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WELCOME TO THE 50th ANNUAL
 SAN ANTONIO FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL

 

 

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Our concerts will be held in
Thiry Auditorium at 
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY (OLLU)

We will be dancing in the
INTERNATIONAL FOLK CULTURE CENTER
(IFCC) at
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY (OLLU)

          2008 SCHEDULE
Wednesday, March12 A Children's Fun  Day
     8:30 am - 2:00 pm Sandra Olansky and Andy Taylor-Blenis will present arts and crafts, music, story-telling, and dancing for grade-school children at the IFCC at OLLU.  Free event, but pre-registration required.
Friday, March 14 Dance Concert and International Folk Dancing After-Party
      7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

     
Entrance fee of $10
  
(not included in reg, pkg,)
Concert at Thiry Auditorium at  OLLU.  Dance performance by Miroslav Bata Marcetic's Serbian Dance Theater Troupe, a group of 70 performers and musicians.  Entrance fee of $10.
      9:30 pm - 11:30 pm After-party with live music by Nick Bratkovich and others in the IFCC at  OLLU.  Serbian and other international folk dance .
Saturday, March 15 Folk Dancing Workshops at the IFCC at OLLU
       8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration and warm-up dancing
       9:00 -- 10:30 am Cameos by guest dance teachers
      10:30 -- 10:45 am Break
      10:45 - 11:45 am Miroslav Marcetic
      11:45 -- 12:00 noon One English Country Dance with George Fogg
      12:00 -- 2:00 pm  LUNCH break (A list of nearby restaurants will be provided at the registration table)
                         OR

School teachers' and children's session - easy dances for children with
Andy Taylor-Blenis 
       2:00 -- 4:00 pm Cameos by guest dance teachers
       4:00 -- 5:00 pm  "Culture Corner" and Merienda with Anne Pittman and Marlys Waller
       5:00 - 7:00 pm Break
       7:30 pm - ? Concert at Thiry Auditorium at  OLLU, featuring dance groups from Austin, Baton Rouge, Houston, and San Antonio
       Post-Concert After-party. Folk dancing with live music with Nick Bratkovich in the IFCC at  OLLU 
Sunday, March 16  Dance Review Workshop and Henry Lash Bash and More Dancing in IFCC at OLLU
      10:00 -- 12:00 am Reviews by all teachers 
      12:00 -- 2:00 pm LUNCH (Henry Lash Bash)
       2:00 pm - 5:00 pm English Country Dancing with George Fogg  
       7:00 pm - ?? After-party at Demo's Greek Food restaurant.  Eat beforehand or buy dinner there.