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Website in San Diego, California, USA for the promotion of Hungarian folk music and dance.


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Upcoming dance events - San Diego area, CA, USA: 


  Sat 19 Jun 2010 -  7:30pm - táncház - 5041 Caywood St - free

    Many visitors from Los Angeles are expected.

  Sun 27 Jun 2010 -  2:00pm - Los Angeles táncház

    El Baron Restaurant and Club
    8641 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232
    El Baron phone: 310/841-6298
    Parking: street parking in the neighborhood
    cover: $10, cash only, $8 for students with valid ID
    facebook page
    Questions: contact Kat Skraba, KatSkraba@yahoo.com 323/702-3810

  July - TBD

  Sat  7 Aug 2010 -  7:30pm - táncház - 5041 Caywood St - free
  Sat 21 Aug 2010 -  7:30pm - táncház - 5041 Caywood St - free
  
Teaching circles as needed throughout each tanchaz.

All San Diego events are free (unless otherwise indicated),
but please bring a snack to share.



Related events - USA, Canada, etc:

  Thu  1 Jul 2010 to Sun 4 Jul 2010 - Cifra Tabor in Niagara Falls (Canada)

  Fri 16 Jul 2010 to Sat 24 Jul 2010 - Csipke Tabor near Detroit, MI
          www.csipke.org

  Sun  8 Aug 2010 to Sun 15 Aug 2010 - Ti Ti Tabor near Seattle, WA


Contact us for more táncház info


Special/fun links:

Other websites of participants:



Maps:


Related music/dance events and links:


Our friends from afar:

Némethék (now in Sülysáp, Hungary):
dead link, Ihajla Népzenei Együttes , www.youtube.com/nemethmik, (PO 2/2/2008)


(Other) Hungarian music/dance activities in San Diego, CA:

San Diego House of Hungary
Supports various Hungarian activities including language classes, movies and social events.
For info
www.sdmagyar.org (map)
(PO 9/21/2007)
Hungarian food/drink in San Diego area:


Hungarian dance activities in Los Angeles, CA:

Buzavirag Children's Folk Ensemble
For info, Livia Gaspar 310/782-9272 livia@gaspar.com.
(PO 9/21/2007)
Kárpátok performing group
For info, Livia Gaspar 310/782-9272 livia@gaspar.com
www.myspace.com/karpatok,
or karpatok.net. (PO 8/24/2008)
Rontó-Bontó children's group
For info, Nandor Vodnak Nandorv@Earthlink.net or ronto-bonto.com
(PO 9/28/2007)
Új Hargita performing group - currently inactive
For info, Zsuzsi Pasztor (email and telephone are not known).
(PO 1/2001)
LA Magyar Ház
Buzavirag and Kárpátok rehearse here. Also some concerts and parties held here.
For info www.magyarhazla.com
(PO 9/21/2007)
Los Angeles-i Elso Magyar Református Egyház
Occasionally holds folkdance/music events.
For info www.hungarianreformedla.org
(PO 6/16/2008)
Hungarian food drinks in Los Angeles area:


Hungarian dance activities in the (greater) Bay Area (San Francisco, CA):

Wednesdays 8-10:15pm - Menlo Park - Folkdances of Hungary & Transylvania
For info, Sarah Tull and Todd Wagner 650/941-0227 sarah@wagnerhaz@aol.com,
todd@wagnerhaz@aol.com,
or City of Menlo Park Community Services/Classes (click on Activity Guide)
(PO 2/2008)

Danubius band
For info, 650/344-8898 info@danubiussf.com or www.danubiussf.com
(PO 9/21/2007)
Eszterlánc performing group
For info, Anna Ordasi banana2211@yahoo.com, Victoria Szabo 510/482-3715, or eszterlanc.com.
(PO 4/12/2010)
Forgátos performing group
Inactive since 1998
(PO 1/2002)
Kôvirág Ensemble
For info, Szilvia 650.576.2848 or Magdi: 650.358.9195.
(PO 4/10/2010)
The Ference Tobak Ensemble
For info, Feró and Mary tobak@mindsping.com.
(PO 2/1/2002)
Barátság
For info www.baratsag.com.
(PO 9/21/2007)


