Hi, folks:
 
REMINDERS:  see below for other concerts and dance events sponsored throughout the Valley, including some that happening tonight!
 
 
SPECIAL EVENT:  English Country Dancing with Alan Winston, from Palo Alto CA
 
June 20 (Wednesday):   The regular Wednesday night Ethnic Express folk dancing is devoted this week to English Country Dancing, with a special guest caller from Palo Alto CA.  His list of dances include many that we have not danced at the Jewel Box theatre, so it will be an evening of exploration for all of us!  All the ECD dances are danced as couples, but it is not necessary to bring a partner.  However, guys, here's a chance to have a dance partner without having to go through the hassle of inviting her - just show up at CHAC at 6:30 pm.  As at the contra dances, all dances are taught and called after the music starts, and no partner is needed (we hope for a gender balance, and any gender can dance any part if there is not a gender balance), and we encourage folks to change partners after each dance.
 
Caller, choreographer, and community leader, Alan Winston has been dancing since 1978 and calling since 1985.  His dance interests include Regency, Early
American,  Victorian, and modern English Country Dance, ceilidh, contra dance and morris dance.  A co-founder of the Bay Area English Regency Society and
chair of the Bay Area Country Dance Society, he served six years on the Country Dance and Song Society Board and moderates the ECD mailing list.

His clear, cheerful, and witty instruction have served dancers well at a variety of venues including science fiction and romance writer conventions,
weddings, a residential Victorian weekend, Playford Balls on both coasts, Williamsburg, VA, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival, and NEFFA (twice so
far).  Alan regularly calls ECD, Regency, contra, and barn dances in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he lives.
All levels of dancers are WELCOME!  Dress is comfortable casual and wear comfy shoes!  Recorded music will be used.
 
Location:  Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 South Brush Street, Las Vegas, near Arizona Charlie's.   Phone: 229.6211.
Time:  6:30 pm, -  8:45 pm. 
Cost:  General admission:$4; members of Ethnic Express, $3
Information:  656-9513, or return e-mail.
Directions:  CHAC is one block west of Arizona Charlies, and 2 blocks northwest of the intersection of W. Charleston Blvd. and Decatur Blvd. From Highway 95, take the Decatur exit, go south on Decatur for 4 stoplights, and turn right on Evergreen St.  This is the street between the Arizona Charlie's Casino and their parking lot to the south.  Go west on Evergreen, and at the first stop sign, turn left onto Brush St.  CHAC is the 2nd building on the right.
 
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NO Israeli dancing this Sunday night, June 17th at Dance Charisma (too many folks on vacation).  Dancing resumes June 24th with an full evening of requests.  There is dancing June 22, Friday after the service at the new Jewish synagogue, Ner Tamid.  These events are free, and start around 8:30 - 9 pm, depending on when the service is over, and last for 1 to 1.5 hours.  The temple is located just north of the intersection of Highway 215 and Valle Verde, in Henderson.  After exiting the freeway, go north to the first stop light, and the synagogue is on the left.
 
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OTHER EVENTS
 
June 16:  Dirk Hamilton house concert at 8276 Roselle Court, Las Vegas.  Tel. (702) 917-1355.  7 pm, potluck, 8 pm concert  e-mail casadicanto@yahoo.com for directions. $20 donation requested for artist.  More information about the aritist is at  www.myspace.com/dirkhamilton
 
NEW:  June 16th:  BERKLEYHART at 8 PM, at GarageMaHall, 6300 Tropical Parkway.  Jeff Berkley and Calman Hart were last in Vegas in April of 2006.  Since then, their CD “Pocket Change,” has received rave reviews and they released a DVD of their unique show “O Berkley, Where Hart Thou?” full of traditional bluegrass folk and a few original tunes with the same feel.   Masters of both two part harmony and amazing song craft, Berkley Hart have, over nearly ten years together, established themselves as one of the premier duos touring the country. 

