Lyrids Announcement on Rompost TV
2018 Registration is Open!
Registration for the fifth annual Lyrids Folk Dance Festival in Vancouver, BC is open! The festival on the weekend of April 20-22, 2018, features Cristian Florescu and Sonia Dion. Cristian and Sonia are teaching a program of Romanian and International dances. Osem i Devet with Miamon with musicians Michael Lawson on accordion, David Bilides on tupan, Miamon Miller [...]
Lyrids Festival Almost Full
LYRIDS FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL April 21 to 23, 2017 in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada Registration for the fourth annual Lyrids Folk Dance Festival has surpassed expectations!94 full-time registrations received alreadySaturday part-time registrations are closed (not including dinner/party)Hurry! Accepting only a few more full-time registrations! Yves and France at Salt Spring Island Folk Dance Festival in [...]
Lyrids 2017 Registration Opens!
LYRIDS FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL April 21 to 23, 2017 in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada Registration for the fourth annual Lyrids Folk Dance Festival in Vancouver, BC is open! 18 registrations already received Yves and France at Salt Spring Island Folk Dance Festival in 2013 LYRIDS WEBSITE Orkestar RTW playing at 2016 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival [...]
Lyrids Newsletter 2017-01-25
LYRIDS FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL April 21 to 23, 2017 Relive your memories of Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2016 DANCE WITH US in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The 2017 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival will be held at Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC. The hall has a wonderful hardwood dance floor, large stage, and full [...]
DVD 2015 Review!
Review of the 2015 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival DVD appeared in the Report To Members of the Society of Folk Dance Historians, Volume 28, Number 2. Have a look!
Lyrids Festival Details + Extended Registration Deadline!
LYRIDS FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL The festival on the weekend of April 22-24, 2016, features Roberto Bagnoli teaching mainly Balkan dances, George & Irina Arabagi teaching dances from Moldova and Ukraine, and Orkestar RTW leading the party on Saturday evening. Hi, Already registered? Skip the following paragraph to read information for you... Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2016 Registration deadline extended! Register [...]
Please register before April 8!
LYRIDS FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL The festival on the weekend of April 22-24, 2016, features Roberto Bagnoli teaching mainly Balkan dances, George & Irina Arabagi teaching dances from Moldova and Ukraine, and Orkestar RTW leading the party on Saturday evening. Thank you to those who are already registered for the Lyrids Folk Dance Festival in Burnaby, BC, coming up in less than [...]
Early-Bird Pricing Ends March 6!
Last chance for full-weekend early-bird pricing is tomorrow. Lyrids is the only annual folk dance festival in the Pacific Northwest and we are flying in top-notch dance instructors for your benefit. Your timely registration will help us make this festival the best ever. Our thanks to everyone who has already registered. Dances are chosen to suit all ages and [...]
Lyrids Festival Update 2016-02-17
LYRIDS FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL IN BURNABY, NEAR BEAUTIFUL VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Registration has already attracted 32 dancers. Thank you for your enthusiasm! This year I will post these news updates in the News tab of the website. Here is the "Registration is open" email.The festival on the weekend of April 22-24, 2016, features Roberto Bagnoli teaching mainly Balkan dances, [...]