Loui Tucker is a phenomenon on the West Coast, where she has been performing and teaching Israeli and international folk dance for 40 years. A beloved teacher both at home in the Bay Area and at dance camps across the country, she is also an active leader in the dance community.

Loui will present International Folk Dance material appropriate for all levels. Beginners are most welcome!

The Movement Center

2134 N Second St, Harrisburg, PA 17110 Directions

Ticket Info:

• $16 General Admission

• $12 SFMS Members

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• $10 Students

  — ages 3 to 22
• Admission is at the door. No advance registration required.
• For more information, call Bart at 717-234-3844
  or email bart.carpenter (at) sfmsfolk.org

About Loui Tucker

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Loui Tucker is a phenomenon on the West Coast, where she has been performing and teaching Israeli and international folk dance for 40 years. Her Monday night Israeli dance class in Sunnyvale is one of the most popular dance venues in Northern California and draws 100 dancers each week. In addition, Loui teaches an international dance class in Saratoga CA that celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2010.

Loui served as President of the Northern California Folk Dance Federation (2009-2011). She is also an active member of the National Folk Organization (NFO) and a member of its board of trustees. In 2009 she joined the Committee that runs Stockton Folk Dance Camp at the University of the Pacific.

In addition to her weekly classes in the Bay Area, Loui is a popular instructor of both Israeli and international dances. She has taught the "Beginner/Repertoire" component of Camp Ramah Rikkudiah (CA), Camp Hess Kramer (CA), Chagigah Dance Camp (WI) and Mainewoods Dance Camp. She also presented Israeli dances at the Camellia Festival in Sacramento CA and has had very successful stints at Stockton Folk Dance Camp in 2003 and 2006.

In the 1990s Loui wrote many dance-related articles for The Grapevine, a newsletter devoted to Israeli folk dance. One of those articles was "Are You a Dance-aholic?" Once it was posted on the internet, it quickly took on a life of its own. It was translated into at least four languages, adapted and added to for several other types of dance, and edited for production on a t-shirt! Her collection of written dance notations once filled eight linear feet of binders on a shelf in the garage. They have since been scanned and reside on a few CDs.

Loui currently writes for Let's Dance magazine, published by the Folk Dance Federation of California (North), and her articles are frequently reprinted in other dance-related publications. Most recently she wrote a series of articles about how to start, grow, and maintain a dance group.