Past Folk Feet Events

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Folk Feet Video Documentary Screening
BAC Folk Arts will screen two Folk Feet video documentary projects, “Dancing in Detail: Brooklyn’s Traditional Dances in Practice, 2007-2008” which features 16 of the over 200 Brooklyn traditional dancers who have made Folk Feet such a rich and rewarding project since its inception in 2003...more

Circle 'Round Dance Performances in Sunset Park
An Afternoon of Participatory Dances in the Park! Circle 'Round Brooklyn series culminating event! Part of Sunset Park International Family Day Thursday, June 4th 2009, 2-4pm 41-44th Street and...more

Folk Feet on Fifth
Folk Feet on Fifth is part of the BAC Folk Arts' Folk Feet traditional dance project begun in 2003 to identify, document and present traditional dance in Brooklyn. Folk Feet on Fifth focuses on the neighborhood specific dance traditions of Brooklyn’s Sunset Park and Bay Ridge...more

Circle 'Round Dance and Drum Jam
This Dance and Drum Jam brings together all the dancers and percussionists of Circle ‘Round Brooklyn workshops in Sunset Park alongside guest drummer and dancers for an improvisational evening together...more

Circle 'Round Korean Dance and Drumming Workshop
Vongku Pak will teach and perform bongsan mask dance, using the janngu (hour glass drum) as musical accompaniment. The Bongsan Mask Dance-Drama originated in Bongsan, located in Hwanghae Province...more

Circle 'Round Lebanese and Palestinian Debke Workshop
Sheren Attal and Ramzi El Edlibi teach basic steps of debke. Debke is a popular traditional line dance from the Levantine region of the Middle East and performed enthusiastically at social gatherings...more

Circle 'Round Afro Dominican and Haitian Dance Workshop
Jose Figueroa will teach the movement and rhythms of traditional dances of Haiti and Dominican Republic, such as the processional dance of gaga (rara) and the traditional drums and rhythms of Dominican palos...more

Dance in the Neighborhood: Sunset Park by Day
Dance and eat your way through Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Part of Folk Feet on Fifth, this tour highlights cultural communities and social life along 5th Avenue through the neighborhood’s dance traditions...more

Dance in the Neighborhood: Bay Ridge by Night
Dance and eat your way through Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Part of Folk Feet on Fifth, this tour highlights cultural communities and social life along 5th Avenue through the neighborhood’s dance traditions...more

Bomba, Cumbia, and Salsa in Sunset Park
Folk Feet on Fifth: Bomba, Cumbia and Salsa in Sunset Park -- Latino Dance Traditions in the Neighborhood ...more

Foot Notes: Folk Feet Meet Modern Feet
Join BAC at this second annual, FREE event, presented as part of the city-wide Immigrant Heritage Week, features Brooklyn-based traditional dancers from culturally-specific immigrant groups alongside contemporary dancers...more

Culture and Dances of Scandinavia
Folk Feet on Fifth community partner, The Norwegian Folkdance Society,presents Culture and Dances of Scandinavia...more

Norwegian and Levantine Dance Party/Hafla
Part of Folk Feet on Fifth's Norwegian Nights and Levantine Layali: 3 Evenings of Dance in Bay Ridge.
Initiated by Young Dancers in Repertory, a Folk Feet on Fifth community partner ...more

Lebanese and Palestinian Debke Dance Class
Part of Folk Feet on Fifth's Norwegian Nights and Levantine Layali: 3 Evenings of Dance in Bay Ridge.
Initiated by Young Dancers in Repertory, a Folk Feet on Fifth community partner ...more

Norwegian Folkdance Class
Part of Folk Feet on Fifth's Norwegian Nights and Levantine Layali: 3 Evenings of Dance in Bay Ridge.
Initiated by Young Dancers in Repertory, a Folk Feet on Fifth community partner ...more

Hoofin' it in the Hood
Folk Feet on Fifth’s kick-off event brought together more than 30 local traditional dancers to sample each others' dances, food and discuss the role of traditional dance in the neighborhood ...more

DUMBO Fight Night
Last year BAC's Folk Feet dancers knocked out audiences at DUMBO FIGHT NIGHT, the DUMBO Improvement District's first annual fundraiser. Team "Folk Feet" has been invited back for a second match ...more

Folk Feet Workshops: Arab Social Dance
BAC presented two Sundays of dance workshops to cap-off the Arab arts programming presented in our March 2008 Brooklyn Maqam Arab Music Festival ...more

Foot Notes: Folk Feet Meet Modern Feet06/14/08 -- 7:00PM - 10:00PM ...more

Circle 'Round Brooklyn 3
Folk Feet Circle 'Round Brooklyn 3 is an afternoon of traditional dance workshops and performances highlighting Brooklyn-based groups. This year's theme is Earth Stomping Dance Traditions ...more

Circle 'Round Brooklyn 2
Circle ‘Round Brooklyn 2, a participatory dance event, held from 3 – 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, at Fort Greene Park, featured performances by soloists and troupes, whose traditional dance forms relate to shapes such as the circle and line ...more

Circle ‘Round Brooklyn 1
Circle dance is the oldest dance form dating back thousands of years. Many cultures throughout the world retain circle dance traditions ...more