We are Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated (NFDI), the "Where to Folk Dance" organization for the Pacific Northwest.
Special Events
The Northwest Folklife Festival is this weekend, Memorial Day weekend! Please join us for two international folk dance opportunities, both on May 26. From 1 to 2:15 p.m., there will be a dance workshop with walk-throughs and lots of dancing to the music of Folk Voice Band in the Rainier Room. From 3 to 3:45 p.m., there will be an international folk dance in the Center House (now called the Armory), with Allspice playing. We hope to see you there! Download the International dance at Folklife 2013, and invite your friends!
Our Newsletter
The May issue: "International Dance at Folklife," "Lee Otterholt Workshop Delights Dancers," "New Children's Dance Group on the Eastside," "The Hungarian Wedding," "New Scandinavian Festivals on the Eastside," plus many others. Don't miss out; join today!
Articles in the June issue include "International Dance July 20," "Youth Scholarships Awarded," "Dance on the Water-New Hands on Deck," "Artist Sharon Aamodt," "Skandia Midsommarfest," "Sonny Newman's Dance Hall Closes," and much more. Join today to get connected to the folk dance community in the Pacific Northwest.
About us
Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated (NFDI) is a non-profit "umbrella" organization that promotes folk dancing and ethnic events. NFDI sponsors folk dance festivals and other folk events, provides dance descriptions and practice tapes at a nominal charge for NFDI members, and seeks new ways to promote all forms of ethnic dance.
NFDI publishes a monthly magazine, THE NORTHWEST FOLKDANCER, containing articles and advertisements of interest to the folk dance community. One of the most popular features of THE NORTHWEST FOLKDANCER magazine is the listings of regular dances and classes and a separate comprehensive calendar of special events. The magazine also contains club news, ethnic recipes, dance descriptions, CD reviews, and other information helpful for dancers, teachers of folk dance, and anyone interested in the food, dances, costumes, and history of other cultures.
NFDI also provides scholarships for adults who want to attend folk dance camps and who agree to teach the dances to other NFDI clubs, and youth scholarships for students (high school and college age) who want to participate in a dance camp but need assistance to do so.
NFDI was incorporated in January of 1956.
NFDI celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 1 and 2, 2006, with a folk dance festival in Seattle! The festival featured Cristian Florescu and Sonia Dion from Montreal teaching Romanian dances, Thea Huijgen teaching international folk dances, and the internationally acclaimed Mary Sherhart teaching Balkan singing. Check out our Photos page to get glimpses of the event.
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