The Folk Dance Scene for January 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.
January 5 (Friday): Folk Dance party at The Dance Palace Community Center, 5th and B Streets, Point Reyes Station with dance instruction by Carol Friedman from 7:00 to 8:00 p>m> and dancing to old and new favorites from 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. Admission is $5.00. For more information call Carol at (415) 663-9512 or send email to cjay@horizoncable.com or visit http://www.dancepalace.org .
January 5 (Friday): Sviraci plays Bulgarian and Macedonian music for dancing at Flex-it Aerobics Studio, 425 West Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View from 8:00 to 11:00 P.M. Admission is $6.00. For more information visit http://dance.blochg.com
January 9 (Tuesday): Balkan folk dance with Yuliyan Yordanov teaching Bulgarian dances and Balkan dancing to follow 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.
January 12 –13 (Friday & Saturday): International Folk Dance Festival at San Carlos United Community Church, Elm at Arroyo, San Carlos. Friday: folk dance party with Marcel Vinokur from 7:30 to 11:00 P.M. Saturday: Institute Workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 P.M. with 3 Israeli and 3 Russian dances being taught; from 7:00 to 8:00, there will be dancing to live music provided by Vecernica and from 8:00 to 11:00 there will be dancing to recoded music. Admission is $7.00. For more information visit http://www.folkdance.com/flyers/San_Carlos_Festival2007.pdf or http://www.folkdance.com/events/events.php3 .
January 13 (Saturday): Israeli folk dancing at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 43rd Avenue, at Judah, San Francisco at 6:30 P.M. Admission is $5.00. For more information email israelidancer@yahoo.com .
January 19 (Friday): Folk dance workshop with Ljupco Manevski and Goran Alacki at Flex-it Aerobic Studio, 425 Evelyn Street, Mountain View from 7:00 to 10:00 P.M. Admission is $12.00. For more information send tmail to bhsaxton@earthlink.net .
January 19 (Friday): As part of the Croatian American Cultural Center’s Master Artist Series, Gabor Simon will teach lassu (Slow) csardas and Friss (fast) csardas from Bacska, Hungry, followed by a set played by Danubius for dancing at the Croatian American Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga, at Alemany, San Francisco at 7:30 P.M. Hungarian food will be available. Admission is $15.00 and children are free. For more information visit http://www.CroatianAmericanWeb.org .
January 20 (Saturday): Macedonian music and dance provided by Goran and Adrijana Alacka and a dance lesson provided by Jjupco Mandvski and guest appearance by Rumen Sali Shopov at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 8:00 P.M. For more information call (510) 525-5054
January 24 (Wednesday): Balkan Folk Dancing with an intermediate lesson at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman, Berkeley at 8:00 P.M. For more information call (510) 525-5054
January 26 –28 (Friday – Sunday): Monte Toyon at Live Oak Park, Berkeley with Loui Tucker teaching Israeli Dances. For more information call Naomi Lidicker at (510) 524-2871.
January 26 (Friday): Trio Kavkasia and Kitka to perform material from Caucasus Georgia at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1661 – 15th Street, San Francisco at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $22.00 in advance, $25.00 at the door and $20.00 for students, seniors and groups over 10. For more information send email to kitkak@kitka.org call (510) 444.0323 or visit http://www.kitka.org .
January 27 (Saturday): Trio Kavkasia and Kitka to perform material from Caucasus Georgia at the Holy Cross Church, 126 High Street, Santa Cruz at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $22.00 in advance, $25.00 at the door and $20.00 for students, seniors and groups over 10. For more information send email to kitkak@kitka.org call (510) 444.0323 or visit http://www.kitka.org.
January 27 (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.
January 28 (Sunday): Trio Kavkasia and Kitka to perform material from Caucasus Georgia at the First Unitarian Church of Aokland, 685 – 15th Street, Oakland at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $22.00 in advance, $25.00 at the door and $20.00 for students, seniors and groups over 10. For more information send email to kitkak@kitka.org call (510) 444.0323 or visit http://www.kitka.org
January 28 (Sunday): Folk dance party with live music at the French Garden Restaurant, 8050 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. Admission is $10.00. For more information call (707) 546-4386.
January 28 (Sunday): Celebrate the feast of Sv Vlaho (St. Blaise) at the Nativity Church Hall, 240 Fell Street, between Gough and Franklin Streets, San Francisco from 11:30 A.M. Lunch will be served and Sidro Tamburasi Orchestra will provide music for dancing. Admission and lunch are $15.00 for adults and $5.00 for youth 13 to 18 years and under 13 are free. Admission without lunch is $5.00 for adults, and those under 18 are free. For more information send email to marygervasio@aol.com , annecavrak@aol.com , or lorraine.Vallejo@sierraclub.org .
January 31 (Wednesday): Open Dance Rehearsal; Westwind is looking for dancers for the 2007 season at Hand-to-Hand Studio, 5680 San Pablo Avenue, at Powell, Emeryville from 7:30 to 10:00 P.M. For more information send email to wanchao@hotmail.com or call (415) 244-5736.
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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 from 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@louitucker.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 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.
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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