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Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble is proud to have partnered with incredible cultural organizations in the Washington DC area, danced on some of the most incredible stages, and shared those stages with inspiring local groups. Here is a list of some of the organizations we have had the fortune of collaborating with:
Dance Groups
Dance Groups
Corazón Folklórico Dance Company, based in Washington, DC, is a non-profit founded in September 2017 dedicated to honoring and preserving the art of ballet folklórico, or traditional Mexican dance. Mexican culture is vibrant and diverse, even within the regions of Mexico. Corazón promotes and celebrates the cultural diversity of Mexico through its dance performances throughout the year and by building a community of passionate dancers from the DMV area. Corazón seeks to create a space where anyone can participate in the joy and art of Ballet Folklórico by offering free classes to adults held at the Spanish Education and Development Center in Petworth and at the Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, DC. To join the free weekly classes email info@corazonfolkloricodc.com. For more information about performances visit CorazónFolkloricoDC.com or our Facebook or Instagram pages.
Founded in 1970 by Aldona Drazdytė, Malūnas has appeared at Presidential Inaugurals, at the Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts, and at Festivals in New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Toronto, and twice in Vilnius, Lithuania. They have appeared on local television programs, and on national TV with PBS. They have even danced at half-time shows of NFL football games. Currently they stay in more traditional venues of dance festivals, and occasionally at the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, DC.
The folk dance group for older dancers, Mituva was founded in October 2013. Each year, the group has participated in all of the annual Baltimore Lithuanian Hall events, various Lithuanian and international festivals, danced at the Lithuanian Embassy, and in the North American Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival. In 2018 the group traveled to Lithuania to participate in the Vardan Tos Song and Dance Festival honoring the 100th anniversary of Lithuania's independence. We invite you to join us!
The SLAVA School offers Ukrainian music and dance lessons in Fairfax, VA, and Bethesda, MD for students from age 4 to adults. They teach styles and techniques from different regions of Ukraine, help build skills, and perform all across the Washington, DC area, including their end-of-year showcase.
Founded in 1982, Tisza's mission is to preserve the dance house movement in the Hungarian diaspora by teaching the original, improvised dances and performing choreographies based on them. Tisza dancers learn this village style before taking part in choreographies. Tisza also holds social dances and sponsors professional folk dance teachers and musicians from Hungary.
Wiślanie Polish Folk Song and Dance Ensemble, Inc. was established in 2019 as an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Polish heritage through artistic expression of song and dance for the communities we serve. The name “Wiślanie” (pronounced Vish-lon-nyeh) comes from a settlement community that settled around the Vistula River or Wisła before Poland became a nation.
Venues
Venues
Dance Place is a center of dance activity in Washington, DC offering performances every weekend, dance classes for adults and kids, and arts in education programs for youth.
The Baltimore Lithuanian Hall, also known by its Lithuanian names, Lietuvių Namai (Lithuanian Home) or Lietuvių Salė (Lithuanian Hall), is the venerable historic building located at 851-853 Hollins Street, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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