1'be Voice Of 'i'be Greek Ortbodox Folk DaQCc Festival 'llovclJ1\!l)t Bbl MAZI -A 'Miqistry Of 'l'be SaI1 Fr'aQcisco Diocese Greek Ortbodox Cbun:b

FDF VOICE - February 1989 Volume VI Number 1 Folk Dance Festival '89 By Amy Stamison As a former dancer and director, I have Registration; Sonia Dakos, Publicity; Mastorakis, Nick 'Iriantafylos, Sophia Executive Director participated in several FDF's. Reluctantly, Chris Constantouros, Staging; Mary Constantouros, Vickie Papanicolaou, On behalf of the Ascension Folk Dance I accepted the position of Executive Direc­ Sandbrik, Competition; Kristine Banis, George and Jim Papangellin, Presvytera Festival Committee, I would like to extend tor of FDF 1989, knowing what an over­ Banquet; George- Banis, Audio; Michael Ellie Dogias, Peter Consos, Evan Con­ a warm welcome to each and every dancer, whelming task I was undertaking. Truly,· Vawter, Financial Advisor; Dave & Shirley stantouros, Diana Stamison, Jim Vlamis, director, judge and parent participating in this woul9 have been the case, had it not Gray, Hospitality; Jim Vawter, 'Iranspor­ Andy Banis, John Bogdanos, Dan the 13th Annual Folk Dance Festival. been for Peter Preovolos and Elaine tation; Athena Stamison, Opening Christopoulos, Carolyn Hughes, Nick and Pepares, who were only a phone call away Ceremonies. Our committees have been working Yvonne Yfantis, Jane Silva, Ascension any time I needed help or advice. Year Many thanks to the balance of the diligently over the past several months to Parish Council, George Stratigos, Judy after year, as hosting parishes and dedicated team that made FDF 1989 a make this a most memorable event. Dur­ Howes, Annie Gelvin, Fr. Ari Damascus executive directors change, these two reality. Anastasia Woods, Julie Georgiou, ing that time, we have shared ideas and arid last, but certainly not least, the driv­ individuals remain constant. I acknow­ Diane Fakaros, Maria Sakkis, Diane grown together. The challenge of prepar­ ing force behind the Ascension Parish, ledge them as the backbone of FDF and Georgiou, Jaime Mousalimas, Dr. Karl ing a workable budget for FDF is also known as ''The Eternal Optimist," Fr. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks Konstantin, Dean Gassoumis, Maria monumental. Once this task was accom­ Tum Paris. to them both for their guidance, patience plished and our budget was approved by and support in this effort. the FDF Council, we were on our way. The experience I have gained in admi­ We truly hope that you enjoy the events nistrative skills and in communication, Bishop's Column we have planned. This year we take special while working on FDF, will be an asset to pleasure in introducing a Directors' Party me in the future. What better manage­ Competition Is Good to the scheduled activities and we sincerely ment trainee program can exist than a Provided It Is The hope that this event becomes an annual three day event with a working budget of one. Opening Ceremonies will feature a approximately a quarter million dollars? Competition Of Self­ promenade of our directors who, year I, therefore, encourage young adults in the 'Jranscendence And Not after year, motivate our dancers toward business world to view this position as an The Competition Of excellence. invaluable exercise in management. To the dancers, new and returning, I Finally, I would like to thank my Ego-Demonstration' wish each and every one of you a weekend Executive Committee who put forth a Sir Chenney filled with Christian love and fellowship. tremendous effort to make FDF 1989 an My Beloved Children: tural roots and past experiences. For some, It is my dream that all of you make the event to remember. They are as follows: Once again we meet and join together it might be a reaffirmation that all our kind of lasting friendships that I have Georgia Andritsakis, Secretary; Michael to witness and share the accomplishments ancestors live on and their spirit continues made at FDF's in the past as a dancer. Meniktas, 'Ireasurer; Maria Geoghegan, that each of you have brought to this through each of you. For others, the mere Festival and to jointly glorify our Church witnessing of someone else's search for in spiritual fellowship and love. excellence may be the spark to elevate their Temples Of The Holy Spirit I can not begin to tell you how ener­ spiritual level closer to our Lord and Dear Young People in the Lord: 9ther. When we mistreat, insult or hurt gized and enriched I personally become Savior. Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, like each other we are ignoring the fact that being with all of you and watching each If the power of these feelings and emo­ all of us, was challenged during His God is there, in the other person. of you perform, with such commitment, tions are to remain pure and truly inspir­ adolescent years to tum from the faith of King David, who wrote such beautiful strength and enthusiasm. You can not ing, then we must adopt the principle set the Fathers. Yet, as a twelve year old He Psalms, and who was considered a pro­ imagine the joy and spiritual uplifting that forth in the above quotation. For in these was in the Temple (Church) discussing phet through whose lineage the Messiah you impart to your friends, dance peers, words we can find a very precious under­ Holy Scripture with the religious was to come, was not allowed to build the mothers, fathers, grandparents and lining Christian principle, that in order to educators of His time. When 1-:le became Temple in Jerusalem. His son Solomon relatives. rise above "ego-demonstration," one must thirty years old, He was able to accept the was given that honor. One might ask, Your participation in this program achi~e a sense of spiritual excellence responsibility of His public ministry using "Why?" The answer is that David had creates an energy in each of us which which is achieved through one's commit­ the instruction that He had received the killed many people. In killing his fellow enables us to come away not only shar­ ment to the teachings of our Lord. spiritual nurturing from His Blessed man David had destroyed many temples ing your experience, but having our lives By making the Lord's teachings a total Mother. of God. Therefore, he could not be given enriched by the experience. Perhaps this part of your belief system, then you will We too, are called to use the time of our the privilege of building·an earthly temple is one of the rewards that each of us be able to tap the richest resources deep youth to train ourselves by studying Holy honoring God, for he had dishonored the should be able to come away with. It is within you, creating and directing this Scripture, and for discussing our faith Continued on page 3 likened to a rebirth of one's deepest cul- Continued on page 8 with the religious teachers of our time, (our parents, Sunday school teachers and our priests). Seattle's Spartiates 1988 Sweepstakes Winners In addition to this, however, we are to Sweepstakes!, First Place!, Second they search for costume materials, they Yet do not by any means hasten your train our bodies, to care for them, to exer­ Place!, Gold Medal!, Silver Medal! We research dances and songs, they call voyage. Let it last for many years, until cise them, for they too are a temple. St. have learned many new terms during the people they have never met in Greece and grown old you anchor at your island, rich Paul calls them ''temples of the Holy last few years, while our youth has been other places for video tapes of dances, with all you have acquired on the way. You Spirit," and they are temples of God, the participating in the Greek Folk Dance recordings of music, and insights into the never hoped that Ithaca would give you Holy Spirit, residing in each of us. Our Festival of the Western Diocese. dances their kids are learning. riches Ithaca has given you the beautiful bodies are part of us, for we are composite The kids mostly talk of "going to Most of the paren(s have never heard voyage. Without her you would not have beings composed of soul and body. California" as if it were the only relevant of Constantinos Cavafis but, without ever ventured on the way. She has nothing It is important, therefore, that we train objective, and they talk of "winning first hearing it, they know his poem "Ithaca" more to give you now. and care for our bodies, and this is one or second place" as if it were the only coin by heart. "When you set out on the voyage Poor though you may find her, Ithaca I of the greatest benefits of Greek Folk by which the success of "going to Califor- to Ithaca, hope that your journey be long, has not deceived you. Now that you have Dancing. It allows us the opportunity for nia" can be measured. The parents full of adventures, full of knowledge .. . " become so wise so full of experience, you healthy physical exercise, and it also allows throughout the year devote untold hours All the parents know that neither the will have understood what Ithacas mean." us the opportunity of spiritual exercise, for in the dance program. They plan, they dancing itself nor the medals are the real All the parents intuitively know that in dancing with one another we begin to coordinate, they carpool, they are always reason for all their effort and endless while Odysseus kept struggling for twenty develop relationships and soon we at the practices - partly to make sure that sacrifices. They know that the dancing, years to reach Ithaca, his home, he came discover the God in each other. This is an their kids don't miss anything and partly the medals, the costumes, the songs are to know the whole world. They know that important truth, for when we see God in to take pride in watching their kids do only a vehicle. They already know what their kids, on the way "to California to the each other then we will no longer what they did when they were young - Cavafis saitl 90 years ago: Greek Dance Festival" and in their effort denigrate (put down) each other, or take sometimes they bring yiayia and pappou "You must always keep Ithaca in your to "win a medal," they are gaining advantage of another, or mistreat the along. They help prepare the programs, mind. The arrival is your predestination. Continued on page 9 Page 2 FDF Voice Volume VI Number 1 '----.,Sacramento FDF Folk Dance Terminology By Ted Petrides Another redundant term that is being (Reprinted from the' used for folk dance is traditional dance. 1988 Award Recipients International Greek Folklore Society 'Iraditional was the adjective most often September 1988 issue) used with dance to define folk dance, i.e. Humanitarian Award: Bill Korinthian (San Francisco) This present conference is named, "Folk a folk dance is a traditional dance. Cynthia Anderson Memorial Dance Today", but what is meant by folk Although folk dance was used in opposi­ Scholarship Award: Vivian Gavros (Belmont) dance? There is an expression in English, tion to ballroom/salon dance and Christos Papadimitrakis "to call a spade a spade", i.e. to call a thing sophisticated or art dance in many Memorial Scholarship Award: Theodore Angeles (Chandler) by its right name, yet Greek card players Western European countries, a number of call a spade what we call a club and vice folk dances of the la.st century were rooted Music Award: Division I: Olympian (Anaheim) versa. Such misunderstandings occur in the court and ballroom dances of Division II: Yassou Dancer~ (San Diego) · when foreign terminology is introduced previous times. Thus today, even in the Choral Award: Division I: Phoenicians (Phoenix) into another language. What, therefore, in United States of America, the folk dance, Division II: Christianopoula III (Bakersfield) one language is called folk dance another i.e. the square and round dances, still per­ Costume Award: Primary: Aetoi (Las Vegas) may call folklore dance meaning a tradi­ formed were the popular court and social Honorable Mention: Tu Pedakia (Sacramento) tional kind of dance. I propose to examine ballroom dances of a bygone era. some adjectives and nouns used in com­ The expression popular dance has Young Athenians (Modesto) Adv. Primary: bination with dance in the sense of folk gained currency. It is translated into Greek Chrysopoula (San Francisco) Honorable Mention: dance, and explore some misconceptions as laiko khoro. It signified a dance Junior: Tu Ellinopoula (Northridge) that have developed causing a pheonasm executed to popular music. The latter Honorable Mention: Tu Ellinopoula (Concord) of terms. meant a kind of music more sophisticated Adv. Junior: Ellinopoula (San Francisco) For years now, a number of terms have than folk music in that it was composed Honorable Mention: Tu Kouklakia (Fresno) been used by various people such as, by someone usually considered a profes­ academics, teachers, choreographers, etc. sional, but music not as refined as art Corinthians (Anaheim) Intermediate: to express folk dance. Since most music. It can be and is often passed on Honorable. Mention: Nea Ellas (Long Beach) everybody knows what dance means, I will orally or by ear and is a phenomenon of Adv. Intermediate: Kerkyra Dancers (Belmont) not inquire into the definition or the the city. Radio, television, cinema, and Honorable Mention: Kamari Dancers (Fresno) meaning of this word, but will simply note phonograph recordings and tapes faci­ Senior: Golden Greeks (Northridge) that there are diverse interpretations con­ litate its spread to previously isolated rural Honorable Mention: Delphians (San Jose) cerning what dance actually is obviously districts. The Syrtaki is an example of this related to the more inclusive word move­ kind of music and dance. Popular dance Adv. Senior: Adelphia (Sacramento) Tu ment (Greek: kineses). has come to mean, in Greece, city dances Honorable Mention: Patriotes (Modesto) The word folk in its widest interpreta­ for the most part which include "urban" Special Achievement Award: tion refers to a group of people bonded folk dances performed to popular music: · Division I: Kleftes (Denver) together thorugh blood ties, racial and/or various kinds of Zeybekikos, Khasapikos, Division II: Tu Poulakia (Modesto) social connections, territorial or national and Karsilamadhes including the Thiphte Founders Achievement Award: links, culture, etc. When the word folklore Teli. Primary: Nea Zoi (San Diego) was first coined by the Englishman As interest in world-wide dance deve­ Adv. Primary: Karthoula Mou (Fresno) William John Thoms in 1846, folk tended loped, other terms were required to to indicate a rural population that had express the types of dances Europeans Junior: z.ephyros (Las Vegas maintained its culture, theoretically came into contact with that were still Adv. Junior: Doxa (Phoenix) unchanged, through the centuries and was usually an integral part of a particular Intermediate: Glendi I (Castro Valley) applied to Europeans. Lore meant culture. Thus was created the term ethnic Adv. Intermediate: Kerkyra Dancers (Belmont) knowledge and was used to indicate the dance to indicate dances performed .. " Senier: Golden Greeks (Northridge) rural unsophisticated knowledge of the originally by non-European racial groups, Adv. Senior: Oi Angeli Tou Horou (Palm Desert) country people passed on via the five but which is now applied to European senses, from generation to generation. The traditional dance as well. In the latter case Sweepstakes Award: aforementioned people may or may not however, it is redundant for folk dance. '· ' Division I: · From the Intermediate and Advance I .- have possessed a rudimentary ability to Their term was used to indicate a non­ Intermediate Classification read and write. (The science of folklore European art dance traditions sucli as the Little Olympians, St. Spyridon (San Diego) has broadened the application of the term various Hindu classical forms, Chinese, Spartiates, St. Demetrias (Seattle) folklore.) Folk dance, therefore, is a part Japanese, South-East Asian, Hawaiian, Division II: From the Junior Classification of folklore! Flamenco, etc. Included are dances per­ Neo Lea, St. Anthony's (Pasadena) In view of the above, the terms folklore formed, for the most part, by female dance is a peculiar word. What is folklore dancers after undergoing a period of Score Summary dance in relation to folk dance? It seems training not as involved as the Hindu PRIMARY that a French misconception of the word classical dance, but are perhaps off-shoots folklore and an unawareness of the of what perhaps were Hellenistic and Per­ Team Name/City Ethnic Presence Precision Costume Sub Total Total Score existence of the term folk dance (folk sian cultural forms. - OJo 1st Akritakia 2.46312 2.46944 1.48500 0.73750 2.862020 7.193 music, folk song, folk tale, etc.) was The other term developed was primitive Seattle, WA 2,55500 2.44125 1.48500 0.73750 4.331250 difused among non-English speakers as dance used to express "unrefined" non­ St. Demetrios well as non-native English speakers and European dance which was also an inte­ gral part of a culture. This was close to 2nd Spartan Dancers 2.42813 2.25312 1.36875 0.76500 2.72600 7.154 the expression folklore dance developed San Diego 2.56813 2.54042 1.48500 0.78750 4.428625 and spread. what could have been considered at one St. Spyridon Therefore, if one does not want to con-, time, pre-historic dance or the dance of sider the term folklore dance meaningless, non-literate cultures, e.g. black African, 3rd Pendeli Dance"5 2.52438 2.52875 1.41750- 0.75000 2.888250 7.124 it is at least superfluous! On the other Amerindian, etc. In time, after primitive Belmont 2.45000 2.40625 1.49167 0.71250 4.236250 Holy Cross hand, the French use the term populaire dance as presented on stage, especially with dance (danse) which causes adaptions of bare chested and bare footed 4th Neo Kyma 2.45438 2.31000 1.18500 0.79250 2.696750 7.068 misunderstanding with native Engl!sh black African dance, one came across the Sacrament0 2.52292 2.50833 1.44167 0.81250 4.371250 speakers who confuse it with popular. term aboriginal dance. Annunciation

