On special occasions, we dance to the live music of The Ethnic Connection or to the live music of Veselba.

19 November 2005

The Ethnic Connection, left to right: Nan Nelson, Carol Palms, Evan Premo, David Owens, Ralph Katz

At other times, we dance to recorded music drawn from the extensive collections of group members.

Flier to print and post - tell your friends! (PDF, 250K, updated 4/27/08)

19 November 2005

Rides from the UM campus to Gretchen's can be arranged; contact I. Gruhl (below) Location unless otherwise specified: The Barn at Gretchen's House, 2625 Traver Blvd., Ann Arbor Directions Donation suggested: Band: $5 - $10; students: $3 - $5 or what is affordable Recorded music: $3-5 regular, $1-3 students Any time: snacks and soft drinks welcome Schedule: Saturday evenings, dates given above Band: 7 - 8 PM Teaching of dances to be played later 8 -11 PM Live music, some teaching Recorded music: 8 - 9 PM Teaching/review of easier dances 9 - 11 PM Open dancing, requests encouraged No partner, no experience needed! All welcome! Come and enjoy!

Dances done during recent recorded music sessions July 12, 2008 June 21, 2008 May 17, 2008 April 26, 2008 March 15, 2008 February 23, 2008 January 26, 2008 December 15, 2007 October 27, 2007 October 13, 2007 September 29, 2007 September 8, 2007 August 25, 2007

The brick house at Camp High/Scope. Click the picture to see selected photos from the camp organized by the Old World Dance Cooperative and held May 6-8, 2005. The 2007 camp was held May 4-6, and those who attended had a great time.

	Calendar of regional folk dance and folk music events
	Everyone had a great time at David Owens' birthday party, July 31, 2005, at the Pittsfield Grange. A photo album will be added to this page later. David Owens and Ruth Mohr. Image by I. Gruhl

Nancy Morrison's digital folk dance music collection (PDF, 218K, from iTunes, last updated 7/1/07). Russ has now computerized his collection; Liz has an extensive collection on tape and CD.

Album of images from previous versions of this web page

More information on European folk dance, folk music, and folklore

• Classes in international folk dance are occasionally offered through Ann Arbor Rec&Ed.
• Dick Oakes' International Folk Dance Resources including information about the late Dick Crum
• Rambles, a cultural arts review magazine (emphasis on British/Celtic but some material on Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, etc.)
• MIT Folk Dance Club Songbook Words to classic dance songs
• Music Scores and Lyrics for Folk Dancing Includes lyrics in large print
• Lyrics to some Balkan folk songs
• Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. Index to published dance descriptions, with some on line (but not printable). Research Database with pronunciation guide for dance names.
• Hungarian folklore
• Andrew Carnie's Folkdance Notes Carnie does not guarantee accuracy.
• More folk dance notes
• [New link] Tom Deering's folk dance notes
• Groupe de danses folkloriques de Vitrival (Belgium) Much information, including many dance descriptions. In French, but many dance descriptions in English. To search, click "Recherche"
• Folkdance Locations page by Robert Shapiro. Lists folk dance groups all over the US and a few in other countries. Some pages out of date.
• Živio! (Dayton, OH) Balkan Links
• Ara Topouzian's schedule of appearances

Sources of international folk music and folk dance accessories

• International Folk Rhythms, Ltd. Source of folk dance music, videos, folk costume pieces, accessories
• Folk Arts Center of New England's "Little Shop of Horas" - catalog of CDs for sale
• Arhoolie Records - world music along with other genres
• Bourque-Moreau Associés Educational programs, books, recordings and videos
• Smithsonian Global Sound Download international folk music classics for $0.99 per track. Audio samples.
• National Geographic World Music
• Calabash Music World music for sale by download; includes music by Életfa among others
• Dunav, the sharing place for Balkan music & dance Information about many dances; monthly selection of downloadable music.
• Passion Music International folk music on CD, including re-issues of classic recordings
• Audiophile CD Recordings from Around the World "World music," not necessarily traditional
• Jumbie Records More world music
• Greek City Video Greek Music - more traditional/world music
• Crammed Discs, another producer of CDs and DVDs of world music (catalog), among other genres
• Trade Root Music Group - World music, etc.
• MacedoniaDirect Cyber Store - handicrafts and more
• Balkan, Greek & West Asian MP3 Library Free downloads, purchase of albums encouraged
• Bob Radcliffe's International Folk Dance Downloadable Music (free) - Radcliffe intends to add music over about 6 weeks starting early July 2007 to bring the total to about 4900 tracks.
• Songs.hu Hungarian music in all genres, for sale by the album or per track
• CD Baby World music, including folk and traditional music (among other genres)

Other organizations

• Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music And Dance
• Michigan Dance Heritage
• Old World Dance Cooperative (Ferndale, MI)
• Ethnic Dance Chicago (rich site, many informative links)
• Miami Valley Folk Dancers (MVFD) in Dayton, Ohio
• Columbus Folk Dancers (Ohio)
• Folk and Barn Dancing at Fermilab (St. Charles, IL)
• Evansville International Folk Dancers (Indiana) Includes dance notes, song lyrics
• International Folk Dance Association of University City (St. Louis, MO)
• Folklore Village Farm (Dodgeville, WI; near Madison)
• East European Folklife Center (EEFC)
• International Dance Council (UNESCO) - August, 2006 Circular
• Tamburitza Association of America - supports Balkan folk music and culture, especially tambura music from Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Vojvodina
• The Society of Folk Dance Historians

The Ann Arbor Folkdancers are grateful to the Department of Physics and Astronomy of The University of Toledo for permission to host this site at this location.

Embroidery motifs from Sárköz taken from Anne Szalavary, Hungarian Folk Designs for Embroiderers and Craftsmen (New York: Dover, 1980)