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The IndomiTable Billy Burke Published by the Folk Dance Federation of , South Volume 38, No. 3 April 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 , 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 FOLK Mon 7:30 (805) 497-1957 THOUSAND OAKS, Conejo Elem DANCERS Jill Lungren School, 280 Conejo School Rd Design & Layout Steve Davis [email protected] (805) 964-5591 DESERT INTERNATIONAL Tue 7:45-8:45 (760) 342-1297 Helen Smith PALM SPRINGS, Step By Step Dance Business Managers Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 474-1232 FOLK DANCERS Call to Confirm (760) 327-8684 Dwight Fine Studio, 312 N Palm Canyon Dr. Forrest Gilmore [email protected] (310) 452-0991 HAVERIM FOLK DANCERS Sun 7-9 (805) 643-2886 VENTURA, Temple Beth Torah Circulation Sandy Helperin [email protected] (310) 391-7382 OF VENTURA Ann Zacher 760 Foothill Rd (corner Kimball) Subscriptions Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 474-1232 ISRAEL DANCING WITH Tues 11:00am- (310) 284-3638 VENICE, Israeli Senior Center, 201 Advertising Beverly and Irwin Barr [email protected] (310) 202-6166 JAMES ZIMMER noon James Zimmer Ocean Front Walk VALLEY VILLAGE, Shaarei Zedek, 12800 Marketing Gerri and Bob Alexander [email protected] (818) 363-3761 ISRAELI DANCE WITH Tue 7:30-8:30 (818) 343-8009 Natalie Stern NATALIE STERN Wed 7:30-8:30 Chandler (Tu), L.A., Univ of Judaism Dance Fri 10:00-11:00am Studio 5600 Mulholland (W), THOUSAND Jill & Jay Michtom Gerda Ben-Zeev Sandy Helperin Steve Himel OAKS, Temple Etz Chaim, 1080 Janss (F). 10824 Crebs Ave. 2010 Parnell Ave. 4362 Coolidge Ave. 1524 Vivian Ln. KAYSO FOLK DANCERS Fri 9:30-noon (619) 469-7133 SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park, Casa del Northridge CA, 91326 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Los Angeles CA, 90066 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Evelyn George Prado room 206 St OJAI FOLK DANCERS Wed 7:30-9:30 (805) 646-0865 OJAI, Ojai Art Center Folk Dance Scene PASADENA CO-OP Fri 7:45-8:30 (626) 358-5942 PASADENA, Throop Memorial Church, BEGINNER'S CLASS Ann Armstrong 300 S. Los Robles Copyright 2002 by the Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc., of which this is the official publication. SAN DIEGO INT'L FOLK Wed 7:00-8:15 (619) 422-5540 SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club All rights reserved. Contents may be freely reproduced. FOLK DANCE SCENE is published ten times per year DANCE CLASS Alice Stirling Balboa Park on a monthly basis except for combined issues in June/July and December/January. First class postage is paid SKANDIA FOLK DANCE Mon 7:00-10:00 (714) 893-8888 Ted Martin ANAHEIM, Community Ctr, 250 E in Culver City, CA, ISSN 0430-8751. CLASSES Center Wed 7:30-10:00 (310) 827-3618 Sparky CULVER CITY, Lindberg Park, 5401 Folk Dance Scene is published to educate its readers concerning the folk dance, , costume, customs, lore Sotcher Rhoda Way and culture of the peoples of the world. It is also designed to inform them of the opportunities to experience folk SOUTH BAY FOLK 2nd Fri 7:45-8:15 (310) 377-6393 TORRANCE, Cultural Arts Center dance and culture in and elsewhere. DANCERS Bea Rasoff 3330 Civic Center Dr. (310) 781-7150 WEST LOS ANGELES Mon 7:45-8:45 (310) 202-6166 WEST L.A., Brockton School SUBMISSIONS. Information to be included in the Scene should reach us by the 10th of the month preceding FOLK DANCERS Beverly Barr, instructor 1309 Armacost Ave publication. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Electronic submission is preferred. Views expressed in WESTWOOD CO-OP FOLK Thu 7:30-9:00 (310) 316-7513 Sybil WEST L.A., F. Mahood Senior Center, DANCERS (310) 452-0991 Forrest 11338 Santa Monica Blvd. Scene are solely the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the magazine or the Federation. Neither Scene nor the Federation assumes responsibility for the accuracy of information sent in. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Subscription orders and renewals should be addressed to Gerda Ben-Zeev, see above. Exhibition Groups The subscription rate is $15.00 per year ($18.00 foreign). Changes of address and circulation problems should be addressed to Sandy Helperin, see above, at least one month prior to the mailing date. Club Time Contact Location AVAZ INTERNATIONAL Mon, Wed 7-10 (323) 663-2829 Jamal L.A. Church of Guardian Angel, 1118 ADVERTISING. Ads must be consistent with the purposes of the magazine, accompanied by full payment, and DANCE THEATRE N. Commonwealth Ave. either camera-ready on bright white paper or 600 dpi electronic format (TIF). Ads that are not camera-ready will CLAN MACLEOD Mon 7:30-9:30 (818) 761-4750 EAGLE ROCK, Women’s 20th Century be returned, or an additional fee will be charged to make the ad camera-ready. DANCERS Deanna St Amand Club, 5105 Hermosa Ave. DUNAJ INTERNATIONAL Wed 7:00-10 (714) 641-7450 COSTA MESA, contact: 2332 Size Federation Club Others Send with payment to: FOLK ENSEMBLE Richard Duree Minuteman Way 1/4 page (3" x 3 1/2’) $ 10 $ 15 Irwin Barr INT’L ACADEMY OF (818) 343-4410 VAN NUYS, Dars Art Center, 7412 MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE Suzy Evans Balboa Blvd 1/2 page (6" x 3 1/2" or 3" x 7") $ 15 $ 25 3200 Sepulveda Blvd., #K29 SCANDIA DANCERS (714) 533-3886 Donna Tripp full page (6" x 7 1/2") $ 25 $ 40 Los Angeles, CA 90034 UCSB MIDDLE EAST Tue 7:00 - 10:00 (805) 967-7125 Scott Marcus SANTA BARBARA, Gehringer Music (310) 202-6166 ENSEMBLE (805) 687-8823 Alexandra King Bldg., UCSB Campus

On the Cover – Photo Collage of Billy Burke designed by Jatila van der Veen Clockwise from top left: Mendocino Bellydance, Russian Dance at age 15 Mendocino Hat Trick, Billy and Susie at Ojai , Leading Chris Campbell and Norm Tiber at Mendocino.