Miscellaneous Hungarian music and dance activities in North America:

Also see

Misc links
  • Google group 9/08

    Events

    3 - 10 August 2008 - Ti Ti Tábor
    Raft Island near Seattle, WA
    The dances and music of the Kalotaszeg region of Transylvania, with some excursions elsewhere:
    • Dances of Kalotaszeg, Dél-Alföld, and Fogaras.
    • Music of Kalotaszeg and Magyarbôd.
    Staff:
    • Zoltán and Tímea Balla -- dance instruction
    • Erika Juhász -- singing instruction and children's program
    • Dűvô Együttes -- instrument instruction and tanchaz music
      (Dénes Hrúz, Szabolcs Hrúz, Dezsô Olah, Gergely Tóth, and József Terék)
    For info,
    www.tititabor.org or email board@tititabor.org.
    For band info, Dűvô homepage: www.duvo.hu.
    (PO 3/17/2008)

    10 - 12 October 2008 (Fri-Sun) - 30th Western Canadian Hungarian Folk Festival
    Sidney by the Sea, Victoria, BC
    Dûvô, Kádár, Nagypál Anett, Majorosi Marianna
    tánházak, workshops.
    At Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave.
    For info,
    Louise Kadar lkadar@telus.net
    (PO 8/24/2008)


    Old info - as of 9/2007

    18 - 26 July 2008 - Csipke Néptánc és Népzenei Tábor
    Gazsa Zenekar, Orza Calin and Demeter Erika
    Material: Gypsy dances from Orko (Transylvania) and dances from Magyarszovat (Mezoseg)
    Location:
    Sauk Valley Resort (10750 Prospect Hill Rd, Brooklyn, MI 49230)
    For info tabor@csipke.org.
    www.csipke.org now has 2008 info.
    (PO 2/2/2008)

    Spring 2008 - MetróFolk (formerly NA Folk Band)
    Upcoming gigs:
    • Fri, 14 Mar 2008 - concert - New York, NY (final concert as "NA Folk Band")
    • Sat, 26 Apr 2008 - táncház - Hungarian House, New York, NY
    • Fri, 23 May 2008 - Hungarian music at Banjo Jim's, New York, NY
    • Sat, 7 Jun 2008 - Hungarian Day in New Brunswick, NJ
    • Fri, 20 Jun 2008 - Hungarian music at Banjo Jim's, New York, NY
    For info: aron.szekely@gmail.com
    or www.hungarianfolkdance.net
    (PO 3/17/2008)

    4 - 6 April 2008 - Hungarian Symposium
    Hungarian Dance Workshop with László Diószegi.
    Concert and Dance-houses with the Téka band, Csaba Ökrös (fiddle) and Zoltán Juhász (flute, bagpipe)
    Location: Indiana University (Bloomington, IN)
    Preregister with: kniggle@indiana.edu, 812/855-2398
    Info available at www.indiana.edu/~ceus
    (PO 2/2/2008)

    Spring 2008 - 4th North American Hungarian táncház Festival (NAHF)
    Perhaps in Vancouver. Nothing official yet. (NAHF 2007 was in Montreal, Canada.)
    (PO 11/2/2007)

    8 March 2008 - Táncház
    Sat, 8 Mar 2008
    Montreal Canada
    Gyanta, Magyar "Ocsi" Kalman, Szanto Attila and special guests!!
    www.gyanta.com
    (PO 2/23/2008)

    18-19 January 2008 (Fri-Sat) - 23rd annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival
    Manhattan, NY
    New York's most amazing Balkan music party of the year!
    Over 40 fabulous groups including Életfa!
    For info,
    www.zlatneuste.org.
    (PO 12/15/2007)

    12 January 2008 (Sat) - Táncház
    Mercer Island (near Seattle), WA
    6:00pm - dance teaching for beginners.
    7:00pm - Táncház with Laci Orban and the Forrás band.
    Place: Mercer Island Congregational Church, 4545 Island Crest Way, Mercer Island, WA
    Tickets: Members: $10, Non-members: $15, under 14: $5
    (PO 2/3/2008)

