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Life Balkan Dancers
United States
Приєднався 11 гру 2008
Balkan & International dancing with Sherry Cochran on Friday nights at 8pm.
Hybrid sessions live in-person and via Zoom at LA DanceFit in West Los Angeles. Classes with Sherry and guests, frequent special workshops with master teachers, live music events, and weekly dance parties with Sherry's kick-ass request program.
Friday Night L.I.F.E. derives its name from L.I.F.E. (Los Angeles International Folkdance Extravaganza), Sherry's all live-music dance and music camp. L.I.F.E. Camp ran from 1994-1997 at Pomona College and brought together the best artists of the time for an exuberant celebration of Balkan Dance and Music.
Sherry has been teaching a weekly Balkan dance class in Los Angeles continuously since 1976.
For more, Sherry’s teaching bio: www.socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers/cochran_s.htm
E-mail Worldance1@gmail.com for info and Zoom LINK.
News and updates can be found here: lifebalkandancers.com; Life-Balkan-Dancers-162529184402/
Hybrid sessions live in-person and via Zoom at LA DanceFit in West Los Angeles. Classes with Sherry and guests, frequent special workshops with master teachers, live music events, and weekly dance parties with Sherry's kick-ass request program.
Friday Night L.I.F.E. derives its name from L.I.F.E. (Los Angeles International Folkdance Extravaganza), Sherry's all live-music dance and music camp. L.I.F.E. Camp ran from 1994-1997 at Pomona College and brought together the best artists of the time for an exuberant celebration of Balkan Dance and Music.
Sherry has been teaching a weekly Balkan dance class in Los Angeles continuously since 1976.
For more, Sherry’s teaching bio: www.socalfolkdance.org/master_teachers/cochran_s.htm
E-mail Worldance1@gmail.com for info and Zoom LINK.
News and updates can be found here: lifebalkandancers.com; Life-Balkan-Dancers-162529184402/
Yannis & Simos Konstantinou with Michael Ginsburg at California Kolo Festival 2024
Greek Dancing at its best! KoloFestival.org
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Stockton Winter Weekend 2025 is Coming!
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All online with all the variety of programming you have come to expect! stocktonfolkdancecamp.org/winter-weekend/
Mâdro
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Jaap Leegwater leads Mâdro, Bulgarian dance, at Friday Night L.I.F.E. as the last dance on 8/5/2022.
Asako Birthday Čoček (Hepi Brdej!)
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We danced a čoček for Asako Oshiro's birthday at Friday Night L.I.F.E. on 11/15/2024 and Asako led the line to Hepi Brdej! (Iliyan Boydev).
A Taste of L.I.F.E. Dance & Music Camp 1995 (restored)
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What a party! Here's a Taste of L.I.F.E. Dance and Music Camp 1995, directed by Sherry Cochran and with a fabulous staff of Master Teachers and Musicians. L.I.F.E. stands for Los Angeles International FolkDance Extravaganza. And it was! This video has been restored and reposted
The Idyllwild Show 1989 restored
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A taste of Idyllwild Folk Dance Camp 1989 at ISOMATA in Idyllwild, CA with a fabulous staff including Jerry Helt, Andor Czompo, Ahmet Luleci, Neil Siegel and Robyn Friend, and Ya'akov Eden. This is a restored and reposted video.
Joe Graziosi at Friday Night L.I.F.E. 11/8/2024
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Join us! Info at Worldance1@gmail.com
A Taste of L.I.F.E. Dance & Music Camp 1995
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GO TO IMPROVED video at :ua-cam.com/video/FmPcVzmzl_4/v-deo.html What a party! Here's a Taste of L.I.F.E. Dance and Music Camp 1995, directed by Sherry Cochran and with a fabulous staff of Master Teachers and Musicians. L.I.F.E. stands for Los Angeles International FolkDance Extravaganza. And it was!
California Kolo Festival 2024 Schedule!
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So many fabulous teachers and bands! Discounts for First-timers and Students! Register NOW at kolofestival.org. Photo by Reuben Radding.
10-11-2024 California Kolo Festival Breaking News
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California Kolo Festival News as of 10/11/2024!! Updates below: The SF Russian Center canceled our reservation at what feels like the last minute. Kolo Festival will NOT be there this year GOOD NEWS Our friends at the Croatian American Cultural Center are welcoming us back and we have agreed to return there this year. The full program that we have promised you for months will still happen! In o...
Memories of California Kolo Festival 2005 at the Russian Center by Joe Litvak
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California Kolo Festival returns to The Russian Center in 2024! Info at KoloFestival.org
California Kolo Festival News
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So many fabulous teachers and bands! Discounts for First-timers and Students! Register NOW at kolofestival.org. Photo by Reuben Radding.
Yannis & Simos Konstantinou Return to Friday Night L.I.F.E.
