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Upcoming VDR & Other Dance Events - Notice - Save These Dates
Upcoming VDR & Other Dance Events - Notice - Save These Dates
Aug 11/12 (Thu-Fri) - Louisiana-based band Blato Zlato in Madison, WI - In-Person
Blato Zlato’s riveting three-voice women’s singing, incandescent instrumentals, and compelling drumming performs refreshing arrangements of classic Bulgarian folk music.
THURSDAY, 7:00-9:00pm, VILAS PARK SHELTER, 1602 VILAS PARK DRIVE, Madison - Please bring CASH MONEY to tip the band!
FRIDAY, Two Sets at McPike Park 5:00pm (Main Stage), AND 6:45pm (CHICORY STAGE), 202 S. Ingersoll, Madison - free event
Sep 30-Oct 2 (Fri-Sun) - Omaha International Folk Dancers’ Annual Pink Party Workshop - Omaha, NE
In-person workshop - will probably zoom the parties
INSTRUCTOR: This year’s featured teacher is LEIGH HOLDEN
LOCATION: Possibly in the lovely dance room at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO)
MEALS: (Details Later)
Saturday potluck dinner in 1st Central Congregational Church's spacious dining area
Lunch Saturday will likely be a picnic at UNO
PARTIES: Friday and Saturday evenings - possibly with mini-performances and with zooming
COVID SITUATION: Vaccination required for all participants, as will masks for indoor dancing Info: Catherine Rudin (carudin1@wsc.edu)
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February 2020 Dance Theme was that all dances in Sets 100 and 500 for 2/18 and for Set 100 on 2/25 used the common musical instrument known as the Human Voice - i.e. all songs played for theme dances were vocals!
March 11, 2022 - Tribute and Life Celebration for Atanas Kolarovski(in process)
March 11 & March 18 2022 - Atanas Kolarovski Theme + Mystery Dance Program Theme
In honor of International Women's Month (March), most March Mystery Theme dances were introduced to the IFD community by women. The remaining songs/dances were performed by women musicians.
It appears that we had a winner on March 18th
Dierdre Rees (Belmont, MA) says that she said a "WILD GUESS" of WOMEN on 3/18, but did not put her guess in CHAT.
So Dierdre won the marvelous prize this time around and will tell you about it when she receives it.
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.
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
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Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) Information
Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) Information
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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