Come dance with us on Tuesday evenings at Charles Rummel Centre in Burnaby from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Doors open at 6:45 to get ready for the warm-up dances starting at 7:00. Drop-in is $7. First time is FREE. No partner or costume required.
Join us weekly for this free Balkan and International dancing afternoon on Zoom. Tune in at 12:45 pm for chat time and we dance from 1:00 – 3:00 pm (Pacific Time). Our monthly parties are the last Wednesday of every month from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Pacific Time). All party dances are led by one of our team members.
To join our Wednesday afternoon Zoom session, click on the link below.
Passcode: Bifd (Upper case B followed by lower case ifd)
Our tenth Lyrids Folk Dance Festival will happen April 19-21, 2024 at Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall an hour drive east of Vancouver, BC, Canada. Our guest teachers are Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion presenting Romanian dances and Tom Bozigian & Sheree King presenting Armenian dances. Saturday evening will have live music with Zakuska from Seattle, WA and on Friday evening we’ll dance your favourite dances. Note that any registration that includes a lunch or dinner must be made by April 10th. But you can still come at the last minute – for a teaching session or a party on Friday or Saturday nights. For more info and to register https://lyridsfolkdancefestival.org/
LYRIDS SHOP: Check your closet! We are taking donations for selling at the shop – any ethnic or ethnic-style clothing, cool souvenirs etc. We would be grateful. There will be a bin to receive donations at Tuesday dancing.
Consignment: if you wish to sell any special costumes by consignment please also bring them on hangers with a written description and the price you wish to receive. The shop will display and sell them while retaining a 15% commission. Downloadable forms are on the Lyrids website:
