Come dance!
Every Monday!
7:00 - 8:30 pm Pacific time
No partner is needed. We have fun dancing folk dance, ballroom, country & western, even partner dances (for 1 or 2 is fine). You will enjoy dances from the USA and all over the world. Always FREE. This virtual class is held via Zoom. Email us to RSVP and we'll send you the link.
dancingwithfriendsonline@gmail.com
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If you want to see what dances we teach & lead, visit our all-dances spreadsheet. Email us for the link!
Dancing w/ Friends Team: Gigi Jensen, Stacy Rose, Adony Beniares, Roo Lester
Photo by Elliot Kuhner
Gigi Jensen started dancing at age 3 for anyone who would hold still. She began formal studies while in her 30s and never looked back. Gigi specializes in Argentine dances. For her bio, visit our Who We Are page.
Stacy Rose shares dance & music with the Oregon coastal folk community which she helped found. She's a contra dance caller with some 2 decades of experience, as well as a community college folk dance teacher. Her website is: stacyrosedance.com
photo by Tom Musch
Adony Beniares is a tech geek who came to folk dance in his 40s. He is on the board of directors for Stockton Folk Dance Camp, as well as the Peninsula Folk Dance Council, and the Folk dance Federation of California. He typically wears out several pairs of dance shoes each year.
Roo Lester is a California native who began folk dancing in a rainy day PE class in school. A college folk dance class led her to UCLA for a Masters in Dance, with a focus in Dance Ethnology.
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Roo has taught dance in the US and internationally; at colleges; for teacher development; is a dance consultant, directs workshops, seminars and camps; and is a published author. Roo serves on the board of directors of the National Folk Organization. In between all of that, she continues to attend dance parties and classes!
Bobi Ashley
Karen Wilson-Bell
Holly Plotner
Jordan Uggla
& Megan Wolf
Erica Meier
Lon & Hollis Radin
Sally Jenkin
Bobbi Bailin
Yale & Marcia Rosenblatt
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