Madison Folk Ball 2025

Name: Madison Folk Ball 2025
Start: 2025-01-24T19:30:00-06:00
Location: UW Memorial Union, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53706

Schedule

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

UW Memorial Union, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53706 | Madison, WI

Pre-register at Madfolkball.org

Featured Teacher Creature is Balkan dance instructor and musician Michael Ginsburg.
Michael was featured teacher at the 2020 Folk Ball.

FRIDAY DANCE PARTY: 7:30-Midnight in Great Hall
DB Polka Express, Orkestar Sloboda, Yid Vicious Klezmer Ensemble

WORKSHOPS – Saturday, January 25

10:00am-12:00n BALKAN DANCE WORKSHOP, Great Hall
Michael Ginsburg
12:00n-1:00pm BROWN BAG TALK, Old Madison Room
[ guest / topic TBD]
1:00-3:00pm ROMANIAN DANCE, Great Hall
Music by Szaszka, teach/lead Dan Talmo & Paula White
1:00-3:00pm RUEDA DANCE WORKSHOP, Festival Room
Cuban called-figure genre.
1:15-3:00pm BULGARIAN SINGING, Old Madison Room
Donka Koleva - vocalist of Bulgarika, Cherven Traktor
3:00-5:00pm BALKAN DANCE WORKSHOP, Great Hall
Michael Ginsburg
3:00-5:00pm BALKAN AND CARPATHIAN DANCE, Festival Room
Music by Szaszka, teach/lead Dan Talmo & Paula White
3:00-5:00pm DANCE WORKSHOP "Folk Ball 101", Old Madison Room
Quickstart intro to line dances with Michael Kuharski

FOLK BALL DINNER – 5:00-7:00 Saturday, January 25 in Tripp Commons
$15 per person.
Grilled chicken breast, wooded mushroom sauce, roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables.
Cheese ravioli, tomato vodka sauce, seasonal vegetables.
Advance reservation required via Festival pre-registation
Atmospheric Bulgarian na trapeza music by Nikolay Kolev at the end.

THE LEGENDARY FOLK BALL DANCE PARTY: 7:00-Midnight in Great Hall
Orkestar Bez Ime, Cherven Traktor, Black Bear Combo, Izvor Orchestra

BALKAN DANCE REVIEW:
10:30-noon SUNDAY in Festival Room - Michael Ginsburg
Folk Ball is funded entirely by your generous donations. Come and go freely, but please give as you can. Help keep this an open celebration for everyone! Make one full-weekend donation or give at each event you attend. We suggest the following levels:

Full weekend $ 125.00
Evening parties $ 30.00 each
Workshops $ 20.00 each
Brown Bag talk $ 10.00

The Information Table in Great Hall will accept accept cash, checks, or credit cards. Checks can be made out to the Madison Folk Dance Club, or for a tax deduction, the Wisconsin Folk Arts Association. Thank you!