2nd Annual Lyrids Folk Dance Festival

April 24 – 26, 2015

Teachers

Dances Taught

Dances taught at Lyrids 2015 – Alexandru David
Atica – Romania
Braul Voinicesc – Romania
Ca la Mahala – Romania
Cadaneasca – Romania
Hora din Banat – Romania
Hora din Neruja – Romania
Hora Mare (Moldova) – Romania
Joc de Satra – Romania
Ruseasca – Romania
Sarba Calusarilor – Romania
Sarba Dracilor – Romania
Sarba Fetelor – Romania
Under the Apple Tree – Russia
Veselukha – Russia
Dances taught at Lyrids 2015 – Steve Kotansky
Agir Bar – Turkey
Chikulata Chikita – Balkans
Ciganskoto-Djipaj – Bulgaria
Hemsin Horon – Turkey
Ibraim Odza – Macedonia
Karatzova – Macedonia
Mahala Mori Shej – Hungary
Primavera en Salonico – Greece
Proseta Se Jovka Kumanovka – Macedonia
Ramno Oro – Macedonia
Silladri – Hungary
Sitno Vlashko Horo – Bulgaria
Sultana Polkova – Macedonia
Valle “Plakash” Rrajces – Albania
Vallja e Rrajces – Albania
Vlasko Kolo Na Levo – Serbia

Band

Dance Hall

  • 5000 square foot hall with sprung floor in the Gizeh Hall at 3550 Wayburne Drive in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Missed it? Buy the DVD – it’s almost as good as being there!

  • The Festival DVD set includes easy-to-follow dance instruction by Stephen Kotansky and Alexandru David for all the dances, as well as the festival performances and the video montage of memories. Also on the DVD are all the dance instructions in PDF format. These were edited to match the dances as taught at the festival.