Crescent Beach Folk Dance Retreat

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Weekend Folk Dance Retreat

Friday, October 14, 4pm for registration (dinner at 6pm)

to Sunday, October 16, 2pm.
Location: Alexandra Retreat & Events Centre, 2916 McBride Ave, Surrey, in Crescent Beach.
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Dances Taught

Sam:

  • Miamiami (Praise the ancestors): Aboriginal dance from the Puyuma Indigenous people of Taiwan
  • Unagappa Ondo: Dance from Tajimi City of Japan. Unagappa is the mascot of Tajimi City
  • Poco Poco: Popular dance from Maluku province, Indonesia
  • Manang Biday (Young maiden’s name): Traditional Ilocano folk dance from Northern Luzon, Philippines, particularly in the province of Ilocos

Sophie:

  • Hora nouras – Romania
  • Kirco na cardak sedese – Bulgaria
  • Legnala Dana – Macedonia
  • Na srce mi Lezi – Macedonia
  • Valle Jarnana – Albania

Patrick:

  • Le passe pied de Plaintel – Brittany
  • Nancy Mulligan – Zumba
  • Tourdion – France

Dale:

  • Dafino – Macedonia
  • Hava Nagila – Israel
  • Jamaica – England
  • Valse Lucille – Quebec
  • Zheni me mamo – Bulgaria

Lori:

  • Linerender – Norway

Don:

UNEVEN WALKING – HANDOUT

  • Syrto
  • Kalamatiano
  • Karamfil
  • Flor Amorosa
  • Racenica
  • La Bastringue
  • Ma Na’avu
  • Malhao
  • Pajdusko
  • Rustemul
  • Setnja
  • Koce Berberot
  • Fado Portugues

TAPROOT – HANDOUT

  • Sta Tria
  • Pravo
  • Valle Jarnana
  • Čoček
  • Sa Sa
  • Makedonsko Devojce
  • Jovano Jovanke
  • Hora Mare
  • Polka
  • Le Maître De La Maison
  • La Bastringue
  • Salty Dog Rag
  • Damat Halayi
  • Tamzara
  • Moravac
  • Kopačka
  • Devetorka
  • Niška Banja
  • Na Srce Mi Lezi

Playlists

Friday Evening Favourites
Branle de la fosse aux loups – France
Tamzara – Armenia
Ini Vitui Ni Feata – Romania (Aroman)
Gori More – Serbia (USA)
W Moim Ogrodecku – Poland
Summer Celebration – USA
Vallja e Pllanes – Albania
Hora Nuntasilor – Romania
Made in Romania – Romania
Iste Hendek – Turkey
La Vida Total – Argentina/Peru/Chile
Lifnei Shenifradim – Israel
Ali Pasa – Turkey
Karamfil – Bulgaria, Pirin
Valse des cerfs-volants – Quebec
Gras Kalo Kolo – Serbian Roma
Rododachtilos – Greece
Ya da kalinushku lomala – Russia
An Dro Retourne – France/Brittany
Oi na hori stoit khata – Ukraine
Koce Berberot – Macedonia/Netherlands
Julud – Sacred Circle/Saharawi
Oj Maju Maju – Ukraine
Yar ko parag – Armenia
Fado Portugues – Portugal/Sacred Circle
Tapan Cuka – Macedonia/Bulgaria
Horehronsky czardas – Slovakia
L’Homme qui Marche – France
Tou paradeisou lemonia – Greece
Ina Ina – Romania (Aroman)
T’filati – Israel
Man Shan Chun Se – Taiwan
Tai Tai (Margarita) – Greece
Na Purt – Bulgaria
Cumbia Semana – Colombia/USA
Sa from Bujanovac – Serbian Gypsy
Valle Pogonishte – Albania, South
Mahala Mori Shej – Hungarian Roma
Roata Femeilor – Romania
SAVOIR FAIRE & BALKANSKI MELOS
SAVOIR FAIRE SET ONE
Le Maitre de la Maison
Zheni me mamo
Linerender (Schottish medley)
Makedonsko Devojce
Jamaica (Hey Jolly Broom Man)
Legnala Dana
BALKANSKI MELOS SET ONE
Romski cocek
Na srce mi Lezi
Jovano Jovanke
Hava Nagila
Niska Banja
SAVOIR FAIRE SET TWO
Ciuleandra
Valle Jarnana
Western Trio Mixer (Polka medley)
Tourdion
La Bastringue
Urva Fanka
Valse Lucille (Log Driver’s Waltz)
BALKANSKI MELOS SET TWO
Vranje Devetorka
Ajde Jano
Sa Sa
Dafino Vino Crveno
Yiddish Hora
Lesnoto (Zapejvala Sojka Ptica)
Both bands grande finale:
Hora Medura
Waltz (a medley of minor key tunes)
Dance: Anna’s Visa