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Jeff O'connor FOLK DANCE SCENE First Class Mail 4362 COOLIDGE AVE. U.S. POSTAGE LOS ANGELES, CA 90066 PAID Culver City, CA Permit No. 69 First Class Mail Jeff O’Connor Dated Material ORDER FORM Please enter my subscription to FOLK DANCE SCENE for one year, beginning with the next published issue. Subscription rate: $15.00/year U.S.A., $20.00/year Canada or Mexico, $25.00/year other countries. Published monthly except for June/July and December/January issues. NAME _________________________________________ ADDRESS _________________________________________ PHONE (_____)_____–________ CITY _________________________________________ STATE __________________ E-MAIL _________________________________________ ZIP __________–________ Please mail subscription orders to the Subscription Office: 2010 Parnell Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90025 (Allow 6-8 weeks for subscription to go into effect if order is mailed after the 10th of the month.) 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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.
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