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Links to MANY Other virtual and in-person Folk Dance Sessions

  • A VERY COMPREHENSIVE list of many Virtual and In-Person Folk Dance Events can be found on Dale Adamson's Website - https://daleadamson.com/

 

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Upcoming VDR & Other Dance Events - Notice - Save These Dates

Upcoming VDR & Other Dance Events - Notice - Save These Dates

  • Mar 24 (Fri) - No VDR Dance This Evening
    • VDR Merges with San Antonio Folklife and Dance Festival Friday Party
    • Zoom details for San Antonio Folklife and Dance Festival Below
  • Mar 24-26 (Weekend) - In Person Event
    • San Antonio Folklife and Dance Festival
    • Workshop Teachers
      • Ventzi Sotriov - Bulgarian
      • Fusae Carroll - Macedonian
      • Andy Taylor-Blenis - International and Stretches
      • Seneca Patino - Samba
    • Details - https://safdf.org/
  • Mar 29-April 2 (Wed-Sun) - In-Person Event with some Zoomed Events
  • Mar 31 (Fri) - 7:30pm - to 11:30pm-ish CDT - Hybrid Event
    • Weekly VDR Dance Party + Post-Dance Discussion
    • Hybrid Dance - Online Only Tonight
    • Guest Hosts: Sharon Flory, Michael Kuharski, Paul Collins
    • Join the VDR Friday Dance Party
  • April 21-23 (Fri-Sun) - In Person Event
    • Chicago Spring Festival (John/Galia Kuo)
    • Location: NW Chicago Suburbs Various Locations
    • Activities: Workshops, Group Dinners, Concerts, Horoteka
      • Fri - Workshop & Party - Balkanika Restaurant
      • Sat Workshops - Our Lady of the Wayside - Arlington Heights
      • Sat Concert - Ukraine Community Rec Center - Wilmette
      • Sat Dinner/Dance Party - Olive Banquet Hall - Mt Prospect
      • Sun Workshops - Bulgarica Center - Mt Prospect
      • http://www.balkanskeigre.org/ - balkankanske_igre@yahoo.com
  • April 21-23 (Fri-Sun) - Hybrid Event (In Person and Online)
  • April 28-30 (Fri-Sun) - In Person Event
    • Annual BIFD Workshop in Boulder, CO
    • Workshop with Tineke & Maurits van Geel
    • Presenting Roma, Armenian & International Dances
    • Details: http://www.boulderfolkdancers.org
  • May 19-21 (Fri-Sun) - In Person Event
  • Jul 7-9 (Fri-Sun) - In-Person Event - Parties & Discussions, Presentations will be Zoomed

 

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Virtual Dance Room Followups

  • March 11, 2022 - Tribute and Life Celebration for Atanas Kolarovski
  • April 8 & 15, 2022 - Dance Program Themes
    • For Set 400 of the VDR dance program for April 8th Barbara Merson's Theme was a Tribute to and Celebration for Moshe Eskayo who choreographed many dances that became popular in International Folk Dance Circles.
    • Moshe moved back to Israel in 2020 and passed away on April 5th at the age of 90.
    • For a brief bio of Moshe Eskayo, visit: https://socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers/eskayo_m.htm
    • The Mystery Dance Program Theme for Set 100 from the April 8th dance program continued for Set 100 for April 15th.
    • The Mystery Theme was the percussive elements of Snaps, Claps and Slaps!
    • Martha Awdziewicz (San Diego, CA) proposed that most of the dances in Set 100 had claps and/or snaps.
      • Martha's missing component was slaps, but that's close enough for folk.
    • Martha guessed 2/3 of the Dance Program Theme from April 8th and 15th so she and her dancing cat Alfred will get a 2/3 prize.
    • So Martha and Alfred won the marvelous prize this time around and will tell you about it when they receive it.
  • June 10, 2022 - Dance Program Theme
    • For Set 100 of there was a theme where most dances shared the same first letter. The issue was not what the theme was, but why.
    • Don Weeda guessed this theme was that we were honoring "D-Day", June 6, 1944, and has won a fabulous prize
  • June 17, 2022 - Dance Program Theme
    • For Set 100 of there was a theme
    • Tom Ott guessed that this theme was that the first letter of each dance spelled out "Door County Folk Festival", and has won a fabulous prize
  • Dance Tributes to Bora Özkök - Fri Sep 2 (and Aug 19/20/21/26)
    • At the VDR Session of Friday, September 2, 2022 we will again celebrate the life of Bora Özkök who introduced many Turkish dances into the IFD Community
    • At Friday's VDR Dance, some more of Bora's dances have been scheduled throughout Dance Sets 50, 100, 200 and 500
  • October 28, 2022 Dance Program Theme
    • I forgot to announce last week;s dance theme in the newsletter, but I did send out a supplemental email announcing that there was a common theme throughout the music/dances played for Sets 50, 100-A, 100-B, 300, 500 and 600.
    • There were some instances of alternative music and some Halloween-like music, but last week's theme was something else. Some folks made guesses, but did not get the theme.
    • I announced the theme around 10:00pm
    • The music played in my programmed sets was all modal music - i.e. all music was in a minor key or a diatonic mode - i.e. no music played was in a major key. By chance, many of the dances played by Sharon Flory and Tom Ott also had this characteristic.
    • Since no one guessed this theme, the phenomenal prizes awarded for the next theme will be doubled.