Folk Dance Scene2 April 2002 April 200223 Folk Dance Scene Club Directory Folk Dance President’s Corner As my tenure as Federation Clubs Scene Federation President comes Club Time Contact Location to a close, I look VENTURA FOLK Fri 7:30-9:30 (805) 985-7316 Edith Sewell VENTURA, Loma Vista Elem. School, Volume 38, No. 3 back on two DANCERS 300 Lynn Dr. great years. It VESELO SELO FOLK Fri 7:30-10:30 (714) 680-4356 FULLERTON, Hillcrest Recreation Ctr, April 2002 DANCERS Sat 8:00-11:00 Lorraine Rothman 1155 N. Lemon seems as though VINTAGE ISRAELI 4th or 5th Sat [email protected] SANTA MONICA, Bay Cities JCC, Editor’s Corner they just flew by. DANCING confirm 2601 Santa Monica Blvd. This month’s cover story is about Billy Burke, who Although there WEST LOS ANGELES Mon 7:45-10:30 (310) 202-6166 WEST L.A., Brockton School were no new FOLK DANCERS Fri 7:45-10:45 Beverly Barr 1309 Armacost Ave has danced, performed and taught folk dancing for his programs WEST VALLEY FOLK Fri 7:30-10:15 (818) 348-6133 CANOGA PARK, Senior Center entire life. Billy’s contributions to Southern California DANCERS Wally Aurich 7326 Jordan Ave Folk Dancing are numerous, and he has written a instituted, all of WESTCHESTER LARIATS Mon 3:30-9:00 (310) 374-1444 LOS ANGELES, Westchester fascinating article entitled “I Remember”. our regular Roberta Bissill Methodist Church, 8065 Emerson Ave functions were Billy has also just finished his book on teaching folk WESTWOOD CO-OP FOLK Thu 7:30-10:45 (310) 316-7513 Sybil WEST L.A., F. Mahood Senior Center, carried out in a DANCERS (310) 452-0991 Forrest 11338 Santa Monica Blvd. dance to kids. The title is Celebration of Diversity: Federation President Rick Bingle Multicultural Experience through the Art of Dance, and truly professional manner. This always occurs because of the dedication Non–Federation Clubs you can contact Billy at (818) 980-4604 or via e-mail at [email protected] for more information. and involvement of many people. Club Time Contact Location In Dancers Speak, Richard Duree has written his To each person who helped at a Federation or club ANAHEIM INT’L Wed 7:30-9:30 (714) 893-8127 ANAHEIM, Unitarian Church, 511 S Harbor FOLKDANCERS Carol Maybrier opinion about the current and future direction of Folk event, thank you – your commitment is keeping CAFE DANSSA BALKAN Wed 7:30-10:30 (626) 293-8523 WEST L.A., Cafe Danssa Dancing. We encourage all Folk Dance Scene international folk dancing alive. In particular to the DANCERS Sherry Cochran 11533 W. Pico Blvd. various committee chairs and members – you are the CAL TECH INT’L FOLK Tue 8:00-11:55 (626) 797-5157 PASADENA, Cal Tech Campus, Dabney subscribers to read his article, and if you have you own DANCERS Nancy Mulligan Hall, parking off Del Mar opinion that you would like to express, please feel free working core of the Federation and your dedication is DESERT INTERNATIONAL Tue 7:45-9:45 (760) 327-8684 Dwight Fine PALM SPRINGS, Step By Step Dance to contact any of Committee members using the appreciated. Many thanks to Richard and Donna DANCERS Call to confirm (760) 342-1297 Helen Smith Studio, 312 N Palm Canyon Dr. Killian and the members of the Ethnic Express for an FOLK DANCE CLASS Mon 10-11:30am (310) 652-8706 L.A. Robertson Rec Ctr. 1641 Preuss information on page 2. Wed 10:15-11:45am Tikva Mason W HOLLYWOOD West Hollywood Park, San Statewide 2002 is coming this May to Rocklin (near outstanding Statewide 2001. We all had a wonderful Vicente at Melrose weekend as well as making a profit for the Federation. FOLK DANCE FUN 3rd Sat 7:30-9:30 (818) 349-0877 Ruth Gore VAN NUYS, 8648 Woodman Ave Sacramento). Please note that Larry Weiner is now ISRAELI DANCING WITH Tues 8:00-12:00 (310) 284-3638 WEST HILLS, West Valley JCC, 22622 teaching instead of Steve Kotansky. The officers of the two terms were a tremendous aid JAMES ZIMMER James Zimmer Vanowen We hope you enjoy reading this issue. in accomplishing the successes during the years of my ISRAELI FOLK DANCING WITH Wed 7:00-11:30 (760) 631-0802 Yoni COSTA MESA, JCC, 250 Baker St service. Thank you all. Sylvia Stachura as Vice- YONI Thu 7:00-11:30 , Beth El, 8660 Gilman Dr – Folk Dance Scene Committee ISRAELI DANCE WITH Mon 10:00am-1:00 (818) 343-8009 Natalie Stern L.A., Univ of Judaism 5600 Mulholland President went way beyond the limited duties of her NATALIE STERN Wed 7:30-10:00 call for information (M,W); VALLEY VILLAGE, Shaarei Zedek, office and really performed the duties of Publicity Tue 7:30-9:30 12800 Chandler (Tu); SHERMAN OAKS, Table of Contents Thu 10:30-noon Valley JCC 13164 Burbank (Th); Director as well as being a source of advice at all times. President’s Corner...... 3 Fri 10:00-11:00am THOUSAND OAKS, 1080 E. Janss Rd (F) I want to give special recognition to my wife Lynn, who Billy Burke, I Remember...... 6 Mon 7:15-9:45, Tue L.A., Shaarei Tefila, 7269 Beverly Blvd held down both secretarial positions and was special Calendar ...... 8 11:15am-12:30 advisor/aide/go-fer to the President. The Federation OJAI FOLK DANCERS Wed 7:30-9:30 (805) 646-0865 OJAI Art Center Statewide 2002 ...... 12 will never know all of the things she has done. Carol Smith 113 S. Montgomery On the Scene ...... 14 SAN DIEGO FOLK DANCE Sun 5:00-7:00 Mon (619) 281-5656 SAN DIEGO, 4569 30th Street CENTER 6:30-10:30 Tue 7:00- Dancers Speak ...... 19 One of the real rewards has been the opportunity of 11:30 Wed 9:00am- Club Directory ...... 21 making friends with Gordon and Carol Wall. Gordon noon 7:00-10:00 Thu 8:00-10:00 Fri 7:30- has established accounting books which will allow us 11:00 Sat 8:00-12:00 Federation South Officers to match our expenditures to the budget, and Carol did SAN DIEGO FOLK DANCERS Mon 7:30-9:30 (858) 571-2730 SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club, Balboa Park Kin Ho Hotline (310) 478-6600 outstanding work on the annual membership directory. S.M.C INTERNATIONAL Tue, Thu, Fri (310) 284-3637 SANTA MONICA, Santa Monica College President Rick Bingle (626) 914-4006 Their input at council meetings and their friendship DANCE CLUB 11:15am-12:35 James Zimmer Clock Tower 1900 Pico Blvd Vice–President Sylvia Stachura (626) 300-8138 made the President's job ever so much easier. UCLA INT’L F.D. CLUB Mon 9:00-11:00 (310) 284-3636 WESTWOOD, UCLA Ackeman Union Room Treasurer Gordon Wall (562) 862-0521 BALLROOM DANCE CLUB Mon 7:00-9:00 James Zimmer 2414 As a Federation, we owe special thanks to Julith Secretary Lynn Bingle (626) 914-4006 UCSB MERHABA FOLK DANCE Fri 8:00-10:00 (805) 964-3591 SANTA BARBARA, UCSB Robertson Gym, Neff, without whom we would be in dire straits. After CLUB Jatila van der Veen Upstairs Left Gym. Membership John Matthews (562) 424-6377 Historian Julith Neff (562) 867-4495 serving a tour as President, she came back for a Publicity open second dose, then took on the Historian position when Folk Dance Scene22 April 2002 April 20023 Folk Dance Scene President’s Corner Club Directory it went begging. When I was desperate to find a new As I look back, I see a very disturbing trend. Many . insurance chair, she took that job also. Without you, events are experiencing decreasing attendance and Federation Clubs Julith, the Federation would never have been able to the groups sponsoring them are having more and more accomplish its goals. Thank you. difficulty in getting the participation necessary to shape Club Time Contact Location the event. This has resulted in cancellation of some ALPINE DANCERS OF Mon 7:30-10:00 (805) 968-3983 SANTA BARBARA, Emanuel Lutheran It was very pleasant to work with Linda Stuart as SANTA BARBARA Gilbert Perleberg Church, 3721 Modoc Rd Sergeant-at-Arms. She and Albert Penington events, notably the Julyfest in San Diego. I know that CABRILLO INT'L Tue 7:00-10:00 (858) 459-1336 Georgina SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park, Balboa attended all of our meetings and represented San there are many factors responsible for a lack of FOLK DANCERS Thu, 7:30-10:00 (619) 445-4907 Ellen, Jack - Park Club Diego’s point of view. It's nice when the Federation can participation. The aging of our folk dance population is 11:00 a paramount cause. We lose dedicated workers to both CONEJO VALLEY Mon 7:30-9:30 (805) 497-1957 THOUSAND OAKS, Conejo Elem