    8 December 2007 (Sat) - Tanchaz
    New York, NY
    For info:
    JudyOlson@aol.com (Judy Olson).
    (PO 10/29/2007)

    17 November 2007 (Sat) - Tanchaz
    HRFA Kossuth House, 2001 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
    Fees: $5 for children, $10 for adults.
    5pm - gyerektanchaz, 5:30pm-9pm - tanchaz.
    Taught by Noemi Toka and Joseph Kroupa.
    For info:
    noemitoka@yahoo.com (Noemi Toka).
    (PO 10/29/2007)

    4 November 2007 (Sun) - Hungaria 45th Anniversary Party
    Wallingford, CT.
    For info:
    ildiko@panonia.net (Ildiko Hajdu-Nemethne Magyar), magyar@magyar.org (Kalman Magyar).
    (PO 10/29/2007)

    24 October - 14 November 2007 - Kálmán Balogh Gypsy Cimbalom Band from Budapest
    Touring east coast (NJ, MA, NY, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, PA, CT, OH, IN, MI, IL, WI, DC)
    For info: Kalman Magyar
    magyar@magyar.org or 201-836-4869.
    video from Kennedy Center 11/14/2007
    (PO 12/16/2007)

    5 - 7 October 2007 (Fri-Sun) - 29th Annual Western Canadian Hungarian Folk Festival
    Regina, Saskatchewan Canada.
    For info:
    this event, Maros Ensemble, Dűvô Népi Zenekar.
    (PO 9/18/2007)

    22 September 2007 - Gyanta együttes Táncház
    Sat, Sep 22 2007
    Alexandria Ontario Canada
    www.gyanta.com
    (PO 9/19/2007)

    15 September 2007 - Tisza 25th Anniversary Táncház
    Sat, Sep 15 2007, 7:30pm - 1:30am
    Rendezvous Social Dance Club - 11910 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852
    Életfa Hungarian Folk Band
    For info, www.tisza-ensemble.org.
    (PO 9/18/2007)

    5 - 12 August 2007 - Ti Ti Tábor
    Raft Island near Seattle, WA
    The Music, Songs, and Dances of Kis-Kukullo-mente, with excursions elsewhere:
    • Dances of Kutasfold and Somogy
    • Music of Szaszcsavas and Szatmar
    • Songs to match the music and dance.
    Staff:
    • Zoltan and Timea Balla -- dance instruction
    • Erika Juhasz -- singing instruction and children's program
    • Duvo Egyuttes -- instrument instruction and tanchaz music
      (Denes Hruz, Szabolcs Hruz, Dezso Olah, Gergely Toth, and Jozsef Terek)
    • Chef Richard & crew -- meals and snacks
    For info,
    www.tititabor.org or email webmaster@tititabor.org.
    For band info, Dűvô homepage: www.duvo.nograd.net.
    (PO 3/13/2007)

    21 - 28 July 2007 - Csipke Néptánc és Népzenei Tábor
    Sauk Valley Resort, Sauk Valley, MI (60 mi west ofDetroit)
    Magyarlapádi Hungarian and Enyedkornyeki Romanian
    (Kis Istvan and Redo Julia)
    Üsztürü zenekar
    (Moldován H. István, Major Levente, Szász József, Szász Lörinc)
    with guest musician Nagy Zsolt and singer Nyitrai Marianna.
    For info,
    www.csipke.org or email tabor@csipke.org.
    (PO 2/26/2007)

    July 2007 - Cifra Táborok - felnött, kezdõ & közép
    Niagara Falls Árpád Park, Ontario CANADA.
    dance teachers: Péter Ertl and Andrea "Hugi"Dobi
    • Felnött/Adults: 5 - 8 July 2007
      Somogyi és Rimóci táncok.
      band: Életfa
    • Kezdõ/Juniors: 5 - 15 July 2007
      Szatmári táncok és gyermekjátékot, népi sportjátékok.
    • Közép/Intermediate: 19 - 29 July 2007
      Somogyi táncok es Széki táncrend és gyermekjátékot, népi sportjátékok.
    For info, Marianna McMaster 905/353-9543 or email Marianna_Varpalotai@ridley.on.ca.
    (PO 4/18/2007)

