Phoenix International Folk Dancers | Folk Dancing in Phoenix, Arizona

PIFD Volunteers

Phoenix International Folk Dancers have joined together for the advancement of folk dance. Our activities are open to the public. Membership is optional, but encouraged to help defray special event costs. Our expenses are met by voluntary membership dues as well as donations from visitors. If you or your business are interested in sponsorship or donating to our group, please contact us.

Our volunteers are dedicated to promoting and maintaining an international folk dance presence in the greater Phoenix area.

Bulgarian woman - drawing by Kris Marino

Bulgarian woman - drawing by Kris Marino

Executive Committee:
President: Lois Postel
Vice-President: Susan Droz
Secretary: Joyce Story
Treasurer: Margy Zylder

Members-at-Large:
Alice Chong
Jo-Anne Clemens
Harriett Daszewski
Ivanka Grambelova
Dick Watt

Webmaster: Joyce Himes

Committees:
Teaching & Review: Lois Postel, chair, Jo-Anne Clemens, Joyce Story, Alice Chong
Program & Equipment:
Festival program: Susan Droz, chair
Thursday night programs: Joanna Meyer, chair
Monday night programs: Joyce Story, chair
Video and video viewing: Alice Chong, Lynn Ellsworth, Joyce Himes
Computer (main and backup) and sound system: Jo-Anne Clemens, Lynn Ellsworth
Hospitality:
Thursday: Don Traicoff, Gloria Traicoff
Monday: Joy Wingersky

Teachers:
Karen Faust
Dick Watt

Dance Leaders:
Alice Chong
Jo-Anne Clemens
Joyce Story

a big thank you to our volunteers

Folk Dance Program Planning and Teaching Aids

Club Favorites List with Dance Note and Video Links (where available)
(choose from this list for a no-fail evening, especially if you are not familiar with the dance names, review dance notes or review dances from videos)

Lists of PIFD Music - various formats to choose from:

• PDF (click to open and view online or right-click and save to your computer)

• Favorites and Frequently-Done Dances (webpage)

• All Music (click and view online - webpage)

• Excel spreadsheet (right-click and save to your computer for viewing)

Books

Teaching Folk Dance: Successful Steps

by Phyllis S. Weikart (Author)
Format: Spiral-Bound
ISBN-10: 1573790087
ISBN-13: 978-1573790086
Page Count: 701

Written by one of the country's leading authorities on movement-based active learning and recreational folk dance, this book offers improved teaching progressions to help students develop comfort with movement and steady beat independence. Learn how to lead beginners of all ages - from elementary school students to senior adults - through a step-by-step, easy-to-follow sequence of purposeful movement experiences culminating in enjoyable beginning folk dances. Featuring more than 30 new dances; use with Rhythmically Moving set of 9 CDs (sold separately).

Teaching Movement and Dance:
A Sequential Approach to Rhythmic Movement

by Phyllis S. Weikart (Author)
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1573792888
ISBN-13: 978-1573792882
Page Count: 489

For beginners of all ages. Contains over 100 beginning-level dances and instructions for introducing movement and dance in understandable and enjoyable ways. This is one of the references used by Dick Watt for our Beginners Hour teaching.