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Regularly Scheduled International/Mostly Balkan Events
First
and Third Sundays:
Ashkenaz,
7:00 – 9:30 PM., 1317 San Pablo Blvd. near Gilman, Berkeley. First and
third Sundays: Tom Roby, Marjorie Nugent and Ellie Weiner teach Hungarian dance.
Admission is $8.00. For more information call (510) 632-3713 or (408) 452-1890.
Every Third Sunday:
Ashkenaz, 7:00 – 9:30 PM., 1317
San Pablo Blvd. near Gilman, Berkeley.
Advanced Balkan Dance class, 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. Admission is
$5.00. For more information
contact [email protected] .
Every Fourth Sunday:
The Pomander Club presents a Tea Dance from
4:00 to 6:30 P.M. with live music provided by the Paul Price Society Orchestra
at Palo Alto Masonic Center, 461 Florence (just north of University, Palo Alto.
Every Monday:
Greek Folk Dance Workshops at the Presidio
Dance Academy, 1158 Gorgas Road at Marshall (adjacent to Crissy Field), San Francisco from 8:00 - 10:00 P.M. For more information call Mary Ann Karonis (510) 530-5140 or send email to: [email protected]
Argentine Tango
intermediate to advanced classes by Nora Dinzlebacher
at The Beat, 2560 – 9th Street, Berkeley from 8:15 P.M. to Midnight. $10 for class (includes practice and $5. for practice
only. For more information visit http://www.organictangosf.info/index_sf.shtml
Snap-Y Dancers Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma from
7:00 – 9:15 P.M. Contact Carol Friedman (415) 663-9512 or [email protected] .
Hellenic Heritage Institute Greek dance class, San Jose Historical Park, Kelly Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose from 6:30 to 10:00 P.M. Admission is $150 for instruction and open
dance (10 sessions) and $50.00 for just open dancing (10 sessions). For information call (408) 247-4685 or visit http://www.hhisj.org/classes_dancing.htm
.
Karina teaches
a children’s IFD class at Western Ballet dance studio, 914 Rengstorff
Avenue, Mountain View from 8:15 to 10:15 P.M. For more information contact
Karina at [email protected] or call
(949) 510-5019.
Every Fourth Monday:
John Daley and friends will teach the basic kolos we do at our festivals. 7:30 P.M. at the Croatian 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:
Palomanians International FD (primarily
intermediate) Class
meets Tuesdays 8:00 - 10:15 pm. $6 drop-in fee Menlo Park
Recreation Center
700 Alma St, Menlo Park (in the civic center). Call Al Lisin 408-252-8106
International Folk Dance Classes with Marcel Vinokur
at Menlo Park Recreation Center, 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, 7:00-10:15 P.M Beginning class: 7:00 – 7:30 P.M.
Intermediate class: 7:30 to 8:30 P.M. All-request dancing: 8:30 – 10:15
P.M.
Santa Clara Valley Folk Dancers American Legion Hall, Post
99, 1344 Dell Avenue, Campbell from 7:30 – 9:30 P.M. Call Maxine Burnham (408)
739-0500.
Castro Folk Dancers Eureka Valley Recreation
Center, 100 Collingwood Street, San Francisco from 7:30 to 9:30 P.M. Call (510) 847-2084 or send email to [email protected]
Almost every First 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. Admission is $7.00. For more information
contact the instructor, Suzanne Rocca-Butler (650)
854-3184 or email [email protected]
.
Novato Folk Dancers, Lynwood School, 1320
Lynwood Drive, Novato 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. Call
(415) 982-9405.
Santa Rosa Folk Dancers, Willowside Hall, 5299 Hall Road, Santa
Rosa 1:45 – 3:45 P.M. Call Frank and Elsa (707)
546-8877
San Francisco International
Dance Circle, Harvey
Milk Recreation Center, 50 Scott St. at Duboce, San
Francisco 10:00 – 11:30 A.M. Call Mabel
Doss (415) 467-9208.
Albany Senior Center women’s simple Balkan dances taught at the Albany
Senior Center, 846 Masonic Avenue, at Solano, Albany from 10:15 to 11:30
A.M. Admission is $5.00. For more information call Catherine
Sutton (510) 528-2261.
Point Reyes Folk Dancers The Dance Palace Community Center, Corner of 5th
and B Streets, Point Reyes Station 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. Contact Carol Friedman (415) 663-9512.
Orpheus live at Menzes Restaurant,
2373 Chestnut Street, San Francisco. For reservations and information call (415)
409-7111 or visit http://www.mezessf.com
. There is dancing between the tables;
call to check if the band is playing.
Karina teaches
beginning and lower intermediate IFD at Western Ballet dance studio, 914 Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View from 8:15 to 10:15 P.M.
For more information contact Karina at [email protected]
or call (949) 510-5019.
Every Thursday:
Mandala
meets for International Folk Dance with Edith Bourbin
at Bowcock Hall, St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 43rd
Avenue, at Judah, San Francisco from 7:30 to 10:30 P.M.
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.
