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 *****************
*** CAMPS (ATTENDED BY DANCERS FROM THE
D.C. AREA) ***
INTERNATIONAL, SCOTTISH, ISRAELI -
MAINEWOODS DANCE CAMP, Aug. 15 – Sept. 4, 2010 (no weekends), Camp Indian
Acres, on the Saco River in Fryeburg, Maine (11 miles southeast of North Conway, NH). Session 1, Aug. 15 – 21: Tom Bozigian
(Armenian), Ann Smith (Scottish), Loui Tucker (Israeli), Barbara Pixton (Intl.
Folk Musician). Aug. 22 – 28:
France
Bourque-Moreau (French Candian), Ahmet Lüleci (Turkish), Yves Moreau
(Bulgarian), Susan Anderson / Carol & Bill Wadlinger (Intl. Folk
Musicians). Aug 29 - Sept. 4: Mihai
David (Romanian), Lee Otterholt (Balkan and Beyond), Richard Schmidt (Polish),
John Matulis (Intl. Folk Musician).
www.mainewoodsdancecamp.org
INTERNATIONAL AND SCANDINAVIAN - BUFFALO ON THE DANUBE -
Fri. Sept. 3 - Mon. Sept. 6, 2010 - INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE CAMP ON LABOR
DAY WEEKEND at Timber Ridge Camp, Highview, West Virginia (2 hours from DC). Sponsored
by World Music and Dance Institute (Jamie/Betsy Platt). Dance workshops
by Cristian Florescu and Sonia Dion (Romanian), Larry Weiner (Bulgarian
and Slovenian from Italy’s
Resia Valley), and Roo Lester and Larry
Harding (expert instructors of Scandinavian dances). Live music by
KABILÉ (Bulgarian music), Stejar Monte Banda (Romanian music), Resia Valley
Ensemble, and Paul Morrissett and Becky Ashenden (Swedish and Norwegian
fiddles). Many instrumental workshops! COMPLETE INFORMATION AND
REGISTRATION FORM: http://www.dancingplanetproductions.com/danube.htm
(301-717-4641, dancingplanet [at] erols.com)
************* 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. (www.diamonddancecircle.com ,301-871-8788, diamonddancecircle [at]
comcast.net).
Mon. 7:30-9:30 pm, Arlington,
VA. - Bulgarian and Balkan folk dances for intermediate
and advanced dancers Arlington, VA at Barcroft Community House, 8th
St. South and South Buchanan St,
Arlington. First time free. www.ivandance.com
(Ivan Dimitrov, 301-404-4826, ivan [at] ivandance.com)
Tues. 7:30-9:30 pm Arlington, VA (the
Stulbergs) – NEW (SUMMER) LOCATION – RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH,
6201 N. Washington Blvd,
Arlington, VA 22205. DIRECTIONS FROM KEY SCHOOL: Route A: Continue west
on Route 29 (Lee Hwy) 2.2 miles to Sycamore Street, LEFT on Sycamore St., 1
block to traffic light. LEFT on Washingon Blvd., 3
blocks to Church on left at Potomac
St.
Route B: Left on Route 66 West 2.2 miles to exit at Sycamore St. LEFT 1
block to traffic light, RIGHT on Washington Blvd. 3 blocks to Church on Left at
Potomac St. Also, From Route 66
East, take Exit 69, Washington Blvd/Lee Highway, go straight ahead (East) on
Washington Blvd past traffic light at Sycamore St. then 3 blocks to church on
left at Potomac St. NOTE: Church entrances locked at 8:00
PM, if locked either call on cell phones
703-609-3322 or 703-609-1057 or knock on window to right of Washington St.
door. (703-527-8998,
sstulberg [at] earthlink.net)
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. (MAP: www.columbiafolkdancers.org, 410-740-2309).
Wed. (Last Wednesday of Month), 9:00 PM (start of music),
DC. Balkan dance party with The Balkanics (wedding- band style music:
Bulgarian, Romani (Gypsy), Macedonian, Serbian, Turkish). Wonderland Ballroom,
11th and Kenyon Sts. (202-232-5263). DC Metro
Green Line at Columbia Heights.
Must be 21 or over to enter but no cover charge. (http://balkanics.com).
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. Fri.
Sept. 3 – Mon Sept. 6 – Buffalo on the Danube Dance Camp in
Highview, West Virginia
(2 hours from DC) – see top of page.
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)-2nd and 4th
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.
At the Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD
(click here for directions). (301-565-0539 or 410-715-9210; e-mail: larry [at]
larryweiner.com). AUGUST
– No dancing (vacation) Fri.
Sept. 3 – Mon Sept. 6 – Buffalo on the Danube Dance Camp in
Highview, West Virginia
(2 hours from DC) – see top of page.
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). This site
is by Elliot and Karen Bogart <ebogart [at] erols.com>