(Note: Dancing is held every Sunday from 7:00 to 10:00 at Temple Beth Torah, 130 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT. Requested donation is $8 on regular dance evenings and $12 when we have a live band or guest teacher. (Free admission on regular nights for anyone under 35!) Special events will be posted as soon as they are scheduled; bookmark this site and check back often.)
August
- August 6, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- August 13, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- August 20, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- August 27, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
Pre-pay information: $225 for the season, payable by Sept 24. Pre-pay provides free entrance to all regular dance evenings throughout the season (September-August), helps the Board schedule bands and workshops, and assures our group will be solvent in order to continue to meet every Sunday. Note: The pre-pay plan is optional; drop-in rates remain in effect.
- September 3, 2017 (Labor Day Weekend):
Regular dance evening.
- September 10, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- September 17, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- September 24, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
October
- October 1, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- October 8, 2017 (Columbus Day Weekend):
Regular dance evening.
- October 15, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- October 22, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- October 29, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
November
- November 5, 2017 (Daylight Savings Time ends):
Regular dance evening.
- November 12, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- November 19, 2017:
Bulgarian Dance Party with music by Kabile. The band includes Donka and Nikolay Kolev, who have entertained us many times before.
- November 26, 2017 (Thanksgiving Weekend):
Regular dance evening.
December
- December 3, 2017:
Dance Party with music by Orkestar Banitsa from Greenfield, Mass. Orkestar Banitsa plays traditional music from Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, and Greece in many styles. The band includes: Becky Ashenden (accordion, percussion), Barbara Blumenthal (tambura), Joe Blumenthal (string bass), Addie Rose Holland (clarinet) and Gawain Thomas (accordion)--all of whom have played for us before.
- December 10, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- December 17, 2017:
Regular dance evening.
- December 24, 2017 (Christmas Eve):
No dancing this evening. Have a good holiday!
- December 31, 2017 (New Year's Eve):
Regular dance evening.
January
- January 7, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- January 14, 2018 (MLK Day Weekend):
Regular dance evening.
- January 21, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- January 28, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
February
- February 4, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- February 11, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- February 18, 2018 (President's Day Weekend):
Regular dance evening.
- February 25, 2018:
Dance workshop with guest teachers Murray and Randi Spiegel from New Jersey. Randi and Murray have many years of performing and teaching experience. They regularly teach at several groups throughout NJ, in Brooklyn, and at NEFFA; and have taught at workshops in Ithaca, Rochester, Stockton (CA) Folkdance Camp and Mainewoods Dance Camp. They plan to teach dances originally introduced by Maurits van Geel, Cristian Florescu, and Hennie Konings.
March
- March 4, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- March 11, 2018 (Daylight Savings Time begins):
Balkan Dance Party with music by the extraordinary accordionist, Ivan Milev.
- March 18, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- March 25, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
April
- April 1, 2018 (Easter Sunday):
Regular dance evening.
- April 8, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- April 15, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- April 22, 2018:
Dancing is CANCELLED this evening. (Note: This is NEFFA weekend,
in Mansfield, MA.)
- April 29, 2018:
Dance Party with music by MerakKef Express.
May
- May 6, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- May 13, 2018 (Mother's Day):
Dance Party with music by Tom Pixton, from Boston.
- May 20, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- May 27, 2018 (Memorial Day Weekend):
Regular dance evening.
June
- June 3, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- June 10, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- June 17 2018 (Father's Day):
Regular dance evening.
- June 24 2018:
Regular dance evening.
July
- July 1, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- July 8, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- July 15, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- July 22, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- July 29, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
August
- August 5, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- August 12, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- August 19, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- August 26, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
September
- September 2, 2018 (Labor Day Weekend):
Regular dance evening.
- September 9, 2018 (Rosh Hashanah begins):
Dancing is CANCELLED this evening.
- September 16, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- September 23, 2018:
Regular dance evening.
- September 30, 2018:
Regular dance evening.