Hi,

Rosalind, Linda, Allison, Laurie, Cris, Ardyce, Larissa, Lita
Margaret, Marilyn, Missy, Barbara, Cissy, Connie, Russ, Don &
Rose, Jackie Z., John & Diana, Jon, Max & Eva, Hank & Mardia,
Sally & Alan, Sam & Ruth, Sarah, Sue, Jackie V., Christie,
Lauren, Richard & Susan, Cecelia, Ruth S., Tim, Brenda, Joe,
Ed & Deanna, Debbie B., Michael & Susan, Sally D., Debbie F.
Julie T., Georgia

Dances from July 10, 2004 at the Salvation Army Gym, 7-10 PM.
(close to the order we did them in)

Beginning dances 1,2,4-8:
1 Devojko Mari Hubava -Rhodopes, Bulgarian line -Roger taught
(slow pravo, pies during instrumental)
2 S^eta (SHAY-tah) -Serbian line (This was Pam's first folk dance.)
3 Birchot Havdalah -Israel (Pam asked to see a "complicated dance")
4 C^ukanoto -Bulgarian line -(swinging arms, stomping, 2 parts)
5 Itele -Romanian circle (front basket hold, "weaving")
6 Ugros (ooh-growsh) -Hungarian line dance
7 Hora pe Gheata -Romanian line (has like "sliding skating moves")
8 Belasicko Oro -Macedonian line -Jon taught (4 parts)
9 Newcastle -English -Cris and Larissa taught.
10 Dayagim -Israeli couple dance -Roger and Larissa taught last week
11 Dedo Mili Dedo -Macedonian line
12 Rorospols -Norway
13 Siamsa Beirte -Ireland
14 Joc Batranesc din Niculetel -Dobrogea, Romania
15 Tervelska Tropanka -Bulgaria, Dobrudz^a
16 Tocul -Romanian couple dance
17 Danec -Bulgaria, Dobrudza
Sequence of Danec (very very brief description):
Fig 1 -Hand hold in back. LOD 16. Into center...
Fig 2 -Into center "bloop bloop step" back out,turn.
Fig 3- Moving left, Rt leg extended.
Fig 4- Into center, hip, back out, hip; to side

Fig 1 -3x; Fig 2 -2x; Fig 3 -1x; Fig 4 -1x; Fig 3 -1x; Fig 4 -1x
Fig 1 -1x; Fig 2 -2x; Fig 3 -1x; Fig 1 -1x (14 counts, stamp RLR)

18 Pinosavka -Serbian line dance
19 Kyustendilska Rac^enica -Bulgaria (Danses Folkloriques version)
20 Well Hall -English
21 Galaonal de la Birca -Romanian line dance
22 Fatise Kolo -Yugoslavia (some dance in a line others in a
circle -both very different steps.)
23 Vlasko -Vlach, NW Bulgaria (long version) -line dance
24 Silistrenska Tropanka -Bulgaria, Dobrudz^a -line dance
25 Vulpiuta (Vool-pewTS-ah) -Romania
26 Ta'am Haman -Israeli couple dance, done in a circle.
27 Jove Male Mome -Bulgarian line dance
28 Trite Puti (AMAN 3) -Bulgarian line dance
29 Mana'a vu -Israeli circle

Present:

1 Cris
2 Georgia
3 Jackie Z
4 Jon
5 Larissa
6 Lauren
7 Pat <1st time folk dancing, Lauren's friend, both left early
8 Marvin
9 Missy
10 Roger
11 Rosalind
12 Russ
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The Summer announcements, for dancing during the week, is up to
you. Let me know of current activities and I'll put them here.

Another pre folk dance party at Joe's. Here is his invitation:

I want to invite all you dancers to a potluck barbeque at my house
in Kalispell on Saturday, August 7th. The get together can start
around 3pm or so, probably eat around 5 or 5:30 or so.
Then go dancing at the Salvation Army gym at about 7.

Alas, no chicken house dancing since I don't have a chicken house.;-)

Those of you coming from out of the area, you can camp in my backyard,
or in my house. I've got lots of room.

Kids, spouses, dogs, and other friendly hanger ons are welcome!

Directions to my house are pretty simple.
Call or email me to let me know if you can come. And also, to try
and coordinate what to bring.

Joe
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Armenian workshop with Tineke (sounds like Teen-eh-keh) van Geel,
Calgary, November 13 & 14 2004. We will leave Friday afternoon
November 12 to be in Calgary by 7:30pm. At this point the cost
of the work shop will be 50 dollars Canadian funds.

Tineke van Geel has been active as a folk dance teacher since 1975 and
works as a choreographer specializing in Armenian dance. She has taught
classes in International, Dutch and Armenian dance in many countries.
She has published a book on Armenian history, culture, costumes and
dance, and has produced compact discs on her own label. Her choreography
is danced by many professional performing ensembles.
Tineke holds a degree as folk dance instuctor from the Landelijk Centrum
Volksdans and exclusively works as a professional folk dance instructor.

Since 1985 she has regularly visited Armenia to study at the Pedagogic
Institute and the Choreographic school in Yerevan, including two trips
sponsored by the Dutch government. On several occasions Tineke visited
the USA to observe the dances performed by the Armenian communities there.
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Sally's fine work is available for online viewing:
http://www.montanafolkdance.org/images/mariatanasememorial.jpg

For other dance information from Bozeman and Butte check out our web
site: http://www.montanafolkdance.org

Any suggestions, comments, corrections, you have are welcome!

Till next time

Roger