Thursday, December 31, 2009
Folk Dance Sacramento
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Camellia Festival 2010
MARCH 12, 13, 14, 2010
CSUS STUDENT UNION BALLROOM
6000 J Street, Sacramento, California
Friday evening: 6:00 PM - New dancer workshop
7-11 PM - Dance party to recorded music
Saturday workshops: 1-5 PM - Jaap Leegwater, Bulgarian Dances (to be confirmed)
Yvonne and Andre Couvillion - Couple Dances
7-11 PM - Live music with Chubritza dance party (to be confirmed)
Sunday Concert - 1-3:30 PM - Dance and music concert followed by easy general dancing
Prices: Free for Students (with ID)
Friday Party only $10
Saturday each workshop $7
Saturday party only $12
$30.00 for entire Friday/Saturday package
Sunday Concert and easy dancing: $10
Monday, September 21, 2009
Fun at Dance in the Woods
The video for the taught dances at Dance in the Woods 09 have been posted. See the Dance in the Woods Web Site , for video and links to dance notes. More video to come as I work through Friday nights dancing. If you have any good pitures email them to me and I will post them.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday Sept 25 Nevada City dance with Village Folk Orkestra
Monday, September 14, 2009
Whats New September 14, 2009
http://folkdancesac.org/
With the new website we are able to offer a new membership benefit, the Members Section that you need to know the Users Name and Password to get into.
So there is yet another reason to join SIFDAC .
A big thank you to all of those who helped make Dance in the Woods a success.
Teachers:
- Barbara Bevan
- Toba Goddard
- Yvonne and Andre Couvillion
- Al and Teddy Walterbeek
- Berry Moore and Lorraine Biner
- and our substitute teachers Julie and Bill East
Toba for putting together the singing session.
Joan and Toba for playing guitar for the singing.
Yvonne for helping me with the computer during the workshops and review session.
Patty for handling the registration and camp liaison.
Also thank you to all of the campers who made this a fun camp, remember to come back next year and bring all of your friends.
Thank you for coming to Dance in the woods09 .
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Welcome to the fall season of Folk Dance Sacramento.
Classes are starting up again after the summer break. We just had a successful Membership BBQ and enough people have signed up so Dance in the Woods is happening.
Dance in the Woods http://www.folkdance.com/sacramentocouncil/DIW.html
September 11-13 at Camp Sacramento.
If you want to do the entire weekend we need to know by Wednesday September 9, 2009 as we have to let the camp know how many full time campers we have by Thursday September 10.
Drop ins on Saturday are welcome, the cost is $10.00 per event: morning workshop, afternoon workshop and evening party, for a total of $30.00 if you come all day Saturday.
You can buy meals at the camp. $10.00 for lunch and $15.00 dinner.
For those who learned most of the dances we will be teaching at Stockton. Just come up for the party we will be playing the taught dances plus request.
Authors, please update your post and your blogs.
Roy
Monday, August 17, 2009
OCTOBER, 2009
YLI Hall
1400 27th Street (27th and N Streets)
Sacramento, California
2-3:30 - Israeli
3:30 - 5:00 Social Dances of the World
$8 for both great classes, teaching, requests!!
Toba teaches Kol Dodi
PLUS more new dances as taught by Yves Moreau and Lee Otterholt at Stockton Folk Dance Camp!!
NOTE: November and December we will meet the 2nd and 3rd Sundays
For more information:
Call Toba - (916) 371-4441
or
Yvonne - (916) 632-8807
Class Web Site http://www.ifdvl.org/SDOW.htm
CSUS Ballroom
6000 J Street
Sacramento, California
Friday, March 12 - Student Workshop 6-7 pm, Party 7-11 pm
Saturday, March 13 - Jaap Leegwater (Bulgarian dances) and Andre & Yvonne Couvillion (International Couple Dances) workshops 1-5 pm, Party 7-11 pm
Sunday, March 14 - Concert 1-3:30 pm followed by easy general dancing for everyone
For more information:
Call Toba: 916-371-4441
Web-site http://folkdancesac.org/
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Dance in The Woods
I know it is hard to believe but time is growing short. Register now for Dance in the Woods it is only four weeks away. Register online and pay through Paypal either by credit card or by Paypal.
http://www.folkdance.com/sacramentocouncil/DIW.html
September 11-13, 2009
$120.00 per person includes lodging with 3 meals Saturday and 2 meals Sunday.
