Program and Schedule Information
We meet every Friday night, except major holidays, from 7:30 to 10:00 at the Bangs Community Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.
We do dances from a variety of cultures, primarily from the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The dance formations are mostly lines and
circles, with some partner dances.
We welcome dancers at all levels, from first-timers to veterans. You do not need to bring a partner.
Please call (413)549-6748 or (413)323-6330 if you have any doubts as to whether holidays or winter weather will affect our schedule.
Special Events
Kabile Band
Bulgarian Dance Party
September 6, 7:30
This event will be at Richard & Flora's Whately Dance Barn.
Please bring clean, softsoled, indoor shoes. Directions to the Dance Barn.
Regular Live Music Events at the Bangs Center, Amherst MA
We are currently delighted to offer live music for part of our program, usually once a month.
- Panharmonium plays old and new international folkdance favorites
on first Fridays.
We have been blessed with the generosity of these musicians playing for our dancing
enjoyment.
(Please note that the schedule occasionally varies as the needs and schedules
of the musicians dictate. If live music is an important reason for visiting
our group, please call ahead to make sure that we'll be having live music on
a particular evening.)
Directions and Maps to Bangs Center (Friday dances)
(See "Special Events" for location of Saturday workshops/parties.)
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| If the parking lots next to the Bangs Center are full, there are many parking lots within a block or two, as well as on-street parking. Although it is rare, illegally parked cars have been towed, so please make sure you park in a legal space.
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| Check out the MapBlast! web site for a larger scale map of the downtown Amherst area.
(Hint: Look for Boltwood Walk, Amherst,MA)
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Contact Information
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We also maintain an email list that we use to notify people of last-minute
cancellations due to bad weather. Send a message with your name and email
address to Eva if you
would like to be on our email notification list.
Related links
Our job would be complete if we only referred you to the incredible
NEFFA Link
Fest, a compilation of over 2000 folk dance, music, festival, and
other related sites.
But we also want to mention just a few links of particular interest
- The Dance Gypsy
lists dance events in western Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Maine,
northeastern New York, and the Montreal area.
- The beautiful Richard & Flora's Dance Barn
regularly schedules dances. Check their website to see what's coming up.
We are most grateful to them for providing a wonderful venue for a
variety of dance events in our area.
- Our friends at Always on Sunday
dance in West Hartford, CT every (you guessed it) Sunday evening.
- The Folk Arts Center of New
England lists New England Dance events (especially in and around
Boston).
- NEFFA,
Dance Flurry and
NOMAD
are some popular New England area folkdance festivals.
- The Folk Dance Association
maintains a Folk Dance Directory of regularly scheduled events, camps,
and related services in the U.S. and Canada.
- Bill Tomczak maintains a wonderful
list of contra dances
- DanceSpots Network ia searchable site of dancing locations and instructors,
mostly for ballroom/swing/Latin, but also including Ethnic dances.