keep a diverse approach and not become regional. FOLK DANCERS Jill Lungren School, 280 Conejo School Rd As always, we owe a debt to Beverly and Irwin Barr illness and death (we lost five in the last year in CULVER CITY Wed 7:30-10:00 (310) 398-8187 CULVER CITY, Culver West Park, for the tremendous amount of work they do on the Pasadena), which is exacerbated by the loss (at least HOLLYWOOD PEASANTS Al Drutz 4162 Wade St. (park on Moore St.) various projects of the Federation and for being our temporarily) of those dancers' life partner. However, ETHNIC EXPRESS INT'L Wed 6:30 (702) 732-4871 LAS VEGAS, Charleston Heights Art front people as "Keepers of the Phone." Camp Hess we still have dancers at our regular club meetings. FOLK DANCERS Richard Killian Center, 800 S. Brush St. HAVERIM INT’L FOLK Sun 7-9 (805) 643-2886 VENTURA, Temple Beth Torah Kramer has had a large increase in attendance in the Somehow, we must reach the newer dancers and DANCERS Ann Zacher 7620 Foothill Rd (corner Kimball) last few years, due to their efforts. convince them that the infrastructure of the KERN INT'L FOLK Wed 7:00-9:00 (661) 831-5007 BAKERSFIELD, Wayne Van Horn We must also recognize Dorothy Daw and Marge international dance community needs help. DANCERS Delphine Szczepkowski School, 5501 Kleinpell Ave. Gajicki, not only for their work on the Costume Com- The Federation also needs help. First, we must fill KRAKUSY POLISH FOLK Tu, W, F 7:15-9:30 (626) 286-6779 LOS ANGELES, Polish Parish Hall, DANCE ENSEMBLE Sat 2:00-4:30 Steve Perzyna 3424 W Adams Blvd. mittee, but for their involvement on other committees, our officer slate. The lack of a Director of Publicity is KYPSELI GREEK Fri 8:00 (818) 990-5542 PASADENA, Skandia Hall such as Dorothy's continuous dedication to Research part of the problem. I am dancing today because of a FOLK DANCING Dalia Miller 2031 E. Villa and Standards. newspaper article which was placed years ago by the LAGUNA FOLK DANCERS Sun 7:00-10:00 (714) 533-8667 LAGUNA BEACH, Community Ctr Other special people these last two years were Lila Director of Publicity. This office has been dormant for Wed 8:00-10:00 Ted Martin 384 Legion Ave LEISURE WORLD FOLK Tue 8:30am-11:00 (949) 768-6039 LAGUNA WOODS, Club House 1, Aurich, who chaired our Finance Committee, keeping five years. Now we are also faced with a vacancy in the DANCERS Sat 9:00am-11:00 Florence Tabor Leisure World the Federation in excellent shape; Forrest Gilmore, office of either Vice-President or Secretary. The partici- MOUNTAIN DANCERS Tue 7:00 (626) 799-6161 S. PASADENA, Oneonta Cong. who, after retiring as Treasurer, become involved in the pation of members is important, not only for the duties Jackie Church, 1515 Garfield archive/offices/storage problem, which has resisted they perform, but the wisdom, counsel and input they MULTICULTURAL ARTS Wed 5:00-7:30 (949) 770-1312 LAGUNA WOODS, Leisure World solution for the past two years; Karen Wilson-Bell, bring to the planning process of the council meetings. CLUB Milton Feldon Gym, 24232 Calle Aragon NARODNI INT’L Thu 7:30-10:30 (562) 424-6377 LONG BEACH, Calif Heights Meth. already the North-South Coordinator, took on Scholar- It is not just the need of officers that is starving the FOLKDANCERS John Matthews Church, 3759 Orange Ave ship when Carol Smith retired; and Georgina Sham, Federation. As of today, only 11 clubs out of 34 are PAS DE FOX M/T/W 5:30-8:30 (562) 943-9960 SYLMAR, Fox Dance Studio, 13090 who ran our Video Committee with a minimum of fuss. listed as participating. That means that 23 club Sat 9am-1pm Susan Maryn Bordon Ave. There is an exceptional group of people who PASADENA FOLK DANCE Fri 7:45-11:00 (626) 358-5942 PASADENA, Throop Mem. Church delegates have missed 3 consecutive meetings since CO-OP Ann Armstrong 300 S. Los Robles answered the call when the long-standing Scene they last attended 2 meetings in a row. Without this SAN DIEGO INT'L FOLK Wed 7:00-9:30 (619) 422-5540 SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club, editors retired and took up the task of publishing the device, the Federation would never be able to field a DANCE CLUB Alice Stirling Presidents Way off Park, Balboa Park Scene. To Jay and Jill Michtom, Steve Davis and quorum and conduct any business. What a shame! SAN DIEGO VINTAGE Thu 8:00 - 10:00 (858) 622-9924 SAN DIEGO, Folk Dance Center, 4569 Jatila van der Veen, Richard Duree, Steve Himel, DANCERS Marry Jennings 30th St In the November 2001 Scene, Julith Neff wrote an SAN PEDRO KOLO Mon 7:30-9:30 (562) 924-4922 SAN PEDRO, Dalmatian-American Gerda Ben-Zeev, Forrest Gilmore, Sandy Helperin, outstanding appeal from the Nominating Committee for DANCERS Dorothy Daw Club, 1639 S Palos Verdes St. Beverly and Irwin Barr, Gerri and Bob Alexander – help in finding officers. She received zero response. SANTA BARBARA Sun 5:30-10:00 (805) 682-1877 SANTA BARBARA Carrillo Rec Center thank you, not only for an outstanding publication, but She also recounted the benefits of the Federation to COUNTRY DANCE Elliott Karpeles 100 E. Carrillo St. (Sun) Westside also for the numerous events you planned and SOCIETY Tue 7:00-9:00 (805) 682-5523 Gary Shapiro Cmnty Ctr, 423 W Victoria (Tue) individual clubs. The first item was insurance. It seems SANTA MARIA FOLK Mon 7:00-9:00 (805) 925-3981 SANTA MARIA, Veterans Memorial presented over the last two years. You have been that many non-participating clubs have joined for that DANCERS Audrey Silva Ctr, Pine & Tunnell Sts more active than many of the member clubs. single purpose. I submit that if the Federation founders SKANDIA DANCE Mon 7:00-10:00 (714) 893-8888 Ted Martin ANAHEIM, Downtown Community A final thank you to Marilynn Pixler, Past President, for lack of participation, clubs won't have any place to CLASSES (714) 533-3886 Donna Tripp Center, 250 E Center who as chair of the Nominating Committee, sold me on Wed 7:30-10:00 (310) 827-3618 Sparky CULVER CITY, Lindberg Park, 5401 obtain insurance, which may require them to disband. Call for others Sotcher Rhoda Way this job and then was so helpful during the transition in End of soapbox! I'll be around working as Historian SOLVANG VILLAGE FOLK Sat 7:00-10:00 (805) 688-2382 SOLVANG, Santa Ynez School office. Also special thanks to Marshall Cates, Past and helping Marshall Cates with Statewide 2003 DANCERS Jean Menzies 3325 Pine St President, who convinced me to become active in SOUTH BAY FOLK 2nd Fri 7:45-9:45 (310) 377-6393 TORRANCE, Torrance Cultural Ctr, because I love dancing and dancers. Thanks to all of Federation business and has been a constant mentor, DANCERS Bea Rasoff 3330 Civic Center Dr. you for two great years. TUESDAY GYPSIES Tue 7:30-10:30 (310) 390-1069 CULVER CITY, Masonic Lodge friend and one who could be depended upon to take on Millicent Stein 9635 Venice Blvd. any task that needed doing. – Rick Bingle Folk Dance Scene4 April 2002 April 200221 Folk Dance Scene the toids are coming... ENJOY THE BEAUTY and ENCHANTMENT California’s hottest OF THE Balkan and Middle NATIONAL PARKS East band is coming to UCSB on Friday, ARIZONA & UTAH May 17 to play for your DANCING PLEASURE! WITH BEVERLY & IRWIN BARR 8 PM – 11 PM 10 DAYS / 9 NIGHTS students: $ 5 June 5 – 14, 2002 Sponsored byothers: MERHABA $10 UCSB’s Folk Dance Club TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES: ! 10 Fun filled, spectacular days featuring: ! Transportation of Deluxe Motor Coach lila sklar, violin ! Hotel Accommodations All Sightseeing with LOCAL GUIDES ! ryan francesconi, frets ! All Entrance fees ! Many Specialty meals and more ! CINEMAX and IMAX Theaters ! Tour of Monument Valley by JEEP ! Tour ZION by special TRAM ! CRUISE Magnificent LAKE POWELL ! CRUISE with SOUND & LIGHT SHOW dan cantrell, accordion On the COLORADO RIVER ! Tour CANYONLAND with lunch on The SHORE OF THE COLORADO RIVER ! Visit Traditional HOGAN & NAVAJO INDIAN VILLAGES ! LOCAL GUIDES or NARRATED TOURS Everywhere, including ARCHES, BRYCE, GLEN CANYON, and more. ! FOLK DANCING, OF COURSE and jerry summers, $1450 (per person, dbl. occupancy) percussion with bill lanphier, bass MAIL TO: BEVERLY BARR and the incredible vocals of 3200 Sepulveda Blvd. #K29 pilar diaz & stephanie naifeh Los Angeles, CA. 90034 have a byte of their music at For information & itinerary www.toids.org Call (310) 202-6166 call (805) 964-3591 for details [email protected]

