"Where the World Comes to Dance" Weekly Friday Parties with 3-4 Guest Hosts/Musicians - 7:30pm-11:00pm + Post-Dance Discussion 3rd Saturday After-Parties with 15-18 Guest Hosts/Musicians - 8:15pm-3:00am + Post-Dance Discussion
VDR BROADCASTS THE MADISON FOLK BALL FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTIES (Friday, January 23, 2026 - 7:30pm-12:00am CST)
(Saturday January 24, 2026 - 7:00pm-12:00am CST)
VDR will broadcast two fantastic evening"Live Music Dance Parties" (Friday & Saturday) for the Madison Folk Ball
Madison Folk Ball - Fri, January 23 to Sun Jan 25, 2026
Friday to Sunday - January 23-25 2026
Madison Folk Ball features Lee Otterholt (main dance workshop instructor)
Many other activities - visit website (link below)
Jan 16-17 (Fri-Sat) 40th Annual Golden Festival in Astoria, NY
Jan/17 (Sat) - California Global Dance Party - Theme - "Florida Workshop"
Jan 17/18 (Sat/Sun) - Dance More at VDR's After-Party - Theme TBA
Jan 23-25 (Fri-Sun) Madison (WI) Folk Ball Festival - workshops w/Lee Otterholt, lots of Live Music for Dance Parties
Jan 23-24 (Fri-Sat) VDR Zooms Madison (WI) Folk Ball Festival Parties
Jan 26 (Mon) Fox Valley (Appleton) Dance Workshop w/Lee Otterholt
Jan 30-Feb 1 (Fri-Sun) - Stockton Winter Weekend - Workhops+Parties
Jan 30 (Fri) - National Virtual Friday Group Dance Party for Stockton Winter Weekend (Greenbelt, Argonne, L.I.F.E. Balkan) - (5:00pm-1:00am CST)
Jan 31 (Sat) - VDR Hosts a Virtual "Morning-After" Dance Party for Stockton Winter Weekend on Zoom (10am-1pm CST)
Feb 1 (Sun) - VDR Hosts a Virtual "Morning-After" Dance Party for Stockton Winter Weekend on Zoom (10am-1pm CST)
Feb 14 (Sat) - Annual St Sava International Evening (Festival) - Milwaukee
Feb 20-22 (Fri-Sun) - SNOPA! - Twin Cities-MN International Folkdance Weekend - at Camp Saint Croix in Hudson, WI!
Feb 21 (Sat) - California Global Dance Party - Theme TBA
Feb 21/22 (Sat/Sun) - Dance More at VDR's After-Party - Theme TBA
Mar 21 (Sat) - California Global Dance Party - Theme TBA
Mar 21/22 (Sat/Sun) - Dance More at VDR's After-Party - Theme TBA
Mar 20-21 (Sat-Sun) - 68th Annual San Antonio Folklife & Dance Festival
Apr 11 (Sat) - Fox Valley (Appleton) Dance Workshop & Party with Dan Garvin teaching and live music for evening dance party TBA
Apr 18 (Sat) - California Global Dance Party - Theme TBA
Apr 18/19 (Sat/Sun) - Dance More at VDR's After-Party - Theme TBA
Jun 11-14 (Th-Su) June Camp at Lake Forest Academy (No. Chicago Suburb), Caspar Bik will be the featured guest, live music for parties by June Camp Trio (Tom Pixton, et.al.
TENTATIVELY - July 9-12 (Thu-Sun) - 47th Annual Door County Folk Festival in Sturgeon Bay, WI
VDR sessions are free, however we do have expenses...
We greatly need & appreciate your donations that offset operating costs, including Zoom & internet fees, increased facility rent, equipment replacement/repair costs and funding for musicians and dance workshop instructors
We suggest a donation of $10 per person per session (or best effort) or between $20 and $25 per month when you attend.
Click any of the GREEN BUTTONS on this page to review donation options
Aug 20, 2023 (Sun) - Richard "Dick" Miller Celebration of Life in Middleton, WI
Aug 20 (Sun) - 1:30pm-5:00pm CDT
Celebrate 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
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