Links
Other International Dance Groups In The Midwest
Tapestry Folkdance Center, Minneapolis, MN
Madison Folkdance Unlimited, Madison, WI
Appleton Folk Dancers, Appleton, WI
Winona Folk Dancers, Winona, MN
Milwaukee Folk Dance Community (Facebook acct. required), or Southeast Wisconsin Folk Dancing, Milwaukee area, WI
Racine International Folk Dancers, Racine, WI
Ethnic Dance Chicago, Chicago, IL
Fermilab Dance Groups, Batavia (west of Chicago), IL
Upper Peninsula (Michigan) Folk Dancing, Escanaba/Hancock/Marquette, MI
Folk Dance Events and Camps
Madison Folk Ball, Madison, WI; every January
SNOPA!, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area; every February - no longer active
Appleton Folk Dance Workshop, Appleton, WI; every April
June Camp, Beloit, WI; every June
Door County Folk Festival, Sister Bay/Ephraim, WI; every July
Tapestry Fall Workshop, Minneapolis, MN; every September
Folklore Village, Dodgeville, WI; many events throughout the year
Eastern European Folkdance Camp, California and New York; summer camps for Balkan music and dance
Our Favorite Bands
Reptile Palace Orchestra, Balkan electric lounge/funk/folk/rock from Madison, WI
Duck for the Oyster!, Contra, square and folk dance music from Sarona, WI
Orkestar Bez Ime, International folk dance music masters from Minneapolis
Maritza, energetic Eastern European folk music from Decorah, Iowa
Last Gaspe, the best contra dance band in the Midwest
Intemperance Collective, a newer band with current and former members of RPO
Other Area Dance Groups
Friendly Folk Dancers, Friends/Quaker touring folk dance performance group based in Eau Claire
English Country Dancing in Eau Claire, one Saturday night each month by schedule, 7:00 - 9:30 pm., home of Earl and DoAnn Holzman; contact Earl Holzman at eholzman@sbcglobal.net
Peanut Butter and Gypsy, tribal belly dancing group in Eau Claire
Ethnic Dance Theatre, semi-professional international dance performance group from Minneapolis, MN
Other Folk Dance Resources
Folk Dance Association, general dance information site covering international, Balkan, contras, squares, and many other forms
IFD Twin Cities, information on folk dancing in the Twin Cities and beyond, managed by Jim Kiehne
Stockton Folk Dance Camp, information and past schedules/syllabi from this California camp
International Folk Dance Video Library, folk dance videos
Society of Folk Dance Historians, home for many folk dance resources, including the Folk Dance Encyclopedia (online), along with the Folk Dance Directory and the annual Folk Dance Problem Solver syllabus and information collection (both available by subscription)
Video Links (if clicking on them doesn't work, try right-clicking and choose "open link in new tab/window")
YouTube video of Yuri Yunakov, playing the tune we dance to for Kocanska Gajda
YouTube video of Baris Manco, singing part of Iste Hendek
YouTube video of Pirin Ensemble, performance of "Snoshti e Dobra kasno sedela"
YouTube video of Brenna McCrimmon and Baba Zula, performance of "Ben bir marti olsam"
YouTube video of the Muppets, dancing to "Never On A Sunday"
YouTube video on Greek dancing, Greek cheese commercial
YouTube video of Armenian/American musicians, playing Shah Doomad (Assyrian/Persian music for Chaldean Sheikhani, taught by Steve Kotansky, Tapestry 2007)
YouTube video of Ina Ina, dance taught by Cristian Florescu and Sonia Dion, Tapestry 2010
YouTube video of Ievan Pollka, Finnish group Loituma, dance taught by Julie Grieves and others
YouTube video - Italian Dance for the COVID-19 era (thanks to Patti Cohen, Winnipeg IFD)
YouTube video - W Moim Ogrodecku, by the Polish band Rokiczanka