Let international folk dancing strengthen your body, free your mind, and elevate your spirit! Tensions will vanish as you learn dances from Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Israel, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia, Norway, and more. Dr. László Férfi of the Institute of Hungarian Medicine says: “Folk dance promotes Fun Cell Growth. The high Fun Quotient (FQ) releases folk dance endorphins which increase longevity and lower cholesterol!.” Join our folk dance group! Start your fun high portion of y …
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About Chinese Dance and Music Chinese Classical Dance is the richest in the world because it combines all the folk dances of each ethnic group along with intense training in the classical forms which include flexibility training and a whole repertoire of movement and jumping techniques. The expressive qualities of the dance are deeply moving and make us feel a deep connection with our inner roots. This stems on one part from the traditional music and folk songs which express true hu …
Scottish Country Dancing is a modern version of eighteenth century European social dancing. If you've ever seen a Virginia Reel, you'll have the basic idea. There are many variations, of course. There are fast dances, jigs and reels, and strathspeys which are slower and more elegant. Anyone is welcome (we have members in their teens and member in their 90s). You don't need to bring a partner because we mix it up for each dance. It's great fun and great exercise. You'll meet people from many walk …
Discover the reels, jigs and strathspeys of Scottish Country Dancing (SCD), and find out why British psychologists have claimed that Scottish Country Dancing is better than sex!* You don't have to be Scottish to enjoy doing the dances from Scotland. SCD is practiced on every continent (including Antarctica) and is a popular past time for people of many ages and backgrounds. Join to stay fit, or to become a part of the global SCD scene which offers world-wide classes and events including school …
Come to beginner-beginner lessons in Irish Set Dancing (not "Riverdancing"). Only recently revived in Ireland, folk Set Dancing now has a following across the World. Bring a partner or meet one. I'ts a fun way to exercise and socialize. And we have several ceilis (dances) a month with fabulous live bands! Absolutely no competitions.
Adventure, Exercise, Sports, Dancing, Night Life, New In Town, Friends, Couples, Singles - You! Have fun social networking with Fairfield County Revelers. This is a FRIENDSHIP group. Come out, meet new folks, dance, laugh, dine, chat, suggest new meetups and expand your social network. * Feel free to join if you can have a cantankerous free, all out good time! Daytime and Nightlife outings range from: • Live music • Local lounges • Restaurants • Saloons, Pubs, Taverns, B&G …
Folk Music NYC celebrates, supports and carries on the traditions of folk music of all flavors, presenting concerts, musical get-togethers, singing parties, musical weekends and classes. Folk Music NYC is sponsored by the Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. / New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club. The club is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational corporation, an affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society of America run by a volunteer Board of Directors.
We are a new group for those folks who love partner dancing. Even though we include experienced dancers, we really welcome NEWCOMERS to partner dance. We are singles and couples who really groove on the idea of "moving as one" on the dance floor and want to share this interest with everyone. Our events will be Fun, Social, and Musical. We'll go out Dancing, go see Dance Movies & Performances, talk about Dancing, live to Dance and Dance to Live! We like all the dances we're learning and are …
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My name is Leah Joy and I started this Meetup as a way to get the word out to the masses about moving meditation. Why you ask? I think most New Yorkers will agree that we're all looking for a little more live/work balance in our fast-paced lives. Moving meditation allows us to get that sense of vacation even when our schedules don't permit us to skip town! If you're a young working professional in NYC who is too busy to sit still and looking to get together with a fun group of folks who share a …
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… Rock, Blues, Jazz, Soul, Pop, Indie, Hip Hop, Cabaret, Singer/Songwriters, World Music, Classical, Country, Folk... and much more... our group will find them! One of our main goals here is to bring you into a thriving music community so at each live event, you will be greeted by other people of like mind looking to enjoy a show. We'll get to know one another, compare interests, enjoy the show and maybe even go out afterwards for further enjoyment. Join this group and let us be your guide through …
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… While many events will take place in Jersey City, we welcome folks in all parts of New York City and New Jersey to join and expand this community geographically. If you're doing something that's aligned with us, but have Two-Rivers-itis or NJ-Turnpike-aphobia, join anyway! We have friends, ties and connections as far as Brooklyn and Princeton, and plan to occasionally schedule things in those areas.
