Bev Neilson submitted the article below to the Northwest Folk Dancer, April 2025 Excerpt: My experience of festivals started with the Salt Spring Island Folk Dance Festival, run by Rosemarie Keough. It was exciting to take the ferry from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island, drive through forests and farmlands, and eventually arrive at Fulford Community [...]
Kathy Sandstrom submitted the article below to the Northwest Folk Dancer, March 2025 Excerpt: Numerous special classes will be offered at the 2025 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival in Pitt Meadows, BC (east of Vancouver, BC) May 9–11. This is in addition to teaching by our featured teachers Željko Jergan, who is presenting Croatian dances, and [...]
Kathy Sandstrom submitted the article below to the Northwest Folk Dancer, February 2025 Excerpt: We are thrilled to have Željko Jergan once again to teach Croatian folk dances in this part of the world, May 9–11, 2025. Željko taught at the Salt Spring Island Festival held in 2012. The Lyrids Folk Dance Festival is the [...]
Kathy Sandstrom submitted the article below to the Northwest Folk Dancer, January 2025 Excerpt: The meat of the the following article is by Joe, with edits by EEFC. I note in the article that it is reprinted with permission by Joe and EEFC. May 9-11, 2025 is the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival just east of [...]
Lyrids Folk Dance Festival Article written by Chrisanne Pennimpede was published in NFO News December 2024 Excerpt: Save the date for Lyrids 11th Folk Dance Festival, May 9–11, 2025! We’re excited about having Željko Jergan teaching Croatian dances and Joe Kaloyanides Graziosi teaching dances from Greece. The Saturday evening party band will be Zakuska (Jana [...]
Lyrids Folk Dance Festival Article written by Kathy Sandstrom was published in The Northwest Folk Dancer, June 2024 Excerpt: With great teachers, a new location, a new big Festival Committee, excellent band, new caterer, and some new volunteers, a terrific fragrance-free Lyrids Festival was pulled off April 19–21 in Pitt Meadows, B.C., Canada, about 40 [...]
An interview with Tom Bozigian March 13, 2024. Tom was interviewed and the article below was written by Bev Neilson. Tom is looking forward to returning to see the dancers he met at Salt Spring Festival in 2008. “It’s been a long time”. Some of his popular dances have been loved around the world for [...]
The Story of Kitka by Vania Zaharieva-Аlexieva Celebrating 20 years of Bulgarian Folk Dance and Music in Vancouver, this 2023 documentary consists of four 7-8 minute parts. You can find all of them in this YouTube playlist: The videos are in Bulgarian with English subtitles, and capture the vibrant community spirit. Happy birthday to our [...]
Lyrids Folk Dance Festival Article written by Chrisanne Pennimpede was published in NFO News February 2024 Excerpt: Dear Folk Dance Enthusiasts, we are thrilled to extend a warm invitation to our 10th Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, which will take place from April 19 to 21, 2024. This year promises to be a remarkable celebration of [...]
Article written by Kelley O'Neill This year a new tour was added to the Jim Gold lineup, the Western Canadian Tour. Led by Canadian Cathie Dunklee -Donnell; it included 2 maestro teachers, and 18 lucky participants. And they all visited the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival!