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Bulgaria Rose Festival

  Welcome!   Dance!
Travel!
(Click on tour links below)


Argentina  March 29-April 8/10, 2019
Chile extension April 8-10
Led by Jim Gold

Buenas Aires, Salta,
San Antonia de los Cobres Quebrada de Humahuaca, Mendoza 

 


Albania  May 7-19/21, 2019
Kosovo extension: May 19-21
Led by Lee Otterholt
Tirana, Durres, Vlora Folk Dance Festival!
Kruja,
Saranda, Berat, Shkodra, Gjirokastra

 


Poland  June 10-24,  2019
Led by Richard Schmidt
Kraków, Zakopane, Lódz, Toruñ,
Gdansk, Olsztyn, Warsaw

 

 


Norway, Sweden, Denmark  
June 11-24, 2019

Led by Lee Otterholt
Oslo, Swedish West Coast, Hamlet’s Castle, (Elsinore),  Copenhagen,
Jutland peninsula,  Cruise of Oslo Fjord!


Ireland July 13-25, 2019
Led by Jim Gold and Lee Friedman
Galway, Connemara, Aran Islands, Dingle,
Killarney, Kerry, Cork, Blarney, Dublin

 

 


Romania  October 21-November 2, 2019 
Led by Jim Gold  
Bucharest, Sibiu, Cluj, Sighetu Marmatiei,
Piatra Neamt, Brasov

 

 


2020

Bulgarian Folk Festival

Bulgaria   August 2-16, 2020
Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival Tour
Led by Jim Gold 

Sofia, Plovdiv, Bansko, Veliko Turnovo,
Grand Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival !

 


 

Pontic dancers

GREECE and the Greek Islands
October 10-23/25, 2020

Santorini Extension: October 22-25
Led by Jim Gold and/or Lee Otterholt:
Athens, Nauplia, Sparta, Olympia,
Delphi, Meteora, Mycenae, Epidaurus  
Greek Island Cruise: Mykonos, Crete,
Rhodes, Patmos, Kusadasi (Turkey)

 

 


 

Swiss Alphorn

Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein, Switzerland: June 16-29, 2021

Folk Dance and Yodeling Tour
Led by Jim Gold
Munich, Saltzburg, Innsbruck, Swiss Alps, Lucerne, Zurich

 


Folk Dance Classes

Folk dancing strengthens body, mind, and spirit! Tensions vanish as you dance and travel to such exotic destinations as Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Israel, Turkey, Albania,  Japan, Hungary, Romania, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia,  and more!   Folk dancing and traveling through these exotic localities  promotes learning,  cultural understanding , tolerance, and fun cell growth.  The high Fun Quotient created in these trips and on the dance floor releases joy endorphins, which bring happiness and  longevity!
Join us! Start your folk dance adventure today!

Dancing the Russian Round in Goldens Bridge, NY. Photo by Drew Orr

Dancing the Russian Round in Goldens Bridge, NY. Photo by Drew Orr

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