The Directory of Folk Dance Teachers, Groups, Bands and Venues
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Albany "Y" Folk Dance Group-
Meets every Friday 8:00-11:00 PM.
Albany YMCA
921 Kains St. at Solano Ave.
Albany
Kay James kay.james@comcast.net (925) 376-0727
Website: albany.html
Albany Senior Center Woman’s Simple Balkan Dance group
Meets every Wednesday except the first Wednesday 10:15 to 11:30 A.M.
Albany Senior Center
846 Masonic Avenue, at Solano
Albany
Admission is $5.00.
Contact Catherine Sutton (510) 528-2261 or Catherine@sonic.net
Albany Senior Center Friday Folk Dance Group with Ingrid Talmadge
Meets every Friday 10:15 to 11:30 P.M.
Albany Senior Center
846 Masonic Avenue, at Solano
Albany
Admission is $5.00.
Contact: Ingrid Talmadge (510) 524-9122.
Anoush -- Balkan Band
Contact: Dan Ziagos (707) 763-7401 email DanZiagos@FairIsaac.com.
Argentine Tango taught by Nora Dinzelbacher
Meets: Mondays (intermediate to Advanced Classes 8:15 P.M. to Midnight
Thursdays (Beginning to Intermediate) 8:15 to Midnight
Class from 8:15 P.M. to 9:15 P.M. and Practice from 9:15 to Midnight
The Beat
2560 – 9th Street
Berkeley
Admission: $10.00 for class (includes practice or $5.00 for practice only
Contact: Nora Dinzelbacher radesousa849@aol.com or visit http://organictangosf.info/index_sf.shtml
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Avenue at Gilman
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 525-5054
Website: http://www.ashkenaz.com
Email: ashkenaz@ashkenaz.com
Ayanoglu, Eser - Teacher and director of Art for Peace and Human Rights.
Email: ayanoglu@cmgm.stanford.edu
Website: http://aprint.cjb.net
Bay Area Sacred Circle Dance Group
(Oversees most Bay Area Sacred Circle Dance Groups; see individual group listings on this page)
Contact: Howard Siegel (650) 359-0207 email hms50@comcast.net
Berkeley Folk Dance Club
Meets: every weeknight 7:45 - 9:45 P.M.
Beginners
Mondays, 7:45pm-9:45pm
Teachers: Claire and Al (510) 841-1205 alexjgeorge@yahoo.com
Intermediate
Thursdays, 7:45pm-9:45pm
Teachers: Lone (510) 526-5886 lonedances@sbcglobal.net Tom (510) 614-5522 shaqz1@lycos.com
Advanced-Intermediate
Wednesdays, 7:45pm-9:45pm
Teachers: Judy (510) 655-3074 Lscheme2@pacbell.net Yaqi (510) 525-1865 yaqizhang@comcast.net
Advanced:
Tuesdays, 7:45pm-9:45pm
Teachers: Louise and Bill (510) 528-9168 llidicker@aol.com
Request Night: Fridays, 7:45pm-9:45pm
Dance Night Chair: Peter and Lynne (510) 654-3136 pvdangelo@hotmail.com
Live Oak Park Recreation Center
1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman St.
Berkeley, CA
Contact: Val Simonetti (510) 525-4193, Judy (510) 655-3074, or Norm (510) 525-0174
Website: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/6336
>Ben Lomond Sacred Circle Dancers
Contact: Barbara Thomas (813) 336-2673.
Berkeley/El Cerrito Sacred Circle Dance Group
Meets: Most Fridays 7:45 - 10:00 P.M.
