ARCHIVES

Articles, newsletters and records from past seasons.

Popular Dance Lists

Don T. has created lists of the names and frequency of dances we have been doing in recent years. Use these Popular Dance Lists for making requests on Friday nights. The website will open in a separate browser window.

Dances Taught in 2007-2008

This pdf file contains the dances and music taught during the 2007-08 season
2007-08 Dance Notes and Music

Newsletter

The Toe Tap Tribune is distributed to all MIFDA members.

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To view the pdf files you will need the latest version of Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge by clicking this link:

Toe Tap Tribune, April, 2007 {pdf file 1.5 MB}

Toe Tap Tribune, September, 2006 {pdf file 940KB}

Toe Tap Tribune, December, 2005 {pdf file 770KB}

Toe Tap Tribune, April, 2005 {pdf file 506KB}

Toe Tap Tribune, October, 2004 {pdf file 580KB}

Toe Tap Tribune, May, 2004 {pdf file 523KB}

Toe Tap Tribune, November, 2003 {pdf file 472KB}

Toe Tap Tribune, June, 2003 {pdf file 474KB}

Toe Tap Tribune, March, 2003 {pdf file 611KB}

MIFDA CDs

Don has offered to burn CDs of some of MIFDA's favourite dance music. If you'd like more info, contact Don at dtiess@mts.net

Print out CD inserts by downloading these files:

CD 1&2 [pdf]  CD 3&4 [pdf]  CD Band 1 [pdf]  CD 5 [pdf]  CD 6 [pdf]
CD 7: Teaching 07-08 [pdf]

MIFDA DANCERS PERFORM
Hunger Banquet and Dance, November 26, 2005
Immigrant Women's Couselling Service's Winter Feast, December 8, 2005

article and photos

IN MEMORIUM

(from Jeremy) Dick Crum, who taught Balkan folk dances to North Americans since 1951, died at his home December 12, 2005 at the age of 77.  I feel fortunate to have seen him in action for the first time less than 2 months ago at a workshop in Minneapolis. (read a review of this workshop) Many MIFDA members will remember him from this or other workshops or know him by reputation.  He introduced many, many Balkan dances to North America, including many that we have danced at MIFDA.
 
He was famous for his sense of humour, his knowledge of folk dancing, and his linguistic abilities, among other things.  Many of his sayings and phrases have become a part of folk dance culture and lore, such as “Get your pa-pers here” used to teach a particular rhythm, or his wonderful expression "dance in your shoes” to express a minimalist way of dancing and of feeling the dance.
 This is how he described the evolution of a folk dancer:
1. Beginning dancer: Knows nothing.
2. Intermediate dancer: Knows everything, but is too good to dance with beginners.
3. Hotshot dancer: Too good to dance with anyone.
4. Advanced dancer: Dances everything, especially with beginners.
 
For a full biography you can go to www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/teachers/crum_d.htm.
 

MIFDA ROMANIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
February 24 - February 26, 2006

MIFDA hosted a Romanian Dance Workshop, featuring Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu