April/May 2009

ContentsPresident's PromiseSpring FlingNFO Conference 2009Fun Dance NamesWorld Dance Day Celebration inSarasotaLettersDancing at the MallWeb VideosSpringleik in BoulderFlorida Folk Dance Camp SongsDateline GainesvilleTampa TalksFrom the EditorOrlando NewsEventsInternational Folk Dance Tours

President's PromiseSo!  Thanks for all your responses to my request for your opinionsregarding possible camp changes.  Here’s the results.  I will not use thenorthern venue.  I will keep our regular date no matter what. I will try to staycentral, but may fall back on last year’s venue if I can’t do better, whichwon’t make many of you feel bad.  I’m in touch with many hotels andsomething could happen, but at the time of this article, perfection has notknocked at my door.  I still would like a floor without posts, a more centrallocation, less musty rooms, complete meals without worry.  So mark yourcalendar for next February 12-15 and know that you will be spendingapproximately $250, certainly no less.  You definitely wanted hotels, andthey aren’t the same price as camps.  Put a few pennies in your changejar every day, mark FFDC “Camp” on it – and you’ll have it when the timecomes.  Now that I’ve decided to keep our date, I’ll start locating teachersand hope I pick two that you like.  I’ve received suggestions, but you couldsend me others.  And that’s it for this month – short!  Once more – kudosto Caroline for a terrific newsletter.– Terry

Spring Flingby Bobby J. Quibodeaux

The 2009 Spring Fling was held in Orlando onApril 4 at the Whirl and Twirl dance pavilion.The pavilion had great facilities, with awonderful wooden dance floor.  With a largeturnout (over 40), it was truly exciting toexperience such a large circle. We had goodmusic, good friends and good dancing with a"free for all" request list.  The final tally ofdances done was slightly over 100. Not badfor a short day. Quite a few of the 2009 Florida Camp danceswere covered, drawing on memory and talentfrom the various Florida groups. Of course wecan't forget the covered dish lunch, whichexcelled as usual. For the afternoon break at4:00 PM, Pat put on an English style high teaincluding cucumber sandwiches.  Most of thedancers actually made it to the scheduledending time of 7:00 PM.  Granted, thescheduled ending time has been sliding a bitover the years.  What is not sliding over theyears is the group enthusiasm and energy forfolk dance. Keep moving, keep smiling, anddefinitely keep dancing!

Spring Fling: clockwisefrom upper left: BerniceRoth; Bill Schwarz and

Bobbie Ward; BettyNehemias, Eva Gaber and

Lila Gaber; ClaudiaTerrence; Virginia

Marszal, ArleenKaufmann, Joe

Birkemeier, et al.Photos by Caroline Lanker

NFO Conference 2009by Pat Henderson

The National Folk Organization(NFO) held its annual conferencein Estes Park, Colorado, April 16-19.  It started snowing whenBobby and I arrived on Thursdayafternoon, and it didn’t stop fortwo days. We were actuallysnowed in, so it was veryconvenient that our lodge wasnext to the cafeteria/auditorium.We stayed at the YMCA of theRockies, with Rocky MountainNational Park as its backdrop.We danced in the living room ofour lodge on Thursday and Fridayevenings.Friday's program includedafternoon presentations.  LarryBaird reported on the firstInternationale Organisation fürVolkskunst (IOV) World YouthCongress in Bountiful, UT lastAugust.  Florence Neubauer ofOrlando wrote the official report ofthe conference for IOV. JoCrawford and Roo Lester led agroup discussion on folk dancechallenges and solutions.  IngvarSodal, from Boulder, CO,reported on his involvement withbuilding two dance studios thatvarious Boulder dance groupsuse (see Springleik in Boulder).Bruce Mitchell, President of NFO,reported on the progress of theYouth in Dancing DVD Project.About fifteen groups will bepresented; the DVD is almostready to go into production.Sanna Longden presented asample mini Pour Parler, showinghow to teach dances to children.(Pour Parler is an annualconference on that subject.)Saturday morning's businessmeeting was highlighted by theelection of officers: presidentKatherine St. John of Salt LakeCity; V.P. Bobi Ashley ofRedmond, Oregon; treasurer

