CHANGES TO WEEKEND:

Now Saturday & Sunday instead of Friday-Saturday.

Saturday Afternoon Dance Party added; evening festivities in Lancaster canceled.

Saturday's beginner session is now scheduled for 1:30pm and is FREE to those attending the dance party that follows; just $10 for all other participants!

Advanced workshop is now two: session previously scheduled for Friday has been split into two sessions, Saturday morning and Sunday morning.

Saturday, May 30

Bulgarian Music and Dance with Yuli and Vlado. See section below for full ticket details.

At Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church
5501 Locust Lane, Harrisburg Directions

• 10:00 am Advanced Bulgarian Dancing (session I) $16/$12/$10
• Light Lunch included with workshops
• 1:30 pm Beginner Dance Class $10 for all participants (free to party-goers)
• 2:30 pm Dance Party with Yuliyan (tapan) and Vlado (accordion) $18/$14/$10
• 6:00 pm Pot-Luck, for anyone staying for contra dancing
• 8:00 pm Contra dancing for "Locust Lane Contra Dance" series, $10 at the door

Sunday, May 31

At The Movement Center
2134 North Second St, Harrisburg Directions

• 9:30 am Advanced Bulgarian Dancing (session II) $16/$12/$10

Bulgarian In The Park

Due to scheduling difficulties, this part of the weekend has been canceled.

Ticket Info

Beginner Session:

• Free to party-goers; $10 for all other participants

For each advanced workshop:

• $16 General Admission

• $12 for SFMS Members

All Events:

• $10 Students

  — ages 3 to 22 — for each event

• SFMS Members Save!

• 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

Locust Lane Contra Dance:

• $10 at the door

The Performers:

About Yuliyan Yordanov

A native of Doyrentsi, a village in the Lovech region of north central Bulgaria, Yuliyan Yordanov was raised by his grandparents and learned dancing at a young age. After graduating from the acclaimed Academy of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv, he worked professionally as a dance director, choreographer, and Bulgarian folk dance instructor.

Since moving to the U.S. a few years ago, Yuli has taught Bulgarian dancing primarily in the Midwest. In Chicago, he leads the dance groups "Nashencheta" and "Mitronija" of Sveta Sophia Bulgarian Orthodox Church. In Milwaukee, he is a choreographer for the "Na Lesa Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble". For two years he served as choreographer of the younger group of "St. Sava Junior Dancers" at the Serbian Cultural Center. He has also choreographed regional Bulgarian dance suites for Ensemble Narodno in Madison, Wisconsin. As a musician, Yuli performs on tupan, tambura, and vocals with Malo Selo folk band in Madison.

SFMS first heard about him from the Nashville and Chicago groups, with a resounding "second" from dancers in Washington, D.C., who attended his classes at Bakanske Igre Spring Festival in Chicago. We co-coordinated his wildly successful East Coast tour in Fall 2006, in collaboration with dance groups in Bethesda and Princeton.

About Vlado Mollov

- Visit Vlado's MySpace page
- Check out his debut CD on CDBaby!

Born in 1983 to a family of wedding musicians, Vladimir was inspired by the sounds of the accordion from early childhood. Even at age 18 months he "played" his little accordion alongside his father at a wedding.

At age seven he began accordion lessons with the nationally recognized pedagogue Nadejda Nicheva in Kazanluk, Bulgaria. Later he studied with other nationally- and internationally-acclaimed accordion artists. As a young teen he was taking home top prizes from world-class accordion competitions, and earning praise for his virtuosic performances.

At 13 he participated in an accordion competition in Vladivostok, Russia, and placed fourth. At 15 he placed first in the International Competition for Accordion and Guitar in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria; received fourth place in the World Accordion Competition in Castelfidardo, Italy; and placed second in the national accordion competition in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where he received a special award for virtuosic performance of folk music. During his senior year in high school he received a first award in the national competition for variety music and jazz on accordion in Novi Pazar, Bulgaria.

From 2002 to 2004 he was a member of the Duquesne University Tamburitzans and he performed over 350 shows with the ensemble. He also arranged music for several of the dances and as instrumental numbers on the shows, fulfilled the position of a combo leader and performed a solo piece in every show.

Vladimir is currently working on composing, arranging and recording a solo accordion album featuring folklore, jazz and some new experimental fusion styles. Visit Vlado's MySpace page to learn more and hear music samples.