(Thanks to Mish Mish  for this guest post! You can see the full schedule of events at the 2013 Folklife Festival at www.nwfolklife.org/festival.) WHAT IS A ZEFFA? This year, for the first time ever, those of you who attend  Folklife  will get to see a recreation of a Zeffa, the traditional procession that is a part of wedding celebrations held in [...]

(Thanks to Tagoipah Mathno for this guest post! You can read about all the opportunities to dance at the 2013 Northwest Folklife Festival at our website, www.nwfolklife.org/festival.) What is a great way to meet new people and have fun? Throw a dance party! World Dance Party (WDP) was created for neighbors to interact and to celebrate diversity and culture over a [...]

With so much excitement building around the Festival this May 24-27, you might forget that Northwest Folklife is a year-round organization, and we are also working on other projects and events! Mark your calendars for the 3rd Saturday of every month (starting May 18), when we’ll be partnering with the Crossroads Mall in Bellevue to put on dances for all [...]

Thanks to guest blogger Kathy Bruni for sharing this with us! Many of the long-time supporters of Northwest Folklife are dancers, and the musicians who play for them.That’s why we go, and why we support the Festival year after year—dancing, dancing, dancing! That, and the connections we make with fellow dancers year after year. Folks flock to Folklife from Canada, Washington, Oregon, [...]