The Directory of Folk Dance Teachers, Groups, Bands and Venues

 

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Albany "Y" Folk Dance Group-

Meets every Friday 8:00-11:00 PM.

Albany YMCA

921 Kains St. at Solano Ave.

Albany

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Kay James   [email protected]  (925) 376-0727

Website: http://www.geocities.com/paulbourbin/albany.html

 

Albany Senior Center Woman’s Simple Balkan Dance group

Meets every Wednesday except the first Wednesday 10:15 to 11:30 A.M.

Albany Senior Center

846 Masonic Avenue, at Solano

Albany

Admission is $5.00.

Contact Catherine Sutton (510) 528-2261 or [email protected]

 

Albany Senior Center Friday Folk Dance Group with Ingrid Talmadge

Meets every Friday 10:15 to 11:30 P.M.

Albany Senior Center

846 Masonic Avenue, at Solano

Albany

Admission is $5.00.

Contact: Ingrid Talmadge (510) 524-9122.

 

Anoush -- Balkan Band

Contact: Dan Ziagos (707) 763-7401 email [email protected].

 

Argentine Tango taught by Nora Dinzelbacher

Meets: Mondays (intermediate to Advanced Classes 8:15 P.M. to Midnight

            Thursdays (Beginning to Intermediate) 8:15 to Midnight                  

            Class from 8:15 P.M. to 9:15 P.M. and Practice from 9:15 to Midnight    

The Beat

2560 – 9th Street

Berkeley

Admission: $10.00 for class (includes practice or $5.00 for practice only

Contact: Nora Dinzelbacher [email protected] or visit http://organictangosf.info/index_sf.shtml

Ashkenaz

1317 San Pablo Avenue at Gilman

Berkeley, CA 94702

(510) 525-5054

Website: http://www.ashkenaz.com

Email: [email protected]

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Ayanoglu, Eser - Teacher and director of Art for Peace and Human Rights.

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://aprint.cjb.net

 

Bay Area Sacred Circle Dance Group

(Oversees most Bay Area Sacred Circle Dance Groups; see individual group listings on this page)

Contact: Howard Siegel (650) 359-0207 email [email protected]

 

Berkeley Folk Dance Club

Meets every weeknight 7:45 - 9:45 P.M.

Beginners

Mondays, 7:45pm-9:45pm

Teachers: Claire and Al (510) 841-1205 [email protected]

Intermediate

Thursdays, 7:45pm-9:45pm

Teachers: Lone (510) 526-5886 [email protected] Tom (510) 614-5522 [email protected]

Advanced Intermediate

Wednesdays, 7:45pm-9:45pm

Teachers: Judy (510) 655-3074 [email protected] Yaqi (510) 525-1865 [email protected]

Advanced

Tuesdays, 7:45pm-9:45pm

Teachers: Louise and Bill (510) 528-9168 [email protected]

Request Night

Fridays, 7:45pm-9:45pm

Dance Night Chair: Peter and Lynne (510) 654-3136 [email protected]

Live Oak Park Recreation Center

1301 Shattuck Ave. at Berryman St.

Berkeley, CA

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Contact: Val Simonetti (510) 525-4193, Judy (510) 655-3074, or Norm (510) 525-0174

Website: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/6336

 

Ben Lomond Sacred Circle Dancers

Contact: Barbara Thomas (813) 336-2673.

 

Berkeley/El Cerrito Sacred Circle Dance Group

Meets: Most Fridays 7:45 - 10:00 P.M.