ADVANCED PRIMARY HONOR ROLL OF HOSTING PARISHES Team Name/City Ethnic Presence Precision Costume Sub Total Total Score - OJo 1976 St. Spyridon 1984 The Annunciation 1st Ta Palikarakia Mas 2.67021 2.63472 1.54833 0.81000 3.065306 7.380 San Diego Sacramento Redondo Beach 2.49922 2.49375 1.43625 0.76250 4.315031 1978 St. Spyridon 1985 Resurrection Greek St. Katherine San Diego Orthodox Church 2nd Spartans 2.60604 2.63375 1.56000 0.81250 3.044917 7.378 11 1979 St. Spyridon Castro Valley [i San Diego Modesto 2.58125 2.46094 l.44375 0.73750 4~334062 1986 St. Spyridon Greek Annunciation 1980 St. Nicholas Orthodox Church San Jose 3rd Nea Palikarakia 2.70229 2.57347 1.50667 0.77500 3.022972 7.235 San Diego Redondo Beach 2.45000 2.37708 1.41875 0.77500 4.212500 1981 St. Spyridon St. Katherine San Diego 1987 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7.127 1982 St. George 4th Young Athenians 2.58854 2.64931 1.49500 0.82000 3.021139 Long Beach Modesto 2.39312 2.34500 1.40500 0.70000 4.105875 Fresno Annunciation 1983 St. Spyridon 1988 The Annunciation San Diego Sacramento 1989 The Ascension Continued on page 11 Oakland FDF Voice Volume VI Number 1

By Trish Demopoulos weekend will prove no· different. Founders Award still selected and given by Award, is given to the festival council Those who have danced in past Folk With the second festival came the Spirit the Judges to one team in each class­ president of the past year. A very special Dance Festivals can profess that the Award, the oldest award last given in 1987. ification. award given is the Cynthia Anderson dedication and endless hours of prepara­ It was unique in that it was chosen by the The 1983 festival brought a host of new Memorial Scholarship Award. It is tion given to Greek folk dancing are well dancers to honor a dance team for total awards. As costumes became more presented by the FDF on behalf of Castro acknowledged at the awards ceremony. In excellence in attitude and Christian spirit detailed and authentic, the Costume Valley in memory o( a fellow dancer killed the past, groups from each division have on and off the dance floor. However, the Award was created to recognize the time in automobile-train accident in 1982. In been the recipients of a variety of awards. size of the festival has made the selection and effort given to research and creation 1984 it was awarded to one of the founders This years awards ceremony will prove to and giving of this award almost impos­ of the dance costumes. Eight Costume of the FDF Peter E. Preovolos for his be equally as exciting, as well as be sible. Therefore the FDF Council ruled to Awards, one in each classification, will be special faith and dedication in the folk enhanced with new additional awards . . withdraw thi.s award in 1988. A very awarded Sunday evening. Another area dance festival movement. In 1985 it was The character, as well as the number of special performance inspired the next demanding a great deal of time is the awarded to Jim Panpangellin the 1983/ 4 the awards, has grown in stature along award to come into being. A group from selection of Greek music ·for perfor­ FDF President, a man of exceptional with the festival itself. The first festival San Jose, for the first time, performed a mances. The Music Award, renamed this leadership ability who has demonstrated held thirteen years ago had a mere one­ dance with no recorded music. They year the Instrumental Award, was created great compassion, love and sensitivity to. sixtieth of the awards to be given this danced flawlessly while singing the song · to acknowledge a team from each of the his peers and dancers alike. In 1986 it was weekend. They also awarded Marin themselves. The judges were overwhelmed two divisions showing a special unique­ awarded to Anna Efstathiou the last adult County the Distance Award for having and wished to acknowledge the unique­ ness or creative touch in their use of live non-participant to receive this award. She traveled the furthest that year. Though the ness of the performance in some manner. music. was chosen because of her incredible love festival has out grown the Distance They had no award, but created the Another new award implemented in for dance and unselfish willingness to Award, it is admirable teams from as far Judges Award for following festivals. This 1983 was the Folk Dance Festival Coun­ impart her knowledge of dance to anyone as New Jersey have participated and this year the Judges Award has been renamed cil Special Achievement Award. This willing to learn. Since 1986 this award is award is presented by the Folk Dance given to a female dancer. As Time Goes By Festival Council. It was first presented in In 1984 the Sweepstakes Award was 1983 to Philenathes of Mesa, Arizona for introduced. It is not only a great honor By FJaine Pepares much change to the council structure and . being "a ·group of truly brave and coura­ signifying total excellence and achieve­ Back in 1973 when I began Greek folk by laws. The members of the executive geous dancers who came to the festival for ment, but a great challenge for the win­ dancing with the Glendi Dancers I had no council and council at large deserve much the first time never having competed ners returning the following year. One· idea what an impact it would have on my of the credit for the positive growth we before, who proudly demonstrated their team from each division will win the life. Through Anna Efstathiou, our direc­ have made. Through our hard work faith in God and their determination, and award based on overall total score; thus, tor, the group was plummeted into a together we accomplished: who brought their love, enthusiasm, and the advanced senior team winner will not cyclone of Greek ethnic dances. We (1) Changing the by laws to meet the courage to the festival for all to share and necessarily be the Sweepstakes Award immersed ourselves into our church as needs of the council both now and in the observe." winner. The two recipients, will be the well as in search of our ethnic heritage. fut tire A series of special acknowledgement honor teams for the following festival and It was a time of great discovery and joy. (2) Putting -together the Parish Binder awards not limited to dancers are also will undertake a very special obligation to Finally we could take pride in our ancestry (3) Becoming more of an internal part given during the ceremony. The Executive return and compete in the following and not fear the possibilities of rejection. of FDF planning / Director's Award is given to the hosting festival, dancing last in the competition When the St. Spyridon Church started the (4) Setting up of directors' workshops parish's executive director for their time and bringing something new and challeng­ Folk Dance Festival the opportunity to and contact people and effort in over-seeing this weekend's ing to the entire festival. Each team will meet others who shared our enthusiasm (5) Bringing our culture and religion out festival. Another acknowledgment, the . take home a replica of the Sweepstakes blossomed. into the public eye, as well as providing Folk Dance Festival's Past President Continued on page 10 Never did I expect to become as opportunities for members of our youth involved in the movement as I have. to test their leadership abilities in a safe Through the years the FDF continued to environment. Temples Of The Holy Spirit. grow in numbers and slowly a group of I can not express my heartfelt thanks • • interested youths formed a small govern­ enough to those members of the council Continued from page 1 All of these bad habits abuse the temple ing body and created by laws. I was never and His Grace who have been supportive God who resides in his fellow man. of God. Just like we would not deface a interested in the hows and whys of the and even at times argume1_1tative in help­ This has much to teach us. When deal­ Church building, so too we must not rules, I had come only to dance. ing accomplish a continued dream for the ing with our neighbor we must first desecrate the temple of God which is our It was in 1982, when I became a youth within our Diocese. recognize the God within them. You might body. member of the executive · council as I wish for all those who succeed me the ask, "How can God live in a person who May you enjoy Folk Dance Festival 89. secretary and a director of a young dance same positive success and feeling I have looks so funny, or acts so horribly?" May it be an opportunity for you to see group that my interest peeked. Under had during my term. How wonderful to Remember that physical good looks can God in the thousands of other Greek President George Scarvelis we began to think what sparks fly from that line in never compensate for evil in a person. No Orthodox Christians you will meet and have council meetings to try to establish Kazanzakis' Z.Orba The Greek "Teach me matter how good-looking a person is, if associate with this weekend. May it result a continuity and consistency through the to Dance"! he does not allow God within him to shine in your caring more perfectly for your year. We ·began to have FDF reunions in through, he is a horrible person. On the body and may you make it holy to house the spring which ·cemented friendships contrary, many times we are attracted to God. And, "Let us all Praise His Name with dancers in other communities. Some FDF ·Council Agenda a person and like him or her, not because With Dancing" (Psalm 149:3) friendships even turned into marriage. It Thursday, February 15, 1989 he or she is a raving beauty, but because Rev. Thomas J. Paris was an exciting time to be involved. 1: Oakland Hyatt he or she has such a beautiful spirit that Ascension Greek Orthodox Although there were conflicts and 1: Elaine Pepares: is an expression of a soul united to God. Church Oakland, Ca. arguments, we all .knew our goal was to FDF President Presiding Greek dancing reinforces the impor­ keep the FDF movement alive and I Opening Prayer tance of loving our fellow man and growing. I I Introduction holding his hand, not only to complete an When His Grace came to our Diocese, • Directors intricate step, but to help each other step THE OLI MAZI FDF was a mere four years old. His strong • Guests above the temptations of life and jump The Oli Mazi Is the official Voice of the Greek desire to keep the youth involved in the over the obstacles that would separate us Orthodox Folk Dance Festhal MOYement. offldally I II Minutes sanctioned and published by the San Frandsco church helped the movement grow. In IV Treasurers Report from God. Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church Diocesan 1985, when I was elected President, FDF V Old Business It also reminds us that we need to exer­ Folk Dance Festhal Council, which Is a bl-annual had· grown to 67 participating teams with cise our bodies if we are going to have the publication. This publication is intended for distribu­ A) Preamble Workshop tion at the annual FDF-Festival and Annual over 2,000 in attendance. My term in B) Parish Handbook stamina to dance strongly and vigorously Reunion. As such this publication Is considered a office grew from a one year term into four C) Review of By-Laws and joyfully to the end of the dance. Too supplement of the."Dlocesan Voice." years of service. During those four years many lives are spent at an early age, D) Review of 1990, 1991 Editorial Staff the council underwent many changes. because a person had neither the spiritual and 1992 Bids To Host Editor: Peter E. Preovolos Through the Y.ears we had grown up and The Annual FDF or physical strength to carry on. Staff writers: Fr. T. Paris, Fr. D. Dogias, 1bm Dogias, began asking and sometimes demanding VI 1988 FDF Report Some young people and adults abuse our independence from the ·their bodies by neglecting to exercise, Charlie K,yriacou, Elaine Pepares, Don and Ellie advi ~ory Sacramento Hiatt, Spiro G. Preovolos, Thanasi K. Preovolos, council. It was a long struggle for our V I I Weekend In Review developing indolent habits. Some over­ A my Stamison, Anthan Kurras, Stathis Stratis, independence, which brought forth A) New Awards indulge in food. Others starve themselves Dena Stamos through conflict, arguments and long B) Awards Ceremony depleting their bodies in their compulsion Staff Photographers: Fr. D. Dogias bouts of silence between executive coun­ not to look fat. Some smoke and others VIII New Business Research: Patricia Demopoulos, Don and Ellie cil and advisory board, the growth of the A) Nomination to Executive even chew tobacco. These are not only Hiatt, Litsa Preovolos FDF. Through all the struggle and dirty habits, but they can be life­ Board Director of Historical Photography: Edward Booth sometimes emotional pain, I, as president B) Discussion to Amend the threatening. Some young people and of Wesley Photography found an opportunity to grow as a leader adults experiment with drugs and abuse By-Laws to Add a New Production and to see others cultivate their own skills their bodies. They use alcohol as a crutch, Position to the Executive 'fypesetting: Union Jack Publishing of La Mesa, CA. as leaders. It is possible and probable Board of Public· Rela­ in an effort to feel mature, to be happy, through it all that we learned how to give or to overcome some fear. they practice Printed By: Daily Californian Publishing Co., El tions Officer Cajon, CA. and take as well as our limitations. IX Closing Prayer fornication and become adulterers, mis­ The past fol.tr years have been one of using and abusing the gift of sex. Page 4 FDF Voice Volume VI Number 1

