International Dance Association of San Diego County
Balboa Park Harvest Festival 2023 *** FREE ***
Saturday Sep 16 and Sunday Sep 17, 12 noon-4:00pm
September 16 - Saturday
Host: Cabrillo Folk Dancers
12:00 p.m. Warm-up Dancing
1:00 p.m. Teaching of Israeli dances by Michael-Leonard Creditor
2 p.m. Peformance by the Oriental Gems Belly Dancers
2:30 p.m. Teaching of Couple Dances by David Odenwalder
3:30 p.m. Requests and fun dancing
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September 17 - Sunday
Host: SD Intl and San Diego Folk Dancers
12:00 p.m. Warm-up Dancing
1:00 p.m. Teaching of couple dances and mixers by Georgina Sham
2 p.m. Teaching of Balkan line dances by Michael-Leonard Creditor
3:00 p.m. Open dancing - requests and reviews
4:00 p.m. End of Festival - Everybody cleanup
Harvest Festival Balboa Park (google.com)
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Saturday, Sept 16, 2023 Additional evening parties:
4:00pm-6:30pm Big Band Party (1940's vs 1980's) COST: $5 1940's Big Band vs 1980's Little Band + Cumbia & Cha Cha Cha (Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPSETBUgvQ&list=PL8TanXU59LwGHD0oLr5NM-wPvqNYkCnLx&index=1
Hosted by Swing & Salsa, San Diego https://idasdc.wixsite.com/swingsalsa
6:30pm–9:30pm Contra/English/Square dance Cost: $10
calling Frannie Marr with live music by Audrey Jaber (fiddle) and Chip Prince (piano) Hosted by San Diego Folk Heritage / Contra Dancers
https://sdfolkheritage.org/contradance/
Location: Balboa Park Club, Balboa Park
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IDA Flyer in PDF format - updated 06/02/23
COME DANCE WITH US!
The International Dance Association of San Diego County is a unique non-profit organization supported by the San Diego Park and Recreation Department, and is dedicated to promoting and encouraging dancing as a social recreation for the public.
Daily classes and IDA host club Check IDA calendar for updates
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Sunday
Balboa Park Dancers – Latin/Ballroom
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International Folk Dancing – Folk clubs
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Monday
San Diego Scottish Country Dancers
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Tuesday
Cabrillo International Folk Dancers
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Moreton Bay Fig Morris Dancers
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San Diego Scottish Country Dancers
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Wednesday
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Pride of Erin Irish Ceili Dancers
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San Diego International Folk Dance Club
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Thursday
Swing & Salsa San Diego
https://idasdc.wixsite.com/swingsalsa
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Friday
Balboa Park Dancers - Latin/Ballroom
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San Diego Scottish Country Dancers
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Waltz &Such Vintage Social Dancers
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Saturday
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Yearly events with IDA club participation
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February 2023
Sat 2/4/23 9:30-4:30pm San Diego 'N' Line workshop
Sat 2/4/23 12-2pm Viennese Workshop Recital Hall
Sat 2/4/23 5:30-9:30pm Viennese Ball – Waltz & Such
Sun 2/5/23 12-5pm Balboa Park Folk Dance workshop
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March 2023
Sat 03/11/23 St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Pride of Erin
Parade from 10:30am-1pm Irish Festival 1pm-6pm
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Sun 03/12/23 House of Ireland Lawn Program
Pride of Erin http://www.houseofireland.org
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Sat 03/25/23 International Dance Assn Festival
Sat 03/25/23 Evening dance - 1970's Disco Dance
Sun 03/26/23 International Dance Assn Festival
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April 2023
April 1, 2023 RSCDS (Scottish) Anniversary Ball http://www.dancescottishsd.org/
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May
May 11-14, 2023 Gator by the Bay – Bon Temps Cajun
https://www.gatorbythebay.com/
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June – San Diego County Fair -
https://sdfair.com/ Jun 7 2023 - Sun July 4, 2023
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Sat Jun 10 - Folk Dance Clubs 12:30-1:30pm Coors
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Sat Jun 25 - N Line Dancers 11:30-12:30pm Coors
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Sun July 2 - Waltz & Such 4-5pm Funville Infield
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Scottish Highland Games – San Diego Scottish Country Dancers https://sdhighlandgames.org/ Jun 24/24 2023
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Sep – FREE Harvest Festival at the Balboa Park Club
Sat 9/16/23 12-5pm Folk Dance Clubs workshops
Sun 9/17/23 12-5pm Folk Dance Clubs workshops
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Oct – Oktoberfest: Performing Folk Dancers
http://www.germanclubsandiego.org/
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Dec – December Nights - BTSC - Cajun/Zydeco Stage
https://tinyurl.com/y966yhnp Fri/Sat Dec 1 & 2, 2023
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Free street fairs in San Diego
From the San Diego Swing Cats Calendar
https://sdswingcats.com/street-fairs/
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Sat Sep 9: Clairemont Family Day [FB] [map]
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Sat-Sun Sep 9-10: ArtWalk Carlsbad [map]
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Sat-Sun Sep 16-17: Oceanside Harbor Days [*] [map]
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Sat-Sun Sep 23-24: Adams Avenue Street Fair [FB] [map]
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Sat-Sun Sep 23-24: Mission Bay Pacific Islander Festival [map]
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Sun Sep 24: Encinitas Oktoberfest [map]
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Fri-Sun Sep 29 – Oct 1: El Cajon Oktoberfest www.germanclubsandiego.org
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Fri-Sun Sep 29 – Oct 1: La Mesa Oktoberfest [*] [map]
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Fri-Sun Oct 6 – Oct 8: El Cajon Oktoberfest www.germanclubsandiego.org
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Sat Sep 30: Mira Mesa Asian Pacific Cultural Festival [FB] [map]
Senior Dances - Age Well Services
https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/agewellservicesscroll-summer.pdf
Twice a month, on Thu afternoons from 12:30 - 2:30pm, the San Diego Park and Recreation Dept hosts a dance in the Balboa Park Club for only $5. John Nagel, from the Balboa Park Dancers will be teaching different ballroom dances from 11:30am-12:30pm.
Most of the time it will be a live band, with an occasional DJ music.
More details can be found The Scroll, the quarterly newletter:
https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/winter_scroll.pdf
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Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:30 - 2:30 Around The World theme - John Nagel teaching Waltz & NC 2-step
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Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:30 - 2:30 Oktoberfest theme - John Nagel teaching Waltz & NC 2-step
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Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:30 - 2:30 Sock Hop theme - John Nagel Foxtrot & Rumba
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Thu Oct 26, 2023 12:30 - 2:30 Halloween theme - John Nagel teaching Foxtrot & Rumba