This page presents a listing of every 2001 folk, contra, square, traditional and ethnic dance festival and workshop known to us. Listings were submitted on Listing a Festival or Workshop forms and appear completely free of charge. We were assured we'd be promptly informed about any mistakes and changes to ensure listings would remain correct and up-to-date. Complete details are on our Listing a Festival or Workshop page.
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Jan 1-2, 2001 -- The FDA Fantasy Festival |
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
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(718) 434-1766, director@folkdancing.org Stevie Lai, PO Box 300799, Brooklyn, NY 11230, (718) 434-2316, slai@abcny.org Tom O'Brien, 37 Fair St, Oneonta, NY 13820, (607) 433-0610, rolicord@aol.com |
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SPECIAL EVENT INFORMATION |
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Jan 1-3, 2001 -- CONTRA. SQUARE, CAJUN, ZYDECO, INT'L, CLOG, SCOTTISH |
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| Tillary Boat Basin House, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY Jan 12, 2002 | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: Every listing this year looks like this one and is totally free. | ||||||||||||
Feb 16-18, 2001 -- Dance Flurry Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, SWING, INT'L, ENGLISH · Saratoga Springs, NY · The Dance Flurry, 100 McChesney Ave, Troy, NY 12180-8875, Rich Futyma, (518) 885-4430, danceinfo@danceflurry.org, Pat, hmtdance@crisny.org |
Feb 23-25, 2001 -- Fiddling Frog Dance Festival |
| CONTRA · South Pasadena, CA · California Dance Cooperative, Steve & Lewda Shapiro, (818) 785-3839, ac515@lafn.org Mar 15, 2001 |
Mar 16-17, 2001 -- Downeast Country Dance Festival |
| CONTRA, INT'L, CAJUN, ZYDECO, SCOTTISH COUNTRY, ENGLISH COUNTRY, STEP, FRENCH COUNTRY, SALSA, TANGO · Lewiston HS, East Ave, Lewiston, ME · John McIntire, RR 1, Box 4255, Unity, ME 04988, (207) 568-7597, circleleft@uninets.net Mar 14, 2001 |
Mar 16-18, 2001 -- Gypsy Meltdown Dance Festival |
| CONTRA · Lake Wylie, Charlotte, SC · Charlotte Dance Gypsies, Nancy Neely, (704) 393-0742, nneely2155@earthlink.net, Dean Snipes, 10530 Harris Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078, (704) 784-9847, Darren O'Shea, 2121 Arnold Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205, (704) 531-7679, doshea@goughecon.com Mar 16, 2001 |
Mar 31-Apr 1, 2001 -- Springleik Dance & Music Workshop & Party |
| NORWEGIAN, SWEDISH · Danish Athletic Club, 741 65 St, Brooklyn, NY · Judy Weiss, 749 West End Ave (1W), NYC 10025, (212) 866-9325, jweissny@aol.com Mar 14, 2001 |
Apr 6-8, 2001 -- Arcata Folk Dance Festival |
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| INT'L, HUNGARIAN, BALKAN -- Bayside Grange, 2297 Jacoby Creek Rd, Bayside, CA Mar 15, 2001 | ||||||||||||
(707) 822-8045, linneaman@aol.com |
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Apr 13-15, 2001 -- Mohonk Family Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, INT'L · Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY · Mohonk Family Festival, Amy Sherwood, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561, (845) 256-2075, asherwood@mohonk.com Mar 15, 2001 |
Apr 20-22, 2001 -- New England Folk Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, SWING, INT'L, ENGLISH · Natick, MA · NEFFA, PMB 282, 1770 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, (781) 662-6710, neffa@neffa.org |
Apr 25-May 1, 2001 -- Prague Festival Premie Tanec |
| HOP, LATIN, SWING, INT'L · Prague, New Czech Republic · Prague Festival Premie Tanec, Za Hanspaulkou 856/5 16000 Prague 6, Czech Republic, 0042023113331, dancefestival@dancefestival.it, david.pf@volny.cz |
May 18-20, 2001 -- Out of California Statewide Folk Dance Festival |
