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January 24, 2014

26th Folk Ball Festival, Madison, WI, 24-26 Jan 2014

Please join us for the 26th Annual
FOLK BALL FESTIVAL

January 24-26, 2014
Memorial Union
800 Langdon St.,
Madison WI

Friday Night Dance Parties
INTERNATIONAL DANCE -- Great Hall -- 7:30pm-Midnight
7:30 DO ZORE -- The Milwaukee Sound from a New Generation
9:00 REPTILE PALACE ORCHESTRA -- High-Octane Eclectic Ethnic
10:50 YID VICIOUS -- Virtuous Klezmer (Yiddish)

HUNGARIAN TANCHAZ (village-style "dance-house")
7:30-11:00pm -- music by SZASZKA (traditional string band)
Please Note *NEW LOCATION* for Tanchaz!
Class of 24 Reception Room - next to Great Hall on 4th floor

CONTRA DANCE: 8:00 - 11:00 pm (teaching 7:30-8:00)
in spacious Blakeman Hall, downstairs at
The Crossing (former Methodist Center)
1127 University Avenue = SE corner of Univ Ave & Charter St
(enter via shielded stairway off center of rear lot)
Calling by CAROL ORMAND, Music by HARRISON'S FOLLY
Suggested Donation $7

Miraculously funded solely by your GENEROUS DONATIONS!
Make a full-weekend contribution at Info Table in Great Hall
(checks to "Madison Folk Dance Club") or donate at each event you attend, but
PLEASE DO YOUR PART to keep Folk Ball an open, free-flowing celebration.

Posted by Ari Davidow at 7:30 PM | | Comments (0)

January 25, 2014

26th Folk Ball Festival, Madison, WI, 24-26 Jan 2014

Please join us for the 26th Annual
FOLK BALL FESTIVAL

January 24-26, 2014
Memorial Union
800 Langdon St.,
Madison WI

Saturday Folk Arts Workshops
10am - Noon
Great Hall -- Yuli Yordanov -- BULGARIAN FOLK DANCE
Tripp Commons -- Dee Saunders of Rotation Nation -- HOOP MOVES
(hula hoops will be available; yours welcome)
Noon - 1pm
Beefeaters Room -- Richard March -- TAMBURITZA & DANCE TRADITIONS
(BYO Brown Bag Lunch)

1pm - 3pm
Great Hall -- Karen Holden & Ron Perkins -- CAJUN DANCE
music by Cajun Strangers Trio (Tom Nickel - accordion,
Brian O'Donnell - fiddle, Scott Kiker - guitar)
Tripp Commons -- Yuli Yordanov
-- Regional Styles of BULGARIAN FOLK DANCE
Old Madison Room -- Natalie Nowytski -- SONGS OF EASTERN EUROPE
Inn Wisconsin Room -- Robert Schoville -- SAMBA-REGGAE Drumming Workshop with cultural background

3pm - 5pm
Great Hall -- Yuli Yordanov -- BULGARIAN FOLK DANCE
Tripp Commons -- Sheba McCants & Cody Jussel -- SAMBA-REGGAE (Brazilian Dance Workshop)
percussion accompaniment by members of Handphibians

Saturday BUFFET DINNER
Serving at 5:00 in the Union
(Inn Wisconsin Room - 2nd floor east)
Lasagna (meat or vegetarian), salad, Italian squash medley,
bread sticks, cookies, coffee/tea/milk/soda,water.
Per person $20. Reservations required --
Contact Michael 608-241-3655

Saturday Night!
The Legendary FOLK BALL DANCE PARTY Great Hall of the Union -- 7:00pm-12:30am
7:00 ORKESTAR SLOBODA -- Milwaukee's Full-Spectrum Ethnic Sound 8:30 VESELIYKA -- Trad Bulgarian with special guest Yuli Yordanov 10:15 ORKESTAR BEZ IME -- Award-winning Balkan Party Music (Twin Cities)
11:45 INTEMPERANCE COLLECTIVE -- Madison's IFD commune

Miraculously funded solely by your GENEROUS DONATIONS!
Make a full-weekend contribution at Info Table in Great Hall
(checks to "Madison Folk Dance Club") or donate at each event you attend, but
PLEASE DO YOUR PART to keep Folk Ball an open, free-flowing celebration.

Posted by Ari Davidow at 10:00 AM | | Comments (0)

January 26, 2014

26th Folk Ball Festival, Madison, WI, 24-26 Jan 2014

Please join us for the 26th Annual
FOLK BALL FESTIVAL

January 24-26, 2014
Memorial Union
800 Langdon St.,
Madison WI


10am - 1pm in the Great Hall Review of Workshop Dances -- Yuli Yordanov

Posted by Ari Davidow at 7:30 PM | | Comments (0)