Folk Dance Scene20 April 2002 April 20025 Folk Dance Scene Billy Dancers Speak

This month we are pleased to feature Billy I remember my first professional tour, the Don fine for a Balkan dance with two people dancing while Ed. Note: This section is for readers opinions on Burke as our “cover story”. He has been an Cossack Choir. We toured eight provinces of Canada everyone else watched. and 38 states of the U.S., October through December, folk dance subjects. Your articles on these, or active force in folk dancing for many years other subjects are most welcome. I am angry that my 40 years of folk dance, with all cold. I particularly remember the shows in the hockey as a dancer, teacher, AMAN performer and the contributions I've made over those 40 years, have rinks in Canada. Audience sat on chairs placed on FOLK DANCING AS IT IS TODAY been taken away from me by a group of controlling, choreographer, and a perennial attendee carpeting on the ice. We performed on two flat bed This is written reluctantly, but not without a great self-centered and untalented lightweights. I fear that it at Mendocino Folklore trucks, side by side, with plywood nailed on top. We deal of encouragement from correspondents across won't be too long until I, too, bid a sad farewell to folk know him best as the teacher of the youthwore three different shirts through the show; here we the country. It will not please many, and I expect to dance and take up something more interesting. groups that perform at our festivals. started the show with all three on. – Jay Michtom hear about it from everywhere, but if the shoe fits. . . – Richard Duree Camp. MostI rememberof us moving to Los Angeles and joining It's common knowledge that today folk dance is but I REMEMBER… AMAN. First show, Westchester High School. I had a hollow shell of itself from the "glory days" of the SERBIAN FOLLOW-UP been in the group 6 weeks and was dancing 6 suites. I I remember the first rehearsal, and subsequent 1960s and 1970s. Gone are the festivals with hundreds Ed. Note: The following is from the leader of the was in heaven. Next show, Wilshire Ebell, for two performance I ever saw. Mom had joined Walter and hundreds of dancers and packed houses for group of young Serbian dancers who performed at this nights; next year, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Music Grothe's group and they did a Lithuanian Suite. I brilliant dance concerts performed by large and well- year’s Laguna Festival, and were our cover picture on Center Show. I remember Tony Shay asking me to remember the look of the costumes, Mom's was green, trained amateur folk ensembles. Gone are the twenty- the March issue. start a small group. The group had twelve dancers and and the movements of the dances, one with flower plus squares dancing Windmueller or the 50-plus We were all very impressed with the articles you put musicians to perform at schools and smaller venues. I covered half hoops, lots of patterns and weaving. I was couples dancing Schuhplattler Laendler. Gone are together on Serbia. It was really very nice and we are remember the joy of being a professional dancer, three 3 years old. energetic lines of 20-plus dancers performing a grateful for your efforts in your work. The children shows a day, $10.00 a show. creditable Shopsko Horo. I remember the first class I took, Mom taught it. First enjoyed the festival, and we as parents are proud of I'll always remember, and be grateful to the people Also gone are most of the men. They've either quit dance, Teddy Bear's Picnic, hands held in a circle, etc. their continued effort to keep up our cultural traditions. that helped me settle in L.A. Avis Tarvin and her son dancing or run off to dance something else besides folk I was 5 years old. I remember the first performing The St. Stevens Serbian Orthodox church has had Barry, the first place I lived here. I called them from dance. You'll find them in tango classes, swing dance group I was in, The Polkateers, we named it ourselves, many children participate in its cultural activities, Santa Barbara, out of the blue, and they welcomed me clubs, contras, salsa clubs – almost anywhere except the Mouseketeers were real big back then. We did including folklore. The senior group were our high with open arms. Then Barry Glass, he's the one that in folk dance clubs. Caballito Blanco, Hopak, Jota Aragonesa, Hawaiian school aged group consisting of 8 kids. Some of those asked me to come to L.A., I think I shocked him when I and more. I was 12. I remember the first adult dance What's left? I'll tell you what's left. Folk dance, at kids I taught many years ago and they continue to love showed up. Both he and his parents were a tremen- group I was in, Madelynne Greene's Workshop, in least in my neck of the woods, is a series of lines of the kolo. The junior group has for the most part been dous support. Moved in with Barry and Michael . I had to wait until I was taller than the gray-haired ladies following one or another gray-haired dancing the last few years and now number 18 Alexander and AMAN became my life. shortest lady in the group, God Bless Teddy lady around the floor in a series of dances they learned dancers. They are from the 5th to 8th grades. Walterbeik. I was 15. I remember all of the different I remember meeting my wife Susie for the first time. from someone in 15 minutes and about which they These kids are either from the former Yugoslavia or groups with whom I danced in San Francisco. A teenager in Ojai, working at the Ojai Valley Inn know nothing and can't tell from any of the other 30 first and second generation. They will be performing for Stables. She had spunk. She happened to folk dance a dances they'll dance that night. I remember all the clubs, festivals, camps and the Serbian National Federation of Folkdancers back in bit at the Arts Center on Friday nights. We dated for They've seized control of the International Folk statewides I went to. I remember my first kiss, Pittsburgh this coming summer which will be hosted by two years and she finally moved to L.A. with me, Dance movement and reshaped it to fit their own self- Statewide, San Jose. I remember my first broken heart, the Tamburitzans. became AMAN's tall women's director. She then centered view of folk dance. Men have become an Kopackas, Mill Valley. I remember sneaking my first A lot of our children commented on the other helped Tony start AVAZ, later directed singing for irritant to them; couple dances are shunned because beer, Kolo Festival, Russian Hall. I remember getting performers and were happy to see other children AMAN and sang with Nevenka. Been married 23 they don't want to dance face to face with someone. busted by a lot more than just my mother. I remember perform at the festival. I was glad they had the years. Though she has occasionally lost patience with the last two years of the old Santa Barbara Camp. Maybe it's the men's fault for being too lazy to learn opportunity to see how others do their native me, she has never lost faith in me. Everybody thought I was one of the San Diego kids. I to dance well and lead well. Maybe it's because folk folkdances. remember the first year of San Diego Camp. I I remember retiring from performing, I think at the top dancers learned to copy and imitate and regurgitate Our Choreographer was Dusan Bukvic who came remember ducking Bea Mitchell to cut curfew at of my game. Went to college and within two years was dances rather than dance them. For whatever reason, from Yugoslavia 8 years ago. He has been working Stockton. teaching dance in schools. I have been doing it ever folk dance, as it now exists, is no place for a serious with different groups and he himself was a part of a since. The first classes were with the desks stacked in dancer. I remember the first time I taught a dance. Taught it performing group in the southern republic of Serbia. the corner. Then I spent over 15 years teaching in a I was told one too many times that a particular to Belles and Beaux. Guest teaching for my mother. I Thank you again for your interest. bungalow, now I have a full studio. The first kids were dance I requested couldn't be played until late in the remember my first choreography. San Mateo College, called "The Hot Shots", now I have several generations evening when most of the people there had left. It – Krsto Vukoje, Kolo Coordinator a Bulgarian Suite. The students loved the dance, hated of TANZA. The first kids loved it, so do the current wasn't seemly that only three or four couples would be my directing. St. Stevens Serbian Orthodox Church ones. on the floor while everyone else watched, but it was

