SCHOOL IS OUT! NOW IT'S THE TEACHERS TURN TO LEARN. Check my workshop schedule for summer courses and workshops around the U.S. And do consider joining us at the 12th annual Pourparler, the get-together for those who teach all types of dance in schools and communities.: October 2-5 at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills, CA. 

         * "OxDansen," the boys' mock fighting dance from Sweden
         * "Hoe Ana," the canoe dance from Tahiti
         * "Diu Xie," a scarf dance of the Tibetan people who live in China
         * "Waves of Tory," an Irish longways dance with dip-and-dive waves
         * "El Juego Chirimbolo," a fun dance from Ecuador that teaches a bit of Spanish
         *  Dances of North, South, and West Africa
         *  Basic Swing dance
         *  The ever-popular "traditional" Penguin Dance

This CD, "Even More Folk Dance Music for Kids & Teachers," is the companion to Sanna's CD#1 with music for "Good Old Days," "Jingle Bells," "Here Comes Santa in a Red Canoe," and others from her first three DVDs/videos (red, purple, and aqua) that we weren't able to get onto CD#1. It also includes two popular extras: "Sasha" and the Israeli cha-cha, "Ba La."

Join Sanna at Appalachian State University on June 23-27 for the Silver Burdett (now Pearson Education) Summer Music and Dance conference, one of the most popular summer conferences.  Also join Sanna and Mars on a tour of the Greek Islands October 23-31. This tour is sponsored by Jim Gold, who has been taking people on these interesting travels for many years. Details at www.jimgold.com.

If you teach traditional/ethnic/folk/creative dance in schools and communities, please join us at our annual Pourparler gathering to share dances and discuss common concerns. The next is Oct 2-5, 2008, at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills, California. Info: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or www.NFO-USA.org.