 

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Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) Information
Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) Information

Jul 7-9 (Fri-Sun) - In-Person Event - Parties & Discussions, Presentations will be Zoomed

Celebrating the Life of Richard "Dick" Miller

  • We invite you to celebrate the life of Richard "Dick" Miller (Middleton, Wisconsin) who passed away on January 7, 2023 while on vacation visiting relatives and friends in Nevada.
  • Dick and Miriam Miller played VERY IMPORTANT ROLES by leading extremely fun and creative Youth/Children's Activities for the Festival.
  • Please visit the "Celebrating the Life of Dick Miller" Page on the DCFF website, where you'll find Miriam's email address if you'd like to share your memories and thoughts.
  • Click: https://www.dcff.net/dickmiller/

Thu June 30 - Fri Jul 1, 2022 - 43rd Annual Door County Folk Festival (Online/Virtual)

  • DCFF 2022 Materials are ready to be downloaded from the DCFF website.
  • All donors have been emailed a link to the appropriate download page.
  • If you are a donor and you did not receive an emailed link, please contact me immediately – pcollins@dcff.net.
  • If you donated less than $50 you’ll be able to download the dance descriptions and any bonus materials posted.
  • If you donated $50 or more, or if you wre on staff or volunteered to help at the Festival, you’ll be able to download the dance descriptions, dance music and dance videos, and any bonus materials posted.
  • NOTE 1: IF YOU’VE ALREADY DOWNLOADED “INITIAL RELEASE (v01)” FOR DANCE DESCRIPTIONS AND/OR MUSIC, THEN YOU ONLY NEED TO DOWNLOAD UPDATE RELEASE (v02) TO GET THE UPDATED MATERIALS.
  • NOTE 2: IF YOU’VE NOT YET DOWNLOADED ANYTHING YET, THEN PLEASE DOWLOAD “INITIAL RELEASE (v01) - CORRECTED” TO GET THE FULL PACKAGE TO DATE.
  • DCFF 2022 Dance Descriptions are in 2 types of Zip files – Select the option that works best for you:

    1. Dance descriptions are zipped into a single folder in alpha order by dance name.
    2. Dance descriptions are in zipped into a single folder with 14 sub-folders (one folder for each instructor by first name), then within each instructor’s folder in alpha order by dance name.

    DCFF 2022 Dance Music is in 3 Zip files:

    1. Dance music is split into three 3 zip files, grouped by instructor first name:

    a. Zip File 1 (A-H)
    b. Zip File 2 (I-R)
    c. Zip File 3 (S-Z)

    2. Then within each instructor’s folder in alpha order by dance name.

    DCFF 2022 Dance Videos are in individual Zip files by instructor – one folder for each instructor:

  • 1. Dance descriptions are zipped into 14 separate sub folders – (one folder for each instructor by instructor first name) – then within each instructor’s folder in alpha order by dance name.

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  • Thanks for attending the 2021 Door County Folk Festival Online and making it tons of fun!
    • DCFF Dance Workshop Materials Download Page Links Have Been Emailed to Donors
    • Version 04 of the Download Page is Now Available.
    • If you're a donor who has not yet received this link, contact:
    • Click for DCFF Website
    • Click to view the "2021 Taste of DCFF Video Collage" (2:22)

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