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 5 March 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

 

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: 262-574-1982

February  23rd

 

SCHEDULED DANCING

March 16th, 23rd, 30th April 6th, 20, 27  

 

ADVANCED DANCING CLASSES

3rd & 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 PM

 

NO DANCING

March 9th April 13th


Call Forest for information at 262-662-2293

 

WEDNESDAY

Irish Dancing for beginners, call Jim or Kathie for exact dates and times, 262-258-3370.

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.

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 262-560-1438, 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!

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.

 

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

 

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!