The Folk Dance Scene for December 2002
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December 1: Treasurer’s Ball, Veteran’s Building, 1226 – I Street West, Sonoma. Folk Dance Federation Council President’s meeting, and assembly meeting. For more information call Page Masson (707) 833-4181.
December 1 (Sunday): Kitka to perform a Holiday Concert, Wintersongs at Healdsburg Community Church, Healdsburg. For more information call (510) 444-0323 or visit Kitka’s website.
December 1 (Sunday): The Stockton-In-Exile Folk Dance Group meets to review dances taught at Stockton Folk Dance Camp at West Valley College, Saratoga, Room PE7 Dance Studio from 10:00 A.M. to Noon. For more information send email to [email protected].
December 3 (Tuesday): Farmer’s Market band will perform Bulgarian folk and wedding music etc. with the Toids, at Ashkenaz, San Pablo Avenue at Gilman, Berkeley at 8:30 P.M. Admission is $10.00.
December 6 (Friday): Kitka to perform at St. Gregory’s Church, San Francisco. For more information call (510) 444-0323 or visit Kitka’s website.
December 6 (Friday): Balkan Dance with live music provided by the Toids at Ashkenaz, San Pablo Avenue at Gilman, Berkeley at 9:00 P.M.
December 6 (Friday): Balkan Folk Dance Party with live music provided by Rumeli at Stanford Folk Dancers, Flex-it Aerobic Studio, Mountain View at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $6.00. For more information call (650) 966-1775.
December 7 (Saturday): Folk and Ballroom concert (7:30 P.M.) and dancing with live music provided by Vecernica Band at 8:30 P.M. at City College of San Francisco, North Gym. Admission is $4.00. For more information call Gail Barton at (415) 239-3419.6.
December 8 (Sunday): Accordion duo Max and Minka play Kelzmer and Eastern European music at Boas Accordion’s Holiday Open House, 1041 Folger Ave., Berkeley from 3:30 – 4:00 P.M. For more information, call (510) 845-1429 or visit their website http://www.boazaccordions.com.
December 13 (Friday): Kitka to perform at Lake Merritt Church, Oakland. For more information call (510) 444-0323 or visit Kitka’s website.
December 13 (Friday): Balkan Folk Dance Party with live music provided by Meze at Cabrillo College Gym, #1117 at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $3.00. (831) 684-9553.
December 14 (Saturday): International Folk Dance Party with Marcel Vinokur at Menlo Park Recreation Center at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $6.00. For more information call (650) 327-0759.
December 14 (Saturday): Kitka to perform at Center Stage, San Rafael. For more information call (510) 444-0323 or visit Kitka’s website.
December 14 (Saturday): Masaic Vocal Ensemble will perform traditional European and Euro-American traditional songs at the 2002 KPFA Crafts Fair at the Concourse, 8th and Brannan, San Francisco between 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. For more information visit http://www.kpfa.org.
December 15 (Sunday): Kitka to perform at Le Petit Trianon, San Jose. For more information call (510) 444-0323 or visit Kitka’s website.
December 15 (Sunday): The Stockton-In-Exile Folk Dance Group meets to review dances taught at Stockton Folk Dance Camp at West Valley College, Saratoga, Room PE7 Dance Studio from 10:00 A.M. to Noon. For more information send email to [email protected].
Jump to: [International/mostly Balkan] [Israeli] [Sacred/Circle][West Coast Swing]
Regularly Scheduled International/Mostly Balkan Events
Sundays:
Ashkenaz, 1-4
PM., 1317 San Pablo Blvd. near Gilman, Berkeley. First Sunday, second and
fourth Sundays: Tom Roby, Marjorie Nugent and Ellie Weiner teach Hungarian
dance. For more information call (510) 632-3713.
Every First and Third Sunday:
Mastick
Senior Center, 1155 Santa Clara Avenue, Room A, Alameda from 1:30 to 3:30
P.M. All ages are welcome and admission is free. For more information call Jackie Krause
(510) 748-4587.
Every Third Sunday:
Ashkenaz; Family Folk Dancing with
Denise Weiss from 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. For more information call (510)
632-3713.
Every Monday:
Greek Folk Dance Workshops at Fort Mason
Center, Building C, Room 362 from 8:00 - 10:00 P.M. For more information call Mary Ann Karonis
(510) 530-5140.
Every Fourth Monday:
John Daley and friends will teach the basic kolos we
do at our festivals. 7:30 P.M. at the Slavonic
Cultural Center, 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco. For more information call
(415) 255-3442. A donation is requested. Merim Mesic will play music.
Every Tuesday:
International Folk Dance Classes with Marcel Vinokur at Burgess Community
Center in Menlo Park, 7:00-10:15 P.M.
Almost every First and Third
Tuesday:
Balkan dancing with live and/or recorded music at Ashkenaz. Teaching 7:30 - 8:45 PM and party
on into the night. For more information, call the Ashkenaz recording at (510)
525-5450.
