This week we'll be going to Turkey to learn a new dance called Damat Halayi, which was another favorite from the Festival of the Oaks. If you'd like to take a look at the dance, go to YouTube where there are numerous versions ranging from schoolkids dancing to a costumed performance to what looks like a drunken version recorded on cell phone at a party.

For those of you who like to swing dance, be sure to make it to the Western Saloon on Highway One in downtown Point Reyes on Friday, May 6, 9 p.m., to hear (and dance to) the Eldon Leonard Band - the group features Bolinas local Tom Williard on drums.