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Valentine's Party Tuesday 6:30-10pm
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This week is a Valentine’s Day Party on February 11. Dance until 10:00 pm! 

Registration is now open for the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2020 which is April 24-26 in Vancouver. Read all about it, and register soon! Want a good deal? We need some people to help out at the festival - register for a work-exchange scholarship and get in for half price! See fees here.

Make sure to scan this newsletter for activities and events you might be interested in, and send in any announcements you would like to share with the other dancers to newsletter@burnabyfolkdance.org

Please direct suggestions and feedback to the contact form on the website, or directly to the club email.

Party Program Tuesday Feb 11

Basics (teaching of a few of the warm-up dances) 6:40 – 7:10 PM
Warm-up Program 7:10 – 7:30 PM
Party 7:30 – 8:15 PM
Break 8:15 – 8:30 PM

Party 8:30 – 9:50 PM
  Name Country Pronunciation Translation Instructions Demo Video
  Warm-up          
1 Šetnja Serbia (Šumadija) (SHET-nyah) "walking, strolling" Andrew Carnie SIFD
2 Rododachtilos Greece     Andy Bettis YouTube
3 C'est une jeune mariée Canada, Quebec (PQ) (sett eun JUHN mah-ree-EH) "She's a young wife" Andrew Carnie YouTube
4 Ĉika Ljubino Serbia (CHEE-kah lyou-BEE-noh) "Uncle Ljubino"   YouTube
5 Oy Tsvetyot Kalina Russia       YouTube
6 Stella di maggio Switzerland,Ticino (Italian) Canton (STEL-lah dee MAH-djee-oh) “Stars of May” Andrew Carnie SIFD
7 Tzena Israel   "go forth..."    
  Party          
8 Çobankat Albania, Sth ("Tosk" speakers) (choh-BAHN-kaht) "the shepardesses" Andrew Carnie Kolo Dragan
9 Busuiocul Romania (BOO-soo-ee-OH-koo) "The Basil (plant, herb)" Andrew Carnie Vimeo
10 Le Laridé France/Brittany       SIFD
11 Borrowdale Exchange Scotland     SoCal Scottish Dancing
12 Katunsko Serbia        
13 Ciganskoto Horo-Djipaj (Serb comp) Bulgaria (see-GAHN-skoh-toh hoh-ROH)-(DJEE-pah-ee) "The Gypsy Dance" - "skip!" Lyrids YouTube
14 Corrido Mexico     Stockton Noa-am
15 Tres Deseos Latin   "three wishes" Lyrids  
16 Djurdjevica Serbia, now Nth Montenegro (JOOR-jay-vee-tsah) Name of a village Andrew Carnie YouTube
17 Uc Kiz Bir Ana Turkey     Lyrids  
18 Chocolate Chocolate          
  Break          
19 Kos Greece     Andy Bettis  
20 Hora de la Soroca Moldova, Rep of (NE Bessarabia) HOH-rah deh lah soh-roh-KAH Soroca town, (orig in Romania) Salt Spring Salt Spring
21 Syrtos Greece     Andrew Carnie YouTube
22 Damat Halayi Turkey     Andrew Carnie YouTube
23 Jiana de la Tilişca Sibiu Romania (Transylvania) (zhee-AH-nuh deh lah tee-LEETSCH-kah SEE-bee-oo) "Jiana from the town of Tilişca, county Sibiu" Instructions YouTube
24 Chi Balla Mixer USA/Italy (kee BAHL-lah)   Andrew Carnie YouTube
25 Dedo Mili Dedo Macedonia, Kumanovo rgn, Gradmanci Дедо Мили Дедо (DEH-doh mee-lee DEH-doh) "grandpa, dear grandpa" Andrew Carnie YouTube
26 Grad se beli (Zeljko) Croatia,Medjimurje (GRAHD seh beh-lee "The white castle" Page 11 BIFD
27 Koce Berberot Macedonia     Andrew Carnie YouTube
28 Retko Kolo (Krnjevacko) Serbia     Lyrids Lyrids
29 Shantel Romania       SIFD
30 Do Tri Pâti Bulgaria Nth (Severnjaško), Gradiste vlge (doh tree PEU-tee) "3 times through" (the first step) SoCal  
31 Pale Amende Romania       YouTube
32 Mom bar (Bozigian) Armenia     Lyrids BIFD
33 Dana (Roma) Romania, Munttenia, Bucharest (DAH-nah)   Federation YouTube
34 Sviraĉko Kolo Croatia, CTR (Kordan RG, Karovac) (SVEER-ahtch-koh KOH-loh) "musician's favorite dance" Stockton YouTube
35 Pazardžijska Kopanitsa Bulgaria, Pazardžik rgn (pah-zahr-DJEE-ee-skah KOH-pah-nee-tsah) Kopanicari="diggers, woodcarvers" & 11/8 rhythm Andrew Carnie YouTube
36 Na Purt Bulgaria     Andrew Hardwick  
37 Hora Nuntašilor Romania (HOH-rah noon-TASCH-ee-lohr) "Dance of the wedding guests" Stockton YouTube
38 Vrni Se Vrni Macedonia     Andrew Carnie YouTube
39 Cveto More Macedonia (SVEH-toh MOH-reh)      

BIFD Community Performances/Teaching
  • Performance practices Saturdays at 10:00 at the Burnaby Arts Council.  
     
