Last year we compiled all the dance info for Folklife, and since we got a favorable response, we decided to do it again. It’s organized first by performances and then by workshops.
Folklife is happening May 22-25, 2009
PERFORMANCES
Friday Performances
Bagley Wright Theatre
Amazing Bellydance Show 7pm-10pm
~BLue Lotus Dance
~Elisa Gamal Bellydance Theatre
~Imei
~Malia
~Mellilah Belly Dancer
~Nadira
~Nadira/ Dahlia Duet
~Nalini
~Sabura
~Shula Azhar
~Tamalyn
Center House Court
12:00pm Rythym & Moves- African Drum and Dance
5-6:45pm Highschool Swing Dance
~Linda Townsend & David West
~Einstein Middle School Jazz Band
~Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble
7-10:00pm Blues Juke Joint Dance
~Hettel Street Blues
~Linda Townsend and David West
~Silent Blues
~Jodi Fleischman
~The Red Hot Blues Sisters
International Dance Stage
2:00pm Hilltop Heritage Dancers- Youth International
2:40pm Organized Irish Chaos- Local Folkdance & Irish Dance
3:25pm St. Demetrios Greek Dancers- traditional Greek Folk
Dancing
5:00pm Stepdancing Showcase- Motley Feet, a diverse crew of
step dancers
6:00pm Tango Argentine- Fun Authentic Argentine Tango
6:40pm Rado Folk Ensemble-Joyful Blakan Dance & Music
7:20pm Tango Fusion Dance-Argentine Tango and much more
8:00pm Mitya Venkateswaran – Bharatanalyan Dancer
8:40pm Kariatis Folkdancers- Balkan Hearted
9:20pm Fusion Dance Team at the UW
Saturday Performance
Bagely Wright Theatre
3:00pm Helen Eriksenis
International Dance Theatre
CenterStage Court House
11:00am Alis Novelty Syncopators
1920’s Dance Music
~Dean Paton & Susan Balshor
~One Step, Broadway Style
~The SpeakEasy Band
~Dance Music from 1919-1934
1:00pm Tir Eoghain Ceili Dancers- Irish Entanglement, Sam Keator
2:00pm Seattle Swing Dance Club- A Swinging Good Time
3-6:00pm Tango Dancing- Ilana Rubin & Tony Fan
~Fun with Argentine Tango
~Rouge & Noir Tnago Orchestra
~Aregentine Tango 1920-1960’s
~Elegant, Passionate Tango
~Local Tango Teachers
~Tango Dsnce Demos
~Bandomonium
~Argentine Bandoneon Duo
Kuow Theatre
11:00am Casa Maria Montessori- Italian Children’s Folk Dances
Charlotte Martin Theatre
3-6:00pm Nordic Showcase
~Leikarringen Of
~Leif Erikson Lodge #1
~Keeping Norwegian Tradition Alive
~Katrilli
~Lively Finnish Folkdaning
~Scandanavian Dancers of Vancouver BC
~Scandanavian Folk Dance Group
~Nordic Heritage Museum
~Lilla Spelmanslag
~Fiery Young Nordic Fiddlers
~Mad Fiddlu
~Brashers, Abraham, Peekstok
~Nordlys
~Scandanavian Folkdancers
Fountain Lawn Stage
4:00pm Lora & Sukutai- Music/ Dance of Zimbabwe
International Dance Stage
11:00am Siam Smile Dance in Washington Thai Classical Dance
11:40am Mlada Srbadia Serbian Folk DAnce Ensemble
12:20pm Serbian Folklore & Heritage Natural Disaster
1:30pm The Heels of Thunder Songs and Feet Bluegrass Beat La
Pena Flamenca
1:30-3:00pm Hungarian Tnachez
~Kisbtyarok Hungarian
~Family Dance Group
~Traditional Hungarian Dance Ensemble
~Bokreta Hungarian Folk Ensemble
~Hungarian Folk Dances
~Forras Hungarian Folk Ensemble
~Hungarian Village Music
3-6:00pm Ukrainian Show
~Ukrainian Prairie Trio
~Keeping Ukrainian Music Alive
~Dva Kolyory
~Ukrainian Romance
~Ukrainian Bandura
~Duo & Friends
~Ukrainian Bandura Folk Music
~Barvinok Ukrainian Dancers
~Traditional Ukrainian Dancing
~Tropak Ukrainian
The Seattle Times Narrative Stage
11:00am Old Style Irish Dance & Song Sean-Nos Northwest
Roadhouse Fisher Pavilion
11-11:40am English Country Dance
King, McKittrick & Rachmiel w/ Russel Owen- Caller English
Country Dance
1:00pm Toss the Cookies Stringband
w/ Amy Wimmer- Caller Delectable DAnce Flavors
International Dance Stage
7-10:00pm Raqs Serpentine
~Infusion Triday & Gypsy Fire Belly Dance
~Skin Deep Dance
~Gypsy Caravan Dance Co.
