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EVENTS RESOURCES THE NFO |
CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS Last update: February 2010 Stockton Folk Dance Camp - Information about Stockton Folk Dance Camp held in Stockton, CA in late July/early August can be found at www.folkdancecamp.org/ 2010 is this camp's 63nd year! Mainewoods Dance Camp - Information about the Mainewoods Dance Camp held in Fryeburg, Maine August-September can be found at www.mainewoodsdancecamp.org/ The 2010 camp will feature 3 one-week camps from August 15 to September 4. Dancing Bears Dance Camp - Information about the Dancing Bears Dance Camp in Wasilla, Alaska the end of May (Memorial Day Weekend) can be found at www.thedancingbears.com/ New Mexico August Folk Dance Camp - An annual festival in August at New Mexico Tech, Socorro, New Mexico sponsored by SWIFDI (Southwest International Folk Dance Institute). http://www.swifdi.org/. Children's Program offered. In 2010 (the 27th year) the festival is August 5-8. Phone: 505-244-9046 Folklore Village hosts numerous festival throughout the year at Folklore Village (near Dodgeville, Wisconsin). It has been around for over 20 years and has so much to offer. Check out their calendar. Texas Folk Dance Camp - Takes place at Bruceville, Texas, over Thanksgiving Weekend. 2009 was its 62nd year! For more information: http://www.tifd.org Kolo Festival - Takes place in San Francisco, California the weekend of Thanksgiving in November each year. For more information: http://balkantunes.org/kolofestival/ Ashokan Fiddle and Dance camp - June, July and August. Information about the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance camp in NY State can be found at www.ashokan.org/ashokan/camp.shtml The Fontana Clogging Jamboree - At Fontana Village, North Carolina. Information about the Fontana Clogging Jamboree can be found at www.fontanaworkshop.com/ The National Clogging Convention - Thanksgiving weekend. In Orlando Florida. More information found at www.clog.org Texas Camp - Thanksgiving weekend. Thursday aftenoon to Sunday lunch, at Greene Family Camp, in Bruceville, Texas, (about 20 miles south of Waco). For more information, or if you are interested in volunteering, contact Camp Co-Chairs, Lisa Horn, at lisaehorn@sbcglobal.net, or Joan Furstenberg, at jfurstenberg@juno.com. Balkan Music & Dance Camps - The EEFC [Eastern European Folklife Center] runs two annual Balkan Music & Dance camps, West Coast in Mendocino, CA in late July and East Coast at Rock Hills, NY in early August. The Annual Ti Ti Tabor Hungarian Music and Dance Camp - At All Saints Center, Raft Island, WA. Information on the Ti Ti Tabor Camp can be found at http://www.tititabor.org Dance2009 Bohemia International Folklore Dance Festival - In Prague and regional the Bohemian spa town of Podebrady August 20-23, 2009. A great weekend for both participating ensembles and the public. http://www.ifbbohemia.cz/dance2009.html Scandia Camp Mendocino www.ScandiaCampMendocino.org - Scandia Camp Mendocino, an annual week-long residential camp founded in 1980, presents participants the opportunity to learn in depth about the folk music, dance and cultural traditions of Scandinavia. Camp usually takes place the 2nd or 3rd week of June. Use the website to join the mailing list. Pre-registration required. Scandia Camp 2010 will take place June 12-19. Camp often fills early. Folklore Village's Swedish Fall Fiddle Festival will take place October 29-31 in 2010. For information contact: Staff@FolkloreVillage.org. Closer to the event, the details and a flyer will be posted on their website: www.FolkloreVillage.org. Nordic Fiddles and Feet www.nordicfiddlesandfeet.org - A Week of Swedish and Norwegian Music and Dance, June 28 to July 4, 2009 at Camp Ogontz, near Littleton New Hampshire. Mendocino Folklore Camp www.mendocinofolklorecamp.com - Each summer since 1962, folk dancers from across the United States and beyond have gathered at the beautiful Mendocino Woodlands to share a unique celebration of ethnic dance, music, and culture. Folklore Camp, pioneered by Madelynne Greene, was the first folk dance camp to use the Woodlands, and today we carry on the tradition and spirit of this ever popular event. The 40th International Choreographers' Showcase - At Montenegrin National Theater in Podgorica, Montenegro on May 26-June 3, 2009. Choreographers are invited to submit their condensed professional resume, color pictures of the performers in JPEG format and program notes. A VHS NTSC FORMAT video or a DVD with the work to be presented is important to us to better serve your needs. www.danceformsproductions.com/monteneg.html Buffalo on the Danube 2007 /www.dancingplanetproductions.com/danube.htm - This camp takes place at Timber Ridge Camp in High View, West Virginia.. The international dance parties feature both your requests to recorded music and Balkan and Scandinavian dances to live music. The program includes dance, instrument, and singing classes throughout the day. The program starts with dinner on Friday and ends on Monday afternoon. Kids program daily. |