Prez Sez, continued
Julius Works on Video
Throughout the weekend Julius was recording all of the pertinent moments of camp. Andy was very helpful in setting up and helping with the final review session. If you paid for a DVD, you will be receiving one soon. One of the dances, one of the culture corners, parties and general fun that we had. Give him time to put this all together, it is no easy feet – oops – I mean feat.
Local Musicians Run Out of Time
Guess we were too busy and too tired to have our little jam session this year, and guess you probably didn’t even notice we didn’t play our accordions for your dancing pleasure. But never fear, we will be back! Andi and I did sneak in our annual song. Thanks for laughing – we love our audience!
Terry Thanks Everyone
Not to sound like the Academy Awards, but I hope I don’t leave anyone out. The Board is first on my list. They gave me continual help in form of verbal support, solutions to problems, ideas etc. Pat did a fabulous job with the forms, taking money, and keeping track of anything financial; John did all the dance planning and he and Bobby took care of anything audio. Jean kept us eating and drinking at all breaks, as well as coordinating evening snacks and anything re cleaning up. Caroline made sure lines of communications were open prior to camp, and consequently we had a full house!
Thanks to Orlando for lovely decorations. Thanks to the camp for the loan of the golf cart – it got us back and forth with great ease and saved us many, many steps, while lugging food etc. back and forth. Thanks to clubs who provided evening snacks.
Thanks to new people for giving our camp a shot. Thanks for younger than us oldsters for coming. Thanks to all you campers who came, danced, stayed, didn’t complain, enjoyed, danced some more, ate, smiled as you froze, offered to help, danced some more, bought leftovers – a very special thanks to all of you!
Thanks to Linda, Beth and Mickey for the meals, even though they thought it wasn’t as good as last year, (and the stew meat was tough, and the potatoes stayed hard), but we loved the food. Except there was too much, and I gained two pounds. Thanks to the scholarship people for their continuous help wherever needed. Thanks to the new Olga Princi scholars who danced every dance. Thanks to Julius for running his silent auction and for doing the video, to everyone for bringing fun stuff to sell, to everyone for buying it.
Prez Sez Ends
This is my last Prez Sez. I hope you have enjoyed my ramblings and I realize I told you more about my lifebesidesdancing than you cared to know, but I guess it’s all about me! Now I’m giving you a rest, but feeling sad. Lovely, quiet John will take over. In a way, I will miss all of this. But we all need a break from me. So….you’ll hear from me via the Tampa column anyway, and you’ll see me everywhere – especially at the Spring Fling in Tampa on May 5 – don’t forget! Bye!!!!!
Pearl Roth, Bernice Roth, Ursula Tison, Doris Wolman, Bobbie Ward, Pat Pieratte, Beth Brennalt, Ruth Ann Fay, Pat Henderson, and Kelly Fagan
Photo by Terry Abrahams
Juanita Schockey, Pat Henderson, Daniela Ivanova, and Joy Herndon in Bulgarian Costume
Photo by Bobby Quibodeaux
President's Letter
by John Daly
Melbourne came to camp with a firm resolution that it was not yet time for us to lead the FFDC. No matter. Somehow we came away determined to meet the challenge of matching the high standard set by Terry and crew the past two years. Jan Lathi encouraged us by accepting the position of Treasurer. If she was willing to stand up, we felt with her help we could make it happen. Fannie Salerno and Willa Davidsohn agreed to be VP and secretary, respectively. The new officers and contact information are listed at the back of this newsletter and will soon be appearing on the FFDC web site.
One of the decisions which seems to have a strong consensus is to stay at Camp Crystal Lake. The various pros and cons were discussed at some length during the meeting. Yes, we're aware that the dance floor is farther away from the cabins and dining area. On the other hand, people seem much more comfortable dancing on the wooden floor. Dancing is what we are all about, and a good floor is literally the foundation. Another plus is that the food has been excellent, mainly because we hire the cook, design the menus, and order the food. This also makes it a lot more work for the camp leaders, but the result seems to have been worth it. A particular thanks to Terry, her daughter Mickey, and cook Linda Watson for making it all happen.
There is always a lot of work associated with Camp. Many camps are more organized than we are about having campers volunteer to help. In the future we are going to try to be more specific about the tasks we need volunteers to do. In the past we have viewed work scholarships more as a way of encouraging people to come to camp rather than a means of getting work done. We are also considering hiring a youth counselor to assist with some of the tasks, and may be adding a "preferred chore and time of day" to your registration form next year.