Finnish Brotherhood Hall

1970 Chestnut St. (at University, 2 blocks up from San Pablo Ave.)

Berkeley

Meets: Fourth Fridays 7:00 P.M. Potluck, 8:00 - 10:00 Dancing

Hillside Church

1422 Navellier St. (off Potrero, 1/2 East from San Pablo Ave.).

El Cerrito

Contact: Aleka Chase (650) 355-6752 email [email protected], or Howard Seigel (650) 359-0207 email [email protected]

 

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Bourbin, Edith - Teacher and Director of the Mandala Folk Dance Center

25 Greenview Ct.

San Francisco, CA 94131-1254

(415) 648-8489

Email: [email protected]

 

Born to Drone - Bulgarian Woman's Chorus

Jeanne Benioff - (650) 364-8169

Website: http://www.borntodrone.org

 

Cabrillo College Folk Dancers

Meet: Every Friday with live music party on last Friday of the month (usually)

Room 1117 Gym Building

6500 Soquel Drive (Park Ave. exit off Highway 1)

Santa Cruz

Contact: (831) 684-9553 or email Annie Bachar, at [email protected]

 

Café Kineret Israeli Dancers

Meets: Mondays, 7:30 - 11:30 P.M. (7:30 - 8:30 beginner's teaching and 8:30 -9:00 intermediate teaching; requests until 11:30)

Admission is $6.00.

Sunnyvale Recreation Center

550 East Remington

Sunnyvale

Contact: Loui Tucker (408) 287-9999, or email [email protected]

80+ dancers Age range 18 – 75.

 

 

 

Cafe Shalom - Israeli Dance

Meets: Every last Saturday (usually), 7:30 P.M. to 11:30 P.M. Admission Members $4/Public $5

Beginning dances 8:00- 9:00 P.M.

Intermediate dances begin at 9:00 P.M.

Bowcock Hall, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church

43rd Avenue, at Judah Street

San Francisco

Contact: [email protected]

                                                                                                                        

Café Simcha - Israeli Folk Dancing

Meets: Every Wednesday; teaching from 8:00 to Midnight         .. Admission is $5.00.

Arlington Community Church

52 Arlington Avenue

Kensington

All levels; come earlier for the older and easier dances. Party (no teaching) every fifth week. You get more of the older dances during party nights.

Contact: Loui Tucker (408) 287-9999 email [email protected] or Yonit Levy (510) 231-0959 email [email protected].

 

Carriage House Folk Dancers

Meets: Wednesdays 7:45 - 10:00 P.M. Admission is $7.00.

Holbrook Palmer Park Carriage House

150 Watkins Ave.

Atherton

Contact: Suzanne Rocca Butler (650) 854-3184 or [email protected]

 

Castro Folk Dancers

Meets: Tuesdays 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.

Eureka Valley Recreation Center

Collingwood and 18th Sts.

San Francisco

Contact: Andrew Toplarski (415) 507-1687 or email: [email protected]

 

Changs International Folk Dancers

Meets first four Fridays 8:00-11:00 PM.

Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church

31st Avenue at Clement Street,

San Francisco

Teaching on the first two Fridays, party night on third Friday, family folk dancing (starts at 7:00 P.M.) on fourth Friday.

Admission is $4.00.

Contact: Ester landau: [email protected] .

Flyer: http://www.folkdance.com/flyers/WorldDance.pdf

 

City College of San Francisco International Folk Dance Classes

North Gym

50 Phelan Ave. (off Ocean Ave.)

San Francisco, CA 94112

Meet: Tuesdays 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. (Beginning -PE 518A) (during regular school year).

7:30 P.M. - 8:00 P. M. (Intermediate and Production - PE 17A) (During regular school year)

Registration is required.

Contact: Gail Barton (415) 239-3419.6#

 

Cochran, Bruce - Impresario

Email [email protected]

 

Congregation B'nai Shalom

Meets: Every Sunday 5:30 - 8:30 P.M. (5:30 -6:30 beginner's teaching, 6:30 - 8:30 dancing, review and teaching) Admission is $5.00

74 Eckley Lane

Walnut Creek

Contact: Yardena Brooks (510) 934-9446

 

Congregation Kol Emeth - Israeli Folk Dancing

Meets: Last Saturday 8:00 - 11:00 P.M. (teaching and requests) Admission is $3.00 students $1.00.

4175 Manuela Ave.

Palo Alto

Contact: Yale Rosenblatt (650) 697-1049.

