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Past IFDA Workshops and Concerts
The International Folk Dance Association of University City has sponsored many folk-dance workshops and folk-music concerts over the years, featuring noted artists from around the country and around the world. The following list shows the most recent ones, going back to 1991. Dates of events are linked to the web flyers (if any) which announced the events.
Warning: Links and contact information may no longer be valid! Keep in mind that these can become obsolete over time. The old flyers are provided to show what the events were like (and also because the webmaster hates to throw anything away), but we are not attempting to keep links and contacts in them up-to-date or include pages with maps or registration forms. For up-to-date contacts, maps, and other information, please go to the IFDA Home Page.
| DATE | INSTRUCTORS / ARTISTS | PRINCIPAL MATERIAL |
| 2008 Feb 8-10 | Kyriakos Moisidis | Line Dances from Northern Greece |
| 2007 Nov 16-18 | Cristian
Florescu Sonia Dion |
Romanian couple dances |
| 2007 Jul 8 | Üsztürü Folk Ensemble | Transylvanian music and dance Concert and dance party |
| 2007 Apr 20-22 | Ahmet Lüleci | Turkish folk dances |
| 2007 Apr 1 | Kitka | Concert of Eastern European Folk Music (co-sponsored by IFDA and The Focal Point) |
| 2007 Mar 15 | Daniela Ivanova | Bulgarian / Vlach folk dances |
| 2006 Nov 10-12 | Roo Lester and
Larry Harding Loretta Kelley, Hardanger fiddle |
Norwegian folk dances: Pols frå Finnskogen, Vossaspringer, Springleik |
| 2006 May 7 | DeBorah Ahmed | Dances of West Africa |
| 2006 Feb 3-5 | Cristian
Florescu Sonia Dion |
Romanian line dances |
| 2005 Nov 18-20 | Celest
DiPietropaolo Marie DiCocco Music by Sean Folsom and John Parrish |
Italian village dances |
| 2005 May 28 | Balkan Cabaret | Dance party with traditional songs from the Balkans |
| 2005 Apr 29 - May 1 |
Ahmet Lüleci | Turkish folk dances |
| 2005 April 16 | Alain Gatay | Traditional French music and dances |
| 2005 Jan 21-23 | Zeljko Jergan Assisted by Beth Stafura |
Couple Dances from Croatia |
| 2004 July 16-17 | Balkan Cabaret | Dance party with traditional songs from the Balkans |
| 2004 Mar 12-14 | Tom Deering Music by Carol Silverman, David Bilides, Adam Good, Jerry Kisslinger, Mark Levy |
Folk Dances of Macedonia |
| 2004 Jan 23-25 | Yves Moreau | Bulgarian & Breton Folk Dances |
| 2003 Nov 14-16 | Roo Lester and
Larry Harding Loretta Kelley, Hardanger fiddle |
Norwegian folk dances: Vossaspringer and Vossarull |
| 2003 Oct 31 | Yuri
Yunakov,
Ivo
Papazov, Neshko Neshev, Salif Ali, Carol Silverman, Kalin Kirilov |
Bulgarian wedding-band music Concert and dance party |
| 2003 Sep 18 | Dûvõ Hungarian folk music band |
Concert of traditional folk music from Hungary and Transylvania |
| 2003 Mar 14-16 | Zeljko Jergan Music by tamburitza band Becari |
Dances from Croatia |
| 2002 Nov 22-24 | Cathy Lamont and Rudy Petke, directors of the Tisza Ensemble Szászka Hungarian táncház band |
Hungarian dances from Somogy |
| 2002 Sep 21 | The Kolev
Ensemble Bulgarian folk music ensemble |
Traditional Bulgarian folk music Dance party |
| 2002 Mar 15-17 | Steve Kotansky Music by Balkan band Édessa |
Balkan Folk Dances |
| 2002 Feb 22 | Yuri Yunakov Ensemble Bulgarian wedding band |
Bulgarian popular music Concert and dance party |
| 2002 Jan 18-20 | Steve Weintraub Music by Klezmer band Yidn |
Klezmer Dances |
| 2001 May 19 | Orchestra
Izgrev Bulgarian wedding band |
Dance party with traditional and popular Bulgarian music |
| 2001 Mar 9-11 | Steve Kotansky Music by Balkan band Édessa |
Gypsy and Village Dances from the Balkans |
| 2000 Nov 17-19 | Roo Lester Larry Harding Fiddling by Bruce Sagan |
