Folk Dance Sacramento

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BBKM Parties

Sat., Nov. 21, 2009, 8-11 PM, $5
Mostly-Balkan Party
Theme: "Call of the Wild"
YLI Hall, 1400-27th St., Sacramento
Think "animals" when deciding what to wear!
Bring treats to share. Beverages will be provided.

Next party: Sat., Dec. 19, 2009
Theme: "Circle of Friendship"
Bring a can or box of food for the hungry.

Each party opens with easier dances for the first hour followed by all requests.

Scholarship Ball 2010

Scholarship Ball 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010At the IOOF Hall, 467 Main St., Placerville, CA

Yes that's right this year Scholarship Ball will be held in Placerville.

Doors open: 5:30
Come help set up for the potluck and party.

Potluck: 6:00
Bring a potluck item to share. If you don't have time to make something Tance will have a table where you can buy desserts.

Performance by Tance El Dorado: 6:45
The young people of Tance will perform for us. Be sure to bring some money for Tance's bake sale.

Introduction to Dance: 7:00 - 7:30
Local teachers will teach some of the easy dances that will open the party. Everybody welcome and join the fun. Experienced dancers find someone to mentor.

Party : 7:30 - 12:00, Donate for a Dance
2010 Scholarship Ball program will be made up of dances that a donation has been pledged for by clubs or individuals. The number of dances is limited to 70 dances. The minimum donation to get a dance on the list is five dollars; any donation above $5.00 dollars increases the dance rank on the play list. The evening will open with the dances taught during the Introduction to Dance session. We will start playing the highest ranked dance at 8:00. Please contact Roy at patroy@ssctv.net (530) 277-4999 with your pledges. You can still pay for them at the door.

Changing a Dance's Ranking on the List.
For each dollar above five that a dance receives, a little bird will chirp for it. The more chirpers the higher the dance's ranking on the play-list. Everyone that comes to the ball will get one little bird to chirp for his or her favorite dance. If you want raise the chorus of chirping even louder, you can get all the little chirpers you want for a donation of $1.00 per bird.

Camellia Festival 2010

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

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.

Friday Sept 25 Nevada City dance with Village Folk Orkestra

Friday, Sept 25--doors open 630 pm, dance review 7 to 8--mostly teaching party dances that are done at church festivals, weddings and gatherings.  A great time to bring those friends that "always wanted to learn a few dances."

Then an easy warmup dance set with Village Folk Orkestra, 8 pm, where beginners and us experienced folks can all have a good time, punctuated by live singing by Podruzhki, then more dances until we have had enough.

Nevada City United Methodist Church's fellowship hall, around the side at 433 Broad Street.  Free will donation, partners not needed, but we will do some mixers too, for info 530 265 6533 or 272 2149, see you soon.

2009 Membership Barbeque

Membership BBQ 09

Whats New September 14, 2009

The Sacramento International Folk Dance and Arts Council has a new website.
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 .

Welcome to the fall season of Folk Dance Sacramento.

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

ISRAELI + SOCIAL DANCES OF THE WORLD

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

54th Annual Camellia International Folk Dance Festival March 12-14, 2010

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/

Dance in The Woods

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

Balliamo

Both Balliamo and Bambini had a great time at the Festa Italiana in Sacramento last weekend, August 1st & 2nd. The weather was moderate and balmy, so throngs came out both days for some typical Italian food and entertainment. The audience enjoyed the shade of two large canopies, but the dancers could have used one above the stage as well, as the sun shone on it all day.
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.

Kolo Koalition Party, August 15th at 8pm

Here ye, here ye, spread the word! Kolo Koalition IS having an August party! We know it is just what you have been waiting for and Kolo Koalition is coming through!

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.

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