 

Cordes, Barbara - Musician

Email [email protected] .

 

Croatian Cultural Center

60 Onondaga, at Alemany

San Francisco, CA 94112

(415) 255-3442

(510) 649-0941

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Website: http://www.slavonicweb.org

 

Dance with Shirley Burr - Israeli Dancing

Meets: Every Thursday 7:45 - 11:30 P.M. (7:45 - 815 beginner's teaching, 8:15 - 8:45 intermediate/advanced teaching and requests until 9:30) Admission is $5.00.

625 Hamilton (off Webster)

Palo Alto

Contact: Shirley Burr [email protected] or visit http://www.sababanights.com/ .

Bring earplugs.

 

The Dancing Chevra - Israeli Folk Dancing

Meets: Every Thursday 10:15 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. (Beginning and intermediate level) Free.

Marin Jewish Community Center

200 N. San Pedro Road

San Rafael

Contact: Rachel Kay and Ruth Browns (415) 492-1605 or the JCC at (415) 479-2000.

 

Dancing with Donna – A Senior Folk Dance Social

Meets: Mondays from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M.

Cupertino Senior  Center

21251 Steven’s Creek Blvd.

At the Corner of Mary

Cupertino

Contacts: Cupertino Senior Center (408) 777-3150 or Donna (408) 257-3455

 

Dance with Moshany

Meets: Every Tuesday 8:15 P.M. 

Masonic Temple

890 Church St., at Franklin

Mountain View

Contact:  Moshany [email protected]

 

Docey Doe Folk Dancers

Meets: Wednesdays 7:30 – 9:30 P.M. and they also have a Pot-luck dinner and dance on the fourth Saturday in October..

United Community Church

Elm and Arroyo Streets

San Carlos

Contact: Bruce Wyckoff (650) 368-7834

 

Edessa - Band: Balkan and Beyond

Contact: Lise Liepman or George Chittenden (510) 525-4342

Email: [email protected]

 

East European Music Instrumental Ensemble

Meet: Fridays 7:45 - 9:15 P.M. (except holidays)

Finnish Brotherhood Hall

1970 Chestnut St.

Berkeley

Contact: Nada Lewis (510) 243-1122 (weekdays) or [email protected] (Folkloric Productions)

 

El Cerrito Folk Dancers

Meets: Fridays 9:00 - 11:00 A.M.

"The Open House" Senior Center

6500 Stockton St.

El Cerrito

Admission is $5.00 for non-residents and cheaper for residents.

Contact: Mel Harte [email protected]

 

 

Family Folk Dancing at Albany YMCA

Albany YMCA

921 Kains St. at Solano Ave.

Albany

Contact: Nancy McGhee (510) 528-4410

 

Family Folk Dancing at Slavonic Cultural Center

Alemany at Onondaga

San Francisco

Every First Friday 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Contact: Denise Weiss (510) 632-3713.

 

Firebird Dance Studio

Teaching and performing folk dance from all over the world, specializing in Eastern European and Russian.

1415 B El Camino Real

Mountain View

Phone/FAX (650) 348-2444

Email: [email protected]

Open Monday – Friday 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Website: http://www.firebirddance.com

 

Folk Dance Federation of California

Publisher of "Let's Dance" magazine

Phone: (510) 558-6862

Website: http://www.folkdance.com

 

Greek Folk Dancing Workshops at the San Francisco Presidio

Meets: Every Monday 8:00 - 10:00 P.M.

Presidio Dance Academy

1158 Gorgas Road, at Marshall (adjacent to Crissy Field),

San Francisco

Cost: $20.00/month

Contact: Mary Ann Karonis (510) 530-5140 or email [email protected]

Website: http://www.greekfeet.com

 

Hayward Sacred Circle Dancers

Meets: Second Saturdays 8:00 - 10:00 P.M.