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We are thrilled to have Yannis & Simos Konstantinou return to Friday Night L.I.F.E. Greek Dance Workshop and Party 8-11pm in-studio and broadcast via Zoom. E-mail Worldance1@gmail.com for Zoom Link. Join us!
California Kolo Festival: So Many Bands and more!!
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California Kolo Festival: So Many Bands and more!!
Tom Bozigian & Sheree King Return to Friday Night L.I.F.E. 9/20/2024!
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Tom Bozigian & Sheree King Return to Friday Night L.I.F.E. 9/20/2024!
Anthony Ivancich coming to Friday Night L.I.F.E. 8/16/2024!
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Anthony Ivancich coming to Friday Night L.I.F.E. 8/16/2024!
Kolo Festival Returns to the Russian Center!!!
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Kolo Festival Returns to the Russian Center!!!
A Taste of Joe Graziosi's 70th Birthday Party
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A Taste of Joe Graziosi's 70th Birthday Party
Zlatne Uste Golden Festival 2024...a few Friday Night Highlights
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Zlatne Uste Golden Festival 2024...a few Friday Night Highlights
Zlatne Uste Golden Festival 2024...a few Saturday Night Moments
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Zlatne Uste Golden Festival 2024...a few Saturday Night Moments
Sei veramente molto brava ad insegnare!! Complimenti, non è una danza facile da far apprendere.
He is sooo missed...
Couldn't tell for sure but looks like Petur has changed the dance a bit from when he taught it in Seattle years ago.
Beautiful solo
It's not Bulgarian folk dance, its Macedonian
Great explanation dear Asako! Hvala
Poz moi Makedonci od Malesevo ❤😂
I love Turkish dances. And Romani dances are my favorites. So free and expressive. No choreography, just do your stuff. So of course I took classes in Turkish belly dancing that is infused with Romani elements. Very different from Romani dances elsewhere. Much more sensual. Loved it. ❤️
Hope to see you at Elizabeth's Workshop at Friday Night L.I.F.E. on 5/12/2023 with LIVE music by Trio Dancho.
Щом е шопска,значи не е македонска.
This is probably the most famous exhibition dance from Tanec. Choreographed in 1953 and based on the dance movements of the Shope people living in Eastern Macedonia and Western Bulgaria, it was introduced in the US in the early 1970's by Atanas Koloravski.
@@LifeBalkanDancers Разбирам!Шоплукът е голям.В България,Сърбия,Македония,Косово.Живи и бързи хора и песни.Шопите са траки:сапеи/от тях е името им/,трибали,сарди/серди/,агриани/граовци/,драги,балагри и др.Всичко,което е хубаво,е дар от Бог.За наша радост.
@@nikolaykolev1438 I got the translation. Thanks for your caring.
@@LifeBalkanDancers За нищо!Важно е това,което правите,да е хубаво,искрено и от сърце.
Great job. Your music is too fast for the dance, but you all kept up with it anyway.
One of my favorite Mihai dances.
This was the first Tropanka I learned decades ago. Still my favorite version. Thanks for bringing it back.
Priceless <3
Finally understand the sequence after doing this dance for a few years! Thank you Sherry! Paula in Boston
Thank you Sherry!!!!
Thank you for catching this great video. Thanks to Bill, Jeff, Marjorie, Michelle and Jerry for the gorgeous music.
Glad you enjoyed it
The moonlight is so bright over the path and all the way to me that my sweetheart is afraid he'll be seen coming to visit me. If I knew another path, I would plant basil and roses so he could follow the beautiful fragrances to find me more easily.
Thanks, Asako! I've been wanting to learn this!
Looks familiar. So many years ago. Why did ww stop doing it?
We still do it. We just do other Kopanicas more. Now we will need to work Lamba Lamba back into our Kopanica rotation since Michael Ginsburg is teaching it for 4 weeks.
The Bulgarians love this dance. We do it all the time. Thanks for putting it on UA-cam.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for videotaping this!! Another great Ventzi dance!!
More to come!
Love this combination even better than the one from Alex. Let's do this one when we get going again.
You got it!
I remember practicing the slapping and the jumping and getting the timing right. Loved it. Those were the days. Thanks for posting this one.
Glad you enjoyed it!
So great to see this again.
Thank you!
Love the dance and the way you do it. Would love to see more from you. But can you please record it horizontally in the furure so we can see more on the screen? Thanks.
Please note: at the end of the video, I show starting the dance again with Part 1 "double czardas steps", but the dance repeats with (rock to the right, then left)x2. Apologies.
Excellent Teach Marcella !!
Glad you liked it!
Great breakdown and explanation of the steps!
Glad it was helpful!
Great dance!!! Thanks!!!
Glad you like it!
Reminds me of the award winning dance troupe in Trabzon.