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 Bristol IFD *Folk Dance Weekend	Crescent City Folkdancers Pat Jessee Honolulu 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.
2010	*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
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 Down East Folk Festival "Italian Sonorities and Acoustic Communities" Conference Rockfire	Dance Flurry Organization DEFFA Calandra Institute, Queens College Rockfire	Saratoga Springs, NY Topsham, ME New York, NY Websterville, VT
2018	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
2019	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
2020	Sweet Melissa's	Sweet Melissa's	Montpelier, VT
2021	Montpelier Alive Festival Pearl Street Pizza Rockfire	Montpelier Alive Pearl Street Pizza Rockfire	Montpelier, VT Barre, VT Websterville, VT
2022	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
2023	Bent Nails *Bethel University Classes and Festival Hugo's Bar and Grill Evening Dance Workshop Vermont Eats Rockfire Laboratori Itineranti del Gusto Pearl Street Pizza (monthly) Farmers Markets	Bent Nails Bistro Bethel University Hugo's Bar and Grill Fort Collins Folk Dance Vermont Historical Society (at Pearl Street Pizza) Rockfire Consolate General of Italy in Boston Pearl Street Pizza various Vermont locations	Montpelier, VT Bethel, VT Montpelier, VT Fort Collins, CO Barre, VT Websterville, VT Old Labor Hall, Barre, VT Barre, VT Jericho, Hardwick, Greensboro, Craftsbury, Montpelier
2024	Bethel University Class Dance Workshop for Italian Students Rockfire Roxbury Roots Pear Street Pizza (monthly) Farmers Markets	Bethel University Dartmouth College Rockfire Roxbury Roots Monthly Community Dinner Pearl Street Pizza Various Vermont locations	Bethel, VT Hanover, New Hampshire Websterville, VT Roxbury, VT Barre, VT Craftsbury, Marshfield, Hardwick
2005-2024	New England Folk Festival	NEFFA	Boston, MA area
2018-2020	Music Jam/Concerts	Bagitos	Montpelier, VT
2018-2024	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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