Oct 30 Northern California Dance Newsletter 1

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DANCE NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 30 2009

John Bear, just back from Yellowknife, continuing to put out the  
former Big Wayne e-newsletter. New listings, corrections, comments,  
subscriptions, unsubscriptions, complaints by email or dog sled to  
john.bear@....

This newsletter is emailed on the 15th and 30th of each month.
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I have organized the newsletter into three sections, as follows

SECTION 1: One-time only events in northern California
SECTION 2: Regularly-recurring events in northern California
SECTION 3: One-time-only events in the US, Canada, and worldwide,  
primarily those that are 2 or more days

Section 1: One-time only events, Northern Calif.
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NOTE: for detailed information on Greek events in northern  
California, check out Ed Hughot’s site: http://
www.greekfestivals.bravehost.com/#HOME (Much of the info is also  
included in the following listings, but this is the source.)
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Oct 30   Mountain View, CA
STANFORD FOLK DANCERS: Da! Mozhem, Sviraci, The Slivovitz  
Disfunctional Family Band. 8 pm. Flex-it Aerobics Studio  425 W.  
Evelyn, Mountain View. http://dance.blochg.com, Contact gino@...
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Oct 31  Concord, CA
HALLOWE’EN DANCE PARTY, Touch of Europe, 180 Colfax St., 9 pm.
apovjadaite otnovo da otpraznuvame zaedno Hallooween v Touch of  
Europe s DJ Hassey D. Nadjavam se veche da ste si izbrali kostumite  
za Halloween i vsichki da budem maskirani na partito :) Prigotvete se  
da dancuvame cjala vecher i da chuete lubimi pesni. Cover:     $10 +  
Costume zaduljitelno
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Oct 31   Fremont, CA
HALLOWE’EN PROFESSIONAL SHOWCASE DANCE PARTY. Premier Ballroom, 4181  
Cushing Parway, [phone]. Show dances, 7-8, dance party  
8:30-12:15. www.premierballroomstudiol.com
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Nov 2  San Francisco CA
GREEK FEET, 2-hour Greek dance workshop with Joe Kaloyanidesw  
Graziosi. Presidio Dance Theater Academy, 1158 Gorgas by Crissy  
Field, the Presidio.  makaronis@...
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Nov 5   San Mateo, CA
DANUBIUS: Gypsy music from Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria,  
Macedonia. Music from 6:30 to 9:30 (new starting time). 120 W. 25th  
Av e., [phone]. Tannourine Restaurant (Lebanese). Danubius  
site: www.danubiussf.com.
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Nov 6  San Francisco, CA
ORIGINAL CROATIAN TAMBURITZA MUSIC, Sidro and Guests, Croatian  
American Cultural Cemter, 8 pm, $10, children free.  
www.croaatianamericanweb.org
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Nov 6  San Francisco
HASMIK HARUTYUNYAN and KITKA IN CONCERT, St. Gregory of Nyssa Church,  
500 De Haro St., 8 to 10. www.brownpapertickets.com/85448
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Nov 7   Oakland, CA
St. Vartan Armenian Apostolic Church, 650 Spruce St.
4 PM: Armenian Folk Songs and Dances Workshop with Hasmik Harutyunyan
8 PM: Concert with Hasmik & Kitka. $20 adv., $20 at door,  
www.kitka.org, [phone].
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Nov 12  San Mateo, CA
GREEK DANCING 6:30 to 9:30, at Tannourine Restaurant, 20 W. 25th  
Ave., www.tannourinecuisine.com.
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Nov 14-15  El Cerrito, CA
GATHERING OF THE TRIBE: a weekend with sixteen circle dance teachers  
from Calif. and Oregon doing 16 workshops of all kinds: Rom dances,  
healing dances, dances to classiical music, Bulgarian women’s  
dances, very fast dances, empowerment dances, etc. Schedule and  
details at www.circledancing.com and recorded version at (510)  
594-4089. 19 hours of dancing. $20 one day, $35 two days.
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Nov. 21  Menlo Park, CA
FOLK DANCE PARTY with Marcel Vinokur. Dancing in 2 rooms. 8 pm, $7.  
Free refreshments. Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Alma St..  
marcel.vinokur@....
