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MIT Folk Dance Club
Sunday: International Folk
Two or three Tuesdays per month: Contra Dance
Wednesday: Israeli
Updated September 28, 2010
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About The Club
The MIT Folk Dance Club sponsors three nights of dancing each week
throughout the year, all of which are open to the MIT community and the
general public.
Sunday night International Folk
Dancing meets every week from 8:00 to 11:00 pm, almost always
on the 2nd floor of the Student Center:
Sunday Dates (8-11 pm) |
Building/Floor |
Room |
Notes |
September 5, 2010 |
Student Center 3rd Floor |
Coffeehouse |
September 12 & 19, 2010 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Beginner's Nights! Live music by Rakiya Sept 19!
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September 26 - October 10, 2010 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra Oct. 3!
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October 17, 2010 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Lobdell Dining Hall |
Klezmer dancing with Jacob Bloom and Shver un Shviger!
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October 24, 2010 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Lobdell Dining Hall |
Live music by Skorosmrtnica!
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October 31, 2010 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
November 7 & 14, 2010 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Lobdell Dining Hall |
Live music by Pajdashi Nov. 14!
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November 21, 2010 |
Student Center 3rd Floor |
Coffeehouse |
November 28 - December 19, 2010 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Live music 12/19 by Skorosmrtnica!
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December 26, 2010 |
No dancing
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January 2 & 9, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
January 16 - 30, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Lobdell Dining Hall |
Live music 1/23 by Skorosmrtnica, 1/30 by Rakiya!
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February 6 - 27, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Feb 6: special guest leader Kyriakos Moisidis from Thessaloniki, Greece
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March 6, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Lobdell Dining Hall |
Live music by Skorosmrtnica
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March 13, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
Live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra!
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March 20 - April 3, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Live music by Rakiya 3/27!
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April 10, 2011 |
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| No dancing.
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April 17, 2011 |
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Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Live music by Pajdashi May 8, Rakiya May 15!
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May 29, 2011 |
Walker 1st Floor |
Morss Hall |
Room change!
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June 5, 2011
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| No dancing.
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June 12 - July 3, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Live music by Skorosmrtnica June 12
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July 10, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Lobdell Dining Hall |
July 17, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
July 24, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
July 31 - August 14, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
August 21 & 28, 2011 |
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| No dancing.
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To see what dances we've done from July 2002 - January 2010, see the playlist archive. See
our web archive for old versions of our web pages.
Wednesday night Israeli Dancing usually
meets on the 4th or 2nd floor of the Student
Center, from 8:00 to 11:30 pm.
Wednesday Dates (8-11:30 pm) |
Building/Floor |
Room |
Notes |
September 15, 2010 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Oldies Night!
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September 22 - October 13, 2010 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
Beginner's Nights 10/6 and 10/13, 7:30 - 9 pm
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October 20, 2010 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 407 |
October 27 - November 10, 2010 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
November 17, 2010 |
Building 13 1st Floor |
Lobby 13 |
November 24, 2010 |
No dancing
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December 1, 2010 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
December 8 - 22, 2010 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
80s Night December 8th!
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Saturday December 25, 2010 |
Walker Memorial 3rd Floor
| Walker Gym
| All-night Israeli Dance Marathon, 6 pm - 4 am.
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December 29, 2010 |
No dancing
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January 5 & 12, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
January 19 - February 2, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
Beginner's Class February 2nd, 7:30 - 9 pm, followed by a regular session.
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February 9, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Beginner's Class 7:30 - 9 pm, followed by a regular session.
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February 16 & 23, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
March 2, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
March 9 & 16, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
March 23, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 407 |
[room change]
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March 30, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
April 6, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Lobdell Dining Hall |
Catch-up Night. Want to learn a dance from a camp or another session? Email your request to mitisraeli [at] gmail [.] com by 3/30.
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April 13, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
Oldies Night!
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April 20, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
April 27, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Lobdell Dining Hall |
May 4 - 18, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
May 25, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 407 |
June 1, 2011 |
| No dancing at MIT.
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Dancing at JCDS, 57 Stanley Ave, Watertown. [map]
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June 8 - 29, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
July 6, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 407 |
July 13, 2011 |
Student Center 3rd Floor |
Coffeehouse |
July 20, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
July 27, 2011 |
Building 13 1st Floor |
Lobby 13 |
August 3, 2011 |
Student Center 4th Floor |
Room 491 |
August 10, 2011 |
Student Center 2nd Floor |
Sala de Puerto Rico |
August 17, 2011 |
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| No dancing.