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I remember my first Mendocino Folklore Camp; it weeks old. We roomed next to Andor Czompo and was a weekend, about 30 people. Then two years in asked him if the baby bothered him. He said the only town, dancing at the high school. In 1964 we went to thing that bothered him was two parents trying to tell a the Woodlands. I remember everyone that started the 6-week-old kid to be quiet. "Let him fuss!" The week camp; and I remember, and thank, everyone that has went just great. I remember the baby shower the kids kept it going. Madelynne, Gordy Engler, C. Stewart at school threw for me when Sean was born. I Smith, Mom (Bobby Stoneking now), Honora remember one of the kids who organized it hired at my Forscutt, Dean and Nancy Linscott and the many school and ending up Sean's 7th grade math teacher. more leading to my current co-directors, Debbie My latest memory is the 6th grader who came up to Evenich, Phyris Tobler, and Emma Charlebois. I me this year and asked me if I remembered her mother remember all of the teachers. I remember all of was in my class in 1980. parties, the skits, the folklore, the pranks, the praise I can almost remember when I started my book on and the scoldings. I remember them all. teaching what I teach to kids. Many of you have heard Mendocino Folklore Camp is alive and well and me talk about it, many of you are tired of me saying, growing and evolving every year. I am very excited "It's almost done." Well, it's done! Celebration of about the teachers this year, Dean Linscott, Yves Diversity: Multicultural Experience through the Art of Moreau, and Sarah Marshall. Sarah is new to camp Dance is finished and available as this magazine goes and will teach West African dance and drumming. to press. It is self-published for this first edition. I remember my son Sean's first rehearsal, Saint I hope you enjoy reading this. I had a very good time Anthony's Croatian Church. He was 2 weeks old, in his writing it. It felt good to sit and try to remember basket at my feet while I yelled (we had a show coming important phases of my life, all of which have revolved up), he loved it. His first performance, 2 weeks later, around Folk Dancing. I hope you take the time to Statewide Ventura, he loved everything except the remember too. Gajda. I remember his first Folklore Camp. He was 6 – Billy Burke Mendocino Folklore Camp June 22 – June 29, 2002 Join us in the beautiful Mendocino Woodlands for a week of dance, music, parties and ethnic food. Dance Staff: Music by Harmonia - www.harmoniaband.com Yves Moreau – Bulgarian Dances Dean Linscott – European Couple Dances Sarah Marshall – West African Dances Singing Staff: Beata Begeniova Salak – East European Songs Folk Instruments: Sarah Marshall – African Drumming Dance Workshop: Jerry Duke – Cape Breton Dances Registration Fees: For More Information: Full Time (7 days) – $490/person Web – www.phyris.com/folklore Part Time – $80/person/day E-mail – [email protected] Work Scholarship – $250/person (limited) Telephone – (707) 795-6926 Folk Dance Scene18 April 2002 April 20027 Folk Dance Scene Calendar

Note: Federation Events are in Bold. 27 Battlefield Band, Celtic music. McCabe’s CALL TO CONFIRM ALL EVENTS. Shop, Santa Monica. Info: (310) 828-4497. APRIL 27 Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company, 8:00 at Cal Tech, Pasadena. Info: 1 (888) 2CALTECH. 1 April Fools Day Party at West L.A. FD. An all request program and some fun surprises. See 27 Fred & Zachary Sokolow and Brantley Kearns, OTS. Monday, 7:30. See Directory for address. . 8:00 at Fret House, Covina. Info: (626) 339-7020. 5 Dervish, Irish musicians. 8:00 at Perf. Arts Ctr, CSUN. Info: (818) 677-2488. 28 Early California Fandango! dance and music of California’s Ranchos. Hosted by Dunaj. 6 Ojai Festival 2002. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Stockton Folk Dance Camp 2002 2:30–5:00 at WISE Place Event Hall, Santa Ana. Ojai Art Ctr, 113 Montgomery Ave. Billy Burke, See ad for details. Info: (714) 641–7450. John Filcich. Evening party. Info: (805) 659-2444. MAY Featuring 7 Westwood Co-op’s Spring Festival. 1:30– 5:30 at Culver City Memorial Auditorium. Council 2, 3 Altan with Kate Rusby, Irish and British music. mtg at 10:30 a.m. See OTS for details. Info: Sybil Saturday at UC Riverside, Sunday, 8:00 at Royce Iliana Bozhanova: Bulgarian Istvan “Kovacs” Szabo: Hall, UCLA. Info: (310) 825-2101. (310) 316–7513, [email protected]. Merilyn Gentry & Nora Hungarian 2,9 Vedat Gursoylu teaching Turkish dances at 13 Danny Faragher, bluegrass concert. 8:00 at Nuckles: Pacific Island L Narodni. See OTS. Info: (562) 862-0521. ive M CTMS Center, 16953 Ventura Blvd., usic Encino. Info: (818) 700-8288. 5 Cinco de Mayo Festival, De La Guerra Plaza, Germain Hebert: French Lyuben :Dossev: Kaval 13 Fiddlers Dance Party And Workshop, Santa Barbara. Info: (805) 730-1080. Jerry Helt: Squares Bruce Sagan Band: Int’l Skandia. Women's Club of Orange, 121 Center 11 Hungarian Dance Party: 7:30 teaching, 9:00 Roo Lester: Scandinavian Terry Friedman St. Wksp: 3:30, party: 7:30. Info: (562) 884-5763. party. At Gypsy Camp, 3265 Motor Ave., LA. Info: 13 Hungarian Dance Party. 7:30 teaching, 9:00 Debbie (310)202-9024. Ahmet LÜleci: Turkish Milen Slavov Meg York party. At Gypsy Camp, 3265 Motor Ave., LA. Info: 19 Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Contest. 9:00 a.m. – Suzanne Rocca-Butler: Debbie (310)202-9024. 6:00 p.m. At Paramount Ranch, Agoura. See OTS Non-Partner Dances Glynis Hawley: Folk Singing 14 Fun Raiser, benefit party by Folkworks for details. Info: (818) 382-4819. newspaper. 1:00–4:00 at Westside location. Call for 27 Memorial Day Party with the West L.A. Folk address, (818) 785–3839, [email protected]. Dancersl. All-request program, 7:30 Memorial July 21–27 & July 28–August 3 19–21 Westwood Co-op’s Hess Kramer weekend. Day. See OTS. Call Beverly (310) 202-6166. Malibu. See OTS for details. Info: (310) 391–7382. JUNE Join us for our 55th year at the beautiful 20, 21 Scandinavian Festival. Music, dance, crafts. 1,2 Irish Festival, Oak Park, Santa Barbara. Music, University of the Pacific Campus in Stockton, California Cal. Lutheran U, 1000 Oaks. Info: (805) 493-3151. dancing, crafts, food. Free. Info: (805)687-4343. 20–21 Scottish Weekend, Workshop, dance with live 8 Hungarian Dance Party. 7:30 class, 9:00 party. w music, outing. High Desert Dance Ctr., Ridgecrest. At Gypsy Camp, 3265 Motor Ave., L. A. Info: Debbie ww. Info: Frank Wu, (760) 375-6227. (310) 202-9024. fol Scholarskhdipas:n There are many scholarships available. 21 AMAN Performance, 2:00 and 7:00 at CSUN 14, 15, 16 Huck Finn Jubilee, Bluegrass and country For details, writece. Folk Dance Camp Scholarships Perf. Arts Ctr. Info: (818) 677-2488. music and dance, performances, crafts, food. com Mojave Park, Victorville. Info: (909) 780–8810. 36676 Viola Meadows Ct;/s tShingletown, CA 96088 27 Jewish Festival, Oak Park, Santa Barbara. ock Music, dancing, crafts, food. Free. Info: (805) 957- 21, 22, 23 CTMS Summer Solstice. Folk and contra or email [email protected]. tDeadlineon 6/1/02. 1115, X110. dancing, singing, story-telling, music and crafts. 27 Inca, Peruvian Ensemble. 8:00 at El Camino Soka University, Calabasas. See OTS for details. College, Torrance. Info: (800) 832-ARTS. Info: (818) 817-7756, [email protected]. 27 Alfredo Orlando Ortiz, harpist. 8:00 at CTMS 24–29 San Diego Vintage Dance Week, Classes Folk Music Center, 16953 Ventura Blvd., Encino. with Richard Powers, and others, balls, live music. At Info: (818) 817-7756. UCSD. Info: Nat Sanders at (858) 587–9408, Mary 27 Zhena Concert, San Pedro. See OTS. Jennings at [email protected].

