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Spokane Folklore Society
Answer Phone: 747-2640
P.O. Box 141
Spokane, WA 99210-0141
Questions about the folklore society? email spokanefolklore@gmail.com
 Ashe African Dance at FFF 2011 |
Spokane Folklore Society
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| As a public service to those seeking dance performers in
the Inland Northwest, the Spokane Folklore Society
maintains a Performers Referral List.
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| A'isha Azar
Authentic Egyptian belly dance, and North African and Middle Eastern Folkloric dance. A'isha has been dancing since 1974 and is an established writer, choreographer, instructor, and costumer in the art of Middle Eastern dance. She is Artistic Director of the Northwest's Baharat!! Dance Company. Contact her at (509) 535-7101. Website- www.raqsazar.com. An Daire Academy of Irish Dance Argentine Tango-Spokane Dancers will demonstrate classic salon-style and performance style Argentina tango. Victor Smith will narrate and talk about the history of tango. Contact: Anne-Marie Burk 456-2542 Ashe Dance and Drum Ensemble - West African Drumming and Dance Kelly LaGrutta 324-1882 abohemianheart@me.com Baharat - authentic
middle Eastern dance company.
Contact: Diana Smith 208-699-9584 di4chocolate@msn.com Caerleon Terpsichoreans
Crystal Image Dancers (Moscow, ID)
Dance of East India
American Middle Eastern Belly Dance/Interpretive-Fusion nizana@att.net Nizana is available locally and regionally for instructing and consultation 509- 326-6622 http://www.NizanaRaqs.com Flores del Cielo
Erdély
Frog Island Singers & Dancers
German American Society
Grant School Drummers And Dancers
Haran Irish Dancers Traditional step dance. Sarah Kuest 927-0522 Hasna Haddiyah performs Belly Dance and a variety of folk dances from the Middle East, Tunisia, Morocco, Spain, India, Persia, and Turkey under the direction of Nadiyah Vahdahty. Visit www.SpokaneBellyDance.com or call 509-993-4423 for more information. Hawaiian Club Of Whitworth College
In-Den - Native American
flute, drum and traditional dance Kelly Irish Dancers (Chattaroy, WA)
Kiakahi
‘O Hula - dance presentation from the people of
Polynesia: Hula, Tahitian, Samoan, Haka Lilac City Cloggers- 324-2148 Malidoma World Dance - performs primarily American Tribal style belly dance. This is an American format originating in California in the late eighties that draw its movements and inspiration from dances of the Middle East, North Africa, Spain and India - Contact Cindy Moon Bear 838-3507 www.malidoma.biz Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute - Japanese students dressed in traditional Contacts Delilah 481-1640 deliah@mysticdream.com Nefabit 481-1533 nefabit@mysticdream.com Nadiyah - belly dance performance and instruction 509-993-4423 http://www.nadiyahs.com Nandagopal, Sree dharani dances of East India 467-5558 Nah'Joom DancersAmerican Bellydancers: Troupe & Solo performers, including many styles representing Middle Eastern Ethnic dance. Performances are suitable for Families & special occasions. Mahsati~Nerissa (509) 487-4752 or Isis (509) 747-6629 http://www.myspace.com/nahjoomdancers Na Ho’Olaule’a Dance - Polynesian dancers perform traditional and modern hula Contact: Amanda Smith 481-0796 spokanehula@gmail.com Nizana & The Desert Silk Dance Company perform American Belly
dance,
Northwest Highland Dancers – performs traditional Scottish Highland Dancing including the Sword Dance, Sailor’s Hornpipe, Highland Fling and many more. Contact Marie Grimes at (509) 879-3352 or http://nwhighlanddancers.tripod.com or mariedawngrimes@hotmail.com Northwest Hula Company - Hawaiian and Polynesian entertainment
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Phoenix Rising Drum & Dance (Sagle, ID) - African style
dance and drumming
Puen Thai (Thai American Association) - folk dance from Thailand Pum Horobiowski - 509-328-2914 Radha Yoga Center Dancers- devotional practice using rhythms and gestures from the East Indian dance tradition. Satya 838-3575 radhayoga@comcast.net Sanchalie Banjerlee ( Richland,
Wa) - presents classical Odissi Dance from India – one of the most
lyrical and classical Indian dance forms Sabrositos de la Raza
Saideh
SalsaSpokane - Cuban style salsa Susana Lopez 838-1950, http://www.salsaspokane.com Scottish Country Dancers of Spokane Jane/Gene
Lorenson
467-7541
Debbie
McClelland 456-4899
Katie/Greg
Roth
324-9051 Selkirk Celts Highland Dancers - traditional Scottish highland
dances
Shaheena Safahri, instructor, performer and choreographer is a Silver Spurs
Sisters Of Selket (Couer D'Alene ID)
Society for Renaissance Performers
Spokane Argentine Tango Dancers will demonstrate classic salon-style and performance style Argentina tango. Contact: Anne-Marie Burk 456-2542 Spokane Chinese Dance Group
Spokane Valley Highland Dancers
Stevens County Stompers (Colville,
Wa) kids and adults perform traditional Appalachian clogging Tap Grandmas - Joan Hamilton 624-4758 sumochin@comcast.net Dance classes and performances Vietnamese Youth
Group of Spokane
If you would like to be added or modify your listing, please contact Sylvia Gobel at dancer@moxxee.com or call the SFS answerphone - (509) 747-2640 |