Watch this NFO Conference playlist to discover all the amazing things that will be happening at the conference this year in March 2026!

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 [...]