Laguna Folkdancers Festival 2012 Teachers
Michael Ginsburg
Michael Ginsburg has been on the staff of most major folk dance camps in the US and has also given workshops in Europe, South America and Asia. He is regularly on the teaching staff of the EEFC Balkan Music and Dance Workshops both at Mendocino, CA and Rock Hill, NY.
Michael is well known as a clear and concise teacher. His teaching methods are unique, and give workshop attendees a chance to practice and eventually own the material presented. He incorporates a blend of music and dance in his workshops with the idea that dancing is a form of making music. He also brings live music to his workshops as he plays the trumpet along with recordings. Michael is the director of Zlatne Uste, Balkan Brass Band. He also plays trumpet with Kavala Brass Band, and is the percussionist with Cherven Traktor, a group that plays traditional Macedonian and Bulgarian folk music.. | Jerry and Jill Duke
Jerry Duke has been teaching European and American folk dance for over 40 years. He introduced Cajun dance to the international folk dance community in the early 80s and was one of the first to popularize Appalachian dance.
He was dancer and choreographer for the Aman, Dobre, and Khadra Folk Ensembles, and the Appalachian Celebration Company. His choreographies have been presented at major concert halls and festivals throughout the US and in Europe. He has also directed many folk dance events including the SF Kolo Festival, San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, and the annual World Cultures Dance and Music Concert at SFSU. He is Professor Emeritus of Dance History and Ethnology and former Chair of the Dance Department at San Francisco State University. Jill has been an elementary Montessori teacher for 10 years teaching dance as part of the curriculum and partner teaching with Jerry at workshops for 24 years. These include Mendocino Folklore, Texas Thanksgiving, Salt Springs Island, and Stockton Folkdance camps. |
