American and International Folk Dance and Music around Los Angeles This is how I got started dancing. I'm listing only a few events I'm involved with. There are many sites on the web with comprehensive listings. Some are at the bottom of the page.

Harwood Lodge My wife and I have had the good fortune to have been part of bringing about (hosting and/or overseeing) more than eighty dance weekends at the Sierra Club's Harwood Lodge, at Mt. Baldy, north of Claremont, CA. Here's a writeup of lodge's history by Mary Morales and an article I wrote for Folk Dance Scene around 1984.
	Contra dancing at Harwood Lodge. The Mount Baldy Ski-Dance was held on March 9-11, 2007. Jeff Spero and Kira Ott provided music and Barb Kirchner called the dances. Here's a gallery of 26 photos. Save the date for next year, Apr 11-13 2008.

Mendocino Folklore Camp Dance, Music and where it's OK for adults to be silly. It's educational and fun and held one week in June at Mendocino Woodlands, a redwood grove about 5 miles E of Mendocino, CA. Dance classes this year: Argentine Tango, French Canadian and Bulgarian. Music classes in Balkan Singing and Doumbek. Photos from the 2007 camp

Links Folk Dance Federation of California Folk Dance Federation of California, South Folk Dance Links -- Many links to Folk Dance clubs and sites Sapphire Swan Dance Directory -- Links to all forms of dance, Ballet to Zydeco Artswire - Lists of various dance related sites Folk Dance Association - Comprehensive folk dance directory Folkworks - A newspaper dedicated to promoting Folk Music, Dance, Storytelling, and other folk arts in the greater Los Angeles area Narodni Folk Dancers, 12405 Woodruff Ave, Downey, CA Contra and English Pacific Contra Dance Links - Links to many contra dance events Contra and English Dances in the Los Angeles area English Country Dancing -- in the south bay area of Los Angeles The Living Tradition -- traditional music and dance (mostly Anaheim/Bellflower area)

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