Friday Evening Events (Jan.25)
INTERNATIONAL DANCE,
commencing with Musicians Jam 7:00 - Midnight
at Great
Hall of the Union (800 Langdon St)
Music by: Yid
Vicious . . . . Klezmer
Spatter Dash
. . . Intl Folkdance Band
Szaszka . . . . . .
Transylvanian String Band
& other musical guests.
Some dances led by Steve Kotansky
FOLK BALL CEILI & CONTRA
at Grace Church
(W. Washington Ave at The Square)
6:30- 7:00 Irish set dancing instruction
7:00- 9:00 music by Public
House Ceili Band
9:30-11:30 music by Last
Gaspe / calling by Roger
Diggle
[this is a benefit for Grace
Church homeless shelter]
Info: Bob Newton 608-251-1072 .
SINGERS JAM
- beginning at 7:00
in the Langdon Room on 4th floor of Memorial
Union.
Info: Kim 608-256-2186.
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Saturday
-- Folk Arts Workshops (Jan.26)
10am-noon Great Hall
Balkan Folkdance Steve Kotansky
10am-noon Red Gym
South Indian Dance Mary Garvin
1pm-3pm Great
Hall Hungarian Dance
Steve Kotansky
(music by Szaszka)
noon-3pm Round
Table Celtic & E.European Song
Navan & Tri Bratovchedki
1pm-3pm Beefeaters
Scottish Country
Chuck Snowdon
3pm-5pm Great
Hall Balkan Folkdance
Steve Kotansky
3pm-5pm Red
Gym West African Dance
Lisa O'Connor
(drumming: Shawn Barry & Michael Walls)
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The Legendary
FOLK BALL DANCE PARTY
Saturday 6:30-Midnight
at The Great Hall of Memorial Union (800 Langdon St)
Music by:
Boris & Natasha . . . . . . New Band from Twin Cities!
Izvor Orchestra . . . .
. . M'waukee's Veteran Outfit
Reptile Palace Orchestra
. Eclectic Ethnic Lounge Funk
Szaszka . . . . . .
. . . . Transylvanian String Band
Brief Dance Performances by:
Ethnic
Dance Theatre . . . Romanian & Bulgarian suites
Narodno!
. . . . . . . . . Thracian Suite by Steve Kotansky
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Joan Amsterdam's Folk Shop - all day & eve Saturday in the Union.
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Folkdance Review Workshops with
Steve Kotansky
Sunday, Jan.27, 1:00-4:00
pm
at Grace Church Guildhall
(W.Washington Ave at The Square)
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Folk Ball is supported almost entirely by YOUR PERSONAL DONATIONS.
To keep this miracle alive, please contribute generously
at each session you attend -- Thank you!
SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
$ 5 FRIDAY CEILI & CONTRA
$10 FRIDAY INTL PARTY
$ 5 / SATURDAY WORKSHOP
$15 SATURDAY INTL PARTY
$10 SUNDAY REVIEW SESSION
Special thanks to UW Department of Slavic Languages & Literature
for
academic sponsorship and to the Center for Russia, East Europe, and
Central Asia and Village Dance House for financial support.
Stop by the Information Table in Great Hall for the latest on folk doings!