| INT'L, BALKAN · Charleston Heights Art Center, 800 South Brush St, Las Vegas, NV · Statewide 2001, Richard Killian, 350 East Desert Inn Rd (E203), Las Vegas, NV 89109, (702) 732-4871, meera.blattner@cvi.net, Richard Bingle, 120 East Juanita Ave, Glendora, CA 91740, (626) 914-4006 Feb 22, 2001; Mar 18, 2001; May 9, 2001 |
May 18-20, 2001 -- Blast from the Bayou Cajun & Zydeco Music Festival |
| INT'L · Strawberry Park, Preston, CT · Strawberry Park, June, Box 830, Norwich, CT 06360, (860) 886-1944, (888) 794-7944, camp@strawberrypark.net |
May 21-19, 2001 -- Sloboda 2000 Workshops and Festival |
| BALKAN, SERBIAN · Chicago, IL & Serbian Orthodox Monastery Hall, 35240 North Grant, Lake Villa, IL · Nikola Krcadinac, 9 South 420 Allison Court, Hinsdale, IL 60521, (630) 244-5380, krcadinac@yahoo.com, Steve Narancich, 8341 West Summerdale, Chicago, IL 60656, (773) 774-6956, licansrb@yahoo.com, Christine Krcadinac, 9 South 420 Allison Court, Hinsdale, IL 60521, (630) 244-7092, Mikac61@hotmail.com, Dennis Boxell, 8614 Foothill Blvd (11), Sunland, CA 91040, (818) 951-5974, dennisboxell@msn.com May 8, 2001; May 10, 2001 |
May 24-28, 2001 -- Gottageton Festival |
| INT'L · Saratoga County Fairgrounds, Ballston Spa, NY · Gail Griffith, 345 Totem Lodge Rd, Avrill Park, NY 12018, (518) 674-3052, geg@taconic.net |
May 24-28, 2001 -- Sababa Festival of Classic and New Israeli Dances |
| ISRAELI · Berkshire Hills Emanuel Vacation Center, Copake, NY · Moshe Eskayo, 99 Hillside Ave, New York, NY 10040, (212) 942-4143, (516) 569-5333, m_eskayo@worldnet.att.net Mar 9, 2001 |
May 25-27, 2001 -- Lake Eden Arts Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, SWING, CLOG, CAJUN, ZYDECO · Camp Rockmont, Black Mountain, NC · LEAF, 377 Lake Eden Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711, (828) 686-8742, info@theLEAF.com |
May 25-27, 2001 -- Springtime Cajun Dance Festival |
| CAJUN, ZYDECO · Country Fare Antique & Arts Center, Rt 82, Stanfordville, NY · Bill Molloy, 242 Beach Rd, Poughquag, NY 12570, (845) 724-5270, bomolloy@bestweb.net |
May 25-28, 2001 -- Northwest Folklife Festival |
| INT'L · Seattle Center, Seattle, WA · Northwest Folklife, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109-4696, (206) 684-7300, folklife@nwfolklife.org |
May 26-27 -- Sprung Floor Dance Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, ENGLISH COUNTRY · Santa Barbara, CA · Santa Barbara CDS, PO Box 21904, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1904, (805) 969-1511, (805) 682-1877, sbcds@sbcds.org |
May 26-28 -- East Durham Irish Festival |
| INTL · MJ Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Center, East Durhan, NY · MJ Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Center, Box 320, East Durham, NY 12423, (800) 434-FEST, irish@francomm.com |
May 31-Jun 3, 2001 -- Horati: 50 Years of Israeli Dance Festival |
| ISRAELI · Hofstra University, Uniondale, NY · Israeli Dance Institute-Horati, 711 3 Ave (JCRC 12 Floor), New York, NY 10017, (212) 983-4806, idi_nirkoda@juno.com |
Jun 7-10, 2001 -- Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport |
| CONTRA · Mystic, CT · Mystic Seaport, PO Box 6000, 75 Germanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355-0990, (860) 572-0711 X4038, (888) 9SEAPORT, visitorservices@mysticseaport.org |
Jun 7-10, 2001 -- Texas Folklife Festival |
| INT'L · San Antonio, TX · Texas Folklife Festival, 801 South Bowie St, San Antonio, TX 78205-3296, (210) 458-2300, itcweb@utsa.edu |
Jun 8-10, 2001 -- Great Connecticut Cajun/Zydeco Music & Arts Festival |
| CAJUN, ZYDECO · Sunrise Resort, Moodus, CT · Jim Johnson, PO Box 415, Moodus, CT 06469, (800) 225-9033, suntimes@connix.com Mar 18, 2001 |
Jun 9-10, 2001 -- Potomac Celtic Festival |
| CELTIC · Morven Park Equestrian Center, Rt 15, Leesburg, VA · Potomic Celtic Festival, (800) 752-6118, argent@pobox.com |
| CAJUN, ZYDECO · Sunrise Resort, E Haddam, CT · Stephen McKay, 335 Palisado Ave, Windsor, CT 06095, (860) 298-8444, madmurphy@snet.net |
Jun 15-16, 2001 -- Lets Dance Where It All Began |
| SQUARE, INT'L · Ocean Shores, WA · Dick Beham, rsqdncr@foxinternet.net |