Bobby Quibodeaux snowed in at theYMCA of the Rockies

Photo by Pat Henderson

Taunya Lund of Eaton, IN. And Iwas elected secretary.  OnSaturday afternoon, we had adance workshop with threeteachers:  Ed Austin, leader of theBrigham Young Dancers,presented Welsh dances; IngvarSodal presented Scandinaviandances; and Dick Oakes ofDenver taught a few Balkandances.After a banquet dinner, threeindividuals were recognized toreceive the NFO’s HeritageAward: Ingvar Sodal of Boulder,Al Durtka of Wisconsin, and JohnBradford of Denver.  After thebanquet, it was show time. TheStorm Mountain Dancers fromFort Collins presented aBulgarian dance program,followed by the BoulderScandinavian Dancers andCalico and Boots, a squaredance group from Denver. Afterthe performances, all three groupsjoined attendees of theconference in dancing the rest ofthe evening.A short business meeting onSunday included planning sites forfuture conferences.  Next year’sconference will be April 8-11 inPortland, Oregon.  By the end ofthe conference, the snow wasmelting and everyone could findtheir cars again.  It was a specialweekend with renewedfriendships and a few new onesas we were snowed in together.

Fun Dance NamesAt Spring Fling, we collected fun,slightly twisted versions of populardance names. Many peoplecontributed their favorites. Hereare 30 of them. Can you tell whatdances these fun names belongto? Answers are on page 8.1. Chimp Boy                                   2. Koro-shrub-ka 3. Bunch of Mess4. Rusty Mule5. Gazelle in May6. Give up on Her7. Lost Note Horror8. Alex and Drowsy9. Bloody Mary          10. St. Nick11. Miserable You12. Tea No More, Eh?13. Is Roo Chunky?14. Take it Out15. Seared Toes16. Telly Grammar17. Candy Man18. Smuggy Crackers19. Telemarketer20. Tina Marie21. This is Heavy22. Tray of Pasta23. What Possessed You?24. Raunchy25. Coat Check26. Cheeky Vanilla27. Caramel Filled28. Ghost in School29. Horror of the Gorge30. Toe Thing

"In line with UNESCO'sstruggle against prejudice anddiscrimination, ... CID holds tothe philosophy that everyonecan dance. Dance Day 2009 isdedicated to inclusive dance.Let us include all members ofsociety into our classes andour performances." - from theofficial message for World Dance Day,April 29, 2009, by Prof. Alkis Raftis,President of the International DanceCouncil (CID), UNESCO, Paris

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World Dance Day Celebration in Sarasotaby Judy Merkt

Our World Dance Day celebration on the evening of April 29th was asmash hit!  Even though a number of our wonderful snowbird dancershave gone north (and we do miss all of you), we had a very good turn-out of 45 people.  The circle was a perfect size.  Almost all of ourregulars were there as well as folks who can only come occasionally.  Itis always nice to welcome those we haven't seen in a while. 

way to celebrate dance than tojust do it !  And that's what we did– big time.The only negative about this nightwas the fact that our instructor,Andi Kapplin, is leaving forVancouver for her annual respitefrom the Florida summer heat.Although we wish Andi and herhusband Steve a wonderfulsummer, we will miss her and herguidance.  We are all betterdancers for having been taught byher, for sure.

