Previous conferences of the Italian Folk Art Federation of America have been held in the following locations.<\/p>\n
Dances taught:<\/strong>\u00a0 la Polca di Primavera, la Passeggiata, Abballate Dances taught:<\/strong> I Sette Passi, Tarantella Triscele, Tamburello Dances taught:<\/strong> Tarantella di Fantasia, Tarantella di Girgenti, Tarantella Bim Bom Ba Dances taught:<\/strong> Polca di Lucignano, San Rocco, Bergamasca, La Furlana Bergamasca Dances taught:<\/strong> Passamezzo (Italian Renaissance dance), Sbrando, Tarantella Siciliana Sciacca Tamburello, Knoedeldrahner, Wattentaler Masolka <\/p>\n Dances taught:<\/strong> Gigo from Valle d’Aosta, Dances from le Quattro Province, Saltarello Teramano, Dances from Valle del Savena, Ballo in Dodici, Dancing to Live Music Dances taught:<\/strong> La Catania, Ballo Abruzzese, Tarantella Calabrese Dances taught:<\/strong> Ciccirinella, Tarantella Napoletana, Furlana Ziguzaine Dances taught:<\/strong> Tango Italiano, Mazurca Piemontese, Tarantella Matriccula Dances taught:<\/strong> Saltarello Abruzzese, Trescone all’Allegria, Tarantella Siciliana Dances taught:<\/strong> Tarantella di Carmellina, Pizzica dances of Salento, Valzer Siciliano Dances taught:<\/strong> Laccio d’Amore, Quadriglia Commandata, Mazurca Baronessa di Carini, Mazurca di Vicenzina, Vitti ‘na Crozza Dances taught:<\/strong> Codiglione, Ballo del Fioraio, Tarantella Per Cinque, Laccio d’Amore, Tarantella Palermitana, Giga Occitana Dances taught:<\/strong> Ballo Sardo, Passu Torrau, Codiglione, Ballo dei Carrettieri (Sicilian Whip Dance), Tarantella Siciliana, Countrodanso, Giga, Tresso, Saltarella Amatriciana Dances taught:<\/strong> Sciotis di Lucignano, Tarantella Tasso, Tarantella Fantasia, Quadriglia di Aviano Dances taught:<\/strong> Tarantella Napoletana Peppina, Moresca, Tarantella Montemaranese, Tammorriata Dances taught:<\/strong> