Attention! No request night at Live Oak on Friday, Nov 24!

Berkeley folk Dancers

Berkeley Folk Dancers is America’s largest folk dance club.

Dancing seven times a week, fifty weeks a year.

Now in our 82nd year!

For a free subscription to our Bulletin click HERE.

For a calendar of Berkeley City Holidays click HERE.

Upcoming Events

We have two classes for beginners.

 You are welcome to join our Beginner classes anytime of the year. 

The afternoon class meets at Northbrae Church every Tuesday from 1:30 to 3:00. Contact Andy Partos at apnitrate@aol.com for more information . 

The evening class meets at Live Oak Park every Thursday from 7:45 to9:30 PM. Contact Marian Snyder at kindermar54@sbcglobal.net for more information

and see flyer below

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For more information about Berkeley Folk Dancers go to More Facts About Us under the “About” section.

Beginner Class

Joining and Renewing Membership

The link to join or renew your membership online for 2023-24  is available HERE.

If you want to do this the old-fashioned way, the link to a paper copy of the membership renewal form is available HERE. You can download, print out, fill in and mail this form, along with your check made to Berkeley Folk Dancers, to Arnold Stoper, 6439 Regent St, Oakland 94618, or bring it to your dance class.

If you want to pay by credit card or with recurring monthly payments you can’t do it by paper; you need to join or renew online.

For more information, especially about the Beginner Class, see More Facts About Us under the About Us section.

Monte Toyon Flyer

Download a paper registration form for Monte Toyon 2024  HERE

Register online HERE

Save the Date

Classes

Instructors

Beginner

Tuesday Afternoon 1:30 to 3:30 pm

Northbrae Church

 

apnitrate@aol.com

(510) 375-6874

Andy Partos

Beginner

Thursday Evening 7:45 to 9:30

Live Oak Park

 

kindermar@sbcglobal.net

(510) 549-1703

Marian Snyder

helenbrown333@gmail.com

 
Helen Brown

c.ghafur@gmail.com

 
Cornelia Ghafur - Assistant

Intermediate

Thursday Afternoon 1:30 to 3:30 pm

Northbrae Church

 

marijahillis@gmail.com

510-684-7514

 
Marija Hillis

Intermediate

Tuesday Evening  7:45 to 9:30 pm

Live Oak Park

 
Marian Snyder

kindermar@sbcglobal.net

(510) 549-1703

David Hillis

davidhillis1@comcast.net

(510) 872-5066

Advanced Intermediate

Wednesday Evening 7:45 to 9:30

Live Oak Park

 
Luoping Zhang Assistant

luoping@berkeley.edu

(510)528-0749

marijahillis@gmail.com

510-684-7514

 
Marija Hillis

Advanced 

Monday Evening  7:45 to 9:30

Live Oak Park

 

yaqizhang@comcast.net

(510) 345-2845

 
Yaqi Zhang

Contact Person for Afternoon Classes

 

bigwayne@comcast.net

 

 
Big Wayne Phillips

Request Night

Friday Evening 7:45 to 9:45

Live Oak Park

Peter D'Angelo and Ilene Goldman

pvdangelo@hotmail.com

(510)654-3136

If you would like to subscribe to  our Bulletin and  be informed of future events please send a message to arnold.stoper@gmail.com with “Subscription request” in the subject line (current members receive the Bulletin automatically and don’t need to fill out this form)

Berkeley City Holidays 2023

 

Berkeley Folk Dancers has the use of Live Oak Hall on each of the starred holidays in 2023.  On the unstarred dates, we will not dance.

 

1/2 *

1/16 *

2/13 *

2/20 *

5/19 *

5/29 *

6/19 *

7/4

9/4

10/9 *

11/10 *

11/23

12/24

12/25