Published by Bob Dalsemer on the Pourparler Google Group: “Raz" means once. Russians count off something (essentially) once, two, three, rather than one, two, three. It’s idiomatic! I majored in [...]

NFO members - INSURANCE UPDATE The NFO Liability Insurance Policy for this next year has been approved.  For those members who are required to show Proof of Insurance, or to [...]

Dancing, food, friendship, & tributes! This edited Zoom video includes highlights of the Sunni Bloland Celebration of Life Event held Sunday, August 17, 2025, at Ashkenaz in [...]

European and Middle Eastern Folk Dance by Andrew Carnie is now available online as an open-access resource. This new folk dance book is organized into the following sections: What [...]

Use it to travel to the 2026 NFO Conference in Durham, NC!

People dance when they are happy but, as dance psychologist Peter Lovatt reveals, dancing results in a potent cocktail of feel-good brain chemicals, greater social bonding and enhanced creativity, all [...]

NFO members - INSURANCE UPDATE The NFO Liability Insurance Policy for this next year has been approved.  For those members who are required to show Proof of Insurance, or to [...]