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Events generally in Northern California

Bastille Day Party

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Celebrate Bastille Day and France with a folk dance lesson and party with the Peninsula Council! 2:45pmDoors open 3:00-3:30pmFree pre-party workshop with Adony Benaries teaching a couple of fun French dances. 3:30-6:00pmALL-REQUEST PARTY MC'd by Hollis Radin The Peninsula Council annual meeting and election of officers will be held during the break. Send your requests […]

$10

Palomanians Ice Cream Social

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

DOWNLOAD a flier The Palomanians Ice Cream Social featuring request dancing, refreshments, and of course ice cream! A tradition for decades, the Palomanians will provide all the ingredients for an Ice Cream Social and Dance Party! With lots of toppings, fresh and stewed fruit, sprinkles, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and more! Punch, water and coffee […]

$10

May Folk Dance Party

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Peninsula Council Folk Dance Party 7:15-8:00pmFree pre-party workshop with Lon Radin teaching Tik (Pontian) and Krivo Ihimansko Horo (Bulgarian) 8:00-10:30pmALL-REQUEST PARTY MC'd by Adony Benaries and Ken Kaye Send your requests to Adony or Ken and they will incorporate them into the program. Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set). […]

$10

English and Scottish Country Dance Workshop and Party with David Newitt and Alan Thwigg

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

The Moveable Feet group features an English and Scottish country dance workshop with the charismic, fun-loving David Hewitt and Alan Twhigg. Live music for dancing by Susan Worland, strings, and Lyle Ramshaw, piano. 2:30 pm Doors open, chatting, warm ups/stretching 3 - 6 pmWorkshop, alternating English and Scottish dances at all levels For the Workshop, […]

$16

March Folk Dance Party

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Peninsula Council Folk Dance Party 7:15-7:30pmFree pre-party review of Grad Se Beli, a fun Croatian dance taught by Zeljko Jergan at this year's Heritage Festival 7:30-10:30pmALL-REQUEST PARTY. MC'd by Becky Beniares and Nancy Kaye E-mail requests to Becky. She will incorporate your awesome requests into the program! Be with the theme! Come wearing green! Dances […]

$10

November Peninsula Folk Dance Party

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Suzanne Rocca-Butler will teach Papadhopanayiotena and Gagauzko Horo, a Bulgarian folk dance of the Gagauzians during the FREE pre-party workshop from 7:15-8:00pm. Chang's Folk Dance team will emcee the all request party from 8:00-10:30pm. Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set). Come dance on a great wood floor! Bring a […]

$9

August Peninsula Folk Dance Party

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Pre-party workshop featuring fun dances from Stockton Folk Dance Camp. We are excited to share with you two new dances from Stockton Folk Dance Camp! The first is a lively, but easy, couple dance from Romania. The second is an easy dance to beautiful music from a place you have never heard of: Gagauzia, an […]

$9

July Peninsula Folk Dance Party

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Kaela Fine will teach Abrahim Fellahi, a Turkish dance presented by Ahmet Luleci, and Kirca Mome (Greece) during a FREE mini-workshop from 7:15-8:00pm. Hollis and Lon Radin will emcee the all request party from 8:00-10:30pm. E-mail requests to Lon at lonradin@pacbell.net Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set). Come dance […]

$9

May Peninsula Folk Dance Party

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

Ann Kleiman and Lon Radin will teach a Serbian folk dance from the 2018 Heritage Festival introduced by Bata Marčetić during the FREE pre-party workshop from 7:15-8:00pm. Lucy Chang will emcee the all request party from 8:00-10:30pm. Dances range from beginning to advanced and all forms (line, couple, set). Come dance on a great wood […]

$9

English and Scottish Country Dances with Bruce Hamilton and Alan Twhigg

St. Bede's Church Hall 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA, United States

English and Scottish Country Dance afternoon workshop and evening party with master instructors Bruce Hamilton and Alan Twhigg. Includes potluck dinner! 2:30pm - Doors open 3:00 - 6:00pm - Workshop - alternating English & Scottish dances at all levels 6:00 - 7:00pm - Potluck dinner, bring your favorite dish. Snacks for the workshop also appreciated. […]

$15

Federation members can add or update their upcoming dance events to the calendar by sending event details to events@folkdance.com