Monthly Dance Parties

Schedule Archive

2023

  • January 28: Flying Squirrel Orchestra
  • February 25: Pixton Poirier Trio & Friends
  • March 25: the Pinewoods Band
  • April 29: Orkestar Banitsa
  • May 20: 99 Goat Balloons
  • September 23: Bulgarika
  • October 28: All Girl Band
  • November 25: Pixton Poirier Trio and Friends
  • December: No dance this month, join us at the New Year's Eve Party

(All dances in Belmont and online)

2022

  • June 3: All Girl Band (Belmont, MA)
  • July 30: Pinewoods Band (Concord, MA and online)
  • August 27: Goatberg Variations (Concord, MA and online)
  • September 24: Cherven Traktor (Concord, MA)
  • October 29: Shining Moon (Belmont, MA and online)

2021

  • August 7: The FAC Living Room Orchestra (online)
  • September 18: the Pixton Poirer Trio (online)
  • October 23: Balkan Fields (online)
  • December 11: the All Girl Band (online)

2020

Dances were in person and virtual.

  • February 1: the All Girl Band (Belmont, MA)
  • February 22: the Pinewoods Band (Belmont, MA)
    FAC’s Annual General Meeting preceded the dance party
  • May 30: (canceled due to Covid-19)

2019

  • January 26: Balkan Fields
  • February 23: the Pinewoods Band (international, Belmont, MA)
    FAC’s Annual General Meeting preceded the dance party
  • March 23: the All Girl Band (international, Belmont, MA)
    Dance party celebrating the memory of Erica Zissman This dance was FREE and open to all.
  • April 27: Special guests: Plaiurile Dornelor, youth dance and music troupe from Romania (Masonic Hall, Arlington, MA) Dance workshop, potluck dinner, music session, Romanian dance party with performances
  • May 18: Sladka (international, Belmont, MA)
  • June 29: Music by Goats of Thrones (international, Belmont, MA)
  • July: No dance party this month
  • August 24: Orkestar Banitsa (mostly Balkan, Belmont, MA)
  • September 28: Shining Moon (international, Belmont, MA)
  • October 26: the All Girl Band (international, Masonic Temple, Arlington, MA)
  • November 30: the Pinewoods Band (international, v)
  • December 31: No dance party this month

2018

January 20, 2018

  • Music: Barbara Pixton and Friends (International)

February 24, 2018

  • Music: The Pinewoods Band (international)
  • FAC’s Annual General Meeting preceded the dance party

March 24, 2018

  • Music: Blajini (international)

April 28, 2018

  • Music: Sladka
  • FREE admission: Milestone Birthday Celebration for Carl Lazarus, Sue Rose, and David Skidmore

May 2018

  • No dance party this month

June 30, 2018

  • Music: Orkestar Banitsa (mostly Balkan)

July 2018

  • No Saturday folk dance party this month

August 25, 2018

  • Music: The Goat Days of Summer (international)

September 22, 2018

  • Music: Shiny Happy Goats

October 27, 2018 (Halloween Dance)

  • Music: the All Girl Band (international)

November 24, 2018 (Thanksgiving weekend dance)

  • Music: Tom Pixton and Friends (international)

December 2018

  • No dance party this month

2017

January 28, 2017

  • Music: Balkan Fields (mostly Balkan)

February 25, 2017

  • Music: The Pinewoods Band (international)
  • FAC’s Annual General Meeting preceded the dance party

March 2017

  • No dance party this month

April 29, 2017

  • Music: Blajini (international)

July 22, 2017

  • Music: Shining Moon (international)

August 26, 2017

  • Music: Sladka

September 23, 2017

  • Music: Pumpkin Spice Goat (international)

October 28, 2017 (Halloween Party)

  • Music: the All Girl Band (international)

November 25, 2017 (Thanksgiving weekend dance)

  • Music: by Eine Kleine Goatmusik (international)

December 2017

  • No dance party this month

2016

January 30, 2016

  • Music: Orkestar Banitsa (Balkan)
  • Guest performance by Dapper Rapper sword team

February 27, 2016

  • Music: The Pinewoods Band (international)
  • FAC’s Annual General Meeting preceded the dance party

March 26, 2016

  • Music: Balkan Fields (mostly Balkan)

April 2016

  • No dance party this month

May 21, 2016

  • Music: Shining Moon (international)
  • FREE party celebrating the 30th wedding anniversaries of Sue & Bill Rose, and Almas Dossa & Ron Wilkinson

September 24, 2016

  • Music by Patrick Yacono, Julia Poirier, Gawain Thomas, Dana Sussman, Brian Wilson, and Yaron Shragai (international)

October 29, 2016 (Halloween party)

  • Music: the All Girl Band (international)

November 26, 2016

  • Music: Pokémon GOAT (international)

December 2016

  • No dance party this month