MILWAUKEE FOLK DANCE COMMUNITY WEB SITE

Hello! My name is Mark Gaines, your Web Site host. Please enjoy your visit and return as often as you want. This Web Site is designed to list the latest schedules and information for Milwaukee Folk Dance and music activities. It has been kept simple to allow people with older computers to use it, thus no fancy whistles or bells. Your comments and suggestions are welcome along with dance information. If this Web Site has been of help to you please tell me and the local dance group. Thanks! EMAIL is welcome at:

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LAST REVISED 0n 3 July 2008

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BOOKING AHEAD HAS BECOME AN ISSUE AT SOME CONTRA DANCES. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL CHECK OUT THE STORY AT:

http://www.gainesnet.com/booking.htm

Some Contra Dances are NOT friendly to newcomers!

 

WANT TO LISTEN TO SOME LIVE FOLK MUSIC ONLINE?

GO TO:

http://www.folkalley.com/fankit/promotions.php

Looking for that special someone in the past?

http://www.ereunite.com


SOME GROUPS DO NOT MEET IN THE SUMMER

CALL AHEAD FIRST!

MONDAY NIGHTS:

Scottish Country Dancing
Starting beginner level, Information at 262-363-8489, Sister Dorcas

 

Israeli Dancing, JCC
6255 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, 7:00 to 9:30 PM, Call Micki at 414-964-4444

TUESDAY NIGHTS:

Tuesday Night Folkdancers

Hart Park  $3.00 or monthly pass at reduced rate ,

7300 W Chestnut Street, Wauwatosa

Doesn’t meet second Tuesday of each month but on Thursday following that Tuesday!

Use the 72nd Street Exit off of State Street! Extra parking behind stadium as you enter the park, on the right.

 

Early Folk Dancers: 6:30 to 7:30 PM upstairs in the dance hall!

 

6:30 PM Advanced International Folkdancing Class teaching Garden Room: 262-574-1982

July 22nd August 26th

 

SCHEDULED DANCING

  July 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th August 5th, 14th, 19th & 26th

 

NO DANCING !

July 8th, 10th August 12th & 19th


6:30 PM to 10:00 PM Request dancing and teaching,
Call Forest for information at 262-662-2293

 

Irish Set Dance Class for beginners, Irish Fest Center, 1532 Wauwatosa Avenue, Wauwatosa, Call Jim or Kathie for information at 262-258-3370. Enter via 70th & State Streets due to construction!

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS:

Irish Set Dancing

 7:00 PM lessons, 8:15 PM Set Dancing, Irish Set Dancing, O’Donoghue’s, 13225 Watertown Plank Rd, Elm Grove, 7:00 PM Lessons and dancing  at 7:00 PM.Contact Jim or Kathie at 414-258-3370 for more information as schedule might change.

FRIDAY NIGHTS:

Racine International Folkdancers
Racine Arts Council, 505 6th Street in Racine, 7:15 PM to 10:00 PM. Call 262-637-5246 for more information.

Lutheran Home, 75th & North Avenue in Wauwatosa. November 30th  2007 , 7:30 to 9:00 PM,Contact Nick at 414-630-1978, FREE!

ETHNIC DANCE CHICAGO, Fridays, 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM, up to date schedules at www.ethnicdance.net/calendar                                   

Milwaukee Contradance:  Next dance in September, Quaker Meeting House, 3224 N Gorden Place in Milwaukee , call Maria at 414-962-3089 for information.

 

First Friday Irish Ceili, ICHC, 22ND + Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, live music, 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Family Folk Dancing, Hickory Grove, Call 414-345-8800 for more information.

SATURDAY NIGHTS:

First Saturday:  Prairie Hill Contra Dance!.Next dance Next dance June 7th . Lessons begin at 7:00 PM, $7,  Dancing with caller and band 8:00 to 11:00 PM, No Street Shoes, BRING SHOES TO CHANGE INTO! Teaching before each dance. Located at Prairie Hill Wardorf School, Silvernail Road, Delafield, Wisconsin, call 262-560-1438, or EMAIL dancing-moose@Juno.com

 

English Country Dance, Lutheran Home, 76TH & North, call Karen or Bill at 262-780-1488, 2nd & 4th Saturday, Schedule subject to change.

 

Ceilis on third Saturday, ICHC. Call 414-345-8800 for information.

