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DANCE LOCATIONS
Chicago Latvian Community Center - 4146 N Elston Ave (NW Diagonal), at Hamlin (3800W) - Chicago 60618
Last Fridays @ Portage Park Center for the Arts - 3914 N Menard (5800W) at Dakin (3950N) - Chicago 60634

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LINKS TO ETHNIC DANCE & MUSIC FESTIVALS / CAMPS / WORKSHOPS
EVENT WHEN WEBSITE CONTACT INFORMATION
Door County Folk Festival 
(Sister Bay & Ephraim, WI)

Wed-Sun, Begins the Wednesday after Independence Day (Jul 4th)

Jul 9-13, 2008

www.dcff.net Paul Collins, 
(773)-463-2288 
Chicago, IL
info@dcff.net
    or
Gerhard Bernhard, 
(920)-854-2986
Sister Bay, WI
info@concertcruises.com
Chicagoland Spring Fling Friday, April 11, 2008
Live Music with Zlatne Uste (New York) and Orkestar Sloboda (Milwaukee)
www.ethnicdance.net/springfling Paul Collins, 
(773)-463-2288 
Chicago, IL
info@ethnicdance.net
Chicagoland Fall Ball Fri Sep 19, 2008

Opening Night of the Chicago World Music Festival - Live Music Party - Details TBA
www.ethnicdance.net/fallball Paul Collins, 
(773)-463-2288 
Chicago, IL
info@ethnicdance.net
Folk Ball Festival
(Madison, WI)
Usually Begins Friday of the last weekend in January

Jan 25-27, 2008

http://plantpath.wisc.edu/~tdd/folkball.html Michael Kuharski, 
(608)-241-3655
Madison, WI
mk@mailbag.com
    or
Thomas Dettinger, 
(608)-274-3132
tdd@plantpath.wisc.edu
Balkanske Igre Spring Festival
(Chicago, IL)
Mar 28-30, 2008 n/a John Kuo, 
(773)-324-1247
Morton Grove, IL
jkuo@vnet.ibm.com
balkanske_igre@yahoo.com
Regional "June" Camp
(Beloit, WI)
May 30 - June 1, 2008 http://home.fnal.gov/~djensen/jc.htm Mady Newfield, 
(630)-584-0825
St Charles, IL
madynewfld@aol.com
Oconomowoc Folk Dance Weekends
(Oconomowoc, WI)
Sep TBA, 2008 n/a Chris Malcher, 
(847)-675-3165
malchfun@yahoo.com
    or
Jill Carlson, 
(708)-748-5108
SNOPA! Winter Folk Dance Workshop
(Twin Cities, MN)

President's Day Weekend - Feb 8-10, 2008

Back at Wilder Recreation Center

http://www.snopa.org Nairy Digris or Terry Mc Gibbon, 
(651)-639-9346
St Paul, MN
hyebar@qwest.net
    or
Jim Kiehne, 
(612)-377-8037
Minneapolis, MN
kiehngraph@sihope.com
Tapestry Folk Dance Center - Fall Workshop
(Minneapolis, MN)
TBA
http://www.tapestryfolkdance.org Tapestry Folk Dance Center, 
Minneapolis, MN,
(612)-722-2914
staff@TapestryFolkdance.org
Fox Valley Folk Dancers Workshop
(Appleton, WI)
Sat Apr 12, 2008

Catherine Rudin, Michael Kuharski, Nick Bratkovich
http://www.angelfire.com/music4/walenski/FolkDancers.html Barbara Westhofen, 
(920)-734-4029
Appleton, WI
westhofenb@aol.com
    or
Patty Scott, 
(715)-831-0057
Eau Claire, WI
pblewis@ecol.net
San Antonio Folk Dance Festival
(San Antonio, TX)
Mar 14-16, 2008

Workshops with various teachers, performances with Miroslav Marcetic Ensemble (Toronto) and other local and regional groups
http://safdf.org Jimmy Drury , Nelda Drury
(210)-342-2905
San Antonio, TX
james.drury@att.net
RangTang
(Atlanta, GA)
Apr 4-6, 2008

Bulgarian Dances with Yuliyan Yordanov
n/a Liz Nunan, 
(404)-292-7176
Decatur, GA
liznunan@hotmail.com
Annual Golden Festival
(A Celebration of Balkan Music and Dance)

Weekend prior to Martin Luther King Holiday

Jan 18-19, 2008
Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band & Friends - Two nights of Balkan music, dance and border-crossing celebration.

http://www.zlatneuste.org/ Emerson Hawley: (718) 859-4759, zufestival@zlatneuste.org
Columbus Folk Dancers - Annual Workshop

Feb 22-24, 2008

Dance workshop with Aron Szekely (Dances from Hungary)

http://www.geocities.com/cfd4folkdancing

Leslie Scott, (614) 262-7248, cfdworkshop@yahoo.com

Lea Anne Sonham, 
(614)-261-7181,
ennaael@aol.com

International Folk Dance Association of University City (IFDA) 
(St Louis, MO)
TBA http://www.stlouisfolkdance.org John or Barbara Uhlemann, 
(314)-726-5838, 
buhlemann@aol.com
Nancy or Rex Couture (314)-275-8228,
Couture@primary.net
Diana or Bill Blanchard, (314)-726-5737,
bill.blanchard@att.net
Detroit Folk Dance Camp
(Clinton, MI)