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Nov. 27-28  San Francisco, CA
KOLO FESTIVAL, Croatian-American Hall, 60 Onandaga Ave.. Bands Trio  
Zulum, Hellidelica, and Dragi Spasovski. Dance teachers: Yves Moreau,  
Jon Filcich, Jerry Duke, Bob Gardner, Sani Rafiti.  http://
balkantunes.org/kolofestival
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Dec 5   Oakland, CA
CONTRA SPECIAL, Bay Area Country Dance Society, Cathedral of the  
Ascension, Oakland, CA.  www.bacds.org.
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Dec. 6   Berkeley, CA
ISRAELI OLDIES FOLK DANCE PARTY, Ashkenas, 1:30-5:30; live music at 4  
(Achi ben Shalom & Adama). Allen King, 510-501-3307 –  
allenk@...
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Dec. 10  San Mateo, CA
GREEK DANCING 6:30 to 9:30, at Tannourine Restaurant, 20 W. 25th  
Ave., www.tannourinecuisine.com.
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Dec. 12  Menlo Park, CA
FOLK DANCE PARTY with Marcel Vinokur. Dancing in 2 rooms. 8 pm, $7.  
Free refreshments. Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Alma St..  
marcel.vinokur@....
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Dec 16-17, Berkeley CA
FEAST OF JEWISH MUSIC, Pomegranates and Figs. Alicia Svigal’s  
Klezmer Express, and Teslim (Kaila Flexer & Gari Hegedus). Freight &  
alvage, 8 pm. www.freightandsalvage.com
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Jan. 15-16, San Carlos
HERITAGE FESTIVAL, Peninsula Folk Dance Council. Friday eve party,  
Saturday meeting, lunch, dancing. www.folkdance.com
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Jan 30-31  El Cerrito, CA
CIRCLE DANCE WORKSHOP with Stefan & Bethan Freedman from England.  
www.circledancing.com
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Feb 20  Berkeley, CA
FESTIVAL OF THE OAKS, Live Oak Park, 1301 Shattuck. 9:30-noon,  
workshop; 1:30-5:30 dancing in 2 halls.  meldancing@...
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March 12-14   Sacramento, CA
CAMELLIA FESTIVAL.  Details to follow.  Toba, [phone]
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April 9-11  Arcata, CA
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL. Dance, singing, music. Details  
later at: www.humboldtfolkdancers.org
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June 4-5-6   Sonoma, CA
STATEWIDE 2010: DANCING IN THE VALLEY OF THE MOON. Gary Anderson,  
statewide chairman at: Editor@...
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Section 2: Recurring events, Northern Calif.

NOTE; There is dancing at Ashkenaz in Berkeley, CA (1317 San Pablo  
Ave.) four or five days a week. Some events are listed in Section 1.  
For the rest, from Taiko drumming to bluegrass to Afro-Latin, check  
the Ashkenaz website, www.ashkenaz.com.

ONE MORE NOTE: Berkeley, CA Folk Dancers, who have been dancing in  
Berkeley, CA since Hector was a pup, dance five nights a week at Live  
Oak Park, 1301 Shattuck Ave. They are listed below, and for detailed  
information, visit their website at http://www.Berkeley,  
CAfolkdancers.org. Better still, become an annual member.

FINAL NOTE: Listings begin with Monday events, then Tuesday, etc.,  
and, for each day, go from morning to afternoon to evening, just like  
the sun.

REALLY FINAL NOTE: The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society has asked  
to be included herein. I’d love to, but I haven’t figured out how  
yet, since they have more than 70 regular and special events of  
various kinds in many locations. While I reflect on how to deal with  
this without making this already very long newsletter much longer, I  
would simply direct you to their excellent site, at  http://www.rscds- 
sf.org/. Thank you.
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Mon afternoon, Berkeley, CA
EASTERN EUROPEAN SONG COURSE with singers from Kitka. 4:45-6:15 for  
ten Mondays Sept. 21-Nov. 30, and a performance on the last day.  
Berkeley, CA Jazz School, www.jazzschool.com
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Mon afternoon, Oakland, CA
WEST COAST SWING, 10:30-noon, $5, Oakland, CA Senior Center, 200  
Grand Ave, www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Mon afternoon, Oakland, CA
BALLROOM DANCING, 1-3, free. Practice 3-4. Oakland, CA Senior Center,  
200 Grand Ave., www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Mon afternoon, Oakland, CA
LINE DANCE, Naomi Puro, 1-2:45, $10, Oakland, CA Senior Center, 200  
Grand Ave., www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Mon Tue Wed Thu and Fri evening, Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA FOLK DANCERS (international). Live Oak Park Hall,  
usually 7:45 to 9:45 pm. Shattuck/Berryman. Mon intermediate, Tue  
beginner, Wed advanced, Thu miscellaneous  Fri is request or party  
night. www.Berkeley, CAfolkdancers.org.
