Practical Seminar for Balkan Folklore (workshop)
Balkanfolk 2009, 17 July 2009 - 30 July 2009

Dance, Play, Sing, Have Fun!

Balkanfolk workshop 2009 welcomes you for the 12th time to its annual folklore venue.

Balkanfolk workshop is a meeting of participants from all continents. Admirers of the Balkan folklore will meet the culture, traditions and customs of the Balkan countries and the beauty of Bulgaria.

The forthcoming seminar will be held in the town-resort of Bankya, 15 km away from the capital of Bulgaria Sofia. The participants will be accommodated in Jeravna hotel (Bankya).

In addition to the usual folklore classes some very exciting places will be visited – the towns of Plovdiv, Koprivshtitsa and Sofia, the National Museum of History and Vitosha National Park.

Here is a list of the courses for Balkanfolk 2009:

You may choose up to 5 classes for daily for 10 educational days. You also have the possibility to take part in Balkan folk without attending the lessons. You will spend unforgettable vacation‘s days in unique atmosphere of town Bankya and wonderful folk evenings with Balkanfolk’ orchestra and singers.

The lessons of folk dances are in groups for advance and for beginners. The duration of dance classes is 90 minutes. The teachers Emil Genov - Bulgarian folk dances, Vladimir Mutavdzhich – Serbian folk dances and Ekaterini Luludi - Greek folk dances will present of you all the ethnographic regions of Bulgaria, Serbia and Grece. Folk dance lessons are accompanied by live music.

The lessons of musical instruments are individual with duration 60 minutes. The lessons of Bulgarian folk singing and Bulgarian language are in group or individual with duration 60 minutes.

After arrival every one of the participants will receive the “Individual program” with courses which you have declared.