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International Folk Dancing at Cornell

  • No partner or dance experience is required. The general public is invited to all activities. Beginners are always welcome.
  • There is no admission charge to regular meetings, but we do ask a small voluntary donation to cover expenses (Cornell students excepted).
  • For more information, call (607) 257-7711.
  • For regular announcements of IFD events, join our listserve.
Weekly Schedule
Special Events
Links
Planning Group
History

Weekly Schedule

IFD@C is a club open to all. You can come at any time, but we start with an hour or so of teaching followed by request dancing.

Unless otherwise indicated below, we dance from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm on Sundays. The first hour is teaching of dances from a specific region; this is followed by request dancing (with review as needed) from all regions.

When
Where
Teaching topics
Feb. 24
RPCC
Serbia (Ed)
Mar. 2
RPCC
Turkey and Armenia (Sandy and Todd)
Mar. 9
RPCC
Greece (Todd)
Mar. 16
LLC
Bulgaria and Macedonia (Todd and Sandy). Note alternate spring break location.
Mar. 23
LLC
Croatia (Ed). Note alternate spring break location.
Mar. 30
RPCC
TBA
Apr. 5-6
AC
Workshop with Yves Moreau teaching dances from Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Brittany.
Saturday teaching sessions 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Saturday night party with live music from Karamfil, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Sunday teaching review with Yves, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Cost: $15 per session or $50 for all sessions (for students, $5/session or $10 for all sessions)
Download a pdf flyer here
Apr. 6
AC
Review of dances from weekend workshop
Apr. 13
RPCC
TBA
Apr. 20
RPCC
TBA
Apr. 27
RPCC
TBA
May 4
LLC
TBA
May 11
LLC
TBA
May 18
LLC
TBA
May 25
LLC
TBA
June 1
TBA
TBA
June 8
Stewart Park
Summer Picnic! Stewart Park large pavilion. Food 6-7, with dancing from 7-9:30.
Volunteers needed for setup at 5pm and cleanup at 9:30.

How to find: Helen Newman Hal (HNH), Big Red Barn (BRB), Lifelong Center (LLC), Willard Straight Hall (WSH), Henry St. John School (HSJ), Stewart Park, DeWitt Park, Tiamat Studios, Risley Hall (RH), Bethel Grove Community Center (BG), Appel Commons (AC), Townhouse Community Center (TCC), Robert Purcell Community Center (RPCC), or all Cornell maps here.


Special Events

When
Where
What
April 5-6
AC

Dance workshop with Yves Moreau teaching dances from Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Brittany.
Saturday teaching sessions 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Saturday night party with live music from Karamfil, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Sunday teaching review with Yves, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Cost: $15 per session or $50 for all sessions (for students, $5/session or $10 for all sessions)
Download a pdf flyer here


Local Dance

Regional Events

General Links


History

Dances taught Spring 2002; Dances taught Summer 2002; Dances taught Fall 2002
Dances taught Spring 2003
; Dances taught Summer 2003; Dances taught Fall 2003
Dances taught Spring 2004
; Dances taught Summer 2004; Dances taught Fall 2004



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