St. Archangel Michael International Folklore in Saratoga; sponsored by
St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, 18870 Allendale Avenue,
Saratoga, California 95070. Time: 7:30-10:00 PM Suggested donation is $8.00
($6.00 seniors). Instructor: Loui Tucker 408-287-9999
[email protected]. Webpage is http://saratoga.serbian-church.net/international-dance-group.html
. The first half hour is dedicated to "beginner" and "intermediate/advanced" lessons.
The ramainder of the class is dedicated to preacice. A group
of anywhere from 5-15 goes out to a nearby eatery afterwards until 11:00 PM.
40+ people Age Range: 24-90 with the majority 40 –65. Visitors welcomed.
Argentine Tango beginning to intermediate classes by Nora Dinzlebacher at The Beat, 2560 – 9th Street,
Berkeley from 8:15 P.M. to Midnight. $10 for class (includes practice and $5.
for practice only. For more information visit http://www.organictangosf.info/index_sf.shtml .
Razzmatazz meets for Folk Dancing at Finley Community Center,
2060 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. Admission is $5.00. For more information call (510) 965-9688 or
(707) 527-5224.
Every Friday:
Albany "Y"
International Folk Dancing with Kay James 8-11 P.M.
The Kopachka Dancers meet at Scout Hall, 177 E. Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley at 7:30P.M. For more information send email to [email protected] or call (415)
497-4890. They are closed during the Summer months.
El Cerrito Senior Center meet at the El Cerrito
Senior Center, 6500 Stockton Avenue, one block east of San Pablo from 9:00 to
11:00 A.M. Class taught by Mel Harte.
Admission is $5.00 for non-residents and less for residents. For more information visit [email protected] .
Albany Senior Center meet at the Albany Senior
Center, 846 Masonic, at Solano, Albany from 10:15 to 11:30 A.M. Admission is $5.00. For more information contact Ingrid Talmadge at (510) 524-9122.
West Valley College International Folk Dance class
at Rm. PE 7, 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. For more information contact Donna Frankel at
(408) 257-3455, or [email protected]
.
First four Fridays:
Changs International Folk
Dancers: Meets the first four Fridays of each month at 8 P.M. at Lincoln
Park Presbyterian Church, 31st Avenue at Clement Street, San
Francisco. Teaching on the first two Fridays, party night on the third Friday,
and family folk dancing (starts at 7:00 P.M.) on the fourth Friday; call ahead
as the schedule varies at times. Admission is $4.00. *All* are welcome, no
partner necessary. For more information contact Ester Landau at [email protected] .
Every first Friday:
Family folk dancing by Denise Weiss at Croatian Cultural Center at 60 Onondaga
St., in San Francisco. Call Croatian 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
Saturday:
Kaladrios plays Greek musicat Bacheeso’s, 2501 San
Pablo Avenue, at Dwight, Berkeley from 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. No cover but the Mediterranean Style buffet
is $12.95. For more information contact
Greg Jenkins at [email protected]
.
Every
third or fourth Saturday:
International folk dance party hosted by Marcel Vinokur at Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Alma Street,
Menlo Park from 8:00 P.M. to midnight with all request dancing in two
rooms. Admission is (generally) $7.00
for adults and $1.00 for teens. For more
information contact Marcel Vinokur at [email protected]
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.
Every
Weekday:
Berkeley
Folk Dancers meets five nights a week
at Live Oak Park, Shattuck Avenue, at Berryman, Berkeley; with Beginners
through Advanced levels meeting Monday thru Thursday, and an all-request night
on Fridays. For more information
contact:
Lone Coleman (510) 526-5886 [email protected] .
Daily:
3:00 to 5:30 P.M. Mideast/Gypsy/Near
eastern/Indian/Rom/Sephardic Jewish etc. song/.melody Sharing Circle in a Magick temple-like space. Free to those who have at least three songs/melodies
to share, otherwise $30 in advance for 6 month membership. Local
perfumers teaching (Mimi Spencer, Members of Kitka
etc). Will also include occssional
dance party with live acoustic music the DJ’ing later
in Albany within walking distance from El Cerrito BART station. For more information: http://server3001freeyellow.com/whimsyum/mideast.html
Regularly Scheduled Israeli Folk Dance Events (In
Memory of Asha Goldberg)
Every Sunday:
Dance with Moshany at the Masonic Temple, 890
Church St., at Franklin, Mountain View at 8:15 P.M. For more information send email to [email protected]
Every Monday:
Cafe Kineret, Sunnyvale Recreation
Center, 550 Remington, $6.00. 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] or visit
http://louitucker.com 80+ dancers Age
range 18-75.
Every Wednesday:
Cafe Simcha, Israeli Folk Dancing at
the Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Avenue, Kensington from 8:00 to
11:30 P.M. 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. For more information contact Loui Tucker, (408) 287-9999, [email protected], or visit http://louitucker.com 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 Ruth Browns (415)
492-1605, or the JCC at (415) 479-2000.
Dance with Shirley Burr, 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 Shirley Burr at [email protected] or visit http://wwwsababanights.com/ .
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.
Cafe Shalom at Bowcock Hall, St.
Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 43rd Avenue, at Judah, San
Francisco. For more
information email [email protected] .
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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