WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCES

A list of international folk dances in the Washington, D.C. area and in Baltimore (click here)

************* SPECIAL EVENTS *****************

************* WEEKLY/MONTHLY GROUPS **************

Alternate Sun. 4:00-6:30 New Carrollton, MD - Alpine Dancers. Free open practice of couples and trio dances from Austria and Germany, taped and live music. New dancers welcome. New Carrollton Municipal Center, 6016 Princess Garden Parkway, near Washington Beltway exit 20A. (301-577-3503)

Mon. 7:30-10:30 pm Bethesda, MD (the Diamonds) - Teaching for beginners (7:30-8:15) followed by teaching/requests for everyone (8:15-10:00). Lawton Community Center (formerly Leland Center), 4301 Willow Lane, Bethesda. Sponsored by the Montgomery County Recreation Dept. Registration is required for a number of sessions (minimum 4). You may register at the door. (301-871-8788, diamonddancecircle [at] comcast.net

Mon. 8:00-10:00 pm, Arlington, VA. - Balkan folk dances for intermediate and advanced dancers. Barcroft Community House, 800 South Buchanan St., Arlington. First time free. (Rebecca Nazeretz, 703-521-5873, nazeretz [at] msn.com)

Tues. 7:30-9:30 pm Arlington, VA (the Stulbergs) – Key School, Veitch St. between Key and Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA. From 495, Route 66 East to Spout Run Exit, right on Lee Highway, go 5-6 blocks and right on Veitch St., then 1.5 blocks and right into parking lot. Also near Courthouse Road Metro station. (703-527-8998, sstulberg [at] earthlink.net)

Wed., 7:30, Sept. through May, Silver Spring, MD.  The Nordic Dancers of Washington, D.C.  Couple and set dances from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.  Newcomers welcome; no prior dance experience necessary.  The Children's Group meets with the adult group from 7:30 to 8:30 on the second Wednesday of every month.   Call or e-mail first to confirm the schedule and location (http://sites.google.com/site/nordicdancersdc , 301-864-1596 or NordicDancers [at] aol.com).

Wed. 8:00 pm Columbia, MD - Kahler Hall, Beaverkill Rd. and Harper's Farm Road: Route 29 North to Broken Land Parkway towards Columbia Town Center, then left on Little Patuxent Pkwy., where sign points to Harper's Choice; go right on Harper's Farm Road (after General Warfield Pkwy), then right on Beaverkill Road (after Elliots Oak Road) into the Community Center complex. Kahler Hall is the building on the left on the other side of the parking lot. (www.columbiafolkdancers.org, 410-740-2309).

Second and Fourth Wednesday, 7:30 to 10:00 pm: Swiss folk dancing to recorded music on the wooden floor at the Swiss Embassy, 2900 Cathedral Ave. NW, DC. Sponsored by the Swiss Folklore Group, admission free. (301-530-5643).

Thurs. 7:30 pm, Bethesda , MD, the Glen Echo International Folk Dancers (Jamie Platt) –Church of the Redeemer, located at the intersection of Dunrobbin Dr. and MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD, across the road from Glen Echo Park, one block from the shopping center. Dancing is in the parish hall. (301-717-4641, dancingplanet [at] erols.com, www.dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance.htm) Co-sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington.

Thurs. 8:00-10:00 pm, Alexandria, VA (Mount Vernon International Folk Dance Group). Beginners to advanced dancers. 8:00-8:30 – easy dances, followed by requests and advanced instruction. No partner necessary, good dance floor. Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, VA. (703-535-3333, pdw [at] patriciadaywilliams.com ).

Thurs. 7:30 pm Laurel, MD, Italian Village Dancing (Celest DiPietropaolo and Marie DiCocco)-2^nd and 4^th Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 pm, no partners required. Dancing is in the parish hall of St. Mary of the Mills Church Hall, Laurel, MD (8th St. becomes St. Mary's Place north of Main St.). Click here for directions. (Information: www.italianvillagedance.com/flyer.htm, dance [at] italianvillagedance.com, 703-924-4942; markey_mary [at] yahoo.com, 301-953-1984).

Thurs. 7:30 pm Chevy Chase, MD (Chevy Chase International Folk Dancers, led by Roland Forbes), at the newly renovated Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave., NW, DC (corner of Connecticut Ave. and McKinley St., two blocks south of Chevy Chase Circle). (301-424-8827, 301-438-0063)

Fri. 8:30 pm (teaching 8:30-9:15) Greenbelt, MD - The Friday Night International Dance Group, http://www.larryweiner.com/FridayDance.htm. Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD (click here for directions). (301-565-0539 or 410-715-9210; larry [at] larryweiner.com). Feb. 3 – Oldies but Goodies (Larry Weiner). Feb. 10 – Ben Hole. Feb. 17 – John Robinson. Feb. 24 – Michael Gelman.

Fri. 7:30 pm International Folk Dancers of Greenbelt (MD) - dance classes led by Roland Forbes at the Greenbelt Youth Center, 99 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD (301-572-4215 or the Youth Center at 301-397-2200).

Fri. 7:30 pm Virginia Beach, VA - (beginner instruction 7:30-9:00, advanced dances 9:00-10:30), theVirginia Beach International Folkdance Club. Mt. Trashmore YMCA, 4441 South Blvd, Virginia Beach. (757- 851-8748; e-mail: clebell [at] cox.net ).

Sat. 7:30 pm Baltimore, MD (Johns Hopkins University International Folk Dancing) - 7:30-8:30 teaching, 8:30-10:30 request dancing. First time free. Homewood Friends Meeting building, 3107 N. Charles St. (near the South end of Johns Hopkins University). Go down the outside stairs to the basement and knock. (410-484-9392, ebogart [at] erols.com). Feb. 4 – Paul Kreiss. Feb. 11 – DANCING CANCELLED (building-wide event). Feb. 18 – Kim Leith. Feb. 25 – Paul Kreiss.

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