Balfolk Dance with Emilyn Stam and John Williams

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Join Emilyn Stam and John Williams in learning some fun social folk dances with live music! Balfolk is a term used in the last 50 years to describe popular social folk dancing in Western Europe. Balfolk dancing is popular social dancing from Western Europe, a recent revival of traditional, mostly French, folk dances. It includes old traditional dances from a variety of French and western European regions, as well as modern tunes influenced by many styles composed for people to dance to. Balfolk is not definable as one style, but rather an umbrella term for many ways of dancing and playing for a huge repertoire of dances. They are all fun and easy to learn, you don’t need any partners or prior experience. Emilyn and John will show you how and play live music as well!

Ontario based duo Emilyn Stam and John David Williams merge the voices of clarinet, violin, diatonic and chromatic accordions to create a modern sound steeped in tradition. They met in 2011 as members of the Lemon Bucket Orkestra. During quiet hours of busy tour schedules they discovered a similar sensibility in improvisation and composition, and began to create a distinctive duo sound mainly featuring clarinet and violin. They both draw on wide musical influences and experience including Klezmer, early jazz and blues, and various fiddle traditions from Canada and abroad. They are the primary organizers of the first Canadian festival dedicated to music and dance from western Europe: The Big Branch Festival. Emilyn and John are both members of the group Vinta along with Nathan Smith and Alan Mackie. Learn more at www.emilynandjohn.com and www.thebigbranchfestival.com

This workshop is part of Dance Together Festival York Region. It is free for participants, All workshops and events are free for participants, thanks to the generous support of the Host in Vaughan Grant and Richmond Hill Community and Cultural Grant Program. Presented by the Dance Together Project in partnership with York Region Arts Council, Assembly Park, City of Vaughan, Tourism Vaughan, City of Richmond Hill and Richmond Hill Public Library.

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Dance Together Project

Dance Together Projectis about nurturing human connection and building community through dance. We offer exceptionally fun and inclusive dance programs for adults with a mission to facilitate enjoyable and engaging dance experiences for everybody, regardless of skill level or variations in physical ability. We also collaborate with diverse artists to createinteractive performancesand produce the annualDance Together Festival.

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