Andi Kapplin andBarbara Zigras

Front row: Fran Verderama, Demetrius Babiak,Erica Karp, Annette Krakowski; back row: Norma

Leone, Kate Mamber, Kay Hislop

We continue to dance during thesummer, spreading the teachingresponsibility among several ofus, and of course with a muchsmaller circle.  So, anyone whowants to join us, please do –there's plenty of room in our"Summer Circle" for you.Remember – Wednesdays, 7 PM,Bayfront Community Center, 803N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

Photos this page by Varda Ruskin

Another special group of peoplejoined us, too – some dancersfrom a newly-formed group inBradenton.  These folks are newto folk dancing and meet weekly,organized by our own Kay Hislopand taught by our own NancyWilusz.  Every time I saw them,they were smiling, so we'rehoping they continue to come toSarasota and join our circle.We made this celebration an all-request night.  Every week for thelast several weeks, we askedeveryone to give Andi one to threedances that they'd like to do on

World Dance Day.  Andi tookthese requests and created aplaylist in an order that madesense, considering the origin ofthe dance, the difficulty of thedance, etc.  It worked beautifullyand we did have quite a work-out,let me tell you. We extended our session by ahalf hour so that we could have alonger break – gotta have that"chat and eat" time.  But otherthan that half hour, we just dancedand danced and danced.  It wasgreat.  Can't think of any better

Barbara and Sergio Zigras andCaroline Lanker

Demetrius Babiak, Susan Barach andUrsula Tison

Letters[Terry Abrahams forwarded the followingnote from Miroslav Marcetic, who taughtSerbian dance at our Florida Folk DanceCamp in 2006.]

Dear Terry,How are you? It's been a whilesince we have heard from eachother. I hope all is well. How isyour family?I hope all is well with the dancing.Are there any upcomingworkshops? How are the FloridaFolk Dancers?I will most likely be planninganother dance tour and concert inFlorida this upcoming Octoberwith my dance ensemble.  It wouldbe great to see you and yourdaughter again.Hope to hear from you soon, allthe best!Miroslav and family

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Dancing at the Mallby Ruth Gutman

The small, "home-made" stage at the Festival Bay Mall was alive withcolorful costumes and toe-tapping music as dancers from the Orlandocommunity celebrated the 2009 World Dance Day on Sunday, April 26.The annual World Dance Day celebration was organized by theInternational Dance Council in Paris on April 29, 1982, and since thenhas been celebrated every April throughout the world.  Orlando isblessed to have such a variety of enthusiastic groups representing itsdiverse ethnic communities, professional dance organizations, andschool teams.  The Mayor of the City of Orlando and the Mayor ofOrange County proclaimed this as an event not to be missed!  (And itwas free!)

A Mexican dancer

A unique and energetic group demonstrated adance fitness program called Zumba – just watchingthem made one tired!  Later, a dancing family,dressed much like the cast of the old TV series, TheAdams Family, performed several macabredances.  Next, a team of high school studentspresented their version of hip-hop.  These wereamong the many exciting performances – too manyto describe in detail here.Panamanian dancers

Photos this page by Mary Jean Linn

The day began with a modern dance performance bya group of young women from the Harwood-WatsonDance Studio. The choreography, music andcostumes were very original and flowed togetherbeautifully. The Orlando Cloggers showed ustraditional American clogging, followed by groupsperforming folkloric dances from Mexico andPanama.  The brightly-colored dresses worn by thefemale dances were a treat for the eyes. The Central Florida Chapter of USA Dancedemonstrated ballroom, swing and smooth dancesthat brought us back to our teen-aged years, but arejust as much alive today as they were then.  The"Soda Pops" Ballet Guild from Sanford performed avariety of dances including classical ballet, jazz, tap,and lyrical dance. A husband and wife team presented traditional folkdance from India, set to the movie score from SlumDog Millionaire.  Greek folk dancing came next, withperformers from the Holy Trinity Greek OrthodoxChurch in native costume. 

Greek dancers

Many of the talented dancers were youngsters. It wascomforting to know that these dance traditions willnot die out as long as we have young people tocontinue in their parents' footsteps (pardon the pun!)Also, the audience willingly participated during theteaching sessions.  Kudos go to Teresa Borker whocoordinated this event and was the mistress ofceremonies.We eagerly await next year's joyous celebration ofWorld Dance Day!