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Mon evening, Oakland, CA
WEST AFRICAN/GUINEA DANCE class, 6:30-8 pm, M’Mah Toure of  
Guinea’s Les Ballets Africains. Lake Merritt Dance Center.  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Mon evening, Oakland, CA
BAVARIAN DANCE, 7:30-9:30, Lake Merritt Dance Center.  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Mon evening, Oakland, CA
ARGENTINE TANGO class, 7:30, Gene & Jeanne Hall,  
genejeanne@..., Lake Merritt Dance Center.  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Mon evening, Oakland, CA
SALSA WITH JUAN, 7 pm, www.salsawithjuan.com, Lake Merritt Dance  
Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Mon evening, Oakland, CA
TRIP THE LIGHT FANTASTIC, Zoe Balfour, 6:30-9:30, Lake Merritt Dance  
Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Mon evening, Petaluma
SNAP-Y DANCERS Herman Sons Hall  7-9:15 p.m.   860 Western Ave,  
Petaluma  cjay@...  Carol Friedman’s blog for listings:  
http://carolfriedmanfolkdance.blogspot.com/ 14-week season starts  
Sept. 14.
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Mon evening, San Francisco, CA
GREEK FOLK DANCE at the Presidio Dance Academy, 1158 Gorgas Road  (at  
Marshall - adjacent to Crissy Field), 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.  
makronis@...  http://www.greekfeet.com/
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Mon evening, Sunnyvale
CAFE KINERET Sunnyvale Recreation Center, 550 Remington, $6.  
7:30-8:30 beginners, 8:30-9 Interm/Adv level . Requests till 11:30.  
loui@...
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Tues morning, Palo Alto, CA
SACRED CIRCLE DANCING, dancing through darkness: dances of grounding,  
peace, harmony and balance. Unity Church, 3391 Middlefield Rd., 10-
noon. Holly, 650/575-4752
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Tues afternoon, Oakland, CA
BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS, Oakland, CA Senior Center, 200 Grand Ave.  
David Henry, 9-10 am; beginning 10:15-11:30. $4.  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Tues afternoon, Oakland, CA
WEST COAST SWING, Oakland, CA Senior Center, 200 Grand, Tony Genero,  
11-noon, $5. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Tues afternoon, Oakland, CA
TEA DANCE, Oakland, CA Senior Center, noon-3:45, $4, 200 Grand Ave.,  
wwwlakemerrittdancecenter.org
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Tues evening, Berkeley, CA
BASIC PERSIAN & CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE, Afsaneh Dance Academy, 6:30-8  
with Miriam Peretz. miriamp@..., [phone].
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Tues evening, Livermore
DEL VALLE FOLK DANCERS  int’l FD  7:45 to 9:30 upstairs small studio  
at Triple Threat Performing Arts, 315 Wright Brothers Avenue, near  
the Livermore airport.  Mostly Balkan and Israeli dances  
joycexopo1@...
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Tues evening, Menlo Park
BALKAN  The Menlo Park Rec Center  a fair amount of Balkan at all  
levels.  Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Alma St., Menlo Park. Menlo  
Park Folkdancers. 7 -10;15  $6 Contact  Marcel Vinokur@...
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Tues evening, Oakland, CA
SALSA WITH JUAN (see Mon evening)
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Tues evening, Oakland, CA
WALTZ - PERSEPHONE, 7-10, www.vintagewaltz.com, Lake Merritt Dance  
Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Tues evening, Point Reyes
BALLROOM with Carol Friedman. Salsa, swing, walta. 7:15-8:15. Dance  
Palace, 503 B. St. Through July 14. Carol’s blog for listings:  
http://carolfriedmanfolkdance.blogspot.com/
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Tues evening, Santa Cruz
ISRAELI DANCING, 7:30-10:00pm, $7.00
First Congregational Church, 900 High Street.
Oldies and some newer dances. Easier dances at beginning.
Info: rothdance@...
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Tues evening, Santa Rosa, CA
INTERMEDIATE BALKAN DANCE CLASS with Marilyn Smith, 7 to 9, Santa  
Rosa, CA Jr. College, 905 Tauzer. 16 weeks, $49. Community Education  
Office,  [phone]; marilynmsmith@...
