The Folk Dance Scene for December 2005
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December 3 (Saturday): Gradina, Sonoma County’s Balkan a cappella group will perform at the Winter Solsitce Goddess Festival at 2:45 P.M. located at te Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol. Admission is $5.00 to 13.00 and kids are free. Other groups will also be performing. For more information contact Rebecca Dwan rrebecca@sonic.net .
December 4 (Sunday): Ayele Dance will present a couples workshop followed by a dance party at Flex-it Aerobic Studio,425 W. Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View from 7:00 – 12:00 P.M. Admission for the workshop and party with free CD is $12.00; for the workshop and party with DVD is $22.00 (+%.00 Postage); and the party alone is $7.00. For more information visit http://www.ayeledance.com/ or send email to ayeledance@gmail.com .
December 10 (Saturday): Drone magic International Bagpipe Festival featuring international bagpipe music ath the Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga, at Alemany, San Francisco at 7:30 P.M. For more information, visit http://www.baratsag.com or call (707) 964-1936
December 16 (Friday): Rumeli to play southern Balkan music for dancing at Cabrillo College, Room 1117 in the gym complex from 7:30 to 11:00 P.M. Admission is$5.00 + $2.00 parking. Please bring finger food to share. For more information send email to judyd@mbari.org .
December 17 (Saturday): Peninsula Folk Dance Council folk dance party at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. For more information contact Al Lisin (408) 252-8106 or send email to palisin@comcast.net .
December 21 (Wednesday): Balkan Folk Dance at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 6:30 P.M. and Lise Liepman will detach dances at 7:30 P.M.. Admission is $7.00. For more information call (510) 525-5054.
December 29 (Thursday): Sababa Dance presents a Pre-New Year’s Eve Bash celebrating the last Thursday in 2005 with festive treats, a raffle, surprise guests, candle lighting etc. at the FUMC, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $7.00. For more information send email to sababadance@yahoo.com
December 31 (Saturday): New Year’s Eve Balkan Bash featuring Edessa, Anoush, and Brass Menagerie at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley; doors open at 7:30 P.M. and the music starts at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $20.00. for more information visit http://www.edessamusic.com or call (510) 525-5054.
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Regularly Scheduled International/Mostly Balkan Events
Sundays:
Ashkenaz, 1-4
PM., 1317 San Pablo Blvd. near Gilman, Berkeley. First Sunday, second and
fourth Sundays: Tom Roby, Marjorie Nugent and Ellie Weiner teach Hungarian
dance. For more information call (510) 632-3713.
Every First and Third Sunday:
Mastick
Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Avenue, Room A, Alameda from 1:30 to 3:30
P.M. All ages are welcome and admission is free. For more information call Jackie Krause
(510) 748-4587.
Every Second and Fourth
Sundays:
Dancers for Art’s Sake
sponsor Sebastopol Sundays International Folk Dancing at Wischemann Hall (turn
North onto Morris Street past the Community Center), Sebastopol from 1:00 to
4:30 P.M. Easy dances, with instruction
followed by other dances by request.
Admission is $4.00 for members and $5.00 for non-members; children under
14 are free. For more information call
(707) 542-2132.
Every Fourth Sunday:
The Pomander Club presents a Tea Dance from
4:00 to 6:30 P.M. with live music provided by the Paul Price Society Orchestra
at Palo Alto Masonic Center, 461 Florence (just north of University, Palo Alto.
Every Monday:
Greek Folk Dance Workshops at the Presidio
Dance Academy, 1158 Gorgas Road at Marshall (adjacent to Crissy Field), San
Francisco from 8:00 - 10:00 P.M. For more information call Mary Ann Karonis
(510) 530-5140 or send email to: makronis@earthlink.net
Every Fourth Monday:
John Daley and friends will teach the basic kolos we
do at our festivals. 7:30 P.M. at the Croatian
Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco. For more information call
(415) 255-3442. A donation is requested. Merim Mesic will play music.
