MILWAUKEE FOLK DANCE COMMUNITY WEB SITE

Hello! My name is Mark Gaines, your Web Site host. Please enjoy your visit and return as often as you want. This Web Site is designed to list the latest schedules and information for Milwaukee Folk Dance and music activities. It has been kept simple to allow people with older computers to use it, thus no fancy whistles or bells. Your comments and suggestions are welcome along with dance information. If this Web Site has been of help to you please tell me and the local dance group. Thanks! EMAIL is welcome at:

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LAST REVISED 0n 11 June 2010

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BOOKING AHEAD HAS BECOME AN ISSUE AT SOME CONTRA DANCES. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL CHECK OUT THE STORY AT:

http://www.gainesnet.com/booking.htm

Some Contra Dances are NOT friendly to newcomers!

 

MONDAY NIGHTS:

Scottish Country Dancing
Starting beginner level, Information at 414-967-9793 Paul, or 414-962-8877

 

Folk Dancers of the Fox Valley

Memorial Building, 640 Keyes St in Menasha

Summers June 14 to September at the South Greenville Grange, US 76 & Cty BB in Greenville

Teaching 7:00 to 8:00  with Request Dancing 7:00 to 9:30

Contact Barb at 920-734-4029 or WesthofenB@gmail.com

 

Israeli Dancing, JCC
6255 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, 8:00 to 9:30 PM, Call Micki at 414-964-4444

 

Folk Dancing

Good Samaritan Scandia Villas in Sister Bay, 7-8 PM, $3

TUESDAY NIGHTS:

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: 262-662-2293

June 15th & 22nd

 

SCHEDULED DANCING

June 1st, 15th, 22nd & 29th

 

NO DANCING


Call Forest for information at 262-662-2293

 

WEDNESDAY

Irish Dancing for beginners, O’Donoghue’s, 13225 Watertown Plank Road in Elm Grove, 7:00 PM

call Jim or Kathie 414-258-3370

THURSDAY NIGHTS:

Bay View Lutheran Church, 340 Maple St in Sturgeon Bay, 7:00 to 8:30 PM, $3

FRIDAY NIGHTS:

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.

Hardt Hall International Dancers, meet 4th Friday except July at 7500 West North Avenue in Wauwatosa. 414-771-3925

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.

 

SATURDAY NIGHTS:

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 262-456-1438, or 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.

SUNDAY

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

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SPECIAL  ANNOUNCEMENTS!

www.freewebs.com/wfdp/ has replaced the regular paper newsletter for the Tuesday Night International Folk Dancers! 

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.

 

July 7-11th: Door County Festival, call 847-846-8139 or www.dcff.net

 

July 11th: St Augustine Picnic in West Allis

 

July 18th: Croation Days in Croation Park, Franklin

 

August 1st: Sacred Heart Picnic at 49th & Wells Street in Milwaukee

 

October 15th & 16th: Fairwater IF D Weekend featuring International, Contra & Square Dancing, more information at folkdanceworkshop.googlepages.com or call 920-398-1356

 

January 21-23rd: 2011: Folk Ball call 688-241-3655

 

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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

 

www.balkanmusic.com

 

www.mojavlast.com

 

www.c7r.com/setdance/.

 

www.freewebs.com/wfdp/

 

Wisconsin Square Dance Events

 

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

 

 

Goodbye and please visit again soon!