Jun 15-17, 2001 -- Festival on the Common |
| CONTRA · Cohasset, MA · South Shore Art Center, Dillon Bustin, 119 Ripley Rd, Cohasset, MA 02025, (781) 383-2787, dbustin@ssac.org |
Jun 16-17, 2001 -- San Francisco Free Folk Festival |
| INT'L, CONTRA, SWING · Roosevelt Middle School, 460 Arguello, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco Free Folk Festival, (415) 541-5006, (415) 661-2217, info@sffolkfest.org |
Jun 16-17, 2001 -- Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival |
| CAJUN, CONTRA, SQUARE, SWING · Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson, NY · Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival, (845) 454-7673, revival@clearwater.org |
Jun 22-24, 2001 -- Summer Solstice Folk Music, Dance, Storytelling Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, INT'L, CLOG, FRENCH CANADIAN · University Campus, 26800 West Mulholland Hy, Calabassas, CA · California Traditional Music Society, 4401 Trancas Pl, Tarzana, CA 91356-5399, (818) 817-7756, ctms@lafn.org |
Jun 22-24, 2001 -- Old Songs Festival |
| CONTRA, ENGLISH COUNTRY, FRENCH · Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY · Old Songs Inc, Andy Spence, P.O. Box 399, Guilderland, NY 12084, (518) 765-2815, oldsongs@oldsongs.org |
Jun 23-24, 2001 -- Big Easy Festival |
| CAJUN, ZYDECO · Stepping Stone Rance, Escoheag, RI · Big Easy Festival, (401) 397-8789, (401) 397-3725, events@steppingstoneranch.com |
Jun 24-30, 2001 -- Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival |
| AFRICAN, TAP · Portsmouth, NH · Portsmouth Percussive Dance Fest, Drika Overton, PO Box 354, Kittery, ME 03904-0354, (207) 439-2712, ppdf2001@aol.com |
Jun 24-Jul 1, 2001 -- French & Breton Music & Dance Festival |
| FRENCH, BRETON · Mendocino Woodlands, CA · French & Breton Music & Dance Festival, Debra Dawson, (707) 964-0509 |
Jun 30-Jul 8, 2001 -- Kutztown German Festival |
| DUTCH, POLKA, CLOG · Fairgrounds, Kutztown, PA · Kutztown PA-German Festival, PO Box 306, Kutztown, PA 19530, (888) 674-6136, jacobf@epix.net |
Jul 1-8, 2001 -- Festival of American Fiddle Tunes |
| INT'L · Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA · Centrum, PO Box 1158, Port Townsend, WA 98368, (360) 385-3102, warren@centrum.org |
Jul 5-8, 2001 -- Door County Folk Fesival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, INT'L, SWING, LINDY · Sister Bay & Ephraim, WI · Paul Collins, DCFF, Jordan Webb, 2656 West Montrose Ave (Suite 110), Chicago, IL 60618, (773) 463-2288, dcff@jordan-webb.net |
Jul 5-15, 2001 -- Drummondville International Folk Festival |
| INT'L · PQ · Drummondville International Folk Festival, (819) 472-1184, info@mondialdescultures.qc.ca |
Jul 11-15, 2001 -- Worldfest Dance & Music Festival |
| INT'L · Rockland County, NY · WorldFest NY Inc, Hemu Aggarwal, 17 Tarry Hill Dr, New City, NY 10956, (845) 634-1980, worldfest2@aol.com Mar 24, 2001 |
Jul 17-29, 2001 -- Folkmoot USA Festival |
| INT'L · Waynesville, NC · Folkmoot USA, PO Box 658, Waynesville, NC 28786, (828) 452-2997, (877) 365-5872, folkmoot@pobox.com |
Jul 19-22, 2001 -- Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, INT'L CAJUN · Trumansburg, NY · Grassroots, PO Box 941, Trumansburg, NY 14886, (607) 387-5098, grassroots@GrassRootsFest.org |
Jul 20-22, 2001 -- Humboldt Folklife Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, INT'L · Blue Lake, CA · Humboldt Folklife Festival, PO Box 1061, Arcata, CA 95518, (707) 822-5394, LevineL@humboldtnternet.com |
Jul 27-29, 2001 -- Lowell Folk Festival |
| INT'L · Lowell, WA · Lowell Folk Festival, (978) 970-5000, audrey_ambrosino@nps.gov |
Jul 27-29, 2001 -- Bele Chere Festival |
| INT'L · Asheville, NC · Bele Chere, Asheville Parks & Recreation, PO Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802, (828) 259-5800, sueb@mail.ci.asheville.nc.us |
Jul 27-29, 2001 -- Falcon Ridge Folk Festival |
| SWING, IRISH, CAJUN, CONTRA, SQUARE · Long Hill Farm, Rt 23, Hillsdale, NY · Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, (860) 364-0366, falcridge@aol.com |
