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Dancers at the Avalon

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T
he Village Arts Coalition, located in Boulder, Colorado, is a non-profit organization — a coalition of groups and individuals of all ages that, for the most part, are involved in with folk arts, music and dance of many forms, such as:

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SPECIAL EVENTS within the next 30 days:


From Monday September 20th 2010 through Monday December 13th 2010
Beginning Scandinavian Class with Scandinavian Monday Night Dance
Scandinavian Lesson, 7:30
Cost: $5
Location: Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, CO, 80302
Contact: Nancy Ellinghaus: 303-499-7262 - nellinghaus@juno.com

Monday Night Scandinavian Dancing will offer a series of classes focusing on basic Scandinavian dance skills and accessible, fun dances. Learn the secrets of maintaining your own balance while connecting with your partner and turning effortlessly. The best part is, Scandinavian dance skills transfer to most other couple dance forms, so you will not only be learning new dances, you will be enhancing the ones you already know! We will begin with Telegangar, a Norwegian walking dance that is reminiscent of country swing in a relaxed tempo, and introduce pivots, one of the basic building blocks of Scandinavian turning dances. Pivots are also very useful in waltz and other couple dances. In the following weeks we will add schottis, basic polska, stigvals, hambo and Rørospols. The classes will build on each other, week to week, so it is helpful to come regularly. It would be helpful to receive registrations by the end of August to facilitate our planning. Register at 303-499-7262 or nellinghaus@juno.com. No need to bring a partner, as we change partners often, but do bring hard soled shoes because they make this dancing much easier. We usually have live music on fiddle, nyckelharpa and button accordion.
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Saturday September 25th 2010
Dinner and dance with Boulder International Folk Dancers
International Dance, 6:00 pm dinner, 8:00 pm dance
Cost: $25.00 dinner and dance, $10.00 dance on
Location: Boulder Masonic Lodge Building, 2205 Broadway (SW corner of Pine & Broadway), Boulder, CO, 80303
Contact: Donlyn: 303-926-7538 -

Kabile Bulgarian Band is coming back to Boulder and Donald is producing another dinner/dance party as he did a couple of years ago. The band is made up of musicians from Bulgaria who play all the traditional instruments of a traditional village band. Please join us for great food and dancing.
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VAC Membership

We invite you to consider an individual membership in the Village Arts Coalition (VAC).   Members receive the STOMP! publication six times a year, may vote in VAC elections, and participate in many aspects of the coalition's projects.  Membership rates are $10 for an individual, $15 for a couple, and $25 for a group membership.

If you have a participatory or performing group, we would love for you to join the VAC and list your events here on our website/portal! You will help make this become a comprehensive directory of all folk arts, music and dance activities in the area.  For info about joining, please see the membership page.