Here is our upcoming schedule. This includes regular Friday Night sessions as well as workshops and special events.
2025 BIFD Annual Workshop
2025 BIFD Annual Workshop • Genci Kastrati presents Albanian Dances • 3 teaching sessions: Friday night, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon • Dance party on Saturday night • Review of dances taught on Sunday morning.
May 30 - Golden Oldies with Live Music by Barbelfish
Join us as we get sentimental and dance to the classics! We’ll have Barbelfish make our evening extra special with a live music performance.
April 4 - Friday Night Dancing + Dancers’ Reunion
Teacher: TBA | Programmer: TBA
BIFD dancers from years or decades past will join us for an evening of dancing and reconnecting!
March 21 - Friday Night Dancing
Teacher: TBA | Programmer: Ilana
Annual Meeting to take place after announcements around 8:30 p.m. Come hear about our activity in 2024. If you were a BIFD member in 2024, you will be called to participate in the election of the members of the Board of Directors.
February 28 - Friday Night Dancing
Teacher: Susan, Jerry, Biz | Programmer: Maureen
Dances taught: Kouventa stin Kouventa - Greek/Albanian (Susan) • Rivier - Netherlands (Jerry) • Serbez Donka - Macedonia (Jerry) • Nagaiki Samba - Japan (Biz)
February 21 - Dancing to Live Music
Teacher: TBA | Programmer: Polly
Come dance to live music with Rhythm Republik! Recorded dances will be played during the breaks.
February 7 - Friday Night Dancing
Teacher: Polly | Programmer: Susan
Shantel: Romanian; Hora Mare Nourash: a Kotansky/Sandu choreography set to Moldavian music; Tankosava: Serbian.
January 17 - Friday Night Dancing
Teacher: Jerry | Programmer: Susan
Bre Asane — Bulgaria; Roata Femeilor — Romania; Chiotikos — Greece.
January 10- Friday Night Dancing
Teacher: Jerry | Programmer: Nancy
Bre Asane — Bulgaria; Roata Femeilor — Romania; Chiotikos — Greece.
Celebration of Life for Debby Bowinski
Celebration of Life for Debby Bowinski starting at 4:30 p.m. at The Avalon
October 25 - Halloween Theme Dance Party
Halloween Theme Dance Party!
Bring a treat to share. Costumes encouraged. 🎃
Programmer: Jane
October 11 - Friday Night Dancing
Teacher: Maureen | Programmer: Polly
Review of dances taught by Lee Otterholt: S'Agapo (Greece)