Pillerkaar News Articles 2016
Sügis 2016.a.
BALTIMORE EESTI ORGANISATSIOONIDE - BÜLLETÄÄN NR. 502 LII AASTAKÄIK Sügis 2016
USA Korp! Indla Jaanipäev Charlottesville, Virginias, 4-5. juunil 2016
Juuni teisel nädalavahetusel said 12 korp! Indla õde taaskord kokku Charlottesville’is, vil! Tiina Page’i ja
vil! Kersti Kõlu kodudes, kus veetsime sisu-ka ning meeldiva nädalalõpu. Laupäeval jõudsime kohale lõunasöögiks
ning peale kehakinnitust tutvu-sime Thomas Jeffersoni kodukoha Monticelloga. Loomulikult ei möödunud sealne
jalutuskäik ilma lauluviisi ülesvõtmata!
Pärast seda pidasime koosoleku, kus aruta-sime mitmeid meie koondisele olulisi küsimusi. Järgnes
õhtusöök ning jaanipäeva tähistamine lõkke-tule ääres tähistaeva all, vil! Anu Oinas ja vil! Tiina Page kitarrimängu
saatel jätkus laulu hilise õhtu-tunnini.
Pühapäev algas maitsva hommikusöögiga ning päädis jalutuskäiguga Rivanna jõe ääres. Peale jalutuskäiku,
kõhud olid tühjad ja maitsev lõunasöök
ootas vil! Kersti Kõlu kodus. Lühikene vestlemine järgnes ja oligi seejärel aeg tagasiteele Washingtoni asuda
kolmes autos.
Suur suur tänu vil! Kersti Kõlule, vil! Tiina Page’ile ning Mai Kibenale meie vastuvõtmise eest. Suvele sai
imekena algus tehtud ning loodetavasti
kohtume jälle aasta pärast.
Vivat! Crescat! Floreat!
Anu Oinas
“Pillerkaar” teatab
Pillerkaar danced at the Estonian Embassy Open House Day on May 14, 2016
Over the past ten years, the European Union Embassies’ Open House Day has become a cultural highlight
in Washington, DC, attracting tens of thou-sands of would-be-diplomats from near and far, eager to step inside the
mysterious buildings where diplo-mats from the 28 EU countries make history. As for the throngs who waited
patiently in line to enter the Estonian Embassy, Pillerkaar gave all a foretaste of the grace and fun of the culture that
awaited inside. With just a few feet separating the dancers from the audience, it was impossible for those watching
not to get carried away by the joyous melodies and dancers’ infectious smiles. So dozens of diplomats-for-a-day
became dancers-for-a-day as they joined Pillerkaar in twirling and waltzing outside the embassy. Hundreds more
onlookers of all ages and nationalities, impress-sed by the beauty of the dancers’ national dress, posed for pictures
with the dancers. And Pillerkaar danced for hours, sacrificing heels to the brick slope, stop-ping only when the
winds of the oncoming storm forced them to halt because ...
Elu rõõmuta ei püsi.
Häälege keeled, hõisake meeled,
tantsude viisid te veerege!
(Estonian old saying)
(Life without joy does not persevere.
Let voices sound, let spirits lift,
Dance melodies let roll!)
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by Deborah Klepp, Pillerkaar, Estonian Folk Dancers of the Washington, DC Metro Area
Pillerkaar danced at the NATO Festival
Pillerkaar, Estonian Folk Dancers of the Washington, DC Metro Area danced again at the annual NATO
Festival in Norfolk, Virginia on 23 April 2016. Participating in the festival parade, Pillerkaar dancers displayed a
variety of colorful traditional national dress from multiple areas of Esto-nia and proudly represented their beloved
country of their forefathers at Norfolk’s annual NATO Festival.
The thousands watching the Grand NATO Parade clapped for the floats of each NATO nation as well as the
many marching bands and other parade participants. But one of the biggest crowd favorites was the Estonian float,
festooned with billowing blue, black, and white flags, and a life-size village swing. Onlookers cheered the
seemingly tireless dancers who performed next to the float and the five swingers in folk dress who waved Estonian
flags as they bobbed precariously back and forth on the moving float.