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located on 2001 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, 27–30 Noche Flamenca, dancers and musicians parties, great food. See ad page 20. Info: Billy Burke, 8TH ANNUAL ARCATA FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL (805) 557-1135. from . At Orange County Perf. Arts Ctr., Costa (818) 980-4604, [email protected]. Friday to Sunday, April 12-14. Friday evening potluck, So far, about a dozen dancers, we met only twice with a Mesa. Info: (714) 556-ARTS, www.ocpac.org. 6/29–7/7 Balkan Music & Dance Workshop, live music party and kafana. Saturday workshops in lot of interest from the park visitors. As the weather gets 29, 30 Chinese Festival, Oak Park, Santa Barbara. Mendocino. Info: (510) 549–2124, www.eefc.org. dance, instruments and singing, all day, live music party, better, I am sure we will get more new people. Would love Music, dancing, crafts, food. Free. 6/30–7/6 Aranykapu Tabor (Golden Gate Camp), concert and kafana Saturday night. Sunday morning to have any folk dancers join us. brunch, dance review and sing-along. JULY new Hungarian dance & music camp. At Camp Dance workshops: Balkan Dance; Larry Weiner, Cajun – Lou and Lenore Pechi 13, 14 French Festival, Oak Park, Santa Barbara. Cazadero, north of Santa Rosa. Info: (510) 526– and Balkan Dance; Jerry Duke, Hungarian Dance; Music, dancing, crafts. Free. Info: (805) 564-. 7757, www.aranykapu-tabor.org. HUNGARY & CROATIA - JULY 15 TO AUGUST 2 Wayne Kraft & Ildiko Kalapacs. 27, 28 Greek Festival, Oak Park, Santa Barbara. 7/7–13 Baratsag, Hungarian Dance & Music Camp. The Balkan Folklore Studies program for 2002 begins in Location: Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Road, Music, dancing, crafts, food. Info: (805) 878-0274. Mendocino Woodlands. Info: OTS, (707) 937–3554. beautiful Budapest, the "Paris of Eastern Europe," Then Bayside Info: Becky at (707 839-3665. on to Szekszard for the Danube Int’l Folklore Festival, a 31–8/3 Fiesta Mercados. De La Guerra Plaza, Santa 7/13 Workshop of North American Dance Forms. At – Joyce Clyde triennial festival which is a folklore extravaganza with Barbara. info: (805) 962-8101. Roble Dance Studio, Stanford University. See OTS. participants from all areas of Hungary and from many AUGUST Info: Susan Cashion (650) 725-0738. THE WONDERS OF THE NATIONAL PARKS other countries of the world. 24, 25 Italian Festival, Oak Park, Santa Barbara. 7/21–27, 7/28–8/3Stockton Folk Dance Camp June 5 - 14 are the traveling dates for this popular motor For a few days, all of the surrounding area of Hungary Music, dancing, crafts, food. Info: (805) 565-2968. University of Pacific, Stockton. See ad. Info: Bruce coach trip (no airfare). Our motor coach trips are loads of Mitchell (530) 888–6586, [email protected]. will be involved in festival activities, including parades, SEPTEMBER fun and we enjoy the best that sightseeing has to offer. craft-making demonstrations, craft fairs, music concerts, 8/18 Little Festival in the Redwoods, Guerneville. This trip will be interesting, educational and inspiring, and dance performances. We will participate in dance 8 Annual Waltz/Hambo Workshop, Scandia at Contact Frank & Elsa Bacher (707)546–8877. visiting spectacular National Parks in Arizona and Utah. Women’s Club of Orange, 121 S. Center St. 2:00– workshops and dance with the locals at the tanchaz. 9/8 Fiesta de Sonoma, Veterans Bldg., 126 I St. See Ad on page 5. 5:00. Info: (714) 893-8888. We will visit the beautiful old town of Pecs and will join Contact Frank & Elsa Bacher (707) 546–8877. 27, 28 Multi-Cultural Music and Dance Festival, Oak – Beverly & Irwin Barr Croatian folklore groups for performances, workshops, 10/19–20 Harvest Festival, CSU Fresno. North/South costume exhibits, dinners, and parties. We will explore Park, Santa Barbara. Music, dancing, crafts, food. and Assembly meetings. Info: (559) 291–4958. SCANDIA CAMP MENDOCINO 2002 Zagreb and Varazdin, visit Plitvice Lakes Park, and Free. Info: (805) 966- 6950. 11/28,29,30 Kolo Festival, San Francisco Russian June 15-22, 2002: Scandia Camp Mendocino with experience the breath-taking beauty of the Dalmatian 28 Oktoberfest, hosted by Int’l Dance Assn. Center, 2450 Sutter St. Info: (800) 730-5615, Kolo Inger & Göran Karlhom, Gunnar Jonsson & Ola Coast from Zadar to Dubrovnik. Balboa Park, San Diego. See OTS for details. Festival P.O. Box 2018 Piedmont, asha @jps.net. Rörborn teaching the music and dance from Jämtland & For further information, contact me: Balkan Folklore OCTOBER Härjedalen, Sweden, Alf Tveit, Nobi Kurotori teaching Studies, (619) 562-5948 or [email protected]. 12/1 Treasurer's Ball, Veterans Bldg., 1226 I St. 12 Scandinavian-American Festival, MGM Plaza, the music & dance from Telemark, Norway. Sonoma. Contact Page Masson (707) 833–4181. – Delores Crawford Santa Monica. Info: (310) 372–9535. Great classes, food, location and parties! Note new OUT OF STATE 18–20 Federation Institute at Camp Hess Kramer, schedule is 8 days. Flyer at http://members.aol.com/ CTMS SUMMER SOLSTICE ALASKA DancingRoo. Info: Roo Lester, [email protected], or Malibu. Info: (310) 202–6166. June 21– 23 will be the 20th annual Summer Solstice 7/23–8/6 Dance on the Water, Alaska Inside Kay Loughman, [email protected]. Folk Music, Dance & Storytelling Festival. Sponsored by 18–20 Skandia Harwood Lodge Weekend. Info: Paul or Carol, (619) 466–7983 Passage Cruise, with Lee Otterholt. Info: Mel Mann – Roo Lester CTMS (California Traditional Music Society) this has it all: (510) 526–4033, [email protected]. Balkan (Steve Kotansky), Greek (Athan Karras), ARIZONA NORTH AMERICAN DANCE FORMS WORKSHOP Contras, Squares, Clogging, Irish, English, Scandinavian, 4/7 Cherry Blossom Festival, Veterans Bldg., 6/4–13 Tour of National Parks in Arizona, Colorado An all-day workshop will be held on July 13, at Roble Italian, Quebequois, Bellydancing, Gypsy and Sonoma. Info: Frank & Elsa Bacher (707) 546–8877. Utah. See ad, OTS. Info: Beverly (310) 202–6166. Dance Studio, 375 Santa Teresa St., Stanford University, International Dancing. Plus, of course, instrumental and 5/5 Rose Festival.Veterans Bldg., 1315 Maple St., Palo Alto. Teachers will be: Jerry Duke, Jerry Helt, Jeff singing classes and performances all day each day, and Santa Rosa. Contact: (707)546–8877. MARYLAND O’Connor, and Richard Powers. It is being coordinated by evening concerts. And yes, live music for all the dancing. 5/17–19 Statewide 2002, Festival. Steve 6/30–7/6 Callers Week. Western Maryland College, Susan Cashion. For info: contact her at (650) 725-0738, It all happens at Soka University in Calabasas. Kotansky, Richard Powers, Dick Crum. Rocklin Westminster. Info: (410) 857-2771. [email protected]. CTMS needs quilt makers. We are looking for ten volun- (near Sacramento). Info: Bruce (530) 888-6586. 