Every Wednesday:
Carriage House in Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Avenue
in Atherton from 7:45 - 10:00 P.M. For more information contact the instructor,
Suzanne Rocca-Butler (650) 854-3184.
Every Thursday:
Mandala meets for
International Folk Dance with Edith Bourbin 7:30-11 PM.
Marin Balkan Dancers, held 8:30 P.M. - 10:30
P.M. at Dance with Sherry Studio, 4140 Redwood Highway, San Rafael. For more
information contact Irene Croft (415) 456-0786 or send email to [email protected].
Mostly Balkan, at Burgess Recreation Center, Menlo Park. Teaching
from 7:45 P.M. to 8:45 P.M. and request dancing from 8:45 P.M. to 10:15 P.M.
For more information contact Sue (408) 247-2420 or Berek (650) 851-8498 or
visit their Website.
Scandinavian Dancing, 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. at 3115
Butters, Monclair District, Oakland. Take Highway 13, exit to Joachin Miller,
go East to Butters. For more information, contact Frank Tripi (510) 654-3636.
Saratoga International Folk Dancers, founded April, 1980 -- 20
years at the same location: Saratoga Community Center, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue
(across the street from the P.O), Saratoga, California. Time: 8:00-10:00 PM
(parties 5 times a year go to 10:30). Admission is $6.00 ($5.00 seniors).
Instructor: Loui Tucker 408-287-9999 [email protected].
Usually 1 "beginner" level dance and one
"intermediate/advanced" A group of anywhere from 5-15 goes out to a
nearby eatery afterwards until 11:00 PM.
Every Friday:
Albany "Y"
International Folk Dancing with Mel Harte, Dan Unger and Asha Goldberg 8-11 PM.
First four Fridays:
Changs International Folk Dancers: Meets the first
four Fridays of each month at 8 PM at the 7th Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1329 -
7th Avenue (between Irving and Judah) in San Francisco. Teaching on the first
two Fridays, party night on the third Friday, and requests and other fun
programming on the fourth Friday; call ahead as the schedule varies at times.
Admission is $2.00; $3.00 on party nights; first time is free. *All* are
welcome, no partner necessary. For more information, call (415) 332-1020 or
e-mail: [email protected].
Every first Friday:
Family folk dancing by Denise Weiss at Slavonic Cultural Center at 60 Onondaga
St., in San Francisco. Call Slavonic Center at (415) 255-3442 or call Denise at
(510) 841-0934.
Every Friday (except for
occasional three-day weekends):
Stanford International
Dancers at Flex-It Aerobics Studio, Mountain View. Live music party
monthly.
Every fourth Friday:
The Pomander Club features an American
Traditional Dance workshop and ball with live music provided by the Paul Price
Society Orchestra at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto.
Every
Friday before second and fourth Saturdays:
The Mid-Peninsula Scandinavian Dance does Scandinavian couple
turning dances to recorded and live music at the Carriage House in Holbrook
Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Avenue in Atherton from 7:30 - 10:30 P.M. Instruction
is beginner to intermediate. Admission is $4.00. For more information and
latest schedule call (650) 323-2256 or (408) 929-5602 or send email to [email protected] or [email protected].
A Scandinavian fiddle class meets concurrently with the dance class and often
plays for dancing in the later part of the evening.
Every first Saturday:
Family folk dancing by Nancy McGhee at Albany
YMCA. Call (510) 528-4410.
Every third Saturday:
International Folk Dance party at Hermann Sons
Hall, Petaluma at 2-6 P.M. For more information, call (707) 546-8877.
Regularly Scheduled Israeli Folk Dance Events (Thanks
to Asha Goldberg)
Every Monday:
Cafe Kineret, Sunnyvale Recreation Center, 550 Remington, $4.
7:30-8:30 teaching for beginners, 8:30-9 Intermediate/Advanced level teaching.
Requests till 11:30. For more information contact Loui Tucker, (408) 287-9999, [email protected]
Every Tuesday:
Dancing at the Friedman Center of
Congregation Beth Ami, Santa Rosa by Lee Newland from 6:30 to 10:00 P.M. For
more information call (707) 923-8859.
Sababa! Peninsula
Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive, Burlingame.7:30 P.M. beginners, 8:30
intermediate and 9:00 - Midnight requests. Admission is $5.00. For more
information call Shirley Burr (925) 274-1264.
Every Wednesday:
Cafe Simcha, Israeli Folk Dancing at the El Cerrito Veterans
Memorial Hall, 6401 Stockton Street, $5. Teaching from 8-9:30, requests until
midnight. All levels, come earlier for the older and easier dances. Party - no
teaching - every fifth week. (Feb 3, March 8, April 12, May 17, Jun 21, July
26, Aug 30, Oct 4, Nov 8, Dec 13). You get more of the older dances during
party nights. For more information contact Loui Tucker, (408) 287-9999, [email protected]; or Yonit Levy, (510)
231-0959, [email protected].