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Wed morning, Albany, CA
WOMEN’S RITUAL DANCES, Albany, CA Senior Center, 10:15 to 11:30 am,  
for women of any age. 846 Masonic Ave., just north of Solano, by the  
BART tracks. $7/$6  Catherine Sutton, Catherine@...
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Wed morning, San Francisco, CA
INTERNATIONAL DANCE CIRCLE, Harvey Milk Recreation Center, 50 Scott  
St. at Duboce, San Francisco, CA 10:00 - 11:30 A.M.  Call Mabel Doss  
[phone].
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Wed afternoon, Oakland, CA
BALLROOM lessons, intermediate, Steve Randall and Linda Liu, 1-2 pm,  
$6, Oakland, CA Senior Center, 200 Grand.,  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Wed afternoon, Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa, CA FOLK DANCERS, Willowside Hall, 5299 Hall Road, 1:45  
-3:45 P.M.  Call Elsa [phone]
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1st-3rd-5th Wed evening, Berkeley, CA
CONTRA DANCE, Bay Area Contra Dance, Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar.  
Teaching 7:30, dance 8-10:30. www.bacds.org/series.
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2nd & 4th Wed evening, Berkeley, CA
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE, Bay Area Country Dance Society, Grace North  
Church, 2138 Cedar. Teaching 7:30, dance 8-10:30. http://
www.bacds.org/series/
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Wed evening, Berkeley, CA
PERSIAN & CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE, Afsaneh Dance Academy, intermediate  
class, Miriam Peretz, miriamp@..., [phone].
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Wed evening, El Cerrito, CA
CAFE SIMCHA ISRAELI, Veterans Memorial Hall, 6450 Stockton Ave., $5.  
Teaching from 8 to 9:30, requests until midnight. All levels. Come  
earlier for the older and easier dances. Party (no teaching) every  
fifth week. loui@... or yonitlevy@....
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Wed evening, Menlo Park
HUNGARIAN AND ROMANIAN Couple Dances of Transylvania eves at the MPRC  
Warm-up dances 8, teaching 8:15-9:45, requests until 10:30.  $7 drop  
in.  Todd Wagner, todd@...    No class July 17 and Aug 5  
because of Hungarian dance camps.
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Wed evening, Oakland, CA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT DANCE, ballroom, lessons 7-8, dance 8-11, $4, Lake  
Merritt Dance Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Wed evening, Oakland, CA
TANGO CLINIC, Gigi & Warren Jensen, 7:30-8:30, Lake Merritt Dance  
Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Wed evening, Point Reyes Station
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE. 7-8:15. Dance Palace Community Center,  
corner of 5th & B Streets, 6-week season starts Sept. 9. http://
www.dancepalace.org/   cjay@...  Carol Friedman’s blog  
for listings: http://carolfriedmanfolkdance.blogspot.com/
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Thu morning, San Rafael, CA
THE DANCING CHEVRA,  San Rafael, CA Marin JCC, 200 N San Pedro Road,  
Free, 10:15AM-12:30 P.M. Beginning and intermediate level. No  
partners needed.  Ruth Browns [phone], or the JCC at (415)  
479-2000.
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Thu afternoon, Oakland, CA
TEA DANCE, Oakland, CA Senior Center, 200 Grand, noon-3:45, $4,  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Thu evening, Menlo Park
MOSTLY BALKAN,  Burgess Recreation Center  701 Laurel St (at Mielke  
Dr) 7:45-10:15 Int/adv, soft-soled shoes, drop-in $7. Teching, then  
request dancing, or party. Contact ementeer@.... Current  
schedule: www-cs-staff.stanford.edu/~me/mostlybalkan.html
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Thu evening, Oakland, CA
WEST AFRICAN/GUINEA DANCE, see Monday listing
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Thu evening, Oakland, CA
SALSA WITH JUAN, 7 pm, see Monday listing
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Thu evening, Oakland, CA
ZYDECO-CAJUN WALTZ, Lessons, Wil Bellot, 7:30, dance 8:30-11:30.  
Lake Merritt Dance Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Thu evening, Oakland, CA
BALBOA SWING, 7-9, www.200grand.com, Lake Merritt Dance Center.  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Thu evening, San Francisco, CA
THE MANDALA, 7:30 -10:30 pm  St Paul’s Church Bowcock Hall, 43rd Ave  
and Judah Street      paulbourbin@...      $4
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3rd Thu, evening  San Francisco, CA
GREEK MUSIC & DANCING, Parea Wine Bar & Cafe 795 Valencia Street @  
19th Street, 7 to 11pm $5 cover charge  http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=QZ1Fi9fUiWY
No dancing July 16.