Every Tuesday:
Palomanians International FD (primarily intermediate) Class meets Tuesdays 8:00 - 10:15
pm. $6 drop-in fee Menlo Park Recreation Center 700 Alma St, Menlo Park (in the civic center). Call
Al Lisin 408-739-0500.
International Folk Dance Classes with Marcel Vinokur at Menlo Park
Recreation Center, 700 Alma
Street, Menlo Park, 7:00-10:15 P.M.
Santa Clara Valley Folk Dancers American Legion Hall, Post
99, 1344 Dell Avenue, Campbell from 7:30 – 9:30 P.M. Call Maxine Burnham (408)
739-0500.
Almost every First Tuesday:
Balkan dancing with live and/or recorded music at Ashkenaz. Teaching 7:30 - 8:45 PM and party
on into the night. For more information, call the Ashkenaz recording at (510)
525-5450.
Every Wednesday:
Carriage House in Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Avenue
in Atherton from 7:45 - 10:00 P.M. For more information contact the instructor,
Suzanne Rocca-Butler (650) 854-3184.
Novato Folk Dancers, Lynwood School, 1320
Lynwood Drive, Novato 8:00 – 10:00 P.M.
Call (415) 982-9405.
Santa Rosa Folk Dancers, Willowside Hall, 5299 Hall
Road, Santa Rosa 1:45 – 3:45 P.M. Call
Frank and Elsa (707) 546-8877
San Francisco International Dance Circle, Harvey Milk Recreation
Center, 50 Scott St. at Duboce, San Francisco 10:00 – 11:30 A.M. Call Mabel Doss (415) 467-9208.
Every Thursday:
Mandala meets for
International Folk Dance with Edith Bourbin at Bowcock Hall, St. Paul’s
Presbyterian Church, 43rd Avenue, at Judah, San Francisco from 7:30 to10:30 P.M.
Marin Balkan Dancers, held 8:30 P.M. - 10:30
P.M. at Dance with Sherry Studio, 4140 Redwood Highway, San Rafael. For more
information contact Irene Croft (415) 456-0786 or send email to IreneCroft@cs.com.
Mostly Balkan, at Burgess Recreation Center, Menlo Park. Teaching
from 7:45 P.M. to 8:45 P.M. and request dancing from 8:45 P.M. to 10:15 P.M.
For more information contact Sue (408) 247-2420 or Berek (650) 851-8498 or
visit their Website.
Scandinavian Dancing, 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. at 3115
Butters, Monclair District, Oakland. Take Highway 13, exit to Joachin Miller,
go East to Butters. For more information, contact Frank Tripi (510) 654-3636.
Saratoga International Folk Dancers, founded April, 1980 -- 25
years at the same location: Saratoga Community Center, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
(across the street from the P.O), Saratoga, California. Time: 8:00-10:00 PM
(parties 5 times a year go to 10:30). Admission is $6.00 ($5.00 seniors).
Instructor: Loui Tucker 408-287-9999 loui@netcom.com.
Usually 1 "beginner" level dance and one
"intermediate/advanced". A
group of anywhere from 5-15 goes out to a nearby eatery afterwards until 11:00
PM.
Every Friday:
Albany "Y"
International Folk Dancing with Kay James 8-11 P.M.
The Kopachka Dancers meet at Scout Hall, 177 E. Blithedale Ave.,
Mill Valley at 8:00 P.M. For more
information send email to jcduke@sfsu.edu
. .
First four Fridays:
Changs International Folk Dancers: Meets the first
four Fridays of each month at 8 P.M. at the 7th Avenue Presbyterian Church,
1329 - 7th Avenue (between Irving and Judah) in San Francisco. Teaching on the
first two Fridays, party night on the third Friday, and family folk dancing on
the fourth Friday; call ahead as the schedule varies at times. Admission is
$2.00; $3.00 on party nights; first time is free. *All* are welcome, no partner
necessary. For more information, call (415) 332-1020 or e-mail: paperwings@earthlink.net.