Jul 27-29, 2001 -- Memoire & Racines Festival |
| FRENCH CANADIAN · Parc Bosco, St-Charles-Borromee, PQ · Memoire & Racines Festival, (450) 752-6798, (888) 810-6798, festival@memoireracines.qc.ca |
Jul 28-Aug 4, 2001 -- Idaho International Folk Dance Festival |
| INT'L · Rexburg, ID · Idaho International Folk Dance Fest, Chamber of Commerce, 420 W 4 St (Suite C), Rexburg, ID 83440, (208) 356-5700, info@rexcc.com |
Aug 3-5, 2001 -- Maine Festival |
| INT'L · Thomas Point Beach, Brunswick, ME · Maine Festival, (207) 772-9012, (800) 639-4212, nbloom@mainearts.org |
Aug 3-5, 2001 -- Winterhawk Festival |
| CONTRA, INT'L · Rt 23, Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale, NY · Winterhawk, PO Box 636, Sharon, CT 06069, (860) 364-0366, (860) 350-7472, info@winterhawk2000.com |
Aug 3-5, 2001 -- Newport Folk Festival |
| INT'L · Fort Adams Park, Newport, RI · Newport Folk Festival, (401) 847-3700, fpinewp@aiconnect.com |
Aug 3-5, 2001 -- Champlain Valley Festival |
| INT'L · University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · Champlain Valley Festival, 202 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401, (800) 769-9176, (802) 660-8209, cvfolkfest@aol.com |
Aug 9-12, 2001 -- Montreal Celtic Festival |
| INT'L · Douglas Hospital Grounds, Verdun, PQ · Montreal Celtic Festival, (514) 481-3471, info@montrealcelticfestival.com |
Aug 10-12, 2001 -- Augusta Festival |
| INT'L · Elkins City Park & Elkins & Davis College, Elkins, WV · Augusta Festival, (304) 637-1209, augusta@augustaheritage.com |
Aug 24-26, 2001 -- Philadelphia Folk Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE, INT'L, CLOG, CAJUN · Schwenksville Old Pool Farm, Upper Salford, PA · Philadelphia Folk Fest, 7113 Emlen St, Philadelphia, PA 19119, (800) 556-FOLK, (215) 242-0150, pfs@pfs.org |
Aug 25-27, 2001 -- North Hero Pipers Gathering |
| CELTIC · North Hero, VT · North Hero Pipers Gathering, (207) 363-7924, (508) 746-0354, info@pipersgathering.org |
Aug 31-Sep 2, 2001 -- Calun, Zydeco & Bluegrass Festival |
| CAJUN, ZYDECO · Stepping Stone Ranch, Escoheag, RI · Cajun, Zydeco & Bluegrass Festival, (401) 351-6312, (415) 643-9336, events@steppingstoneranch.com |
Sep 7-8, 2001 -- Ozark Folk Dance Days |
| CLOG, IRISH, SCOTTISH, ENGLISH COUNTRY, CONTRA, SQUARE · Ozark Folk Center State Park, Mountain View, AR · Ozark Folk Center, PO Box 500, Mountain View, AR 72560, (870) 269-3851, ozarkfolk@arkansas.com |
Sep 15-19, 2001 -- International Folkdance Festival |
| INT'L, HUNGARIAN · Pecs, Hungary · Szaval Jozsef, Nagyvarad 13, Pecs, Hungary 7623, szavaij@apacs.pote.hu |
Sep 21-23, 2001 -- Harvest Moon Dance Festival |
| CONTRA, SQUARE · Oak Park Dance Platform, Santa Barbara, CA · Santa Barbara CDS, PO Box 21904, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1904, (805) 969-1511, sbcgs@sbcds.org |
Sep 28-30, 2001 -- Heritage Dance Festival |
| CONTRA, SWING, INT'L, ENGLISH COUNTRY, CAJUN, CLOG, SQUARE, LATIN · Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, Plymouth Meeting, PA · Heritage Dance Association, Sarah Gowan, PO Box 42415, Philadelphia, PA 19101-2415, (610) 394-2637, info@heritagedancefestival.com, Tori Barone, (610) 869-0965 Mar 17, 2001; Jul 10, 2001 |
Oct 5-8, 2001 -- Western Canadian Hungarian Folk Dance Festival |
| HUNGARIAN · Calgary, AB · Bandi Szakony, 710 52 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2V 0B5, (403) 258-2810, sz.bandi@home.com Feb 13, 2001 |
Oct 5-8, 2001 -- True Brit 2001 Festival |
| ENGLISH COUNTRY · Hopewell Junction, NY · Country Dance New York, Sharon, (212) 741-5192, mls@panix.com, Kit, (212) 942-0520 |
Oct 19-21, 2001 -- Looking Glass Festival |
| COUNTRY · Lansing, MI · Looking Glass Music & Arts, Ulyanna Maystrenko, (517) 371-2122 |
Oct 19-21, 2001 -- Phylla Mae Fall Festival |
| COUNTRY · Syracuse, NY · Syracuse Country Dancers, Jenna, (315) 622-2644, Cathy, cdwaal@aol.com |
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