In Memorium Pontic lyra, or any other primitive instru­ A fond farewell to a heartwarming ment that was neglected. He gave and gave his all, and those he touched became spirit with an infectious laugh. affected with his enthusiasm to pursue equal goals. Today many who are follow­ ing in his footsteps are thankful for hav­ Ted Petrides ing been guided on the path of the eager By Athan Karras folklorist who patiently follows only the pure and original. Whatever beseeches a man to choose a live in Greece in order to research and Remaining true to his an_cestral career in folklore? At a time when Greek pursue that "golden dream", the very background from the north, he was o'ften folk dance was not as popular, and when essence, the source and the pure origins the reflection of Dionysos, who also Greek folk dance was still being viewed as of these age old customs? rambled about in the Thracian plains, and a vestige appendage to old customs by Prejudice or not, but with great aban­ Letter To panygyrically celebrated with a bit of wine "old fashioned" people, Ted Petrides chose (ion in his austere hearty-laugh, Ted the revelry of the dance and song. The to make it a career. The Editor travelled from village to village, from mystery of departure is an enigma for all I remember Ted in his early days in New mountain to mountain, collecting steps, The following letter was the last com­ of us, and to those gf us who knew Ted York City when we were stumbling along movements, stylistic forms, instruments munication received from Ted Petrides and knew him well, know that he left us trying to make a foothold on the Inter­ and all kinds before his passing. We wanted to share his of little gems that the dancing, singing and playing his lyra that national Folk Dance Community, hoping villagers would impart in order to come simple but poignant message. he loved so much. He probably revelled to make some inroads with Greek dance. to terms with his passionate desire as to in a Dionysian ritual as he danced away. It was a time when the Greek communities Dear Peter, what the pure Greek dance was. were still only partially interested in their I would visit Ted in Greece from time to Ted, you have left a mark, and you have I'm back in sunny, rainy, smoggy traditions, and the wave of their folkloric time. I found him still determined on his Athens and now that I am getting over my made the traditional life of the Greek experience in America remained dormant. people better known with your worl_c, with jet lag, I've realized that we did it again. mission as he conducted his classes in bet­ Ted had no other choice but to go to ween herding friends, visitors and affe­ your love, your passion and your hearty It was hello and good-bye before I knew Greece and pursue his passionate interest. what was happening. We didn't have a cionados. His eyes would gleam for enthusiasm. Folklore will continue on to There, he also found stumbling blocks to even greater heights because of you. May chance to have that drink together or even anyone that showed even a spark of overcome, such prejudices as - why that 'cold' banquet meal. Oh well, maybe interest in Greek folklore. His desire lusted you rest in peace, but somehow we all would anyone leave America to come and know that you won't stop dancing!!! next year. for the primitive sounds of the gaida, the I hope that perhaps something can be worked out concerning the possiblity of Ted, in my opinion, was one of the top Ted was immediately warm and friendly setting up some kind of an investment -TRIBUTE TO researchers of Greek folk dance. He was and didn't waste any time in getting to fund which can eventually take over the never self-important, arrogant, or selfish know a person. He not only offered sup­ cost of the Festival. The idea of the TED PETRIDES with his extensive wealth of knowledge. port in my career as a dance teacher and festival is very good and it is certainly By Stathis Stratis He was always ready to give information my love of Greek dance, but also offered growing every year. If a self-propagating The last time I saw Ted was on the first with patience and skill and in a relaxed, support to me as an individual. It was inves_tment fund is set up, like many non­ of September, 1988, my last night in cheerful and humble manner. Anna Efstathiou who introduced me to profit dubs and organizations have, then Greece this past summer. We were having When I first met Ted about eight years Ted, and she is another representative of there would be something to fall back on a late night supper in the Greek fashion ago, he had just been in a car accident Greek folk dance who is giving and sup­ and money wouldn't necessarily come out at an open air taverna with a group of which shattered his hip socket. To look at portive. of 'pockets'. I wrote to The Hiatts about friends. Ted was his usual jolly, loving, him, he was over-weight, more than six After that time, I didn't see much of Ted this too. Anyway, to another successful joking, bright-eyed self. When we said feet tall; he limped, and often joked about for a few years, but we occasionally cor­ festival. good-bye that night, I said, "I'll see you being called Ted for a reason, (He responded, and there was always tremen­ Ted in Februar'y" (at the Greek Orthodox resembled a real teddy bear). Yet, when he dous warmth. When he was invited to be P.S. Warm regards to your lovely wife. Youth Folk Dance Festival in Oakland - taught the workshop that year at the a judge at the Folk Dance Festival three It seems that she hardly got out of the Ted had been a judge at the past two Annunciation Cathedral of San Francisco, years ago, I was very excited at the chance dungeon this time. festivals). Ted jokingly remarked, "If they he portrayed grace and beauty in his to see him again. I had read a couple of ask me back." To which I responded, dancing despite his physical limitations. his books and looked forward to talking "Ahh come on! Of course they will!" His presentation showed not only how the with him, learning more, and getting to I left Greece for the U.S. with a five-day dances were to be executed, but also know him better. Then along came the stop over in Boston to see my parents depicted the emotional and aesthetic summer of 1988, when I had five wonder­ before returning home to San Francisco. foundations as well. Ted seemed to cap­ ful opportunities to spend time with Ted It ha:d been a special trip to Greece for me, ture and convey the essence of the dances. in Greece. my third since 1971 and my longest visit, Later, I found out that before his accident When we finally got back together, one two and a half months. Of course, being he was, not surprisingly, an even more of the first things we did was to go to see in Greece to do folk dance research, one spectacular dancer. Continued on page 8 would be crazy not to see Ted. He went to Greece for the same purpose over twenty-five years ago and had been living Greek Folk Symposium there ever since, working as a teacher of Greek folk lore and dance· and continu­ By Don & Ellie Hiatt loanna Papantoniou, Founder/ Direc­ ing his research. A major Greek folklore event will take tor, Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, place in Park City, Utah, August 14-20., Eugenios Spatharis, renowned . The International Greek Folklore Society Karagiozopehtis, Athens, Greece, 1990 FDF To Be and the Hellenic Cultural Association of Kostas Moundakis, Crete's greatest lyra Salt Lake City invite anyone interested in player, Hosted By St. Demetrius Greek Greek folklore to join this symposium of Helen l.eese Papanikolas, Author/ Greek folk music, with seminars on Historian, Salt Lake City, Utah, Orthodox Church Seattle Washington regional folk instruments, regional folk Dr. Steve Demakopoulos, Lexico­ All of us in the Emerald City invite you oi fresh produce, seafood, and arts and songs, children's folk dances, and grapaher, New York City, New York to the 1990 Greek Folk Dance Festival to crafts, all sold by the farmers, fishermen, Karaghiozis (folk tales). Dino Pappas, Authority on music of be held February 16-19 in Seattle, and artists, themse!.ves. Walk through the Daily seminars will be offered as well the Greek/Americans, Detroit, Michigan, Washington. Plans have been underway Market to the waterfr:ont, where you can as nightly songfests, panyghiria, and James Stoynoff, Authority on the for months to ensure an exciting competi­ visit the aquarium, take a ferry ride, or puppet shows (Karaghiozi), making this Demotiko Klarino, Chicago, Ill. tion and some fun activities to see the taste the wonderful Northwest salmon. event an unforgettable Greek folk Andrew Dellis, Collector of vintage folk Great. Northwest. Best of all, from the Westin you can experience. It is a prime opportunity to music, Hampton, Virginia, hop on the monorail to the Seattle Center, As you know, the Festival will be held increase the knowledge of your culture Athan Karras, acclaimed "Father of home of the 1962 World's Fair. Ride the at The Westin, Seattle's premiere hotef and heritage. Gree'k Folk Dance in America, Los elevator to the top of the Space Needle for with beautiful rooms and banquet The instructors and lecturers may well Angeles, California. a fabulous view. Visit the Pacific Science be the most outstanding group of experts faeilities sure to make the Festival a At the same time, in nearby Salt Lake success. Center - its permanent hands-on exhibit on this subject matter ever assembled in City, the World Folk Festival will be in will entertain the entire family. The Seattle the United States. They include the progress. Twenty nine countries will be When you are not in competition, take Center also houses the Seattle Art following: represented this year by their best per­ advantage of the opportunities to see the Museum, Children's M~seum, Coliseum Dr. Sam Chianis, Professor of Ethno­ forming groups. Among them is a fine sights. Downtown Seattle is booming with and Opera House. All these activities and musicology, New York State University, Cretan troop of dancers and musicians. many new shops and restaurants, all more will be available to you during the Yiannis Prantzides, Professor of These Cretans will join in the activities at within walking distance from the hotel. Festival. Ethnomusicology, University of Park City also. Just across the street is Seattle's new West The Seattle Festival will be the best ever! Thessaloniki, Greece, For further information please call: Lake Mall, full of wonderful boutiques I look forward to seeing you here in 1990. Hara'lambos (Bobbis) Moutselos, Kathy Politopoulos (714) 559-8575, Athan and specialty shops. Explore the famous Sincerely, Dance Director, Polykladikon Lyceum, Karras (818) 609-1386, Marika Psihountas Pike Place Market with its colorful stalls The 1990 FDF Committee Volos, Greece, (213) 312-0839. '"'.

