Join us this Friday, October 25!

85th Anniversary Celebration!

 

Changs Folk Dancers--In Person Again!

 Dancing tonight is from 7 pm to 10 pm

Miraloma Park Clubhouse, 350 O'Shaughnessey Boulevard

Remember that Changs is a fragrance/scent free club.  Please do not use personal products or wear clothing that contains fragrance or perfume.

6/22/20
Dear Dancing Family

Changs Folk Dancers is still connected and we hope to someday dance again in person!

We are experimenting with meeting via Zoom. Message us on our facebook if you are interested in joining us. https://www.facebook.com/Changsfolkdancers/

Also lots of members are joining in the Global Dance Parties scheduled by the Peninsula Folk Dance Council on the third Saturday of every month. https://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/

and we're planning to attend the (free) virtual Stockton Folk Dance Camp. http://www.folkdancecamp.org July 11 to July 18, 2020.

Family Folk Dance in person and virtual (via phone) at the Blossom Festival 2018

Family Night this Friday July 20. We're on the summer schedule, so we'll have family dance from 7-8:15 with general dancing following.

Save the date to party with us on our 80th anniversary!!!

Dear Dancing Families,

Please join us for an evening of dancing this Friday at Chang's Family
Folk Dance Night.

Our teacher extraordinaire, Michel will lead us in seasonal favorites
including the Turkey Dance, and Nut Stomp (Alunelul)
as well as Jingle Bells because it really was written for Thanksgiving.
We will get started at 7:30 after the youth orchestra has finished rehearsing
so spread the word and don't be late!

After the family portion concludes, please plan to stick around and
dance some more... the first dances are often ones we have already
learned.

Friday, November 17th
7:30 to 8:15 pm (with general dancing until 10:30!)
Lincoln Park Presbyterian
Corner of 31st Ave. and Clement (entrance on 31st)
$5-10 sliding scale per family

See you on the Dance Floor,

Changs International Folk Dancers invite you to a special evening of Scottish and English dances at our party on Friday, October 6th.

It’s a great opportunity to dance some of our club’s Scottish and English repertoire to live music.

Changs meets at Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, 31st Ave. and Clement St $5. Please bring a snack to share. See you soon at Changs!

Dancing begins at 7:30 p.m. with recorded music. Live music provided by Patti Cobb and her StringFiretroupe begins at 8 p.m. with Changs' own original Scottish dance "The Blackstone Jig," devised by Craig Blackstone.

See below for the party dance list. Most of the selected dances have been included in recent Friday programs and are available for viewing on youtube.com. A good index can be found from the Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary. A minimum of teaching/review will allow us to enjoy doing more of the dance list.

Polka Dot
Pinewoods Two-Step
Borrowdale Exchange
St. John's River
Mairi's Wedding
Trip to Crinan
Postie's Jig
Trip to Bavaria
The Bonny Cuckoo
Braes of Dornoch
Good Man of Cambridge

Come and join us at Changs Village tonight! (3/31), featuring live music by our good friends Da! Mozhem. Dancing is from 7:30 to 10:30. Entrance fee is $5 per person. Please bring a snack to share. Changs is where it’s happening this Friday!

Don't miss the trailer for the documentary Life of Folk Dancing about our dance community!
Here's a direct link to the trailer.

Are you getting all excited about our party this Friday with Da! Mozhem?  I sure am!  It’s such a treat to dance to live music!

Here’s the plan for Friday:

Family Night begins at 7:00 p.m. with Da! Mozhem’s music and goes until 8:15.  If you haven’t experienced dancing with our family group, please come early and watch or join in the fun.  Check out the fun here and here.

The band will continue to play for all of us until about 9:00 p.m., when we’ll have a food break .  Be sure to bring a dish to share for the potluck.  After a short meal break, the band will play another set from about 9:30 to 10:30.  All times are approximate.

During the break, we’ll have recorded music for dancing. 

Please invite your friends to come join our village party!

See you on Friday, 5/20.
*Changs International Folk Dancers is a fragrance/scent-free club. Please do not use personal products or wear clothing that contains fragrance or perfume. What the wearer might consider a pleasant scent can cause severe allergic reactions to others.  Please be mindful of our policy so that everyone who comes to dance at Changs will have a healthy and enjoyable experience.

Hi Everyone,

Tonight is All Request Dancing, so please start thinking what dances you would like to do. It’s also the last Friday in Bay Area Dance Week, and we’re hoping to see some new and wanna-be folk dancers at Changs. All guests are free of charge. See you tonight! Dancing begins at 7:30 and ends at 10:30.

And while you’re making lists, you might just want to mark some special dates in your calendar.

-May 20th, Family Night
Our good friends, Da Mozhem! are scheduled to play for both the Family Night dancing as well as the regular portion of the dance evening.

-California Statewide Festival is on Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29, in Albany with live music by Chubritza. For information, go to www.folkdance.com

-September 23rd, Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu, ever popular Romanian dance teachers will hold a special workshop at Changs. More details about that as we get closer to the date, but please plan to attend. It will be great fun!

 We had a great time at the Blossom Festival last Sunday!

Join us for Family Folk Dance Night, Friday Feb 19!

Mark your calendars for the Blossom Festival!!

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Dances for all ages workshop 11:30am - 12:30pm

General Dancing: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Federation Meeting: 10:30 a.m.

City College of San Francisco

Wellness Center, 3rd Floor, Studio 301

50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco(enter from Howth Street)

Website:  https://sites.google.com/site/blossomfestivalsf/

Information and dance requests contact:  blossom.festival.sf@gmail.com

Join us for this great workshop!

Are exercise and community on your 2016 New Year's Resolutions?
Then come dance with us! Revive yourself and go home humming a tune on Friday nights!

“A National Dance Week FREE EVENT”

Parking is Free, too!

Sunday, April 26, 2015

New Dancer's Festival 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. room 307

Dancing: 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Federation Meeting: 10:30 a.m.

City College of San Francisco

Wellness Center, 3rd Floor, Studio 301

50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco

(enter from Howth Street)

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Dances included in the program:

Oj Devoyko Duso Moja - Gras Kolo - De Valse Zeeman

Davy Nick Nack - Tfilati -Tarina de la Abrud - Salty Dog Rag

Hey Gidi Ercument - Sheyavo - Pleskvach - Braes of Dornoch …

and YOUR REQUESTS.

Information and dance requests

contact:  blossom.festival.sf@gmail.com

Flyer (2 pages)

*Wearing an ethnic costume is encouraged*

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Sponsored by:

City College of San Francisco Folk Dance Class, 

the Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc

and San Francisco Folk Dance Groups