Surrey International Folk Dancing Society Newsletter
Hi <<First Name>>,
Tonight, I will be busy with the Surrey Christian School for the first hour of folk dancing. The other directors will take charge and I will join you after 8pm. Between 6:30 and 7:30 tonight, two of the classes at Surrey Christian School will be performing a couple of the dances we taught during our visit there at the beginning of the month.
On March 13, we will be having a birthday party for Marj Douglas. She is celebrating her 80th birthday! Marj was a founder of the Surrey International Folk Dancing Society, and held the office of President for many years. Thank you Marj!
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 (~ 5 hrs during the weekend) at the festival - register for a work-exchange scholarship (check that option on the registration form) and get in for half price! See fees here. Another option is to help exclusively. Experience the vibe of the festival, help at the registration desk, help serving snacks, and/or help at the festival market as needed. This would cost you nothing, you would get meals, and you might be able to do some of the dancing during quiet moments. Ask me!
Remember that Thursday, March 5 is cancelled. The school gym is not available.
Extra events are optional and are listed here for your information. If a couple of hours of dancing once a week on Thursdays is as much as you want or can manage, that is fine!
Pre-festival workshop with Maurits & Tineke van Geel, Tuesday, April 21, 7-10pm, Charles Rummel Community Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby.
Pre-festival workshop with Maurits & Tineke van Geel, Thursday, April 23, 7-10pm, Walnut Road Elementary School, 16152 82 Ave, Surrey.
Dance Teaching at Sikh Academy in Newton, 12895 85th Ave, April 29, 30, May 4, 5, 6, 9am-12:15pm, and at Sikh Academy in Fleetwood, 9115 160th St, May 7, 8, 11, 12, 13. Teaching grades K to 7 at these elementary schools. Are you interested in helping?
We will be designing a new dance demonstration program for the 2019/20 dancing season. Have ideas? Contact me. As usual, the dances should span the globe, be varied, and not be too difficult.
Need some dance shoes?
Visit the store, danceCraft, in Newton Crossing near the Newton Wave Pool. Melanie Minty owns danceCraft and also writes an Arts column for the Surrey Now newspaper. See the wonderful article Melanie wrote for us here.
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 10pm. 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.
