Folk Ball 2020
32nd Annual Folk Ball Festival
January 24th – 26th, 2020
Memorial Union
800 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53706
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Featured Teachers:
Michael Ginsburg
Friday Dance Parties (January 24th)
International Dance Party in Great Hall
7:30-Midnight
Music by YID VICIOUS, VESELIYKA, IZVOR ORCHESTRA, & BLACK WINE
Contra Dance in Festival Room
7:30-11:00pm, Music by Maria & Patt, caller Steve Pike
Suggested donation $10
Tanchaz in Old Madison Room
8:00-10:30pm, Music by Szaszka
Saturday Dance Workshops (January 25th)
10:00-noon: Balkan Dance (Michael Ginsburg) in Great Hall
10:00-noon: Lindy Hop in Tripp Commons (Ian Posdol & Charity Johnson)
noon-1:00: Brown Bag Talk in Old Madison Room: Folk Instruments Demonstration with Jason Ottmann
1:00-3:00: Transylvanian Men's Dance in Tripp Commons (Dan Talmo)
1:00-3:00: Singing Workshop in Old Madison Room (Natalie Nowytsky)
1:15-2:45: Improve Your Dance-Learning Game! (Michael Ginsburg) in Great Hall
3:00-5:00: Balkan Dance (Michael Ginsburg) in Great Hall
3:00-5:00: Folk Ball 101 in Tripp Commons (Dan Garvin)
Saturday Folk Ball Buffet Dinner
5:00-7:00 State Room (4th Floor East)
$20 per person, tickets at Info Table in Great Hall or register in advance (mk@mailbag.com)
Saturday Folk Ball Dance Party (January 25th)
7:00-Midnight
Great Hall ballroom
Music by INTEMPERANCE COLLECTIVE, ORKESTAR BEZ IME, SLOBODA, & BLACK BEAR COMBO
Sunday Workshop Review (January 26th)
Saturday workshop dances from Michael Ginsburg
10:30am - 12:30pm in Old Madison Room
The Money
Folk Ball is funded solely by your GENEROUS DONATIONS. Come and go as you please, but do bring CASH, bring your CHECKBOOK, bring your FRIENDS! Make a single full-weekend contribution at Info Table in Great Hall (checks to "Madison Folk Dance Club") or donate at each event you attend, but DO YOUR PART to keep Folk Ball an open, free-flowing celebration. THANKS!
SUGGESTED DONATIONS: Workshop $15, Party $30, Weekend $100
Questions
Michael 608-469-2543 / mk@mailbag.com
Presented by Wisconsin Folk Arts Assoc. & Madison Folk Dance Club
Co-sponsored by Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic
Welcomed by WORT 89.9FM Community-Sponsored Radio