Web VideosA non-dancing friend sent me the following video link:www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UE3CNu_rtYIt is dancing – not exactly folk dancing, but a lot of fun to watch.Along with it, there are also links to some similar videos. – CL Return to Contents

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Springleik in BoulderMarch  2009by Judith Baizan

This year at Boulder's annualSpring Scandinavian DanceWeekend, about 70 dancersassembled at the AvalonBallroom for Tor and RandiStallvik's presentation of thepopular Norwegian danceSpringleik.  Nearly half were fromthe west coast, with a record 16from the Portland to Seattle area.A smattering of folks came fromother states, including this loneattendee from Florida.At the outset, we were astonishedto see that since last year the floorcrew had added 12 feet to thewidth of the already huge dancefloor (now 64 x 76 feet) byrefinishing what had been acarpeted area.  On display was asmall cutout of the composite floorand Ingvar Sodal, the masterengineer responsible for thedesign of the floor (as well as themoving force behind the Avalonventure itself) was on handand happy, when not dancing, toprovide construction details to allinquirers.  This floor is a technicalmarvel of various layers, one ofwhich is formed of resilient puckspainstakingly laid in a precise gridover the entire area. And whoprovided the labor to do all this?Individual dancers from everydance persuasion were recruitedand organized into teams thatworked nights and weekends untilthe enormous job was done.Just this past February, on theoccasion of Ingvar’s 75th birthday,the entire Boulder DanceCommunity went all out in a grandski/dance weekend celebration ofrecognition, appreciation, andgratitude for his contributions overthe years.

Throughout the weekend, Tor andRandi often brought us back topractice the basic Springleikstep, "short, short, long," with asort of bent knee swoop on thelong step.  In this almost runningstep, we circled the ballroomagain and again, until they felt wewere finally getting it right.  Thecouple turn, LLR for the man andRRL for the woman workedperfectly with the rhythm of thebasic step. Then there was justsome simple "figuring" to learn,and we had the dance!  ForSpringleik, the tunes are short,two minutes or less, just enough togo through the dance sequencetwo or three times.  All of thatrunning took its toll on thedancers, however.  The Saturdaynight party was over by midnight!A very special part of the Boulderweekend is the Sunday eveningpotluck supper and dance party atthe home of Peter and Mary LouVan Laanen, who have a danceroom large enough for two orthree musicians and as many aseight couples dancing. In 1993,when Ernesto and I first attendedthe Boulder Spring Weekend, wegathered for potluck under thetrees in their back yard, and theyhad proudly pointed out thestakes marking the new additionconstruction under way!A nice bonus attached to theBoulder Weekend is that one canstay over and attend Monday nightScandinavian Dancing at thePearl Street Studio. Theworkshop teachers are usually stillin town and  willing to do a littleteaching.  There is always a goodturnout between out-of-townersand a few local dancers who werenot at the weekend event.  Thisyear some 50 dancers came forthe Monday class, includingseveral more men then women – Icouldn't even count them all!Indeed a night to remember!

Florida Folk Dance CampSongs

by Terry Abrahams and Andi Kapplin

Terry and Andi sang the followingsongs during the Sunday eveningparty at camp.

Song to Roo(to the tune Temptation)

Roo cameShe taught us BasqueDon’t even ask –She’s a sensationShe smiled,Leading us onOur hearts were gone –What an elation.Try an erdizkaAnd even a pikaBut if you can’t do that,Sit and chatBut we cameTo learn to do BasqueAnd got off our ask –You’ve heard our creation.

Song to Yves(to the tune Some Enchanted Evening)

Some enchanted Yvesning,You may meet a Balkan,You may meet a Balkan,Around the crowded room.You’ll do a bounce bounce;You’ll do a hop step.Whatever he’s teaching,please try not to shlep.On a special Yvesning,When he’s teaching Balkan,You will find we all can,Do all the things he’s taught.He makes it such funTo dance every one,And even his T-shirtslook good in the sun.Once you have seen him,His dances you’ll adore,Once you have seen him,You’ll come back for more.

