Not meeting Friday after Thanksgiving Nov 29, 2013

We will not be meeting for dancing in Downers Grove the day after Thanksgiving (Fri Nov 29).  Hope you all have a good holiday.

Some items of possible interest around the area:

Sat Nov 9 6:30pm Evanston Folk Dance Regional Potluck + Dance 

Wed Nov 20 7:30pm Oak Park Folk Dance 33rd Anniversary party - 515 Franklin, River Forest, IL

Fri Nov 22 7:30pm Auditorium Theatre: Hungarian State Folk Ensemble

Sat Nov 30 8:00pm Muriel Anderson Concert, Downers Grove North HS

Wed Jan 1, 2014 1:00pm Argonne IFD Annual New Years Day Party 

Maxwell St Klezmer Band 30th Anniv Concert Nov 3 - Old Town School

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band 30th Anniversary Concert

http://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2013/11-03-2013-maxwell-st-klezmer-band-30th-anniversary-4pm/

Sunday, November 3, 2013  ♦  4:00 PM & 7:30 PM
4544 N Lincoln Ave · Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall · 773.728.6000

• $25 General Public
• $23 Members
• $72 VIPs

NPR: Folk Song and Dance in Kiev Metro

Heard this story on NPR this morning:
http://www.npr.org/2013/10/27/241145291/a-song-and-a-dance-at-the-kiev-red-line-metro

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: