Come join Petaluma Snap-Y Dancers for our annual Holiday Folk Dance Party with live music by Santa Rosa Vecherinka!

• When: Monday, December 10, 7-9:30 p.m.
• Where: Herman Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma
• Admission: $7

• Music: 7-8:15 p.m. dancing to recorded favorites; 8:15-9:30 p.m. Bulgarian and Macedonian music by Santa Vecherinka featuring Nuri Bal, percussion; Jim Avera, vocals and gajda, and Barbara Babin, vocals and gadulka.

A great time was had by all 
at the International Dance Festival for new Dancers in Petaluma this past Sunday! We had about 120 people attending, many of them newcomers. 


Here are some photos from the event.Thanks go to the California Folk Dance Federation for sponsoring the festival.

Come join Petaluma Snap-Y Dancers and the California Folk Dance Federation for the second annual free International Dance Festival for New Dancers!

• When: Sunday, October 28, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
• Where: Herman Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma
• Admission: Absolute free!
• With North Bay teachers: Marilyn Smith, Carol Friedman, Susie Shoaf, Jill Breslauer, Elsa Bacher, Leanne Schy, Vincent Taylor and Emma Charlebois

I've been teaching some great new dances in Petaluma and Point Reyes:

• Joc in Patru -- a charming two-part Rumanian dance from the region of Transylvania (you can check out the video posted on my blog under "Dance Videos")
• To Milo -- a four-part Greek dance in SQQ rhythm
• Gaida Preshevare -- a Rom dance from Albania in SQQ rhythm that was taught by both Steve Kotansky and Michael Ginsburg, with the classic Macedonian structure of a basic stationary step followed by traveling steps
• Eshebo -- a very popular Yemenite-style Israeli dance choreographed by Bebar Shushan (1991); the title means "beautiful" in Algerian

For beginning dancers, I'm teaching a fun International Folk Dance class at College of Marin on Wednesdays from 2:10-3:30 p.m., and you can sign up for the next session (October 31-December 12) at http://www.marin.edu/CommunityEducation. 

And note that Petaluma Snap-y Dancers and the California Folk Dance Federation will be co-sponsoring a second annual (and completely free) New Dancers Festival on Sunday, October 28, 1:30-4:30 p.m., at Herman Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma.

Here's my schedule for fall dance classes, all starting after Labor Day:

• Petaluma International Folk Dance -- Mondays 7-9:15 p.m., September 10-December 10, Herman Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma / $65 for the 14-week session or $7 drop-in

• Point Reyes International Folk Dance -- Wednesdays 7-8:15 p.m., September 12-October 24 (no class September 26) & October 31-December 12 (no class November 21), Dance Palace, 503 B Street, Point Reyes / $55 per 6-week session or $12 drop-in

• International Folk Dance at the College of Marin -- Wednesdays 2:10-3:30 p.m., September 5-October 24 (no class September 26; CRN# 85133 EC); October 31-December 12 (CRN# 85134 EC), College of Marin, Kentfield, PE Building #12 / $59 per 7-week session, register at: http://www.marin.edu/CommunityEducation/ce-reginfo.html

• Line Dancing Around the World at Indian Valley College -- Tuesdays 7:10-8:30 p.m., September 4-October 23 (no class September 25, CRN# 85131) & October 30-December 11 (CRN# 85132), Indian Valley Campus, Building 15, Room 170 / $79 per 7-week session, register at:http://www.marin.edu/CommunityEducation/ce-reginfo.html

Everyone welcome - all ages, newcomers, beginners through advanced dancers!

Summer Dancing in Petaluma continues! Come dance to old and new favorites (and bring your requests) on Mondays 7-9:15 p.m. through July 30 at Herman Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma.


A few upcoming events to mark on your calendar:

• Free Line Dance Class at the Point Reyes Farmers Market, Toby's Feed Barn, Point Reyes Station on Saturday, July 14, 9:30 a.m.
• Live Greek music by Dromeno at Papa's Taverna, Lakeville Highway, Petaluma on Thursday, July 26, 7 p.m.

And note that I will be teaching two new classes in the fall through the Marin Community College District Community Education program: 

• International Folk Dance on Wednesdays 2:10-3:30 p.m. starting September 5 at College of Marin, PE #22, Kentfield 
• Line Dancing on Tuesdays 7:10-8:30 p.m. starting September 4 at Indian Valley College in Ignacio.

Summer dancing in Petaluma starts on June 4!


Come dance to old and new favorites (and bring your requests) on Mondays 7-9:15 p.m., June 4-July 30, at Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma.


Everyone is welcome - beginners, newcomers, intermediate/advanced dancers - and no partner is necessary.