Monday, June 29, 2015

Dancing in Romania


I'm just back from a wonderful two-week folk dance trip in Romania organized by Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu, with teaching by Camelia and Nelutu Motoc. The trip was centered in Cluj-Napoca, with side trips to numerous outlying villages in the region of Transylvania. I had the opportunity to see wonderful performances of Romanian folk dancing, as well as dance with locals.

In Vadu Izei in the area of Maramures:

Performances by the Traditii Student Folk Dance Ensemble:




I'll be teaching dances I learned on the trip on Monday nights in Petaluma when the fall session starts up again after Labor Day in September, as well as at a one-night workshop in Point Reyes on September 17.