FDF Voice Volume VI Number I Page 5 FDF Council Retired .At 19? Financial Position By Thanasi Preovolos This year I ended a mi~estone in my life. March 1, 1~88 - February 28, 1989 I finished high school and went away to By Dena Stamos, Executive Council Treasurer college, making it the first year in the last We've come a long way, Baby! Over the years, the Folk Dance Festival has grown twelve that I will not be dancing at the by leaps and bounds. By the same token, the costs for hosting this marvelous event Folk Dance Festival. So what, you ask? has grown with each year. The renting of facilities, costs of union labor, foods, props, Well . . . postage for mailings and maQy expenses too numerous to mention, have created the How many of you have had thoughts need for careful planning in order to meet our budget needs. or questions run through your mind like Your show of support each year by your attendance is deeply appreciated, needed these: and welcomed, for the financial success of FDF depends on all of us. Then the end • Wouldn't it be great to just go to FDF results can be felt as a job well done. and not have to dance or attend those last This year, the Oakland community has graciously accepted the responsibility to minute practices? I would really have a lot host as well as budget the costs for FDF and have been doing a great job, thus far. more time to check out all those cute girls. This is not an easy task and our hats are off to the Oakland Committee under the Or. .. supervision of their General Chairperson, Amy Stamison. • Wouldn't it be great not having to go I personally extend to all of you, my best wishes for a successful fun filled weekend to those preamble workshops? Or . . . of dancing and good Fellowship. This dream and goal was given birth so that we could • Wouldn't it be great not having to channel our traditions and musical heritage to those who would follow in our footsteps. stand in all those long lines at registration? Tu the Oakland parish, thank you for all the hard work and hours of planning and Or. .. not have the guts to go over and eat with guidance to make this weekend a success!!! • Wouldn't it be gieat not having to buy an extremely gorgeous girl two tables Credits the full package so I can eat what I want. away. I Income & Expenses Report Or even better yet ... But bigger than life itself and by far the 1/31/88 Beginning Balance $686.96 • Wouldn't it be great not to have to most rewarding thing of the whole week 2/25/88 Deposit practice every week or attend all those end was performing, climbing into those Sacrament FDF Per Capita double practices the week before the lights to the cheers of crowds and new Registration Fee $6513.00 7199.96 festival, just getting sweaty and sticky. friends, and praying the whole time that 2/22/88 Audio Recording Inc - check #156 O.K. then, from the looks ·of that Gar­ you wouldn't mess up. And then to finish Special Recording of Compulsory field grin on your face, I'd say that maybe the set, get off stage and scream and yell Music for FDF '88 '$125.00 7074.96 I'm on to something. at the fact that 'you had worked so hard 2/22/88 Elaine Pepares - check #157 First of all, practices were tough. My for so long and everybody, although they Reimbursement for: dance director's favorite thing to do was may not know specifics, knew exactly how FDF Parish Binders $117.47 to stop the tape three quarters through the hard you worked. That self fulfillment Postage 112.00 song and start it over because it didn't that you accomplished something through Audio Tapes 5.40 234.93 6840.03 look perfect. I think that the only way to those hard, long practices and the friend­ 3/7/88 .Elaine Pepares - check #158 truly describe my dance director would be ships that you created and strengthened Reimbursement for Air Fare "relentless." In fact, I would have to com­ have built memories which you can Advanced on Return Trip pare him with Howie Long of the Los cherish your whole life. FDF, with the to Paul Ginis 229.00 6611.03 Angeles Raiders, he dishes out a lot of good as well as the chaotic, all seemed to 4/27/88 Delta Bank - check #160 punishment, and still comes back for work out and play an intrigual part in For the Purchase of Two more year after year. But the most pain­ creating one incredible weekend with the $500 Series "E" Bonds for Annual ful thing was his last minute practices just bond being "dance." So wouldn't it be Scholarship: FDF '88 Recipients before the performances when we would great to just go to FDF and just watch and • Theodore Angeles $250 be crowded into some out of the way have fun? Surely you jest!! Because • Vivian Gavros $250 500.00 6111.03 room. My friends and I would always have throughout the weekend, whether it be 4/27 /88 Anna Efstathiou - check #161 our eyes glued to the door watching the watching competition, at a party or danc­ Reimbursement of P ostage gorgeous girls walk by, and with every one ing at the Glendi, you will feel cheated, for Promotion of Oli Mazi Tour 22.00 6089.03 that passed, we were wishing more and as your friends who have bonded and 4/27 /88 Elaine Pepares - check #162 more than we were outside casually stand­ come together through the weekend have Reimbursement in Printing of ing around speaking extremely intelligently a foundati'on of hard work on which to 950 Oli Mazi Letters 356.06 5732.90 about a plethora of topics in an almost set their wonderful emotions and feelings. 5/10/88 Grossmont Bank - direct credit vain attempt to meet them. On final thought! I want my Church to to reverse a stop payment 6.00 5732.97 Then there is that "dreaded" preamble know how truly grateful I am for the 6/1/88 Greek Orthodox Church of workshop. But then again, we were too opportunity and experience they have pro­ the Annunciation stupid to realize that the workshop was a vided for me, my brothers and the Sacramento, Calif. blessing is disguise. Allow me to explain. thousands of other young people who Return of 1988 FDF Per You try to get through the door, but it have been blessed with this same exper­ Capita Fee to Sacramento to seems as though people are crowding the ience. Finally, how can I begin to find the help the FDF '88 Committee entrance. Why you ask? Well, because the words to express my deepest appreciation cover their expenditures $5000.00 $732.97 girls are trying to spot the good looking to my parents for all their patience, guys in the room so that they could non­ counsel, encouragaement and wisdom. As chalantly mosey over and choose a seat in I look back, I'm sure there were times I II FDF Council Reserves relative proximity in hopes that they might must have been a real pain, but then aren't FYE 2/28/89 breathe a word of hello in their direction. all Orthodox parents blessed with the • Checking Account Grossmont Bank $732.97 The guys, although a bit more noticeable, wisdom and patience of Solom and 1128.02 were doing the same thing. All this in an Job?? •Money Market Fund •U.S. Govt. GNMA Securities 1134.24 attempt not to sit next to your brother, Now, as for me being retired at 19 . .. , sister or cousin that your mother has I'll surely find a way to be back at 20 ! ! ! Total Assets $2995.23 insisted ~ou sit by. At least I always managed to fi nd some new friend to spend a brief moment or two with throughout the weekend in an attempt to Insight Into The Organi7.ational Structure Of The FDF Executive Board be the envy of my friends. One of my favorite things during the By The Editor the Second Vice President. This position complicated, but in reality it has given the weekend was registration and the dining will be filled by either the Secretary or FDF Organization great stability from year experience. I could walk around at The governing body of the FDF is the Treasurer. The next step is to fi ll the to year. It h_as helped to insure that by the registration calling everyone by name (they Executive Board supported by the FDF­ vacancy and then to elect who shall serve time an individual reaches the coveted posi­ were all wearing name badges) impressing Diocesan Advisory Board and the Twelve as Secretary and Treasurer for the next two tion of President they have had a minimum many as I went along. In fact, I met one Regional Council Districts. Membership on years. The Second Vice President position of six years of training, development and of my best friends with that little trick. the Executive Board is determined by a is perhaps the singular most important experience certainly well qualified to He had come up to introduce himself selection process which includes a qualified position because that individual will assume the tremendous administrative and because lie thought I knew the brunette candidate being recommended or automatically become the FDF President leadership reponsibility they. are going to behind the counter passing out t-shirts. To nominated by the Regional Council and in four years. The first Vice President in .have to assume. my new friend of an arch rival dance then voted upon. Every two years this elec­ the first year of that office carries the title group, it was my duty to introduce the two tion process is held to elect a single can­ First Vice President in the second year of The Advisory Board, and Regional of them. Not knowing either one of them, didate to fill the vacancy that is created by his office the title of his position changes Council hopes all of you will join us in I was the perfect candidate. the retiring President. The positions of to President Elect. The outgoing president's saluting these dedicated individuals who As for the meals, we loved teasing the Secretary, Treasurer and Second Vice role is not over with yet, for they have so willingly and unselfishly agreed to guards at the door and pestering the President are positions that must be re­ automatically become a member of the Ad­ serve in this capacity, for without such peo­ ~ait resses, but the little games we played determined every two years. The process visory Board until replaced by their suc­ ple it would be impossible to carry out this were even better. Most of the people I met works like this - Prior to the vacancy cessor. Continuity is our most important very special and unique Ministry of our were on a dare from a friend that I would being filled, the Executive Board will elect element for this process and may seem Dioceses. Page 6 FDF Voice Volume VI Number 1

SEMI-FINAL ROUND FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1989 EAST HALL INTERMEDIATE 6:10-7:45 DINNER 1:00-1:10 Minoan Dancers I - Ignacio 1:13-1:23 Hara - Sacramento SENIOR 1:26-1:36 Panagyri - Oakland 7:45-7:55 Minoan Dancers II - Ignacio 1:39-1:49 Orpheus - Northridge 7:58-8:08 Aigina - Covina 1:52-2:02 Omikron - Los Angeles 8:11-8:21 Amalia - San Francisco 2:05-2:15 Hellenic Dancers - Portland 8:24-8:34 Kleftes - Denver 2:18-2:28 Ionians - Anaheim 8:37-8:47 Golden Greeks - Northridge 2:31-2:41 Th Agapimena - Stockton 8:50-9:00 Delphians - San Jose 2:44-2:54 Asteria Tis Erimou - Las Vegas 9:10-9:20 Aphrodite - San Francisco 2:57-3:07 Corinthians - Anaheim 9:23-9:33 Zaloggos - Sacramento 3:10-3:20 Glendi I - Castro Valley 9:36-9:46 The Olympians - Anaheim 3:23-3:26 Little Olympians - San Diego 9:49-9:59 Terpsichoreons - Pasadena 3:29-3:39 Elenika Psihi - Downey 10:02-10:12 Kefi - Fresno 3:42-3:52 10:15-10:25

3:52-4:15 BREAK 10:25-10:45 BREAK

ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SENIOR 4:15-4:25 Th Adelphia - Sacramento 10:45-10:55 Akritis - Seattle 4:28-4:38 Souliotis - Seattle 10:58-11:08 Opa - North San Diego 4:41-4:51 Nisiotes - Honolulu 11:11-11:21 Greek Amer. Folklore Society - CY. 4:54-5:04 Theseus - Oakland 11:24-11:34 Attiki - San Diego 5:07-5:17 Levendya - Seattle 11:37-11:47 Tis Aggeli To Horn - Palm Springs 5:20-5:30 Kerkyra - Belmont 11:50-12:00 A.M. Oi Aetoi Tis Eliades - 5:33-5:43 Karyatides - Concord Anaheim 5:46-5:56 Neo Lara Mas - San Francisco 12:03-12:13 Salona - Redondo Beach 5:59-6:09 Asteria - Phoenix

WEST HALL PRIMARY 1:00-1:10 Amalia - Oakland JUNIOR I :13-1:23 Mikri Levendia - Anaheim 7:15-7:25 Pantheon - Oakland 1:26-1 :36 Spartan - Modesto 7:28-7:38 Z'.ephyra - Las Vegas 1:39-1:49 Th Pedakia - Sacramento 7:41-7:51 Akropolis - San Jose 1:52-2:02 Ta Adelphia Mas - Sacramento 7:54-8:04 Spartiates - Seattle 2:05-2:15 Hrysopoula - San Francisco 8:07-8:17 Panathenians - Tucson 2:18-2:28 Neo Kyma - Sacramento 8:20-8:30 Konstantinopoli - San Francisco 2:31-2:41 8:33-8:43 Glendi III - Castro Valley 8:46-8:56 Yitanopoula - Downey 2:41-3:00 BREAK 8:59-9:09 Macedonians - San Jose 9:12-9:22 Th Ellinopoula - Concord ADVANCED PRIMARY 9:25-9:35 Ellinopoula - San Francisco 3:00-3:10 Mykonos Dancers - San Jose 9:38-9:48 Th Palikarakia Mas - Redondo Beach 3:13-3:23 Th Pedia - Sacramento 9:51-10:01 Evia - Belmont 3:26-3:36 Th Peristeria Mas - San Francisco 10:04-10:25 Vlastaria - San Francisco 3:39-3:49 Pelopones.ians - Anaheim 10:20-10:38 Arcadian - Pasadena 3:52-4:02 Little Spartans - San Diego 4:05-4:15 Alpha Dancers - Phoenix 10:38-10:50 BREAK 4:18-4:28 Th Ellinopoula - Northridge 4:31-4:41 Neo Palikarakia - Redondo Beach ADVANCED JUNIOR 4:44-4:54 Young Athenians - Modesto 10:05-11:00 Diaskedasi - Modesto 4:57-5:07 Pendeli - Belmont 11:03-11:13 Glendi II - Castro Valley 5:10-5:20 Neo Elias - Stockton 11:16-11:26 Nisiotes - Thcoma 5:23-5:33 Athenians - Anaheim 11:29-11:39 Nea Zoe - Anaheim 5:36-5:46 Zoi Tis Mesogiou - Los Angeles 11:42-11:52 Yassou Dancers - San Diego 5:49-5:59 Aetoi - Las Vegas 11:55-12:05 Nea Ellas Ellinopoula - Long Beach 6:02-6:12 Kartinoula Mou - Fresno 12:08-12:18 Konstantinoupoli - San Francisco 6:12-7:15 12:21-12:31 Eleniki Levendia - Redondo Beach 12:34-12:44 Doxa - Phoenix FDF Voice Volume VI Number I Page 7

Memories From Sacram-ento In '88 Here we are ready to leave for another Folk Dance Festival, and it rdly seems possible that a whole year has gone by since we hosted ~ last one here in Sacramento! Perhaps the first memory that one brings to mind is the numbers: 90 individuals registered; 92 dance groups participating, including .e from Cherry Hill, NJ; over 2,600 at the Banquet - all record pibers! The crowded coffee shop and restaurant; the impassable cor­ lors; the impregnable lobby and front desk area - all are strong im­ ~ssions of FDF '88. ~d yet there are stronger and even more impressive memories: the od-natured cooperation and ready effort of all the participants to 1intain a pleasant and Christian-like attitude, in spite of the crowded uditions; the uniformly high level of decorum and behavior on the rt of all participants; the success of the local committee in discover­ ~ novel methods of dealing with the crowds, such as closed - circuit and complimentary champagne; the herculean efforts of the judges tl the computer people to keep up with the very heavy performance edule, from dawn to past midnight - and the list goes on ... For us here in Sacramento February 11-14, 1988, will always remain orgettable! We were given the honor of hosting the Folk Dance itival of our Diocese, and we are truly grateful. Dur best wishes and prayers to Oakland as they host their FDF! Fr. Demetrius T. Dogias

