North/South Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar

Name: North/South Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar
Start: 2025-10-10T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-12T13:00:00-07:00
Location: Monte Toyon Camp and Conference Center-Aptos

Schedule

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Monte Toyon Camp and Conference Center-Aptos | Aptos, CA

Are you a folkdance teacher who would like to hone your skills or a dancer who would like to learn to teach? If so, plan to come to the N/S Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar!
About
North/South Folkdance Teachers’ Seminar is a gathering of teachers focused on improving teaching skills and sharing information and ideas with other teachers. All Folk Dance teachers, both current and prospective, are welcome. Each annual seminar features two master instructors who have specialized knowledge of folk dance.
The 2025 North/South Master Teachers are Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu. They will lead workshops on Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning, plus cultural or teaching presentations. Both are professional teachers with decades of experience in welcoming and retaining dancers in the folk dance world.
Price
$320 with on-site accommodations, $270 off-site; Final payment due August 10, 2025. Price includes meals from Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch and all activities. On-site accommodation is dorm-style with shared bathrooms. Price includes meals from Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch and all activities. On-site accommodation is dorm-style with shared bathrooms.
Featured Guests
Romanian Folk Dance and more…
Cristian Florescu and Sonia Dion have been guest performers with the Collage International Dance Ensemble of Boston, have been regular teachers at l’ École supérieure de danse du Québec and have been selected to be part of the Artists in the Schools program sponsored by the Québec Ministry of Education. In recent years, they have developed a specific interest in working with recreational folk dance groups in Canada and the United States, Mexico and Brazil. They have been teaching in Europa (Austria, England, Poland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, The Netherlands, France) in Asia (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia) and Australia to share their love of Romanian folk traditions.
Full details: https://www.folkdance.com/event/ns-seminar-2025/
For questions e-mail [email protected] .
Hosted by North/South Folk Dance Seminars, a member of the Folk Dance Federation of Northern CA.