Phoenix International Folk Dancers | Folk Dancing in Phoenix, Arizona

Special Events Coming in 2010

Saturday, March 6, 2010, 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
23rd Annual Phoenix Folkdance Festival
Towerpoint Resort, Main Ballroom
4860 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ
with performances by Moontee Sinquah and his dancers (Native American) and
Suli O Ali'i (men's Samoan and Maori group)
Schedule:
12:30 PM Dancing begins
1:30 PM Performance
2:30 PM Performance
3:30 PM Refreshment break
4:30 PM Festival concludes

Volunteers to help set up and take down tables and chairs are needed. Doors open at 12:00 for set up and close at 5:15 after clean up.

2010 FESTIVAL DANCES ( * denotes easy dance )

Suli O Ali'i

SET I
La Bastringue (Fr./Canada, Cpl/mixer)*
Baonopstekker (Dutch, Circle)*
Ordu (Turkey, Line)*
Ve David (Israel, Cpl/mixer)*
Oniero Demeno (Greece, Circle)
Setnja (Serbia, Line)*
Sasha (Russia, Cpl/mixer)*
Somogyi Karikazo (Hungary, Women's circle)
Vrapcheto (Bulgaria, Short lines)*
Bela Kawe (Afro/Caribbean, Circle)*
Louisiana Saturday Night (USA, scatter)*
Sicilian Tarantella (Italy, Sets of 4)*
Cobankat (Albania, Line)

SET 2
Twelfth St. Rag (USA, Trios/mixer)*
Zawajuni (Israel, Line)
Raca (Serbia, Circle)*
Indijski Cocek (Albania/Gypsy, Line)
Chilili (Bolivia, Cpls facing in lines)*
Tflati, (Israel, Circle, Individual)
Pot of Gold (Ireland, Scatter)*
Ventzi’s Arap (Bulgaria, Line)
Der Hammerschmidt G’Sellen (Germany, Sets of 4)*
Tni Li Shtie Enayich, (Israeli, Circle, Individual)
Cumbia Semana (Colombia, Scatter)*
Eleno Mome (Bulgaria, Line)
Miserlou (Greek/Amer., Line)*

SET 3
Doudlebska Polka (Czech, Cpl/mixer)*
Little Miss Greece (Greece, Line)
Dobruzanska Reka, (Bulgaria, Line
Makedonsko Devojce (Macedonia, Circle)*
Ba La (Israel, Cpl/mixer)
Idle Robin (Wales, Line)*
Tankosava, (Serbia, Line)
Moja Diridika (Croatia, Circle)*
Ciganko (Serbia/Gypsy, Line)
Karagouna (Greece, Line)*
Troika (Russia, Trios)*
Opinca (Romania, Line)
Horehronsky Czardas, (Slovakia, Circle)
Trgnala Rumjana (Bulgaria, Line)*

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - Lee Otterholt Workshop - Save the date!

Lee Otterholt has lived and worked in Norway as a professional dancer, teacher and choreographer. He founded the Center for International Folkdance in Oslo, and was professor of Dance Folklore at the Norwegian National College of Ballet, and University College of Oslo. Lee has taught at festivals across the United States, in Europe and East Asia. Lee was a choreographer for the 1994 Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, in Lillehammer, Sweden. Lee now makes his home in Laguna Beach, CA and teaches and performs throughout the Southland, when he isn't leading dance tours to Europe and beyond. More: www.LeeOtterholt.com

Past Special Events from 2010

January 21, 2010 - Daniel Sandu Workshop
Rhythm, Romania, and Roma

Past Special Events from 2009

December 10, 2009 - Irish Progressive Dances with Jim and Anna Daugherty

September 24, 2009 - Workshop with Pat Thomas

August 19, 2009 - Folkdancing in Prescott, Arizona

July 10, 2009 - International Folk Dance Workshop at Joyful Yoga Studio

May 21, 2009 - Yuliyan Yordanov Workshop
Dances from Bulgaria

April 2, 2009 - Daniela Ivanova Workshop
Dances from Bulgaria (see photos)

March 7, 2009 - 22nd Annual Phoenix Folkdance Festival

January 8, 2009 - Farewell Party at Encanto Park Clubhouse

Past Special Events from 2008

October 30, 2008 - Live music with Kabile Bulgarian wedding band (see photos)

Dancing in Prescott

August 27, 2008 - Dancing on the square, Prescott, Arizona (see photos)

August 2, 2008 - Dance Party at The Meadows (see photos)

map of Bulgaria

April 12, 2008 - Bulgarian Workshop with Karen Faust

March 2, 2008 - 21st Annual Phoenix Folkdance Festival

January 31, 2008 - Daniela Ivanova Workshop
Dances from Bulgaria (see photos)

Past Special Events from 2007

December 13, 2007 - Lee Otterholt Workshop
Dances from Greece and Romania (see photos)

January 11, 2007 - Macedonian Dance Workshop
With Ljupco Manevski, lead dancer, Tanec Ensemble, Goran Alacke, master accordionist and his wife Adrijana, a noted singer in Macedonia (see photos)

March 4, 2007 - 20th Annual Phoenix Folkdance Festival

March 22, 2007 - Workshop with Mara Morris
Dances from Greece and her neighbors

April 5, 2007 - Workshop with Shlomo Bachar
Israeli Dances

August 16, 2007 - Aloka Kanungo Workshop
Folk Dances from India

August 29, 2007 - An evening of folk dancing on the Prescott Courthouse Square

Past Special Events from 2006

January 12, 2006 - Macedonian Dance Workshop
With Ljupco Manevski, lead dancer, Tanec Ensemble, Goran Alacke, master accordionist

Europa

January 27, 2006 - Concert by Europa

March 26, 2006 - 19th Annual Phoenix Folkdance Festival

May 11, 2006 - Daniel Sandu Workshop
A taste of Romania, Rhythm, Roma

May 25, 2006 - Shlomo Bachar Workshop
Israeli Dances