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August 24 & 31, 2011 |
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| No dancing at MIT. We're dancing at JCDS, 57 Stanley Ave, Watertown. [directions]
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Check the Israeli email announcement archive to confirm information about each week's location and teaching schedule, and special events. Light kosher snacks and drinks will be provided each week.
Israeli dancing is co-sponsored by MIT Hillel and the MISTI MIT-Israel Program.
Israeli photo gallery
For more information about Israeli dancing, email mitisraeli [at] gmail.com .
In addition to our folk and contra dance PE classes, some semesters
there is also a separate all-Israeli folk dance class. The most recent class
was IAP (January) 2010. Register with the
PE Department. For more information,
contact David Karger: karger [at] mit.edu , or
see
http://people.csail.mit.edu/karger/ifd/ .
International Folk and Israeli Dancing each start with Early
Teaching at 8:00 pm, followed by teaching and requests until 11:00
pm. Beginners are always welcome.
On two or three Tuesdays per month, the Contra
Dance for All meets in various locations from 8:00 to 10:30 pm
(check the schedule for dates and
locations). Live music every time! Beginners are always
welcome and are encouraged to come early.
Club officers for 2010-11:
President |
Mahati Chintapalli |
mchint [at] mit [dot] edu, fdc-president [at] mit [dot] edu |
Vice President/Secretary |
Gillian Guertin |
guertin [at] mit [dot] edu |
Treasurer |
Andrew Whitehill |
arwhite [at] mit [dot] edu, fdc-treasurer [at] mit [dot] edu
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All Club Meetings are open to the general public. We're especially interested in hearing from MIT students!
We're considered to be one of the best places for International Folk Dance in the entire country. Come and check us out!
IAP Special Events
The MITFDC gives classes and workshops as part of IAP each January.
See our IAP offerings for January, 2011.
Club Email Lists
We maintain electronic mailing lists used to announce dances and other events of interest. These lists are for announcements only and have very low volume.
- International Folk (Sunday nights): Send a blank email to
fdc-international-subscribe[at]mit[dot]edu
or fill out this form. You will receive an e-mail requesting confirmation.
- Contra Dancing (two or three Tuesdays per month): Send a blank email to fdc-contra-dance-subscribe[at]mit[dot]edu , or fill out this form. You will receive an e-mail requesting confirmation.
- Israeli (Wednesdays): Send a blank email to
mitfdc-isra-subscribe[at]yahoogroups[dot]com
or fill out this form. You will receive an email requesting
confirmation.
If you have any questions, please contact the Folk Dance Club officers
at fdc-request[at]mit[dot]edu.
Special Events
Annual Israeli Dance Marathon
MIT Folk Dance Club's annual All Night
Israeli Dance Marathon!
6:00 PM, Saturday December 25, 2010 -
4:00 AM, Sunday December 26.
Christmas Day this year, *not* Christmas eve.
(Note that the MBTA subway doesn't start running until about 6:30 AM on Sundays.)
MIT Walker Gymnasium
142 Memorial Drive, 3rd floor
Cambridge, MA
For a map, see http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=50 .
Food!! Fun!!
Large wooden dance floor!
6:00-6:45pm -- Children's and family dances
6:45-7:30pm -- Line dances for older kids
7:30-8:30pm -- Oldies (dances before 1980)
8:30-9:30pm -- '80s
9:30pm-4:00am -- regular program (featuring your requests! bring 'em!)
Suggested donation $10 general, $5 children under 18.
Students FREE!
[Facebook event]
For more information, email: mitisraeli [at] gmail.com
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The Christmas Eve Israeli Dance Marathon takes place every year on or
about Christmas Eve.
We start at 6 pm and dance until 4 am. It is usually held in Walker Gym
on the MIT Campus. Last year's marathon was on Saturday December 25,
2010. Check back for the date and location of the 2011 marathon.
People come from all over the continent (and even from
Amsterdam!)
to dance at MIT! We'll start with simpler dances and move progressively
to harder dances as the night goes on, so be sure to come earlier
rather than later...even beginners will have fun if you show up at six!
Beginner's Nights are for people who haven't done much dancing before and want to learn some and for more experienced dancers who want to practice the basics. In other words, they are for everyone. You need no prior experience and you don't need a partner. Beginner's Nights for all 3 nights of dancing occur in September and January each year.
The Israel Folkdance Festival of Boston takes place each year in March, in Kresge Auditorium on the MIT campus. The next festival will be on Sunday March 13, 2011.
The show includes performances by dance ensembles from far and
near.
