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 4 June 2009

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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!

 

WANT TO LISTEN TO SOME LIVE FOLK MUSIC ONLINE?

GO TO:

http://www.folkalley.com/fankit/promotions.php

Looking for that special someone in the past?

http://www.ereunite.com


MONDAY NIGHTS:

Scottish Country Dancing
Starting beginner level, Information at 262-363-8489, Sister Dorcas

 

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!

Use the 72nd Street Exit off of State Street! 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

June 16th & 23rd  July 21st & 28th

 

SCHEDULED DANCING

   June 2nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th July 7th, 21st & 28th

 

NO DANCING !

June 9th July 14th

 
Call Forest for information at 262-662-2293

 

Irish Set Dance Class for beginners, Irish Fest Center, 1532 Wauwatosa Avenue, Wauwatosa, Call Jim or Kathie for information at 262-258-3370. Enter via 70th & State Streets due to construction!

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS:

Irish Set Dancing

 7:00 PM lessons, 8:15 PM Set Dancing, Irish Set Dancing, O’Donoghue’s, 13225 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove, 7:00 PM Lessons and dancing  at 7:00 PM.Contact Jim or Kathie at 414-258-3370 for more information as schedule might change.

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.

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!.Next dance Next dance June 6th, 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.

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!

JUNE CAMP

June 5-7 at Beloit College

Christian Florescu & Sonia Dixon featuring Romanian style

http://junecamp2008.googlepages.com

Folklore Village has events every month. Check out their site at http://www.folklorevillage.org

 

Dancing in Door County, call for schedule, Grace at 920-421-2985.

 

June 5th & June 20th , Family Irish Dancing, 2133 West Wisconsin Avene, Milwaukee, 7:30 PM, $8, call 414-630-1110.

 

June 6th: Highland Games at Bavarian Inn area in Glendale.

 

June 27th,  Irish Set Dancing, 2133 West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, 7:30 PM, $8, call 414-489-1110 for more information.

 

June 28th: Pomeranian Festival, Mequon City Park, 11333 N Cedarburg Rd.

 

July 2-5th: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival at Folklore Village near Dodgeville, contact 608-924-4000 or www.folklorevillage.com

 

July 3-5th: Independence Day Dance Weekend at Prairie Hill Waldorf School in Delafield. Call Pam Paulson at 608-697-4021 or ppaulson@wi.rr.com for more details.

 

July 8-12th: Door County Festival at Sister Bay and nearby communities. Features workshops, dance parties, group dinners, children’s activities and more. Contact Paul 773-463-2288 or go to www.dcff.net 

 

July 9-12: Bastile Days at Cathedral Square, downtown Milwaukee, call 414-271-1416.

 

July 19th and 26th: Family Dances, Urban Ecology Center, Riverside Park, 1500 East Park Place in Milwaukee, 1::00 to 3:00 PM, call 414-964-8505 for more information.

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SUMMER ETHNIC PICNIC AND DANCE!

 

ARMENIAN

June 28th at Johnson Park near Racine

July 26th at St John’s, 7820 West Layton in Greenfield

August 3rd at St Mesrob’s, Festival Park in Racine

 

CROATIAN

July 11 at Field Park in Mukwonago

July 18th at Croation Park, S 76th Street

August 2 at Sacred Park, 49th & wells in Milwaukee

 

GERMAN

June 21st, August 29,30 & 31st, September 5-7 at Schwabenhof on Silver Spring, Menonomie Falls

 

GREEK

June 12-14 at St Constantine’s & Helen’s, Wauwatosa

June 26 to 28th: Annunciation’s, State Fair Park

 

MEXICAN

June 19 to 21st at Frame Park in Waukesha

August 7-8th at Festival Park on Racine Lakefront

 

SERBIAN

August 28-30th: St sava’s, 51st & Oklahoma in Milwaukee

 

SLOVENIAN

June 21st, July 19th, August 16th & September 13 at Triglav Park

 

 

SUMMER FESTIVALS AT MAIER FESTIVAL PARK AT THE MILWAUKEE LAKEFRONT

 

June 19-21st: Polish Festival 414-529-2140

July 16-19: Festa Italiana 414-223-2808

July 23-26: German Fest 414-464-9444

August 1-2: African World Festival 4140372-4567

August 7-9: Arab World Fest: 414-727-5517

August 13-16: Irish Fest: 414-476-3376

August 21-23: Mexicana Fiesta 414-383-7066

Septewmber 11-23: Indian Summer 414-604-1000

 

 

 

 

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!