Every first Friday:
Family folk dancing by Denise Weiss at Croatian Cultural Center at 60 Onondaga
St., in San Francisco. Call Croatian Center at (415) 255-3442 or call Denise at
(510) 841-0934.
Every Friday (except for
occasional three-day weekends):
Stanford International
Dancers at Flex-It Aerobics Studio, Mountain View. Live music party
monthly.
Every first Saturday:
Family folk dancing by Nancy McGhee at Albany
YMCA. Call (510) 528-4410.
Every third Saturday:
International Folk Dance party at Hermann Sons
Hall, Petaluma at 2-6 P.M. For more information, call (707) 546-8877.
Daily:
3:00
to 5:30 P.M. Mideast/Gypsy/Near eastern/Indian/Rom/Sephardic Jewish etc.
song/.melody Sharing Circle in a Magick temple-like space. Free to those who
have at least three songs/melodies to share, otherwise $30 in advance for 6
month membership. Local perfumers teaching (Mimi Spencer, Members of Kitka
etc). Will also include occssional dance party with live acoustic music the
DJ’ing later in Albany within walking distance from El Cerrito BART
station. For more information: http://server3001freeyellow.com/whimsyum/mideast.html
Regularly Scheduled Israeli Folk Dance Events (Thanks
to Asha Goldberg)
Every Monday:
Cafe Kineret, Sunnyvale Recreation Center, 550 Remington, $4.
7:30-8:30 teaching for beginners, 8:30-9 Intermediate/Advanced level teaching.
Requests till 11:30. For more information contact Loui Tucker, (408) 287-9999, loui@netcom.com
Monday morning Israeli folk dancing with Ayelet for wormen only at Temple
Emanu-El, 1010 University Avenue, San Jose from 10:00 A.M. till Noon. Admission is $5.00. For more information
call Ayelet at (408) 739-2233 send her email ayeledance@gmail.com or visit http://www.ayeledance.com .
Every Tuesday:
Dancing at the Friedman Center of
Congregation Beth Ami, Santa Rosa by Lee Newland from 6:30 to 10:00 P.M. For
more information call (707) 923-8859.
Sababa! Peninsula Temple
Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame .7:30 P.M. beginners, 8:30
intermediate and 9:00 - Midnight requests. Admission is $5.00. For more
information call Shirley Burr (925) 274-1264.
Every Wednesday:
Cafe Simcha, Israeli Folk Dancing at the El Cerrito Veterans
Memorial Hall, 6401 Stockton Street, $5. Teaching from 8-9:30, requests until
midnight. All levels, come earlier for the older and easier dances. Party - no
teaching - every fifth week. You get more of the older dances during party nights.
For more information contact Loui Tucker, (408) 287-9999, loui@netcom.com; or Yonit Levy, (510)
231-0959, yonitlevy@hotmail.com.
Ayelet Bukai teaches beginning and intermediate dances at
Cupertino Middle School, Multi-purpose Room, 1650 S. Bernardo Avenue, Sunnyvale
from 6:30 to 9:30 P.M. For more
information contact Ayelet Bukai
Every Thursday:
The Dancing Chevra, at the San Rafael Marin
JCC, 200 N San Pedro Road, free, 10:15AM-12:30 P.M. Beginning and intermediate
level. No partners necessary. For more information contact Rachel Kay and Ruth
Browns (415) 492-1605, or the JCC at (415) 479-2000.
Dance with Mark, 625 Hamilton (off Webster), Palo Alto, $5.
7:45 PM -8:15 teaching for beginners, 8:15-8:45 intermediate/advanced level
teaching. Requests till 11:30. Bring earplugs. For more information contact
Mark Tischler, (408) 749-9285.
Every Second Saturday of
every month:
Cafe Shalom at Bowcock Hall, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 43rd
Avenue, at Judah, San Francisco. Call
Darron Feldstein for more details: (415) 566-0896.
The last Saturday of each
month:
Congregation Kol Emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave, Palo
Alto, $3 ($1 students) 8 PM - 11 teaching and requests, all levels. For more
information contact Yale Rosenblatt, (650) 697-1049.
