Mostly Balkan recreational folkdance group

Mostly Balkan dances Thursdays 6:45pm-8:55pm at the City of Menlo Park Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. There is an $8 drop-in fee, or you can register for a calendar quarter.

We do a mix of folkdances from easy to advanced, with some emphasis on complex or fast dances, especially from Bulgaria and Macedonia. We also do lots of Romanian dances, plus dances from Croatia, Serbia, Albania, Israel, Brittany, Greece, etc., and occasional couple dances from Scandinavia, Britain and elsewhere.

Dancing is by request, with no regular teaching, although we do reviews or special teachings by request.

We require dancers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one booster, and masks are worn full time in the dance room.

There are no meetings on Thanksgiving or the last two weeks in December.

Date/time:
Thursdays, 6:45pm - 8:55pm

Location:
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center
701 Laurel Street
Menlo Park, CA

We maintain a list of dances we have music for. Browse the list at meetings and request your favorites. Below are a few of the dances we enjoy.

Adana * Ardeleana cu Figuri * Arap
Bavno Oro * Bicak * Bistrica Kopanica
Briul de la Fagaras * Bucimis * Bufcansko Oro
Cucuk * Cukaj Cukaj Pironce * Calusarii

Cekurjankino Horo * Cerkeska * Cestoto * Cobankat
Dajcovo Horo * Doroshka * Dragaicuta * Drenica * Elhovsko * Eshebo
Gankino * Giusevska Racenica * Good Man of Cambridge
Hora Mare * Hora Miresii * Hora Schioapa * Indijski Cocek

Jove Male Mome * Kamenopolsko * Kartuli * Kasapsko
Kleistos * Kokice * Kopceto * Koritza * Kostursko Oro
Krivo Ihtimansko Horo * Krivo Sadovsko Horo * Kulska Sira
Lakodalmi Tanc * Lesnoto * Levo Horo * Ludo Kopano

Maple Leaf Rag * Mazko Trojno * Moja Diridika * Myatelo Lence
Narino * Neda Voda Nalivala * Novo Novoselsko
Ogneno Horo * Oj Rasticu * Dobrudjanska Opas (I)
Opinca * Osnovno * Ovcepolsko Oro

Pirot Medley * Postie's Jig * Pandalas * Pasarelska * Populi Jon
Povrateno I * Povrateno II * Pravo * Przeworska
Raca * Rance/Kopriva * Ratevka * Rekansko
Ripna Maca * Romanian Medley * Rorospols

Sandansko Horo * Schiopa * Sedi Donka * Silistrenski Opas
Takenata * Tikho nad Richkoyu * Tresenica * Trojanac/Svrljiski Cacak
Vidinsko Horo * Vlasko * Ya Da Kalinuska Lomala
Zborenka II * Zensko Camce * Zensko Krsteno * Zwiefacher