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Dateline Gainesvilleby Jack Seltzer

Saturday, March 21st - KanapahaGarden Spring Festivalperformance went fantasticallywell!  The weather was perfectnorthern Florida, in the mid-60’sat performance time (10:30 AM).Parking passes workedbeautifully, allowing us to parkinside the gate this year (insteadof a long walk from Archer Roadto the gardens). The  huge oaktree is still standing in the sameplace (with dirt under it as dirty asever).  The sound system wasphenomenal, with folks all over thefair grounds asking us for themusic afterwards (wish they’d beasking us for the time we meet fordance every Friday instead).  Webegan with the Racine, Wisconsinversion of Ajde Jano (luring all thefolks to this easy dance and greatsound), then ran through An DroRetourne, Miserlou, Debka Lahatwith June, John, Joyce, Arlene,Charles, Mireille, Marilyn, Jualene,Veronica, Linda and myself, andfinished the first half with some ofus doing Rustemul (got intokicking all the dirt around in thatone).We got the flow going again withGori More, 12th Street Rag(always a fan favorite), Lum LumLey, Orijent, and the exuberantIsraeli, Shma Israel, and finishedwith Yves’ Valle Pogonishte.  Wegot the folks participating inSavila Se Bela Losa and Stelladi Maggio, from camp. 

This was our best performance-participation date at Kanapaha inthe three or four years we’ve donethis gig.  Lots of folks were into it;we haven’t heard so muchapplause and appreciation fromso many there before. The Festival is super organizednow, with lots more stages around

Left: Linda Seltzer teaching Cotton-Eyed Joe in horse and cart

choreography; below, left: the result

Saturday, April 4th - Orlando’s Whirl& Twirl Dance Hall - Spring Fling.

Linda and I finally we got to join inthis event.  As we were headed

for spring break on Sunday at St.Augustine Beach, we hung a righton Hanging Moss and made it tothe Whirl and Twirl.  We really dig

this cool dance hall (but maybethey could cool it a little less – it

felt like an ice-box to me by 4PM).  We got there at 10:30 AMor so.  As always, the first thing I

noticed was all the great food anddrink – on the right when we came

in – holy smoke!  We ended updoing more than 100 dances by 7

PM, and sat down for two meals inbetween (I was stuffed after the

first one). It was great doing the constantrequest list that Bobby had set up– the dances just kept on coming.Lots were from camp and Bobbyreviewed most of them in twominutes, perfectly.  Andi Kapplingave me back the Basque onewith the little Erdizka step inbetween the jumps of 1, 3, 4 and7.  She has the styling perfectly.We’re going to keep that one.   Iwas totally exhausted by 6 PM.I’m amazed how so many of uscan dance so continuously.  I’vegot to get more in endurancedance shape next year.  It wasnice to relax on the beach afterthat.

the grounds.  We could spend agood six hours walking around thegardens if we had the energy.Friday, March 27th – Wow – kidsdancing – what a trip.  We had 16eighth and ninth graders with fourchaperones from a church groupouting from Apopka in for 90minutes at 308, our regular dancespot.  What energy.  It went likethis: the first 30 minutes theylaughed the whole time; next 45minutes they concentrated on thesteps and got it much more easily;and all of a sudden, they were allflopping on the floor recuperatingfor the final 15 minutes of theirtime.  All that work on a Fridaynight - and to dance? Oh well, theyhad a blast and were ready forscavenger hunts on UF campusafter us. We always love to start them offwith Raca with the simple pattern(2-2-1-1-2) that keeps picking upspeed and gives them a new lookon life in the international dancescheme of things – ha! Lindaintroduced us to her Cotton EyedJoe version of the horse and cart– neat.