    16 - 18 February 2007 (Fri-Sun) - 3rd North American Hungarian táncház Festival (NAHF)

    Montreal, Canada.
    Orbán Laci and his magic violin.
    Mlinár Pali and Kőrösi Kata - dance teachers from Budapest.
    Kodoba Florin, the young prímás from the Palatka Band.
    Organized by:
    Gyongyosbokreta Egyuttes (Bokreta Folklore Ensemble)
    90 Guizot West
    Montreal, QC H2P 1L4
    For (old) info and photo gallery from the event,
    www.bokreta.ca or email bokreta@hotmail.com.
    (PO 3/1/2007)

    12 - 13 January 2007 (Fri-Sat) - 22nd annual Zlatne Uste Golden Festival
    Manhattan, NY
    New York's most amazing Balkan music party of the year!
    Over 40 fabulous groups including Életfa!
    For info,
    www.zlatneuste.org.
    (PO 9/21/2007)

    3 jul - 9 jul 2005 - Aranykapu Tábor
    Camp Cazadero near Guerneville north of San Francisco, CA
    Dance teachers for Gyimes: Ferenc Sára and Zsuzsanna Varga
    Dance teachers for beginners: to be announced
    Musicians: Téka Ensemble
    Note that early registration discount expires March 15.
    For info,
    info@aranykapu-tabor.org or www.aranykapu-tabor.org.
    For band info, http://telnet.datanet.hu/~teka/teka.html.
    (PO 7/2005)

    North American Hungarian Festival
    Montreal, CANADA - May/June 2003.
    For info, Ági Horvath 450/455-5254 horvathagi@hotmail.com, or www.hungarianfestival.com.
    (PO 3/2003)
    Pontozo - Hungarian Folkdance and Music Festival
    Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA - 28 May - 30 May 2004.
    For info www.kossuth.com/club.
    (PO 4/2004)
    Hungarian Folkdance and Folk Music Symposium
    Enon Valley near Pittsburgh, PA - June 2002, every two years.
    For info, Kálmán & Judith Magyar 201/801-9223 magyar@magyar.org, or www.magyar.org.
    As of February 2004, the Symposium has been suspended.
    (PO 2/2004)
    Cifra Táborok - felnött, kezdõ & közép
    Niagara Falls, Ontario CANADA - July 2004.
    For info, Marianna McMaster 905/353-9543 Marianna_Varpalotai@ridley.on.ca.
    (PO 6/2004)
    Hungarian Folk Fest
    Vancouver, British Columbia - 8 oct - 11 oct 2004
    Online registration via the Forrás Folk Ensemble
    www.forras.homestead.com/registration.html.
    (PO 7/2004)
    Le Buli
    Montreal, CANADA - December 2002, January 2003.
    For info, Dénes Dreisziger 514/730-3450 lebuli@hotmail.com, or www.lebuli.com.
    (PO 11/2002)


    Dancing in Hungary & Romania:

    Selected events

    13 - 20 July 2008 - Jobbágytelke
    X. Marosszéki népzene és néptánctábor www.folkcenter.ro
    (PO 1/12/2008)
    27 July - 3 August 2008 - Komando
    10th camp (should be extra good).
    website, email to gyuszi@hte.ro
    (PO 12/15/2007)

    13 - 17 July 2008 - Jobbagytelke
    (PO 12/7/2007)

    12 - 13 April 2008 - XXVII. Országos Táncháztalálkozó és Kirakodóvásár
    Papp László Budapest Sportaréna
    Info at www.tanchaz.hu.
    However some conflicting information from other websites.
    (PO 12/15/2007)


    Music (song lyrics):

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    Event flyers:


    San Diego Táncház flyer 8/2008 (jpg, pdf)


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