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The Ann Arbor Folkdancers are non-profit, education-oriented, and dedicated to the enjoyment of international folk dancing and to the appreciation of other cultures through their dance.

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.

19 November 2005

Rides from the UM campus to Gretchen's can be arranged; contact I. Gruhl (below) Location: The Barn at Gretchen's House, 2625 Traver Blvd., Ann Arbor Directions Location for April 29: Gretchen's House at 2340 Oak Valley Dr. Directions Donation requested: Band: $10 regular, $4 students Recorded music: $3-5 regular, $1-3 students Any time: snacks and soft drinks welcome Schedule: Saturday evenings, dates given above Band: 8-11 PM Recorded music: 7 - 8 PM teaching/review of more complicated dances 8 - 9 PM teaching/review of easier dances 9 - 11 PM open dancing, requests invited No partner, no experience needed! Come and enjoy!

Dances done during recent recorded music sessions (all files since October 2005 are HTML) February 25, 2006 January 28, 2006 December 10, 2005 November 12, 2005 October 22, 2005 September 24, 2005 August 20, 2005 June 25, 2005 May 21, 2005 April 30, 2005 April 16, 2005 (during the band's breaks)

The brick house at Camp High/Scope. Click the picture to see selected photos from camp, May 6-8, 2005

	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, 144K, from iTunes, last updated 1/28/06). Russ and Liz have extensive collections 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.
• Ara Topouzian's schedule of appearances
• International Folk Rhythms, Ltd. Where to buy folk dance music, videos, folk costume pieces, accessories
• Dick Oakes' International Folk Dance Resources including information about the late Dick Crum
• Folklore Adventures with Dennis Boxell Folk music, videos, and general information - good reading!
• Smithsonian Global Sound Download international folk music classics for $0.99 per track. Audio samples.
• 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
• 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
• [New Link] 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
• Balkan, Greek & West Asian MP3 Library Free downloads, purchase of albums encouraged
• Andrew Carnie's Folkdance Notes Carnie does not guarantee accuracy.
• More folk dance notes
• 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

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
• 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)