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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).
Click the dance name to download a video of instruction and
demonstration of
Shecharchoret from Joan Hantman's class!
SHECHARCHORET
STATEWIDE PHOTOGRAPHS![]() Click the picture to go there! |
STATEWIDE SYLLABUS![]() Click the picture to download it! |
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 |
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 |
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 |