~TriBellas
~Aubre Hill
~The Indigo
Roadhouse Fisher Pavilion
6-7:45pm Natatious w/ Charlie Fenton- Contra Dance & Music
9:00pm Tunestruck w/ Eric Curl- Contra Dance & Music
Sunday Performances
Bagley Wright Theatre
3-6:00pm Traditional Hula Performances
~Pulamahiaikalikolehua
~Halua Hla U napaualani
~Na Lai O’manu’akepa
~Ke Liko A’e O Lei Lehua
Center House Court
11:00am Hip Hop 101- Breaking Point Dance Comapny
12:00pm Estonian Fol DAnce- Tuhandest Tuulast
1-3:00pm Israeli Dance Mini Workshop & Dance Party- lsraeli
Participatory Dance
3:40pm Into to International Dance Party
4-7:00pm International Fol Dance Party
~Folkvoice Band
~All Spice
~AshFoDaBa
7-10:00pm Balkan Dance
~Kafana Klub
~Kaba Seattle
~Oncestar RTW
~Vardar
~Zlathe Strume
~Druzhba
~Kef
Charlotte Martin Theatre Stage
11:00-1:00pm Pacific Island Showcase
~Sunshine from Polynesia
~Brother Nolandi
~Fare O Tamate/ Tearava
2:00pm Alsaka Native Traditional Dance
~Seattle Cape Fox Dancers
~Alaska Kuteeyaa Dancers
~Sogayum Axasmiikanyia
International Dance Stage
12:10pm Bollywood Express- Song and Dance from Bollywood
12:25pm Anadula Turkish Folkdance
1-3:00pm Filipino Show
3:15pm Enzian Schulplatter
3:45pm Arpan
4:20pm Tirolean Dances of Oregon
5:00pm Couples Dances of the World
7-10:00pm Arab Show
Comcast Mural Amphitheatre
12:25pm Guelaguetza- Mexican Folk Dancing
1-2:40pm Spicy Cajun & Zydeco Dancing
7-10:00pm Brazilian Dance
Road House Fisher Pavilion
4-7:00pm Louisana Roadhaouse
7-10:00pm Hot Contras
The Vera Project
1-4:00pm Balkan Bridge- Dance in the Vera
Monday Performances
Bagley Wright Theatre
11:10- 2:00pm Arts of the World
~Sai School of Dance
~Comerford Schol of Irish Dance
~Capoeria Males
~The African ConXion Project 09′
~Ana monte & Flamenco Danzarte
International Dance Stage
11-1:00pm Cambodian Dance & Music
1:00pm Melody Institute- Chinese Dance
1:35pm The GOthard Sisters
3:00pm Bailadores Del Bronce
4:15pm Los Bailadores Del Sol
4:55pm Karavans Dance Troupe
5:30pm Delshodeh -Asian & Persian Dance
6:10pm Bonnie Dundee- Scottish Dance
6:50pm Ecletic Cloggers w/ Minnie Perlian Band
7:30pm Zapharas Middle Eastern Dance
Center House Court
2-5:00pm Swing Dance
6-8:00pm Salsa Dancing
Roadhouse
11-1:00pm Lessons in Western Swing
6-8:00pm Hot Hot Contras
WORKSHOPS
Saturday
Rainier Room
12:00pm New Zealand Maori Poi Balls and Tahitian Dance- Gloria
Fujii and Nahalea
1:00pm Tradtional Dance From Benin- Etienna Cakpo
2:00pm Beginning Sean-Nos Dance- Alicia Guinn
3:00pm Persian and Arabic dances- Mish Mish
4:00pm Dance Africa! Experience Africa through Dance- Manimou
Camara
5:00pm Intro to International Folk Dancing- Tali McGill & Jerry
Wade
6:00pm Creole Dance- Les Chats Creole
Sunday
Intiman Choral Courtyard
3:00pm Yiddish/ Ladino Sing Along & Dance- Sheila Fox
McCaw Promenade
2:45- 4:15pm Guerilla Morris Dance
~Iron Mountain Sword
~Sound & Fury Morris & Sword
~Bridgetown Morris Men
~Misty City Morris
~Wild Rose English Garland
Rainier Room
11:00am Kurdish Dance Workshop- Ahmed Yousefbeigi
12:00pm Irish Sean-Nos DAnce- Maldon Meehan
1:00pm Bharatnatyam- Indira Rajesh
2:00pm Dances for entral France- Over the Water Hurdy Gurdy
Association
3:00pm Capeoria Angold- International Capeoria Angolal
Foundation
4-6:00pm Seattle Subversive Square Dance
~Gaot Ass. w/ Charmaine SLaven- Old Skool Old Time
~ Burrs w/ T-CLaw- Old Time Ladies
~The Grizzle Grazzle Trashdance Band w/ Gabe Strand-
Welcome to Yumtown
6:00pm West African Dance- One World Dance and Drum
Monday
Rainier Room
11:00am Scottish Country Dance- Royal Scottish Dance Seattle
12:00pm Lively French Country Dances- Feu de Joie w/ Eileen
Little
1:00pm Bhangra & Bollywood Dance- Rhythym of India
2:00pm Irish Set Dancing- Combaltos Ceoltoin Eireann
3:00pm Dances of the Middle East- Zulaika
4:00pm Afro Reruvian Dance- The Afiran ConXion Project ‘09
5:00pm Zwiefacher Tricky Rhythym Dancing- Patrick McMonagle
