ArtsScene – Melanie Minty – 2019-08-23
See PDF here: 2019-08-23-Minty-SIFD-Article-archive.pdf
The article was published online with many more photos!
8th International Showcase coming up in May
See anyone familiar in the poster?
See poster here.
Excellent Participation at Greek Festival 2017
Excellent dancing and food at the Surrey Greek Food Festival on Saturday, June 10!
Forest Retreat in SFDH Report to Members
In Volume 28, Number 1, Report to Members, of the Society of Folk Dance Historians, at March 15, 2017.
Report to Arts Council – Feb 2017
Surrey International Folk Dancing Society – Feb. 14, 2017
report submitted to the Arts Council of Surrey by Marie Bremner
Surrey International Folk Dancers (SIFD) meet every Thursday evening at Walnut Road Elementary School in Fleetwood to dance for fun and exercise. The selection of dances comes from countries around the world, and ranges from very easy to challenging.
Recent events: Our instructor, Dale Adamson, with assistance from a couple of our members, spent 4 days In January teaching folk dances to the early grades at Surrey Christian School. We also had groups dancing to entertain residents at Weatherby Pavilion in White Rock on […]
Folk Dancing at Surrey Libraries
Over 30 enthusiastic children and their parents experienced folk dancing this morning at the Strawberry Hill Library! After leading dancing at 4 libraries this week, we take a week off, then do 5 more libraries in the second week of July. Lots of fun!
Great Article supporting Folk Dancing!
Folk Dancing in the Palo Alto, California area and elsewhere in North America is alive and well!
Dancing across Borders
Put on your dancing shoes for your health!
Dancing provides physical, psychological, and social benefits galore, so put on your dancing shoes.
Many studies have found that dancing can improve balance, even in frail elderly people. Some have shown improvements in gait, walking speed, and reaction time, as well as cognitive and fine motor performance. Dance studies have included jazz, ballroom, tango, folk, and a series of slow, low-impact dance movements—though any kind of dancing would likely be beneficial.
Interestingly, according to a review in the European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in 2009, dancing may help people with Parkinson’s disease, which is characterized by rigid muscles, slowed movement, and […]