Monthly Dance Parties
Schedule Archive
2023 (Belmont, MA, hybrid)
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 31:
- New Year's Eve Party
2022 (virtual and hybrid)
February 5 (virtual)
March 12 (hybrid)
- Pinewoods Band (Concord, MA)
May 7 (virtual)
June 3
- All Girl Band (Belmont, MA)
July 30 (hybrid)
- Pinewoods Band (Concord, MA)
August 27 (hybrid)
- Goatberg Variations (Concord, MA)
September 24
- Cherven Traktor (Concord, MA)
October 29(hybrid)
- Shining Moon (Belmont, MA)
2021
August 7, 2021 (virtual)
- Music: The FAC Living Room Orchestra
September 18, 2021 (virtual)
- Music: The Pixton Poirer Trio
October 23, 2021 (virtual)
- Music: Balkan Fields
December 11, 2021 (virtual)
- Music: the All Girl Band
2020
February 1, 2020
- Music: the All Girl Band (international)
February 22, 2020
- Music: the Pinewoods Band (international)
- FAC’s Annual General Meeting preceded the dance party
May 2, 2020 (virtual)
- Popular dances with live music and commentary
- Music: Tom Pixton and Julia Poirier
2019
February 23, 2019
- Music: the Pinewoods Band (international)
- FAC’s Annual General Meeting preceded the dance party
March 23, 2019
- Dance party celebrating the memory of Erica Zissman
- Music by the All Girl Band (international)
- This dance was FREE and open to all.
April 27, 2019
- Special guests: Plaiurile Dornelor, youth dance and music troupe (Romania)
- Dance workshop, potluck dinner, music session, Romanian dance party with performances
- Masonic Hall, Arlington, MA
May 18, 2019
- Music: Sladka (international)
June 29, 2019
- Music by Goats of Thrones (international)
July 2019
- No dance party this month
August 24, 2019
- Music: Orkestar Banitsa (mostly Balkan)
September 28, 2019
- Music: Shining Moon (international)
October 26, 2019 (Halloween dance)
- Music: the All Girl Band (international)
- Venue: Masonic Temple, Arlington, MA
November 30, 2019
- Music: the Pinewoods Band (international)
December 31, 2019
- 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: Skorosmrtnica (international)
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