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IAP 2013 Activities by Sponsor - Folk Dance Club

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International Folk Dancing for Everyone

Valarie Rosen

Jan/13 Sun 08:00PM-09:30PM W20 Lobdell (2nd fl)
Jan/20 Sun 08:00PM-09:30PM W20 Lobdell (2nd fl)
Jan/27 Sun 08:00PM-09:30PM W20 Lobdell (2nd fl), Live music by Skorosmrtnica!

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Learn to dance in time signatures you've never heard of! 

By the end of the first hour, you'll be dancing in rhythms such as 7/8, 5/4, 15/8, and more!  Our repertoire includes circle dances, and a few couple dances, from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia, Hungary) and around the world (Quebec, Sweden, China, South Africa, Scotland, and the U.S.)

No partner needed and absolutely no experience necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends. Beginners are encouraged to arrive on time for introductory teaching in each session.

These dances continue as a regular series on Sunday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!

Sponsor(s): Folk Dance Club
Contact: MIT Folk Dance Club, fdc@mit.edu


Intro to Contra Dancing, with Live Folk Music

Mitcho Erlewine, Ann B. Cowan

Jan/08 Tue 08:00PM-10:30PM Student Center 491
Jan/22 Tue 08:00PM-10:30PM Student Center 491
Jan/29 Tue 08:00PM-10:30PM Student Center 491

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none

Banjos + group theory + twirling your partner = FUN!

Contra dancing is a modernized American folk dance, using easy walking steps, set to exciting, LIVE folk music from New England, Ireland, and Quebec. Dance with a partner and other couples, then change partners. A caller teaches the sequence of moves and prompts you during the dance, making it accessible to all. No experience necessary!

Do you play an instrument? Bring it, and sit in with the band!

Free snacks will be provided. Come alone or bring friends! Website lists Tuesdays later in semester.

Sponsor(s): Folk Dance Club
Contact: MIT Folk Dance Club, fdc@mit.edu


Israeli Folk Dancing

Valarie Rosen

Jan/09 Wed 08:00PM-09:30PM Student Center 491
Jan/16 Wed 08:00PM-09:30PM Student Center 491
Jan/23 Wed 08:00PM-09:30PM Student Center 491
Jan/30 Wed 08:00PM-09:30PM Student Center 491

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Dance to music ranging from last week's Israeli pop hit to folk songs from the days of the pioneers. Come learn the newest, hottest dances in Israeli folk dancing.

Lots of teaching! Lots of fun! Beginners are most welcome! No partner needed and absolutely no experience necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends.

Beginner teaching until 9 pm, mixed-level dancing 9-11 pm. These dances continue as a regular series on Wednesday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!

Sponsor(s): Folk Dance Club, Hillel
Contact: MIT Folk Dance Club, fdc@mit.edu