We want to give special thanks to all those who chipped in and helped out. Beth, our Olga Princi Scholar, worked in the dance hall from start to finish (2:00 Friday until 2:00 Monday). Then there were those who helped load up the food from the dance hall (with special thanks to Bobby for driving), and to Beth, Julieta, and Pat Pieratte, who helped tear down the dance hall while all others were setting up the dining hall. Our sound system scholars, Alan and Nancy, were also a welcome team this year! We got to dance! All of the help literally saved the officers hours of work after camp. We cannot forget Julius, who tapes every year and provides the wonderful Hungarian decorations. Camp cannot exist without the hard work of many people, and we appreciate everyone who pitches in!
In some years there have been complaints that it was too hot. That was definitely not a problem this year, and we are going to order a little warmer weather next year. Because the weather also prevented our Hungarian instructor from getting a flight to the sunny (if cold) south, next year we are tentatively planning Hungarian again for one of the nationalities. We're still evaluating possibilities for the other culture. (Suggestions?)
Okay, that's it for this month. It was a great camp, we all had a grand time, and I'm pleasantly tired. So let's get a good night's sleep and do it again next year!
We are open to suggestions from all of you as to what you like about Florida Folk Dance Camp and what you would like to see changed. If there's something you especially appreciated, please let us know that so we can continue. If there's something you didn't like about Camp which kept you from coming this year, please let us know what it was. This isn't a promise to make things different, but it is a promise to listen to all views.
Daniela giving a mini-culture corner on Bulgarian costume. Allan Patterson and John Daly are holding the map of Bulgaria.
Photo by Terry Abrahams
Julius Horvath and Terry Abrahams in Hungarian Costume
International Folk Dance at Camp Crystal Lake
By Suzan Grinarml
International Folk Dance at Camp Crystal Lake?
I said to myself of this I'll partake.
First dance camp for me was such a delight,
And dancing I did far into each night.
Arrived very early, Bernice at my side,
To show me around, a wonderful guide.
That octogenarian lady with high energy,
Will be a great mentor, of this I foresee.
Friday night dinner was served on the dot.
And it was delicious but the menu forgot.
Walked to the dance hall a-shivering I was,
With hat, coat and scarf and warm woolen gloves.
But not to worry as I kicked up my feet,
Hat, coat, scarf and gloves would be left on the seat.
As Daniela did her first demonstration,
I stood there in awe with a bit of frustration.
She wants us to do that? To myself, this I said.
Her fast moving tapping just went to my head.
Confusing my brain, I was getting quite dizzy,
My stumbling feet in a Bulgarian tizzy!
We were cultured and metered Bulgarian style,
As she danced and she sang then would give us that smile.
We are complete!! We will dance now with ease.
With a lift of her hand, Maestro "moosica" please.
My right foot was left and my left foot was right,
Chaotic confusion but still I held tight.
Then magic happened and I started to dance,
To some kind of rhythm as if in a trance.
The weekend continued, many dances to try,
What joy and excitement, an adrenalin high!
Watching the dancing of warrior men,
Earthy and sensual, I longed to join in.
Beautiful dresses and skirts on the tables to buy,
An "Ursula" sought after dresses to try.
And Olga Princi silent auction was just too much fun,
So many decisions, this one, no that one.
The costumes so gorgeous, a colorful array,
For night dancing, it looked like a floral bouquet.
The ethnic food on the tables for snacking and munching,
Was simply delicious, on the foods I was crunching.
Then in the mornings for the brave and the strong,
Was a dip in the lake but it wouldn't be long.
For I love to swim but I had to think twice,
As my ready toe touched a thin layer of ice.
Hungarian, Bulgarian foods, lunch and dinner,
Were A number one in my book, what a winner.
Belly dancing show, I almost forgot,
With Ann and Kelly, dear folks, they were hot!!
Many thanks to Terry Abrahams for the success of it all,
As she leaves the office of president she stands very tall.
Congratulations to John Daly as he steps forward now,
And for his music we danced to, Maestro; please take a bow!!
