Join us for our favorites from Eastern Europe, Turkey, France, Japan, India, and other parts of the world.
Folk Ball info at madfolkball.org
Thursdays
Easy Teaching 6:00-6:40
Quickstart dance skills (great for beginners!) and easy dances we often do.
Intermediate Teaching 6:40-7:00
Request Dancing 7:00-10:00
Beginners welcome!
It's free!
No dance on New Years Day
January 8 - April 30 — Gates of Heaven at 302 E. Gorham St.
May 7 - September 24 — Vilas Park Shelter
Sunday, May 31st — Spring Picnic at Vilas Park Shelter — 4:00-10:00 p.m. Potluck at 5:00 p.m. Intemperance Collective plays at 6:30 p.m.
October 1 - December 17 — Gates of Heaven at 302 E. Gorham St.
Typically the fourth Friday of every month, 7-10 pm (Arrive after 6:45 please)
April 24
May 22
7-8 Planned teaching
8-10 Request dancing with occasional quick reminders by popular demand.
The venue: My Arts center on Ingersol and Mifflin, with a nice sprung wood floor!
Parking: Free street parking in the area, paid parking under the building @ $2/hour (enter from Ingersol)
Food and drink: Welcome! Bring snacks to share as you like, nothing too messy.
Shoes: Please be nice to the floor. Changing benches in the hall.
Donations: We ask for $5 - $10 apiece. Please give what's comfortable for you. The higher end helps cover our costs when we're a small group.
Contact mimiglobe@gmail.com with any questions.
April 30: Rustemul, Romania (Beth)
April 23: Edno Maloj Mome, Macedona (Steve)
April 9-16: Lipa Ma Maryca, Slovenia (Michael and Mimi)
April 2: Elmalarin Yongasi, Turkey (Joan)
March 26: Sandansko Horo, Bulgaria (Mimi)
March 19: Dubrudjanski Opas, Bulgaria (Michael)
March 12: Ehun Alargunen Dantza , Basque (Becky)
March 5: Povlekana, Bulgaria (Steve)
February 26: U Sest, Serbia (Mimi)
February 19: Cimpoi, Romania (Becky)
February 12: Ooska Gookas, Armenia (Chris)
February 5: Tropanka, Bulgaria (Michael and Mimi)
At present, we do not have a vaccination or testing requirement. Please do provide your contact information the first time you come, so we can notify you if there is exposure or if the policy changes. We encourage full vaccination. Please DO NOT COME if symptomatic or likely exposed in the past 3-5 days. Avoid perfumes & such. Building & lot clear by 10:00.
Indoors (Gates of Heaven): MASK NOT required. No food or drink, water bottles OK. No exposed nails or embedded stones in dance shoes.
Gates of Heaven has its own parking accessible from E Gorham. In poor weather (when the park is not in heavy use), parking is typically not a problem. In good weather, it can fill up. Other options include:
Street parking is available throughout the area but also often fills up.
Capitol Square North Garage is two blocks away and can be accessed from N Butler Street, E Mifflin Street, and S Webster Street. It costs $1.50 an hour.
Edgewater Hotel is four blocks away and can be accessed from Wisconsin Ave. It costs $4 an hour.
Dayton/Pinckney Ramp is three blocks away and can be accessed from Pinckney St and Dayton St. It costs $6 an hour for the first two hours, and $3 an hour after that.
Vilas has its own plentiful parking lot which can be reached via Vilas Park Drive.
Michael — mkuharski@gmail.com — 608-469-2543
Madison Folk Dance Unlimited is led by a steering committee consisting of Chris Alfeld, Janice Beers, Mimi Goldberg, Michael Kuharski, Claire Bennett, and Joan Wallace.
Steering committee positions are filled at the discretion of the existing committee. Please reach out with any suggestions.