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Specializing in ...
... Dances from Earth
Come dance with us! The Framingham Folk Dancers is an informal, noncommercial group of people who like to have fun dancing -- and we do! Instruction and requests at all levels. Beginners are very welcome (your first night is free!). No partner needed.
Our dances come from many cultural traditions, including (but certainly not limited to!) those of: Armenia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Gypsy, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Tibet, Turkey, Ukraine, and the USA. Our teachers and members attend workshops throughout the region and beyond, notably the Pinewoods week and Oktoberfest weekend sponsored by the Folk Arts Center of New England.
Here is the FIFD group that met for our regular Wednesday dance on September 30, 2009:
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Of course, we don't normally sit around like that! See a somewhat livelier series of photos, taken that same evening, here. Our thanks to professional photographer Alan J. Kidawski for these photos.
Our current repertoire, maintained by our teachers, is at: FFD Dances.
FFD Members can enter their requests for dances to be added to our repertoire at:
FFD Member Dance Request List. Members who wish to edit this list will need to
have a
Google Docs account (which is free). Email
joe@duxsys.com
to be added to the list of editors.
Our basic Wednesday night meeting schedule is
Wednesdays, 7:30 - 10:00 PM
September 5, 2012 through June 12, 2013.
(No meeting Nov. 21, Dec. 26)
| Month | Wednesday Dance Dates | Other Event Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| September: | 5, 12, 19, 26 | ||
| October: | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 | ||
| November: | 7(W), 14, 28 | ||
| December: | 5, 12, 19(H) | ||
| January: | 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 | ||
| February: | 6, 13, 20, 27 | 2(I) | |
| March: | 6(Z), 13, 20, 27 | ||
| April: | 3, 10, 17, 24 | ||
| May: | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29(B) | ||
| June: | 5, 12(E) | 19(P) |
(Watch this space for workshop announcements and schedule updates.)
See excellent driving directions to our Wednesday dance location on the Edwards Church Web site. (The building we dance in is just off a driveway that is to your right just after you make the left turn from Maplewood onto Edwards and are driving straight towards the church itself.)
You can also follow this link for an interactive map:
Parish
Hall of Edwards UCC Church
(courtesy of mapquest.com). Mapquest's "driving directions" can also be used
from your location to 39 Edwards St., Framingham, MA -- but the directions on
the Edwards Church site, as cited in the previous paragraph, are probably a
better bet for most people as they were drawn up by people familiar with the
area.
Note that the International Potluck Dinner and Dance is normally held at a different location from the Wednesday dances.
| FFD Members* | Non-Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular: | $5.00 | $6.00 |
| Student / Senior: | $4.00 | $5.00 |
Occasional workshops at approximately twice those prices.
*Members who wish to prepay for the entire season may do so for $170 ($135 for seniors).
Remember, your first night is free!
| Individual: | $10.00 |
| Family: | $15.00 |
| Student / Senior: | $8.00 |
First Parish Church (Unitarian), 349 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493:
or follow this link for an interactive map:
First Parish
(courtesy of mapquest.com). Use mapquest's "driving directions" feature for
driving directions from your location.
Potluck Dinner, 6:30 PM; Dance, 7:30 to 10:00 PM.
For the potluck dinner, please bring a dish to share, with serving utensils and a card telling what the dish is. Beverages and dinnerware will be provided.
| Dinner & Dance | Dance Only | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults: | $10.00 | $9.00 |
| Children (school age): | $8.00 | $7.00 |
| Children (under 5): | free | free |
| Seniors: | $8.00 | $7.00 |
| Family maximum: | $23.00 | $20.00 |
| Dinner & Dance | Dance Only | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults: | $11.00 | $10.00 |
| Children (school age): | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| Children (under 5): | free | free |
| Seniors: | $9.00 | $8.00 |
| Family maximum: | $24.00 | $21.00 |
Help protect the floor! Please bring soft-soled shoes that you use just for dancing (sneakers with relatively smooth soles work fine).
For more information:
(978) 897-7549
or email joe@duxsys.com
To join our email list for notices and discussion, please
email a brief self-introduction to
joe@duxsys.com,
telling us about your interest in dance, as the list membership is
limited to those whom we may at least occasionally meet in person at the
dances.
See also the Folk Arts Center of New England for a wealth of information about dancing throughout the region.
This page by Gen and Joe Sullivan, last updated on October 11, 2012.
This site is designed to be accessible by all persons, including those with visual or other disabilities; please notify the webmasters if you encounter any difficulties.
Framingham Folk Dancers, c/o (joe@duxsys.com)