  • A couple weeks ago Jane asked who could come to a performance on a Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 near Canada Way and Boundary in Burnaby. It would be some performance and some teaching at a seniors recreation program. Jane asked if some Wednesdays were not possible. She received two positive replies from dancers who would be available any Wednesday.  “In the new year” was the only mention of a date.
     
  • No other performances are booked.
     
  • Contact Jane at jbkupfer@shaw.ca or 604-522-2031 for details.
Hi from Victoria . .  It would be special if you could share my following request via a folk dance recipient list, etc.
BULGARIA and the Grand Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival
August 2-16, 2020   Led by Jim Gold and Lee Otterholt
Sofia, Plovdiv, Bansko, Veliko Turnovo, Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival!
https://www.jimgold.com/bulgaria-koprivshtitsa-folk-festival-tour-august-2020/
Do you, or does anyone you know plan to join Jim and Lee?  I promised to assist a folkdance friend lacking an email account. The amazing tour is on her bucket list!  She would appreciate having a female with her during check-in at Newark, New Jersey departure August 3 (Austria Airline) and NWR return flight tba.  Vancouver (YVR-NWR) or Seattle (SEA-NWR) return, as per forthcoming tour itinerary. 
Jim Gold will offer a ‘special travel fee break’ to the airport travel ‘assistant’!
Would love to make her wish come true!

Thanks!  Eleanor 
gjelsten@telus.net
See more in PDF document here
Balkan Night Northwest  2020 brings Roma musical legend 
Yuri Yunakov + much more to Seattle for Balkan Mardi Gras
March 7, 2020 at Saint Demetrios Hall, 2100 Boyer Ave. E, Seattle, WA
Buy Tickets Here
Balkan Night Northwest Website
Balkan Night Northwest Facebook Page
Balkan Night Northwest Facebook Event
Dromeno, Melez & Zougla
Friday, June 12, 2020
Wise Hall, 
1882 Adanac Street,
Vancouver
Info:
balkandanceparty@gmail.com
Tickets:
www.eventbrite.ca
Poster:
See & download here
BIFD Dances
See list of dances with links to directions & videos
See the list of dances done each week
Power Search
Searchable & sortable list of dances

Bellingham First Saturday Dances

(sponsored by Fourth Corner Folkdancers)
 

Future dates:
Sat Mar 14th - Zakuska
Sat Apr 4th - Balkanarama
Sat May 9th - Orkestar RTW

non-messy snacks welcome
Location: Squalicum Yacht club, 2633 S. Harbor Loop Drive, Bellingham, WA 98225
Party starts at 7:30pm and runs to 10:00pm.  There is a $15 donation requested.

The Squalicum Yacht club is the smaller of the two Yacht Clubs side by side on S. Harbor Loop Drive. (South Harbor Loop Drive is connected in a circle with North Harbor Loop Drive.)

How to get there:

From the North, go South on I-5, take the Meridian Street Exit and turn right. From Meridian, take the 3rd right (2nd traffic light) onto Squalicum Way. Follow Squalicum Way and it will merge onto Roeder Street. Shortly thereafter, there will be signs for Squalicum Harbor and Coho Way. Take a right onto Coho Way. The very first possible right turn which is identified with a street sign "N. Harbor Loop Drive", take that right and at the end of that very short road you are in a parking lot. If you would turn left you will see the Squalicum Yacht Club in front of you.

From the South, you can take Holly Street through town to "F" Street. Turn left onto F street toward the water and across the train tracks to Roeder. Turn right onto Roeder Ave Continue on Roeder to Coho Way (City Mac Store) Turn Left onto Coho Way. The first possible right is "N. Harbor Loop Drive". Take that right and drive that short "road" to the end, and turn left into the parking Lot. The small building in front of you is the Squalicum Yacht Club.
Schedule for Dance Evening
6:30pm - Set-up - please arrive on-time to help
6:40-7:10 - Basic Steps Program
7:10-7:30 - Warm-up Dances
7:30-8:15 - Teaching/Review
8:15-8:30 - Break
8:30-9:20 - Programmed dances and live requests using the whiteboard, including some reviews as needed
9:20 - 9:30pm - Take-down - please stay to help
Some weeks extended to 10pm
Burnaby International Folk Dancers
Dancing in Burnaby every Tuesday evening, 6:30-9:30pm
Charles Rummel Community Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby.
Info: burnabyfolkdance.org

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Surrey International Folk Dancing
Dancing in Surrey every Thursday, 7-10pm
Walnut Road Elementary School, 16152 82 Ave, Surrey. Info: surreyfolkdance.org

Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver
Scandinavian Dancing every Wednesday evening
Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby.
Info: Scandi Website
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