May 2-4, 2008

Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion
(Romanian)

www.detroitfolkdancing.com Rick King, (248)-376-6992,detroitfolkdancing@comcast.net
Mainewoods Camp

(Camp Indian Acres in Fryeburg, Maine)

2008 Dates:

Session 1: 8/16 - 8/22
Session 2: 8/23 - 8/29

Labor Day Wknd: 8/29 - 9/1

http://www.mainewoodsdancecamp.org

Kay Demos
kay@mainewoodsdancecamp.org

Until 08/16/08: (973)-787-4614
After 08/16/08: (207)-935-3901

Chagigah Israeli Folk Dance Camp
(Oconomowoc, WI)
Oct 24-27, 2008 http://www.osrui.org Phil Moss, 
(847)-251-2676
Wilmette, IL
Philip_B_Moss@hotmail.com or
IFDancing@aol.com
Scandia Camp
(Mendocino,CA)
Jun 14-21, 2008 http://www.scandiacampmendocino.org/ Roo Lester, 
(630)-985-7192
Woodridge, IL
dancingroo@aol.com
Balkan Music and Dance Workshop

June 28-July 5, 2008
Balkan Music and Dance Workshop in Mendocino Woodlands, CA.

August 9-16, 2008
Balkan Music and Dance Workshop in Iroquois Springs, Rock Hill, NY

http://www.eefc.org office@eefc.org
Texas International Folk Dancers Thanksgiving Weekend Camp Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov 27-30, 2008
Bruceville, TX
http://www.tifd.org

Donna Ellis (281)-277-8418;
Shirley Johnson (512)-257-8853;
Holly Plotner (512)-441-8165 OR:, campchairs@tifd.org, webmaster@tifd.org

Baratsag
(Hungarian Dance & Music Camp)

Camp Discontinued

See website for special event schedule

http://www.baratsag.com Ferenc or Mary Tobak, 
(415)-468-6565
info@baratsag.com
Diamond Dance Circle
(Cherry Hill Park)
Washington, DC Area

Camp Discontinued

See website for weekly dance and special event schedule

http://www.diamonddancecircle.com/ Brandon & Phylllis Diamond, 
(301)-871-8788
Silver Spring, MD
diamonddancecircle@comcast.net
Stockton Folk Dance Camp Two 1-week sessions,
Jul 20- 26, 2008
Jul 27- Aug 2, 2008

University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
http://www.folkdancecamp.org/ Stockton Folk Dance Camp, 
Tel: (650)-359-9609,
Fax: (916)-488-3897
stocktoncamp@folkdance.com
Idaho International Folk Dance Festival (Rexburg)

July 26-August 2, 2008

http://www.rexcc.com Idaho Iinternational Folk Festival,
Tel: (888)-463-6880,
Tel: (208)-356-5700,
Fax: (208)-356-5799
info@rexcc.com
Chicago SummerDance Festival
(In Grant Park, Spirit of Music Garden, 601 S Michigan Ave, between Harrison St & Balbo Dr)
Jun 12 - Aug 24, 2008 http://www.chicagosummerdance.org Chicago Deptartment of Cultural Affairs,
(312)-742-4007
Chicago World Music Festival
(At various locations)
Sep 19 - Sep 25, 2008 http://www.cityofchicago.org/worldmusic World Music Festival,
(312)-742-1938
WorldMusic@cityofchicago.org
Chicago Winter Delights Festival
(At various locations)
TBA http://www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents Chicago Winter Delights
(312)-744-3370
Milwaukee Holiday Folk Fair (Milwaukee, WI) Weekend Before Thanksgiving
Nov 21-23, 2008
http://www.folkfair.org or http://www.iiwisconsin.org International Institute
Tel: (414)-225-6225
Fax: (414)-225-6235
iiw@execpc.com
Milwaukee Summerfest Jun-Jul, 2008 http://www.summerfest.com Milwaukee Summerfest Information:
(414)-273-3378, (800)-273-3378
Milwaukee Cultural (Ethnic) Festivals Jun TBA - Sep TBA, 2008
http://www.milwaukee.org/multicultural/index.cfm?action=festivals

Milwaukee Visitor Information:
(800)-554-1448, (414)-273-7222,
visitor@milwaukee.org

Madison World Music Festival
(at UW Memorial Union, 800 Langdon S, 53706)
No Information http://www.union.wisc.edu/worldmusicfest

Madison World Music Festival,
Information Desk: (608) 265-3000
union@union.wisc.edu