With great appreciation for a wonderful experience,
Suzan Grinarml February 16-19, 2007
From the Editor
Editing this month’s Florida Folk Dancer has been fun – hearing all about camp and seeing the pictures. And what a variety of material you all produced, including poetry and a recipe!
While you were kicking up your heels and freezing in the cold, Gary and I were on Maui, Hawaii. We went to a luau and saw a pretty good show featuring hulas of Hawaii and Tahiti. I went up on stage, along with Gary’s two little granddaughters, for some audience participation hula lessons. I can’t say I’m ready to perform the hula, yet. At right are a couple of pictures of the real hula dancers. It was an equal opportunity show - the men gyrated their hips, too.
- CL
Camp Recipe:
Baked Pears with Vanilla Syrup
Country: Bulgarian
Cold, vegetarian fruit-nuts dessert; gluten, wheat free
Time: 30 min. plus cooling
Serves 4
Ingredients:
4 large Pears, halved
1oz Chopped Walnuts
2 tbsp Brown Sugar
1oz Softened Butter
½ teasp Ground Cinnamon
For the syrup:
8 oz Granulated Sugar
8 fl.oz. Water
1 teasp Vanilla Extract
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Lightly grease a shallow ovenproof dish. Halve the pears lengthways, remove the cores and place in one layer, cut sides up, in the ovenproof dish.
2. Place the walnuts, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
3. Divide the mixture among the pear halves, sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of water over all and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, place all the ingredients for the syrup in a saucepan, bring to the boil, stirring, then continue to cook for about 10 minutes or until the mixture is thick and syrupy.
5. When the pears are cooked, remove from the oven and pour the hot syrup over the top.
6. Set aside to cool. Serve cold.
Terry and Andi’s Camp Song
Sung to the tune “Together”
We came here for fun
To bask in the sun
And dance all our hearts out together
But instead we froze
Our fingers and toes
We just couldn’t count on the weather
Well, Aron was supposed to teach us
But ‘cause of the snow, couldn’t reach us
So Daniela all creamy and peaches
She slaved and she saved us
So we made it through
Daniela thank you
We loved all the Bul-gar-ian
Next time we meet
Let’s have some heat
It’s easier on our dancing feet
Together we’ll come back again.
Tampa to Sponsor Spring Fling
by Terry Abrahams
Tampa was thrilled to see so many people at camp. We all had a great time and loved Daniela. And now for my next act!
Tampa is sponsoring Spring Fling on May 5, 2007 at Kate Jackson Recreation Center in Tampa. See particulars in Events and Tours.
I’ve booked the building to start at 9 AM, but we need time to set up. If you show up before 10 AM, please come in! We don’t promise dancing until 10:00. If we are still there and alive after 7 PM, for another $20.00/hr we can stay longer. I haven’t seen us dance much past 7 or 8 in the past few years, so have only paid up until 7:00 at this time.
We want to thank Julius for sponsoring this event for the last 25 (at least) years! We’re not going to be as generous as he and provide food. Please bring a dish for our lunch break, around 12 noon to 1 PM. Further decisions will be made further down the line. I think if we quit at 7:00, we could all go out to dinner together somewhere and shmooze! If you think that’s a good idea, let me know.
At left, Daniela with Linda Seltzer, Gary Kirkpatrick, John Ward, Peg Kirkpatrick, Julieta Brambila, June Littler, Margaret Tolbert, and Stefan Craciun, showing off a pleated Bulgarian skirt.
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Florida Folk Dance Camp Report 2007
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Camp 2007 Expenses
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| Syllabus and Printing |
80.92 |
| Food |
3,013.85 |
| Cooks |
1,700.00 |
| Instructor |
1,294.32 |
| Miscellaneous |
0 |
| Snacks |
0 |
| Facilities, insurance B&B |
3,624.36 |
| T-shirts |
407.58 |
| DVDs (estimated) |
300.00 |
| Buttons |
29.75 |
| Expenses Total |
$10,450.78 |
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| Camp 2007 Income |
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| Basic Camp Fees |
10,180.50 |
| T-shirts |
310.00 |
| DVDs |
660.00 |
| Syllabus |
65.00 |
| Income Total |
$11,215.50 |
| Camp Net Income 2007 |
$764.72 |
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| Additional Income |
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| Membership Dues |
$785.00 |
| Olga Princi Donations |
$523.00 |
| Respectfully submitted by Pat Henderson. |
Gainesville Appreciates FFDC Camp Crystal 2007
by Jack Seltzer
We have come down a little from FFDC camp weekend and it wasn't easy, after spending a wonderful 2 - 3 days hanging with folks from all around Florida and Georgia. Daniela Ivanova was superb -.sang and danced us into oblivion. We never did so many hip hops in 48 hours. For the first time it took me a little time to warm up and get loose, but by Sunday morning, I was feeling into it - plus she started to do more northwest Bulgarian stuff, like Alleneluls and more grounded rhythms.