Swedish folk dances: Slängpolska från Småland, Orsa Polska, and others |
| 2000 Sep 23 | Nikolay Kolev, gadulka Donka Koleva, voice Nikolay Doktorov, kaval Milen Slavov, accordion, tambura |
Bulgarian folk music Concert and dance party |
| 2000 Feb 4-6 | Joe Kaloyanides Graziosi Beth Cohen (of Ziyiá), violin Jim Demetrios Tashie, laouto |
Greek Folk Dances: Dances of the Aegean Islands; Pontic Dances of Asia Minor |
| 2000 Jan 22-23 | József Salamon Emese Fazakás |
Hungarian Dances from Vajdaszentivány, Transylvania |
| 1999 Nov 12 | Lexicon Bulgarian folk music ensemble |
Traditional & popular dance music Concert and dance party |
| 1999 Oct 8-10 | Cathy Lamont and Rudy Petke, directors of the Tisza Ensemble Maros Hungarian folk band |
Hungarian Dances from Székelyföld, Transylvania |
| 1999 Oct 1 | Kati Szvorák with
Kõfaragók Hungarian folk music ensemble |
Hungarian/Transylvanian music Concert and dance party |
| 1999 May 22 | Bulgari Bulgarian folk music ensemble |
Bulgarian folk music Concert and dance party |
| 1999 Feb 26-28 | Dick Crum Becari tamburitza ensemble |
Line / circle / trio dances from Croatia, Serbia, Romania |
| 1998 Nov 20-22 | Olav Jørgen Hegge Mary Sanford Hegge Loretta Kelley, Hardanger fiddle |
Valdres Springar (Norwegian couple dance) See also FolkFire article |
| 1998 Oct 2-3 | Balkanski Glasove The Kolev family |
Bulgarian music: Concert, dance party, and singing workshop |
| 1998 Jul 14 | Esma Redzhepova and the Ansambl Teodosievski |
Gypsy & Macedonian music Concert and dance party |
| 1998 May 5 | Milan Andrijanic with the Abrasevic Folklore Ensemble of Belgrade |
Serbian dances |
| 1998 Apr 17-19 | Yves Moreau Chris Bajmakovich, accordion |
Bulgarian & Croatian dances |
| 1997 Nov 14-16 | Steve Kotansky | Romanian couple dances from Transylvania |
| 1997 Apr 18-20 | Boris "Kete" Ilievski Chris Bajmakovich, accordion Paul Mangov, kaval & clarinet |
Macedonian dances |
| 1996 Nov 29 - Dec 1 |
Zoltán
Nagy Karen Majewski Jómóka Hungarian Táncház Band |
Kalotaszegi Csárdás (Transylvania) Advanced Somogyi & Mezõségi |
| 1996 Mar 8-10 | Roo Lester Fiddling by Bruce Sagan |
Scandinavian dances Swedish & Norwegian fiddling |
| 1996 Jan 26-28 | Ventzi Sotirov Zoia Sotirova Toshko Todorov |
Bulgarian singing, dancing, and drumming |
| 1995 Oct 13-15 | Joe Graziosi Music by Bob Beer |
Pontic Greek & Thracian dances |
| 1995 Feb 24-26 | Olav Jørgen Hegge Mary Parker |
Valdres Springar |
| 1995 Jan 20-22 | Todor Karaptschanski Toshko Todorov, accordion |
Bulgarian village dances |
| 1994 Oct 14-16 | Glenn Nielsen | Romanian / Transylvanian couple dances |
| 1994 Feb 25-27 | Barry Glass | Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Macedonian dances |
| 1993 Oct 15-17 | Zoltán
Nagy Erika Bakonyi |
Dances from Somogy, Hungary Mezõségi advanced session |
| 1993 Sep 25 | Sadko Ensemble from Novgorod, Russia |
Russian traditional village dances |
| 1993 Sep 18-19 | John Parrish Karen Majewski |
Dances from Mezõség, Transylvania |
| 1993 Feb 19-21 | Marilyn Wathen Music by Le Crancran |
French folk dances |
| 1992 Oct 16-18 | Roo Lester Fiddling by Becky Weis |
Scandinavian dances Norwegian & Swedish fiddling |
| 1992 Feb 21-23 | Ahmet Lüleci | Turkish folk dances |
| 1991 Oct 18-20 | Yves Moreau | Balkan folk dances for beginners |
| 1991 Feb 8-10 | Larry Lynch | Set dances from Ireland |
Views and opinions expressed on this page are strictly those of the International Folk Dance Association of University City, which is not sponsored by or otherwise connected with Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
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Written by Roger Hill (rhill@siue.edu), revised 2008 Feb 29