Traditional Dance & Music Fest Mar 16-18, 2018 - Urbana, IL

http://www.centralillinoisecd.org/marchfest.html

Central Illinois English Country Dancers & Urbana Country Dancers
Sixteenth Annual Marchfest
Traditional Dance & Music Festival
March 16-18, 2018
Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton,Urbana, IL

Friday evening contra dance, various dance workshops during the day Saturday, a Saturday evening English Country Ball and music events on Sunday (with the possibility of some dancing).

Featuring the band Rare Privilege from Wisconsin

Dance Instruction By Jon Hanson, Jonathan Sivier, Local English Dance Leaders

Jim Hemphill, Contra caller from Missouri

Additional Music By The Flatland Consort

Cancelled: Friday Feb 9, 2018, due to snow

We will not be dancing in Downers Grove tonight, Friday, February 9, 2018, due to the weather.  Hopefully this is a relief as much as a disappointment.  Stay safe!

Balkanske Igre Spring Fest Mar 23-25, 2018, U of C Intl House

Spring Festival, 2018 Ensemble Balkanske Igre's 53rd anniversary

Ensemble Balkanske Igre
Mar 23-25 , 2018
International House
1414 E 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Teachers:  Yannis Konstandinou (Greek),
Ahmet Luleci (Turkish),
Ventzi Sotirov (Bulgarian),
Chris Bajmakovich (accordion and Macedonin singing),
James Stoyanoff (clarinet)

Tonight Show: "Dancing for Busy People", Ding Dong Daddy

Unfortunately, this book was in a Tonight Show segment called "Do Not Read", but I think we actually did do the dance that they demo from it (Ding Dong Daddy) some years ago, Roo showed it to us, I think.  I couldn't make the embedded video start at the place of interest, which is about 3min8sec into the video, so here's a direct link to start there if you don't want to see the whole bit (you may have to view an ad first, no way around that):
https://youtu.be/01z32yNoOCA?t=3m08s

See also, for demo of dance with music: https://youtu.be/earw8Q-P-X4?t=59s
 And here are a few more links related to the music, the full title of which is "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas":
 https://lloydshawfoundation.bandcamp.com/track/ding-dong-daddy-instrumental
https://archive.org/details/78rpm?and[]=ding%20dong%20daddy

Larry Hooper - Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas (Larry Hooper performs "Ding Dong Daddy" on the Lawrence Welk Show)

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)

New Year's Day 2018 Photos & Play List

Thanks to all who came to the New Year's Day party & made it a success!  In particular thanks to Jean, Carey & Richard who took the photos below, and Susan who herded everybody together for the picture taking.  Below the photos is the playlist that Jay saved on the computer, which several people were interested in.

Play List: Monday, Jan 1, 2018

Lesnoto - NAMA Medley

Pinosavka
Denjovo Horo
Ais Giorgis
Balada La Ma'ayan
Bufcansko
Cobankat
Corlu
Ghunega
Svekrvino
Ma Navu
Esmer
Strumicka Petorka
Passu Torrau
Cestata
Arap - Zajko Kokorajko
Divcibarsko Kolo
Gori More
Gavotte d'Honneur
Gerakina
Get Back to the Country
Primavera en Salonico
Aidym
Kirmizi Biber
Siriysko Horo
Tou Paradeisou Lemonia
Tzadik Katamar
Ivanice
Shto Mi E Milo
For A Birthday
Opinca
Selsko Shopsko
Shumarsko Horo
Belasicko
Flora's Waltz
La Gigue a Ti-Me
Drapers Gardens
Chilili
Bou Nashir L'Eretz Yafa
Kulska Sira
Orijent
Lisu 7 Step - China
Megdansko Horo
Raz Vivaj Dobro
Vodenki
Tesko Velesko
Tarina de la Abrud
Horehronsky Czardas
Zumpa Ondo
Kosa Moja
Paraliakos
Banjsko
Nyandolo
New York New York
Galyam, galyam
Cije e Ona Mome
Tfilati
Boalisko - Toshko Live
Djanguritsa
Koga Me Mama Rodila

Sonia & Cristian: Folkball, Fermilab, Evanston, Jan 18-22, 2018

Sonia Dion & Cristian Florescu will be the featured teachers at the Madison Folk Ball:

January 19th – 21st, 2018

Memorial Union

800 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53706

https://sites.google.com/madfolkdance.org/mfdu/folkball

https://www.facebook.com/events/502869810074640/

On the way there, they will also be doing a workshop at Fermilab International Folk Dancing Thursday Jan 18, 2018:

Thursday, January 18, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Fermilab’s Kuhn Village Barn
Suggested Donation $10 adults / $5 Students
https://orgs.fnal.gov/folkdance/Cristian&Sonia%20workshop%20flyer.pdf

And on the way back, they'll be at Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancing on Monday Jan 22, 2018: