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Registration for the seventh annual Lyrids Folk Dance Festival is open!
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Maurits & Tineke van Geel
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The festival on the weekend of April 24-26, 2020, will feature Tineke and Maurits van Geel teaching Armenian and Roma dances from different countries (Maurits has done extensive research) mixed with some international top hits. |
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The location is the Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC. To prevent crowding, each workshop is limited to 100 dancers. |
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Price for the entire weekend is $200 or US$160 before March 1, rising to $215 or US$175 after that. Part-time available after March 1. See Price List. Reduced fees for work exchange, youth (up to 30 yrs) and elders (80+).
To register, use online form or print and mail this form. There is no attendance limit for the Saturday party.
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Billeting in local dancers' homes is available. Apply on registration form. Be aware, all homes are more than a 40 minute drive from the hall.
We are looking for a volunteer to take photographs in exchange for meals. Do you know someone interested?
If you have trouble with the registration form, try refreshing your cache (wikihow) to get the latest updates from the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival website.
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Osem i Devet with Miamon Miller at the 2018 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival
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Osem i Devet with Miamon with musicians Michael Lawson on accordion, David Bilides on tupan, Miamon Miller on violin, Janie Cowan on bass, and Teodora Dimitrova & Dina Trageser both singing, will provide live music for the Saturday evening party.
Miamon and Michael will also be leading music (any instrument) and singing workshops on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.
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But wait, there's more!
- Tuesday, April 21, 7-10pm, Maurits & Tineke van Geel will do a dance workshop at Burnaby International Folk Dancing at Charles Rummel Community Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby. Admission: $10 drop-in, or $5 for members of Burnaby IFD and Surrey IFD.
- Thursday, April 23, 7-10pm, Maurits & Tineke van Geel will do a dance workshop at Surrey International Folk Dancing at Walnut Road Elementary School, 16152 82 Ave, Surrey. Admission: $10 drop-in, or $5 for members of Burnaby IFD and Surrey IFD.
- Sunday, April 26, after the festival, Maurits & Tineke will be at the Sunday evening dinner/dance at Dale's house in Surrey. Admission is by donation (suggest $10 each). RSVP. Limited to approximately 40 people.
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2019 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival group photo
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Video montage of memories from the 2018 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival. Enjoy!
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Tip: View this and past newsletters on the web in Newsletter Archives.
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Happy dancing!
Dale Adamson
Chair of the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival Committee,
Burnaby International Folk Dancers.
Please forward this email to all your folk dance friends!
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
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