We really appreciated all the Bulgarian or Hungarian recipes being cooked up every day. The desserts and snacks brought by different groups for the evening parties were also really fine. Julius put some folks together and did a bunch of Hungarian desserts for the Saturday night party (ate those easily for 2 days). Guacamole the first night also went down easily. Thanks a lot, Melbourne, for being so generous with it all.
It was a fun time with so many of us from Gainesville (a real treat this year). Let's see - Julieta, John, June, and Arleen Kaufmann stayed through the end on Monday. We tried, but had to leave on Sunday (after the fascinating culture session in the afternoon). Peg and Gary were in and out on Saturday and Sunday; Joyce, Arlene B., Charles, Jacek, and Gary and Sharon D. spent a good time on Saturday. Stefan spent two nights and days getting acquainted with the enormity of the whole event and Margaret spent Saturday night probably thinking of painting some of the scenes she was witnessing all around. She’s still probably working on those "eeeeeee‘s" in that high piercing Bulgarian sound of the ladies.
Everyone from our neck of the woods had plenty of smiles between all the seriousness of figuring out where their feet were going next. We're all happy we were able to attend this year. We missed out on some Hungarian styling but maybe it was all for the better as Daniela was truly a huge little bundle of energy to watch and appreciate. Thanks to all the now former officers. You sure were dynamite with all your thoughtful caring for everyone and everything that went with the camp. Good luck, John Daly, and thanks so much for taking on the responsibilities of camp.
FFDC Items for Sale
Two 2007 camp t-shirts, white, size small -- $10 each
FFDC Camp 2006 DVD, Serbian & Polish -- $10
Bata’s Serbian folk dance music from 2006 camp - $10
To order items, contact: Pat Henderson, henderp@bellsouth.net or 407-275-6247.
John Ward and Julieta Brambila Keeping Warm
Photo by Jack Seltzer
Orlando International Folk Dance Club
by Pat Henderson
Our club had an extremely busy February, especially with the Florida Folk Dance Camp! We started out the month with back to back Greek Festivals, first in Ocala on February 3 and then in Melbourne on February 10. In Melbourne, Bobby, Manuel and I were interviewed by the Florida Today newspaper and they took many pictures Parts of our interview were in the paper the next day but the pictures did not make the picture gallery online.
We are proud once again of Kelly Fagan, who starred in Man of La Mancha at the Helen Stairs Theatre in Sanford the first two weekends in February. On February 14, we had our traditional Valentine's Day party. We tried to not overdo the sweets. Thank goodness for the red camp shirt from last year!
Most of our club attended camp this year and in spite of the extreme cold, we all enjoyed camp and Daniela very much. She kept us moving and moving and moving. Her teaching method was outstanding and voice was incredible. Bobby and I had the privilege of picking her up at the airport and hosting her the night before camp. She was a joy to have as a guest. It will have a special meaning to us as we do her dances with her singing.
See Events and Tours for OIFDC special events on March 14 and 29.
Happenings in North Florida
by Jack Seltzer
Gainesville, U.S. of America reporting for duty. It’s been a busy time for our group this past month. And March looks to be even more fun and active, with our performance at Kanapaha on the 24th and our weekend Daniel Sandu workshop beginning on the 30th(see our additional note of this event elsewhere in this publication).
First, camp was a blast with all the hip hops and stomps we did with Daniela. She was a bundle of energy. It was an inspiring experience. We all came away exhausted and overwhelmed with the constant movement and novelty of her styling. It’s always so great to get the finer details of all these dances from the professionals. Since Linda and I are teachers, it was interesting to know her regular job was choreographing these dances for children in Bulgaria.
So far so good, as we’ve done some of her SW Bulgarian versions of “Selski Shopski Hora” and “Abdal”. Once our performance on the 24th is over, we’ll work on more of her stylish dances.
