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Published by the Folkdance Federation of California, South Volume 50, No. 3 April 2014 Folk Dance Scene Committee Coordinator Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Calendar Gerri Alexander [email protected] (818) 363-3761 On the Scene Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Club Directory Steve Himel [email protected] (949) 646-7082 Dancers Speak Sandy Helperin [email protected] (310) 391-7382 Federation Corner Beverly Barr [email protected] (310) 202-6166 Proofreading Editor H. 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Folk Dance Scene 2 31 April 2014 Club Directory Folk Federation Corner Dance I was first introduced to Scene dancing by my older brother Volume 50, No. 3 Arnie. Up until the age of 12 or April 2014 so, I was his practice partner as he perfected his Swing/ Lindy steps. The first time I asked a girl to dance, she Editors’ Corner informed me that I was holding her the “wrong way” and I was introduced to the HpAPy SRnpIg. As you can see form the ceovr, wonders of leading and following. stmohneig’s afoot (not a hnad). We binrg you the My first exposures to folk dancing occurred on Aripl FoLos Isuse. We have a Few Ohetr sripsuers in summer evenings in Brooklyn, New York, watching sOrte for you. No pizre if you fnid tehm, jsut smoe dozens of adults, dressed in colorful outfits, dancing AiprL Fool Fun. to “strange” music on the handball courts of my On the cveor, rSdinetes in Wrlod Htagiree valagie of neighborhood park. I was one of those lucky New Holloko, Hungary, pforrem ttionradal Easter wtear York kids that benefited from the Settlement House pruniog ceremony. movement. During my adolescent and young adult years, the Educational Alliance and its summer Camp Be of good cheer! Salomon became my second home and folk dancing part of my daily diet. Tap dna Nod Folk dancing was not part of my life during college, Table of Contents graduate school or starting my family and career. It came back into my life one weekend when my family Federation Corner ......................................... 3 Easter Customs ............................................. 4 attended a Sierra Club outing at Harwood Lodge, on Yaqui Easter ................................................. 9 Mount Baldy. The weekend was filled with folk Calendar ....................................................... 12 dancing and my love affair with these special dances On the Scene ................................................ 14 was rekindled. Like many other people, folk dancing Ethnic Music and Food ................................... 18 became an addiction. My week was structured Absaroka ...................................................... 20 around attending classes with Sam Mednick and Dancers Speak .............................................. 22 Beverly and Irwin Barr, dancing at the Intersection Poetry Corner................................................ 28 and Cafe Danssa, and attending various clubs like Club Directory ............................................... 30 the Westwood Folk Dancers. The next important event in my folk dance odyssey was Jill and Jay Federation South Officers Michtom introducing me to the Mendocino Folklore Camp. For me Mendocino was pure magic! Queen Valerie Daley (805) 647-1634 In 1996, my wife Anne and I moved to Los Osos, Princess Lynn Bingle (626) 914-4006 California. Sam and Shirley Mednick, who had Fed Chair Rick Bingle (626) 914-4006 started a folk dance group in Los Osos, asked Anne Scribe Carl Pilsecker (562) 865-0873 and me to take over leadership of the group. The group is still going strong under Anne’s leadership. Dismemberer Steve Himel (949) 646-7082 In 2004, we were asked to teach a folk dance Recollector Carol Wall (562) 862-0521 course for the Theatre and Dance Department at Cal Cheer Leader Leslie Halberg (661) 296-0481 Poly, San Luis Obispo and this has continued for over For information about dancing in the area, contact the a decade. About this time I fell in love with the Federation at (310) 478-6600 or Federation website: Continued on page 13 SoCalFolkdance.org Folk Dance Scene 30 3 April 2014 Easter Customs The following article was excerpted from the women can even feel offended. Traditionally, the web-sites: Wikipedia, and http:// spanked woman gives a colored egg and sometimes www.Easterbunnys.net. The latter reprinted a small amount of money to the man as a sign of her with permission. thanks. In some regions, the women can get Since its origins, Easter has been a time of revenge in the afternoon or the following day when celebration and feasting. Many traditional Easter they can pour a bucket of cold water on any man. games and customs have been developed, such as The habit varies slightly across Slovakia and the egg rolling, egg tapping, Pace egging and egg Czech Republic. decorating. The Easter egg hunt is a tradition that originated with pagan spring festivals that celebrated Cyprus: In Cyprus it is customary for people to fertility. Like many pagan traditions, Christians light great fires in school or church yards. The fires intertwined the practice with religious significance. are made up of scrap wood, gathered usually by over Easter egg hunts feature eggs hidden by the -enthusiastic young boys who scour their mythical Easter bunny, which may contain candy or neighborhoods for them, in order to make their fire other prizes. Hard-boiled eggs may also be used. The as great as it can be (and bigger than the children will go looking for eggs to put in their Easter neighboring one). Often this competition leads to egg basket. On the day before Easter, many families fights over scraps of wood and the police or fire decorate hard-boiled eggs with paint to use for the department being called. It is customary for a small hunt. Eggs are also part of the tradition because of doll representing Judas Iscariot to be burned. the ban on eggs during lent in Medieval Europe, meaning they were often included in the Sunday Bulgaria: A widespread tradition consists of an feast. “egg fight” with the last surviving egg being known Churches are often decorated with flowers. A as a borak. Another tradition is to display the significant theme for Easter is rebirth, which flowers decorated eggs on the Easter table together with the symbolize.