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UW Memorial Union 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Paula A. White
Madison Folk Ball
press release: 30th annual Folk Ball Festival, January 19-21, 2018 at Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.
FRIDAY DANCE PARTIES (Jan.19)
INT'L DANCE PARTY: 7:30pm - Midnight in Great Hall ballroom. With YID VICIOUS -- Virtuous Klezmer Crew (Yiddish via Madison); VESELIYKA -- traditional Bulgarian folk orchestra (Madison); REPTILE PALACE ORCHESTRA -- High-Octane Eclectic Ethnic
CONTRA DANCE: Instruction 7:30-8:00pm, Dance 8:00-11:00pm - “On Wisconsin Room” on ground floor of Red Gym, next building up Langdon St from the Union, a red brick castle. Use main entrance from Langdon. Calling by Roger Diggle, Music by A RARE PRIVILEGE. Suggested Donation: $10 at the door
TANCHAZ - HUNGARIAN DANCE: 7:30 - 10:00pm, Reception Room (next to Great Hall). Music by SZASZKA, dances led by Dan Talmo & Paula White
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS (Jan.20 at Memorial Union)
10:00-noon Romanian Folkdance – Sonia & Cristian: Great Hall; 10:00-noon Clogging -- Sarah Zajicek: Tripp Commons; Noon-1:00 Brown Bag Lunch Talk with Colleen Bertsch, Old Madison Room (3rd floor East). Vendor food available on ground floor; 1:00-3:00 Celtic Dance Sampler – Great Hall, Heidi Hakseth, Todd McCall, Nancy McClements, Chuck Snowdon, Joanna Thompson; 1:00-3:00 Balkan Folkdance (Intermed/Advanced) – Tripp Commons, Dan Talmo; 1:00-3:00 East European Singing – Old Madison Room (3rd flr East), Natalie Nowytski; 3:00-5:00 Romanian Folkdance – Sonia & Cristian: Great Hall; 3:00-5:00 Israeli Folkdance – Tripp Commons, Melissa Marver
BUFFET DINNER (Jan.20) New Menu & Convenient Eating! Serving Saturday at 5:00 in State Room (4th floor East). Per person $20. Menu details on festival website. Reservations — Michael mk@mailbag.com / 608-469-2543 or ask at festival Info Table in Great Hall
THE LEGENDARY FOLK BALL DANCE PARTY
Saturday, January 20, Great Hall of the Union, 7:00pm – midnight, with INTEMPERANCE COLLECTIVE -- Madison's IFD commune; BLACK BEAR COMBO -- Sassy brass from the Windy City; ORKESTAR BEZ IME -- Flagship IFD band of the Twin Cities; SLOBODA -- Milwaukee's Full-Spectrum Ethnic Sound
WORKSHOP REVIEW, Sunday, Jan.21, 10am-12:30pm, Old Madison Room (3rd floor East) -- Review of Saturday's Balkan workshop dances by Sonia & Cristian, Dan Talmo
SUGGESTED DONATIONS: Workshop $15, Party $30, Weekend $100. Folk Ball is an INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY EVENT funded solely by your GENEROUS DONATIONS. Come & go as you like, but bring CASH, CARD or CHECKBOOK – and FRIENDS! One simple contribution at Info Table in Great Hall (chks "Madison Folk Dance Club") or donate at each event you attend, but please keep Folk Ball an open, free-flowing celebration. THANKS!
Please LIKE Madison Folk Ball on FACEBOOK & dance on!
QUESTIONS: Michael 608-241-3655 / mk@mailbag.com
Presented by Wisconsin Folk Arts Assoc. & Madison Folk Dance Club. Co-sponsored by Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic Languages. Welcomed by WORT 89.9FM Community-Sponsored Radio.
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