Anyway, we’ve put together a fine list and variety of dances for Kanapaha. “Allunelul Batut, Atlantic Mixer, Bannielou Lambaol, Baztan Dantza, D’Hammerschmeid Gaessel’n, Karagouna, Konyali, Korobushka, Lum Lum Ley, Male Shevsho, Rustemul, Yves’ Tropanka and at least 1 more featuring Margaret and Stefan.
We’re up to 12 performers as of last night: June Littler, Arlene Bargad, Charles Willett, Stefan Craciun, Joyce Dewsbury, Gary & Peg Kirkpatrick, John Ward, Mireille Perrotte & Margaret Tolbert and Linda & myself. We’re having fun preparing it all. Lots of initiators and listeners.
Margaret has put a lot of time into organizing the Daniel Sandu “Gypsy Romanian Fusion” workshop weekend. He taught a workshop here about a year ago and was invited back because everyone loved his dances. We promise that if you can get up here for the Saturday workshops, you’ll bring home some unusual and unique dancing. He’s spectacular in his techniques and his teaching will be refreshing for all of us to digest in one solid Saturday. Sunday morning will be a comeuppance to the first two days of flying all over the floor.
Sarasota Grapeviners
by Andi Kapplin
I'm happy to report that Marie is recovering nicely from her surgery but her doctor is imposing a "no dancing" period for a few more weeks. She's still been gracing us with her presence and is perfecting the art of chair dancing.
Nancy Wilusz has been teaching some of the dances she learned at the Door County workshop.
In addition to our wonderful "regulars", we've been enjoying our snowbirds. Erica Karp taught Moosh/Sasoon and Ron Fico taught I Kariotikos. I'm ready to begin teaching the Bulgarian camp dances.
Saturday, March 24 Friendly FolkDancers, sponsored by Tampa Friends Meeting
Place: United Church of Christ, fellowship hall
7308 E. Fowler, Tampa 33617
Time: Potluck dinner at 6:30 PM; performance at 7:15 PM
Contact: Nil Wilkins 813-863-2566, ngwvet@aol.com or Andrea Walsh 813-985-5013,
andreagwalsh@yahoo.com
Sunday, March 25 Friendly FolkDancers, sponsored by St. Petersburg Friends Meeting
Place: St. Petersburg Friends Meetinghouse
130 19th Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Time: potluck lunch at 12 noon (Following worship at 10:30 AM)
Performance at 1:00 PM
Contact: Davida or Martha, 727-896-0310, pronica@verizon.net.
Monday, March 26 Friendly FolkDancers, sponsored by Clearwater Friends Meeting
Place: Scottish American Society Hall,
917 Louden Ave., Dunedin, FL 34698
Time: 7:00 PM - light refreshments, performance at 7:30 PM
Contact: Peter Day, 727-372-6382, p1rd@verizon.net
Saturday, March 24 – Gainesville Folk Dance Club Performance at Spring Garden Festival
Place: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 S.W. 58th Drive Gainesville, FL 32608, phone: 352-372-4981, website: www.kanapaha.org/index.htm
Time: Gainesville folk dance performance 11 AM Saturday. The festival goes on Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM, with numerous performing groups and individuals.
Price: There is an admission price (unspecified, but small). Free shuttle bus service from Kanapaha Park & Kanapaha Middle School, both on Tower Road (SW 75 St.).
March 17 and 18 – St. Petersburg International Folkfair Society (SPIFFS) Annual Fair
Place: Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg FL 33705
Price: $6 in advance, $10 at the gate.
For more information, call: 727-552-1896
March 14 OIFDC St. Patrick’s Day Party
Place: Pat and Bobby’s house, 9859 Berry Dease Rd., Orlando, FL 32825.
Wear your Irish green and bring finger food if you wish.
The Friendly FolkDancers
by Caroline Lanker
The Friendly FolkDancers are coming to Florida. They are members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) who do international folk dancing to promote world peace. “We work toward creating a world community interconnecting the world’s peoples through international folk dancing. Every time we dance a dance from another culture we are performing an act of peace.”
