The Folk Dance Scene for December 2006

 

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Mel and Esther Mann will be escorts on Jim Gold’s Budapest and Prague Spring Festival Tour (March 16-25 2007).  For more information, contact Mel Mann meldancing@aol.com or (510) 526-4033.

 

December 1 (Friday): Stanford International Dancers present Verna Druzhina playing live Bulgarian and Macedonian music for dancing at Flex-it Aerobic Studio, 425 West Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M.  Admission is $6.00 and tipping the musicians is encouraged.  For more information  send email to sfd00@earthlink.net. .

December 1 (Friday): Snap-y Dancers host a folk dance party at Vintage House, 264 – 1st Street, Sonoma from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M.  Admission is $3.00.

December 2 (Saturday): Folk and Ballroom Dance Concert and dance to live music provided by Vecernica at City College of San Francisco, PE North Gym Dance Studio, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco.  The Concert is from 7:30 to 8:30 P.M. and the dancing is from 8:30 to 10:00 P.M.  Admission is on a sliding scale from $5.00 to $25.00 and benefits the new Wellness Center.  For more information contact Gail Barton at ggbarton@gmail.com. 

December 2 (Saturday): The final performance by the band Anoush will be at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 8:00 P.M.   They will be joined by Brass Menazeri.  For more information call (510) 525-5054

December 2 (Saturday): Fishtank Ensemble plays Gypsy and Balkan tunes at Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 1111 Addison Street, Berkeley at 8:00 P.M.  For more information visit http://www.freightandsalvage.com/ .

December 8 (Friday): Folk dancing to recorded music at the Santa Rosa Veteran’s Building from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M.  Admission is $5.00  For more information contact marilynsmith@earthlink.net .

December 8 (Friday): Winter Greek Party with live music for dancing at St Gregory of Nyssa, 500 DeHaro Street, San Francisco.  Admission is $12.00 and includes refreshments. For more information contact Mary Ann Karonis at macaronis@earthlink.net .

December 9 (Saturday): Ahmet Luleci’s Collage dance company and Yore present moonFire Anatolian Rhythms dance performances at McKenna Theater, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco at 3:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.  Admission is $25.00 for adults, $15.00 for students and seniors and children under 7 are free.  For more information call (650) 619-4040 or send email to contact@yoredance.org .

December 9 (Saturday): Drone Magic 2006; the Fifth Annual San Francisco International Bagpipe Festival at the Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga St., at Alemany, San Francisco at 7:30 P.m.  Admission is $15.00 at the door and children are free.  For more information send email to tobak@mindspring.com .

December 9 (Saturday):  Darron’s Café Shalom Israeli dance party at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Wardwell Hall, 43rd Avenue at Judah Street, San Francisco at 6:30 P.M.  Admission is  still only $5.00.  For more information send email to israelidancer@yahoo.com .

December 9 (Saturday): Ever dance in a Bookstore?  Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble plays at Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M.  For more information call (707) 769-0563 or visit my@copperfields.net .

December 15 (Friday): Folk dance party with two bands, Staro Vino (Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian) and Greg, Aya and Frineds (Greek), to play music for dancing at Cabrillo College, Gym dance studio room 1117, Aptos.  Doors open at 7:30 with quick teaching and the music goes from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. Admission is $5.00 plus tips for the musicians.  Please bring some finger food to share.  Parking is now free.  For more information send email to Judy Donaldson at judyd@imbari.cog .

December 16 (Saturday):  Born to Drone will be performing at the Exploratorium, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco as part of the exhibition Listen: Making Sense of Sound at 1:00 P.M.  For more information visit  http://www.exploratorium.edu/listen/about_programs_full_list.php#medium or http://www.borntodrone.org/

December 17 (Sunday):  An afternoon of classic Israeli folk dances, “Nostalgia Dances” presented by Allen King at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M.    Admission is $7.00.  For more information call (510) 525-5054 (Ashkenaz) or Allen (510) 501-3307.
 
December 17 (Sunday): Ever dance in a Bookstore?  Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble plays at Copperfield’s Books, 2316 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa from4:00 –6:00 P.M.  For more information call (707) 578-8938 or send email to my@copperfields.net .

