This is a reminder that our first class starts on September 13th.
We will be reviewing basic steps and selecting dances from our repertoire.
On September 20th we will review a dance from Albania, which we previously learned: Vallja e Pllanes. Bring a pair of lightweight scarves.
Mark your calendars! Our first class is on Tuesday, September 13th, at 7:00 pm in the Anglican Church basement.
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm. Please contact us for the address.
Today is International Dance Day.
Click here to find out some neat dance facts. There is more information at the Canadian Dance Assembly.
Let’s dance!
We are going to try learning a new dance next week
Dansul Fetelor de la Crihalma, from Romania. We introduced this one a few years ago but never mastered it.
Instructions and links to videos are here: https://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/2018/03/dansul-fetelor-de-la-crihalma-romania.html
Suggestions for other dances are always welcome.
Our public health rules have changed. The masking order is still in place but other restrictions have been lifted.
And if we are feeling brave about holding hands, here is a neat little couples dance from Greenland, Tuluttooq: https://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/2022/01/tuluttooq-greenland.html
Image credit: ShadowNighy, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
We are starting to plan for next week's class, and are looking for suggestions. So far, we are planning to practice the following dances:
Here is a review of our repertoire.
These are dances which we can perform, with some modifications, while socially distanced.
These dances involve hand holding or partners. We will have to modify them or wait until current restrictions are lifted.
We are live in class again. See you on Tuesday.
COVID protocols are still in place, so please wear a mask or face shield at all times and bring a water bottle.
Hi everyone. Classes are still cancelled due to the current public health orders. In the meantime, here are some videos to check out.
Our dance classes do not normally count towards the NWTPRA Walking Challenge (formerly known as the Walk to Tuk), because we start and stop too much between dances. This video is a 15 minute walking exercise video. You never stop moving, so you can count the time in the walking challenge.
When I play the video, it stops around the 9 minute mark, and I have to fast forward a few seconds to get it playing again. There are some ads which interrupt the video around 10 minutes.
More Ira Weisburd videosWeekly dance videos are posted on this youtube site: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLCLlW-70Y8mkY3L7n7Hw9Q. There are some live streaming classes too. Here are some recent classes to check out.
The videos below are all 45 to 90 minutes long.
Here are some line dances to practice at home tonight.
Classes are postponed again due to COVID. We will resume on January 25th.
In the meantime, check out our previous posts or the resources page to review old dances. This site and this one are good spots to find new dances to try.
Here is a new one for us to try out when we get back together: Cha Cha Espana.
Here is the music track: Gozar la vida.
And the choreography is here.
