DANCE TEACHING HISTORY
| YEAR | EVENT | SPONSOR | LOCATION |
| 1975-1983 | Festival of the Embassies Festival of American Folklife Italian Festivals 1975-1983 *Fall Folkdance Festival |
Italian Embassy Smithsonian Institution Sons of Italy (VA) Friends of Folkdance |
Washington, DC Washington, DC Virginia New Orleans, LA |
| 1984 | *California Tour of Workshops *Fall Folkdance Festival |
California Folkdance Federation Groups Friends of Folkdance |
Camarillo, Berkeley, San Diego, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Bakersfield, Honolulu New Orleans, LA |
| 1985 | *Florida Folk Dance Camp | Florida Folk Dance Assocation | Ocala, FL |
| 1986 | *Folk Dance Weekend *Chicago Tour of Workshops |
Trattenimento Italiano Chicago Folkdance Federation Groups |
Des Moines, IA Racine, Evanston, University of Chicago FD, Oak Park |
| 1987-1990 | Local workshops | Washington DC area | |
| 1991 | *Chicago Tour of Workshops | University of Chicago Folkdancers Italian Folklore Group-Milwaukee Italian Cultural Society |
Chicago, IL Milwaukee, WI Stone Park, IL |
| 1992 | Local Workshops * University of Chicago Folkdance weekend |
University of Chicago Folkdance |
Washington, DC Chicago, IL |
| 1993 | Local Workshops | Washington, DC area | |
| 1994 | *Mendocino Folklore Camp | Mendocino Folklore Camp | Mendocino, CA |
| 1995 | *Folk Dance Weekend |
Crescent City Folkdancers |
New Orleans, LA Bristol, VA/TN Honolulu, HI |
| 1996 | *Folk Dance Weekend | Houston Folkdancers | Houston,TX |
| 1997-1999 | Local Workshops | Washington, DC area | |
| 2000 | *Florida Folkdance Camp *Razzmatazz NOLA Folkdance Workshop California Tour of Workshops *Crozet Folkdance Weekend |
Florida Folk Dance Assocation Marilyn Smith Friends of Folkdance California Folkdance Federation Groups Crozet Folkdancers |
Ocala, FL Mendocino, CA New Orleans, LA San Diego, UCLA, Long Beach, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Irvine Crozet, VA |
| 2001 | Local Workshops 16th Annual Spring Catoctin Mountain Music & Dance Weekend |
Baltimore Folklore Society |
Washington, DC Area Thurmont, MD |
| 2002 | Local Workshops | Washington, DC Area | |
| 2003 | *Annual Festival of Christmas & Midwinter Traditions | Folklore Village Farm | Dodgeville, WI |
| 2004 | Washington Folk Festival West Coast Tour |
Folklore Society of Greater Washington Arcata Folkdancers Salem Folkdancers Eugene Folkdancers Mill Valley Folkdancers |
Washington, DC Area Arcata, CA Salem, OR Eugene, OR Mill Valley, CA |
| 2005 | Evening Workshop Washington Folk Festival Evening Workshop Workshop & Presentation Evening Workshop *Weekend Workshop Evening Workshop |
Framingham IFD Folklore Society of Greater Washington Pasadena IFD American-Italian Historical Association Annual Conference UCLA IFD Club International Folk Dance Association of University City Ethnic Dance Chicago |
Framingham, MA Washington, DC Pasadena, CA Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA St. Louis, MO Chicago, IL |
| 2006 | Dance Flurry Northwest Folklife Festival Washington Folk Festival Ongoing local classes Festa Italiana *Weekend Dance Festival |
Dance
Flurry Organization Northwest Folklife Folklore Society of Greater Washington Sons of Italy, Laurel Festa Italiana International Folk Dancers of Richland |
Saratoga Springs, NY Seattle, WA Washington, DC Laurel, MD Seattle, Washington Richland, Washington |
| 2007 | Dance Flurry Northwest Folklife Festival |
Dance
Flurry Organization Northwest Folklife |
Saratoga Springs, NY Seattle, WA |
| 2008 | Dance Flurry NYC Main Squeeze Accordion Festivall |
Dance
Flurry Organization NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation |
Saratoga Springs, NY New York City, NY |
| 2009 | "The
Land of Our Return" Conference Primo Maggio Barre Heritage Festival *Conference & Workshops Washington Revels Italian Country Dance & Dinner The Christmas Revels |
Calandra
Institute, Queens College Barre Historical Society City of Barre, VT Celebration of Italy Festival & IFAFA Washington D.C. Revels Washington D.C. Revels |
New York,
NY Barre, VT Barre, VT Las Vegas, NV Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. |
| *President's
