We are Northwest Folk Dancers Incorporated (NFDI), the "Where to Folk Dance" organization for the Pacific Northwest.
Our Newsletter:
Articles in the May issue include the following: Dance on the Water: Thailand; About A Breeze in Bulgaria; Fabulous Folklife Fundraiser; Northwest Folklife Corner; Surprise Retirement Party; Skandia Folklife fundraiser features musical master!; and many more. Join today!
The April issue is out; check it out for articles on Northwest Folklife, Stockton Folkdance Camp Teachers, the National Folk Organization Conference, and Mendocino Folklore Camp, plus regular columns and other articles. Become part of the community; join today!
Special events:
The biggest event for folk dancing and music in the Northwest is coming up on Memorial Day weekend...Come to the Northwest Folklife Festival! Four fabulous days of fun--dancing, music, performances, workshops, food, and general frivolity. It all happens at the Seattle Center. Visit the Folklife Web site for the schedule, and more information.
NFDI's benefit dance for Northwest Folklife on March 31, 2012 was a great success! Over 90 people enjoyed fabulous music by two bands—Allspice, and Hank Bradley, Cathie Whitesides, and Laurie Andres, with Tony Mates calling contras—and we raised $2000.25 for NW Folklife! Great door prizes and abundant, tasty food added to the fun. Thanks to the bands, sound provider and technician Allan Swensson, Cedar Valley Grange, Sno-King International Folkdancers, and the NFDI board members, as well as all the attendees, for making this a memorable and successful event!
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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