International Folk Dance Association   of University City presents . . .
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Dick Crum

in a workshop on

Balkan Folk Dances

with Saturday night live music provided
by the Becari tamburitza band

February 26 - 28, 1999
University City (St. Louis), Missouri

Schedule and Prices

A weekend package price, covering all workshop sessions and the party, is available for $35 for those who pre-register by Monday, February 22. Tickets for individual sessions are also available at the door. The package price saves $4, but does not include items marked with an asterisk (i.e. the meals). The deadline for meal reservations is also February 22. Total for workshop package plus all meals is $55.

To pre-register (which we strongly advise), please fill out the registration form or call 314-638-4024 or 314-726-5838.

Locations

Church of the Holy Communion (Friday and Saturday): 7401 Delmar Blvd., University City, Missouri. The church is on the northwest corner of Delmar and Jackson (see Map and Guide to IFDA Events). Park on either street and enter through the red double door in the middle of the L-shaped building.

Wydown Dorm (Sunday): Washington University Campus, St. Louis, Missouri. (see Guide to Wydown Dorm). Park on Wydown Blvd. Directions will also be available at the Saturday sessions.

About the Teacher and Band

Dick Crum is one of the foremost authorities on Balkan Dance and the numerous Balkan dance styles. He is the former choreographer and artistic director of both the Duquesne University Tamburitzans and the Aman Folk Ensemble. Dick is famous for his delightful teaching style, his legendary wit, as well as for the breadth of his knowledge of folk dance and folklore. Beginners learn easily from him, and advanced dancers enjoy his teaching style as well.

Dick Crum first went to Yugoslavia to study dance and folklore in the early 1950's. Since then he has taught both the folk dances that he learned while studying in the Balkans and those that he learned from immigrants in the ethnic communities of the United States. Many of these dances are included in the core repertoire of folkdance groups throughout North America. It is a thrill to see him, dance with him, and learn from him. The International Folk Dance Association is very pleased to be able to sponsor his visit.

Becari (pronounced "beh-char-ee") is a six-member tamburitza band from St. Louis, formed in 1974. The members of the Becari band are: Ken Ban on Prim, John Amich on Brac, Mike Katich on Brac, Joe Barry on Celo, Nick Garcia on Bugarija, and Tim Katich on Bass. Most of the band members began playing as part of the Junior Tamburitzans of St. Louis. Becari has played for many local ethnic festivals, church dances, picnics, parties, weddings, and other events. The group has been a featured performer for The Tamburitza Association of America from 1974 to the present and for the American Slavic Association. Its repertoire includes music and songs handed down from the members' grandparents and from other local Tamburitza players.

Tamburitzas are a family of fretted, steel-stringed, plucked acoustic instruments frequently used in playing the music of several countries in southeastern Europe, particularly the South Slavic lands that comprised the former Yugoslavia. For more on the tamburitza family and its history, see What is a Tamburitza and Where Did it Originate? on John Valentich's TamburaWeb site.

Meals and Other Information

This workshop is supported in part by

Banquet: On Saturday evening we will have a banquet, which will include a variety of both meat and non-meat dishes. The cost of the dinner is $10.00 per person as indicated on the schedule. Reservations for the dinner need to be received by February 22; please send in the registration form or call 314-638-4024 or 314-726-5838.

Lunches: There will be a variety of dishes. Contributions of desserts will be appreciated for both Saturday and Sunday lunches. The cost for each lunch is $5.00 per person. Reservations for the lunches also need to be received by February 22.

Joan Amsterdam of International Folk Rhythms, Ltd. will be selling ethnic recordings, books, clothing and accessories, and crafts on Friday and Saturday.

Crash Space is available. Please indicate your needs on the registration form, or call Nancy or Ken Dickinson at 314-863-2139.

Scholarships are available; call 314-638-4024 or 314-726-5838.

For Other Information: Contact Terry or Gretchen Tomazic (phone 314-638-4024, E-mail tomazictj@slu.edu), or John or Barbara Uhlemann (phone 314-726-5838, E-mail BUhlemann@aol.com).

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.