Day Weekend Italian Cultural Society Workshop Barre Heritage Festival Presentation & Workshop *Thanksgiving Camp |
Columbus
International Folkdancers Italian Cultural Society Vivaci! City of Barre, VT Slate Valley Museum Texas International Folk Dancers |
Columbus,
OH Bethesda, MD Philadelphia, PA Barre, VT Graniteville, NY Bruceville, TX |
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| 2011 | Dance Flurry | Dance Flurry Organization | Saratoga Springs, NY |
| 2012 | Barre
Heritage Festival Workshop |
City of
Barre, VT Vivaci! |
Barre,
VT Philadelphia, PA |
| 2013 | Barre
Heritage Festival *Presentation & Workshop Workshop Club Picnic Dance Workshop Vermont International Festival |
City of
Barre, VT University of Vermont Italian Department Vivaci! Vermont Italian Club Italian Heritage Society Vermont International Festival |
Barre,
VT Burlington, VT Philadelphia, PA Burlington, VT Fairfax Station, VA Burlington, VT |
| 2014 | Barre
Heritage Festival Local Workshops Farmer's Market Rockfire Presentation Vermont International Festival |
City of
Barre, VT Jericho Farmer's Market Rockfire Kellogg-Hubbard Library Vermont International Festival |
Barre,
VT Middlesex, VT Jericho, VT Websterville, VT Montpelier, VT Burlington, VT |
| 2015 | Barre
Heritage Festival Music and Dance for "Stone" Local Workshops Primo Maggio Barre Granite Festival Rockfire Vermont Italian Club Picnic |
City of
Barre, VT Lost Nation Theater Socialist Labor Hall Barre Granite Museum Rockfire Vermont Italian Club |
Barre,
VT Montpelier VT Middlesex & Barre, VT Barre, VT Barre, VT Websterville, VT Burlington, VT |
| 2016 | Local
Workshops Farmer's Market Barre Granite Festival Rockfire |
Jericho Farmer's Market Barre Granite Museum Rockfire |
Montpelier,
VT Jericho, VT Barre, VT Rockfire |
| 2017 | Dance
Flurry |
Dance
Flurry Organization DEFFA Calandra Institute, Queens College Rockfire |
Saratoga
Springs, NY Topsham, ME New York, NY Websterville, VT |
| North
Branch Cafe Dance Workshop Whammy Bar Montpelier 4th of July Parade *Revels North Christmas Lectures Presentation & Dance Rockfire |
North
Branch Cafe Montpelier Unitarian Church Whammy Bar City of Montpelier, VT Revels North St. Michael's Italian Language Rawson Library Rockfire |
Montpelier,
VT Montpelier, VT Maple Corner, VT Montpelier , VT Norwich, VT Colchester, VT Underhill, VT Websterville, VT |
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| North
Branch Cafe Dance Workshop Whammy Bar Sweet Melissa's Vermont Italian Club Picnic *Bethel University Classes & Festival Rockfire & Fallfire |
North
Branch Cafe Montpelier Unitarian Church Whammy Bar Sweet Melissa's VICA Bethel University Rockfire |
Montpelier,
VT Montpelier, VT Maple Corner, VT Montpelier, VT Burlington, VT Bethel, VT Websterville, VT |
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| Sweet Melissa's | Sweet Melissa's | Montpelier, VT | |
| Montpelier
Alive Festival Pearl Street Pizza Rockfire |
Montpelier
Alive Pearl Street Pizza Rockfire |
Montpelier,
VT Barre, VT Websterville, VT |
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| Pearl
Street Pizza Bethel Forward Festival Celebration of Nations Festival *One-Week Residency |
Pearl
Street Pizza Bethel Town Norwich University Washington Montessori School |
Bethel,
VT Bethel, VT Norwich, VT Washington, CT |
|
Bent
Nails Evening Dance Workshop Laboratori Itineranti del Gusto Pearl Street Pizza (monthly) Farmers Market |
Bent
Nails Bistro Fort Collins Folk
Dance Consolate General of Italy in Boston Pearl Street Pizza various Vermont locations |
Montpelier,
VT Fort Collins, CO Old Labor Hall, Barre, VT Barre, VT Jericho, Hardwick, Greensboro, Craftsbury, Montpelier |
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| 2005-2023 | New England Folk Festival | NEFFA | Boston, MA area |
| 2018-2020 | Music Jam/Concerts | Bagitos | Montpelier, VT |
| 2018-2023 | Italian Jam Sessions | Middlesex, VT | Middlesex, VT |
| 2001-2014 | Golden Festival | Zlatne Uste | New York, NY |
| *Major Workshops | |||
| REFERENCES: | John Parrish Marilyn Smith Pat Jesse John & Barbara Uhlemann |
Detroit, MI Richmond, CA Bristol, VA St. Louis, MO |
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