{"id":46,"date":"2015-12-23T17:48:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T17:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.252.106.75\/~ofdaca\/wp\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2020-02-26T02:25:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T02:25:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ofda.ca\/wp\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The <strong>Ontario Folk Dance Association\u00a0<\/strong>is a non-profit organization of recreational dancers interested in the traditional music and dances of the world&#8217;s different cultures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">OFDA strives to enrich the folk dance world through many activities.<\/p>\n<p>Read about the history of OFDA on our <a href=\"https:\/\/ofda.ca\/wp\/articles\/\">articles page<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">New March 2017: \u00a0OFDA T-Shirts now available. <a href=\"https:\/\/ofda.ca\/wp\/ofda-t-shirts\/\">\u00a0Get yours today<\/a>!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><strong>Folk Dancer\u00a0<\/strong><b>Magazine<\/b>, is published five\u00a0times a year. <a href=\"https:\/\/ofda.ca\/wp\/magazine\/\">More on Folk Dancer\u00a0Magazine<\/a>. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><strong>OFDA<\/strong> hosts<a href=\"https:\/\/ofda.ca\/wp\/ofda-cafes\/\"> cafe theme nights<\/a> with workshops presented by local ethnic dance experts usually from GTA\/Ontario. <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><strong>OFDA<\/strong> sponsors dancing in the parks in the summer months in Toronto, Hamilton, and Richmond Hill.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\"><strong>OFDA<\/strong> sponsors or co-sponsors special events, parties and workshops related to folk dancing in Ontario. <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Each Year,<strong> OFDA<\/strong> offers the <a href=\"https:\/\/ofda.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/OTEAapplication_2020-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTEA Scholarship<\/a> to support a member who wishes<br \/>\nto attend a course or workshop or other enrichment activity related to folk dancing. <a href=\"https:\/\/ofda.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/OTEArules_feb18-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"mailto: ontariofolkdancers@gmail.com\">\u00a0<strong>Send us an email<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0or \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ontariofolkdanceassociation\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-366\" src=\"https:\/\/ofda.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FBreduced_FindUsOnFacebook-1024.png\" alt=\"FBreduced_FindUsOnFacebook-1024\" width=\"135\" height=\"35\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario Folk Dance Association\u00a0is a non-profit organization of recreational dancers interested in the traditional music and dances of the world&#8217;s different cultures. 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