Every Thursday:
The Dancing Chevra, at the San Rafael Marin
JCC, 200 N San Pedro Road, free, 10:15AM-12:30 P.M. Beginning and intermediate level.
No partners necessary. For more information contact Rachel Kay and Ruth Browns
(415) 492-1605, or the JCC at (415) 479-2000.
Dance with Mark, 625 Hamilton (off Webster), Palo Alto, $5.
7:45 PM -8:15 teaching for beginners, 8:15-8:45 intermediate/advanced level
teaching. Requests till 11:30. Bring earplugs. For more information contact
Mark Tischler, (408) 749-9285.
Every Second Saturday of
every month:
Cafe Shalom is now IN THE PRESIDIO- 1805 Hayes, The Presidio,
San Francisco. The old JCC on California St. has been torn down. Call Darron Feldstein for more details:
(415) 566-0896.
The last Saturday of each
month:
Congregation Kol Emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave, Palo
Alto, $3 ($1 students) 8 PM - 11 teaching and requests, all levels. For more
information contact Yale Rosenblatt, (650) 697-1049.
Every Sunday:
Congregation B'nai Shalom, 74 Eckley Lane, Walnut
Creek, $5. 5:30-6:30 teaching for beginners. 6:30-8:30 dancing, review,
teaching, and refreshments. For more information contact Yardena Brooks, (510)
934-9446.
Regularly Scheduled Sacred Circle Dance Events
First and third Sundays:
Marin Sacred Circle Dancers at Almonte Clubhouse, Mill
Valley 5:45 to 8:00 P.M. Call Kelli (415) 507-0376.
First Sundays:
Pacifica Sacred Circle Dancers at the Library, Pacifica
7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Call Howard (650) 359-0207 or Aleka (650) 355-6752.
Last Sunday afternoon:
Mendocino Sacred Circle Dancers at the Community Center,
School and Pine Streets, Mendocino. Call Maggie (707) 937-4800 or Devora (707)
937-1077.
First and Third Tuesday
evenings:
Sebastopol/Santa Rosa Sacred Circle Dancers. Call Catherine Sutton
(707) 792-1331.
Most Fridays:
Berkeley/El Cerrito Sacred Circle Dancers at Finnish Brotherhood Hall,
1970 Chestnut St., Berkeley 7:45 - 10:00 P.M. Call Howard (650) 359-0207 or
Aleka (650) 355-6752.
Second Fridays:
Mendocino Sacred Circle Dancers at the Community Center,
School and Pine Streets, Mendocino. Call Maggie (707) 937-4800 or Devora (707)
937-1077.
Fourth Fridays:
Berkeley/El Cerrito Sacred Circle Dancers at Hillside Church, 1422
Navellier St., El Cerrito; potluck at 7:00 P.M., dancing 8:00 - 10:00 P.M. Call
Howard (650) 359-0207 or Aleka (650) 355-6752.
Second Saturdays:
Hayward Sacred Circle Dancers at Starr King Church, 22577
Bayview St., Hayward 8:00 - 10:00 P.M. Call Stephanie (510) 537-8003.
Third Saturdays:
Pacifica Sacred Circle Dancers at the Library, Pacifica
7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Call Howard (650) 359-0207 or Aleka (650) 355-6752.
One Saturday a month:
San Leandro Sacred Circle Dancers. Call (510) 351-4312.
Regularly Scheduled West Coast Swing Dance Events
Every Second Sunday:
Michelle’s West Coast Swing Dance Class at the Imperial Dance Club,
Carpenter’s Hall, 2nd Floor, 822 Cassia St (at Broadway), Redwood City from
6:00 to 10:00 P.M. Admission is $8.00
and refreshments are included. For more
information call (415) 585-6282, send email to [email protected], or visit their
website http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer.
First two Mondays:
Michelle’s West Coast Swing Dance Class at the Monte Cristo Dance
Club, 136 Missouri St. (between 17th and Mariposa Sts.), San Francisco
(Basic class 7:30 P.M. and intermediate class 8:30 P.M.) In this two week series, a specific dance is
taught. For more information call (415)
585-6282, send email to [email protected],
or visit their website http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer.
Every Tuesday:
Michelle’s West Coast Swing Dance Class at the Monte Cristo Dance
Club, 136 Missouri St. (between 17th and Mariposa Sts.), San
Francisco (Intermediate West Coast Swing class 7:30 P.M. and Advanced class
8:30 P.M.). This is a four week series.
For more information call (415) 585-6282, send email to [email protected], or visit their
website http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer.
Every Thursday:
Michelle’s West Coast Swing Dance Class at Flex-it Aerobic Studio,
425 W. Evelyn Ave., Mountain View (just 3 blocks south of Castro St. (7:45P.M. Basics
Plus West Coast Swing, 7:45 P.M. Intermediate West Coast Swing, and 8:45 P.M.
Advanced West Coast Swing). For more
information call (415) 585-6282, send email to [email protected], or visit their
website http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer.
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