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 *****************
Thurs. Mar. 4, 2010,
7:30-11:00 pm, Glen Echo, MD (Jamie Platt) – Annual Bulgarian Baba Marta
Celebration. Click here for a description of this
unique tradition. 7:30 – 8:30 Teaching of mostly Bulgarian dances. 8:30 – 11:00
Request dancing. Please
bring finger food, dessert, or beverage to share. BACK TO 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.www.dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance.htm) Co-sponsored by Folklore Society of
Greater Washington.
************* 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.
WINTER CLASSES BEGIN MON., JAN 4.
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. 8:00-10:00 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. 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) - BACK TO 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.
Mar. 4 – Baba Marta Celebration (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). Mar. 5 – Oldies but goodies.
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). Mar. 6 – Kim Leith. Mar. 13 – Paul Kreiss
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