We are Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated (NFDI), the "Where to Folk Dance" organization for the Pacific Northwest.
The April issue of the Northwest Folkdancer includes articles on the Hoolyeh Folkdancers Reunion, History of the Corvallis Hoolyehs, Baltic Travels: Part III, the Puppet Opera, Don Giovanni at the NW Puppet Center, the Fourth Corner Folkdance Band, and the Seattle Center Redesign, among other articles. Become a member, and reap the benefits!
The May issue of the Northwest Folkdancer includes articles on "How Old is Folk Dance?", "Live Music: To Have, or Not To Have?", the Balalaika & Domra Convention, the NW Folklife Participatory Dance Schedule, Mel Mann’s Dancing Elderhostel, and Skandia Midsommarfest. If you have any interest in folk dancing, ethnic culture, food, costumes, and music, NFDI is a resource you need!
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 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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