No meal provided Friday please bring something to share.
At Camp Sacramento
New this year.
Folk singing, Toba will play traditional folk songs on her guitar while we sing along.
Late afternoon beginning dance workshop 3:30-5:00 PM.
Come learn those easy dances that everyone should know.
Chance for more advanced dancers take a hike or do crafts.
Remember the parties are all request from the four request on your registration.
Registration form
This is a fun weekend event. If you are interested in teaching at this event contact Roy
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Balliamo
Each dance group did two one half hour sets on Saturday, and Balliamo returned Sunday to dance twice more. The audience liked coming up afterward to dance some simple circle dances with us. We pulled out most of our repertoire of twenty-two dances to fill up the two days.
Making her "debut" was Aubrey Baude, dancing with us for the first time. She just started this spring, but was able to do all six dances in the 2nd set on Saturday.
Coming home for a short break from her FEMA job in Baton Rouge, Nicoletta Anselmo danced all day Saturday & half of Sunday, not forgetting any of the dances since her months long absence.
Out on maternity leave was Lauren Pullen, expecting any minute now. Her sister, Stacie Jensen, had to be out of town so left the Bambini group in the capable hands of Mrs. Sophia Ep.
Athlete Alice Petta-Goldie was away participating in the Senior Games.
The two groups look forward to their next performance, which will be on Sunday, September 6th at Cal Expo's Center Stage at 1:00 pm. They will combine to do a 45 minute show. Later that same week they will both partiipate in the annual Pippo Ranch Italian Festival in Vacaville.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Kolo Koalition Party, August 15th at 8pm
We have taken the usual BBKM slot at the YLI Hall so our theme for this event is "KK meets BBKM". Is that too many acronyms for you? Don't let that hold you back. Meet us at the YLI Hall at 27th Street and N Street in Sacramento at 8pm on August 15th.
We look forward to seeing you!
Jennifer Gravvat
Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we are here we might as well dance.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Special guest teaching of Scandinavian Folk Dancing, 7-24-09
Special guest teaching session of Scandinavian Folk Dancing
Friday, July 24, 2009, 8:00 – 10:00 pm
at the Wolterbeek dance barn, 3100 Ponderosa Rd., Shingle Springs, CA 95682, 530-677-1134
by guest teacher and 2009 Stockton Camp instructor Roo Lester from Chicago, teaching fun Scandinavian folk dances.
Roo is an experienced Scandinavian Folk Dance instructor who leads the Chicago group and teaches at workshops across the US. She has earned her Big Silver Medal in Polska Dance in Sweden, given for demonstrating proficiency in Swedish folk dancing and has competed in the national Kappleik competitions in Norway. Her formal education was in dance ethnology, and she continues to train and study Scandinavian folk dance. She loves to share her joy in these dances with others and is experienced at instruction of both beginners and more advanced dancers.
This will be a special class at the Friday evening dance of the El Dorado International Dance Association that is organized by the El Dorado Scandinavian Dancers, www.folkdance.com/scandi/
Donation at the door of $5 suggested. For more information, contact John Hingtgen at johnenergy456@att.net
Monday, June 29, 2009
Scandinavian dance around Sacramento
John
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Introduction to International Dance
This class is open to anyone even the more advanced dancers. It is a teaching class dedicated to the easy social ethnic dances, lots of improvisation, no complicated choreographies. Dance for the joy of dance.
The class has been extended through the last Thursday in June. Please come to this fun class and dance with us. The current dance list can be seen on the blog page.
Contact: Roy (530) 277-4999 Roy Butler
For more information see the class blog
Blog: http://introinternationaldance.blogspot.com/
Web:http://www.folkdance.com/sacramentocouncil/beginners.html