Finnish Brotherhood Hall
1970 Chestnut St. (at University, 2 blocks up from San Pablo Ave.)
Berkeley
Meets: Fourth Fridays 7:00 P.M. Potluck, 8:00 - 10:00 Dancing
Hillside Church
1422 Navellier St. (off Potrero, 1/2 East from San Pablo Ave.).
El Cerrito
Contact: Aleka Chase (650) 355-6752 email alekac@juno.com, or Howard Seigel (650) 359-0207 email
Bourbin, Edith - Teacher and Director of the Mandala Folk Dance Center
25 Greenview Ct.
San Francisco, CA 94131-1254
(415) 648-8489
Email: paulbourbin@hotmail.com
Born to Drone - Bulgarian Woman's Chorus
Jeanne Benioff - (650) 364-8169
Website: http://www.borntodrone.org
Cabrillo College Folk Dancers
Meets: Every Friday with live music party on last Friday of the month (usually)
Room 1117 Gym Building
6500 Soquel Drive (Park Ave. exit off Highway 1)
Santa Cruz
Contact: (831) 684-9553 or email Annie Bachar, at fishdance@cruzio.com
Café Kineret Israeli Dancers
Meets: Mondays, 7:30 - 11:30 P.M. (7:30 - 8:30 beginner's teaching and 8:30 -9:00 intermediate teaching; requests until 11:30)
Admission is $6.00.
Sunnyvale Recreation Center
550 East Remington
Sunnyvale
Contact: Loui Tucker (408) 287-9999, or email loui@louitucker.com
80+ dancers Age range 18 – 75.
Cafe Shalom - Israeli Dance
Meets: Every last Saturday (usually), 7:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M. Admission Members$4/Public $5
Beginning dances 8:00- 9:00 P.M.
Intermediate dances begin at 9:00 P.M.
Bowcock Hall, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
43rd Avenue, at Judah Street
San Francisco
Contact: rofromsf@gmail.com
Café Simcha - Israeli Folk Dancing
Meets: Every Wednesday; teaching from 8:00 to Midnight. Admission is $5.00.
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Avenue
Kensington
All levels; Warm-up/Beginner teaching 8:00 to 8:30 P,M,, Intermediate/Advanced teaching 8:30 to 9:15 P.M., Requests until 11:30 P.M. Party (no teaching) every fifth week. You get more of the older dances during party nights. Admission is $5.00.
Contact: David Bergen.
<Carriage House Folk Dancers
Meets: Wednesdays 7:45 - 10:00 P.M. Admission is $7.00.
Holbrook Palmer Park Carriage House
150 Watkins Ave.
Atherton
Contact: Suzanne Rocca Butler (650) 854-3184 or sroccabutler@mac.com
Castro Folk Dancers
Meets: Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.
Eureka Valley Recreation Center
Collingwood and 18th Sts.
San Francisco
Contact: Andrew Toplarski (415) 507-1687 or email: atwires@aol.com
Changs International Folk Dancers
Meets: First four Fridays 8:00-11:00 PM.
Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church
31st Avenue at Clement Street,
San Francisco
Teaching on the first two Fridays, party night on third Friday, family folk dancing (starts at 7:00 P.M.) on fourth Friday.
Admission is $.00.
Contact: Ester landau: esterlandau@yahoo.com .
Flyer: http://www.folkdance.com/flyers/WorldDance.pdf
City College of San Francisco International Folk Dance Classes
North Gym
50 Phelan Ave. (off Ocean Ave.)
San Francisco, CA 94112
Meet: Tuesdays 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. (Beginning -PE 518A) (during regular school year).
7:30 P.M. - 8:00 P. M. (Intermediate and Production - PE 17A) (During regular school year)
Registration is required.
Contact: Gail Barton (415) 239-3419.6#
Cochran, Bruce - Impresario
Email: bruce-cochran@hotmail.com
Congregation B'nai Shalom
Meets: Two Sundays every month 5:30 - 8:30 P.M. (6.00-6:30 beginner's teaching, 6:30 - 8:15 dancing, review and teaching), 8:15 potluck dairy/vweggie dinner. Admission is $5.00
74 Eckley Lane
Walnut Creek
Contact: Yardena Brooks (925) 932-0617
Congregation Kol Emeth - Israeli Folk Dancing
Meets: Last Saturday 8:00 - 11:00 P.M. (teaching and requests) Admission is $3.00 students $1.00.
