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Updated September 27, 2015
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September 27: Beginner's Night! Sala de Puerto Rico (Student Center 2nd floor). Teaching at 8 pm, followed by live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra at 9. October 4 & 11: Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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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 |
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September 6, 2015 | Kresge Auditorium basement | Rehearsal Room A | Live music by Skorosmrtnica! |
September 13, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | |
September 20, 2015 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | |
September 27, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | Beginner's Night, with live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra! |
October 4 & 11, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
October 18, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | Live music by Rakiya! |
October 25 & November 1, 2015 | Kresge Auditorium basement | Rehearsal Room B | |
November 8, 2015 | Building 13 1st Floor | Lobby 13 | |
November 15, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra! |
November 22, 2015 | No dancing. | ||
November 29, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
December 6, 2015 | No dancing. [changed] | ||
December 13, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
December 20, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | |
December 27, 2015 | No dancing. | ||
January 3 & 10, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Live music Jan 10 by Rakiya! |
January 17, 2016 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 407 | |
January 24 & 31, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Live music Jan 31 by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra! |
February 7 - 21, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | Feb 7: Yiddish dancing with Sarah Myerson, and live music by Ilya Shneyveys! Feb 14: live music by Rakiya! |
February 28 & March 6, 2016 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | Live music March 6 by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra! |
March 13, 2016 | No dancing. | ||
March 20 - April 3, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | Live music Mar 27 by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra! |
April 10, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
April 17, 2016 | No dancing. See you at the NEFFA festival! | ||
April 24 - May 8, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Live music April 24 by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra, May 8 by Yaron Shragai and Gawain Thomas! |
May 15 & 22, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | Live music May 22 by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra! |
May 29 & June 5, 2016 | No dancing. | ||
June 12, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Live music by Rakiya! |
June 19 - July 10, 2016 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 407 | 7/10: Live music with an open band! |
July 17, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Live music by Rakiya! |
July 24 - August 14, 2016 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 407 | 7/24: Live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra! |
August 21, 2016 | Building 13 1st Floor | Lobby 13 | Live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra! |
August 28 & September 4, 2016 | No dancing. |
Wednesday Dates (8-11:30 pm) | Building/Floor | Room | Notes |
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September 16, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | |
September 23, 2015 | No dancing -- Yom Kippur. | ||
September 30, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | |
October 7, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Beginner's Class 7:30 - 8:30 pm, followed by regular dancing |
October 14, 2015 | Student Center 4th Floor | Rooom 491 | Beginner's Class 7:30 - 8:30 pm, followed by regular dancing |
October 21, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Beginner's Class 7:30 - 8:30 pm, followed by regular dancing |
October 28, 2015 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | |
November 4, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
November 11, 2015 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | |
November 18, 2015 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 407 | [changed!] |
November 25, 2015 | No dancing. Happy Thanksgiving! | ||
December 2 & 9, 2015 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | |
December 16, 2015 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | |
December 23, 2015 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | 7:30-10 pm. "Wait, Wait... When did we learn this?" -- review of this year's new dances. |
Thursday December 24, 2015 | Israeli Dance Marathon! Off-campus at Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard St, Brookline. [details] | ||
December 30, 2015 | No dancing. | ||
January 6 - 27, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | Beginner's Classes 7:30 - 8:30 pm, followed by regular dancing |
February 3 & 10, 2016 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | |
February 17 & 24, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
March 2, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | |
March 9 - 23, 2016 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | |
March 30, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Sala de Puerto Rico | |
April 6, 2016 | No dancing at MIT. | ||
April 13, 2016 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | |
April 20, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
April 27, 2016 | Student Center 4th Floor | Room 491 | |
May 4 - 25, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
June 1, 2016 | No dancing at MIT. | Dancing is available at Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard St, Brookline | |
June 8, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
June 15, 2016 | No dancing at MIT. | Dancing is available at Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard St, Brookline | |
June 22 - August 10, 2016 | Student Center 2nd Floor | Lobdell Dining Hall | |
August 17 - September 7, 2016 | No dancing at MIT. | Dancing is available at Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard St, Brookline |
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.
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!
The MITFDC gives classes and workshops as part of MIT's Independent Activities Period each January.
Check out our IAP offerings for January 2015.
These are the locations where we usually meet. Click on a location to see it on a campus map.
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.
Comments on this home page and other subjects are welcome.
Send mail to fdc-request[at]mit[dot]edu .