Starr King Church

22577 Bayview St.

Hayward

Contact: Stephanie (510) 537-8003

 

Hirsh, Carol -- Balkan Dance Teacher

(707) 833-2055

 

Hot Flying Plates - Balkan Band

Contact: Mathew Fass (415) 282-2536, email [email protected] or visit their Website: http://members.xoom.com/mfass/hfp/

 

Iliev, Petur - Bulgarian Music and Dance Teacher, Musician.

Email: [email protected]

 

Jazayer - Five good musicians who play good Greek music

Phone: Vince Delgado (415) 457-8427

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.vincedelagdo.com

 

Jessie Jean's Coffee Beans

Meets: Some Fridays; dance to tapes with Art and Bob.

1426 Mendocino Ave.

Santa Rosa (across from Santa Rosa Junior College's Bailey Field parking lot)

6:00 to 10:00 P.M.

Admission is free.

Contact: Art (707) 542-2132 or Bob (707) 823-2729.

 

Kitka - Bulgarian Woman's Chorus

Contact: Shiva Cion (510) 444-0323 email: [email protected]

 

Klein, Nancy - Teacher

Email: [email protected]

 

Kopachka Dancers

Meet: Fridays 7:30 -10:30 P.M.  (Closed during the Summer months)

171 E. Blithedale Ave.

Mill Valley

Contact: Naday Nur (415)497-4890 or Susie Shoaf [email protected]

 

[Photo of Tanya Kostova taken at Kolo Festival]

Kostova, Tanya - Teacher of Bulgarian and Macedonian Dances and authentic songs; event producer.

Phone: (510) 624-2323

Email:  [email protected] , [email protected]

Website: http://www.geocities.com/paulbourbin/tanya.html

 

Michelle Laidlaw – West Coast Swing Dance teacher

Phone: (415) 585-6282; email: [email protected]; website: http://www.netcom.com/~wcdancer

 

Leegwater, Jaap - specialist Bulgarian & Dutch Folk Dance

Zwanenwater 8

1187 LB Amstelveen

The Netherlands

Phone: +31-2025024416

+31-20-3471261 / work

E-mail: [email protected]

 

[Mandala Folk Dance Center]

Meets: every Thursday 7:30-10:30 P.M.

St Paul's Presbyterian Church

43rd Avenue at Judah St.

San Francisco

Meets: every Sunday 10:15 – 12:15 P.M. (Senior Class)

Golden Gate Park Senior Center

Fulton St. at 37th Ave.

San Francisco

Contact: Edith Bourbin (415) 648-8489 voice and FAX or E-mail [email protected]

Web Page http://www.themandala.org

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Marin Balkan Dancers

Meets: Every Thursday 8:30 - 10:30 P.M. Admission is $4.00.

Dance with Sherry Studio

4140 Redwood Highway

San Rafael

Contact: Irene Croft (415) 456-0786 or email [email protected]

 

Marin Sacred Circle Dancers

Meets: First and Third Sundays 5:45 - 8:00 P.M.

Almonte District Improvement Club (Almonte Hall; behind Tamalpias High School)

105 Wisteria Way at Almonte Blvd.

Mill Valley

Contact: Kelli Lincoln (415) 507-0376

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McGhee, Nancy - Family Folk Dance Teacher

(510) 528-4410

 

Mendocino Sacred Circle Dancers

Meets Second Fridays 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. and Last Sundays 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.

Mendocino Community Center

School and Pine Streets

Mendocino

Contact: Maggie (707) 937-4800 or Devora (707) 937-1077.

 

Menlo Park Folk Dancers

Meets: Tuesdays 7:00 - 10:15 P.M. (Beginning Instruction 7:00 - 7:30 P.M.; Intermediate Instruction 7:30 - 8:30 P.M.; Request Dancing 8:30 - 10:15 P.M.)

Parties:  Last Saturday of every month with all request dancing in two rooms from 8:00 P.M. to Midnight.  Admission is $7.00 for adults and $1.00 for teens (except for New Year’s Eve party).