4175 Manuela Ave.
Palo Alto
Contact: Yale Rosenblatt (650) 697-1049.
Cordes, Barbara - Musician
Email bcordes@cruzers.com .
Croatian American Cultural Center
60 Onondaga, at Alemany
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 255-3442
(510) 649-0941
Website: http://www.croatianamericanweb.org
Sababanights - Israeli Dancing
Meets: Every Thursday 7:45 - 11:30 P.M. (7:45 - 815 beginner's teaching, 8:15 - 8:45 intermediate/advanced teaching and requests until 9:30) Admission is $5.00.
625 Hamilton (off Webster)
Palo Alto
Contact: Shirley Burr sababadance@yaho.com or visit http://www.sababanights.com/ .
Bring earplugs.
The Osher Marin JCC - Israeli Folk Dancing
Meets: Every Thursday 10:15 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. (Beginning and intermediate level) $3.00 members and $5.00 non-members.
Marin Jewish Community Center
200 N. San Pedro Road
San Rafael
Contact: Jill Breslauer at the JCC at (415) 479-8000.
Dancing with Donna – A Senior Folk Dance Social
Meets: Mondays from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M.
Cupertino Senior Center
21251 Steven’s Creek Blvd., at the Corner of Mary
Cupertino
Contacts: Cupertino Senior Center (408) 777-3150 or Donna (408) 257-3455
Docey Doe Folk Dancers
Meets: Wednesdays 7:30 – 9:30 P.M. and they also have a Pot-luck dinner and dance on the fourth Saturday in October.
United Community Church
Elm and Arroyo Streets
San Carlos
Contact: Bruce Wyckoff (650) 368-7834
Edessa - Band: Balkan and Beyond
Contact: Lise Liepman or George Chittenden (510) 525-4342
Email: lisegeorge@earthlink.net
East European Music Instrumental Ensemble
Meet: Fridays 7:45 - 9:15 P.M. (except holidays)
Finnish Brotherhood Hall
1970 Chestnut St.
Berkeley
Contact: Nada Lewis (510) 243-1122 (weekdays) or folkloric@value.net (Folkloric Productions)
El Cerrito Folk Dancers
Meets: Fridays 9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
"The Open House" Senior Center
6500 Stockton St.
El Cerrito
Admission is $5.00 for non-residents and cheaper for residents.
Contact: Mel Harte melharte@yahoo.com
Family Folk Dancing at Albany YMCA
Albany YMCA
921 Kains St. at Solano Ave.
Albany
Contact: Nancy McGhee (510) 528-4410
Family Folk Dancing at Slavonic Cultural Center
60 Alemany, at Onondaga
San Francisco
EveryFirst Friday 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Contact: Denise Weiss (510) 632-3713.
Firebird Dance Studio
Teaching and performing folk dance from all over the world, specializing in Eastern European and Russian.
1415 B El Camino Real
Mountain View
Phone/FAX (650) 348-2444
Email: info@firebirddance.com
Open Monday – Friday 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Website: http://www.firebirddance.com
Folk Dance Federation of California
Publisher of "Let's Dance" magazine
Phone: (510) 558-6862
Website: http://www.folkdance.com
Greek Folk Dancing Workshops at the San Francisco Presidio
Meets: Every Monday 8:00 - 10:00 P.M.
Presidio Dance Academy
1158 Gorgas Road, at Marshall (adjacent to Crissy Field),
San Francisco
Cost: $20.00/month
Contact: Mary Ann Karonis (510) 530-5140 or email makaronis@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.greekfeet.com
French Country Dance
Meets: Every fourth Sunday 2:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Bernal Heights Recreation Center
515 Cortland Street
San Francisco
Cost: $5.00
Contact: Laurent Vintaer (415) 517-8129 or email vintaer@att.net
Hayward Sacred Circle Dancers
Meets: Second Saturdays 8:00 - 10:00 P.M.
