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Published by the Folk Dance Federation of California, South Volume 38, No. 7 September 2002 Folk Dance Scene Committee Club Directory Coordinators Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Beginner’s Classes Calendar Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 On the Scene Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Club Time Contact Location Club Directory Steve Himel [email protected] (949) 646-7082 CABRILLO INT'L FOLK Tue 7:00-8:00 (858) 459-1336 Georgina SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club Contributing Editor Richard Duree [email protected] (714) 641-7450 DANCERS Thu 7:30-8:30 (619) 445-4907 Ellen, Jack Balboa Park Contributing Editor Jatila van der Veen [email protected] (805) 964-5591 CONEJO VALLEY FOLK Mon 7:30 (805) 497-1957 THOUSAND OAKS, Conejo Elem Design & Layout Steve Davis [email protected] (805) 964-5591 DANCERS Jill Lungren School, 280 Conejo School Rd Business Managers Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 474-1232 DESERT Tue 7:45-8:45 (760) 342-1297 Helen Smith PALM SPRINGS, Step By Step Forrest Gilmore [email protected] (310) 452-0991 INTERNATIONAL FOLK Call to Confirm Dance Studio, 312 N Palm Canyon DANCERS Dr. Circulation Sandy Helperin [email protected] (310) 391-7382 HAVERIM FOLK Sun 7-9 (805) 643-2886 VENTURA, Temple Beth Torah Subscriptions Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 474-1232 DANCERS OF VENTURA Ann Zacher 760 Foothill Rd (corner Kimball) Advertising Beverly and Irwin Barr [email protected] (310) 202-6166 ISRAELI DANCE WITH Tue 7:30-8:30 (818) 343-8009 Natalie Stern VALLEY VILLAGE, Shaarei Zedek, Marketing Gerri and Bob Alexander [email protected] (818) 363-3761 NATALIE STERN Wed 7:30-8:30 12800 Chandler (Tu), L.A., Univ of Fri 10:00- Judaism Dance Studio 5600 Jill & Jay Michtom Gerda Ben-Zeev Sandy Helperin Steve Himel 11:00am Mulholland (W), THOUSAND OAKS, 10824 Crebs Ave. 2010 Parnell Ave. 4362 Coolidge Ave. 1524 Vivian Ln. 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It was in a Club Time Contact Location park and an air VENTURA FOLK Fri 7:30-9:30 (805) 985-7316 Edith Sewell VENTURA, Loma Vista Elem. School, conditioned building. Volume 38, No. 7 DANCERS 300 Lynn Dr. We danced all day from VESELO SELO FOLK Fri 7:30-10:30 (714) 680-4356 FULLERTON, Hillcrest Recreation September 2002 DANCERS Sat 8:00-11:00 Lorraine Rothman Ctr, 1155 N. Lemon 4:00. to 8:00 and VINTAGE ISRAELI 4th or 5th Sat [email protected] SHERMAN OAKS, Anisa's School of Editor’s Corner Marshall Cates, bless DANCING confirm Dance, 14252 Ventura Blvd. This month’s cover story spotlights Jeff O’Connor. his soul, did all the WEST LOS ANGELES Mon 7:45-10:30 (310) 202-6166 WEST L.A., Brockton School Jeff is well known in the Northern California dance music requests. We had FOLK DANCERS Fri 7:45-10:45 Beverly Barr 1309 Armacost Ave an all request afternoon. WEST VALLEY FOLK Fri 7:30-10:15 (818) 348-6133 CANOGA PARK, Senior Center community for his continuing involvement in ethnic and DANCERS Wally Aurich 7326 Jordan Ave traditional music and dance. Currently a dance Some brand new people WESTCHESTER LARIATS Mon 3:30-9:00 (310) 374-1444 LOS ANGELES, Westchester professor at Humboldt State, he has been involved came and we got some Roberta Bissill Methodist Church, 8065 Emerson with Stockton and Mendocino Camps for about 35 new dancers as a result. Ave years, as well as many other activities in Northern Many people from many groups shared and taught a WESTWOOD CO-OP Thu 7:30-10:45 (310) 316-7513 Sybil WEST L.A., F. Mahood Senior Center, FOLK DANCERS (310) 452-0991 Forrest 11338 Santa Monica Blvd. California. The Folk Dance Scene would like to extend short easy piece. Lila Aurich from the West Valley its congratulations to Jeff for his recent celebration. Folk Dancers, Ann Armstrong from the hosting group Non–Federation Clubs This month’s issue also includes a historical the Sierra Madre Folk Dancers, Marshall Cates from discussion of the origins of the Mazur, written by the Pasadena Folkdance Coop and Richard Duree Club Time Contact Location Stanford professor and dance teacher Richard from Dunaj all shared dances. ANAHEIM INT’L Wed 7:30-9:30 (714) 893-8127 ANAHEIM, Unitarian Church, 511 S Powers.