Information:  Dan Talmo, (608)-233-5322
dan@lrca.com,

Lotus World Music & Arts Festival
(Bloomington, IN - in, various locations)
Oct 2-5, 2008
http://www.lotusfest.org Information: (812)-336-6599, lotus@lotusfest.org
Festivals.com
(Website listing all kinds of Festivals)
n/a http://festivals.com Festivals.com, (206)-623-9495
Seattle, WA
information@festivals.com
Thanksgiving Folk Dance Camp 
(A weekend of family folk dancing, recreation, and fellowship)
Nov 27-30, 2008 http://www.bannermanfamily.com/Thanksgiving.htm Blue Ridge YMCA Assembly in, Black Mountaiin, NC
Glenn Bannerman
(828)-669-7323
glenn.evelyn@worldnet.att.net
Slovene Benefit Society (SNPJ)
(Spring & Fall Workshops)
Spring & September Festivals n/a David Hornig
Oakmont, PA
(412)-820-8319
davehornig@worldnet.att.net, or
folkdance@hornig.net
Montreal Perseides Dance Camp
(Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Camp Discontinued http://www.perseides.org Jocelyne Vaillancourt
Montréal, Québec, Canada
(514)-323-7166
jocelynev@videotron.ca
info@perseides.org
Kolo Festival
(San Francisco, Thanksgiving Weekend)
Nov 28-29, 2008 http://balkantunes.org/kolofestival Asha Goldberg
San Francisco, CA
(510)-652-7859, (800)-730-5615
asha@KoloFestival.org
Manitoba International Folk Daance Association (MIFDA, Winnnipeg)

Spring/Winter Workshop February 8-10, 2008
with Paul Collins (International)

Fall Workshop TBA

http://members.shaw.ca/mifda Contact:  Jeremy Hull.
(204)-477-5981,
mifda@shaw.ca
Festival of Nations
(St Paul, MN)
(Performances, Ethnic Foods, Shopping, Crafts, Cultural Exhibits)
May 3-6
at RiverCentre in Downtown St. Paul
http://www.festivalofnations.com Advance Tickets: At all Byerly's locations and at the International Institute of Minnesota
(651)-647-0191
Buffalo on the Danube
(New Location - Timber Ridge Camp)
Washington DC Area
Labor Day Weekend
Aug 29-Sep 1, 2008
http://www.dancingplanetproductions.com/danube.htm Jamie or Betsy Platt, 
(301)-320-7099
dancingplanet@erols.com
Pittsburgh Folk Festival
(Pittsburgh, PA)
May 16-18, 2008
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
http://www.pghfolkfest.org Folk Festival Office 
(412)-278-1267, 
or
Julie Rhyner, 
(412)-571-0541, 
jcrhyner@attbi.com
New Mexico August Folk Dance Camp (New Mexico Tech campus, Socorro, NM) Aug 7-18, 2008
http://www.unm.edu/~lpetri/swifdi/

Dorothy Stermer, (505)-379-6821
stermer@comcast.net,
or
Lisa Bertelli, (505)-983-1310
lisa.bertelli@earthlink.com

Autumn Leaves #24
(Nashville, TN)
Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2008
(Erik Bendix)
http://www.nifddance.com/NIFD_AL%20page/NIFD_ALpage2.htm Butch Durst, (615)-298-2483
or
Janet Epstein, depst98336@aol.com
or
Mary Lou Durham, mldurham1@juno.com
Festival of Greek Music and Dance
Sponsored by the Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society 
(Chicago Area)
Information TBA http://www.ohfs.org John Economou, (847)-729-3406
JEconomou@owpp.com or  orpheus@ohfs.org
Aranykapu Tabor Hungarian Dance and Music Camp
(Camp Cazadero near Guerneville, CA)

Camp Discontinued

See website for event listings

http://www.aranykapu-tabor.org Marjorie Nugent: (510)-553-1597
mnugent@seki.mcs.csuhayward.edu

Laurie: (510)-526-7757
Ti Ti Tabor Hungarian Music and Dance Camp
( Raft Island, WA)

August 3 - 10, 2008
Teaching/Music Staff Zoltán and Tímea Balla, Erika Juhász, Dűvő Együttes

http://www.tititabor.org info@tititabor.org
Hellenic Winter Dance Conference (WDC)
(Boca Raton, FL)
TBA http://www.syrtaki.org Litsa Ikonomou, (727)-944-2000
Litsa@carlsontravelgroup.com
World Camp
(Le Center 7400, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
TBA http://www.worldcamp.us

Ahmet Luleci, (617)-795-2468,
ahmet@rcn.com, director@collagedance.com

Jocelyne Vaillanourt (14)-323-7166
jocelyne@videotron.ca

Seminar for Macedonian Folklore
(Struga, Macedonia)
Dates TBA http://www.folkmacedonia.com Boris "Kete" Ilievski, (416)-626-3717,
boris.ilievski@sympatico.ca
Miami Valley Folk Dancers Workshops
(Dayton, OH)
Dates TBA http://www.daytonfolkdance.com/mvfd/workshop.html Eddie Cordray, (937)-252-0638, MVFD@DaytonFolkDance.com
Ann Mosconi, (937)-299-0522, AnnaLaLoca@aol.com


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DANCE LOCATIONS
Chicago Latvian Community Center - 4146 N Elston Ave (NW Diagonal), at Hamlin (3800W) - Chicago 60618
Last Fridays @ Portage Park Center for the Arts - 3914 N Menard (5800W) at Dakin (3950N) - Chicago 60634

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