/ Page 8 FDF Voice Volume VI Number 1

My time with Tud had been so reward­ grief, we tried to comfort ourselves by in Greece along with a not-surprisingly 'Ilibute To Ted ... ing that I had decided to return to Greece thinking of Ted's sense of humor and the large number of his friends. Everyone Continued from page 4 with him after the Folk Dance Festival in love he had for all his friends. Morphia expressed love for Tud and grief over his the season's opening performance of the February of 1989. On the day following said, "Ted would probably be laughing at sudden death. Despite this tremendous Dora Stratou Folk Dance Theatre, for my decision to return to Greece with Ted, his own death." Then, I could just hear loss, Ted's strong spirit will live on not whom Ted was a dance consultant. That I received a telephone call from Joe him saying: "And the old fool slipped and only in his books, but more preciously in summer he was receiving th.erapy for his Graziosi informing me that Ted had died broke his neck! Can you believe it?" our memories. I will never forget his love injured hip socket, so he could only be on the day before at the age of sixty. I imme­ Actually, it's very difficult to believe of dance, his ability to create a joyful his feet for ten minutes at a time. As we diately called my sister who was still in that this man whom I saw on my last night environment, and his love of people and started the seemingly endless walk towards Greece; she was trying to reach me at the in Greece, so full of life and zest, is gone life. Ted's life benefited all of us. Now he's the Theatre, he brushed aside my con­ same moment. As we reflected in our forever. My sister attended Ted's funeral with God, may he rest in peace. cerns, never allowing others to be inconve­ nienced or upset by his handicap. Awards Ceremony Another time, I called Tud to ask him Another First At FDF In the 13 years that FDF has been held, Wallner and Nici (Kossaras) Wallner, is MASTER OF CEREMONY - to join some friends and me for a night George Papangellin out. It turned out that Ted was enjoying many first events have taken place. Among narticipating at FDF. Jessica Wallner is INTRODUCTIONS a visit from his son Ron, the only remain­ them; the FDF flag made by dancers from dancing with the Elpida Dancers from • Banquet & Awards Chairperson - ing member of his immediate family. (His San Jose, the FDF banner donated by the Castro Valley, and is dancing in the newly Kristine Banis wife had died many years ago and his Sacramento dancers, and the first year the created Division III. • FDF '89 Executive Director - daughter more recently.) We all decided to We wish Jessica and all future "second Amy Stamison sweepstakes was awarded. We have come • FDF Council President - Elaine Papares go out to an open air movie. Our outing a long way from those first Folk Dance generation" dancers great success and I; • Presentation Of The Presidential Gavel To evolved in a typically Greek way into a Festivals so why should this year be dif­ hope that they experience the many Incoming President - Charlie Kyriacu celebration. After the movie, Ted, his son ferent from the past? friendships and love of dance that their Ii • Bishop Of The San Francisco Diocese - Ron, Anna Efstathiou and her koumbara This year we have another first. Our parents did. His Grace Bishop Anthony Despina, my sister Morphia, my brother first "second generation" dancer, a child Kim Efstathiou • FDF Executive Council Members For 1989/90 Zapherios, and I had a late dinner at an born to two original FDF dancers Gary FDF Advisory Board I! • FDF Advisory Board outdoor taverna in Peristeri in the hot • 1989 FDF Judges Athens night. We ate roast chicken, fried PRE-AWARDS PRESENTATIONS potatoes, horiatiko salad, lots of bread • FDF - Past Presidents Plaque and drank retsina wine and lots of water. Ii Presented By: President Charlie Kyriacou We complained about the heat, laughed, • FDF - Executive Directors Plaque Presented By: Past President Elaine l\:pares sang, and established strong bonds of • Athenagoras I Humanitarian Award friendship. Introduced By: George Papangellin I• Later, I visited Ted, and he offered me Presented By: William Korinthias, 11 The 1988 Recipient a detailed, day-by-day research itinerary, • Cynthia Anderson Memorial Scholarship complete with names of villages and 11 Award islands to visit, dates for panigiria, and I• Introduced By: Dena Stamos transportation connections. More than Presented by: Vivian Gauros, Last Years Recipient ever, I came to realize what an invaluable I• resource Ted was to those of us who love Ii • Christos Papadimitrakis Memorial Greek folk dance, music, and lore. I also Scholarship Award Introduced By: Loula Moschonas realized what a dear personal friend Ted Presented By: Theodore Angeles, had become. I observed Ted's warmth and Bishop~ Column . . . Last Years Recipient kindness with all people. He was always Continued f rom page 1 can be t:he most powerful force for • Choral Award (2) quick to break the ice with a joke and resource in the support of your quest for creating good in your life. In St Pauls Division II laughter, helping people to relax and enjoy spiritual and personal excellence. With a letter to Timothy he wrote - "Let no one Presented By: Don Hiatt one another. Ted helped me to realize how positive belief system, your nervous Division I despise your youth, but be an example to Presented By: Ellie Hiatt precious life is, although sometimes short system is put into motion. Handled effec­ the believers in word, in conduct, in love, and full of surprizes. tively, faith, coupled by your belief system, • Instrumental Award (2) in spirit, in faith, in purity." On the other Division II hand, faith (beliefs) that limits your Presented By: Renee Cleary actions and thoughts (such as competing Division I Greek American Folklore Society for the ego) can be as devastating as Presented By: Louise Silman , • Costume Award Host To The 1989 Folkdance Conference resourceful positive beliefs can be 1 empowering. Our Holy Church through­ Division Il Presenter out history has empowered millions of Classification In Astoria, NY. Primary, (1) people and given them strength to do Advanced Primary (1) Join the Greek American Folklore Society for a unique experience in tradi­ Barbara Metallinos tional Greek music, dance, and fun. Learn new dances and their history, Sing things they thought they couldn't. Faith, Junior (I) therefore, helps us tap the richest resources· Advanced Junior (1) a song or two and find out you could dance without music too. Meet old friends deep within us, guiding us in the support Division I and create a circle of new ones. Travel to the past with the sounds of Thracian Intermediate (1) Gaida, and Macedonian Zourna, and daouli. Visit the islands with the violin of our Christian purpose as children of God. It should be absolutely obvious to Advanced Intermediate (I) Vil M t h t and santouri and leap into the air to the sound of the clarino and laouto. Senior (1) ma a c e te all of us that there is no more powerful Advanced Senior (1) FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1989 directing force in our daily behavior than • FDF COUNCIL SPECIAL 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Registration belief (faith). If we want to achieve ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ii 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Welcome/Review Last Years Dances excellence, we need to learn to model the Division n (1) I• 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Masquerade Party/Talent Show beliefs of those who achieve or have Presented By: Demetra Karasavidou 11 achieved excellence, and what better Division I (1) SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1989 Presented By: Paul Ginis models can we look to than Christ 11 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Registration • Founders Special Achievement Award Himself and the Saints of the Church. 10:00 a.m.-11 :30 a.m. Workshop I & II Division II I! 11 :30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Workshop I & II "For whomsoever shall .exalt himself Classification Presenter 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Lunch shall be humbled; and he that shall Primary (I) Anna Efstathiou Ii 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Forum humble himself shall be exalted." Mathew Advanced Primary (1) Mary Vouras Junior (1) Anne Sirota 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Workshop III & IV Chapter 23 vs 12. II Advanced Junior (1) Mary Coros 6:00 p.m. Bus to Astoria I wish all of you a joyous and most 11 Division I 9:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. Chian House Greek Glendi (Live Regional Music) rewarding experience this weekend, and Classification Presenter close with this final thought. The more we SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989 Intermediate (1) John Lulias learn about the nature of Christ and how Advanced Intermediate (1) Niko Varvitsiotis 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Workshop III & IV that knowledge relates to our human Senior (1) George Nicholas 11:30 a.m.-1 :00 p.m. Workshop III & IV behavior, the more we learn about the Advanced Seniors (1) Joe Graziosi 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Lunch extraordinary impact this gift of faith • Individual Tham Classification Awards 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Joanna Papantoniou plays in our lives. The ,First, Second, Third and Fourth Place 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Workshop V & VI Awards are presented by classification start­ St. Paul said to the Ephesians "Build up 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Review · ing with the Primary classification and your strength in union with the Lord, and 8:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Guest Group Performance/Dance ending wi t.1 the Advanced Senior classifi­ by means of his might power. Put on all cation. MONDAY, MAY 29, 1989 the armor thiit God gives you, so that you Presented By: The Hosting Parish 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Review will stand up against the Devil's evil 1989 FDF Committee • Sweepstake Award I• 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Farewell Breakfast tricks ... So stand ready: have truth for a Division II belt around your waist; put on righteous­ I• Presented By: 1988 Winner DANCE SING AND HAVE FUN ness for your breastplate, ... At all times Neo Lea, St Anthony, Pasadena, Ca. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND carry faith as a shield; with it you will be I• Division I May 26, 27, 28, 29 able to put out all the burning arrows shot Presented By: 1988 Winners Kali Antamosi by the Evil one. And accept solution for Spartiates, St. Demtrios, Seattle, 'Mt . OAFS Little Olympians, St. Spyridon, a helmet, and the word of God as the San Diego, Ca. sword that the spirit gives you." . FDF Voice Volume VI Number I Page 9 FDF Very Important People By Don & Ellie Hiatt tumes. She observed both professional recording the regional music of Greece. rent research is in the central Dodecanese Judges are, perhaps, the single most and amateur dance groups and village She has co-authored, with Ricky Holden, Islands. Louise does not follow the per­ important element of your festival. festivals. This is Renee's 8th year in atten­ a fine resource book, Greek Folk Dances. formance' groups. She is interested only in Without their expertise there could be no dance at the festival. Mary has also documented much of a the "raw material" - shepherds, sponge competition. FDF has continually sought ANNE SIROTA was born into the disappearing village life style on a series fishermen and small villages. Her study the most knowledgeable people available Greek community in Alexandria, Egypt. of films and video tapes. is in the use of dance as a confirmation · to serve in this capacity. These dedicated Her grandparents were from Ioannina. MARY COROS received her Master's of community values. Her area of interest volunteers serve without compensation, She is currently Assistant Director and degree in dance, Magna Cum Laude, from has taken her for extended visits to working long hours to make the festival lead dancer of the Elias Dance Theatre. U.C.L.A. and is presently a doctoral can­ Samothraki, central Epirus (Cathara), the a success. This is your introduction to the Anne has studied, performed and taught didate at the University of Toronto. In south coast of Crete, eastern Thrace and 1989 judges. Greek dance for 20 years. She has been Greece, she has studied the .dances of now the central Dodecanese Islands. In response to popular demand, Paul a member of other Los Angeles area Greece with Dora Stratou and ancient JOHN WLIAS performed with the Ginis will again present workshops on dance groups including the Intersection Greek theater under Zouzou Nicoloµdi. Terpsicoreans in Philadelphia for four Greek dance and styling. Dancers and 0 Pontes. She also has done Ms. Coros has written a large number of years under the direction of Dr. Nikos Our judges are: COSTUME JUDGES research in Greece. articles on Greek and Cretan dance, Metallinos. He returned to Tarpon VILMA MATCHETTE has been presented numerous papers and been Springs, Florida, in 1979 to form l..even­ involved with Greek ethnic dance and NIKOS VARVITSIOTIS was born and guest lecturer and teacher at many univer­ dia, which he has directed for ten years. costume for many years. Her library of raised in Greece and came to this country sities. In addition t,s> her many academic John and l..evendia have sponsored the folk costume and dance is extensive, and at the age of sixteen. A native of Kalavrita awards, she won the first place very successful Winter Dance Conference her collection of textiles is solid. She has in the Peloponnese, Nikos has a rich Choreography Award at Caravan in 1985 in Thrpon Springs for several years. Leven­ been researcher, costumer, folklorist and ethnic background in Greek dancing and and 1987 and the first place Traditional dia is a group of 75 dancers and musi­ director for internationally known per­ music. For the last twenty years he has Entertainment Award in 1986. This is a cians. They have traveled and performed forming groups. Her work has brought danced professionally with every major major accomplishment, since Caravan in widely in the eastern Untied States, giv­ her into the realm of auction, fashion, Greek folk dance company in Southern Toronto is perhaps the biggest multi­ ing workshops for various communities universities and museums. California. For the past ten years he has ethnic festival of its kind in the world. and diocese. They have toured Greece BARBARA METALLINOS, together been the Director of PANEGIRI Folk Mary is also in demand as a choreo­ three times, performing and doing with her husband, Dr. Nikos Metallinos, Dance Ensemble which has appeared in grapher. She has been engaged in this research. major folk festivals and Greek events all has been involved with Greek dance capacity by theater and cinema com­ WORKSHOPS over California. Mr. Varvitsiotis has groups and reproduction of authentic panies, professional dance groups and APOSTOWS (PAUL) GINIS was born returned to Gn;ece many times in pursuit costumes in Salt Lake City, Philadelphia ethnic communities in Canada and the in Mavromati, Thessaly, Greece. Hi"s of his ongoing research of Greek dance, and Montreal. Barbara is director of the U.S.A. mother recalls that since the age of five, Dance Department at the Helenic Cul­ music and costumes. He ·is a prominent LOUISE HILMAN, PHD. is a the entire village would gather in the town and popular folk dance teacher who has tural Institute of Montreal and Choreo­ psychotherapist in private practice and a square just to watch him dance. He has grapher and costume supervisor for the 50 taught in all the coffee houses, workshops consultant to various hospitals in the Los been living in Astorfa, New York since and festivals in California member dance ~roup, Emmelia. She Angeles area. She was a professional 1968. Paul is a founder and director of teaches Greek folk dancing full time to MARY VOURAS was born in New musician in her native Canada before The Greek American Folklore Society. He over 500 4th, 5th and 6th graders at York City and went to Greece in 1958. She moving to California to pursue her pre­ has done extensive ethnographic research Socrates Elemeptary School of the remained there for 23 years doing research sent career. Dr. Bilman has studied Greek in Greece and the United States regarding .Hellenic Community of Montreal. She on music and dance. She worked with the music since 1959, and for the past 20 years authenticity of songs, music, costumes · has taught dance and costume workshops eminent authority on Greek folk music has spent six weeks annually researching and dances. He has a personal collection throughout Canada and the U.S. and done and Byzantine music, Simon Karas, in both music and dance in Greece. Her cur- of almost 70 costumes. research in Greece in 1978, 1982 and 1984. DANCE JUDGES - ANNA EFSTATHIOU has been 1988 FDF Full Council Meeting associated with FDF in many capacities Oakland, California of these awards will each be given a $500 looking forward to it. since it's inception in 1976, first as a direc­ October 8, 1988 savings bond. 2. 1991 FDF Site. It is quite possible tor and for many years as an appointee 1. President Elaine Pepares called the New Business: that San Jose will host this FDF at the of His Grace, Bishop Anthony, to the meeting to order. 1. 1990 FDF-Seattle. Cliff Argue, stand­ Santa Clara convention center. However, Advisory Board. For a number of years 2. Attendance was taken (See roster). ing in for Peggy Tramountanas, presented this is yet to be decided. she served as Mistress of Ceremonies and 3. The minutes were read and approved a letter of formal acceptance to the FDF 3. 1992 FDF Site. The community of St. announcer. at FDF. She has been involved as corrected. Council stating that Seattle would indeed Spyridon in San Diego has requested to in Greek dance for 30 years, and has 4. Treasurer's report: The balance of the host th,.e 1990 FDF. Seattle is presently host the 1992 PDF. However, this also is taught in the San Francisco Bay area since FDF account is $218. working with Alaska Airlines to establish yet to be decided pending on the review 1964. Before FDF was formed, she had OLD BUSINESS discounted airfares for FDF participants. and approval of the St Spyridon Parish started several groups in East Bay 1. Patron Saint-Thalia Denas gave a The hotel ~ite for the 1990 FDF will be the Council. churches. Anna makes annual trips to brief report concerning the icon for the Westin Hotel, and the Grand Banquet for 4. It was announced to.the council that Greece, and of course dance and costume FDF Patron Saint. The icon will be made this FDF will be held at Seattle's new Con­ Mr. Ted Petrides, an FDF Judge, passed research occupies much of her time. in book form and will be of the "All vention Center. Cliff and the members of away in Greece. He will be honored in a JOE KAWYA.NIDES GRAZIOSI was Saints". Possible dimensions for the icon Seattle can be assured that we will be Continued on page 11 born and raised in Boston of Italian and will be 10x12 or 12x16. The icon will be Greek parents and graduated cum laude ready for the 1989 FDF and will be for the from "going to the Oreek Dance Festival," from Brandeis University. He has done memory of our deceased loved ones. Seattle's Spartiates .. . . m by "winning Sweepstakes" is not the extensive field research on Greek dance Mal'ina Moustakas suggested that a Continued from page I ob¥ious visible treasure about which the both in Greece and among the Greek mini chapel also be set up for use by the knowledge which goes far beyond the most naive of us get excited. We holler, immigrant committees in the United FDF participants during the entire FDF dance floor. They see with their own eyes and scream, and applaud, but below all States. He currently teaches, performs and weekend. Much discussion ensued and the magic that occurs when the kids join that is the quiet satisfaction that the co-directs the Laograficos Omilos of New this issue was tabled for the next meeting. hands with their parents or their grand voyage to Ithaca, the voyage through the York City, and has taught at major folk 2. 1989 FDF-Amy Stamison and Mike parents in the living room or the Church vastness and overwhelming beauty of our dance camps and workshops throughout Vawdter. The theme for the 1989 FDF will Hall and dance the dances they learned heritage is continuing, and our children the U.S. Joe was director of the Greek be "Let us praise his name in dancing" on the way "to California." No words can will be excited about the intricacies of the Music Tour in 1982 sponsored by the from the book of Psalms. The cost of a describe what happens when a 16-year­ Maleviziotico and statelinesss of the Bera­ National Endowment for the Arts. full package will be $145 and will be old, third generation Greek American kid, tiano, and they may ask yiayia to teach GEORGE NICHOLS, a son of Immi­ required of all dancers. The cost of a par­ is trying to teach his father new steps to them to make Paschalino Psomi' next grants from Kalavrita, Greece, was born tial package will be $90. Hotel registration the hassapico. Easter. and raised in Los Angeles. Since 1963, he will be handled by the Oakland Conven­ 01'1 the way "to Californi~" and the We look forward to the 1990 Greek Folk has been involved with many folk dance tion Bureau. "Sweepstakes medal" our kids learn about Dance Festival in Seattle. Not because groups in the Los Angeles area, including 3. Competition Format Changes. The Crete, about Epiros, about Macedonia, there will be medals and trophies. We look the Hellenic Dancers, Intersection judges have requested that the compulsory about Thrace, Thessaly, and about forward to that Festival because we want Dancers (Dionysos), and Panegiri and.has dances be deleted from the dance format obscure villages we didn't know existed. to return the favor that we have been appeared on television and motion pic­ and that the groups adhere to a ten_ On the way to the silver and the gold receiving from the good people of Califor­ tures. He has over 20 years experience with minutes semi-final and a twelve minute medals our kids learn to form circles with nia during the past several years. We want ethnic and traditional dance as a per­ final round. Charlie Kyriakou moved that their arms around each other's shoulders to create for everyone else the oppor­ former, choreographer, and teacher as well this request be accepted by the Council for and to dance as their parents did for tunities that the excitement of "going to as artistic director. the 1989 FDF. Kathy Angel seconded the generations. They learn how much they the Greek Dance Festival" has created for RENEE CLEARY has taught Greek motion. This motion was carried unani­ depend on each other. They come to make us. We hope that on the way to Seattle, dance at Fullerton College and been ·a mously. their parent's world their heritage. They as on the way to Ithaca, all of us would member of a performing dance group for 4. The Christos Papadimitrakis and come to learn things they will not ever come tp know, in all its wealth, the eleven years, five as the director. She has the Cynthia Anderson memorial awards. forget. And most probably the kids don't unlimited world of ~tuJ:-.heritage, and the traveled widely through Greece, collecting Elaine reiterated the qualifications of even realize it. medals and the trophies would only be the and researching both dances and cos- these awards and stated that the winners Like with Ithaca, the treasure we get superficial reason for our efforts. Page 10 FDF Voice Volume VI Number I

