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Workshop tomorrow May 2, 7-10pm
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Surrey International Folk Dancing Society Newsletter
Hi <<First Name>>,

We welcome Lee Otterholt, Jaap Leegwater and Mea Nordenfelt tomorrow night! Remember to bring your $5 (members) or $10 (drop-in) extra for the workshop, and your water bottles.

A second dance demonstration is being planned for June. There will be a sign-up sheet at dancing. Look at the details below and let me know if those dates do or do not work for you!


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 Jaap Leegwater, Mea Nordenfelt, and Lee Otterholt, Tuesday, April 30, 7-10pm, Charles Rummel Community Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby. $10 drop-in or $5 for members of BIFD and SIFD.
  • Pre-festival workshop with Jaap Leegwater, Mea Nordenfelt, and Lee Otterholt, Thursday, May 2, 7-10pm, Walnut Road Elementary School, 16152 82 Ave, Surrey. $10 drop-in or $5 for members of BIFD and SIFD.
  • Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, May 3-5, 2019 featuring Jaap Leegwater & Mea Nordenfelt teaching Bulgarian dances and Lee Otterholt teaching an International selection of dances. If you haven't registered, plan to drop-in. Meals are not available to drop-in dancers, except if there has been a cancellation. Prices are here.
  • Post-festival workshop with Jaap Leegwater & Mea Nordenfelt, Tuesday, May 7, 7-10pm, Charles Rummel Community Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby. $10 drop-in or $5 for members of BIFD and SIFD.
  • Dance Demo at Guildford Seniors Village, 14568 104A Ave, on Wed, June 5, 2:30-3:30pm. Meet there at 1pm. Let me know if you are available to help.
  • Dance Demo at Fleetwood Villa, 16028 83rd Ave, on Friday, June 7, 2:30-3:30pm. Meet there at 1pm. Let me know if you are available to help.
  • SIFD Summer BBQ on Sunday, August 11, 3pm-10pm, at Don's farm, 25133 0 Ave, Aldergrove. Walk around the farm, dancing, then pot-luck dinner/BBQ, followed by more dancing! Save the date!
  • SIFD Folk Dance Retreat, Sept 20-22, 2019, at Camp Alexandra. Save the date!
Happy Dancing,
Dale
surreyfolkdance.org
Dance Program from April 25, 2019
Name Country Years Taught Instructions Demo Video
Cazino Romania 2017, 2018    
De secerat Romania, N (Maramureş) 2017, 2018 Andrew Carnie SIFD Retreat
Draganinata Bulgaria 2016 Lyrids YouTube
Il Cantico Delle Creature Italy 2017, 2018   SIFD Retreat
King of the Fairies Ireland 2018   YouTube
Koritsa Albania, South 2008, 2012, 2018 Federation Kolo Dragan
Levi Jackson Rag USA 2016, 2018 Andrew Carnie YouTube
Mairi's Wedding Scotland 2010 Evansville YouTube
Moj Maro (Moj Marine) Albania (sth-Kolonje) 2018 Andrew Carnie Kotansky
Never on Sunday Greece 2004, 2017, 2018 Andrew Carnie YouTube
Primavera en Salonico ("Ladino") Greece, Makedón, (Sephardic) Salónika 2014 Lyrids Lyrids
Shiri Li Kineret Israel 2017   SIFD Retreat
Svadba (Golema) Bulgaria/Macedonia 2014 Federation YouTube
Trip to Bavaria Scotland 2013, 2017, 2018 Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary YouTube
Vallja e Pllanës Albania 2018    
Valse des cerfs-volants Quebec 2016, 2017 Lyrids YouTube
Demonstration Dances
  Name Country Instructions Demo Video
1 De secerat Romania   SIFD Retreat
2 A Sprengisandi Iceland   SIFD Retreat
3 Stockrosen (Lykkjevals) Norway Cordray YouTube
4 W Moim Ogrodecku Poland Andrew Carnie Ira Weisburd
5 Tres Deseos Latin    
6 Sulam Ya'akov (Jacob's Ladder) Israel Andrew Carnie YouTube
7 La laine des moutons Canada/Quebec Lyrids Lyrids
8 Tamzara Armenia Federation YouTube
9 Nodeul Ghangbyeon Korea   SIFD Retreat
10 Dobrudzanski Buenek Bulgaria   SIFD Retreat
11 Polka Dot Scotland Scottish Country YouTube
12 Never on Sunday Greece Andrew Carnie YouTube
13 Mazurka mit dem Tuch Germany   YouTube
14 Il Cantico Delle Creature Italy   SIFD Retreat
15 Nyandolo Kenya Lyrids  

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Costume Collection

Need a costume for dance demonstrations? Have a look at the collection here. (https://goo.gl/photos/7aBSYcRGxXHzGqq96)
 

Burnaby International Folk Dancers

Dancing in Burnaby every Tuesday evening
Charles Rummel Community Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby.
See burnabyfolkdance.org
 

Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver

Scandinavian Dancing every Wednesday evening
Scandinavian Community Centre, 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby.
See Scandi Website

Bellingham First Saturday Dances

 
May 11th, Balkanarama (a 2nd Saturday)
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Squalicum Yacht Club, 2633 S. Squalicum Harbor Loop Road, Bellingham.  
Music and dancing will begin at 7:30 and end at 10:30 PM.  
A donation of $15 is requested, and finger-food snack items are welcomed.  

How to get there:

Directions from the North:  Go South on I-5, take the Meridian Street Exit and turn right onto Meridian.
From Meridian, take the third right (second traffic light) onto Squalicum Way.
Follow Squalicum Way and it will eventually merge into Roeder Street.
Shortly thereafter, take a right at the sign for Squalicum Harbor and Coho Way, at the City Mac Store.
Take the very first possible right turn which is identified with a street sign "N. Harbor Loop Drive."
At the end of that very short road, you will be in a parking lot.  If you turn left, you will see the Squalicum Yacht Club in front of you,  It is a small building.

Directions from the South:  Take Holly Street through town to "F" Street.
Turn Left onto "F" Street tward 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.
 

2019 Sunstage Folk Tours

with Vlasto Petkovski
Info: sunstagecompany@gmail.com
Macedonia (June 2-14 2019):
Flyer Itinerary Registration
Bulgaria (Sept 19-30, 2019):
Flyer Itinerary Registration
 

Folk Dance Tours
Jim Gold & more

2019/2020 folk dancing tour adventures:
Ireland, Romania, Albania, Kosovo, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein, & Switzerland.
Info: Flyer
jimgold.com/folk-tours/
 

Folk Dance Tours
Tineke & Maurits van Geel

May 2019
2 Tours: Armenia & Iran
Sept 2019
2 Tours: Georgia & Armenia
Info: Flyer  Website
 

Sonia Dion & Cristian Florescu
with Camelia & Neluțu Motoc

11th Ethnographic Trip to Romania
June 11 - 22, 2019
Info: sonia_dion@hotmail.com
soniacristian.net
 

Dancing with Donna
15-day PANAMA CANAL Cruise

Sailing from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego
March 19 – April 3, 2019
4 styles of live music each night
30 hrs of dance (folk, line, ballroom, mixers) Fabulous Group Rates won't last
Info: Flyer Website
 

DANCE ON THE WATER
The Adriatic, Slovenia and Venice

River Cruise
June 1-15, 2019
Eleven excursions & most meals included
Info: folkdanceonthewater@gmail.com
folkdanceonthewater.org
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