The Folk Dance Scene for February 2007

 

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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.

February 2 (Friday): Zabava! to perform music for dancing at Flex-it Aerobic studio, 425 West Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. For more information call (650) 966-1775 or visit http://dance.blochg.com.

February 2 (Friday): Middle Eastern Dinner Dance Hafleh at St. Seraphim Orthodox Church, 90 Mountain View Avenue, Santa Rosa at 6:30 P.M. Admission is $30.00.  For more information call (707) 584-9491.

February 3 (Saturday): St. Brigid’s Day/Imbok/Candlemas celebration at the Blu Haven Yoga Studio, Wilton Avenue, Sebastopol at 2:00 P.M. Admission is $15.00.  This event features the music and dances of Balkan grandmothers.  For more information call Catherine (510) 528-2261.

February 3 (Saturday): Brass Memazeri Balkan Brass Band and DJs Zarko and Zeljko play music for dancing at Kafana Balkan at ArtSF, 110 Capp Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco from 8:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M.  This is a benefit for the Bread and Cheese Circus that performs for children in Kosovo.  Admission is from $8:00 to $15.00.  For more information send email to clarinet@huzzam.com .

February 3 (Saturday): Palomanians folk dance party at the Methodist Church, Broadway and Brewster Streets, Redwood City from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M.  Admission is $6.00.  For more information call Al (408) 252-8106 or Bruce (650) 368-7834.

February 3 (Saturday): Donka Koleva, Kikolay Koelv and Ivan Milev and others as Bulgarika perform Bulgarian music, with Tanya Kostova to teach dances at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 8:00 P.M.   Admission is $15.00. .  For more information call (510) 525-5054.

February 4 (Sunday): Donka Koleva, Kikolay Koelv and Ivan Milev and others as Bulgarika perform Bulgarian music at Anne’s Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley at 8:00 P.M.  Admission is $15.00.  For more information call (510) 841-JAZZ or visit http://www.annasjazzisland.com .

February 4  (Sunday):  Scandinavian dancing at the Nature Friends Clubhouse, 3115 Butters Drive, Oakland.  Children’s dance from Noon to 2:00 P.M. and adult folk dancing and instruction is from 2:00 to 6:00 P.M.  Admission is $8.00.  Food and drink (German) are for sale.  For more information call (510) 531-2930.

February 6 (Tuesday): Zabava! and Yalazia to play music for dancing and  Rikki Nicolae to teach dances at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 7:00 P.M.   Admission is $10.00.  For more information call (510) 525-5054

February 10 (Saturday): Greek Macedonian dance workshop by Yannis Konstantinou at the Presidio Dance Academy, Gorgas Avenue, Presidio of San Francisco for 12:00 to 5:30 P.M.  Admission is $40.00.  For more information and reservations contact Caroline Simmonds (415) 272-4641 or send email to florina_sf@hotmail.com .

February 10 (Saturday):  Balkan dances taught by Catherine Sutton at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Parish Hall, 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany from 10:00 A.M. to noon.  Admission is $20.00 general and $15.00 for seniors, student, Albany residents etc.  For more information call (510) 524-5661.

February 10 (Saturday): Jubilee Klezmer Ensemble present a concert and dance at Monroe Hall, Santa Rosa from 7:30 to 10:30 P.M.  For more information visit http://www.jubileeklezmer.com/Calendar/Frame.html or call (707) 762-1070.

February 10 (Saturday):  Second Annual Pontic Glendi Dinner Dance at Annunciation Cathedral, 245 Valencia Street, San Francisco starting at 6:30 P.M.  There will be dinner followed by live Pontic music for dancing featuring  Kostas.  Admission  for dinner and dancing  is $40.00 for Adults, $30.00 for teens, $25.00 for children12 and under and children under 5 are free; after dinner admission (after 9:00) is $20.00 at the door.  Reservations are required for dinner.  For reservations and more information call (650) 619-0504, (650) 591-0690, (650) 358-8809 or send email to karthia808@yahoo.com .

February 10 (Saturday): Darron’s Café Shalom presents an Israeli Dance Party at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Bowcick Hall, 43rd Avenue, at Judah Street, San Francisco at 6:30 P.M.  Admission is $5.00.  For more information send email to dpbergen@cwnet.com .