SUNDAY

Israeli Dancing at JCC, 6255 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, 6 to 7:30 PM, call 414-967-8235 for information.

 

Scottish Country Dancing Beginners Class, Call Sister Dorcas at 262-363-8489

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SPECIAL  ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Folklore Village has events every month. Check out their site at http://www.folklorevillage.org

 

STARTING IN JUNE IN MONTRÈAL, DANCE UNDER THE STARS IN PARC DE MOUNT ROLAYE, Free, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Top of the mountain by Beaver Lake Pond and the Concession Stand

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July 3rd –6th: Scandinavian Midsummer Festival at Folklore Village near Dodgeville, call 608-924-4000 or go to www.folklorevillage.org

 

July 4-6th: New Contra Dance Weekend at The Prairie Hill Wardorf School in Delafield: The Groomemongers Trio and The Cosmic Otters with Gaye Fifer and Danika Murray. For more information call 608-697-4021, Pam or ppaulson2@wi.rr.com

 

July 9-13: Door County Festival at Sister Bay, not to be missed! More information at www.dcff.net

 

July 10th-13th Bastile Days at Cathederal Square Park in Downtown Milwaukee, call 414-271-1416 for more information

 

July 15th: After DCFF Party with Nick Bratkovich and Balkan Cabaret at Hart Park in Wauwatosa, 7:30 to 10:00 PM, bring a snack, $5.

 

July 19TH: Family Irish Ceilli, ICHC, 2133 West Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 7:30 PM, $6, call 414-489-1110 for more information.

 

July 25th & August 22nd: Friday Folk Dancing at The Lutheran Home, 75th & North Ave in Wauwatosa. Call Nick 414-630-1978. FREE!

 

July 26th: Irish Set Dancing, ICHC, 2133 West Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, 7:30 PM, $6, call 414-489-1110 for more information.

 

August 14th: “Czecking Out” Party at Hart Park, Sloboda Orchestra. 7:30 to 10:00 PM, bring a snasck to share, Alice & John are moving to The Czech Republic for one year! $5 door.

 

Swing Dancing with Maureen, call 262-547-9464 for updated schedule.

 

Folklore Village holds events on a regular basis. Check it out at http://www.folklorevillage.org

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The Society of Folk Dance Historians publishes man items of interest to folk dancers including directories, etc. Contact them at 2100 Rio Grande St, Austin TX, 78705 or SOFDH@juno.com

 

SUMMER FESTIVALS AT MAIER FESTIVAL PARK IN MILWAUKEE

 

June 20-22 Polish Fest call 414-529-2140

June 17-20 Festa Italiana call 414-223-2808

June 24-27 German Fest call 414-464-9444

August 1-3 African World Festival call 414-372-4567

August 8-10 Arab World Fest call 414-727-5517

August 14-17 Irish Fest call 414-476-3378

August 22-24 Mexican Fiesta call 414-383-7066

September 5-7 Indian Summer call 414-604-1000

 

ETHNIC FOOD, FUN & DANCING

 

Armenian

June 29 St Hagop’s, Johnson Park Racinr

July 27 St John’s 7820 West Layton, Greenfield

August 3 ST Mesrob’s, Festival P:ark at Racine Lakefront

 

CROATIAN

July 12 Field Park, Mukwonago

July 20 Croatian Park, South 76th Street

August 3 Sacred Heart, 49th & Wells, Milwaukee

 

GERMAN

June 15 Schwabenhof on Silver Spring

June 29 Pomeranians in Mequon Park

 

GREEK

June 13-15 St Constantine & Helen, Wauwatosa

July 11-13 Annunciations, State Fair Park

 

MEXICAN

June 20-22 Frame Park, Waukesha

August 8-10 Festival Park, Racine Lakefront

 

SERBIAN

August 21-23 St Sava’s, 51st & Oklahoma, Milwaukee

 

 

Click here for more dance links at http://www.gainesnet.com/link.htm

 

 

Other Milwaukee area Dance Links

 

www.balkanmusic.com

 

www.c7r.com/setdance/.

 

www.freewebs.com/wfdp/

 

Wisconsin Square Dance Events

 

Milwaukee Scottish Country Dancers at http://milwaukeescd.org/

 

Lafayette, IN site at http://ourworld.cs.com/jahrrt/Laf_Indancing.html

Tapestry Site in The Twin Cities

 

 

Goodbye and please visit again soon!