FOLK DANCING

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This semester we will be dancing folk dances from America. We invite everyone to come and dance with on on Thursday, May 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the Elementary Servatorium.

We will be dancing:

1. "The Little Shoemaker" - A  novelty double circle dance from the U.S.A.

2. "Galapede" - A dance from New England performed in Longways Sets.

3. "Black Joke" - Another New England dance performed in a Sicilian Circle.

  Please come out and enjoy the fun! Don't forget to wear comfortable shoes.

Last semester in the music classes, we have been learning a variety of folk dances from around the world. We had our first all school folk dance night on Thursday, November 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the Elementary Servatorium.

We danced:

1. Agadu - An easy circle dance by an Israeli choreographer.

2. Baztnago Esku-Dantza - A challenging clapping dance of Basque people, who are located in the mountains between Spain and France.

3. Seljancica - A circle dance of the Croatian people

     Cigancica - A line dance of the Serbian people.

All of the dances were taken from Sanna Longden's CD No. 1, Folk Dance Music for Kids and Teachers. Music can be found at http://www.folkstyle.com/