Saturday, April 25th - Future event,as I write this - Our first demo-teach at Support Local Arts Dayat Trinity United MethodistChurch.  More in next newsletter. Friday, May 29th - That date will bethe last dance party at 308.  Thebuilding has been sold.  We’relooking around for a new place todance that we hope can be morereasonable.

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Tampa Talksby Terry Abrahams

April 21 -

Andi, Bill and I are just back fromthe Israeli dance workshop inMaitland, April 18-19.  Attendancewas down and Debbie went into afinancial dither, but those of usthat did attend loved working withRuth Goodman, who is anexquisite teacher.  She hurt herknee on the dance floor, but keptright on going, smile on her face,one mistake (in the filming) theentire weekend – she’s absolutelyamazing.  And the dances weren’tbad either!  A couple of us went toan art show down the roadinstead of sitting for lunch, andthat was a mistake for my body,but oh well!

From the EditorGary and I are busy dancing allover. We're glad to see that thegroups we've visited have all heldon to some of the dances fromcamp.On March 14, Gary and I went topart of the second annual WorldDance Bazaar in Lake Wales. Itwent on all afternoon, and we onlysaw a bit of it - mostly bellydancing and some jazz dancing.The most interesting part of it, forme, was the steel drum band ofkids from a local public gradeschool! The Caribbean rhythmswere a little tough, but they did apretty good job with them.

Top: Terry Abrahams,Ruth Goodman, and

Andi Kapplin atMaitland;

Above: TerryAbrahams, Jennifer

Velt, Ken Kwo,Charlene Heaton, Bill

Schwarz, Andi Kapplinat Israeli dancing in

Tampa;Left: the whole group

at the Israeli Workshopin Maitland

Lake WalesWorld DanceBazaar: left:belly dancer;below: steeldrum band

Easter week I went to the annualgathering of the SoutheasternYearly Meeting of the ReligiousSociety of Friends (Quakers).Among other things, they have aFriday night family dance everyyear. The dance is called by GaryArthur, a contra-dance caller whohas called in Tampa and PinellasPark. This year, I taught two folkdances: Gay Gordons and Savilase Bela Losa. We had a live bandbut they didn't have much practicewith the music for my folk dances.Gay Gordons turned out betterthan Savila Se Bela Losa - thetwenty-count melody threw theband a little.

In two weeks Andi leaves us forVancouver (boo!), but firstCharlene is coming  tonight andwe’re all excited about seeingher!  She’s in for a professionalsomething or other as well, butluckily it gives her a Tuesday withus.  She’s loving her newcongregation in LA, so we’rehappy for her, sad for us.  Kellyfrom Orlando will be in nextweekend for something else, butwe’ll get to see her on Fridaynight. Love the guests!  Judithtraveled for a Scan camp (seeSpringleik in Boulder), Bill for aline dance weekend.  We’re tiny,but we’re busy and still here!

As some of you know, my travelbuddy Jodi, that I talk about all thetime, was in St. Pete for aGerontology conference, which fitperfectly into the weekend, so sheattended as well.  I’m glad peoplegot to meet her, others to re-meether.  I got to see her inprofessional action (she read apaper and lead a discussion)which was a first, and fun.  Wealso managed to get in a round atthe St. Pete Saturday market andeat yummy food, and did the artshow in Maitland, back in Tampahit one antique store and had agood walk before taking her to theairport.

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Orlando Newsby Pat Henderson

March was a fairly quiet month for our group.  Wehad a St. Patrick's Day party on March 18.  We woregreen and snacked on treats as we did ourobligatory two Irish dances:  Sweets of May andAbove the Rainbow.  On March 26, a few of us wentto see Kelly Fagan in The Sound of Music in thenewly renovated Athens Theatre in DeLand.  Thenour group hosted Spring Fling on April 4 whichturned out to be a great success.  Thanks to all whocame. Read about it in Spring Fling on page 1.