February 11 (Sunday): Minka is back in the Bay Area and will be playing the accordion and singing Yiddish songs with other musicians at Mama Toby’s Café Revolution, 22nd Street, at Bartlett, San Francisco from Noon to 3:00 P.M.  For more information visit http://www.madamlewicki.com or sent email to max@maxminka.com .

February 17 –18 (Saturday & Sunday):  Annual San Francisco Tamburitza Festival at Croatian American Cultural Center, Onondaga at Alemany, San Francisco workshops planned before the performances.  For more information visit http://www.CroatianAmericanWeb.org or send email to johndaley@mindspring.com .

February 21 (Wednesday): Balkan dancing and lesson to recorded music 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

February 22 (Thursday):  Daniela Ivanova to teach a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian dance workshop at the Mandala, Bowcock Hall, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 43rd Avenue, at Judah Street, San Francisco from 7:30 to 10:30. P.M.  Admission is $10.00.  For more information call (415) 648-8489 or send email to paulbourbin@hotmail.com .

February 23 (Friday): Daniela Ivanova to teach a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian dance workshop at Flex-it Aerobic Studio, 425 West Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M.  Admission is $12.00.  For more information call (650) 966-1775 or visit http://dance.blochg.com.

February 23 (Friday): Red and Black Ball featuring Bulgarika (the Kolevs, Ivan Milev and others) to perform at the Santa Rosa Veteran’s Building, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M.  Admission is $5.00.  For more information send email to marilynmsmith@sbcglobal.com.

February 24 (Saturday): Festival of the Oaks at Live Oak Park, Shattuck Avenue, at Berryman, Berkeley from 9:15 A. M. to 5:00 P.M.  Two rooms of dancing and a hot lunch will be available as a fund-raiser.  Jane Myers will have a costume sale.  Suzanne Rocca-Butler will teach.  Entertainment to follow.  For more information send email to MelDancing@aol.com .

February 24 (Saturday): International Folk Dance party with Marcel Vinokur at Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park from 8:00 P.M. to midnight.  Admission is $7.00 for adults and $1.00 for teens.

February 24 (Saturday): Born to Drone presents “Music from the Balkans and Beyond” at a house concert at 4:00 P.M.  Admission is $10.00 and space is limited, so make reservations by contacting Diane Frank at (415) 440-8668 or send her email at GeishaPoet@aol.com .  For directions to the house visit http://borntodrone.org/gigs.html.  For more information contact Jeanne Benioff at jbenioff@comcast.net .

February 25 (Sunday): Bulgarika (the Kolevs, Ivan Milev and others) to perform at Cayuga Vault, 1100 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz at 7:00 P. M.  Admission is $15.00.   For more information contact  Dena Bjornlie (831) 458-1340 or visit http://www.cayugavault.com .

February 25 (Sunday): Balkan dancing to a variety of live music provided by a number of musicians at the French Garden Restaurant, 8050 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol.  Admission is $10.00.  Brunch and dinner are available, as is a full bar.  For more information call (707) 824-2030 or visit  http://www.frenchgardenresturant.com .

February 27 (Tuesday): Daniela Ivanova to teach a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian dance workshop at Santa Rosa Junior College, Room 905, Tauzer Gym from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.  Admission is $3.00.  For more information contact Marilyn Smith at marilynmsmith@sbcglobal.net .

 

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 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 to 10:30 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 in Saratoga; St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, 18870 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, California 95070. Time: 7:30-10:00 PM (parties 5 times a year go to 10:30). Admission is $8.00 ($6.00 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. 40+ people Age Range: 24-90 with the majority 40 –65.

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 (In Memory of Asha Goldberg)

 

Every Monday:

Cafe Kineret, Sunnyvale Recreation Center, 550 Remington, $6.00. 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@louitucker.com or visit http://louitucker.com 80+ dancers Age range 18-75.

 

Every Tuesday:

Dance with Moshany at the Masonic Temple, 890 Church St., at Franklin, Mountain View at 8:15 P.M.  For more information send email to id@moshany.com .

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@louitucker.com, or visit http://louitucker.com or Yonit Levy, (510) 231-0959, yonitlevy@hotmail.com.

 

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 Ruth Browns (415) 492-1605, or the JCC at (415) 479-2000.

Dance with Shirley Burr, 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 Shirley Burr at sababadance@yahoo.com or visit http://wwwsababanights.com/ .

 

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.

 

 

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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