7/20–28 Balkan Music & Dance Workshop, – Jill Michtom teers to make 3’x3’ and 2’x2’ quilt panels for the Legacy Ramblewood. Info: (510) 549–2124, www.eefc.org. Quilt (minimum 2 panels each). All work must be done 6/15–22 Scandia Camp at Mendocino Woodlands. Dances from Jämtland & Härjedalen, Sweden, MASSACHUSETTS CONEJO DANCERS AT GARDENS OF THE WORLD before the Solstice weekend. Everyone that volunteers for this committee will receive tickets to BOTH DAYS of the Telemark, Norway. See OTS for details. Info: Kay 10/11–14 & Dance Camp, Atanas In addition to our Monday meetings, we meet every last Festival and a special edition volunteer t-shirt. Loughman, [email protected]. Kolarovski, Yves Moreau, Joe Graziosi, Steve Saturday of the month at 3:00 and dance till about 4:30 in Kotansky, Ahmet Luleci. Plymouth. Info: (617) 232– the Gazebo on the park grounds. Gardens of the World is For all information, call now: (818) 817-7756. 6/22–29 Mendocino Folklore Camp, Mendocino – Jill Michtom Woodlands. Live music, dance and singing classes, 4140, [email protected] Folk Dance Scene16 April 2002 April 20029 Folk Dance Scene Calendar On the Scene

NEW JERSEY 7/23–8/8 Folklore Study Tour, organized by Carol welcome to join in, too. Surprises specially for the children SAN DIEGO OKTOBERFEST 4/27–28 Vintage Dance Weekend, Richard Powers. Resnick. See OTS and ad. Info: (619) 466–6058, at the break with lots of healthy noshes (finger food). Oktoberfest for the entire family at San Diego's beautiful Live Music. Cape May. Info: (609) 884–4504. [email protected]. 13th: First evening of BEGINNERS' TEACHING at Balboa Park Club. All ages are invited to learn polkas and 7:30-8:15 followed by an all request evening. NEW IRELAND other Germanic dances from 1 to 4:30 on Saturday, 20th: Beginners' teaching at 7:30-8:15 followed by 5/25–27 Don Armstrong Memorial Dance Weekend. 4/20–9/22 Tours of Ireland. Nine separate folklore September 28, followed by a dance party starting at 7:30. reviews of dances requested by members. English, folk, contra, square dancing. Albuquerque. tours with Mick Moloney Info: (800) 848–4364. Sunday, September 29, will find the large decorated 27th: Beginners' teaching at 7:30-8:15 with one more Info: (336) 643–2975, [email protected]. ballroom filled with dancers in costumes of many nations. RUSSIA evening of members' requested reviews. NORTH CAROLINA They will be performing and enticing visitors to join in. Need more details? Call (714) 680-4356. 5/18– 31 Waterways Of Russia, Tour with Sarah and Also, there will be folk arts vendors and German singing. Folk Music and Dance Camps, at Swannanoa Sam Stulberg. See ad. Info: (703) 527-8998, Sponsored by the International Dance Assoc. of San – Lorraine Rothman Gathering, Asheville. Info: (828) 298-3434. [email protected]. 6/21–23 Cherokee Heritage Weekend Diego and the City Park & Recreation Dept. Info: Bob at 7/15–29 Dances of the Peoples of Asian Russia. Int’l BARÁTSÁG HUNGARIAN DANCE & MUSIC CAMP 7/7–13 Celtic Week (619) 286-0355; or Georgina at [email protected]. Folk Dance Seminar. Novosibirsk. Classes, July 7 - 13, in the beautiful Mendocino Woodlands we 7/14–20 Sing, Swing and String Week – Bob Barckley exhibitions, excursions. Info: [email protected]. will be celebrating our 20th Year with an All-Star Staff 7/21–27 Old-time Music & Dance Week SERBIA WEST L.A. FOLK DANCERS including: Szilárd Szabó and Ildikó Németh, two of the 7/28–8/3 Contemporary Folk Week very best dancers and teachers in Hungary today, April Fools Day Party - Monday- April 1 OREGON 7/22–8/5 Folklore Treasures of Serbia. Dance camp, teaching dances from Válaszút, including those from the A perfect day for a fun party. Come and enjoy another 8/30–9/2 Balkanalia!, Balkan Music & Dance festivals, historic sites. With Cheryl Spasojevic and Hungarian, Romanian and Gypsy traditions. party and have some fun with April Fools Day. See if you Workshop. Info: (510) 549–2124, www.eefc.org. Slobodan Slovic. Info: [email protected]. Music will be provided by the Ökrös Ensemble, led by can fool someone in a fun way. RHODE ISLAND TRANSYLVANIA Miklós Molnár, joined by special guest, Éva Fábián, one Memorial Day Party - Monday - May 27 of the greatest singers of the Táncház Movement, Álmos 8/12–17 Newport Vintage Dance Week, Richard 7/6–13 The Transylvanian Experience, Int’l Folk What better way to end the Memorial Day Weekend Powers, others. Portsmouth. Info: (781) 662–8344. Dance Seminar. Alba Iulia. Info: [email protected]. Gáspár and Gergely Agócs. Classes for all levels will be than dancing at a Folk Dance Party with lots of old and scheduled for individual and ensemble lessons. FOREIGN new friends. Come join us at another Monday Party Night. Also joining us are István "Kovács" Szabó and CANADA Both parties will be an all request dance program Michele Vellrath to work with our well-developed 4/19–20 Second Legacies Festival, dance & music starting at 7:30 and ending when we are too tired to Children's Program, oversee the evening táncház of North India with Rina Singha. Toronto. dance. Bring snacks and desserts for the potluck table. programming, and, under the direction of Szilárd and 5/17–20 Ontario FD Camp, Ya’akov Eden, Roo The location is Brockton School, 1309 Armacost (between Ildikó, add dance workshops as needed. Barrington & Bundy, north of Santa Monica Blvd). Lester. Univ. of Waterloo. Info: (416) 633–4852. Jeff O'Connor and his staff will make sure we are CROATIA Weekly Dances deliciously fed throughout the week! For more info, or The West L.A. Folk Dancers meet every Monday and 7/15–8/2 Balkan Folklore Studies Tour to Croatia and registration, website http://www.baratsag.com, or call Friday evenings at 7:45. We will be teaching dances from Hungary, with Delores Crawford. See ad for details. (707) 937-3554. We look forward to seeing you there! recent camps and workshops and reviewing dances on EQUADOR upcoming festival programs. For information call Beverly – Ferenc and Mary Tobak 6/10–20 Dance on the Water, Galapagos/Equador at (310) 202-6166. COMING UP SOON Cruise. Info: Mel Mann (510) 526–4033, – Beverly & Irwin Barr [email protected]. The weekend of Friday, April 19th through Sunday, April 21, Westwood Co-op Folkdancers welcomes all to 12/1–10 Dancing Through the Galapagos Islands, VESELO HAPPENINGS come to Camp Hess Kramer, in Malibu. There are tour with Ken Mcfarland. Info: (907) 456-7558. Friday evenings: int./adv. teachings with Sandy accommodations ranging from newly refurbished GREECE Wodicka. We'll continue to work on more Laguna Festival dormitories to very comfortable hotel style rooms in the 7/14–28 MAZOXI-2002, FD Conference. Crete. Info: and Vasilescu dances. Call for more info if coming from a "convention center" all surrounded by trees and along the Athan Karras (818) 609–1386, [email protected]. distance: (714) 680-4356. stream in a rustic setting, just a short drive from the big 7/22–26, 8/26–30 Summer Courses, classes in Greek Saturday Evenings: city. Great and abundant meals, lots of dancing and many fd and culture. Info: [email protected]. By popular demand, we are introducing a new program. other activities are planned. HUNGARY, CZECH & SLOVAK REPUBLICS Starting on the 13th, Beginner’s Teaching from 7:30 to It's not too late to register! See ad on page 18 and call 8:15. We'll be presenting basic steps and easy dances. 6/22–7/7 Folk Culture Of Czech & Slovak Republics. Wes at (310) 452-1538 for reservations or Sandy at (310) 6th: Family Night beginning with Children's Hour at Tour with Sarah and Sam Stulberg. See ad. Info: 391-7382 for more information. 7:30. Henrietta Bemis will lead this group again. Adults are (703) 527-8998, [email protected]. – Sandy Helperin

