVqUw6SI5A0MZXUb0EonYGiQt1

L'Homme Qui Marche

Fezodherveneghas

Vodarka

Varko Sto Yialo

Shatty Ya Deney

Megdansko

Ibo

 Laner V'Lebsamim

Female Saylor

Simple Gifts

 

Sundown

Not meeting Friday Oct 4, 2013 (Oconomowoc weekend)

Because many of us will be attending the Oconomowoc Folk Dance Weekend, we won't be dancing in Downers grove Friday night Oct 4, 2013.  We should have some additions to our repertoire to share the next week.

Fall Folk Dance Camp, Oconomowoc, Oct 4-6, 2013

Fall Dance Camp in Oconomowoc, sponsored by Lake Geneva Folk Dancers
Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI),
600 Lac La Belle Drive, Oconomowoc, WI
Oct 4-6, 2013
$185/person
Click on flyer to enlarge:

NPR story about Chicago Summerdance

Heard this story on "All Things Considered" this evening:

Fox Valley Folk Festival Sep 1-2 Geneva, IL

37th Annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival
September 1 & 2, 2013 At Island Park, Geneva, IL
http://www.foxvalleyfolk.com/

Old-Time Community Barn Dance Sunday Only, From 6 to 7:30 PM

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

NPR: Henry Ford's 150th with folk dancing

According to this story from NPR's Weekend Edition this morning, Henry Ford was a great fan of folk dancing.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=206310512
The comment thread says that the caller heard in the story is Glen Morningstar Jr, leading the Ruffwater Stringband. Fiddler is Brad Battey Jr., playing the Rochester Schottische.