Serendipitously, I found out that the Friendly FolkDancers were arranging a tour of Florida shortly after Dan Lampert’s “Reflections on Dance” appeared in the December 2006 Florida Folk Dancer. Dan mused, “Wouldn’t it be great if dancing could help people from around the world understand each other better?” The Friendly FolkDancers are trying to put that idea into practice. Beginning in 1986, they have toured several areas of the US as well as a number of other countries. Their program includes suites of dances from different sides of conflicts, past and present, and audience participation in a variety of easy, fun, playful and meditative dances. The religious content is very low key, not sectarian, non-proselytizing and should not be a deterrent to anyone’s enjoyment of their program.
They will be touring Florida from March 24 through April 1. And – I will be touring and performing with them. You are invited to come out and see us! See Events and Tours for their currently scheduled events. We are still trying to schedule events for the open dates. For more information, see the Friendly FolkDancer website, www.infinitejoy.com/ffd/, or contact me before March 22. After that, see the contacts for the individual events.
April 20-22 Rang Tang
Miroslav “Bata” Marcetic teaching Serbian dances.
Bulgarian music by the Zelyaskov Family at the evening parties.
Place: Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, 5240 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain GA 30083.
Schedule: Friday 7:30 PM – midnight; Saturday: 8:30 AM – midnight, Sunday 9:30 AM – 1 PM. Breakfasts are provided.
Thursday April 5 Stuart, FL
Saturday April 7 Clearwater, FL
Monday April 9 Naples, FL
Naples Philharmonic Hall www.thephil.org
Tuesday April 10 Sarasota, FL
Wednesday April 11 Daytona Beach, FL
Peabody Auditorium www.peabodyauditorium.org
Thursday April 12 Gainesville, FL
Phillips Performing Arts Center
www.performingarts.ufl.edu
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble will tour Florida in early April. Performances are listed below.
They need volunteers to do merchandising at each performance (and receive free admission). For more information contact: Kalman Magyar (Sr.), Email: Magyar@magyar.org; Phone: 201-836-4869 or 201-321-7434 or 646-808-0661
March 30 - April 1 Daniel Sandu Workshop in Gainesville
Romanian, Gypsy and Fusion Dances
Place: Friday night – Gainesville Dance and Music Association, 308B W. University Avenue, Gainesville FL 32604, website www.gdma308.org/index.htm; Saturday and Sunday - Pofahl Studios, 1325 NW 2nd Avenue, Gainesville FL 32601
Time: Friday 8:30 PM -11 PM; Saturday 10 AM -12 noon and 2 - 4 PM; Saturday evening request dancing and party; Sunday 10 AM - 12 noon
Price: $10 per session.
For more information, see www.hopstomp.com.
Sunday, April 1 Friendly FolkDancers at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Marion County
This program will be integrated with the Unitarian Universalist service.
Place: Elks Lodge, 7655 E Hwy. 25, Belleview, FL 34420
Time: 9-11 AM
Contact: Fran Marciano,
mollymarch@aol.com
Tuesday, March 27 Friendly FolkDancers, sponsored by Lake Wales Friends Worship Group
Place: First Presbyterian Church of Lake Wales, fellowship hall (behind the church building)
16 N. 3rd St., Lake Wales, FL 33853
Time: 7 PM
Contact: Catherine Price, 863-676-2199 famprice@verizon.net
Thursday, March 29 Friendly FolkDancers at Orlando International Folk Dance Club
Meet the Friendly Folk Dancers and dance with them. This will not be a full performance.
Place: Henderson/Quibodeaux home,
9859 Berry Dease Rd., Orlando, 32825
Time: Potluck supper 6:30 PM, dancing 7:30 PM.
Contact: Pat Henderson, 407-275-6247, henderp@bellsouth.net
Price: $85 for total weekend if registered by 4/13. $60 if you come from over 300 miles away or are a full time high school or undergrad student. $90 if registering after 4/13.
Contact: Liz Nunan, 404-292-7176;
email liznunan@hotmail.com or
Mary Turlington 770-270-5884; email
maryturl@juno.com.
Terry Abrahams, Bobbie Ward and Pat Pieratte with FFDC Camp Quilt
June 23 – July 1 Provence and Burgundy Cruise, offered by Mel Mann
Leader: Sandy Starkmann
Tour includes a 7-night cruise from Arles up the Rhone River to Chalon. A 4-day, 3-night extension in Paris is also offered.
Pat Handerson and Bobby Quibodeaux have been on a Mel Mann “Dance on the Waters” cruise in the past – contact them for a critique.