Starr King Church
22577 Bayview St.
Hayward
Contact: Stephanie (510) 537-8003
Hirsh, Carol -- Balkan Dance Teacher
(707) 833-2055
Hot Flying Plates - Balkan Band
Contact: Mathew Fass (415) 282-2536, email mfass@xoom.com or visit their Website: http://members.xoom.com/mfass/hfp/
Iliev, Petur - Bulgarian Music and Dance Teacher, Musician.
Email: ipetur@aol.com
Jazayer - Five good musicians who play good Greek music
Phone: Vince Delgado (415) 457-8427
Email: vince@vincedelgado.com
Website: http://www.vincedelagdo.com
Jessie Jean's Coffee Beans
Meets: Some Fridays; dance to tapes with Art and Bob.
1426 Mendocino Ave.
Santa Rosa (across from Santa Rosa Junior College's Bailey Field parking lot)
6:00 to 10:00 P.M.
Admission is free.
Contact: Art (707) 542-2132 or Bob (707) 823-2729.
Kitka - Bulgarian Woman's Chorus
Contact: Shiva Cion (510) 444-0323 email: staff@kitka.org
Klein, Nancy - Teacher
Email: nkchochek@earthlink.com
Kopachka Dancers
Meets: Fridays 7:30 -10:30 P.M. (Closed during the Summer months)
171 E. Blithedale Ave.
Mill Valley
Contact: Naday Nur (415)497-4890 or Susie Shoaf susieshoaf@aol.com
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Kostova, Tanya - Teacher of Bulgarian and Macedonian Dances and authentic songs; event producer.
Phone: (510) 624-2323
Email: tkostova5@aol.com
Website: bayfolk.com/tanya.html
Michelle Laidlaw – West Coast Swing Dance teacher
Phone: (415) 585-6282; email: wcdancer@ix.netcom.com; website: http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer
Leegwater, Jaap - specialist Bulgarian & Dutch Folk Dance
Zwanenwater 8
1187 LB Amstelveen
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-2025024416
+31-20-3471261 / work
E-mail: jleegwater@isa.nl
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Meets: every Thursday 7:30-10:30 P.M.
St Paul's Presbyterian Church
43rd Avenue at Judah St.
San Francisco
Meets: Every Sunday 10:00 – 12:00 P.M. (Senior Class)
Richmond Recreation Center
Fulton St. at 37th Ave.
San Francisco
Contact: Edith Bourbin (415) 648-8489 voice and FAX or E-mail paulbourbin@hotmail.com
Web Page http://www.themandala.org
Marin Balkan Dancers
Meets: Every Thursday 8:30 - 10:30 P.M. Admission is $4.00.
Dance with Sherry Studio
4140 Redwood Highway
San Rafael
Contact: Irene Croft (415) 456-0786 or email IreneCroft@cs.com
Marin Sacred Circle Dancers
Meets: First and Third Sundays 5:45 - 8:00 P.M.
Almonte District Improvement Club (Almonte Hall; behind Tamalpias High School)
105 Wisteria Way at Almonte Blvd.
Mill Valley
Contact: Kelli Lincoln (415) 507-0376
McGhee, Nancy - Family Folk Dance Teacher
(510) 528-4410
Mendocino Sacred Circle Dancers
Meets Second Fridays 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. and Last Sundays 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.
Mendocino Community Center
School and Pine Streets
Mendocino
Contact: Maggie (707) 937-4800 or Devora (707) 937-1077.
Menlo Park Folk Dancers
Meets: Tuesdays 7:00 - 10:15 P.M. (Beginning Instruction 7:00 - 7:30 P.M.; Intermediate Instruction 7:30 - 8:30 P.M.; Request Dancing 8:30 - 10:15 P.M.) Admission: dropins $7.00; Quarterly registration, $45.00 for Menlo Park residents and $60,00 for non-residents.
Parties: Last Saturday of every month with all request dancing in two rooms from 8:00 P.M. to Midnight. Admission is $9.00 for adults and $3.00 for teens (except for New Year’s Eve party).
