Phoenix International Folk Dancers | Folk Dancing in Phoenix, Arizona

2012 Special Events

Monday, June 4, 2012 - Shlomo Bachar Workshop
7 PM
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Burns Hall
1500 West Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

Mark your calendars! Shlomo Bachar from Los Angeles, California, will present the first Workshop to be held at our (new since September 2010) Monday Night location, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Phoenix, on June 4. Shlomo was among the first and most influential Israeli choreographers who moved to the United States and brought Israeli Folk Dance with them. A partial list of Shlomo's choreographies can be found at http://www.israelidances.com/choreographers.htm

Coming next year:

March 22, 23, 24, 2013
TUCSON IFD'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
featuring YVES MOREAU
Our Tucson friends are planning a Friday night party, Saturday workshop, Saturday night party, and Sunday picnic.

Past Special Events from 2012

May 3, 2012 - Loui Tucker Workshop

March 29, 2012 - Lee Otterholt workshop

March 15, 2012 - Luke Haag Workshop

2012 Festival

March 4, 2012 - 25th Annual Phoenix Folkdance Festival
(see photos on Facebook)

Zeljko Jergan

January 5, 2012 - Croatian Dance Workshop with Željko Jergan

Past Special Events from 2011

October 13, 2011 - Dance Party with Donka Koleva and the band "Bulgarika"

August 21, 2011 - Line and folk dance workshops with Ira Weisburd

Folk Dancing by Erica Nielsen

August 21, 2011 - Folk Dancing book signing with author Erica Nielsen. http://ericawritesdance.wordpress.com/

Zeljko Jergan

May 26, 2011 - Croatian workshop with Željko Jergan

March 31, 2011 - Lee Otterholt Workshop

2011 Festival

March 5, 2011 - 24th Annual Phoenix Folkdance Festival
(see photos on Facebook)

February 3, 2011 - Serbian dance workshop with Bata Mercetic (see photos on Facebook)

Past Special Events from 2010

November 2, 2010 - Dance party with Kabile, Bulgarian wedding band
(see photos on Facebook)

September 1, 2010 - Folk dancing in Prescott, AZ
(see photos on Facebook)

March 11, 2010 - Lee Otterholt Workshop
(see photos on Facebook)

2010 festival

March 6, 2010 - 23rd Annual Phoenix Folkdance Festival
(see photos on Facebook)

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