Discovering folk dance roots with Makfolk

Folk dancing is a chance to meet new people and socialize. It offers insight into other cultures. And it’s good exercise, as folk dances range from walking pace to extremely vigorous moves.

Folk dance literally means dance of the people. The dances come with stories about cultures and lifestyles from around the globe. Some steps mimic work, as when dancers move their arms as if harvesting a crop. Another example: When dancers tread the floor lightly, they represent the belief that people don’t own the land they live on.

Click here  to get List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin. 

                                           

Makfolk Association in its noble cultural mission, to keep and develop national cultures will organize several  festivals of folk dance and music. Makfolk Association has a great pleasure to announce festivals for 2012:

1. International Folk dance festival “HANIOTI 2011” (May) –Hanioti, Greece 15-20 May 
2. International Veteran FolkDance Festival “Ohrid Waves”–Ohrid, Macedonia 14-17 June 
3. International Folk Festival “Mare Adriatiko” –Lido Di Jesolo, Italy 17-22 June 
4. International Folk Dance Festival “ALEGRIA” –Callela, Spain 23-30 June 
5. International Folk dance festival “VARNA 2011” –Varna, Bulgaria 30 June-05 July 
6. International Folk –Dance Festival “Ohrid Waves” –Ohrid, Macedonia 26-30 July 
7. International Folk dance festival “HANIOTI 2011” (September) –Hanioti, Greece 25-30 September 

Feel free to contact us email : makfolk @gmail.com for more info about the festivals.

"We build bridges from nation to nation, from man to man" by Makfolk Association Team.