Howdy Dancers,
Last Saturday's Kalispell International Folk Dance brought together a good group of
dancers and a bodacious supply of food snacks to celebrate Russ Conn's birthday. We
also did about 30 dances! It was a fine evening.
Contra dancing is on the calendar for this Saturday Dec. 12. International folk
dancing in Kalispell is cancelled this weekend. The Contra dance is scheduled from
7:30 to 10:30 p.m., at the Northridge Lutheran Church (an alternative venue since
the Salvation Army gym is now a staging area for a Christmas toy give-away). Live
music will be by Skippin' A Groove, and Morna Leonard wll be calling. Admission is
$7 for adults & teens, $13 for families, free for kids & non-dancers.
The international dance schedule is a bit up in the air for the rest of the holiday
season. We would normally dance on Saturday Dec. 19, but that's the last Saturday
before Christmas, and in the past the Salvation Army has used the gym for a Christmas
event on the Saturday before Christmas. I'm assuming that there will be international
dancing on Dec. 26, Jan. 2 and 9, but Rose & I will miss the next four dance weekends
so will be unable to update the schedule. For the latest info, best bet will be to
email Roger or Russ
Elsewhere around the state, Eva reports: The Butte folk dancers will be partying
this Sunday evening (Dec. 13) 7-9 p.m. at Sacred Ground, 601 W. Park. Come join us
for request dancing, food (bring some if you come) and time to visit. Fancy skirts
are ok as are bottles of wine and jingle bells on your shoes! Let us know if
you're coming and if you'd like a billet( i.e. place to stay over!) maxneva AT rfwave DOT net
In Bozeman, International/Scottish dancing is scheduled Tuesday Dec. 19 on the
MSU campus. Contact Cecelia if you are headed that way. cecelia AT notess DOT com
Cecelia also sent the following links to Seattle music & dance videos:
Songs of Sevdah A show about traditional urban music of old Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dancing is at 14 minutes and at 40 minutes.You may recognize the dance, U Sest.
Note the women's footwear: backless, strapless slippers.
Vocalists, note Mary Sherhart at 46 min.
http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=6010835
Dances Under the Crescent Moon
Helene Eriksen's Traditional Dance Theater presents a showcase of dances from
Algeria, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Uzbekistan, Amenia, and of the Roma (Gypsy)
communities of Hungary. Note hand motions at 19 min - like the 4 part women's
Armenian dance, Aghchka Jerazanke. Helene Eriksen was the fine teacher and lovely
dancer who presented in Butte this past August.
http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=6010823
Information from Tineke Van Geel
Cultural Tours to Armenia in 2010
*May 9-23, August 15-29, Sept. 26-Oct. 10 **Price: 1995 Euro (flight
included)
*No dancing, but Armenian culture (historic monuments), nature (hiking),
Armenian cuisine and people (i.e. visit to a village) will be the focus of
these tours to this beautiful country*
**Detailed information on my new website:
www.armeniaholiday.com
* *
*Dance Tour with 2 guest teachers
*April 29-May 9. Price: 1545 Euro (flight included)
*Detailed information: * www.tinekevangeel.nl/
Kind regards,
Tineke van Geel
For more information on international dancing and links to music, events and
other information, visit the Kalispell International Folk Dancers web site,
where you can also find recent dance lists:
http://montanafolkdance.org/flathead/
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Hi,
Our next Contra Dance will be at the Northridge Lutheran Church, the Salvation
Army gym is being used for Christmas stuff.
December 12th, 2009
Band-Skippin a Groove
Caller-Morna Leonard
Northridge Lutheran Church, 323 Northridge Drive
7:30-10:30 PM
The first part of the evening will have very easy dances and explanation of common calls.
ALL the dances throughout the evening are taught and called....
$7.00-Adults and Teens
$13.00-Families
FREE-Kids
FREE-Non-Dancers
Directions to the Northridge Lutheran Church
From the intersection of Hwy 2 and Hwy 93, turn north toward Whitefish.
At the crest of the hill, before you drop down to the college, turn *left*
onto Northridge Drive. Qdoba is on the right, you want to turn left onto Northridge Drive.
Northridge Lutheran is about 2 blocks on the right
OR, if you're coming from Whitefish, when you see Qdoba on your left, turn
right onto Northridge Drive.
If you have any questions, call Joe at 752-7469 or Sherry at 752-8226
Hope to see you there!
Joe
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Hello Dancers,
Quick correction: looking ahead to January, Joe points out that Jan. 9 will
be a Contra Dance night here in Kalispell.
Maryann Zeliznak in South Carolina sends the following:
Hey, there's a movie running for the holidays on the Lifetime channel called
"The 12 Men of Christmas". It's a romantic comedy and guess what - the backdrop
is Kalispell. It reminded me of when I was there. Wow.
Merry Christmas to everyone at the KIFD.
From Michael Sweet in Missoula:
As a follow up to the link that Cecelia sent :
[Songs of Sevdah “note Mary Sherhart at 46 min.”
http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=6010835]
I discovered this band was hosting an evening Balkan Dance party in
Seattle on March 12th:
http://www.ratchenitza.com/Flyer/BalkanCabaret3-12-10.pdf
Up for a road trip? Please pass along.
Maybe so! Happy holidays & happy dancing to everyone.
Don