November-December Updates

• Friday, November 20: Regular dancing 7:00 p.m.
• Friday, November 27: Regular dancing 7:00 p.m. (come dance off your Thanksgiving dinner!)
• Friday, December 4: Regular dancing 7:00 p.m.
• Friday, December 11: NO DANCING (studio in use for Nutcracker production)
• Friday, December 18: Regular dancing 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, December 19: Christmas Party 6:00 p.m. at Redding Ballet Academie. Potluck dinner, dancing to live music set and by request.
• Friday, December 25: NO DANCING (Christmas day)
  
• Friday, January 1: Regular dancing 7:00 p.m. (come start the New Year right with dancing!)

November Announcements

• Starting this month, the weekly fee will be $3.00 at the door.
• Friday, November 13 is our 2nd-Friday Trader Joe's snack night. Bring something to share if you like.
• Friday, November 27 is the day after Thanksgiving. Lenore will run dancing that night if enough people plan to be there. Please RSVP when you come to dance on the 6th or 13th.
  

Halloween Party

• Friday, October 30 7:00-10:00 p.m.
• Potluck treats: We'll have a chocolate fountain. Bring goodies to dip.
• Wear a costume: Halloween costumes and/or folk costumes

Autumn Goodies

Regular Friday night dancing is scheduled through the fall. But here are a couple of special events:

• Friday, September 25 Dance and Food. Last May we very much enjoyed sharing treats from the newly opened Trader Joe's. Their snacks are still delicious, so we'll do a repeat on that. If you wish, grab a snack from Trader Joe's on your way to dancing and we'll have a little feast.
• Friday, October 30 Halloween Party. More details TBA but plans so far include: wear a costume & bring food-stuffs to be dipped into a chocolate fountain (such as fruit, cookies, pretzels, or who knows what you might come up with!)
  

Come and Dance!

After our summer break, we're now back to our regular Friday evening dancing. Come back or come for the first time!

Our evening schedule is:
7:00-7:30 Easy Warm-Up Dances
7:30-8:30 Teaching of New Dances (or re-teaching old dances*)
8:30 Break/Annnouncements and Review Newly Taught Dances
9:00-10:00 Mixed Dances (beginning through advanced)


*If there is an "old" dance that you'd like to have taught, please make a request through Julie or Lenore. For instance, during our 9:00-10:00 hour of open dancing you might see a dance you want to learn. We can get your request onto the teaching schedule.

Picnic Time at the Wrights

Redding Folk Dancers invite members, friends, and families to come and help start off the Fall International Folk Dance Season with Food, Fellowship, & Dancing on

Saturday, August 22, 2009
3:00 p.m. until ??

Bring a main dish (hot, cold, or use bbq grill), or a salad or dessert to share. Lemonade and ice tea will be provided. Bring any other cold drinks you would like. Extra chairs are helpful.

Chet's wooden dance floor will be set up and music for your dancing or watching entertainmnet.

Hope to see you all there!

Summer 2009 Events

We're temporarily on summer break, but will be back to dancing towards the end of August:

• Saturday, August 22, Annual Summer Picnic (at Jan & Chet's)
• Friday, August 28 back to regular dancing at Redding Ballet Academie
• We probably will dance on the Friday of Labor Day Weekend (September 4)

STAY POSTED for MORE DETAILS LATER

Happy summer and happy camping!

Reminder: June 26 PARTY

Join us on Friday, June 26 for our last dance before our summer recess

• Featuring LIVE MUSIC
• Bring your favorite summer-time snacks to share (finger-food potluck)
• Wear Red and/or White (traditional Scandinavian summer solstice colors)

Spring Events

Friday, May 22: Trader Joe's & Trade Your Clothes PARTY NIGHT
-We'll be having dancing plus potluck finger food from the new Trader Joe's in Redding (located off of Hilltop in the Kohl's parking lot. Drop in and see what goodies they have!).
-Also along the Trader Joe's theme, you might wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt.
-Plus your chance to purchase dance and folk/costume clothing donated by Lila. Other donations of dance or folk clothing are welcome for this mini-fundraiser. Money raised will help to cover our regular expenses such as music, rent, computer and audio stuff, etc.

Saturday, May 30: Floor Cleaning (Update: This event is postponed to a later date--stay posted)
-The dance hall floor is getting sticky! We'll meet on Saturday morning to clean it up. With a team effort, this should be a quick task. BYOM (Bring Your Own Mop).

Friday, June 26: End of the Season/Start of Summer PARTY NIGHT
-This is our end of the dance season, start of the summer party.
-Wear red and white (traditional colors for summer solstice in Scandinavia)
-Bring your favorite summer-time snack to share
-Live music and special dances, plus regular requests

April 24: Blooms & Balloons Party

Join us for a fun night of party and request dances. We'll have finger-food potluck.

Bring a bouquet of flowers, balloons, or both to help decorate and celebrate. We'll be celebrating spring and a couple of April birthdays.

Up for a challenge?

Floricica Olteneasca
(Our performing group, Ciganko, is working on learning this fun Romanian dance.)

Valentine's Party on Friday the 13th!

Friday, February 13 will be a Valentine-themed party.

• Bring potluck snacks or sweets to share.
• Bring your list of request dances.
• We'll also have some party dances lined up.
• Wear red or pink or white. Or dress up as your favorite Valentine.

January 2009 Announcements:

1. We're back on our regular Friday night schedule. Get out your dance shoes and re-join us if you haven't been back since Christmas break.
2. Friday, February 13 will be a Valentine-themed party. Bring potluck snacks to share and your list of request dances. We'll also have some party dances lined up. Wear red or pink or white. Or dress up as your favorite Valentine.
3. The premier of our newly formed Ciganko performing group will be at a Multicultural Celebration on Saturday January 24. The event starts at about 11:00 in the gym of Central Valley High School in Shasta Lake City. The performance, featuring many local groups, runs from about 1:00-3:00.
4. Mark your calendar for the Camellia Festival in Sacramento, March 13-15. Click here for more information.