December 20 (Wednesday): Balkan Folk dance at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 7:00 P.M.   Admission is $7.00. .  For more information call (510) 525-5054

December 21 (Thursday):  Winter Solstice women’s dance/celebration of the birth of new light at Hillside Community Church, El Cerrito from 6:30 to 9:30 P.M. and includes a shared potluck meal.  Admission is $15.00 to 20.00 on a sliding scale.  For more information contact Catherine Sutton at Catherine@sonic.net .
 
December 21 (Thursday): Ever dance in a Bookstore?  Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble plays at Copperfield’s Books, 176 N. Main Street, Sebastopol from 4:30 – 6:30 P.M.  For more information call (707) 829-0429 or send email to Eudora@copperfields.net .

December 22 (Friday): Ever dance in a Bookstore?  Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble plays at Copperfield’s Books, 3900A Bel Aire Plaza, Highway 29 and Trancas Street, Napa form 7:00 –8:30 P.M.  For more information  call (707) 252-8002 or send email to my@copperfields.net .

December 22 (Friday): Ever dance in a Bookstore?  Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble plays at Copperfield’s Books, 1330 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga from 4:30 –6:00 P.M.  For more information call  (707) 942-1616 or send email to my@copperfields.net.

December 23 (Saturday):  Solstice Celebration in honor of David Nadel featuring the music of Edessa (amoungst others) at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 6:30 P.M (music starts at 8:00).   Admission is free and there will be a drum/jam/sharing circle and potluck..  For more information call (510) 525-5054.

December 29 (Friday):  Art’s last folk dance at St. Olga’s Russian Church, St. Olga’s Court, off Stony Point Road, Sebastopol. The potluck begins at 5:30 P.M. and the dancing goes from 7:00 to 9:30 P.M. 

December 31 (Sunday):  Annual New Year’s Eve party at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 8:00 P.M.    The bands Edessa, Ziyia and Joe Finn will be featured.  For more information call (510) 525-5054

 

Regularly scheduled events

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Regularly Scheduled International/Mostly Balkan Events

First and third Sundays:

Ashkenaz, 7:00 – 9:30 PM., 1317 San Pablo Blvd. near Gilman, Berkeley. First and third Sundays: Tom Roby, Marjorie Nugent and Ellie Weiner teach Hungarian dance. Admission is $8.00. For more information call (510) 632-3713 or (408) 452-1890.

 

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

Razzmatazz, Black Bean BBQ (formerly Clo’s Parkside Grill and BBQ), 557 Summerfield Rd., (next to the Rialto Cinema), Santa Rosa from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.  Admission is $3.00.  For more information call (510) 965-9688 or (707) 527-5224.

Argentine Tango intermediate to advanced classes by Nora Dinzlebacher at The Beat, 2560 – 9th Street, Berkeley from 8:15 P.M. to Midnight. $10 for class (includes practice and $5. for practice only. For more information visit http://www.organictangosf.info/index_sf.shtml .

Snap-Y Dancers Hermann Sons Hall, 863 Western Avenue, Petaluma from 7:00 – 9:15 P.M. Contact Carol Friedman (415) 663-9512 or cjay@horiconcable.com .

 

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 408-252-8106

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.

                 Albany Senior Center women’s simple Balkan dances taught at the Albany Senior Center, 846 Masonic Avenue, at Solano, Albany fro 10:15 to 11:30 A.M.  Admission is $5.00.     For more information call Catherine Sutton (510) 528-2261.

                 Point Reyes Folk Dancers The Dance Palace Community Center, Corner of 5th and B Streets, Point Reyes Station 7:00 – 8:30 P.M.  Contact Carol Friedman (415) 663-9512.

 

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.

Argentine Tango beginning to intermediate classes by Nora Dinzlebacher at The Beat, 2560 – 9th Street, Berkeley from 8:15 P.M. to Midnight. $10 for class (includes practice and $5. for practice only. For more information visit http://www.organictangosf.info/index_sf.shtml .

 

 

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 Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, 31st Avenue at Clement Street, 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 Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Avenue, Kensington from 8:00 to 11:30 P.M. 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.

 

 The third Saturday of every month:

                    Sababanights, 625 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto from 8:00 P.M. till late.  Admission is $7.00.  For more information call (408) 828-0520 or email sababadance@yahoo.com .

 

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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