The Folk Dance Scene for December 1999

 

December 1 (Wednesday): --Sredets to perform at a Live Music Dance Party at Almonte Hall in Mill Valley. For more information send email to the Almonte Dancers or call (510) 237-1124. Admission $10.00. To view a poster showing the Sredets band and these events CLICK HERE. Click here to see the location of Almonte Hall:

 

December 3 (Friday): Neal Sandler to teach Balkan Dances at Stanford International Dancers at Flex-it Aerobic Studio in Mountain View. Click here to see the location of Flex-It Aerobic Studio:

 

December 3 (Friday): Sredets to perform at a Live Music Dance Party at Cabrillo College, Room 1117 Gym Building, 6500 Soquel Drive (Park Ave. exit off Highway 1), Santa Cruz from 7:30 to 11:00 P.M. For more information call (831) 684-9553. Admission is $3.00. To view a poster showing the Sredets band and these events CLICK HERE.

December 3 (Friday): Albany YMCA Folk Dancers will have a change of venue for this day ONLY. They will meet at the Albany Senior Center, 846 Masonic St. (just north of Solano, right near the overhead BART tracks), Albany. For more information send email to Asha Goldberg.

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December 4 (Saturday): Sredets to perform a concert at 8:00 P.M. and a Live Music Dance Party at 9:00 P.M. at Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., at Gilman, Berkeley. Admission is $10.00. For more information call (510) 525-5054. To view a poster showing the Sredets band and these events CLICK HERE. Click here to see the location of Ashkenaz:

 

 

December 4 (Saturday): Klezmer Experience, 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley. For more information call (415) 454-5238.

December 4 (Saturday): Folk Dance Party sponsored by Snap-y Dancers at Vintage House, 264 1st St East, Sonoma, 8:00 P.M. Admission is $4.00. For information call Carol Hirsh (415) 833-2055.

December 5 (Sunday): "Treasurer's Ball" Folk Dance Party at the Veteran's Building in Sonoma. For more information call (650) 359-9609.

December 6 (Monday): International Folk Dance Beginners' Class at Live Oak Park Gym, Berkeley sponsored by the Berkeley Folk Dancers. For more information, call (510) 841-1205.

December 7 (Tuesday): Balkan and Israeli Golden Oldies...learn and dance to the best of it from the 60's, 70's and 80's at the Hearst Gym, J-house, Stanford Tressider Union, the Ashkenaz, the Mandala and Hillel. Teaching 7:30 - 9:00 P.M. with Neal Sandler and Asha Goldberg. Dance party with recorded music from 9:00 P.M. on at Ashkenaz. Admission is $5.00.

December 10 (Friday): Neal Sandler to teach Balkan Dances at Stanford International Dancers at Flex-it Aerobic Studio in Mountain View.

December 10 (Friday): International Folk Dance Party 8:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M. at Santa Rosa Vet's Building (Lodge Room), 1351 Maple Ave., across from the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. Admission is $4.00. For more information call (707) 526-7552 or send email to: [email protected]. Sponsored by the Razzmatazz Folk Dance Club.

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December 10 (Friday): International Folk Dance Party at First Christian Church, San Jose, at 8:00 P.M., sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Folk Dancers. For more information, call (408) 659-4318.

December 11 (Saturday): International Folk Dance party with Marcel Vinokur at the Menlo Park Recreation Center at 8:00 P.M. Admission is $5.00. For more information, call (650) 327-0759.

 

December 11 (Saturday): Klezmer Experience at Noe Valley Ministry, San Francisco at 8:15 P.M. For more information call (415) 454-5238.

December 16 (Thursday): Mandala will host a holiday folk dance party with live music provided by Rumeli from 7:30 to 11:00 P.M. Admission is $7.00.

December 17 (Friday): Reviews and requests at Stanford International Dancers at Flex-it Aerobic Studio in Mountain View.

December 17 (Friday): International Folk Dance Party at Chang's, Seventh Avenue at Irving Street, San Francisco at 8:00 P.M. For more information, call (415) 661-9426.

December 18 (Saturday): International Folk Dance Party at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park at 8:00 P.M. Sponsored by the Palomanians Folk Dance Club. For more information call (408) 252-8106.

December 18 (Saturday): International Folk Dance party at Hermann Sons Hall, Petaluma at 2-6 P.M. For more information, call (707) 546-8877.

December 18 (Saturday): Israeli Folk Dancing at Cafe Shalom, Jewish Community Center, California Street at Presidio Avenue, San Francisco, 8:00 P.M. For more information, send email to Keith Johnson.

December 21 (Tuesday): Erik Bendix teaching the dances of Macedonia and Albania. Erik is a beautiful dancer and an outstanding teacher...you'll really enjoy this evening. Teaching 7:30 - 9:00 P.M. Dance party 9:00 P.M. on, at Ashkenaz (they are trying to get live music for this party). Admission is $5.00.

December 24 (Friday): Stanford International Dancers closed for Christmas Eve.

December 31 (Friday): Stanford International Dancers closed for New Year's Eve.

December 31 (Friday): Awesome New Year's Eve party at Ashkenaz. Featuring (tentatively) Edessa, Anoush Ellas, Vasil Bebelekov, Maria Bebelekova, Joe Finn & Leslie Bonnett. Watch this location for more details.

December 31 (Friday): International Folk Dance New Year's Eve dance party at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park at 8:00 P.M. Sponsored by the Palomanians Folk Dance Club. For more information call (408) 252-8106.

December 31 (Friday): New Year's Eve 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 or send email to: [email protected].

December 31 (Friday): International Folk Dance Party at Live Oak Park Gym in Berkeley at 9:00 P.M. Sponsored by the Berkeley Folk Dance Club. For more information call (510) 236-4807.

 

Regularly scheduled events

Sundays at Ashkenaz, 1-4 PM., 1317 San Pablo Blvd. near Gilman, Berkeley. First Sunday: Neal Sandler, Tom Roby, Marjorie Nugent and Ellie Weiner review the Mendocino Hungarian dances. Second and fourth Sundays: Neal Sandler, Tom Roby, Marjorie Nugent and Ellie Weiner teach Hungarian dances. For information call Neal Sandler at (510) 638-5214, or send him email: [email protected].

Every Fourth Monday: John Daley and friends will teach the basic kolos we do at out 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 Third Tuesday: Balkan dancing with live and/or recorded music at Ashkenaz. Teaching 7:30 - 8:45 PM and party on into the night.

Every Wednesday: Folk Dance Classes from 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. at Almonte Hall (behind Tamalpias High School in Mill Valley).

Every Thursday: Mandala meets for International Folk Dance with Edith Bourbin 7:30-11 PM.

Every Friday: Albany "Y" International Folk Dancing with Mel Harte, Dan Unger and Asha Goldberg 8-11 PM.

First four Fridays: International and partner Folk Dancing at Chang's.

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 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.

 

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