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Published by the Folk Dance Federation of California, South Volume 37, No. 5 June/July 2001 Folk Dance Scene Committee Club Directory Coordinators Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Beginner’s Classes Calendar Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 On the Scene Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Club Time Contact Location Club Directory Steve Himel [email protected] (949) 646-7082 CABRILLO INT'L FOLK Tue 7:00-8:00 (858) 459-1336 Georgina SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club Contributing Editor Richard Duree [email protected] (714) 641-7450 DANCERS Thu 7:30-8:30 (619) 445-5995 Jack Balboa Park Contributing Editor Jatila van der Veen [email protected] (805) 964-5591 CONEJO VALLEY FOLK Mon 7:30 (805) 497-1957 THOUSAND OAKS, Conejo Elem Design & Layout Steve Davis [email protected] (805) 964-5591 DANCERS Jill Lungren School, 280 Conejo School Rd Business Managers Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 474-1232 DESERT INTERNATIONAL Mon 7:45-8:45 (760) 342-1297 Helen Smith PALM SPRINGS, Step By Step Dance Forrest Gilmore (310) 452-0991 FOLK DANCERS Call to Confirm (760) 327-8684 Dwight Fine Studio, 312 N Palm Canyon Dr. Circulation Sandy Helperin [email protected] (310) 391-7382 Leo Markman [email protected] (310) 392-3452 HAVERIM FOLK DANCERS Sun 7-9 (805) 643-2886 VENTURA, Temple Beth Torah OF VENTURA Ann Zacher 760 Foothill Rd (corner Kimball) Subscriptions Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 474-1232 Advertising Beverly and Irwin Barr [email protected] (310) 202-6166 ISRAEL DANCING WITH Tues 11:00am- (310) 284-3638 VENICE, Israeli Senior Center, 201 JAMES ZIMMER noon James Zimmer Ocean Front Walk Marketing Gerri and Bob Alexander [email protected] (818) 363-3761 ISRAELI DANCE WITH Tue 7:30-8:30 (818) 343-8009 Natalie Stern VALLEY VILLAGE, Shaarei Zedek, Jill & Jay Michtom Gerda Ben-Zeev Sandy Helperin Steve Himel NATALIE STERN Wed 7:30-8:30 12800 Chandler (Tu), L.A., Univ of 10824 Crebs Ave. 2010 Parnell Ave. 4362 Coolidge Ave. 1524 Vivian Ave. Fri 10:00-11:00am Judaism Dance Studio 5600 Northridge CA, 91326 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Los Angeles CA, 90066 Newport Beach, CA 92660 Mulholland (W), THOUSAND OAKS, Temple Etz Chaim, 1080 Janss (F). KAYSO FOLK DANCERS Sat 12:30-3:00 (619) 469-7133 SAN DIEGO, North Park Rec Center Folk Dance Scene Rochelle Abraham 4044 Idaho St Copyright 2001 by the Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc., of which this is the official publication. OJAI FOLK DANCERS Wed 7:30-9:30 (805) 646-0865 OJAI, Ojai Art Center All rights reserved. Contents may be freely reproduced. FOLK DANCE SCENE is published ten times per year PASADENA CO-OP Fri 7:45-8:30 (626) 300-8138 PASADENA, Throop Memorial Church, on a monthly basis except for combined issues in June/July and December/January. First class postage is paid BEGINNER'S CLASS Sylvia Stachura 300 S. Los Robles in Culver City, CA, ISSN 0430-8751. SAN DIEGO INT'L FOLK Wed 7:00-8:15 (619) 422-5540 SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club Folk Dance Scene is published to educate its readers concerning the folk dance, music, costume, customs, lore DANCE CLASS Alice Stirling Balboa Park and culture of the peoples of the world. It is also designed to inform them of the opportunities to experience folk SKANDIA FOLK DANCE Mon 7:00-10:00 (714) 533-8667 Ted Martin ANAHEIM, Community Ctr, 250 E dance and culture in Southern California and elsewhere. CLASSES Center Wed 7:30-10:00 (310) 322-5249 Diane Gould CULVER CITY, Lindberg Park, 5401 SUBMISSIONS. Information to be included in the Scene should reach us by the 7th of the month preceding Rhoda Way publication. We reserve the right to edit all submissions. Electronic submission is preferred. Views expressed in SOUTH BAY FOLK 2nd Fri 7:45-8:15 (310) 372-8040 TORRANCE, Cultural Arts Center Scene are solely the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy of the magazine or the DANCERS Beth Steckler 3330 Civic Center Dr. (310) 781-7150 Federation. Neither Scene nor the Federation assumes responsibility for the accuracy of information sent in. 