Ethnic Dance Chicago - Ethnic Dance Network (EDC) Fan Page

Ethnic Dance Chicago - Ethnic Dance Network (EDC) Fan Page Ethnic Dance Chicago (EDC) is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational community of people who enjoy the dances and music of many countries from around the world.

• Ethnic Folk Dancing is a great social mixer and an aerobic workout of which personal trainers would approve. Our participants regard "Dancing As a Second Language".

• Since 1987, EDC (a not-for-profit organization) has promoted the enjoyment, sharing, understanding and preservation of the dance and music heritage of Chicago's many ethnic groups as well as the heritage of traditional American

dance and music.

• Join our Friday dances where we offer dance lessons between 8:00pm and 10:00pm. Ethnic dancing much more than doing the "Chicken Dance" or the "Macarena". You’ll learn and enjoy dances with strange names such as Oro, Kolo, Csardas, Drmes, Jarabe, Tsamikos, Halay, Kujawiak, Highlife, Pravo, Debka, Syrtos, Dansul, Krakowiak, Hambo, Jota, Polska, Briul, Ondo, Racenica and also more familiar names such as Schottische, Polka, Reel, Jig and Waltz.

• For a current schedule, an online events calendar and travel directions, and to check out our video, photo & music galleries visit: www.ethnicdance.net

Some ethnic dancing at the Fox Valley Folk Festival Sep 1-2
09/04/2024

Some ethnic dancing at the Fox Valley Folk Festival Sep 1-2

08/17/2024
Mark your calendar for a Winter Dance Festival, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, on Zoom or in person (Chicago) starting at 7pm CT
12/31/2023

Mark your calendar for a Winter Dance Festival, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, on Zoom or in person (Chicago) starting at 7pm CT

Check out the wonderful instructors, musicians and other staff for the Door County Folk Festival Folk Festival in Egg Ha...
07/04/2023

Check out the wonderful instructors, musicians and other staff for the Door County Folk Festival Folk Festival in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin July 7-9, 2023.
https://www.dcff.net/staff/
We hope you can attend in person; register at
www.dcff.net/register/.
If in person doesn't work for you this year, we invite you to join on Zoom. Register here for Zoom participation:
www.dcff.net/register-zoom
We look forward to seeing you!

Only 4 weeks away from the start of the 2023 Door County Folk Festival in Egg Harbor, WIsconsin!Be sure to register at ...
06/09/2023

Only 4 weeks away from the start of the 2023 Door County Folk Festival in Egg Harbor, WIsconsin!
Be sure to register at www.dcff.net/register/. Learn dances from Greece, Peru, Israeli, Turkey, Japan, Romainia, and much more. Check out the detailed schedule
www.dcff.net/schedule/

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• Ethnic Folk Dancing is a great social mixer and an aerobic workout of which personal trainers would approve. Our participants regard "Dancing As a Second Language". • Since 1987, EDC (a not-for-profit organization) has promoted the enjoyment, sharing, understanding and preservation of the dance and music heritage of Chicago's many ethnic groups as well as the heritage of traditional American dance and music. • Join our Friday dances where we offer dance lessons between 8:00pm and 10:00pm. Ethnic dancing much more than doing the "Chicken Dance" or the "Macarena". You’ll learn and enjoy dances with strange names such as Oro, Kolo, Csardas, Drmes, Jarabe, Tsamikos, Halay, Kujawiak, Highlife, Pravo, Debka, Syrtos, Dansul, Krakowiak, Hambo, Jota, Polska, Briul, Ondo, Racenica and also more familiar names such as Schottische, Polka, Reel, Jig and Waltz. • Learning includes dances that use the more familiar rhythms and syncopations (2/4, 4/4, 3/4, 6/8). However, you'll also learn the more complex "crooked rhythms" common to the Balkans (5/8, 7/4, 7/8, 7/16, 9/8, 11/16, 5/4, etc.). • For a current schedule, an online events calendar and travel directions, and to check out our video, photo & music galleries visit: www.ethnicdance.net