The Balkana Dance Ensemble

05/24/2020

Thanks for the trip down memory lane Sasa!!

Once upon a time, there was this amazing troupe of people in the beautiful Pacific North-West that danced to the Balkan music. It was a mixture of people from Balkans and America, connected together with friendship, love dance and Lari-Anne's big heart that had a place for all of us. Here are a few....

06/11/2018

Loved spending time with y’all today at our end of the year potluck - have a great summer and see you in the fall!! ❤️

09/30/2017

Mark you calendars!

BALKANA 2017-2018 SCHEDULE

Sun. Sept. 17th - Welcome back!

Every other Sunday

Oct. 1st, 15th, 29th

Nov. 12th

No class Nov. 26th (Thanksgiving weekend)

Dec. 10th

No class Dec. 24th (Christmas Eve)

No class Jan. 7th (Orthodox Christmas)

Jan. 21st

Feb. 4th & 18th

March 4th & 18th

No class April 1st (Easter)

April 15th & 29th

No class May 13th (Mothers Day)

No class May 27th (Memorial Day)

June 10th - Last Class of the season!

02/12/2017

Our official logo is back! Great thanks to one of our early members, Sarah Sarchin, for drawing our logo and a big hvala to Sasha Juric for digitizing it!! Stay tuned for up coming info on our first dance rehearsal!!

09/08/2016

Hey everyone! There is still time to fill out this survey! We would love to hear from you if you are interested in becoming a member of Balkana!

Balkana Dance Ensemble has had a unique perspective on Balkan folk dancing as well as a strong history of dance in the Seattle area. Balkana was started in the early 1990's by Lari-anne Milosavljevic (a former member of the Koleda Dance Ensemble) with a few simple philosophies. That our a

04/07/2014

Duj Duj performed at the Seattle FolkLife Festival!

04/06/2014

Hey Balkana members & friends. Do you have pictures & or video's of the group. We would love to see them. Please post here so they can be shared. Hugs to you all.

02/28/2014

Hope to see all of you this Sat from 2.30pm to midnight at St. Demetrios Church for the best Day of Balkan music, dancing & singing. There are many different bands look them up at www.balkannightnw.com & on fb. A not to miss affair.

balkan music dance live seattle

04/04/2013

Thanks to Anja for this beautiful picture!

A Serbian boy and a Croatian girl . . . the story behind this picture is that the couple fell in love and told their parents that what happened in the past doesn't mean that they couldn't move forward . . .

We hope to always bring the spirit of inclusivity into the Balkana Dance Ensemble!! Everyone is welcome no matter what ethnic background, no matter if you have not one drop of Balkan blood.