Burgess Recreation Center
700 Alma St. at Mielke Dr.
Menlo Park
Contact: Marcel Vinokur (650) 327-0759 or email: marcel.vinokur@nasa.gov or visit Meze - Greek Band
Contact: Barbara Cordes Email bcordes@cruzers.com
Mostly Balkan - Folk dance group
Meets: Thursdays: Teaching 7:45 - 8:45 P.M., Request Dancing 8:45 -10:15 P.M.
Burgess Recreation Center
700 Alma St. at Mielke Dr.
Menlo Park
Admission: $5.00
Contact: Sue (408) 247-2420
Derek (650) 851-8498
Website: http://www-cs-staff.stanford.edu/~me/mostlybalkan.html
For more information CLICK HERE
Nestinari -Bulgarian Band
Contact: Marcus Moskoff (925) 609-8666 or Ivan Delchev Kabaivanov (925) 691-4507
<Novato Folk Dancers
Meets: Wednesdays, 8:00 - 10:00 P.M.
Lynwood School
1320 Lynwood Dr.
Novato
Contact: Frank/Elsa Bacher (707) 546-8877
Nugent, Marjorie - Teacher
(510) 885-2691
Orinda Folk Dancers
Meets: Wednesdays 7:00 -10:00 P.M., Thursdays 9:30 – 11:30 A.M
Orinda Community Center
26 Orinda Way
Orinda
Contact: Mel Rolfing (925) 254-2445
Pacifica Sacred Circle Dancers
Meets: First Sunday and Third Saturday 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Pacifica Library
104 Hilton Way
Pacifica
Contact: Howard Seigel (650) 359 - 0207 email hms50@comcast.net
or Aleka Chase (650) 355-6752 email alekac@juno.com
Palomanians International Folk Dancers (primarily intermediate)
Parties: on first Saturday of Oct., Dec., Feb., Apr., Jun. 8:00 P.M. Admission is $6.00.
First Methodist Church
Broadway and Brewster St.
Redwood City
Contact: Al Lisin (408) 252-8106 or palisin@comcast.net to confirm party dates.
Class meets: Tuesdays
8:00 - 10:15 P.M. (Intermediate Class) $6.00 drop-in fee.
Menlo Park Recreation Center
700 Alma St at Mielke
Menlo Park
Contact: Fran Younger (510) 526-4802
Panacea - Rom, Bulgarian, Romanian, Scando, Kelzmer, antique French, Greek etc. Band
Nada Lewis (accordion), Robin Petrie (hammered Dulcimer) and Shira Kammen (violin)
Contact: Nada Lewis (510) 243-1122 or folkloric@value.net.
Petaluma Folk Dancers
Meets: Every third Saturday: 2-6 P.M.
Hermann Sons Hall
860 Western Avenue
Petaluma
Contact: (707) 546-8877, Art (707) 542-2132 or Bob (707) 823-2729.
Petaluma Snap-Y Dancers
Meets: Every Monday 7:00 – 9:15 P.M.
Hermann Sons Hall
860 Western Avenue
Petaluma
Contact: Carol Friedman (415) 663-9512 cjay@horizoncable.com
Point Reyes Folk Dancers
Meets: Every Wednesday 7:00 – 8:30 P.M.
The Dance Palace Community Center
Corner of 5th and B Streets
Point Reyes Station
Contact: Carol Friedmann (415) 663-9512 cjay@horizoncable.com
Pomander Club - American Traditional Dance group
Meets: Every fourth Sunday of every month for a tea dance, from 4:00 to 6:30 P.M.
Palo Alto Masonic Center
461 Florence (just north of University)
Palo Alto
Music for dances from 1900 through the 1920's provided by the Paul Price Society Orchestra.
These dances include two-steps, Cakewalks, one-steps, fox trots, waltzes, tangos, maxixes, Charlestons and specialty dances such as varsity drag.