Meet Your Region 3: Holy Resurrection*, Castro A Message From The Valley; The Ascension, Oakland; 1989 FDF Council Holy Transfiguration, Concord; St. Incoming President Dionysis, Pittsburg. And Advisory Board By Charlie Kyriacou the judging and scoring procedures that Region 4: St. George, Bakersfield; St. Greetings and welcome to the 1989 FDF will attempt to shorten the turn-around HONORARY CHAIRMAN George*, Fresno; The Annunciation, hosted by the Oakland Greek community. time for results of the semi-final round. His Grace Bishop Anthony Modesto, SS Constantine and Helen, The past 4 years have been a period of More and more research on dance, of the Greek Orthodox Lancaster. explosive growth for the FDF movement. costume and customs is taking place every Archdiocese of North and Region 5: The Annunciation, We have doubled the number of our par­ year and we need to find a way to South America Sacramento; St. Basil, Stockton; St. ticipants, the number of dance groups and disseminate this information to the dance Diocese of San Francisco Anthony, Reno, NV. our operating Festival budget. At the helm directors as well as keeping our judges up­ of this odyssey has been a very dedicated, to-date and informed. We must be sen­ DIOCESAN SENIOR ADVISOR Region 6: St. Spyridon*, San Diego; SS intelligent and hard working woman who sitive to the issue of the cost to attend an AND REPRESENTATIVE Constantine and Helen, North has done an· outstanding jO'b in steering FDF, trying to keep prices down without Peter E. Preovolos, Archion County San Diego; The Church of the FDF through both its growing pains compromising the quality of the FDF the Desert, Palm Springs; SS Con­ and some fairly troubled waters; the events. And not least of all is dealing with FDF ADVISORY BOARD stantine and Helen, HA. outgoing President, Elaine Pepares. I feel · the growing number of dance groups, Bishop Anthony Region 7: St. Barbara, Santa Barbara; privileged to have served with Elaine these looking for way to include all our youth Anna Efstathiou last two years and look forward to work- . while still keeping it enjoyable for all. Don Hiatt St. Demetrios, Camarillo; St. Nicho­ las, Northridge. ing with her as an Advisory Board I look forward to meeting many of you Ellie Hiatt member in the future. in the next two years and I wish to make Elaine Pepares, Region 8: St. John, Anaheim, The Elaine leaves the presidency with the myself both approachable and accessible. Past FDF President Greek Orthodox Church of Downey, FDF bigger and stronger than ever. My Please do not h~sitate to voice your con­ Peter E. Preovolos Downey; St. Paul, Irvine. goal for the next two years is to keep a cerns to me either here during the Festival steady hand on the helm and to fine tune or after. I can be reached at home at (213) FDF EXECUTIVE BOARD Region 9:"St. Sophia, Los Angeles; St. the operation of the organization as its 392-1882 or at work (818) 354-9451. My Charles Kyriacou, President Katherine, Redondo Beach; The needs grow and change. As an example, wife, Mary, and I look forward to getting George Papangellin, Assumption, Long Beach. this year we will be instituting changes in to know more of you in the future. First Vice President Region 10: St. Nectarios, Covina; St. Second Vice President to be Anthony, Pasadena; Prophet Elias, elected at 1989 FDF San Bernardino. Loula Moschonas, Secretary New York Dance Conference, 1988 Dena Stamos, Treasurer Region 11: St. Katherine, Chandler, AZ; Holy Trinity, Phoenix, AZ; St. By Dena Stamos to answer all our questions. Ethnologist FDF COUNCIL Demetrios*, Tucson, AZ; St. John*, West meets &st! Last May, I and Mary Vouras, showed slides and films Region 1: Holy Cross, Belmont; St. Las Vegas, NV. · twenty-one other fellow Californians had dating back to the 50's and 60's from Kar­ Nicholas*, San Jose; Prophet Elias, pathos, and was very informative. Region 12: Holy Transfiguration, the pleasant opportunity to attend the Santa Cruz; St. John, Salinas; The Our last night was highlighted with a Anchorage, AK; Holy Trinity, New York Dance Conference in Astoria, Greek Orthodox Parish of South San supurb performance by the OAFS Portland, OR; St. Sophia, Bell­ New York. It was hosted by the Greek Jose. Dancers, directed by Paul Ginis. They ingham, WA; The Assumption, Seat­ American Folklore Society and headed by presented us \\ith 7 Suites from the regions tle, WA; St. Demetrios, Seattle, WA; our good friend, Paul Ginis. Region 2: The Annunciation, San Fran­ of Macedonia, Thessaly, Thrace, Epirus, cisco; Holy Trinity, San Francisco; SS Holy Trinity, Spokane, WA. From the moment we arrived, activities Dodecanese, Sarakatsani, and Pontos. Constantine and Helen, Vallejo; The filled our day. Paul Ginis, director of the Also on the program was a visiting group Nativity*, Marin. *Original seven participating Parishes OAFS Dancers, taught a class on making· called "Cypreco" who danced Cypriot Thracian ''Turlikia" (Wool slippers), as dances for us. well as song and dance workshops. Joe This wonderful weekend gave us from Greek Heritage Society Of -Southern California ·Graziosi taught us dances from the West a chance to meet those from the Announces Lecture Series On Macedonia and Karpathos. Pantie expert, East. Many ideas and friendships were Stefanos Amaatidis demonstrated steps exchanged and formed. The Third Annual THE MODERN GREEK-AMERICAN WOMAN: and styling from that region. OLD WORLD VALUES AND NEW WORLD CONSEQUENCES, New York Conference is now being BENEFITS, LIABILITIES, AND CHOICES In addition to the workshops, we were planned for the coming May on the fortunate to have Joanna Papatoniou, Memorial weekend. Make plans to attend Women's Focus Group Seminar In response to the enormous interest and Dr. Soules, who will serve as moderator at the bring her lovely collection of costumes if you are looking for a fun filled weekend enthusiastic spirit generated by our May 14, Seminar sessions, has a 20 year private prac- from the Nauplion Museum in G~ce and which will give you a chance to meet our 1988 event, "Yiorti" A Celebration of Greek . tice in San Diego, specializing in relationships · show us how to assemble a costume on a Womanhood''. CHS is proud to announce the and communication. He has conducted many fellow Greeks on the East Ceast and formation of the Women's Focus Group communications seminars and workshops in model. She proved to be such an endless exchange ideas and learn about o~ first Seminar, a direct off-shoot of this extremely his capacities as a professional educator, source of information and was so gracious love, Greek dance and music!! successful and thought-provoking day. Dr. Jim former Administrative Dean of Palomar Col­ Soules has been appointed Chairman and, in lege, author, lecturer and therapist. that capacity, has encouraged the development We envision a full-audience participation of a program which will perpetuate the excite­ seminar, providing each attendee with the ment and involvement experienced by the 150 opportunity to ask questions of and share History Of The ·Awards. men and women attending the May experiences with the guest speakers and one • • Symposium. another. Plan to join us for this exciting series Continued from page 3 the Annunciation of Sacramento. The Seminar is entitled. " The Modern Greek­ and share with us the benefits of our old world American Woman: Old World Values and new values and new world experiences! award and each dancer will receive a In 1987 the FDF Council approved the World Consequences, Benefits, Liabilities and Please watch for further details. including Sweepstakes medal with a bas-relief of request of the St. George Parish of Choices:' In an effort to explore the many dates, topics, and featured speakers to be sup­ . facets of this theme, Greek-American women plied in a future flyer. The sessions will be held Christ on the front, and the three rings Bakersfield to establish a second Memo­ from the Los Angeles area will be featured as in ass.ociation with the Basil P. Caloyeras Center representing the Holy 'Ilinity on the back. rial Scholarship Award to be presented guest speakers· and will share their experiences for Modern Greek Studies at Loyola Mary­ Also on the back of the medals will be the annually to a male dancer at FDF. This from backgrounds in law, medicine, academia, mount University. theater and television, Greek-American single For further details and information, please official Folk Dance Festival theme coined award is to be given in memory of women. inter-marriage, family and community contact the Focus Group Committee members: by Sacramento, "Praise the Lord in 'fyrn­ Christos Papadimitrakis, an active service. The program is designed to foster a Zoye Fidler at (805) 496-4316, Clementine more personal experience and a unique oppor­ Grimaloi-Soules (Co-Chairman/Public Rela­ pany, Dance, and Song," Psalms 150. member of St. George's Paris Youth tunity for much sharing of information, tions) at.(818) 885·9629 or Diana Savas at (213) In 1986 the Choral Award was intro­ Movement. He was an outstanding young thoughts and feelings. 476-5825. duced. The purpose of this award, as in man, who was an inspiration to all who March 4, 1989 March 25, 1989 all awards, is to create interest, awareness knew him, committed to his church, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT· ACADEMIC AND PSYCHOLOGY and to help expand each dance group's parents, heritage and to excellence. Helen Lambros Dr. Helen Stavridou Astin Alana H. Lambros Dr. Kiki Vlahouli Roe overall presentation. The idea behind the In 1988 a fourth place award was formation of the award is to stimulate created for each classification. April 1, 1989 This year, a new Division III will be INTERMARRIAGE PANEL greater interest and growth in our dancers March 11, 1989 Dr. Jackie Bouhoutsos to learn Greek songs, to make our dancers introduced as a non-competing classifica­ LAW, GOVERNMENT AND Carolyn Anagnos aware that more often than not the music tion for those dancers whose eldest child THE 1988 ELECTION Theo Poloynis-Engen, Esq. The Honorable used for dance came from the voices of is 8 years of age and under or third grade Georiia M. Rosenberry Venetta S. Tassopulos those dancing and watching. It is the and under. A group choosing to perform Georgia M. Rosenberry April 8, 1989 FDF's hope that through this incentive in this Division will perform in one, and THE SINGLE more people will begin taking a greater only one, round of dance competition. GREEK-AMERICAN WOMAN PANEL interest in joining our church choirs and Each team that qualifies for this Division March 18, 1989 Diana N. Savas HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Helene K. Liatsos forming Greek folk song groups to help will receive a participation plaque and Akrevoe Emmanouilides Zoye Fidler support the dancers. The FDF Council is ribbon. Christine Dzilvelis ever grateful to our sister organization, the There will be over 500 awards presented $10.00 Per Lecture or $50.00 for the Entire Series Choir Federation, for all its help and sup­ Sunday evening, bringing a close to a full Six Saturdays from .10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. port in developing the judging criteria to. weekend of music and dance. Not all will LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY - MURPHY RECITAL HALL support this award and their encouragement be awarded medals and plaques, but 80th St. at Loyola Blvd., Los Angeles (Westchester) to proceed with this idea. A special thanks undoubtedly all will be winners with a For Further Information, Call (213) 476-58251(818) 885-9629/(805) 496-4316 goes to Torn Pallad, Choir Director of St. memorable weekend and a new sense of Nicholas, Northridge and Tina Manus of a very thriving Greek heritage. FDF Voice Volume VI Number I Page JI ADVAN CED SENIOR Sacramento FDF Continued from page 2 Team Name/City Ethnic Presence Precision Costume Sub Total Total Score -% 1988 Award Recipients 1st Akrites 2.80729 2.81944 1.60833 0.87500 3.244028 8.505 JUNIOR Seattle, WA 2.97375 3.16125 1.79729 0.83750 5.261871 Team Name/City Ethnic Presence Precision Costume Sub Total Total Score St. Demetrios Sweepstakes - OJo 2nd Opa Dancers 2.58672 2.54479 1.43125 0.70000 2.905104 8.333 Neo Lea 2.89042 2.87778 1.67333 0.82500 3.306611 7.596 No. San Diego 3.19958 3.16653 1.81833 0.86250 5.428167 Pasadena 2.50833 2.39167 1.47500 0. 77500 4.290000 St Constantine/ Helen St. Anthony's 3rd Salona 2.50833 2.51319 1.42500 0.78750 2.893611 8.201 1st Ta Ellinopoula (NR) 2.66729 2.79611 1.59667 0.78750 3.139028 7.451 Redondo Beach 3.07417 3.09847 1.80333 0.87000 5.307583 Northridge 2.40333 2.55111 1.45333 0. 78000 4.312667 St. Katherine St. Nicholas 4th Attiki 2.58672 2.50104 1.45625 0. 73750 2.912604 8.192 2nd Glendi m 2.77375 2.80292 1.59000 0.72500 3.15667 7.274 San Diego 3.09313 3.08656 1. 77000 0.85000 5.279812 Castro Valley 2.40078 2.40625 1.43125 0.62500 4.117969 St. Spyridon Resurrection