Joe's Birthday Party - back row:  Gary Lanker, WallyWashington, Joan Washington, Pat Henderson, Manuel

Mora-Valls,  Mary Jean Linn, Ruth Gutman, SteveGutman;  middle row: Caroline Lanker, Juanita

Schockey, Laura Nonamaker, Phyllis Dammer, AnnRobinson, Palmira Mora-Valls; front:  Nicki Wise, Joe

Birkemeier, Lucy Birkemeier

On April 1, we celebrated Joe Birkemeier's 80thbirthday, on the day!  We had New York cheesecakeand other snacks for him along with plenty of wine!Congratulations, Joe on a big milestone.  Nicki Wiseand Ann Robinson’s birthdays occurred that week,too, but we’re not telling how many years.  Also inApril, Eva Gaber and her daughters traveled to theSan Francisco area to be with relatives forPassover. Bobby and I went to Estes Park Colorado for theNFO Conference (see NFO Conference 2009).After NFO, we flew to Salt Lake City and then droveto three national parks in southern Utah – BryceCanyon, Capitol Reef and Canyonlands.  Each wasworthwhile in its own right and the drive betweenBryce Canyon and Capitol Reef was incredible.  Atone point, the road was on about a 20 foot widepiece of rock that seemed like a tightrope wire withcanyons on both sides!

On April 24, we celebrated our 33rd weddinganniversary by going up to Snowbird Ski Resort forlunch and then dancing with the Salt Lakeinternational group that night.  We taught their groupthree dances – Above the Rainbow, David MelechIsrael and Jiana de la Tilisca – that they enjoyed.  Itwas a fitting celebration since we met at folk dancingand we call our first ski trip out west, to SteamboatSprings, Colorado, our honeymoon.  It was such agreat ski trip that we decided to get married.

Events

May 9 Mayfair BallEvening Ball with Full Circle band;

Workshops with Long Odds; Florida English CountryDance leaders

Place: St. Cloud Senior Citizen Center, 3101 17thStreet, St. Cloud, Florida

Price: $20 by 4/1/09; $25 thereafterContact: Pam Russo, 407-284-1955,

stcloudecd@yahoo.com; Catie Condran Geist, 321-427-3587, catiegeist@att.net.

Information: chagalo.org/ecd/StCloudECD.shtml

Fun Dance Names - AnswersSee page 2

1. Cimpoi2. Korobushka3. Bučimiš4. Rustemul5. Guzelleme6. G’avotte d’Honneur7. Lesnoto Oro8. Alexandrovsky9. Gore Mori10. Melnik11. Miserlou12. Tino Mori13. Izrucanka14. Takanata15. Syrtos

16. Telegangar17. Kendime18. Somogi Karikazo19. Telespringar20. Tino Mori21. To Ting22. Trei Păzeşte23. Trei Păzeşte24. Rance25. Cocek26. Cicerenella27. Karamfil28. Gustav’s Skoal29. Hora de la Gorj30. To Ting

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Please note: The Florida Folk Dancer prints information on folkdance tours, camps and other events that may be of interest toour readers. This does not imply an endorsement orrecommendation of any tour or camp (except our own FFDCevents!).

Notices of selected tours, workshops, etc. are published in thenewsletter and changed with each issue. A more complete listof tours can be found in the calendar on the FFDC website.

International Folk Dance Tours

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July 26 - August 1 (wk 1), August 2 - 8 (wk 2)Stockton Folk Dance Camp

Bulgarian (Yves Moreau), Scandinavian (RooLester), Balkan (Lee Otterholt), French-Canadian

(France Bourque-Moreau), English (Bruce Hamilton),Italian, Croatian, squares.