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Thu  evening  San Rafael, CA
Marin Balkan Dancers, 8 to 10 P.M. at Dance with Sherry Studio, 4140  
Redwood Highway.  IreneCroft@....
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Thu evening  Sacramento, CA
International Dance, 7:30-9, YLI Hall, 1400 27th St.at N. Contact:  
Roy [phone] patroy@...,  http://www.folkdance.com/ 
Sacramento, CAcouncil/beginners.html
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Thu evening   Saratoga, CA
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE. 7:30-10, $8. St. Michael Archangel Serbian  
Orthodox Church, 18870 Allendale Avenue. http://louitucker.com/dance/ 
DanceThursday.htm Evening progresses from easier to harder. Loui  
Tucker, loui@...
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Fri morning, El Cerrito, CA.
INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCING for seniors of all ages, 9 to 11 am with a  
tea break from 10 to 10:30. El Cerrito, CA Senior Center, 6500  
Stockton Ave., El Cerrito, CA (just off San Pablo Ave). Line and  
circle dances, easy to intermediate. We teach every dance for the  
first hour. No partners necessary. $4 for El Cerrito, CA residents,  
$5 for nonresidents. melharte@...
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Fri morning, Albany, CA
RELEASING THE DANCER WITHIN  Greacian Goeke, certified Orff Schulwerk  
Music and Movement instructor. Creative explorations, improvisation  
and the joy of movement in community. Everyone is a dancer. 10:15  
-11:30am, Albany, CA Senior Center, 846 Masonic, Albany, CA  $7/
class  (415/318-9987).
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Fri afternoon, Oakland, CA
BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS, intermediate 12:30-1:30, advanced 1:30-2:30,  
David Henry, Oakland, CA Senior Center, www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Fri, evening, Albany, CA
BALKAN & ISRAELI NON-PARTNER DANCING, Albany, CA YMCA, Berkeley, CA-
Albany, CA (1/2 mile north of Ashkenaz) fri FD group, 8-11pm    at  
921 Kains Street        kay.james@...   $4 .
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Fri evening, Arcata, CA
HUMBOLDT FOLK DANCERS, 8 to 11. www.humboldtfolkdancers.org
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Fri evening, Berkeley, CA
BERKELEY FOLK DANCERS, Live Oak Park, all requests, 7:45-9:45 (see  
Mon listing for details)
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Fri evening, Berkeley, CA (except 4th Fri)
BAY AREA CIRCLE DANCERS  Circle dancing to wonderful music, old and  
new, from Europe, the Americas, and elsewhere. Similar in form to  
international folk dance, but with an attitude of attention,  
awareness, and respect that evolved from its origins at the Findhorn  
Foundation in Scotland. No partners are needed. Each dance taught  
before it is done. 8-10 pm, Finnish Brotherhood Hall, 1970 Chestnut  
St. (at University). $4-$6 donation. http://web.me.com/john.bear/ 
Bay_Area_Circle_Dancers, marina@...
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4th Fri evening, El Cerrito, CA
BAY AREA CIRCLE DANCERS. See description in previous paragraph. Pot  
luck supper 7-8, dancing 8-10 pm, Hillside Community Church, 1422  
Navellier St. (at Potrero). $4-$6 donation. http://web.me.com/ 
john.bear/Bay_Area_Circle_Dancers, marina@...                
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evening, Mill Valley (Marin),  
CA                                                                      
        KOPACHKA DANCERS 8 pm  most of the year.   Scout Hall  177 E.  
Blithedale Ave Mill Valley joycexopo1@... ,  
SettelE@...                              
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evening, Mountain View,  
CA                                                                      
               STANFORD INTERNATIONAL DANCERS  Teaching 8-9, dancing  
9-11. Flex-it Aerobics Studio  425 W. Evelyn, Mountain View. Updated  
schedule at http://dance.blochg.com
Contact gino@...  $6, $8 (live music nights), $12 (special  
events). Students half price, children free.
