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First Class Mail Dated Material Published by the Folk Dance Federation of California, South Volume 44, No. 7 September 2008 Folk Dance Scene Committee Club Directory Coordinator Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 UCLA BALLROOM CLUB PASADENA CO-OP CLAN MACLEOD DANCERS Calendar Gerri Alexander [email protected] (818) 363-3761 UCLA INT’L FOLKDANCERS Fri 7:45-8:30 Mon 7:30-9:30 On the Scene Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Mon 7:00-9:00 (ballroom dance) (626)446-5160 Marsha Fenner (818) 761-4750 Deanna St Amand Club Directory Steve Himel [email protected] (949) 646-7082 Mon 9:00-11:00 (folk dance) PASADENA, Throop Memorial EAGLE ROCK, Women’s 20th Proofreading Editor Laurette Carlson [email protected] (310) 397-2450 (310) 284-3636 James Zimmer Church, 300 S. 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JUVENIL DE PICO RIVERA EAST ENSEMBLE Size (width x length) Federation Club Others To: [email protected] KAYSO FOLK DANCERS Mon 6:00 - 8:30 Tue 7:00 - 10:00 1/4 page (3" x 3 1/2’) $ 10 $ 15 Folk Dance Scene Ads Fri 9:30am-10:30 (562) 699-5183 Jorge Diaz (805) 967-7125 Scott 1/2 page (6" x 3 1/2" or 3" x 7") $ 15 $ 25 1524 Vivian Lane (619) 469-7133 Evelyn George PICO RIVERA, Durfee Elementary (805) 687-8823 Alexandra SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park, School, 4220 Durfee Rd. full page (6" x 7 1/2") $ 25 $ 40 Newport Beach CA 92660 SANTA BARBARA, Gehringer Casa del Prado room 206 St. Music Bldg., UCSB Campus On the cover: Las Ramblas tango dancers, Barcelona Photo courtesy of Carlos Lorenzo Folk Dance Scene2 September 2008 September 200823 Folk Dance Scene Club Directory Federation Corner Folk It all started on a summer evening WEST VALLEY DESERT INT’L FOLK DANCERS LIFE BALKAN DANCERS during my high school years. My FOLK DANCERS Tue 7:30-9:30 Wed 7:45-10:15 Dance parents were traveling to Oakdale, Fri 7:15-10:00 (760) 327-8684 Dwight Fine (310) 310-399-2321 Gerda California to dance with Lloyd (818) 368-1957 Jay Michtom (760) 342-1297 Helen Smith [email protected] Sherry Scene Edwards, a popular square dance CANOGA PARK, Senior Center PALM SPRINGS, Step By Step Dance LOS ANGELES, Pacific Arts Center caller. I went with them. There was 7326 Jordan Ave one set short a man. I was the only Studio 316 N. Palm Canyon 10469 Santa Monica Blvd. Volume 44, No. 7 other person in the room so I joined September 2008 in and never sat down. WESTCHESTER LARIATS FOLK DANCE CENTER ROMANIAN, RUSSIAN, INT’L Mon 6:30-9:00 Every Evening Call for Schedule. DANCE -Mihai & Alexandru David It was about this time my mother, (310) 645-8316 Karen Ricks Fri 8:00-12:00 (teaching 8:00-9:00) Bee Mitchell, started to attend the (619) 281-5656 College of the Pacific’s Folk Dance Camp under the LOS ANGELES, Westchester SAN DIEGO, 4569 30th Street (818) 613-5259 [email protected] Editors’ Corner direction of Lawton Harris. Mom taught me some of Methodist Church, 8065 Emerson Mihai; (818) 317-2200 Alexandru the dances and I went with her to the final fling of the FOLK DANCE CLASS WEST l.A., Pacific Arts Center camp, held in the old Baxter Stadium. My first year to WESTWOOD CO-OP Mon 10-11:30am Wed 10:15-11:45am 10469 Santa Monica Blvd. How amazingly the world has changed in our attend the camp was 1952. Little did I know that some- Thu 7:30-10:20 (310) 652-8706 Tikva Mason lifetime! The wonderful cover photo is by Carlos day I would become director of this annual event. (310) 202-6166 Beverly Barr L.A. Robertson Rec Ctr. 1641 Preuss SAN DIEGO FOLK DANCERS Lorenzo. We found it on the internet, and Carlos My mother started an adult dance group in Stockton (310) 839-1753 Adele Mortin W HOLLYWOOD West Hollywood Mon 7:30-9:30 graciously allowed us to use it.