International Folklore Academy `Nestia-Black sea 2005` is organized by Folklore Centre Nestia.
It is a kind of summer school, where the participants will learn music and folklor dances.
In the IFA can take part: folklore ensembles; dancing and vocal groups; soloists and instrumentalists; visiting ensembles and groups 25 years old. In this event can take part players from the others art genres too.

Education, Festival, Competition, Concert, Entertainment

Applications for participation and detailed information
tel./fax: +359 2 981 13 67; 981 9838

Unique in the United States, the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival has been hailed as one of the most significant festivals of its type in America. It has been deemed a major factor in making the Bay Area one of the dance capitals of the country. With three weekends of performances, featuring a different roster each weekend, the Festival has been instrumental in introducing large audiences to many of the world’s most distinctive cultural traditions throughout the last quarter century.

Three Weekends
June 11 - 12; 18 - 19; 25 - 26, 2005
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
Saturdays at 2 P.M. and 8 P.M.
Sundays at 2 P.M.

The aim is to introduce, the Turkish Culture, customs and traditions to all the people who work live in Culture and have the mood of the musician and the dancer. In this seminar, the goal is to meet Turkish various cultures and bring people together friendship and love. Duration of the seminar participants will learn Karsilama, Ciftetelli and different region part of Turkish traditional folk dance (Middle East, East and North of Turkey Black Sea dances), there will a dance teacher from Greece ( GREECE FOLK DANCE-SIRTAKI- PONTUS RUM DANCE ) who will teach Pontus and Sirtaki dances, too .

HARMANFOLKLOR CULTURE & FESTIVAL ORGANISATION:
Yeldegirmeni macit erbulak sok 34/1 81330 Kadýkoy / Istanbul TURKIYE
Tel : 00 90 216 3461354
Fax : 00 90 216 3461308

This festival is an annual event organized by HAFEM (Halay Folklor Egitim Merkezi), an Istanbul-based folk dance and music group that’s been active in preserving Turkish folk dance and music culture for over 15 years. The goal of this annual festival is to strengthen the bond of compassion and hospitality between countries and cultures through dance. There is no political or commercial aim to this event. Adult amateur groups are accepted to this event. A total of 5-6 groups from different countries are selected to participate each year. Groups must have at least 2 (preferably 3-4) different dance routines to perform.

A famous International Dance Competition.

The main focus will be Dance - Classical, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, Funky, Folk and all of the various interpretations of Dance Theatre Laboratories.

The 2004 edition of the festival had a great success. About 1100 dancers from the five continents had danced and competed in the big Italian dance event in the 2004.

Everyone is invited to participate.

Contacts:
Tel/Fax 0039 178 220 5864

Ponhtiomacedonothrakokritiko Dance Seminar

Experience the excitement of Greek dancing at this unique 10-day seminar. World renown teachers will instruct Pontian (Nikos Zournatzidis and Nikos Savvidis), Macedonian (Petros Selkos), Thracian (Vangelis Themouthis), and Cretan (Vangelio Ieronimakis) dances, plus a very special opportunity: daily workshops on Atchapot and Serra, taught by Nikos Savvidis or Nikos Zournatzidis..

Join us for an idyllic 10 days at the beautiful Nemesis Hotel located in Komnina Xanthis, on the Nestos river, between Kavala and Xanthis.

Dance, Singing, Instruments

The Mendocino Balkan Music & Dance Workshop is located in the Mendocino Woodlands, in the redwood forest inland from the northern California town of Mendocino.

The 9th International Ankara Folk Dance and Youth Festival is organized by AFDAG (Anatolia Folk Dance Association). The Festival will be held from 26 June to 3 July in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey.

Contact info:
Tel: +90 312 232 06 00
Fax: +90 312 231 31 37