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Energy and enthusiasm marked the entire February WESTWOOD COOP FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL 24th evening, which featured dances from the former REMINDER - - - The Annual Westwood Coop Spring Yugoslavia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and Albania. Folk Dance Festival is just around the corner. Sunday, Dancers were able to strike a lovely balance between April 7th is the day to be at the Culver City Veterans professional choreography while maintaining a sense of Memorial Auditorium, corner of Overland and Culver village folk dance. The exuberant and bright costumes Blvds., from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. The dance program is served as delightful counterpoint for the athletic and lively prepared with a great deal of care, with the hope that dancing on stage. everyone will have a good time dancing. The Festival is Particularly effective were the perfectly executed still FREE and so is parking. There will be an Afterparty Dances from Russini – rhythmic silent kolos. Another also. For Afterparty info, call Jan at (310) 450-1500. For all crowd pleaser was the Macedonian women’s dance other info: call Beverly at (310) 202-6166. "Biljana". Here, beautiful girls, preparing for a wedding, weave the trousseau linen into gorgeous patterns. TURKISH TEACHER AT NARODNI The animated and playful orchestra was not only a Narodni Int’l Folkdancers invite you to join us to learn group of first rate musicians – but they were also excellent Turkish Dances,Thursday, May 2 & 9, 7:30 - 10:30 with performers themselves. Solos by accordion, frula (a Vedat Gursoylu from Black Sea, Samsun, Turkey. Serbian small wooden instrument), violin, clarinet, flute, Vedat is a Turkish folk dance instructor, a graduate of and drum gave lots of flavor to an evening of wonderful the Istanbul Technical University. He was a member of the dance and music. National Folk Dance Team in Turkey, and has danced with AMAN. He plays the Baglama or Saz, a Turkish – Sybil Goldenblank instrument. He will be teaching Turkish Gypsy, Black Sea, ZHENA SPRING CONCERT Halaj, and Ciftetelli. For further info, check his website www.flasophy.com/turkishdance. Zhena invites one and all to a Spring concert of traditional East European folk songs on Saturday, April Singles and couples welcome! At United Methodist 27, from 2:00 to 4:00, at Angel's Gate Cultural Center, Church, 3759 Orange Ave. (at Bixby Rd.) Long Beach. Bldg. H, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro. For more information contact John at (562) 424-6377, Enjoy the beautiful folk melodies of the Balkans and [email protected], or Carol at [email protected] other Slavic countries as sung by the Zhena Folk Chorus (562) 862-0521, or our website www.narodni.org. with renowned soloists Tsvetanka Varimezova from the – Carol Wall Mysterious Voices and Bulgarian gajda master Ivan Varimezov. Another vocal group may also perform. FRULA TAKES REDONDO BEACH BY OVATION Look for announcements on eefc.org or contact Eve at pericich @ earthlink.net or (310) 833–3690. – Marge Gajicki

TOPANGA BANJO/FIDDLE FOLK FESTIVAL Sunday, May 19 from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m., will be one of Southern California’s premier old time & bluegrass musical events. Since 1961 this event has been enjoyed by musicians and folkdancers year after year. It will be at the PARAMOUNT RANCH near Agoura. It will feature contestants, folk singing, folk dancing, jamming musicians and professional bands (including the Toids, a premier San Francisco Balkan band). Community concert goers were enthralled by Frula, the Good food available or bring your own. Don’t forget to national dance company of Yugoslavia, with a rich, bring: your instruments, blanket or low chair to sit on, sun colorful and diversified program. For most attendees, this screen and money for shopping. Volunteers needed – free was a first time exposure to Eastern European folk admittance. For info: (818) 382-4819. dancing. And they loved it! – Jill Michtom Folk Dance Scene14 April 2002 April 200211 Folk Dance Scene         M      Statewide 2002                 !" #  $%&&&$&   "    Gold Country Festival  '   (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( )**  ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((  +   ((((((((((((((((((((((((((,  ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Save this date   !"# #$ %&"#%#!$  '(&(   & $#&(    ) * for fun and  O  PM0 "++1  2% %%2((((((((  23 %%2(((((((( & %%+ M3 %%    4  5  * +,-  2 %% 2((((((((  2 %% 2((((((((  frolic in the    ) .*  4 *"M "*51 "*  23 %% 2((((((((  2$ %% 2(((((((( % %% M3 %%     %+ M %+  historic  6 7" +*       8((((((((   8(((((((( **9   %%+ M$ %%+   O :"*PM,9   +1  2% %% 2((((((((  23 %% 2((((((((  "  9 "* ;Q=   P California Gold  %+ M3 %    ) *   4 *  !"   5  , #  >  5  , #  > Country! % %% M3 %%    4    6    2% %% 2((((((((  23 %% 2((((((((  %+ M %%+   0* !!?"$ %%+ M %%+  5  , #  >> 5  , #  >> Friday through Sunday – May 17, 18, 19, 2002  O  *PM @"* +1 2& %% 2((((((((  2% %% 2((((((((  %%+ M% %%+   Rocklin (near Sacramento) #"#$#/#%#!$0  1""+&2&#0)  9 * "  Larry Weiner– teaching Balkan Dance 4  5   +* *  2 %% 2((((((((  2 %% 2(((((((( (Steve Kotansky is unable to come due to physical problems)  3   ' ,402 $%2((((((((2 $% 2((((((((  Richard Powers – teaching Vintage Dance 335  ' '6 02$ %% 2((((((((  2$ %% 2((((((((  Dick Crum – expounding on Dance $7$&"0 899999999899999999  A * 7  7*+1  -/,    ::  Three days of fun dancing, colorful concert, barbecue, and much, much more!  #   For information call Bruce Mitchell at (530) 888-6586 or [email protected]  Sponsored by The California Folk Dance Federation Statewide Festival BC6BD':E,54=)C %5 ;A   in conjunction with the National Folk Organization. 0*5   F)$  N M N Folk Dance Scene12 April 2002 April 200213 Folk Dance Scene