Can't believe the season is finished. How fast time flies! Join us tomorrow for the AGM and a last night of dancing.
Read late submitted reports here:
BIFD Program Report
Lyrids Festival Report
These reports Chrisanne already sent you:
Performances Report
AGM Minutes June 27 and July 9, 2018
BIFD Special Meeting Minutes 2018-09-18
Review the survey summary again if 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.
This year we are celebrating 40 years!
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Upcoming Events:
- BIFD AGM, Tuesday, June 11, 7pm, Charles Rummel Community Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby. Dancing before the meeting at 6:30pm, and dancing after the meeting - 8:30pm?
- 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!
- Surrey International Folk Dancers' Folk Dance Retreat, Sept 20-22, 2019, at Camp Alexandra. See surreyfolkdance.org/retreat-2019 for more details.
- BIFD 40th Anniversary Potluck Dinner and Folk Dancing Party, Saturday, October 5, 2019, (5 - 10pm) Charles Rummel Community Centre, 3630 Lozells Ave, Burnaby. Save the date!
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Surrey Folk Dancers' Spring Party is Thursday, June 13, 2019, 7-10pm at Walnut Road Elementary School, 16152 82 Ave, Surrey. Bring finger-friendly snacks to share and wear an ethnic costume if you like. Drop-in fee $4. Website event listing.
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BIFD AGM Dance Program - June 11, 2019
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Name |
Country |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
Notes |
Video |
| Warm-up |
| 1 |
Sweet Girl (Sirun Aghcheek) |
Armenia |
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Andrew Carnie |
Salt Spring |
| 2 |
Bannielou Lambaol |
France/Brittany |
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Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
| 3 |
Jugo |
Yugoslavia |
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Stockton |
YouTube |
| 4 |
Gori More |
Serbia (USA) |
(GOH-ree MOH-reh) |
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Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
| 5 |
Ĉika Ljubino |
Serbia |
(CHEE-kah lyou-BEE-noh) |
"Uncle Ljubino" |
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YouTube |
| 6 |
Mísirlou (< Haniótikos) |
Greece(Crete)/USA |
(MEE-zehr-loo) |
Derived from Miserli, name of Egyptian girl |
Dick Oakes |
YouTube |
| AGM |
| Dancing: Party Leftovers |
| 7 |
C'est une jeune mariée |
Canada, Quebec (PQ) |
(sett eun JUHN mah-ree-EH) |
"She's a young wife" |
Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
| 8 |
Grad se beli (Zeljko) |
Croatia,Medjimurje |
(GRAHD seh beh-lee |
"The white castle" |
Page 11 |
BIFD |
| 9 |
Samodiva |
Bulgaria |
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Andrew Carnie |
Vimeo |
| 10 |
Do Tri Pâti |
Bulgaria Nth (Severnjaško), Gradiste vlge |
(doh tree PEU-tee) |
"3 times through" (the first step) |
SoCal |
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| 11 |
Kerem Eyle (Turkish) |
Serbia/Gypsy |
(keh-rehm ehee-leh) |
"please help"/"be kind" |
Lyrids |
YouTube |
| 12 |
Sapphire Sea |
England |
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Stockton |
YouTube |
| 13 |
Hora Nuntašilor |
Romania |
(HOH-rah noon-TASCH-ee-lohr) |
"Dance of the wedding guests" |
Stockton |
YouTube |
| 14 |
Ying Bin Wu |
Taiwan |
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SoCal |
BIFD |
| 15 |
Pandelaşul fetelor |
Romania (Dobrogea) |
pahn-deh-LAH-shool FEH-teh-lor |
"Flag-bearing girls..." |
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YouTube |
| 16 |
Hemşin Horon |
Turkey, NE (Rize county) |
(hem-sheen hoh-rohn) |
"dance of the ancient Hemşin peoples" |
Lyrids |
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| 17 |
Kaleš Kate (Iliana) |
Bulgaria, Pirin |
(KAH-lehsh KAH-teh) |
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YouTube |
| 18 |
Tres Deseos |
Latin |
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"three wishes" |
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Ljiljan Kolo |
Serbia |
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Andrew Carnie |
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Kune |
Bulgaria, SW (Pirin) |
(KOO-neh) |
a young woman's name |
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Salt Spring |
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Ordu |
Turkey, NE Anatolia |
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Name of City on Black Sea |
Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
| 22 |
Tsifteteli Tourkiko |
Greece/Turkey |
(tsihf-teh-TELL-ee toor-KEE-koh) |
Tsifteteli="2 strings" (UD&Lyra or guitar/ violin) "from Turkey") |
Lyrids |
YouTube |
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Ya da kalinushku lomala |
Russia |
(yah dah kah-LEEN-oosh-koo loh-MAH-luh) |
"I'm picking the branches of the snowbell tree" |
Andrew Carnie |
YouTube |
| 24 |
Mom bar (Bozigian) |
Armenia |
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BIFD |
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Schedule for Dance Evening
6:30pm - Set-up - please arrive on-time to help
6:40 - 7:10pm - Basics Program
7:10 - 7:30pm - Warm-up Dancing
7:30 - 8:15pm - Detailed Teaching
8:15 - 8:25pm - Break
8:25 - 9:20pm - Requests & repeats of taught dances from past weeks
9:20 - 9:30pm - Take-down - please stay to help
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BIFD Community Performances/Teaching
- Performance rehearsals are every Saturday, 10am, in Burnaby Arts Council basement, 6584 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby. Everyone welcome.
- 7 August, Wednesday, from 8:15 to 9:00 we will perform at Kitsilano Showboat, 2300 Cornwall, Vancouver. We will perform and teach.
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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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Folk Dance Tours
Tineke & Maurits van Geel
May 2019
2 Tours: Armenia & Iran
Sept 2019
2 Tours: Georgia & Armenia
Info: tinekevangeel.nl
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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
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Folk Dance Tours
Jim Gold & more
2019 folk dancing tour adventures:
Ireland, Romania, Albania, Kosovo, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece, Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein, and Switzerland.
Info: Flyer
jimgold.com/folk-tours/
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