Every Sunday:
Congregation B'nai Shalom, 74 Eckley Lane, Walnut
Creek, $5. 5:30-6:30 teaching for beginners. 6:30-8:30 dancing, review, teaching,
and refreshments. For more information contact Yardena Brooks, (510) 934-9446.
Regularly Scheduled Sacred Circle Dance Events
First and third Sundays:
Marin Sacred Circle Dancers at Almonte Clubhouse, Mill
Valley 5:45 to 8:00 P.M. Call Kelli (415) 507-0376.
First Sundays:
Pacifica Sacred Circle Dancers at the Library, Pacifica
7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Call Howard (650) 359-0207 or Aleka (650) 355-6752.
Last Sunday afternoon:
Mendocino Sacred Circle Dancers at the Community Center, School
and Pine Streets, Mendocino. Call Maggie (707) 937-4800 or Devora (707)
937-1077.
First and Third Tuesday
evenings:
Sebastopol/Santa Rosa Sacred Circle Dancers. Call Catherine Sutton
(707) 792-1331.
Most Fridays:
Berkeley/El Cerrito Sacred Circle Dancers at Finnish Brotherhood
Hall, 1970 Chestnut St., Berkeley 7:45 - 10:00 P.M. Call Howard (650) 359-0207
or Aleka (650) 355-6752.
Second Fridays:
Mendocino Sacred Circle Dancers at the Community Center,
School and Pine Streets, Mendocino. Call Maggie (707) 937-4800 or Devora (707)
937-1077.
Fourth Fridays:
Berkeley/El Cerrito Sacred Circle Dancers at Hillside Church, 1422
Navellier St., El Cerrito; potluck at 7:00 P.M., dancing 8:00 - 10:00 P.M. Call
Howard (650) 359-0207 or Aleka (650) 355-6752.
Second Saturdays:
Hayward Sacred Circle Dancers at Starr King Church, 22577
Bayview St., Hayward 8:00 - 10:00 P.M. Call Stephanie (510) 537-8003.
Third Saturdays:
Pacifica Sacred Circle Dancers at the Library, Pacifica
7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Call Howard (650) 359-0207 or Aleka (650) 355-6752.
One Saturday a month:
San Leandro Sacred Circle Dancers. Call (510) 351-4312.
Regularly Scheduled West Coast Swing Dance Events
Every Second Sunday:
Michelle’s West Coast Swing Dance Class at the Imperial Dance Club,
Carpenter’s Hall, 2nd Floor, 822 Cassia St (at Broadway), Redwood City from
6:00 to 10:00 P.M. Admission is $8.00
and refreshments are included. For more
information call (415) 585-6282, send email to wcdancer@ix.netcom.com, or visit their
website http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer.
First two Mondays:
Michelle’s West Coast Swing Dance Class at the Monte Cristo Dance
Club, 136 Missouri St. (between 17th and Mariposa Sts.), San
Francisco (Basic class 7:30 P.M. and intermediate class 8:30 P.M.) In this two week series, a specific dance is
taught. For more information call (415)
585-6282, send email to wcdancer@ix.netcom.com,
or visit their website http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer.
Every Tuesday:
Michelle’s West Coast Swing Dance Class at the Monte Cristo Dance
Club, 136 Missouri St. (between 17th and Mariposa Sts.), San
Francisco (Intermediate West Coast Swing class 7:30 P.M. and Advanced class
8:30 P.M.). This is a four week series.
For more information call (415) 585-6282, send email to wcdancer@ix.netcom.com, or visit their
website http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer.
Every Thursday:
Michelle’s West Coast Swing Dance Class at Flex-it Aerobic Studio, 425
W. Evelyn Ave., Mountain View (just 3 blocks south of Castro St. (7:45P.M.
Basics Plus West Coast Swing, 7:45 P.M. Intermediate West Coast Swing, and 8:45
P.M. Advanced West Coast Swing). For
more information call (415) 585-6282, send email to wcdancer@ix.netcom.com, or visit their
website http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer.
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