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First Class Mail Dated Material Published by the Folk Dance Federation of California, South Volume 43, No. 7 September 2007 Folk Dance Scene Committee Beginners’ Classes SAN DIEGO INT’L CLAN MACLEOD DANCERS FOLK DANCERS Mon 7:30-9:30 Coordinator Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Wed 7:00-9:30 (818) 761-4750 Deanna St Amand Calendar Gerri Alexander [email protected] (818) 363-3761 CABRILLO INT’L FOLK DANCERS (858) 571-2730 Kin Ho EAGLE ROCK, Women’s 20th On the Scene Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Tue 7:00-8:00 SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club, Century Club, 5105 Hermosa Ave. Club Directory Steve Himel [email protected] (949) 646-7082 (858) 459-1336 Georgina Presidents Way off Park, Balboa Park Proofreading Editor Laurette Carlson [email protected] (310) 397-2450 SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club DUNAJ INT’L Design & Layout Editors Pat Cross [email protected] (323) 255-3809 Balboa Park SKANDIA FOLK DANCE FOLK ENSEMBLE Don Krotserr (323) 255-3809 Mon 7:00-10:00 Wed 7:00-10:00 Wed 7:00-10 Design & Layout Adviser Steve Davis (805) 964-5591 CONEJO VALLEY (714) 893-8888 Ted Martin (714) 641-7450 Richard Duree Business Managers Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 399-2321 FOLK DANCERS (310) 827-3618 Sparky Sotcher SANTA ANA, WISEPlace, Wed 7:30 Forrest Gilmore (310) 452-0991 ANAHEIM, Community Ctr, 1414 N. 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Folk Dance Scene2 September 2007 September 200727 Folk Dance Scene Teachers’ Corner WEST VALLEY DESERT INT’L FOLK DANCERS LIFE BALKAN DANCERS Folk FOLK DANCERS Tue 7:30-9:30 Wed 7:45-10:15 Ercüment Kiliç Fri 7:15-10:00 (760) 327-8684 Dwight Fine (310) 310-399-2321 Gerda Dance Ercüment Kiliç had early education and (818) 702-0431 Leah Moses (760) 342-1297 Helen Smith [email protected] Sherry training in music and dance and was a CANOGA PARK, Senior Center PALM SPRINGS, Step By Step Dance LOS ANGELES, Pacific Arts Center Scene member of the Turkish National Ensemble. 7326 Jordan Ave Studio 316 N. Palm Canyon 10469 Santa Monica Blvd. He came to the United States in 1977 to Volume 43, No. 7 obtain a college education. Taking up WESTCHESTER LARIATS FOLK DANCE CENTER ROMANIAN, RUSSIAN, INT’L September 2007 residence in Texas, he graduated from The Mon 7:00-9:30 Every Evening Call for Schedule. DANCE -Mihai & Alexandru David University of Texas at Austin with a degree in (310) 645-8316 Karen Ricks (619) 281-5656 Fri 8:00-12:00 (teaching 8:00-9:00) Editors’ Corner Economics. He was invited for seminars and lectures LOS ANGELES, Westchester SAN DIEGO, 4569 30th Street (818) 613-5259 [email protected] during his university years to all fifty states of the U.S., Methodist Church, 8065 Emerson Mihai; (818) 317-2200 Alexandru Here we are back from summer with focus on and to Canada, England, Germany, Switzerland, The FOLK DANCE CLASS WEST l.A., Pacific Arts Center Turkey; our cover photo comes from Ellen Stern, who Netherlands, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan. WESTWOOD CO-OP Mon 10-11:30am Wed 10:15-11:45am 10469 Santa Monica Blvd. traveled there this summer. The vendor pictured is Through personal lectures, as well as numerous TV Thu 7:30-10:20 (310) 652-8706 Tikva Mason and radio programs, he has promoted Turkish culture mixing ice cream and, when it’s the right consistency, (310) 202-6166 Beverly Barr L.A. Robertson Rec Ctr. 1641 Preuss SAN DIEGO FOLK DANCERS and discussed Turkish politics around the world. With (310) 839-1753 Adele Mortin W HOLLYWOOD West Hollywood Mon 7:30-9:30 he flings it into the air.