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Put on your dancing shoes for your health!

By SIFD|2024-01-04T15:29:50-08:00December 4th, 2014|Uncategorized|

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 […]

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Open House a Success!

By SIFD|2014-09-25T22:41:07-07:00September 25th, 2014|Report|

We celebrated our first evening back in Walnut Road School by inviting the public to experience international folk dancing. We learned and danced Kos, Pleskavac, Biserka, Zemer Atik, Jugo, Jiffy Mixer, Savila se bela loza, Twelfth Street Rag, Goscie Jada, Family Contra, and Stella di maggio. Next week we welcome Ira Weisburd to teach us more dances that will be new to the whole group. New dancers will get a chance to review all the dances that were taught tonight in two weeks time. Welcome!

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Fantastic First Evening of Dancing!

By SIFD|2019-12-09T10:58:19-08:00September 11th, 2014|Report|

Eleven of us converged in my dance studio for a wonderful evening of dancing and socializing. Here are the dances that we did tonight.

An dro retourné	Biserka	Ceresnicky
Chilili	Ciganja	Coban Georgi
Elmalarin Yongasi	Enleio	Family Contra
High Green Mountain	Hora de la Soroca	Lerikos
Stella di maggio	Summer Celebration	Tino Mori
Tzadik Katamar	Zemjo Makedonska	Zimushka

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SIFD at Fleetwood Community Festival 2014

By SIFD|2016-11-16T21:35:08-08:00September 10th, 2014|News|

What a wonderful sunny Saturday, September 6. Many people stopped by our table at the Fleetwood Community Festival to watch our dancing and pick up information. Let’s hope the teachers are back in school in time for our Open House on September 25.
In the meantime, all dancing events will be at Dale’s house.

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SIFD Report to Arts Council of Surrey

By SIFD|2016-11-16T21:35:08-08:00September 9th, 2014|Report|

As all users of Surrey schools, we are being hampered by the teachers’ strike. This is majority causing problems regarding an Open House we advertised and scheduled at Walnut Road Elementary School 16152 – 82^nd Avenue, for September 25th. This is where we meet Thursdays 7:00-9:00 p.m., to dance a wide variety of dances from around the world. We have an instructor. No partners or costumes are required.

Funding for the support materials distributed regarding this open house came from the City of Surrey’s Cultural Grants Programme for Capacity Building. We were kindly linked by the Arts Council of Surrey to this […]

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What folk dancing is all about

By SIFD|2014-09-05T12:51:46-07:00September 1st, 2014|Reflections|

Folk dancing is not a performing art. Folk dancing is a celebration of people expressing their joy through music and dance. Folk dancing always puts a smile on my face. I always leave happy, refreshed, and exercised. That’s why I’ve been dancing for 14 years.

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SIFD has a table at the Fleetwood Festival

By SIFD|2017-11-11T16:21:05-08:00August 30th, 2014|News|

A good opportunity is coming up to see what folk dancing is all about. Come and see us at the Fleetwood Festival!

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New season coming up!

By SIFD|2016-11-16T21:35:08-08:00August 25th, 2014|News|

Last year we had new literature designed and need to start distributing it. We are hoping for a good turn-out at our Free Open House on September 25. Key to that, of course, is that the schools need to be open! So definitely keeping an eye on the contract negotiations! For the moment, we are proceeding on the assumption that the schools will be open for our new season.

First major event of the new season is the Fleetwood Festival Table on September 6. More information at http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/13766.aspx. We will be there from 11am-3pm with yet another colourful table display. Come and […]

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SIFD Report for Arts Council of Surrey 2014-01-13

By SIFD|2016-11-16T21:35:08-08:00January 13th, 2014|Report|

Surrey International Folk Dancers meet every Thursday Evening, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Walnut Road Elementary School, a school in the Fleetwood area. New dancers are always welcome and there is teaching every week. We dance a wide variety of dances from all over the world. It has been shown that dancing is good exercise for your mind and body.

Our activities for December, 2013 included our Christmas Party which was held on December 12th. Approximately 26 people attended, some wore international costumes and we danced to requests from the dancers. We also had light refreshments.

In […]

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Surrey International Folk Dancing Society Update 2012-02-15

By SIFD|2014-08-03T06:29:56-07:00February 15th, 2012|Report|

We held a free open house on Thursday January 19. A singleton, a couple, and a young family all came to experience folk dance. That evening was bitterly cold and it was extremely cold in the gym as well! That is the first time in the years that we have been dancing there, that we have been cold; on the contrary, we usually get quite hot because of all the exercise. Despite the cold, and to our delight, almost all the new participants returned the following week. So it was, after all, a successful open house.

Last week, on Tuesday, February 7, […]

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