June 17, Sunday, World Vibration: Kaminari Taiko.  Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod • 455-7340
2 a.m. • General admission $10, seniors and students $7.  The Las Vegas Kaminari Taiko, founded in 1993, is sponsored by the Las Vegas Japanese American Citizens League. Members of the group make their own drums and choreograph their own pieces, and have participated in a number of west-coast taiko classes and workshops. The taiko tradition started as a way to communicate using drums in villages, in battles, and in religious ceremonies, and it was always a solo tradition. Modern-day taiko ensembles are a post-WWII phenomenon, starting in Japan and spreading to North America. There are now over 150 taiko groups in the U.S. Las Vegas Kaminari Taiko is the only performing taiko troupe based in Southern Nevada. World Vibration is a monthly world music series hosted by KUNV’s Kay Tuma.

June 20-24, Wednesday-Sunday, Las Vegas IV Annual World Folk Festival Music and Dance Showcase

In conjunction with the annual world folk festival, performers from around the world present traditional music and dances from their individual countries. Local troupe Mexico Vivo Dance Company, led by Ixela Gutierrez, is one of the festival’s hosts.  The event includes workshops and competitions, dance concerts, and events at several locations in Las Vegas.  See http://www.angelfire.com/folk/mexicovivodc/LVINTERNATIONALFOLKFESTIVAL for information.  I also included more information in my e-mail of June 7th.  These are the dance concerts to be held in conjunction with the festival: 

        June 20, Wednesday, 7 pm

    • DANCE CONCERT:  Ballet Tlayacan from Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico.  Reed Whipple Theater, 821 Las Vegas Blvd North. 

  • June 21, Thursday, 7 pm

    • DANCE CONCERT:  The Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Calgary, Canada.  Reed Whipple Theater, 821 Las Vegas Blvd North. 

    • DANCE CONCERT:  The Huichol Dance Group, Durango, Mexico.  Henderson Convention Center Events Plaza Anphitheater, 200 Water Street, Henderson.   $10

  • June 22, Friday

    • 7:00 - 9:0 pm DANCE CONCERT:  Ballet Folklorico Mixteco East Los Angeles, California. Reed Whipple Theater, 821 Las Vegas Blvd North.  $10

  • June 23, Saturday
    • 7:30 - 9:30 pm DANCE CONCERT:  Olimpaxqui Ballet Company from Dallas, Texas / East Las Vegas Community Theater, 250 N. Eastern Ave.  $10, children 5 & under free.  Ollimpaxqui means joyful movement in the Aztec language, and the troupe conveys that as they perform Mexico’s traditional, colorful dances, including pre-Columbian rituals, Veracruz’s bamba, Sonora’s deer dance, and the eloquent dances of Nayarit and Michoacan.

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JUNE 22, Friday, Balfa Toujours, Cajun Music.   Henderson Events Plaza Amphitheater, 200 South Water Street,  7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.  Taking Cajun music to the next level, Balfa Toujours brings the bayou to life in Henderson.  267-2171

JUNE 23, Saturday, Sayaw IV, a Music and dance show , presented by Philippine Dance Company Of Nevada. Two shows at 2pm & 7pm at the Clark County Library auditorium, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.  For more information, please call 348-8872.  Fee: $8-10

June 24th, Sunday:  Garcia y Reyna – Baile del Sol.    Guitarists Jeremy Garcia and Rosendo Reyna took their classical training and transformed it into rumba-based nuevo flamenco music. With masterful guitar work and a relentless Spanish rhythm, the band performs vibrant, exciting original compositions and arrangements that have a blend of pop, Latin and contemporary music, fused with the fiery passion of flamenco.  Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 South Brush Street • 229-6383    3 pm        $10 advance, $15 performance day

AND - on JUNE 30TH, Saturday:   CONTRA DANCING at the Old Time Barn Dance at Charleston Heights Arts Center.  Contra dance instruction at 6:30 pm, dancing from 7 to 10 pm.  General admission:$6; members of SNOCD:$5; students and active military: $3.  Live music.  All dances taught and called.