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Scottish Country
Dancing
Starting beginner level, Information at 414-967-9793 Paul, or 414-962-8877
Israeli Dancing,
JCC
6255 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, 8:00 to 9:30 PM, Call Micki at 414-964-4444
Good Samaritan Scandia Villas in Sister Bay, 7-8 PM, $3
Tuesday Night Folkdancers AKA International Dance-Milwaukee
Hart Park $4.00 or monthly pass at reduced rate ,
7300 W Chestnut Street, Wauwatosa
Doesn’t meet
second Tuesday of each month!
Extra parking
behind stadium as you enter the park, on the right.
Early Folk
Dancers: 6:30 to 7:30 PM upstairs in the dance hall!
6:30 PM Advanced International Folkdancing Class teaching Garden Room: 262-574-1982
February 23rd
March 16th, 23rd, 30th April 6th, 20, 27
ADVANCED DANCING CLASSES
3rd & 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 PM
March 9th April 13th
Call Forest for information at 262-662-2293
THURSDAY NIGHTS:
Bay View Lutheran Church, 340 Maple St in Sturgeon Bay, 7:00 to 8:30 PM, $3
Racine International Folkdancers
Racine Arts Council, 505 6th Street in Racine, 7:15 PM to 10:00
PM. Call 262-637-5246 for more information.
ETHNIC DANCE CHICAGO, Fridays, 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM, up to date schedules at www.ethnicdance.net/calendar
First Friday Irish Ceili, ICHC, 22ND + Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, live music, 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Family Folk Dancing, Hickory Grove, Call 414-345-8800 for more information.
First Saturday: Prairie Hill Contra Dance!. Lessons begin at 7:00 PM, $7, Dancing with caller and band 8:00 to 11:00 PM, No Street Shoes, BRING SHOES TO CHANGE INTO! Teaching before each dance. Located at Prairie Hill Wardorf School, Silvernail Road, Delafield, Wisconsin, call 262-560-1438, or EMAIL dancing-moose@Juno.com also www.delafield.com
English Country Dance, Lutheran Home, 76TH & North, call Karen or Bill at 262-780-1488, 2nd & 4th Saturday, Schedule subject to change.
Ceilis on third Saturday, ICHC. Call 414-345-8800 for information.
Israeli Dancing at JCC, 6255 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, 6 to 7:30 PM, call 414-967-8235 for information.
Scottish Country Dancing Beginners Class, Call Sister Dorcas at 262-363-8489
Folklore Village has events every month. Check out their site at http://www.folklorevillage.org
Jim Sambol plays International Music each Monday at the Anodyne Café, 2920 Kinnickinnic Avenue, 11:00 to 1:00 PM, no room for dancing!
Dancing in Door County, call for schedule, Grace at 920-421-2985.
March 16th @ 7:30 PM St Patrick’s Day Dance Fest at Hart Park, $7
April 6th at 7:00 PM Bulgarian Workshop & Party with Illiana Bozanova and Todor Yankkov at Hart Park $5
April 11 2 3:00 PM Benefit Concert for the Holy Russian Orthodox Church, 2844 N Oakland Ave in Milwaukee, $12 in advance, call 414-427-0186 or 262-641-9056 for more information.
April 24th International Folk Dance Workshop with Ethnicity, Edwidge Munn & Jocelyne Vallancourt at the South Greenville Grange near Appleton, W6920 County Road BB @ US 76, 10 AM until 11PM ?????? Call 920-734-4029 0r 920-822-5042 or WesthofenB@gmail.com
April 25th: Duuesne University Tamburitzans at Greendale High School, 6801 Southway in Greendale, $18 reserved seating in advance, $20 at door, for information contact teachershark@aol.com or call 414-671-5112. You can also get tickets from Jim Sullivan by calling 414-727-4920.
May 18th @ 7:30 PM Annual Anniversary & Volunteer Recognition Party at Hart Park, music by DoZore, $7
June 3-6th JUNE CAMP at Beloit Collegew in Beloit, WI Kete Illievski with Macedonian Dances and Marilyn Smith with French Dances. More information to come in the near future. JuneCampIFD@gmail.com
July 7-11th Door County Festival www.dcff.net or call 847-846-8139
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The Society of Folk Dance Historians publishes man items of interest to folk dancers including directories, etc. Contact them at 2100 Rio Grande St, Austin TX, 78705 or SOFDH@juno.com
Dancing in Door County, call Grace for schedule, 920-421-2985.
Click here for more dance links at http://www.gainesnet.com/link.htm
Other Milwaukee area Dance Links
Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers at http://milwaukeescd.org/
Lafayette, IN site at http://ourworld.cs.com/jahrrt/Laf_Indancing.html
Tapestry Site in The Twin Cities