To advance and preserve folk arts representing national, local and ethnic customs as they exist throughout the United States of America; to promote and encourage the exchange of folk dance and dance related to folklore in the USA and abroad and to effectively network those who support these objectives.

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  • 2023 NFO Conference

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    Trinitarian Congregational Church Walden Street, Concord, MA, United States
    Networking, moving, and lots of live music! Just what you all asked for at the end of the 2022 Conference. If you have a passion for folk arts, come meet, learn, and mingle with others that feel the same way.…

  • IFC Folkdance Camp 50th Anniversary

    Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake Road, Hopewell Junction, NY, United States
    IFC 50th Anniversary ONSITE ONLY Run by Murray, Randi, Joan Hantman Featuring Maurits & Tineke van Geel. Details and Registration: ifc-ny.com May 12-14, 2023 Circle Lodge Scenic Sylvan Lake Hopewell Junction, NY

  • Statewide 2023 in San Pedro

    Wigwam Sequoia Tribe Hall Shepard Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    ONSITE ONLY Workshop with Miroslav 'Bata' Marcetic (Serbian) & Joan Hantman (Israeli) The Friday evening party features the bands Sans Frontières and Veselba. Saturday musicians are the band Tizdia from San Diego. Healthy meals and a colorful T-shirt may be ordered in advance. Sunday features…

  • June Camp 2023

    Trinity International University Half Day Road, Bannockburn, IL, United States
    Annual June Camp ONSITE at Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL (Chicago area) Zoom hybrid of parties Workshop with Tineke & Maurits van Geel Presenting Roma, Armenian & International Dances Live Music for parties with Tom Pixton and the June…

  • Scandia Camp Mendocino 2023

    Mendocino Woodlands Little Lake Road, Mendocino, CA, United States
    Scandia Camp Mendocino 2023 will take place in person June 10-17. This year we will feature the dance and music from Hallingdal in Norway and Föllinge in Sweden. Coming up fast! >> Scandia Camp registration closes June 1. Camp includes dance…

  • Door County Folk Festival 2023

    Kress Pavilion Church Street, Egg Harbor, WI, United States
    Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) Jul 7-9 (Fri-Sun) - In-Person Event - Parties & Discussions, Presentations will be Zoomed 44th Annual Door County Folk Festival in Egg Harbor, WI and Online Workshops with the "Best of" Regional Dance Leaders Great…

  • Stockton Folk Dance Camp 2023

    University of the Pacific 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA, United States
    Our 76th Camp will feature returning as well as first time Guest Artists. 2023 in-person Camp will be held on: Week 1 - July 16 - 22 Week 2 - July 23 - 29 Dance Teachers – Roberto Bagnoli –…

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National Folk Organization of the United States of America

Our Mission: Provide resources, networking, programming, and education in order to encourage respect for cultural traditions through research, preservation, advancement, and dissemination of information. We support all folk dance and folk arts advocates in furthering these goals.

Our  Vision: Promote advancement and sharing of cultural traditions in order to keep them alive as treasures for the world.

Our Values:

Synergy: NFO fosters connections and mutual awareness to strengthen community involvement in cultural traditions.

Respect: NFO respects cultural traditions and the people that create and practice them.

Diversity: NFO supports a wide range of viewpoints and practices pertaining to cultural traditions.

Education: NFO believes that obtaining knowledge relating to cultural traditions is essential to their practice and preservation.

Curiosity: NFO encourages everyone to be curious about cultural traditions, and to approach such traditions with the goal of appreciative inquiry.

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