Petaluma's Best Balkan Folk Dance Music
750 audiotape dance tunes in new mp3 format
Petaluma Snap-y Dancers continues the tradition of southern Sonoma County international folk dances and dance instruction begun in 1983 through the Santa Rosa Junior College. Weekly programs include selections of favorite dances from the past.
Most of the audiotape collection has been converted to digital mp3 format. You can listen to nearly 750 of your favorite international folk dance tunes on your home computer, mp3 player or IPod. Teachers can run their programs from their IPod or laptop.
The entire converted collection has been placed on either a single data-DVD or a 4GB flash drive for distribution to all current or former southern Sonoma County folk dancers. It is organized into eight folders:
- 0. Cover & Contents (.pdf)
[2 Pages - 791 KB: Petaluma's Best Balkan Folk Dance Music] - 1. Read Me file (.pdf)
[2 Pages - 416 KB: The new mp3 collection, how it was made and how to use it] - 2. Collection Index (.pdf)
[8 Pages - 284 KB: Music files in folders I, II amd III - organized by country] - 3. Alphabetical Index (.pdf)
[5 Pages - 333 KB: A single, aphabetical list, arranged by title] - I. 1st String Recordings
[292 First choice recordings: The most requested for dances or classes] - II. 2nd String Recordings
[206 mp3 recordings: Good back-ups, and other memorable dance tunes] - III. Restricted Recordings - For dance teachers & administrators
[243 mp3 recordings - Widely used, but possibly copyright sensitive] - IV. Selected Teaching Notes (.pdf)
[30 Pages - 697 KB: Step and styling for 154 common Balkan folk dances]
The five .pdf files can be downloaded here. For more information about the collection contact stevayla@sonic.net.