MIT Folk Dance Club
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The MIT Folk Dance Club is one of the most significant folk dance institutions in the northeastern US.
Origin
International
Advanced Balkan and Eastern European
Israeli
A separate Israeli-only session began in the spring of 1970, started by Mark Horenstein, Herb Lin, and Avi Yascowitz. Israeli dancing was on Thursday nights up through September 15, 1977. After a week's hiatus for Yom Kippur on the 21/22, dancing moved to Wednesday nights starting on September 28.
Contra
Marathons
Beach Parties
References
Home page of the MITFDC.
Arthur Saltzman's history page, including old playlists and videos.
Herb Lin's paper (pdf) on the history of the MITFDC, written ca. 1977.