Dobarski Babi singing in Dobarsko, Bulgaria

Dear Folk Dancers,
Welcome to summer folk dancing in Teaneck!
Below are the beauties we danced today, June 28. 

For Youtube videos, folk dance instructions, and more, click on the underlined dance names.
Enjoy!
Jim

Folk Dances:  Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Name                            Country

Dimna Juda: Teaneck Senior Show (June 8, 2017)
Katerina Mou……………………………..Greece
Portuguese———————————-Portugal
Mocaneasca——————————–Romania
Fredo………………………………………..France
Sborinka ot Dobrudza——————-Bulgaria
A La Claire Fontaine……………………France
Ma Kadam———————————-Israel
Tzadik Katamar—————————Israel
Sheikhani ———————————–Assyria
Eretz Israel Yafa—————————Israel

Nicole playing cello. Vasco teaching the 9/8 Bulgarian beauty Daichovo horo. Photo by Janet Glass

Dear Dancers,

Great folk dance party last night!
Thank you all for bringing so many culinary delights: succulent vegetables, delicious wines, mouth-watering deserts. and other tasting morsels of culinary valor.

And all this combined with great dancing!  What could be better?
To top it off,  the sudden surprise treat of live music and guest teaching!  :  Vasco taught us  Daichovo horo while Nicole played this amazing 9/8 Bulgarian wonder on her cello!
Never a dull Monday night moment!

Our magic Monday night moments will resume again
in the fall.  Opening night will be September 18th.

Jim

P.S. For summer dancing, I highly recommend our Friday night folk dancing in Golden’s Bridge, NY.
For schedule and details go to: https://www.jimgold.com/folk-dancing/

A happy dancer!

Teaneck Senior Show: June 8, 2017

Dear Teaneck Folk Dancers,

You performed beautifully at the Rodda Center! Thank you for participating and giving it your all.
As our dancing energy and enthusiasm lit up the room, lovely results flowed.  The amazed and smiling audience healed their hands by applauding wildly. 

Now, we have captured this timely spectacle on video! 
See our performance on these YouTube videos.
Click on the happy links below and enjoy!
Jim

P.S. And leave comment, if you have one.

Teaneck Senior Show: June 8, 2017

1. Dimna Juda

2. Fado

3. Athens Hasapico

4. Egoscue Hora 

5. Kol She Ma Kadam

6. Fredo 

7. A La Claire Fontaine 

Wild Serbian kolo

Dear Folk Dancers,
Below are the terpsichorean beauties we danced today, May 31st.
For Youtube videos and written folk dance instructions, click on the underlined names.
Enjoy!
Jim

2.  Fado Portuguese—————————–Portugal

9. Sheikhani ————————————-Assyria

10. Polegnala e Todora————————-Bulgaria
Polegnala e Todora Written instructions

11. Branle des livrees————————–France

12. Ali Pasha————————————-Turkey

13. Miserlou————————————–Greece

14. Tsamikos Millie——————————Greece

15. Salcioara————————————-Romania

16. Oniro Demeno——————————-Greece

17. Senim Canina ———————–Kurdish dance from Turkey

18. Mocaneasca———————————-Romania

19. Jacob’s Ladder——————————-Israel

Kurdish dancers of Jerusalem, Israel

Dear Folk Dancers,
Below are the folk dances we jubilantly danced on Wodin’s day, May 10th.
Click on underlined names  to see Youtube videos, and read written folk dance insructions.
Enjoy!
Jim

Greek dancers in Athens

Dear Folk Dancers,
Below are today’s folk dances.
Click on linked names (underlined)
to see Youtube videos.
Enjoy!
Jim

Folk Dance Names

Danced Wednesday, May 3,  2017

Name                                           Country    

1. Katerina Mou———————————-Greece
Katerina Mou: Written instructions

2. Polegnala e Todora————————–Bulgaria

3. Dimna Juda————————————Macedonia

4. Fado Portuguese—————————–Portugal

5. Athens Hasapico—————————–Greece
Hasapico Athens

6. Egoscue Hora———————————Romania
Egoscue Hora Written instructions

French dancers at the Fest Noz Festival in Quimper, Brittany

7. Fredo———————————————France
Fredo Written instructions

8. Kol She Ma Kadam—————————Israel

9. A La Claire Fontaine————————-France
A la Claire Fontaine Written instructions

10. Ne Klepeci—————————————-Bosnia
Ne Klepeci Nanulama Written instructions

11. Alunulel ——————————————-Romania
Written instructions
The great Romanian folk dance teacher Mihai David teaching Alunelul.
Beautiful Romanian style danced by a master.

12. Ali Pasha——————————————Turkey

13. Eretz Israel Yafa——————————–Israel

14. Jacob’s Ladder———————————–Israel

15. Debka Rafiach————————————Israel

Calusari Romanian dancers in the Transylvania

16. Salcioara——————————————-Romania
From my research, “salcia” in Romanian means “willow tree.”  Pronounced SAL-TCH-YA
17. Bufcansko—————————————–Macedonia

18. Bufcansko Dunav——————————-Macedonia

19. Erev Ba———————————————Israel

Jim. Claudie, and Phil after dancing “Fredo” continue  in French mode!

Dear Folk Dancers,
Below are the folk dances we danced this week.
Enjoy!
Jim

Folk Dance Names

Danced Wednesday, April 27, 2017

Name                                           Country    

1. Dimna Juda————————————Macedonia

2. Fado Portuguese—————————–Portugal

3. Garun Armenian——————————Armenia

4. Polegnala e Todora—————————Bulgaria

5. Athens Hasapico——————————-Greece

6. Egoscue Hora———————————-Romania

7. Fredo———————————————-France

8. Kol She Ma Kadem—————————–Israel

9. A La Claire Fontaine—————————France

10. Ne Klepeci————————————–Bosnia

11. Jacob’s Ladder——————————–Israel

12. Ali Pasha—————————————Turkey

13. Rafiak Debka———————————–Israel

14. Paraliakos————————————–Greece

15. Gankino hora———————————Bulgaria

16. Polegnala e Todora————————-Bulgaria