3rd Ta Ellinopoula 2.67167 2.78639 1.68667 0.80000 3.177889 7.267 Judge Coordinators Concord 2.30781 2.33333 1.45000 0.72500 4.089687 1989 Judges Don Hiatt, San Diego, Ca. St. Demetrios Ellie Hiatt, San Diego, Ca. 4th Ta Pedia 2.40333 2.82625 1.57667 0.78500 3.036500 7.099 Assignments Sacramento 2.28047 2.47917 1.35000 0.66250 4.063281 Data Processing/Score Evaluators Annunciation DANCE TEAM JUDGES Mark Morenz, Rancho Santa Fe, Ca. Division I - Semi Final and Litsa Preovolos, La Mesa, Ca. Division II - Final ADVANCED JUNIOR Timing Judges George Nichols, Van Nuys, Ca. Team Name/City Ethnic Presence Precision Costume Sub Total Total Score (to be announced) Anne Sirota, Los Angeles, Ca. - OJo Renee Cleary, Garden Grove, Ca. Division III Judges 1st Nea Elias Ellinopoul 2.20500 2.88750 1.69667 0.83750 3.050667 7.507 Dena Stamos, Stockton, Ca. Long Beach 2.45547 2.58490 1.55000 0.83750 4.456719 John Lulias, Harbor, Fl. Stathis Stratis, San Francisco, Ca. Assumpt/Virgin Mary Mary Coros, Toronto, Ca. Demetra Karasavidou, New York, N.Y. 2nd Glendi II 2.51708 2.87778 1.70167 0.80000 3.158611 7.300 Division II - Semi Final and Soula Schaoll, Bakersfield, Ca. Castro Valley 2.41719 2.39896 1.37500 0. 71250 4.142187 Division I - Final Jim Papangellin, San Jose, Ca. Resurrection Joe Graziosi, New York, N.Y. · 3rd Ellinopoula 2.26187 2.80802 1.68000 0.88750 3.054958 7.267 Louise Bilman, Los Angeles, Ca. San Francisco 2.25312 2.47674 1.46667 0.82500 4.212917 Niko Varvitsiotis, Glendale, Ca. PAST HUMANITARIAN Annunciation Mary Vouras, Cambridge, Mass. AWARD RECIPIENTS 4th Kouklakia 2.38583 2.94778 1.69167 0.83750 3.14511 7.191 Anna Efstathiou, Oakland, Ca. 1985 - His Grace Bishop Anthony Fresno 2.16562 2.33333 1.40833 0.83750 4.046875 Costume Judges San Francisco St. George Division I - Semi Final and 1986 - Don & Ellie Hiatt Division II - Final San Diego INTERMEDIATE Barbara Metallinos, Montreal, Canada 1987 - His Eminence Team Name/City Ethnic Presence Precision Costume Sub Total Total Score Division II - Semi Final and Archbishop Iakovos - OJo Division I - Final New York Sweepstakes Vilma Matchette, Los Angeles, Ca. 1988 - William Korinthias Little Olympians 2.74531 2.83135 1.67875 0.81250 3.227167 8.839 San Francisco San Diego 3.30531 3.27615 1.87250 0.900000 5.612375 Choral Judges and Instrumental Judges 1989 - ? ? St. Spyridon (to be announced) 1st Nissiotes (WA) 2.96625 2.95517 1.65800 0.80000 3.351767 8.400 Tacoma, WA 2.92396 2.96819 1.69750 0.82500 5.048792 St. Nicholas FDF Full Council Meeting 2nd Agape 2.59875 2.94729 1.69750 0.80000 3.217417 8.055 Continued from page 9 implemented at the 19fl9 FDF. This pr.o­ Camarillo 2.61844 2.95531 1.69000 0.80000 4.838250 St. Demetrios memorial service at the 1989 FDF in posal will be subjectto a review and possi­ Oakland. ble revision at the April FDF meeting in 3rd Ta Agapimena 2.61625 2.89771 1.70750 0.80000 3.208583 7.877 5. Spirit Award. This award has not 1989. Stockton 2.35667 2.90986 1.71500 0.80000 4.668917 7. The following are Points of Clarifica­ St. Basil's been given out for the last two FDFs due to the growing size of the FDF. Therefore, tion which were presented to the Full FDF 4th Glendi I 2.14375 2.19236 1.33333 0.70000 2.547778 7.698 it was suggested to the full council that Council by the FDF Executive Board. Castro Valley 2.95859 2.99906 1.77750 0.85000 5.151094 the Spirit Award be removed from presen­ a) A group cannot jump more than one Resurrection tation for the time being. Panos Angels category up or down. moved to accept this suggestion, and Olga b) A team may be moved more than one ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE Frederickson seconded the motion. The category at the judges discretion if the Team Name/City Ethnic Presence Precision Costume Sub Total Total Score motion carried unanimously. judges feel that the team's initial entry - OJo 6. Division III. The following proposal, level was invalid. The judges will only have Sweepstakes made by the FDF Executive Board, was the option to move a team after the semi­ Spartiates 3.10875 3.03625 1.70857 0.91250 3.506429 8.811 presented to the full council: final round and before the final round of Seattle 3 .09094 3 .09823 1.77750 0.87500 5.305000 "A new Division III is to be created for competition. St. Demetrios those dancers whose eldest child is '8 years c) The score sheets which the judges will 1st Asteria (PX) 2.71359 2.94437 1.68500 0.85000 3.277188 8.443 of age and under' or '3rd grade and under.' utilize will be in NCR triplicate form. Phoenix 2.93125 3.08700 1.75400 0.83750 5.165850 A group qualifying in this division will d) At the request of the judges, a group Holy Trinity compete in one, and only one, round of that jumps more than one category may 2nd Karyatides 2.84813 2.85444 1.70167 0.81000 3.285694 8.280 dance competition up to a maximum of be required to perform their semi-final Concord 2.66438 3.07806 1.77167 0.81000 4.994458 15 minutes long. The competition in this round again in the new category the group St. Demetrios category will be judged by Senior Direc­ has been placed. 3rd H Neo Lea Mas 2.32969 2.29688 1.30000 0.62500 2.620625 8.086 tors to be chosen by the executive council. 8. Sweepstakes. Dena Stamos motioned San Francisco 3.22175 3.24042 1.82200 0.82500 5.465500 Each team competing in this category will that a Sweepstakes winner may have the Resurrection receive a team plaque, and every dancer option to compete the following year, yet 4th Phoenicians 2.31875 2.34792 1.43333 0. 75000 2. 740000 8.023 participating in this category will receive they must still present a Sweepstakes per­ Phoenix, AZ 3.07891 3.08948 1. 78750 0.85000 5 .283531 a special participation ribbon. Division III formance. Soula Schoell seconded this Holy Trinity will have no medal winners, and there will motion. It was discussed that a sweep­ be no Sweepstakes winner from this divi­ stakes team may take the year off from SENIOR sion." competition, however the team is still Team Name/City Ethnic Presence Precision Costume Sub Total Total Score CLARIFICATION: The Primary obligated to perform the sweepstakes - OJo category will still be for those teams presentation. The motion carried with. one lst Aphrodite 2.72213 2.98842 1.72300 0.86250 3.318417 8.477 whose oldest dancer is no more than 10 opposed. San Francisco 2.90281 3.09410 1.77167 0.83000 5.159146 years of age. Furthermore performance by 9. The next council meeting will be in Annunciation a qualifying team is strictly optional. For Oakland at the FDF. 2nd Hellenic Heritage 2.45000 2.61528 1.49167 0.80000 2.942778 those teams who are eligible to perform 10. Loula Moschonas motioned that the Cherry Hill, NJ 2.90135 3.14611 1. 79917 0.89250 5.243479 in this Division but prefer to compete may meeting be adjourned. James Rigopoulos St. Thomas do so under Division II Primary Classifi­ seconded the motion. The motion carried 3rd Hara 2.24766 2.51562 1.45625 0.76250 2.792813 8.079 cation. unanimously. Sacramento 3.02385 3.13299 1. 74417 0.91000 5.286604 Dena Stamos motioned to accept this 11. President Elaine Pepares adjourned Annunciation proposal, and Charlie Kyriacou seconded the meeting and said the closing prayer. 4th Souliotes 2.61771 2.60069 1.42500 0.72500 2.947361 8.068 the motion. Much discussion ensued. The Respectfully submitted, Seattle, WA 2.90675 3.06367 1.74000 0.82500 5.121250 motion carried with two opposed. At the Loula Moschonas St. Demetrios Executive Boards' request, this will be FDF Executive Council Secretary lbge 11 FDF Voice Volume VI Number 1

