Report of the July 29, 2006 dance by Joe:

SEE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING MISSOULA FOLK DANCING AT THE END OF THE REPORT!    
 
1  Siriul                       -Romania
2  St. George of Skyros         -Greek
3  Sitno Malisevsko             -Bulgaria
4  Ma Navu                      -Israel
5  Ajde Jano kolo da igramo     -Serbia
6  Bufc^ansko                   -Macedonia
7  Hole In The Wall             -England
8  Be'er Basadeh                -Israel
9  Srbijanka                    -Serbia
10 Duke of Kent's Waltz         -England
11 Tervelska Raka               -Bulgaria
12 Tervelska Tropanka           -Bulgaria
13 Devojce, Devojce             -Macedonia
14 Devojko Mari Hubava          -Bulgaria
15 Sborinka                     -Bulgaria
16 Opinca                       -Romania
17 Birchot Havdalah             -Israel

People in attendance, not in any order unless you want to make one up.

1  Russ
2  Missy
3  Lauren
4  Joe
5  Ronda
6  Marvin
7  Jackie
8  Paul -Russ's brother
9  Dorothy-Russ's sister in law
10 Sharon


Let's help support a Missoula effort for folk dancing. Let Michael Sweet know if you are interested.



>I was finally able to find a reasonably priced location for an 
>international dance weekend in Missoula.  The place has been just 
>refurbished and not yet advertised, so all weekends are open at this point. 
>For those familiar with Missoula, it is the Welcoma Club.  It is long known 
>for its weekly square dances.  The Missoula Folklore Society danced there 
>in the early 1980's. They put in new bathrooms and a kitchen, expanded the 
>dance area a little, and added parking.  The owner said they can 
>accommodate about 80 square dancers in the room ... although I think that 
>would be a bit cozy.
>
> QUESTION:  Are folks interested in gathering for a dance in October-ish? 
> If so, can we start to circulate some dates?    If there is sufficient 
> interest, I would like to shoot for a date when the most dancers can 
> attend.
>
> If we can settle on a date, then we can work out other details over the 
> next month or so.  More important that we reserve the space.
>
> *******************
>
> FORMAT:  Options for music and singing Friday evening and\or Saturday 
> morning?  Dance from 1 pm Saturday to midnight with a dinner break? 
> Doing something on Sunday morning would be an option if I can find an 
> alternative location for a smaller group (we have to rent the hall by the 
> day, so it gets pricey to rent for just a couple hours of dancing).  We 
> can certainly gather for breakfast on Sunday for conversation. 
> Instruction or not instruction on Saturday, or a mix (couple of golden 
> oldies dances for the 1970's)?
>
> MUSIC: I would have to rely on the digital music folks, as Susan and I are 
> pretty much in vinyl world for now.  I can arrange for a sound system, so 
> we probably just need the vinyl part.
>
> HOSTING: Since our international group in Missoula is currently a group of 
> two or three with Susan and I the two -- we are a bit challenged to be as 
> good a  host as  Bozeman and Kalispell are.   If it meant the difference 
> between someone coming or not coming, we would work to find a place for 
> them to sleep.  I can think of a few options. We would do our best to 
> provide a weekend of good dance and good food with good friends.
>
> Spread the word amongst your local dancers and provide some feedback.  If 
> we could get an indication from each locale, that would be great.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike.