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Statewide 2023

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The Folk Dance Federation, South, Inc. holds a Statewide Folk Dance Festival on a bi-annual basis.
The alternate years are hosted by the Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. (North).


 Statewide 2023

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demonstration of Shecharchoret from Joan Hantman's class!


     SHECHARCHORET


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 Statewide 2023 Syllabus
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      STATEWIDE SYLLABUS
      Statewide 2023 Syllabus
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 Statewide 2024

Statewide 2024 Friday to Sunday, May 17 to 19, 2024
 California Statewide 2024
      Our Lady of Guadalupe School, 40374 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 - 510-657-1674
TEACHERS: Yannis Konstantinou and Cesar Garfiaz.
INFORMATION: Dance workshops, live music, dance performances, parties, luncheon, request dancing, and meeting friends – old and new!
SPONSORED BY: Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe School

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL


 Statewide 2025

Statewide 2025 will take place May 2 to 4, 2025 at the Portuguese Hall, 707 Huasna Rd., Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 - 805-489-6729.

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Portuguese Hall

PORTUGUESE HALL



 Past Statewide Festivals 1985 Statewide

For an interesting look at past Statewide festivals, click Statewide: 42 Years and Counting.

Larry Getchel wrote them and they include scans of program covers and information about each festival from 1946 through 1987.


 Past Statewide Festival Chairpersons

1946 – Ojai David Young
1947 – Fresno Thelma Denning
1948 – Fresno Paul O'Brynne
1949 – Santa Barbara         Bill Herlow
1950 – Monterey Ace Smith & Chuck Reed
1951 – Santa Barbara Bill Herlow
1952 – Oakland Leonard Murphy
1953 – Fresno Wait McGugln
1954 – Long Beach Leonard Murphy
1955 – Sacramento John Moore
1956 – Fresno Marjorie Widman
1957 – San Diego Vivian Woll
1958 – San Francisco Virginia Wilder & Bill Leonard
1959 – Bakersfield Wilma Uindscott
1960 – Long Beach Lilly Lee & Marion Wilson
1961 – San Jose Ken Stevens
1962 – Fresno Mary Springs & Jim Scott
1963 – Santa Monica Lisa Barnett
1964 – San Jose Jack Stankey
1965 – San Diego Vivian Woll
1966 – San Jose Jack Stankey
1967 – Long Beach Ed Feldman & Alice Gabrielson
1968 – Oakland Jules DiCicco
1969 – San Diego Alice Hauserman
1970 – San Jose Jules DiCicco
1971 – Santa Monica Avis Tarvin
1972 – Sacramento Bruce Mitchell
1973 – San Diego Vivian Woll
1974 – San Jose Elmer Riba
1975 – Santa Maria Audrey Silva
1976 – Hayward Ruth Melville
1977 – Santa Monica Sheila Ruby
1978 – Oakland Phyllis Olsen
1979 – San Diego Vivian Woll & Evelyn Prewett
1980 – Fresno Frank Bacher
1981 – Santa Maria Audrey Silva
1982 – Concord Phyllis Olsen & Burt Sholin
1983 – Ventura Walt Metcalf & Alex Sheyday
1984 – Sacramento Oscar Faoro & John Alfors
1985 – Santa Barbara Steve Davis
1986 – Santa Rosa Frank Bacher
1987 – Pasadena Lila Aurich & Dorothy Daw
1988 – Palo Alto Oscar Faoro & Bill Leonard
1989 – Ventura Walt Metcalf
1990 – Fresno Frances Ajoian
1991 – Culver City Marshall Cates
1992 – Dublin Millie Von Konsky
1993 – Arcadia Marshall Cates
1994 – San Mateo Denise Heenan & Andy Kocsmar
1995 – Ojai Steve Davis
1996 – San Francisco Bill Lidicker & Louise Lidicker
1997 – Whittier Richard Duree & Julith Neff
1998 – San Francisco Carlos Ruling
1999 – San Diego Renee Fryl
2000 – Fresno Frances Ajoian, Jeanette Abrahamian, Gary Hughes, & Kathy Hindman
2001 – Las Vegas Richard Killian
2002 – Rocklin Bruce Mitchell
2003 – Pasadena Marshall Cates
2004 – Modesto Barbara Summers & Floyd Davis
2005 – Palm Springs Sylvia Stachura, Julith Neff, & Michelle Sandler
2006 – San Jose Marion Earl
2007 – Oxnard Valerie Daley
2008 – Placerville Teddy Wolterbeek
2009 – San Diego Georgina Sham
2010 – Sonoma Gary Anderson
2011 – Solvang Marsha Fenner
2012 – San Jose Ellie Weiner
2013 – Santa Barbara Marshall Cates
2014 – Redding Julie East & Lenore Frigo
2015 – San Diego Georgina Sham
2016 – Albany Marija Hillis & Bill Lidicker
2017 – Reseda Marshall Cates
2018 – Sacramento Barbara Bevan
2019 – Claremont Pauline Klak, Diane Baker, Marshall Cates, Kathy Draper, Stefanie Holzman, & Darlene Wheeler
2020 – Petaluma Marina Troost & Steve Ayala (Postponed to 2021)
2021 – Petaluma Marina Troost & Steve Ayala (Postponed to 2022)
2022 – Petaluma Marina Troost & Steve Ayala
2023 – San Pedro Diane Baker & Julith Neff
2024 – Newark Evan Chu & Rebecca Tsai