For more information, see Mel Mann’s web site, www.folkdanceonthewater.org/indexb.php.
Or contact Mel Mann % Berkeley Travel Company, 1301 California St., Berkeley, CA 94703; phone 510-526-4033; fax 510-524-9906;
email: meldancing@aol.com.
June 10 - 23 Tour of Romania
Led by Theodor and Lia Vasilescu and their partner Marin Barbu
Dances and tours of East Transylvania, Central and South Moldavia, Danube Delta area, Constanta, Bucharest.
Land cost estimated at $1500, everything included.
This is their fifth tour. FFDC members Jim and Sara Osborn went on the first three.
Contact: Ping Chun, 973-539-7020 or e-mail: ping.chun@att.net
May 12-13 Mayfair Ball
Presented by The Central Florida English Dancers
Featuring Jacqueline Schwab (from Lexington, MA)
With music by Full Circle (from Jacksonville, FL)
Time: Saturday May 12 Workshops 12:30-4:30PM, Ball 7:00-10:30 PM; Sunday, May 13 Breakfast and more dancing 9AM - 12 noon
Place: Saint Cloud Senior Citizen Center, 3101 17th Street, St. Cloud, FL
Price: $25 by 4/14/07, $30 after
Checks made out to Curtis Stulting and mailed to:
115 Avenham Drive, Deland, FL 32724
Saturday, May 5 Spring Fling
Place: Kate Jackson Recreation Center, Anderson Park, 821 S Rome Ave., Tampa, FL (directions in next issue) Wood floor!
Time: 10 AM to 7 PM
Price: $5 and bring a lunch dish to share
Also see Tampa to Sponsor Spring Fling.
Sunday, April 29 World Dance Day
Promoted by International Dance Council CID. See web site www.cid-unesco.org/html/dance_day.html.
April 28 Shlomo Bachar Workshops
Place: Rosemary Court, 8l0 Central Ave., Sarasota 34236
Time: Two workshops, l0:30 AM until l2 noon and 1:30 PM to 3 PM. Contact is Estrella Engelhardt 94l 923-02l8 .
Price: $20 for each workshop or $30 for two.
Space is limited; please sign up by April l5th.
Contact: Estrella Englehardt, 94l 923-02l8 between 8:30 AM and 8 PM; email: estrella2@comcast.net
April 28 - 29 Israeli Dance Workshop
Guest teacher: Ruthy Slann
Place: Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando 851 N. Maitland Ave. Maitland, FL 32751
Schedule: Saturday teaching and party 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM; Sunday teaching 9 AM - 5 PM, followed by potluck and request dancing
Price: $50 for the whole workshop
Contact: Debbie Meitin 407-257-9147; email dmeitin@cfl.rr.com
Daniela Ivanova and Ernesto Baizan
Photo by Julieta Brambila
Florida Folk Dance Council, Inc.
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Now is the time to renew your membership with FFDC, if you haven't already done so (unless you are one of the very few whose memberships expire at a different time of year). If you don't renew, March will be the last month you will receive the Florida Folk Dancer, if you get a mailed copy, or receive email notification of its availability on the website and significant announcements by FFDC. FFDC members will also receive a copy of the FFDC membership list. Please continue to support FFDC, the vital glue which cements together our small and sparse community of international folk dancers in Florida (and some nearby areas.)
Outgoing treasurer, Pat Henderson, will receive renewals until the April newsletter is published.
October 21 - November 2, 2007 Greece and the Greek Islands Tour
Santorini extension: November 1-4
Led by Jim Gold and Lee Otterholt
This is similar to the Greek Tour that a number of FFDC dancers went on in 2006. See the stories of that trip in the Florida Folk Dancer, November 2006. See contact information with the September 1-15 Poland Tour.
September 1 – 15 Poland Tour, offered by Jim Gold
Leader: Richard Schmidt
Features sightseeing, folk dancing and folklore in several cities and villages, including Krakow, Lodz, Gdansk and Warsaw.
Contact: Jim Gold International, Inc. 497 Cumberland Avenue,Teaneck, NJ 07666. Phone 201-836-0362 Web site: www.jimgold.com.
Email: Jimgold@jimgold.com
Please note: The Florida Folk Dancer prints information on folk dance tours which may be of interest to our readers. This does not imply an endorsement or recommendation of any tour.