After the Grand NATO Parade, hundreds of spectators watched performances by various groups and visited
booths of each country. Pillerkaar began its half-hour performance with the fast-paced ”Iga-vene labajalg” (Eternal
Flat-footed Waltz) and ”Kan-ga kudumine” (Knitting Fabric) followed by waltzes -- ”Külavalss” (Village Waltz)
and ”Meremeeste valss” (The Seaman Waltz) and Arvo Pärt’s wistful “Ukaru Valss/Usalda” (Trusting Waltz). The
crowd was riveted by Lauri Tankler, who coped with one, then two, then four women fighting over him in
“Jooksupolka” (Running Polka). The men then cavorted with pipes in ”Piibumeestritants” (Pipe-maker Dance),
followed by the crowd-pleasing "Tuljak" (Wedding Dance), with some audience members singing along.
Pillerkaar then invited onlookers to join them in ”Perekonnavalss” (Family Waltz) for a captivating conclusion to its
repertoire.
by Deborah Klepp & Anu Oinas
Informal dancing at Jaanipäev, in Maryland, went fabulously and Pillerkaar performed again!
The dances performed were: Jooksupolka, Meremeeste valss, and Kunglapolka (a vigorous dance
choreographed by Toomas Metsala of the Toronto folk dance group called “Kungla”).
Ending the dance session all participated in the dance called 1-2-3-4-5-6-7!
To see the dances, go to Pillerkaar’s facebook page: www.facebook.
com/PillerkaarDC or see facebook: “Pillerkaar - Washington, DC”.
If you are interested in dancing with Pillerkaar (practices in Washington, DC on Wednesday evenings),
please send a note of interest to pillerkaarwdc@gmail.com . www.pillerkaarwdc.com
Did you dance when you were young? Have you seen a great folk dance performance that fills you with
pride for Estonia? Do you have little or no dance experience but would like to meet some fellow Estos and have
some fun dancing? We’re looking for all of those people, and now is a great time to join us! Please email Jeff at
pillerkaarwdc@gmail.com .
Anu Oinas/Jeff Zelek
1932 Belair Rd., Baltimore, MD 21213
Ilmub 3-4 korda aastas
Trükiarv 150, e-postiga 75
Toimetaja: Vilve Ladon
P.O.Box 114, Taneytown, MD 21787
e-post: vilve72@hotmail.com
Toimetus: P. Peter Anniko, Maret Põldmäe, Peeter Kiik
Laekur: Tiina Ets
20. veebruaril 2016, Eesti vabariigi aasta-
päeva tähistamisel toimus tore rahvatantsu ühis-
tantsimine - Washingtoni Eesti Kooli lapsed ja
rahvatantsrühm Pillerkaar vihtusid rahvatantsu
seekord koos. Vabariigi aastapäeva koosviibimine
toimus Läti majas, Rockville-s, Marylandis. Pealt-
vaatajaid oli palju ja saal puupüsti inimesi täis, nii
mõnedki pidid uste vahelt sisse piiluma! Pillerkaar
tantsis uusi Eesti rahvatantse suurel hool ja rõõmsal
meelel. Rahvale tantsiti ette Igavene labajalg, Rein-
lender, Kanga kudumine ja meie oma tuntud Tuljak!
Tantsiateks olid Jeff ja Kadri Zelek, Jyri Erik Kork ja
Jessie Ots LaFortune, Mauno Kork ja Laila Oinas,
Lauri ja Eve Tisler. Eesti koolilapsed: Mona Bouy-
boud ja Nicholas Antonelli. Tantsujuht: Jeff Zelek.
Pillerkaar performed at the Windmills Inter-
national Dance Festival on April 9, 2016 at the Lit-
huanian Hall in Baltimore with a 30 minute selection
of Estonian folk dances, incorporating the audience in
their traditional "Perekonna valss" (Family Waltz) at
the conclusion of their performance. You may see the videos of the actual dances
on Pillerkaar Face-book
(Pillerkaar) and the Windmills
https://www.facebook.com/WindmillsInternationalDa
nceFestival/
Pillerkaar is trying to keep alive traditional
Estonian folk dancing by practicing once a week in
Washington, DC and performing 8-10 times per year
in the DC vicinity as well as in Lakewood and Budd
Lake (Scanfest), NJ. Pillerkaar is always open to
accept new dancers who would like to join a group of
friendly, wonderful people who share an interest in
folk dancing and preserving a special tradition of
Estonia. You don't have to be Estonian to join or
even be able to speak the language! All are
welcomed!
For further information, see our website:
www.pillerkaarwdc.com or send an email to
pillerkaarwdc@gmail.com .
edastas Anu Oinas