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We're looking for individuals and families interested in Handmade music and getting together to make it. Food, beer and camaraderie are welcome additions. Ages 1 to 101. No musical experience necessary - sing, bang on a pot or dance. Nothing played should be powered by anything other than your hands, mouth or feet - we should be able to play through a hurricane.
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… And no restaurant should be compelled to act like a police force and check to make sure that non-paying folks mingling among dozens of guests are not eating food they have not paid for. No one is permitted to enter the restaurant under cover of our name who is not prepared to pay for the event. If you walk through the door, payment is expected. Active members are welcome to communicate with others through the site's e-mail. Non-active members and non-members are not permitted to do so and wi …
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Sufi Music Circle: Sufi, Alevi & Folk Music. Classes and lessons to learn: Middle Eastern musical instruments, specially Persian and Turkish (Ney, Daf, Tanbour, Oud, Baglama, Saz, Zarb, Doumbek etc.). Singing and sacred dances (Sema and Semah, Whirling etc.). Group classes for singing and drumming. Language classes for Persian and Turkish. Rumi and other sufi poetry. Sufi and Alevi music . In addition to our classes, we will have concerts, lectures, movies, poetry reading, dinner out et …
… be with positive folks who love the active life? take advantage of group savings on trips? savor the better life you've earned - good hotels and excellent meals? make friends with people who enjoy what you enjoy? be active all year? Come meet our members at our monthly meeting. See our Web site - www.50plusski.org We have 150 members from all over Long Island - and some from further away. 50 or more people get together at our meetings each month. The 50+ Ski Club, founded in 1987, provides …
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No more dull Playdates! The Musical Playdate is a HAPPY and FUN music class that welcomes all children, from 3 months up to 5 years old, to the magnificent world of music. The Musical playdates weaves together an eclectic variety of traditional, folk, world and popular music with storytelling, dance, games and exposure to real musical instruments to create a unique fun musical experience for each child plus parent/caregiver. This class is led by one of our fantastic Guitar playing music teacher.
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Join the Most Active Latin Music & Dance Meetup. This Group is for all those of you AGES 21-45,..Looking to expand your Latin social circle W/ SINGLES folks from the tristate area. Do you dance Salsa, want to learn how to or just listen? Do you enjoy Latin culture including music, theater, movies, cuisine, the arts and more? Then join us today! Become a member and meet attractive Latin Singles & their International friends. We are smart young professionals who are well set, fully independant,ye …
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I am hosting a small group bible study around Prospect Lefferts Garden Brooklyn and I am opening it up to meetup folks. This group is one of many CityLight Church www.citylightnyc.com "life groups" all over NYC. This group exists outside this online meetup and will be open to meetup members till May 2012. Just hope to be a light for that ONE who is searching. I have facilitated/been a part of many enriching bible based small groups, had monumental experiences and made life long friends. I've be …
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Do you want to be the Matador of your own Bull Shit? Unleash the creative animal within you and run wild with it, dance with it and duel with it on paper for an hour. You may end up with a little sweat on your brow but PETA will be happy because no blood will be shed. Here’s the skinny. This is just a group of folks who will get together on a monthly basis to write on a topic decided last moment that night. For one hour we will write continuously, while perhaps sniffing and swirling wine. At the …
I've lived in Park Slope for three years now and I would like to meet some new folks! Happy hours, late night 4th Avenue pub hangs, Bar 4 dance parties, bell house shows, this group is going to grow and evolve. Looking to keep it local (i.e. all slopers, north, central and south!) Boerum Hill, Prospect Heights and Gowanus friends are welcome, too! As of right now, I'll try to organize events, but please feel free to post them and get the word out to friends. The more the merrier! If this group g …
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