Burgess Recreation Center

700 Alma St. at Mielke Dr.

Menlo Park

Contact: Marcel Vinokur (650) 327-0759 or email: [email protected]

 

Meze - Greek Band

Contact: Barbara Cordes

Email [email protected]

 

Mid-Peninsula Scandinavian Dance - Scandinavian couple turning dances to recorded and live music

Meets: 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

Contact: (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.

 

Mostly Balkan - Folk dance group

Meets: Thursdays: Teaching 7:45 - 8:45 P.M., Request Dancing 8:45 -10:15 P.M.

Burgess Recreation Center

700 Alma St. at Mielke Dr.

Menlo Park

Admission: $5.00

Contact: Sue (408) 247-2420

Derek (650) 851-8498

Website: http://www-cs-staff.stanford.edu/~me/mostlybalkan.html

For more information CLICK HERE

 

Nestinari - Bulgarian Band

Contact: Marcus Moskoff (925) 609-8666 or Ivan Delchev Kabaivanov (925) 691-4507

 

Novato Folk Dancers

Meets: Wednesdays, 8:00 - 10:00 P.M.

Lynwood School

1320 Lynwood Dr.

Novato

Contact: Frank/Elsa Bacher (707) 546-8877

 

Nugent, Marjorie - Teacher

(510) 885-2691

 

Orinda Folk Dancers

Meets: Wednesdays 7:00 -10:00 P.M., Thursdays 9:30 – 11:30 A.M

Orinda Community Center

26 Orinda Way

Orinda

Contact: Mel Rolfing (925) 254-2445

 

Pacifica Sacred Circle Dancers

Meets: First Sunday and Third Saturday 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.

Pacifica Library

104 Hilton Way

Pacifica

Contact: Howard Seigel (650) 359-0207 email [email protected]

or Aleka Chase (650) 355-6752 email [email protected]

 

Palomanians International Folk Dancers (primarily intermediate)

Parties: on first Saturday of Oct., Dec., Feb., Apr., Jun.  8:00 P.M.  Admission is $6.00.

First Methodist Church

Broadway and Brewster St.

Redwood City

Contact: Al Lisin (408) 252-8106 or [email protected] to confirm party dates.

Class meets: Tuesdays

8:00 - 10:15 P.M. (Intermediate Class)  $6.00 drop-in fee.

Menlo Park Recreation Center

700 Alma St at Mielke

Menlo Park

Contact: Fran Younger (510) 526-4802

 

Panacea - Rom, Bulgarian, Romanian, Scando, Kelzmer, antique French, Greek etc. Band

Nada Lewis (accordion), Robin Petrie (hammered Dulcimer) and Shira Kammen (violin)

Contact: Nada Lewis (510) 243-1122 or [email protected].

 

Petaluma Folk Dancers

Meets: Every third Saturday: 2-6 P.M.

Hermann Sons Hall

860 Western Avenue

Petaluma

Contact: (707) 546-8877, Art (707) 542-2132 or Bob (707) 823-2729.

 

Petaluma Snap-Y Dancers

Meets: Every Monday 7:00 – 9:15 P.M.

Hermann Sons Hall

860 Western Avenue

Petaluma

Contact: Carol Friedman (415) 663-9512 [email protected]

 

Point Reyes Folk Dancers

Meets: Every Wednesday 7:00 – 8:30 P.M.

The Dance Palace Community Center

Corner of 5th and B Streets

Point Reyes Station

Contact: Carol Friedmann (415) 663-9512 [email protected]

 

 

Pomander Club - American Traditional Dance group

Meets: Every fourth Sunday of every month for a tea dance, from 4:00 to 6:30 P.M.

Palo Alto Masonic Center

461 Florence (just north of University)

Palo Alto

Music for dances from 1900 through the 1920's provided by the Paul Price Society Orchestra.

These dances include two-steps, Cakewalks, one-steps, fox trots, waltzes, tangos, maxixes, Charlestons and specialty dances such as varsity drag.

