Texas International Folk Dancers' CALENDAR for Folk Dance and Music Events
A whole world of events each month...
Texas International Folk Dancers' CALENDAR for Folk Dance and Music Events |
A whole world of events each month... |
February
March
April
May
June
August
September
October
November
December NOTE: As an anti-spam measure, personal email addresses have been changed to use -at- rather than @. In order for you to use an email address, you must copy the address into your email program and replace the "-at-" with "@".
| 4 - 6 | When In Doubt, Swing; in Dallas. XVIII (that’s 18 for you non-Romans)
Contra Dance Weekend, featuring Nils Fredland calling to the music of Footloose. Web: www.geocities.com/nttds/wids2008/flier08.html?200813 |
| 9 - 11 | San Antonio Contra Dancers 24th anniversary. Bob Dalsemer calling a weekend of
contras, traditional squares, and English. Web: www.sacontradancers.org |
| 23 - 26 (Memorial Day weekend) | Traditional Music & Dance Camp, FolkMADS, Socorro, NM. Lisa Greenleaf calling;
Groovemongers and Al and Alice White & Friends featured bands. Web: www.folkmads.org/2008Folkmadness.html |
| 23 - 26 | National Polka Festival in Ennis, TX featuring Czech food & entertainment;
dancing to 14 different polka bands. Web: www.nationalpolkafestival.com |
| 13 - 15 | 37th annual Texas Folklife Festival, San Antonio, TX. "Our three-day family and
friend reunion meets cultural extravaganza is THE place for visitors to revel in a smorgasbord of
ethnic foods, world music and traditional folk dance." Web: www.texancultures.utsa.edu/tff/tff2008 |
| 14 - 21 | Scandia Camp at Mendocino Woodlands in California. www.ScandiaCamp.org |
| 19 - 26 | Pinewoods Folk Dance Camp. International folk dance and music week at Pinewoods Camp,
Plymouth, MA. Featuring Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion (Romanian), Alix Cordray (Norwegian). Also
Gideon Morse & Marianne Taylor. Web: www.facone.org/programs/program/pinewoods/pinewoods.htm |
| 20 - 22 | Flamingo Fling contra weekend in OKC featuring Joseph Pimentel calling with music
by Goldcrest. Web: www.oklahomacontra.com |
| 21 - 28 | 47th annual Mendocino Folk Dance Camp, Mendocino, CA. Squares & Contras (Lynn Ackerson),
Hungarian (Istvan Szabo & Ellie Wiener), Croatian (Željko Jergan), American Singing (Carlo Calabi),
American Folk Instruments (Erik Hoffman). Web: www.mendocinofolklorecamp.com |
| June 28 - July 5 | Nordic Fiddles and Feet. Norwegian and Swedish music and dance. Buffalo Gap Camp, Capon Bridge, WV. Web: www.nordicfiddlesandfeet.org |
| June 28 - July 5 | Mendocino Balkan Music & Dance Workshop, California. www.eefc.org |
| 9 - 13 | 29th Door County Folk Festival, Sister Bay, WI. Web: www.dcff.net |
| 17 - 20 | Hardanger Fiddle Music and Dance Workshops. Folklore Village Farm, Dodgeville, WI. www.hfaa.org/events.html |
| 18 - 31 | Balkanfolk Workshop, Varshets, Bulgaria. Bulgarian, Serbian and Greek dances will
be taught by professional teachers, at beginners and advanced levels, also Bulgarian musical
instruments, Serbian accordion, Bulgarian singing and Bulgarian language. www.balkanfolk.com |
| 20 - 26 and July 27 - Aug 2 | Stockton Folk Dance Camp, Stockton, CA. Teachers: Daniela Ivanova, Hennie Konings,
Richard Schmidt, Roberto Bagnoli, Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion, Tineke van Geel, Jerry Helt. Web: folkdancecamp.org |
| 1 - 3 | Mountain Playshop International Folk Dance Weekend, Swannanoa (near Asheville), NC.
This year Michael Kuharski, the Balkan “energizer bunny” from Wisconsin returns to teach.
Begins Friday, dinner; ends Sunday, lunch. Lots of dancing, parties, swimming, mountains and trees,
and great food. Contact: info@mountainplayshop.org Web: www.mountainplayshop.org |
| 7 - 10 | New Mexico August Folk Dance Camp in Socorro, NM. Lee Otterholt (Balkan, Greek, Albanian)
and Ewa and Tommy Englund (Swedish couple dances). Web: www.unm.edu/~lpetri/swifdi/ |
| 9 - 16 | Iroquois Springs Balkan Music & Dance Camp, New York. www.eefc.org |
| 16 - 22 | Mainewoods Dance Camp, Fryeburg, Maine. Roberto Bagnoli (Italian),
David Vinski (Balkan), Maurice Perez (Israeli), Barbara Pixton (International Folk Musician),
Sandy Starkman (International), George Fogg (English) Web: www.mainewoodsdancecamp.org |
23 - 29 | Mainewoods Dance Camp, Fryeburg, Maine. Kay Munn (Scottish), Daniela
Ivanova (Bulgarian), Wim Bekooy (International), Susan Anderson & Carol Wadlinger
(International Folk Musicians), Sandy Starkman (International), George Fogg (English) Web: www.mainewoodsdancecamp.org |
Aug 29 - Sept 1 (Labor Day Weekend) | Mainewoods Dance Camp, Fryeburg, Maine. Monique Legare (Hungarian), Ron Wixman
(Balkan), Sandy Starkman (International), George Fogg (English) Web: www.mainewoodsdancecamp.org |
Aug 29 - Sept 1 (Labor Day Weekend) | Westfest, West, TX. Web: www.westfest.com |
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