Place: University of the Pacific Campus,Stockton, CA

Contact: Jan (530) 474-3231,jmwright32@frontiernet.net

Information: www.folkdancecamp.org

August 15 - 21 (wk 1), August 22 - 28 (wk 2),August 29 - September 4 (wk 3), September 4 - 7(Labor Day Weekend) Mainewoods Dance Camp

Week 1: Israeli, Bulgarian, contras and squaresWeek 2: Romanian with Sonia Dion and Cristian

Florescu, Scandinavian with Roo Lester, ArmenianWeek 3: Hungarian, Serbian with Miroslav Marcetic,

and Arab folkdanceLabor Day weekend: Croatian and Scottish

All weeks (schedule permitting): English Country withGeorge Fogg and International with Sandy Starkman

Place: Camp Indian Acres in Fryeburg, MaineScholarships and kitchen crew positions availableContact prior to August 7: Helen Blum, Registrar,Mainewoods Dance Camp, Inc., 926 Bloomfield

Ave., Apt. 3F, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028; after August 7:Mainewoods Dance Camp, Inc., c/o Camp Indian

Acres, 1712 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037Phone: until August 14: 973-787-4614;

after August 14: 207-935-3901 Email: info@mainewoodsdancecamp.org

Information: www.mainewoodsdancecamp.org

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October 17 - 31 Tour of Turkeywith Jim Gold and Lee Otterholt

Includes Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Troy andother cities; Turkish and international dance

sessions, sightseeingContact for all Jim Gold Tours:

Jim Gold International, Inc. 497 Cumberland Avenue,Teaneck, NJ 07666; (201) 836-0362,

jimgold@jimgold.comInformation at www.jimgold.com

June 28 - July 4 Nordic Fiddles and FeetSwedish and Norwegian Music and Dance Campfeaturing dances of Dalarna, Sweden and Valdres,Norway with Scandinavian dance basics taught by

Roo Lester and Larry HardingPlace: Camp Ogontz, near Littleton, NHContact: fiddlesandfeet@bellsouth.net,

865-522-0515Information: www.nordicfiddlesandfeet.org

June 12 - 14 International and IsraeliFolk Dance Weekend

with Ira WeisburdPlace: Circle Lodge on Sylvan Lake, Hopewell

Junction , NYTimes: Friday lunch through Sunday lunch

Contact: Sasha Gottlieb 351 West 24st. Apt. 20F,New York, NY 10011, 212-929-5698.

See event notice on the FFDC website calendar.

May 22 - 24 Florida Folk FestivalMusic, dance, stories, crafts and food

Place: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center StatePark, 11016 Lillian Saunders Drive, White Springs

Florida 32096Information: www.floridastateparks.org/folkfest

On left: Spring Fling dancers Donna Young,Willa Davidsohn, Emily Brozek, Jack Seltzer,

Manuel Mora-Valls, and Fanny Salerno

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FLORIDA FOLK DANCERFlorida Folk Dancer is published six to eight timesa year by the Florida Folk Dance Council, Inc., anon-profit corporation whose purpose is to furtherknowledge, performance, and recreationalenjoyment of International Folk Dance.2009 FFDC OFFICERS:President: Terry Abrahams

813-234-1231president@folkdance.org

VP: Pat Henderson407-275-6247 henderp@bellsouth.net

Secretary/Treasurer: John Daly321-482-6818treasurer@folkdance.org

Historian: Dan LampertPO Box 151719Altamonte Springs, FL 32715dan300@dlc2.com

Newsletter Editor: Caroline Lanker1963 S. Lake Reedy Blvd.Frostproof, FL 33843863-635-9366editor@folkdance.org

Submissions: Send all newsletter submissions tothe Editor.Copyright: Articles in the Florida Folk Dancer arecopyright by the Florida Folk Dance Council, Inc.,or by their individual authors.Subscriptions for printed and mailed copies are$15 per year per person ($20 per family) andinclude membership in the Florida Folk DanceCouncil. Membership without printed newslettersis $10 per person or $15 per family. Themembership year runs from one annual FloridaFolk Dance Camp (usually February) to the next.The newsletter is posted on the FFDC websiteand members with e-mail addresses are notifiedof its availability.FFDC Website: www.folkdance.org