BIFD News
BIFD Executive had a discussion about how the COVID-19 virus might affect our Tuesday night dancing. At this time, we feel the local situation is stable and there has been no policy by the City of Burnaby directing community groups to discontinue meeting. We will continue dancing and reassess the situation week by week.
On March 17, we will have our St. Patrick's day all request party but without finger food. Our in-house band, The Pirates, will be playing. Please send your requests for recorded music to bifd@burnabyfolkdance.org.
Concerns over Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) prompt us to take these precautions:
- Please stay home if you are feeling unwell.
- Please stay home if you have recently traveled to affected areas (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Iran, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Japan).
- We will be asking everyone to wash their hands before dancing, at break time, and after dancing.
- Hand sanitizers will be available.
- If you don’t want to hold hands, dance behind the line.
The Lyrids committee met last night and sadly agreed to cancel the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2020. However, we are only pressing the pause button. Same teachers, same band will be here April 23-25, 2021. Dancers registered for Lyrids Festival will receive a message with more information.
Do you like the Lyrids Festival Shop? Jane will not run the shop in 2021. Are you interested in taking over the reins? Contact Jane. Thank you Jane for organizing a fabulous festival shop for our first 6 years of festivals! Although Jane's shop was amazing, there are many ways to run a shop, and you can run it however you like.
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.
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St Patrick's Day Party
Tuesday March 17
Basics (teaching of a few of the warm-up dances) 6:40 – 7:10 PM
Warm-up Program 7:10 – 7:30 PM
Party Requests 7:30 – 8:15 PM
Break 8:15 – 8:30 PM
Pirates 8:30 - 9:00 PM
Party Requests 9:00 – 9:50 PM
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Pronunciation |
Translation |
Instructions |
Demo Video |
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Rododachtilos |
Greece |
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Andy Bettis |
YouTube |
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Busuiocul |
Romania |
(BOO-soo-ee-OH-koo) |
"The Basil (plant, herb)" |
Andrew Carnie |
Vimeo |
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Dramskoto |
Bulgaria |
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Singular |
Salt Spring |
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Yolanda |
USA/Venezuela |
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Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
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Levačko Kolo |
Serbia |
(LEH-vahch-koh KOH-lo) |
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SIFD |
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Gori More |
Serbia (USA) |
(GOH-ree MOH-reh) |
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Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
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Ugros |
Hungary |
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MVFD |
SIFD |
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Pirates |
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Korobuška |
Russia (Rostov) |
(koh-roh-BOOSH-kah) |
"The little basket (Peddlar's pack)" |
Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
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Bufčansko Oro |
Macedonia Sth, Bitola rgn |
(BOOF-chan-skoh OH-roh) |
"dance from (the town) of Buf" |
Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
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Freilach - Klezmer |
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Sapri Tama |
Israel |
(sah-PREE tah-MAH) |
"Tell me, my innocent one,,," |
MVFD |
YouTube |
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Mísirlou (< Haniótikos) |
Greece(Crete)/USA |
(MEE-zehr-loo) |
Derived from Miserli, name of Egyptian girl |
Dick Oakes |
YouTube |
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Tzena |
Israel |
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"go forth..." |
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Get your Early Bird tickets today with a 15% discount till mid-March
Use code KLEZ15 (don’t forget to apply discount when you checkout)
The Klezmer Community Project
We are doing it again!
Sundays April 19, May 3 & May 17, 2:30 pm to 6 pm at the Peretz Centre
A celebration of Eastern European Jewish music and Yiddish dance traditions through a three-Sunday inter-generational experience made up of workshops and jams plus a lively concert and dancehall. Come play music and dance in community!
Ask Claudia for more info.
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BIFD Community Performances/Teaching
- Saturdays, 10am, from March 21 through April 18 practices will be at Jane’s, P2-620 7th Ave., New Westminster. Buzz #2. The Burnaby Arts Council needs its basement room then as gallery space.
- We have applied to have a display at Hats Off Day on 6 June on Hastings St. in Burnaby. We have also applied to appear on the stage at Kitsilano Showboat in August. Neither event is confirmed.
- Contact Jane at jbkupfer@shaw.ca or 604-522-2031 for details.
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Bellingham First Saturday Dances
(sponsored by Fourth Corner Folkdancers)
Future dates:
Sat Mar 14th - CANCELLED
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.
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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
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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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