Oct 16  Armen Gabrielian - Armenian & Balkan
Oct 23  Nina Kavardjikova - Bulgarian dance workshop
Oct 30  Svirači & Da! Mozhem - Live music - Halloween Party
Nov 6 & 13  Caroline Simmonds - Greek
Nov 20  All requests
Nov 27   Closed; Kolo Festival
Dec 4    Bill Cope & Friends - Live Balkan music
Dec  11 & 18 John Burke - Balkan
Dec 25    Closed -- Winter vacation
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1st & 3rd Fri evenings, Oakland, CA
SAME SEX DANCE, www.tripthelightfantastic.org, Lake Merritt Dance  
Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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2nd Fri evening, Oakland, CA
ARGENTINE TANGO PARTY, class 8, dance 9-midnight. Lake Merritt Dance  
Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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2nd Fri evening   Oakland, CA
CONTRA DANCING  Bay Area Contra Dance, Humanist Hall, 390-27th St.,  
Lesson 7, dancing 7:30-10. www.bacds.ore/series
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Fri evening, Oakland, CA
SALSA WITH JOE AND TIFFANY, 7-9, www.foreversalsatango.com, Lake  
Merritt Dance Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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4th Friday evening, Oakland, CA
SALSA WITH JUAN, 7-midnight, see Mon listing
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1st-3rd-5th Friday evenings, Palo Alto, CA
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE, Masonic Temple, 461 Florence St., Lesson 7:30,  
dance 8-10:30. http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
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Fri evening, San Francisco, CA
CHANGS INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS  Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church  
31st Avenue and Clement Street the first four Fridays, 8:00 to 10:30  
PM.  First two Fri - teaching; Third Fri - Party; Fourth Fri - 7-8:30  
Family  Folkdance; 8:30-10:30 General dancing    $4    
estherlandau@... , tspolaris1@...
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4th Fri evening  San Francisco, CA
CONTRA DANCING  Bay Area Contra Dance, St. Paul’s Church, 43rd &  
Judah,  teaching 7:30, dance 8-11. http://www.bacds.org/series
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Fri evening, Santa Cruz/Aptos, CA
CABRILLO FOLKDANCERS--BALKAN & INTERNATIONAL
Teaching 7:30-9 pm, requests 9-11 pm. $5.00 regular nights, $10 live  
music nights.
Cabrillo College dance studio, Room 1117 in the gym complex.
Live music once a month. Info, directions, or to get on the email  
list:  cabrillofolk@...
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3rd Fri evening  Santa Rosa, CA
CONTRA DANCE, 8-11. nbcds.org/contras.html
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One Fri evening a month   Nevada City, CA
Mostly circle and line dances, partners not needed. Traditional tunes  
and dances from East Europe--Greece, Bulgaria + neighbors, some  
Scandinavian + Mideast. Most nights--doors open 6:30, teaching 7-8,  
live music 8-10:30 (not much teaching). Nevada City United Methodist  
Church, 433 Broad St., street level entrance. Call or email for  
schedule: dance7@..., 530 272 2149. Wood floor for  
dancers.  Folding chairs for visitors. Free-will donation.
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2nd Friday evening   Palo Alto, CA
REGENCY DANCING  8-10:30 pm, St. Marks Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado  
Ave. www.baers.org/fridays.html
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3rd Saturday afternoon, Petaluma, CA
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE PARTY  Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Ave.,  
Petaluma at 2-6 P.M.  [phone].
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1st Sat evening  Canyon, CA
Contra dance at Canyon School, 8 to 11, $7. www.canyoncontras.com
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1st Sat evening   Napa, CA
CONTRA DANCE, 7:30-10. nbcds.org/contras.html
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2nd Sat evening, Oakland
EASTBAY WALTZ, class 7-9, dance 9-midnight Lake Merrit Dance Center,  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org
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3rd Sat evening, Oakland, CA
SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE, West Coast Swing, 7-11, Lake Merritt Dance  
Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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1st Sat evening  Oakland, CA
ZYDECO WALTZ, free Caribbean food at 7, dance 8:30-11:30, Lake  
Merritt Dance Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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1st & 3rd Sat evening   San Francisco, CA
CONTRA DANCING  San Francisco, CA Contra Dance, St. Paul’s Church,  
43rd & Judah, teaching 7:30, dance 8-11.  http://www.bacds.org/series
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2nd Sat evening, West Los Angeles
CAFE AMAN, Balkan basics at Pacific Arts Center, 10469 Santa Monica  
Blvd., www.pacificartscenter.com. (OK, so this isn’t northern  
California. But they asked to be listed, so here they are.)
