Lee Otterholt is a master teacher of International Folk Dance, teaching at workshops, festivals and seminars all over the USA and Canada. He is a leader of Folk Dance tours all over the world and leads and performs with the International Folk Dance ensemble "SYRTAKI". He is also the lead singer in the BalkanBeat band "Zimzala".
TEACHING & Events 2018Nashville, Tennessee Weekend workshop: Friday November 2 – Sunday November 4, 2018 Contact Sara Tuck at nifdance@gmail.com for more information Folk Dance Teaching Tour: The first half of November Lee will be touring and teaching in the Eastern United States. If you see a free date on the tour calendar and would like Lee to teach at your club or group on that date, contact Bart Carpenter at a.bart.carpenter@gmail.com or 717 234-3844. Oct 31 Orlando, Florida: Pat Henderson henderp@brighthouse.com Nov 1 New Orleans, Louisiana: Lita Pinter apinter@uno.edu Nov 2-4 Nashville, Tennessee: Sara Tuck nifddance@gmail.com Nov 5 (free?) Nov 6 Pittsburgh, PA: Rob McCollum robmccollum03@gmail.com Nov 7 Charlottesville, VA: Bill Shaw wjshawiii@gmail.com Nov 8 Alexandria, VA: Patricia Day Williams pdw@patriciadaywilliams.com Nov 9 (afternoon) Philadelphia, PA: Bill Wadlinger bill@folkdancefridays.org Nov 9 (evening) Princeton, NJ: Boel Denne-Hinnov hinnov2010@gmail.com Nov 10 Amherst, MA: Eva Goldwater eva@amherstfolkdancing.org Nov 11 Tenafly, NJ: Ginny Brandmeier ginnyandhalb@gmail.com Nov 12 Brooklyn Heights, NY: Elaine Sohn elaine.sohn@gmail.com Nov 13 Plainview, NY: Barbara Karyo bgkart@mac.com Nov 14 Morristown, NJ: Randi Spiegel rspieg@yahoo.com Nov 15 Denver, CO: Debby Bowinski debbydancer@comcast.net Nov 16 Boulder, CO: Debby Bowinski debbydancer@comcast.net Nov 20 Phoenix, AZ: Margy Zylder mzaz15@hotmail.com Bruceville, Texas Texas Camp 2018: Thursday November 22 – Sunday November 25, 2018 Contact RosieLee Salinas at roecamsal@gmail.com or 703 785-6547 Dodgeville, Wisconsin Folklore Village Midwinter Festival: Friday December 28, 2018 – Monday January 1, 2019 Contact Meghan Dudle at meghan@mhtc.net or 608 924 4000 TEACHING & EVENTS 2019 Berkeley, California Festival of the Oaks: Sunday February 10, 2019 Contact Marian Snyder at kindermar54@global.net Sacramento, California Camellia Festival: Friday March 29 - Sunday March 31, 2019 Contact Toba Goddard at toba.goddard@gmail.com Vancouver, British Columbia Lyrids Folk Dance Festival: Friday May 3 - Sunday May 5, 2019 See https://lyridsfolkdancefestival.org/ for more information. Sandefjord, Norway Weekend workshop at Skiringssal folkehøgskole: Friday June 14 - Sunday June 16, 2019 Contact Lee at leeotterholt@yahoo.com or 949 933-6294 for more information. WEEKLY CLASSES: Clubhouse 2, 24112 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Woods, CA. Wednesdays at 6:30-8:30 PM (plus beginners instruction 6-6:30PM) It is advisable to contact Miriam Kahn - 949 680-9946 or 7kahnmiriam@gmail.com - beforehand to make sure Lee is teaching that week and to ensure entry at the gate See also www.lagunawoodsfolkdancers.com 949 680-9946 WEEKLY PARTIES: Clubhouse 2, 24112 Moulton Parkway,Laguna Woods, CA. Sundays at 6-8:30 PM (Same contact information as Wednesday class. Check beforehand to see if Lee is leading the dancing that week and to ensure entry at the gate .) TOURS AND CRUISES Albania 2019: May 7-19, 2019 Folk Dance Tour of Albania, including the Aulona International Folk Dance Festival in beautiful seaside town of Vlora, Albania. We will be guided by Albanian Master teacher Genci Kastrati personally! Optional Kosovo extension: May 19-21, 2019 See www.jimgold.com or contact Jim Gold at jimgold@jimgold.com for more information Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2019: Folk Dance Tour of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden: June 11-24, 2019 See www.jimgold.com or contact Jim Gold at jimgold@jimgold.com for more information Bulgaria 2020: Folk Dance Tour of Bulgaria, including the Koprivshtitsa Folk Dance Festival! August 2-26, 2020 Your folk dance bucket list will not be complete until you visit this Mecca of folk dance festivals. The festival is so popular and the town so small that many will have to take buses to hotels far from Koprivshtitsa each night ... but not us! We have reserved quaint guest houses right in the historic little village of Koprivshtitsa so we will be in the center of all the action! There will not be another Koprivshtitsa Festival until 2025. Don't wait! See www.jimgold.com or contact Jim Gold at jimgold@jimgold.com for more information Greece and the Greek Islands 2020: Folk Dance Tour of Greece and Cruise to the Greek Islands: October 10-23, 2020 See www.jimgold.com or contact Jim Gold at jimgold@jimgold.com for more information ZIMZALA will be playing at: Laguna Folk Dance Festival Clubhouse 2, 24112 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Woods, CA. Friday March 1, 2019 at 11:00-11:45PM Contact Lee Otterholt at 949 933 6294 for more information. |
Folk Dance Tour of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2017
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