OFDA Café in Memory of Theodor Vasilescu
March 9, 2024 Report by Dorothy Archer The late Theodor Vasilescu, master teacher of Romanian folk dancers, was honooured the afternoon of March 9th at a folk dance party held at the Agricola Finnish Lutheran Church in Toronto. Theodor attended Ontario folk dance camp several times with his wife and dance partner, Lia, and was always […]
HAMILTON IFDC CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY
Hamilton International Folk Dance ClubCelebrates 40th Anniversaryby Anita Millman On January 26, 2024 Hamilton International Folk Dance Club (HIFDC) celebrated its 40th anniversary. More than 50 participants enjoyed the Macedonian dance workshop presented by Vlasto Petkovski. Other than the regular Friday night dancers, the group was joined by former members and dancers from London, Toronto, […]
MOROCCO – A FASCINATING LAND OF CONTRASTS
MOROCCO – A FASCINATING LAND OF CONTRASTSby Mirdza Jaunzemis This past September a group of us went on a guided tour of Morocco with G Adventures. In all we were twelve, divided into a younger and an older group – all women. Six of us were from Hamilton: Janina, Anita, Denise, Gillian, myself and Helga, […]