Contact: Fran Gimble email: [email protected] or visit their Website http://members.aol.com/pomanders/index.htm

Admission (at the door): $10/person ($8.00/couple). No partner required.

 

Presidio Dance Theatre

1158 Gorgas at Marshall

Presidio of San Francisco

Contact:  Judy Bretschneider (415) 561-3997 or email [email protected]

Website: http://www.ppaf-sf.org

 

Quo - Bi-monthly newsletter of traditional and folk dance

David Henry, publisher and editor

P. O. Box 13070

San Antonio, Texas 78213-0070

(210) 530-0694 voice and FAX

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.folkthings.com

 

Razzmatazz

Meets: Every Thursday 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.

Finley Community Center

2060 West College Avenue

Santa Rosa

Contact: Marilyn Smith (510) 965-9688 or (707) 527-5224

 

Roby, Tom - Teacher

(510) 885-2691

Email: [email protected]

 

Rossmoor Folk Dancers

Meets: Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.

Rossmoor

Contact: Gertrude Khuner (925) 848-1946

 

Rothchild, Alan - Teacher

Email: [email protected]

 

Rumeli - Balkan Band

Contact: Suzanne Leonora (510) 547-8345, or Jeff Schwarz (650) 424-8498

 

Sababa! - Israeli Folk Dance Class

Meets: Tuesdays; 7:30 beginners, 8:30 intermediate, 9:00 - Midnight requests. Admission is $5.00.

Peninsula Temple Sholom

1655 Sebastian Drive

Burlingame

 

Saint Archangel Michael International Folklore Family

25+ years in Saratoga

Meets: Thursdays 7:30 - 10:00 P.M.

Suggested donation: $8.00 and $6.00 for seniors

St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church

18870 Allendale Avenue

Saratoga, CA 95070

Contact: Loui Tucker (408) 287-9999 or [email protected] or visit http://louitucker.com

40+ people Age range 24 – 90 with the majority 40-65.

 

San Francisco International Dance Circle

Meets: Wednesdays 10:00 – 11:30 A.M.

Harvey Milk Recreation Center

50 Scott Street at Duboce

San Francisco

Contact: Mabel Doss (415) 467-9208

 

San Leandro Sacred Circle Dancers

Meets: One Saturday a month

Contact: (510) 351-4312.

 

Santa Clara Valley Folk Dancers

Class meets: Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.

American Legion Hall, Post 99

1344 Dell Avenue (off Hacienda Avenue)

Campbell

Parties: Second Saturday of Mar., May, Sep., and Nov. at 8:00 P.M.  Admission is $6.00.

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church

2650 Sand Hill Road, at Monte Rosa

Menlo Park

Contact: Maxine Burnham (408) 739-0500

 

Santa Cruz Sacred Circle Dancers.

Contact: Ray Price (831) 426-2230

 

Santa Rosa International Folk Dancers

Meets: Wednesdays 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.

Santa Rosa Veteran's Building

1 St. E

Santa Rosa

Contact: Elsa Bacher (707) 546-8877

 

Santa Rosa Israeli Dancers

Meets: Tuesdays 6:30 - 10:00 P.M.

Congregation Beth-Ami

Friedman Center

Santa Rosa

 

Santa Rosa Junior College Dancers

Meets: Mondays 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. - Beginning/Intermediate International Folk Dance.

Villa Chanticleer

Healdsburg

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Tuesdays 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Intermediate International Folk Dance

Santa Rosa Junior College - Room 905 Tauzer Gym

Santa Rosa

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Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. - Advanced Balkan Folk Dance

Santa Rosa High School Dance Studio

Santa Rosa

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Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. - Beginning International Folk Dance

Santa Rosa Junior College - Room 905 Tauzer Gym

Santa Rosa

Contact: Marilyn Smith (707) 526-7552 email [email protected]

  

Sarena Zemya (Colorful World) - Balkan Band with dance instruction included (Bulgarian, Greek and Macedonian music)

Contact: Claudia Levin (707) 579-0107, or Ellen Watson email [email protected].

