Dancing on the Pier!

The Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) is one of the most fun-filled, enjoyable and educational dance weekends held in the Midwest.  Each year, the DCFF attracts hundreds of participants to Door County, Wisconsin, from all around the U.S., Canada and often other countries. 

The Festival begins on the Wednesday following Independence Day. The 2011 Festival begins on Wednesday, July 6th and continues through Sunday, July 10th.  The 32nd Annual Door County Folk Festival continues a tradition of enjoyable, extended July weekends where you can dance (as late into the night as you wish), sing, play, learn, share experiences, eat, party and make new friends in a congenial, relaxed, community atmosphere. 

The Festival is staffed by some of the best local dance leaders, teachers and callers in the Midwest and beyond, including Chicago, Milwaukee, Racine, Eau Claire, Madison, Green Bay, Minneapolis/St Paul, Winona, Marquette, South Bend, Dayton, Winnipeg, Omaha and St Louis.   The festival also features musicians and orchestras from around the Midwest and sometimes we have guests from the east and west coasts.

Each night features great parties with live & recorded music in Sister Bay and Ephraim:

• Wednesday - 6th of July Dance Party starts the ball rolling with requests led by various regional leaders using recorded music
• Thursday - Opening Night Dance Party features requests led by various regional leaders and live music provided by Nick Bratkovich
• Friday - Ethnic Dance Party at Sister Bay Village Hall features dance throughs of selected workshop dances and live music provided by Nick Bratkovich and Orkestar Sloboda.
• Friday - The "Stuffed Animal Party" segment of this party provides an opportunity for you to dance with and show off your favorite "Party Animals"
• Friday - Contra/Square Dance Party (til 11pm) at Ephraim Village Hall features calling by Doc Hartnett and Paul Collins with live music provided by Last Gaspé.
• Saturday - Ethnic Dance Party at Sister Bay Village Hall features dancing to live music provided by Nick Bratkovich and Orkestar Sloboda.
• Saturday - Bhangra Dance Party (til 10pm) at Ephraim Village Hall features dancing led by Deepa Devasena.
• Saturday - “Larry Hoey Memorial Folk Dance Olympics” at Saturday's party provides groups and individuals with a chance to show off and strut their stuff in a friendly and fun “competition”
• Sunday - Survivors’ Dance Party in Sister Bay continues to grow in attendance as more people stay over Sunday night. This closing party tends toward the chaortic where dancers take responsibility for running the program and lots of stuff just happens spontaneously, without any of the “traditional” leadership and management of a dance event.
  

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