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MILWAUKEE FOLK DANCE COMMUNITY WEB SITE

Hello! My name is Mark Gaines, your Web Site host. Please enjoy your visit and return as often as you want. This Web Site is designed to list the latest schedules and information for Milwaukee Folk Dance and music activities. It has been kept simple to allow people with older computers to use it, thus no fancy whistles or bells. Your comments and suggestions are welcome along with dance information. If this Web Site has been of help to you please tell me and the local dance group. Thanks! EMAIL is welcome at:

mark@gainesnet.com

LAST REVISED 0n 25 October 2009

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BOOKING AHEAD HAS BECOME AN ISSUE AT SOME CONTRA DANCES. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL CHECK OUT THE STORY AT:

http://www.gainesnet.com/booking.htm

Some Contra Dances are NOT friendly to newcomers!

 

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MONDAY NIGHTS:

Scottish Country Dancing
Starting beginner level, Information at 262-363-8489, Sister Dorcas

 

Israeli Dancing, JCC
6255 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, 8:00 to 9:30 PM, Call Micki at 414-964-4444

 

Folk Dancing

Good Samaritan Scandia Villas in Sister Bay, 7-8 PM, $3

TUESDAY NIGHTS:

Tuesday Night Folkdancers AKA International Dance-Milwaukee

Hart Park  $4.00 or monthly pass at reduced rate ,

7300 W Chestnut Street, Wauwatosa

Doesn’t meet second Tuesday of each month!

Use the 72nd Street Exit off of State Street! Extra parking behind stadium as you enter the park, on the right.

 

Early Folk Dancers: 6:30 to 7:30 PM upstairs in the dance hall!

 

6:30 PM Advanced International Folkdancing Class teaching Garden Room: 262-574-1982

October 20th, 27th  November 17th & 24th

 

SCHEDULED DANCING

October 20th, 27th  November 3rd, 17th, 24th

 

NO DANCING

October 13th  November 10th

 


Call Forest for information at 262-662-2293

 

Irish Set Dance Class for beginners, Irish Fest Center, 1532 Wauwatosa Avenue, Wauwatosa, Call Jim or Kathie for information at 262-258-3370. Enter via 70th & State Streets due to construction!

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS:

Irish Set Dancing

 7:00 PM lessons, 8:15 PM Set Dancing, Irish Set Dancing, O’Donoghue’s, 13225 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove, 7:00 PM Lessons and dancing  at 7:00 PM.Contact Jim or Kathie at 414-258-3370 for more information as schedule might change.

THURSDAY NIGHTS:

Bay View Lutheran Church, 340 Maple St in Sturgeon Bay, 7:00 to 8:30 PM, $3

FRIDAY NIGHTS:

Racine International Folkdancers
Racine Arts Council, 505 6th Street in Racine, 7:15 PM to 10:00 PM. Call 262-637-5246 for more information.

ETHNIC DANCE CHICAGO, Fridays, 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM, up to date schedules at www.ethnicdance.net/calendar                                   

First Friday Irish Ceili, ICHC, 22ND + Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, live music, 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Family Folk Dancing, Hickory Grove, Call 414-345-8800 for more information.

 

SATURDAY NIGHTS:

First Saturday:  Prairie Hill Contra Dance!.Next dance Next dance November 7th, Lessons begin at 7:00 PM, $7,  Dancing with caller and band 8:00 to 11:00 PM, No Street Shoes, BRING SHOES TO CHANGE INTO! Teaching before each dance. Located at Prairie Hill Wardorf School, Silvernail Road, Delafield, Wisconsin, call 262-560-1438, or EMAIL dancing-moose@Juno.com also www.delafield.com

 

English Country Dance, Lutheran Home, 76TH & North, call Karen or Bill at 262-780-1488, 2nd & 4th Saturday, Schedule subject to change.

 

Ceilis on third Saturday, ICHC. Call 414-345-8800 for information.

SUNDAY

Israeli Dancing at JCC, 6255 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, 6 to 7:30 PM, call 414-967-8235 for information.

 

Scottish Country Dancing Beginners Class, Call Sister Dorcas at 262-363-8489

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SPECIAL  ANNOUNCEMENTS!

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Folklore Village has events every month. Check out their site at http://www.folklorevillage.org

 

Jim Sambol plays International Music each Monday at the Anodyne Café, 2920 Kinnickinnic Avenue, 11:00 to 1:00 PM, no room for dancing!

 

Dancing in Door County, call for schedule, Grace at 920-421-2985.

 

Family Irish Dancing: October 17th, ICHC, 2133 West Wisconsin Ave in Milwaukee, live music, 7:30 PM, $7, call 414-489-1110 for more information

 

October 23rd  Free Contra Dance at The Lutheran Home, 75th & North Ave in Wauwatosa, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, call Sandy at 414-771-3925, bring a snack.

 

Irish Set Dancing October 24th at ICHC, 2133 West Wisconsin Ave in Milwaukee, $7, 7:30 PM, ca;; 414-489-1110 for more information.

 

October 27th: Retro Sixties IFD Party with Ethnicity at Hartf Park, 7:30 to 10:00 PM, bring a snack to share, $5.

 

November 7th & 8th: Armenian Dance Workshop at St Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church, 6700 West Diversy Avenue in Chicago. Call 847-715-9402 or 773-774-3269 for more information.

 

November 20-22: Holiday Folk Fair, details TBA.

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The Society of Folk Dance Historians publishes man items of interest to folk dancers including directories, etc. Contact them at 2100 Rio Grande St, Austin TX, 78705 or SOFDH@juno.com

 

Dancing in Door County, call Grace for schedule, 920-421-2985.

 

 

Click here for more dance links at http://www.gainesnet.com/link.htm

 

 

Other Milwaukee area Dance Links

 

www.balkanmusic.com

 

www.mojavlast.com

 

www.c7r.com/setdance/.

 

www.freewebs.com/wfdp/

 

Wisconsin Square Dance Events

 

Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers at http://milwaukeescd.org/

 

Lafayette, IN site at http://ourworld.cs.com/jahrrt/Laf_Indancing.html

Tapestry Site in The Twin Cities

 

 

Goodbye and please visit again soon!