Balkan Festivals Northwest

Balkan Festivals Northwest The best little Balkan music & dance camp in the Pacific Northwest. Next camp is August 29 - September 1, 2025.

Stoyan is a master of Bulgarian tambura. He will be teaching tambura class and entertaining us at night with the Flying...
08/20/2026

Stoyan is a master of Bulgarian tambura. He will be teaching tambura class and entertaining us at night with the Flying BGs pick up band of top notch Bulgarian musicians from around the country. Here's a snip from tambura class at another camp: https://youtu.be/lGZltYL1SFA?si=mndEXQZg7P0COSjR&t=213

08/18/2026

The Balkanalia planning committee is ecstatic that we'll have the full line up of Taman for our evening dance parties. Can't commit to a full weekend? Come to an evening dance party! See the schedule and pre-register: https://balkanalia.org/evening-parties/

Today we're highlighting a new to us teacher! Ivan Velev - super talented and fun teacher. If you are tupan curious, n...
08/14/2026

Today we're highlighting a new to us teacher! Ivan Velev - super talented and fun teacher. If you are tupan curious, now's your chance to take a class with one of the best! Check out this drum badassery: https://youtu.be/g6covmXihLk?si=2-pAlygmapBMO7Ci Then register for camp (balkanalia.rg)

We are so happy that Susan Reagel is teaching again this year! She will be assisted by Jana Ashbrook Filcich. This video...
08/12/2026

We are so happy that Susan Reagel is teaching again this year! She will be assisted by Jana Ashbrook Filcich. This video features Susan at the front of the Pontic line - you can see Jana about five people later - there might be some Pontic dances at camp, but we're not promising. balkanalia.org
classes, evening dance parties, delicious meals!

This just in: If you can't commit to a full weekend of Balkan music and dance, but still want to join in for some of th...
08/12/2026

This just in: If you can't commit to a full weekend of Balkan music and dance, but still want to join in for some of the fun - come to an evening dance party! They're only $35 and you can register ahead.
Bonus band on Saturday: Chubritsa from Arcata will be doing a special tribute honoring the life of John Filcich, a long time pillar of the Balkan Folk Dance community. Register here: https://balkanalia.org/evening-parties/

Announcing the 2026 Balkanalia t-shirt! With beautiful artwork by Susan Reagel and design work by Kathy Fors, These babi...
08/10/2026

Announcing the 2026 Balkanalia t-shirt! With beautiful artwork by Susan Reagel and design work by Kathy Fors, These babies wil be classic black tees. You can order now for pick up at camp. And good news! If you can't make it to camp, you can still order a shirt - for an extra delivery fee, or have a friend pick it up at camp. Order now! https://balkanalia.org/2026-t-shirt/

Meet Seattle's own Jana Rickel! She will be teaching our Beginner's Balkan class with some Romanian dances thrown in fo...
08/07/2026

Meet Seattle's own Jana Rickel! She will be teaching our Beginner's Balkan class with some Romanian dances thrown in for extra fun. She's a great teacher with years of experience as a teacher, dancer, musician and singer. The whole package.

If you want to see what a class might be like, here's a video of Jana teaching a dance:
https://videopress.com/v/LXG2iaOJ

Meet the teacher Petar Aleksiev! Petar will be playing gaida in the Bulgarian evening band, and during the day will be ...
08/03/2026

Meet the teacher Petar Aleksiev! Petar will be playing gaida in the Bulgarian evening band, and during the day will be teaching our Bulgarian Ensemble class! Here's a clip of a performance with the Seattle Bulgarian Voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNWvZ0GHMEg Join us at Balkanalia.org

Your regularly schedule content will return tomorrow. But we wanted to make sure you know that TODAY is the last day to...
07/31/2026

Your regularly schedule content will return tomorrow. But we wanted to make sure you know that TODAY is the last day to register for Balkanalia with early bird pricing. Hop on it: https://balkanalia.org/

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