MILWAUKEE FOLK DANCE COMMUNITY

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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 May 2012

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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!

 

IF YOU ARE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND WANT SOME REALLY HOT AND FRIENDLY DANCES AND FOLK CONCERTS CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FOR ALL OF North Carolina:

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers in Winston-Salem

http://www.feetretreat.com

Fiddle and Bow Society in Winston-Salem

http://www.fiddleandbow.org

 

MONDAY NIGHTS:

Scottish Country Dancing
Starting beginner level, Information at 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! NO DANCING!

 

May 8th June 12th

 

Extra parking behind stadium as you enter the park, on the right.

 

6:30 PM Advanced International Folkdancing Class teaching Garden Room: 262-662-2293

 

May 15th, 22nd June 19th, 26th

 

SCHEDULED DANCING

 

  May 15th, 22nd, 29th June 5th, 19th, 26th

 

Call Forest for information at 262-662-2293

 

Hale’s Corner Village Hall: Victorian Dancing

1st & 4th Tuesdays, 5635 S New Berlin Hall, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, contact 414-427-3776 for more information.

 

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
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 2417 Drexel Ave in Racine,, 7:15 PM to 10:00 PM. Call 262-412-3354 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:   Oct 1st:    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 www.delafieldcontra.com or dancing-moose@juno.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

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 mailing & newsletter for the Tuesday Night International Folk Dancers! 

Dancing in Chicago at http://www.gainesnet.com/chicago.htm

 

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.

 

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...

 

 

 

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Click here for more dance links at http://www.gainesnet.com/link.htm

 

 

Other Milwaukee area Dance Links

 

www.balkanmusic.com

 

www.freewebs.com/wfdp/

 

Wisconsin Square Dance Events

 

Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers at http://milwaukeescd.org/

 

 

 

Goodbye and please visit again soon!