Contact: Fran Gimble email: lavolta@best.com or visit their Website http://members.aol.com/pomanders/index.htm
Admission (at the door): $10/person ($8.00/couple). No partner required.
Presidio Dance Theatre
1158 Gorgas at Marshall
Presidio of San Francisco
Contact: Judy Bretschneider (415) 561-3997 or email info@ppaf-sf.org
Website: http://www.ppaf-sf.org
Quo - Bi-monthly newsletter of traditional and folk dance
David Henry, publisher and editor
P.O. Box 13070
San Antonio, Texas 78213-0070
(210) 530-0694 voice and FAX
Email: office@folkthings.com
Website: http://www.folkthings.com
Razzmatazz
Meets: Every Thursday 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.
Finley Community Center
2060 West College Avenue
Santa Rosa
Contact: Marilyn Smith (510) 965-9688 or (707) 527-5224
Roby, Tom - Teacher
(510) 885-2691
Email: metis@seki.mcs.csuhayward.edu
Rossmoor Folk Dancers
Meets: Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.
Rossmoor
Contact: Gertrude Khuner (925) 848-1946
Rothchild, Alan - Teacher
Email: rothdance@hotmail.com
Rumeli - Balkan Band
Contact: Suzanne Leonora (510) 547-8345, or Jeff Schwarz (650) 424-8498
Sababa! - Israeli Folk Dance Class
Meets: Tuesdays; 7:30 beginners, 8:30 intermediate, 9:00 - Midnight requests. Admission is $5.00.
Peninsula Temple Sholom
1655 Sebastian Drive
Burlingame
Saint Archangel Michael International Folklore Family
25+ years in Saratoga
Meets: Thursdays 7:30 - 10:00 P.M.
Suggested donation: $8.00 and $6.00 for seniors
St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church
18870 Allendale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Contact: Loui Tucker (408) 287-9999 or loui@louitucker.com or visit http://louitucker.com
40+ people Age range 24 – 90 with the majority 40-65.
San Francisco International Dance Circle
Meets: Wednesdays 10:00 – 11:30 A.M.
Harvey Milk Recreation Center
50 Scott Street at Duboce
San Francisco
Contact: Mabel Doss (415) 467-9208
San Leandro Sacred Circle Dancers
Meets: One Saturday a month
Contact: (510) 351-4312.
>Santa Clara Valley Folk Dancers
Class meets: Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.
American Legion Hall, Post 99
1344 Dell Avenue (off Hacienda Avenue)
Campbell
Parties: Second Saturday of Mar., May, Sep., and Nov. at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $6.00.
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church
2650 Sand Hill Road, at Monte Rosa
Menlo Park
Contact: Maxine Burnham (408) 739-0500
Santa Cruz Sacred Circle Dancers.
Contact: Ray Price (831) 426-2230
Santa Rosa International Folk Dancers
Meets: Wednesdays 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Santa Rosa Veteran's Building
1 St. E
Santa Rosa
Contact: Elsa Bacher (707) 546-8877
Santa Rosa Israeli Dancers
Meets: Tuesdays 6:30 - 10:00 P.M.
Congregation Beth-Ami
Friedman Center
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Junior College Dancers
Meets: Mondays 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. - Beginning/Intermediate International Folk Dance.
Villa Chanticleer
Healdsburg
Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Intermediate International Folk Dance
Santa Rosa Junior College - Room 905 Tauzer Gym
Santa Rosa
Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. - Advanced Balkan Folk Dance
Santa Rosa High School Dance Studio
Santa Rosa
Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Beginning International Folk Dance
Santa Rosa Junior College - Room 905 Tauzer Gym
Santa Rosa
Contact: Marilyn Smith (707) 526-7552 email marilyn@sonic.net
Sarena Zemya (Colorful World) - Balkan Band with dance instruction included (Bulgarian, Greek and Macedonian music)
Contact: Claudia Levin (707) 579-0107, or Ellen Watson email WelchRDR@aol.com.
