June 15, 2026, Playlist, Valle e Dhardes (Albania), Dancing Weekly in June

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Hi, dancers,

Monday dancers enjoyed the Albanian dance, Valle (dance) e Dhardes. 

This is a lovely dance that is danced with scarves and is from a charming 

mountain village, famous for its stone houses. 

It was introduced by Yves Moreau.

 

Albania is in the news this week because an impeccably groomed American 

couple, while sailing the strategic Otranto strait between the Ionic and Adriatic 

Seas, "discovered," an undeveloped Albanian island (Savan) and a 

pristine Albanian shoreline, home to flamingos, loggerhead turtles and 

hundreds of protected species, 

So, they bought the island from Albania's prime minister in order to build an 

enormous luxury resort, and they have plans for the shoreline as well.  

And the Albanian people? They are enraged and have been protesting

in what is called the "Flamingo Revolution."  Our hopes are with the Albanian 

people as they try to save their irreplaceable natural areas, Savan Island

and the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape.

Dancing weekly Mondays and Fridays in June.  

Friday dancing will be at the 

Southfield Clubhouse on June 19th. 

Friday dancing at the BACC

will resume on the 26th.

Playlist, June 15, 2026

1. Nevesto Crven Trendafil (Bulgaria)

2. Moj Maro, Moj Marine (Albania)

3. Rumelaj (Roma)

4. He Cane (Kurdish)

5. Ehun Alargunen Dantza (Basque)

6. Swing Criollo (Costa Rica)

7. Sira (Bulgaria)

8. Diu Xie (Tibet)

9. Cintecul Iedului (Romanian Jewish)

10. Siriul (Romania)

11. Hoe Ana (Tahiti/Raratonga)

12. Adjon az Isten (Hungary)

13. Hora de la Soroca (Romania/Moldova)

14. Koritsa (Albania)

15. Senin Canina (Turkey/Kurdish)

16. Hora Spoitorilor (Romania)

17. Balada LeMa’ayan (Israel)

      Video: https://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/2018/01/balada-lamaayan-israel.html

18. Valle e Dhardes (Albania)

     Video: https://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/2018/10/valle-e-dardhes-albania.html

19. Dospatsko (Bulgaria)

20. Trava Trava (Greece)

21. Sao Como os Meus, Olhos Teus (Brazil Sacred Circle)      

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Friday Dancing at the Southfield clubhouse, June 19

Villa Pointe Clubhouse, 7 pm

19600 Villa Drive North, Southfield, 48076 

$10   

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At BACC on the 26th.

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Monday Dancing in RO - weekly

Mahaney Meininger Center, 7:30 pm

3500 Marais, Royal Oak, 48073 

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