Website: http://www.geocities.com/paulbourbin/sarenazemya.html

To hear a bit of music, Karaguna, from their latest CD CLICK HERE.

 

Scandinavian Dancing

Meets: Thursdays 7:00 - 10:00 P.M.

3115 Butters St., Monclair District

Oakland

Take Highway 13, exit to Joachin Miller, go East to Butters

Contact: Frank Tripi (510) 654-3636

 

Sebastopol & Santa Rosa Sacred Circle Dancers

Meets: First and Third Tuesday evenings

Contact: Catherine Sutton (707) 792-1331.

 

Serebella International Dance Directory:

http://www.serebella.com/directory/Arts/Performing%20Arts/Dance/Folk%20Dancing/International/

 

Slavonian Traveling Band

[Slavonian Traveling Band]

Contact: John Daly (510) 841-0934

Website: http://www.slavonicweb.org

To hear a bit of their music, CLICK HERE.

 

Smith, Marilyn

Teacher of International Folk Dance and dances of France.

1560 Yardley St.

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Phone: (707) 526-7552

Email: [email protected]

 

Snap-Y Dancers

Meets: Every Monday 7:00 – 9:15 P.M.

Hermann Sons Hall

860 Western Avenue

Petaluma

Contact: Carol Friedman (415) 663-9512 [email protected]

 

Sonoma County Folkdancers - Website for the Sonoma County Folk Dance Scene:

http://members.aol.com/PlrBrs89/index.html

 

Sredets - Bulgarian Folk Music Ensemble

For more information about Sredets CLICK HERE.

To hear some of their music CLICK HERE.

To view a poster showing the Sredets band CLICK HERE.

 

Stanford International Dancers

Meets every Friday 8:00 - 11:00 PM.

Flex-It Aerobic Studio

425 West Evelyn Avenue

Mountain View, CA

Click here for a map showing the location of Flex-it Aerobic Studio.

Contact: Barbara at (650) 966-1775

Musicians and Teachers contact: Melissa Miller at (408) 246-7646 or email [email protected]

Website: http://dance.blochg.com

 

Stanford Hillel Israeli Folk Dancers

Meets: Thursdays; 7:45 - 8:15 P.M. beginning lessons, 8:15 - 8:45 P.M. advanced lessons, 8:45 - 11:30 P.M. Dance Party.

625 Hamilton (at Webster)

First United Methodist Church

2nd Floor Fellowship Hall

Palo Alto

Admission: $5.00 Lessons and Admission, $4.00 Youth (18 and under).

Contact: Mark Tischler (408) 749-9285

 

Sviraci - Macedonian and Bulgarian Village Music for dancing

Contact: Melissa Miller (408) 246-7646, email [email protected]

Website: http://members.aol.com/jglittle/sviraci.html

 

Toids -- Balkan Band

Contact: Ryan Francesconi

Website: http://shoko.calarts.edu/~rf/toids

Email: [email protected]

 

Tucker, Loui -- International and Israeli Folk Dance Teacher

Phone: (408) 287-9999

Email: [email protected]

For more information about her classes, visit her webpage: http://louitucker.com

 

Vecernica -- Balkan Band

Dave Bogdanoff, Leader

(650) 604-6138

P. O. Box 60155

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Email: [email protected]

 

Vinokur, Marcel - Israeli and Balkan Dance Teacher

(650) 327-0759

Email: [email protected]

 

Weiss, Denise - Family Folk Dance Teacher

(510) 841-0934

 

Westwind Performing dancers and singers

Contact: Norma Adjmi, Artistic Director (650) 773-3634 or [email protected]

.Website: http://www.westwind-folk.org

 

Zaedno - Balkan Band

Mike Slama 1220 Tasman Dr. #317, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (408) 752-0978 or email: [email protected]

 

Ziyia - Band: Traditional regional Greek music

Contact: Lise Liepman or George Chittenden (510) 525-4342

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.ziyia.com

 

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