Special Tribute To The Unsung This Year's Participating·Dance Groups Heroes Of The SELF DANCE GROUP DANCE DIRECIOR PARISH, CITY CLASSIFICATION Annual 1. Aetoi Antonia Tzelalia St. John, Las Vegas Advanced Primary St. Nectarios, Covina Senior 2. Aigina Dancers I FDF Festival 3. Akrites Nick Theodorou & Dennis Boxell St. Demetrios, Seattle Advanced Senior SPIRITUAL ADVISORS 4. Akropolis Dancers Liana Bekakos St. Nicholas, San Jose Junior Father Tom Paris 5. Alpha Dancers Helen Balanis Holy 'Itinity, Phoenix Advanced Primary Father Ari Damascus 6. Amalia Fedon Iliades Annunciation, San Francisco Senior 7. Amalia John Gerontides & Nektaria Klouvid Ascension, Oakland Primary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 8. Aphrodite Fedon Iliades Annunciation, San Francisco Senior Amy Stamison 9. Arcadians Patricia Sarantos & Markia Psihou St. Anthony, Pasadena Junior Executive Director 10. Asteria Olga Fredericksen Holy Trinity, Phoenix Advanced Intermediate Georgia Andritsakis 11. Asteria Tis Erimou Antonia 1Zelalis St. John, Las Vegas Intermediate St. John The Baptist, Anaheim Advanced Primary Secretary 12. Athenians Alexandrea Mandas 13. Attiki Dancers Peter Koucouvelis St. Spyridon's, San Diego Advanced Senior Michael Meniktas 14. Corinthians Sharon & Nikos Mathioudakis St. John the Baptist, Anaheim Intermediate Treasurer 15. Delphians Jim Papangellin St. Nicholas, San Jose Senior Maria Georghegan 16. Diaskedasi Irene Simvoulakis Annunciation, Modesto Advanced Junior 17. Doxa Kathy Mackos Holy 'Trinity, Phoenix Advanced Junior Registration 18. H Aggeli Tou Horou Georgia Kunelis Church of the Desert, Advanced Senior Sonia Dakos Palm Springs Publicity 19. Eleniki Levendia Robbi Shulman St. Katherine, Redondo Beach Advanced Junior 20. Ellinike Psihe Chris Dogris St. George, Downey Intermediate Chris Constantouros 21. Ellinopoula Fedon llliadis Annunciation, San Francisco Junior Staging 22. Elpida Gina Kanakaris Resurrection, Castro Valley Division III Mary Sandbrink 23. Evia Chryssa & Vasso Giannaros Holy Cross, Belmont Junior Competition 24. Glendi I Meg von Gottfried Resurrection, Castro Valley Intermediate 25. Glendi II Kathy Angel Resurrection, Castro Valley Advanced Junior Kristine Banis 26. Glendi III Vicky Tsakos Resurrection, Castro Valley Junior Banquet 27. Golden Greek Kelley Kalomiris St. Nicholas, Northridge Senior George Banis 28. Greek American Paul Ginis, Kim Efstathiou Resurrection, Castro Valley Advanced Senior Audio Folklore Society 29. H Neolaia Mas Stathis Stratis Holy 'Itinity, San Francisco Advanced Intermediate Michael Vawter 30. Hara Sophia Cazanis Annunciation, Sacramento Intermediate Financial Advisor 31. Hellenic Dancers Rita Demas Holy Trinity, Portland Intermediate Dave & Shirley Gray 32. Hyrsopoula Stathis Stratis Annunciation, San Francisco Primary Hospitality 33. Ionian's Nick Sauvides St. John the Baptist, Anaheim Intermediate 34. Karthoula Mou Gigi Thhan, Christina Karabinis St. George, Fresno Senior Jim Vawter 35. Karyatides Kathy Angel St. Demetrios, Concord Advanced Intermediate nansportation 36. Kefi George Papangellin St. George, Fresno Senior Athena Stamison 37. Kerkyra Valerie Paraskeras Holy Cross, Belmont Advanced Intermediate Elaine Kostikos Assumption Cathedral, Denver Senior Opening Ceremonies 38. Kleftes 39. Konstantinoupoli Stathis Stratis Annunciation, San Francisco Advanced Junior (Older) 40. Konstantinoupoli Stathis Stratis Annunciation, San Francisco Junior FDF Adopts 41. Levendya Dennis Boxell & Thalia Denos The Assumption, Seattle Advanced Intermediate 42. Little Olympians Maria Dougenis & Stayci Georggin St. Spyridon, San Diego Intermediate A Patron Icon 43. Little Spartan Dancers Christina Demos St. Spyridon, San Diego Advanced Primary 44. Macedonian Dancers Achilleas & Helen Veziris St. Nicholas, San Jose Junior By Thalia Denos 45. Mikri Levendia Sophia Mandas St. John the Baptist, Anaheim Primary FDF will have at the 1989 competition, 46. Minoan Dancers I Vasilis & Effie Fourakis Nativity of Christ, Ignacio Intermediate for the first time, its patron icon depict­ 47. Minoan Dancers II Vasilis & Effie Fourakis Nativity of Christ, Ignacio Senior ing All Saints (Oi Agioi Pantes). It will be 48. Mvkonos Dancers Sophia Moustakas St. Nicholas, San Jose Advanced Primary venerated at Sunday's church services as 49. Nea Elias Ellinopoula Mary Tountas Assumption of the Virgin Mary Advanced Junior well as having a place of prominence dur­ 50. Nea Palikara~a Anna Marie Fotion & Mary Tountas St. Katherine, Redondo Beach Advanced Primary ing competition. 51. Nea Zoe Sophia Mandas St. John the Baptist, A.naheim Advanced Junior The conception for a patron icon was 52. Neo Elias Kathy Prucyk St. Basils, Stockton Advanced Primary proposed by the Levendya Dancers of the 53. Neo Kyma Janine Lacombe Annunciation, Sacn,unento Primary 54. Niki Dancers Ellen Varejas Assumption Church of Seattle during the Holy Cross, Belmont Qivision III 55. Nisiotes David Weil May 1987 FDF council meeting In Sacra­ SS Constantine & Helen, Bon. Advanced Intermediate 56. Nisiotes Helen Manthou St. Nicholas, Thcoma Advanced Junior mento. At the October meeting later that 57. Oi Aetoi Tis Elladas Nick Sauvides St. John, Anaheim Advanced Senior year, the discussion centered on which 58. Olympians John Basdakis St. l@hn, Anaheim Senior icon to choose. One of the criterion was 59. Omikron John Basdakis St. Sophia, Los Angeles Intermediate that the icon be representative of both 60. Opa James & Jeanette Rigopoulos SS Constantine & Helen, N. SD Advanced Senior men and women. With that in mind, 61. Orpheus Dancers Ava Angeles St. Nicholas, Northridge Intermediate Bishop Anthony, who was in attendance; 62. Panathenians Loula Moschonas St. Demetrios, Tucson Junior reviewed the list of icons suggested and 63. Panigyri George Douveas Ascension, Oakland Intermediate selected All Saints as the most appro­ 64. Pantheon John Sakkis & Angele Limnios Ascension, Oakland Junior priate. With the selection made, the 65. Peloponesians Andrea & Maxine Mandas St. John the Baptist, Anaheim Advanced Primary 66. Pendeli Maria Blacotos Levendya Dancers also proposed that the Holy Cross, Belmont Advanced Primary 67. Poulakia Melissa Bazos & Andrew Cafcalas Annunciation, Modesto Division III icon be given in memor.y of three FDF 68. Salona Marika Psihountas St. Katherine, Redondo Beach Advanced Senior dancers who have died: 69. Souliotes Steve Teodosiadese & Katerina Lagos St. Demetrios, Seattle Advanced Intermediate • Bill Angelos, The Assumption, Seattle 70. Spartans Pamela Christy Annuncation, Modesto Primary • Cynthia Anderson, The Resurrection, 71. Spartiates Nick Theodorou, Dennis Boxeli St. Demetrios, Seattle Junior Castro Valley 72. Starvraeti Stathis Stratis Annunciation, San Francisco Division III • Christos Papadimitrakis, St. George, 73. Ta Adelfakia Mas Maria Begakis St. Sophia, Los Angeles Primary Bakersfield 7 4. Ta Adelphia Amy Dogias Annunciation, Sacramento Advanced Intermediate The FDF Council representatives from 75. Ta Agapimena Kathy Prucyk St. Basils, Stockton Intermediate these three parishes committed to raising 76. Ta Ellinopoula Cindy Chialtas & Irene Grenias St. Nicholas, Northridge Advanced Primary the funds to underwrite the cost of the 77. Th Ellinopoula Kathy Angel St. Demetrios, Concord Junior icon. This singular effort was accom - 78. Th Ellinopoula Maria Fakaros & Anna Preftokis Ascension, Oakland Division III 79. Ta Palikarakia Mas Maria Begakis St. Katherine, Redondo Beach Junior plished with a dedication of purpose that 80. Ta Padakia Despina Kreatsoulas & Alley Bourclam Annunciation, Sacramento Primary overcame the great geographical distances 81. Th Pedia Dena Kontes Annunciation, Sacramento Advanced Primary separating the three parishes. 82. Th Peristeria Mas Stathis Stratis Holy Trinity, San Francisco Advanced Primary George Filippakis of Woodbury, New 83. Terpsichoreans Marika Psihountas St. Anthony, Pasadena Senior York was commissioned as the icono­ 84. Theseus Kelly Koutoufas Ascension, Oakland Advanced Intermediate grapher to prepare this very complex icon. 85. Vlastaria Fedon Eliadis Annunciation, San Francisco Junior His selection was endorsed by parish 86. Yassou Dancers Vasili Carperos St. Spyridon, San Diego Advanced Junior priests Fr. Tom Paris, Oakland and Fr. 87. Yitonopoula Andrea Mandas St. George, Downey Junior Steven Tsichlis, Seattle, who are farniiar 88. Young Athenians Cindy Malekos Annunciation, Modesto Advanced Primary with his work in U.S. parishes. He . has 89. Zaloggos Peter Cononelos Annunciation, Sacramento Senior 90. Zephyros Antonia 1Zelalis icon works in Greece, also. St. John, Las Vegas Junior 100. Zoi Tis Mesogiou Marika Psihountas St. Sophia, Los Angeles Advanced Primary The icon will be completed just in time for the 1989 festival. The dedication plaque and frame will be added later.