NW Folk Dance Calendar

Veselo International Folk Dancers meet every Sunday night; Eugene Folk Dancers meet every Tuesday night.

Please check the [Regular] section for ongoing events outside of Eugene (example: dancing in Corvallis or Portland).

Please go to the EFD Archive page to see dance descriptions and videos of dances recently taught by the Eugene Folk Dancers.

November 5 (Tuesday): Eugene Folk Dancers regular dancing at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Bourree Tournante des Grandes Poteries (by a dance group in Breton). Check out the hurdy-gurdy! Another video: the Bourree done by casual dancers.
November 12 (Tuesday): All Request Dancing and Party (FOOD!) Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-10 sliding scale.
November 19 (Tuesday): Eugene Folk Dancers regular dancing at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. No teaching tonight, we'll just review the Bourree taught two weeks ago. Reviewed one more time next week!
November 26 (Tuesday): Eugene Folk Dancers regular dancing at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Eretz Eretz (Israel). Also taught tonight: some Pravo step variations to try while doing our "standard" Pravo, and a quick review of steps in Bucimis (Bulgarian).

December 3 (Tuesday): Eugene Folk Dancers regular dancing at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Vrtielka Csardas (Slovakia).
December 10 (Tuesday): Eugene Folk Dancers regular dancing at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Stiga Mi Sa Momne (Bulgaria). Also taught tonight: Lech Lamidbar (Israel).
December 17 (Tuesday): Eugene Folk Dancers regular dancing at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Le'or Chiyuchech, couple's version video with dialogue in Hebrew, and syllabus of the couple's version.
December 24 (Tuesday): No dancing tonight, Christmas Eve.
December 26 (Thursday): Kef Holiday Party, Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St, Eugene, OR. Kef (Balkan Brass Band) makes merry from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Music, Dance, and Refreshments. $10 cash at the door. A flyer with all the details.
December 29 (Sunday): Veselo dances for the last time at In-Shape Fitness, 2681 Willamette St, Eugene, OR. In-Shape is closing down at the end of the year, so this will be the last dance for Veselo in this location. Come to the party tonight ($5) and help them celebrate their last night in this space! See January 5 entry, below, for info on their new location.
December 31 (Tuesday): No dancing tonight, New Year's Eve.

January 5 (Sunday): Veselo Folk Dancers start the new year with a new location: The Vets Club Ballroom (2nd floor), 1626 Willamette St, Eugene, OR. This is the same room also used for Swing and Salsa classes other nights every week. Same price ($5) and times: 7:15pm to 9:30pm. Full info should be on their website at some point: Veselo's website.
January 7 (Tuesday): Eugene Folk Dancers regular dancing at Eugene Friends Meeting, 2274 Onyx St, Eugene, OR. 7:30 - 9:30pm. $5-$10 sliding scale. Taught tonight: Ashrei Ha'ish (Israel). Also taught tonight: Sukachko Kolo (Croatia).

March 1, 2 in 2025 (Saturday, Sunday): Veselo Folk Dance Festival, Vet's Club, Eugene, OR. Michael Ginsburg teaches Balkan dances on the Club's springy wood floors. Live music on Saturday night! More info: Veselo's website

NW Folk Dance Directory: http://pages.uoregon.edu/dsimpson/fd/index.html