Website: /sarenazemya.html
To hear a bit of music, Karaguna, from their latest CD CLICK HERE.
Scandinavian Dancing
Meets: Thursdays 7:00 - 10:00 P.M.
3115 Butters St., Monclair District
Oakland
Take Highway 13, exit to Joachin Miller, go East to Butters
Contact: Frank Tripi (510) 654-3636
Sebastopol & Santa Rosa Sacred Circle Dancers
Meets: First and Third Tuesday evenings
Contact: Catherine Sutton (707) 792-1331.
Serebella International Dance Directory:
http://www.serebella.com/directory/Arts/Performing%20Arts/Dance/Folk%20Dancing/International/
Slavonian Traveling Band
![[Slavonian Traveling Band]](http://www.croatianamericanweb.org/test/bandpix-ed.GIF)
Contact: John Daly (510) 841-0934
Website: http://www.croatianamericanweb.org
To hear a bit of their music, CLICK HERE.
Smith, Marilyn
Teacher of International Folk Dance and dances of France.
1560 Yardley St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: (707) 526-7552
Email: marilyn@sonic.net
Snap-Y Dancers
Meets: Every Monday 7:00 – 9:15 P.M. $5.00.
Hermann Sons Hall
860 Western Avenue
Petaluma
Contact: Carol Friedman (415) 663-9512 cjay@horizoncable.com
Sonoma County Folkdancers - Website for the Sonoma County Folk Dance Scene:
http://members.aol.com/PlrBrs89/index.html
<Sredets - Bulgarian Folk Music Ensemble
For more information about Sredets CLICK HERE.
To hear some of their music CLICK HERE.
To view a poster showing the Sredets band CLICK HERE.
Stanford International Dancers
Meets every Friday 8:00 - 11:00 PM.
Flex-It Aerobic Studio
425 West Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, CA
Click here for a map showing the location of Flex-it Aerobic Studio.
Contact: Barbara at (650) 966-1775
Musicians and Teachers contact: Melissa Miller at (408) 246-7646 or email melissa@anatours.com
Website: http://dance.blochg.com
Stanford Hillel Israeli Folk Dancers
Meets: Thursdays; 7:45 - 8:15 P.M. beginning lessons, 8:15 - 8:45 P.M. advanced lessons, 8:45 - 11:30 P.M. Dance Party.
625 Hamilton (at Webster)
First United Methodist Church
2nd Floor Fellowship Hall
Palo Alto
Admission: $5.00 Lessons and Admission, $4.00 Youth (18 and under).
Contact: Mark Tischler (408) 749-9285
Svirac - Macedonian and Bulgarian Village Music for dancing
Contact: Melissa Miller (408) 246-7646, email melissa@anatours.com
Website: http://members.aol.com/jglittle/sviraci.html
Toids -- Balkan Band
Contact: Ryan Francesconi
Website: http://shoko.calarts.edu/~rf/toids
Email: rf@shoko.calarts.edu
Tucker Loui -- International and Israeli Folk Dance Teacher
Phone: (408) 287-9999
Email: loui@louitucker.com
For more information about her classes, visit her webpage: http://louitucker.com
Vecernica -- Balkan Band
Dave Bogdanoff, Leader
(650) 604-6138
P.O. Box 60155
Sunnyvale, CA 94088
Email: gbogdanoff@arc.nasa.gov
Vinokur, Marcel - Israeli and Balkan Dance Teacher
(650) 327-0759
Email: vinokur@nas.nasa.gov
Weiss, Denise - Family Folk Dance Teacher
(510) 841-0934
Westwind Performing dancers and singers
Contact: (650) 773-3634 or nadjmi@intagio.com
Website: http://www.westwind-folk.org
Zaedno - Balkan Band
Mike Slama 1220 Tasman Dr. #317, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (408) 752-0978 or email: slamafone@aol.com
Ziyia - Band: Traditional regional Greek music
Contact: Lise Liepman or George Chittenden (510) 525-4342
Email: lisegeorge@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.ziyia.com
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