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Church of Guardian Angel, 1118 Size Federation Club Others Send to: Irwin Barr DANCE THEATRE N. Commonwealth Ave. 1/4 page (3" x 3 1/2’) $ 10 $ 15 3200 Sepulveda Blvd., #K29 CLAN MACLEOD Mon 7:30-9:30 (805) 482-8291 EAGLE ROCK, Women’s 20th Century 1/2 page (6" x 3 1/2" or 3" x 7") $ 15 $ 25 Los Angeles, CA 90034 DANCERS Walter Metcalf Club, 5105 Hermosa Ave. full page (6" x 7 1/2") $ 25 $ 40 (310) 202-6166 DUNAJ INTERNATIONAL Wed 7:30-10 (714) 641-7450 COSTA MESA, contact: 2332 (310) 478-6600 FAX FOLK ENSEMBLE Richard Duree Minuteman Way INTERNATIONAL 3rd Mon 7:30 (818) 343-4410 VAN NUYS, Pars Art Center, 7412 On the Cover – Maori Dancers and Musicians from New Zealand ACADEMY OF MIDDLE Suzy Evans Balboa Blvd at the Idaho International Folk Dance Festival, 1999. EASTERN DANCE Musicians play a Rezianka at an Italian Carnival at Mendocino Folklore Camp, 2000. UCSB MIDDLE EAST Tue 7:00 - 10:00 (805) 967-7125 Scott Marcus SANTA BARBARA, Gehringer Music See cover story about Summer Dance Fun on page 4. ENSEMBLE (805) 687-8823 Alexandra Bldg., UCSB Campus King Folk Dance Scene2 June/July 2001 June/July 200127 Folk Dance Scene Club Directory Federation Corner Folk Dance I wear many hats involved with folk dancing and one Federation Clubs of my duties for the Feder- Scene ation is that of Equipment Club Time Contact Location Chairperson. I am in VENTURA FOLK Fri 7:30-9:30 (805) 985-7316 Edith Sewell VENTURA, Loma Vista Elem. School, DANCERS 300 Lynn Dr. Volume 37, No. 5 charge of the equipment VESELO SELO FOLK Fri 7:30-10:30 (714) 680-4356 FULLERTON, Hillcrest Recreation Ctr, and keep track of what we DANCERS Sat 8:00-11:00 Lorraine Rothman 1155 N. Lemon June/July 2001 have, where it is, and VINTAGE ISRAELI 4th or 5th Sat [email protected] SANTA MONICA, Bay Cities JCC, keep it in good working DANCING confirm 2601 Santa Monica Blvd. Editor’s Corner condition. The Federation WEST LOS ANGELES Mon 7:45-10:30 (310) 202-6166 WEST L.A., Brockton School FOLK DANCERS Fri 7:45-10:45 Beverly Barr 1309 Armacost Ave This issue’s cover story is Summer Dance Fun, owns an amplifier, WEST VALLEY FOLK Fri 7:30-10:30 (818) 346-5152 CANOGA PARK, Senior Center highlighting folk dancing activities available this speakers, mini disc player DANCERS Joan Waller 7326 Jordan Ave summer. There is an amazing list of dance choices, & double deck cassette WESTCHESTER LARIATS Mon 3:30-9:00 (310) 374-1444 LOS ANGELES, Westchester including weeklong and weekend camps, festivals, player, both of which have Roberta Bissill Methodist Church, 8065 Emerson Ave pitch control. This equipment is used for almost all WESTWOOD CO-OP FOLK Thu 7:30-11:00 (310) 391-4062 WEST L.A., Emerson Jr. High Gym, trips, performances, etc. If you have not yet made your DANCERS Tom Trilling 1650 Selby, behind Mormon Temple summer dance plans, now is the time to do so. Federation sponsored events. It is also available to any The Recent Events section covers the Croatian Folk Federation Member Club for their festivals, parties, or Non–Federation Clubs Costume workshop with Zeljko Jergan, The Albuquer- any emergency that might come up. If your club has que Folkdancers workshop with Beverly Barr, and the any questions about the equipment, please call me. I Club Time Contact Location Aurich’s 75th birthday party.