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Sat. evening, Oakland, CA
ARGENTINE TANGO WITH JOE & TIFFANY, 6-8, Lake Merritt Dance Center.  
www.foreversalsatango.com, www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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2nd Sat afternoon   San Francisco, CA
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE, 2-5.  http://www.bacds.org/series/
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2nd and 4th Sat evening, Oakland, CA
FRIDAY NIGHT WALTZ, class 7-9, dance 9-midnight,  
www.fridaynightwaltz.com, $12 ($8 for dance only), Lake Merritt Dance  
Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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2nd-4th-5th Sat evening   Palo Alto, CA
CONTRA DANCE  Bay Area Contra Dance, 1st United Methodist Church, 625  
Hamilton Ave. Lessons 7:00, dance 8-11. www.bacds.org/series
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Last Sat, evening San Francisco, CA
CAFE SHALOM  Monthly Dance Party - 7:30 -11:00.   St. Paul’s  
Presbyterian Church, 1399 43rd Ave at Judah, SF - Rosanna Horson,  
rofromsf@...; also on FaceBook.
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Sun. morning, San Francisco CA
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE, 10 to noon, Richmond Recreation Center, 251  
18th Ave.  www.themandala.org
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2nd Sun afternoon/evening through Dec.   Santa Rosa, CA
BAKLAN JAM-DINNER-DANCE. Vecherinka Series. Jam 4 pm, dinner 5:45,  
dance 7-8:30. (Sept 13: party 1-9). Barbara & Jims.  
balknbarb@... or 650-454-0216 for info, directions.
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3rd Sun afternoon, Berkeley, CA
ASHKENAZ ADVANCED BALKAN , for people with a few years of experience.  
2-4 pm, Back Dance Studio. Open to requests. Some dances are belt  
dances; be prepared. Gary Anderson, wildwood_press@...    $5
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4th Sun afternoon, San Francisco, CA
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING, Bay Area Country Dance Society, 2-5:30,.  
http://www.bacds.org/series/
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1st-3rd-5th Sun afternoon  Sebastopol, CA
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE, 2-4:30, Wischemann Hall., 465 Morris St.,  
North Bay Country Dance Society, www.nbcds.org.
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2nd & 4th Sun afternoon  Sebastopol, CA
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE, 2-4:30, www.nbcd.org
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Sun afternoon, Oakland, CA
DANCING WITH THE QUEERS, Noon-3:30, www.dancingwiththequeers.com,  
Lake Merritt Dance Center. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Every other Sun afternoon, Los Altos, CA
ARKADASH TURKISH Dance Ensemble is teaching kids.  Free classes, four  
years old and over, families welcome as audience. Beginner /  
intermediate Turkish Folk dance students. 12:15-1:00 P.M.  
Abdullah_Gedik@...
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Last Sun afternoon, Sebastopol, CA
BALKAN DANCING, 2-4 pm (and sometimes with a concert/dance in the  
evening). ellenwatson@...  Live music.  stay for dinner in the  
French Garden Restaurant owned by folk dance teacher, Joan Marler and  
her husband. A mix of music, dance and fine dining.  2 to 4 PM ,  
Bulgarian, Rom, Macedonian and Greek favorites  Suggested donation:  
$10. 8050 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol (take Bodega Ave west of Main  
Street, it’s the old “Marty’s top of the Hill”) http://
www.frenchgardenrestaurant.com/  jmarler@...
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Sun evening, Oakland, CA
LINDY HOP & EAST COAST SWING, 6-9, Belinda & Chuck,  
www.belindyhop.com, www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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Sun evening, Oakland, CA
BALLROOM DANCE CLASS, Steve Randall, 6-8,  
www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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3rd Sun evening, Oakland, CA
SWING, Class Act Big Band, 7-9. www.lakemerrittdancecenter.org.
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1st & 3rd Sun, Saratoga, CA
STOCKTON-IN-EXILE FOLK DANCE GROUP   Saratoga, CA Dance Studio. All  
welcome. requests at Quito Center, 18778 Cox Ave, Saratoga, CA    
Donation: $5 1st and 3rd Suns; but not 5th Sun. MarionKEarl@...  
susan.gregory@... fleenore@...
Stockton Folk Dance Camp: http://www.folkdancecamp.org/
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Sundays, Walnut Creek, CA
ISRAELI DANCING, B’nai Shalom 74 Eckley Lane, yardenaB@...  
for dates and time     Dates vary, based on Yardena’s schedule.  
Circle dances .  $5, pot luck light dairy/parve dinner is free.
