2024

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, April 19-21, 2024

Our tenth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, held at Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall in Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada, included dances from Romania with Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion, and dances from Armenia with Tom Bozigian & Sheree King. Zakuska was the band for the Saturday Evening Dance Party.
2024
2023

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, April 21-23, 2023

Our ninth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, held at Peretz Hall in Vancouver, BC, included dances from the Balkans with Steve Kotansky, dances from Albania with Genci Kastrati, and a Greek dance taught by Lee Otterholt. Orkestar RTW was the band for the Saturday Evening Dance Party.
2023
2022

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, April 30, 2022

Online via Zoom, our eighth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, included dances from Bulgaria & Beyond with Jaap Leegwater, dances from Turkey with Ahmet Lüleci, and dances from Israel with Naomi Taussig. At noon, Yves Moreau and France Bourque Moreau did a presentation on Traditional Dance of Québec & Beyond. We enjoyed singing with Michele Simon and drumming with Polly Tapia Ferber. The evening party included music with Orkestar Unbound (Bill Cope & friends), dancing favourite dances, and the day’s dance reviews.
2022
2021

Lyrids/Kyklos Folk Dance Festival, April 23 - 25, 2021

Online via Zoom, and co-organized with Kyklos International Folk Dancers, the festival featured Tineke and Maurits van Geel teaching Armenian, Roma, and international dances in both mornings. In the afternoons, hour-long workshops covered Bulgarian dances, Turkish dances, Israeli dances, Seated dances, Balkan singing, Instrumental music, and Drumming. At mealtimes, we enjoyed culture talks and memorable videos from past Salt Spring Island & Lyrids Folk Dance Festivals.  Osem i Devet + Friends played live music for our dancing at the parties, particularly on Saturday night.
2021
2019

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, May 3 to 5, 2019

Jaap Leegwater teaching Bulgarian dances, Lee Otterholt teaching an International selection of dances, and Orkestar RTW as the band for the Saturday Evening Dance Party.

Location: Peretz Hall in Vancouver, BC

2019
2018

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, April 20 to 22, 2018

Cristian Florescu and Sonia Dion teaching Romanian dances and an International selection of dances, and Osem i Devet with Miamon Miller as the Party Band

Location: Peretz Hall in Vancouver, BC

2018
2017

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, April 21 to 23, 2017

Bulgarian Dances by Yves Moreau, International Dances by France Bourque-Moreau, and Orkestar RTW as the Party Band
Location: Peretz Hall in Vancouver, BC
2017
2016

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, April 22 to 24, 2016

Mainly Balkan Dances by Roberto Bagnoli, Ukrainian & Moldovan Dances by George & Irina Arabagi, and Orkestar RTW as the Party Band
Location: Gizeh Hall in Burnaby, BC
2016
2015

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, April 24 to 26, 2015

Romanian Dances by Alexandru David, Balkan Dances by Steve Kotansky, and Orkestar RTW as the Party Band
Location: Gizeh Hall in Burnaby, BC
2015
2014

Lyrids Folk Dance Festival, April 25 to 27, 2014

Dances of Turkey by Ahmet Lüleci, Dances of Serbia by Bata Marcetic, and Kafana Republik as the Party Band
Location: Gizeh Hall in Burnaby, BC
2014
2004 to 2013

Salt Spring Island Folk Dance Festivals Decade

See descriptions of all the Salt Spring Island Folk Dance Festivals. You will find a list of the festivals and be able to link through to all the dances taught.

Location: Fulford Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC

Review of 2012 Festival in Ontario Folk Dance Association Newsletter

2004 to 2013