Call MIT Hillel at (617) 253-2982 or visit http://www.bostonfestival.org for more information and to order tickets.
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Armenian workshops and party with Tom Bozigian!
Co-sponsored by the MIT Armenian Society.
August 22, 2010
1:30 - 2:30 Armenian singing workshop
3:30 - 6:30 Armenian dance workshop
8:00 - 11:00 Int'l folk dance party with Tom leading and reviewing dances
Workshops in the Student Center Coffeehouse (3rd floor).
Party in Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor)
Suggested donation $8 per workshop, $5 for party. Party free if you attend both workshops.
Free for MIT and Wellesley students.
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Come see informal rapper dance performances, Saturday October 23, 2010, 11 am - noon.
Lobbies of buildings E15 (List Visual Arts Center) and E25. Free.
Sponsored by the Dancing America Rapper Tournament and the Folk Dance Club.
Where We Meet
These are the locations where we usually meet. Click on a location
to see it on a campus map.
- 1. The Stratton
Student Center (Building W20). It is located at 84 Mass. Ave.,
directly across the street from the main entrance to MIT. La Sala
de Puerto Rico and Lobdell Dining Hall are located on the
second floor. Rooms W20-407, W20-491, and our club
office W20-447 are located on the fourth floor.
- 2. Lobby
13. Can be accessed from either Vassar St. or the Infinite
Corridor (go in the main MIT entrance at 77 Mass Ave and turn north at
Lobby 10).
- 3.
Kresge
Auditorium. Kresge is the triangular dome with a turquoise
roof, set back on a plaza at 48 Massachusetts Avenue (across the street
from the main MIT entrance). Rehearsal Rooms A and B are
located in the basement.
See a Google
map and get driving directions
See a schedule for the #1 bus which runs along Mass Ave.
Parking
Free parking is available in the West Annex Lot
(on Vassar Street west of Massachusetts Avenue, next to the West Garage),
or on the street. The lot behind
the Bank of America ATM at Mass Ave and Vassar Street is closer, but
it often fills up on weeknights.
No parking permit is required at these lots after 5 pm or on weekends.
Metered street parking is free after 6 pm.
Update: As of 10/19/09, the N10 Lot on Albany Street is no longer
available for people without MIT parking permits.
Club Meetings
Organizational club meetings usually take place once a year in early May.
Contact the club officers at fdc-request[at]mit[dot]edu
to find out about future meetings.
Links to other folk dance resources
- International Folk, Contra Dancing, and Other kinds:
The
Folk Arts Center of New
England home page, including their calendar Folk Dancing 'Round
Boston.
New England Folk Festival
Association (NEFFA) runs a folk festival each April in Mansfield,
MA, as well as a contra dance
each Thursday night at the Scout
House in Concord, MA. (This dance was formerly located at the VFW
in west Cambridge, and hopes to move back there now that the city has rebuilt
it as a youth/community center.)
Country Dance Society,
Boston Centre (Contra and English Country dancing.)
contradancelinks.com,
a comprehensive page of links to other Contra Dances around the world.
Larry
Denenberg's Beginner's
Catechism page
The
Cambridge Folk Orchestra
plays at various folk dances in the Boston
area, and occasionally plays at MIT at our Sunday night international
folk dances.
The
MIT
Folk
Dance Club Songbook, a compilation of lyrics of the songs in our
record collection.
Arthur
Saltzman has posted FDC
photos and movies from the 1960s.
Our
own Neil Rosen has written a Folk Dance mp3 Player
which can be used along with a database of dances.
The
Tuesday
Night Revival is an advanced Balkan dance group that used to dance
at MIT, and now holds dances about once a month in Arlington on a Friday or
Saturday.
Balkan Music Night
is a concert and dance which occurs each year in March, in Concord, MA.
The
Dance Gypsy is a calendar
of contra and other folk dances throughout the U.S., focusing on New England.
- Israeli Folk Dancing:
israelidance.com,
which includes a test to see if you are a true folk dance addict and a
session-finder, in case you're thinking of moving and want to see if
there's dancing there first.
Sunday
night Israeli Dancing at Temple Emanuel in Newton (formerly located
at Harvard Hillel). This page also includes links to other Israeli
dancing sessions and classes in the Boston area.
Monday night Israeli dancing
in Brookline with Raphael and Ronnie.
Comments on this home page and other subjects are welcome.
Send mail to fdc-request[at]mit[dot]edu .
Web page maintained by Daniel Salomon d a 1 8 1 2 5 [at] mit [dot] e d u