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Section 3: One-time only events, elsewhere
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Oct 16-18  Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CIRCLE DANCE WEEKEND with Marina and John Bear. www.edscd.com/
Circle_Dance_site/Welcome.html
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Oct 16-18  Victoria, BC, Canada
MACEDONIAN DANCE & SONG WEEKEND with Atanas Kolarovski and Ann  
Smreclu (dance) and Dragi Spasovski (song). CDN$70.  http://
members.shaw.ca/sifd or email:  balkanbarb@... or call  Barb  
Logan: 1-250-598-4089
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Oct 18-31 Turkey
TURKEY  Jim Gold and Lee Otterholt.  jimgold@...  
www.jimgold.com
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Oct 23-25, Pompano Beach, Florida
GREEK, ARMENIAN, BALKAN & ROM DANCES WITH LAURA SHANNON. $250.
Info from Judie David, vedavid@..., [phone].
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Oct 30-Nov 11  Israel
MERKAYAH  Circle dances and tourism with Frida Zalcman and Pablo  
Skornik. ww.tinkudanzas.com, tinkudanzas@...
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Nov. 13-15  Harrisburg PA
SERBIAN DANCE WEEKEND. www.sfmsfolk.org/dances/Serbian_Nov09.html.
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Nov. 26-29  Texas
TEXAS FOLK DANCE CAMP, Bruceville. Line & couple dances of Turkey,  
Azerbaijan, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary. www.tifd.org or
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Jan 14-18   Houston, TX
TANGO FESTIVAL. Four Argentine and 6 west-coast teachers. Live music.  
www.houstontangofestival.com.
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Feb 9-14  Argentina
SACRED CIRCLE FOLK AND MEDITATION DANCE with Pablo Skornik.  
www.tinkudanzas.com
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April 30-May 3  Findhorn, Scotland
WOMEN’S RITUAL DANCES with Laura Shannon, plus Qi Gong. Women only.  
www.laurashannon.net
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May 28-31  Iroquois Springs, NY
WORLDCAMP, at the eefc’s east coast Balkan Camp location. Details  
soon. http://www.worldcamp.us
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June 1-11 Alaska
FOLK DANCE CRUISE. No flying from the Bay Area! Round-trip from San  
Francisco, CA. Dance with instructor Francine Donner. Contact Rebecca  
Sheppard at golden2@... or (925)-945-4944
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June 10-26  China
FOLK DANCE CRUISE AND TOUR  Yangtze River; 26th annual Dance on the  
Water with Mel Mann. www.folkdanceonthewater.org or contact Mel at  
[phone]  meldancing@....
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June 18-24  Rusland, Cumbria, UK
STONE CIRCLES SOLSTICE DANCE FESTIVAL sheila.buckfield@...
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July 24-Aug 3  Macedonia
Macedonian Pearl Folk Seminar, city of Berovo. Dance teaching, live  
music nightly. www.macedonianfolk.com, info@...
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Aug  Bulgaria
KOPRIVSHTITSA FESTIVAL TOUR  Mountaintop festival held once every  
five years. Dates not firm. www.jimgold.com
Similar notice from  larry@...
Similar notice from ninalk20@...
      Nina Kavardjikova, who is based in the Netherlands, can send  
you a detailed itinerary, departing for Sofia August 7, with numerous  
dance events in the vicinity of Stara Zagora, Koprivshtitsa, and  
Gotse Delchev, returning to Sofia August 19.
Laura Shannon, 12-day tour focusing on women’s ritual dances.  
www.laurashannon.net
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Oct 8-10  Glastonbury, England
LAURA SHANNON, traditional ritual dances, live music, for women and  
men. www.laurashannon.net.
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======= DANCE QUOTE ===========
“Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do  
any harm to the world.
-- Voltaire

                                                                         
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For other folk dance groups in the bay area, including the Peninsula  
and South Bay, see
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BBMDE
http://www.geocities.com/bayfolk
http://www.slavonicweb.org/events/calendar.htm
http://www.folkdance.com/
Are there others? Let me know: john.bear@...

For dancing in New York City and environs, hundreds of events are  
listed on Bob Radcliff’s site, http://BobRadcliffe.net/Events

Dance write-ups/videos
http://www.recfd.com/folknote.htm
http://www.folkdance.com/html/online_dances.html
http://www.folkdance.com/html/dance_descriptions1.htm
youtube:israelidancing
bekalut.com
http://my.starstream.net/patroy/videodancelist.htm

This issue’s potluck video experience:  suggested by Paul Boizot in  
York, UK (and since I have no internet connection here in  
Yellowknife, I do not know what it is about).
http://www.izlesene.com/video/amator-vanli-genclerden-manyak-halay/ 
934095

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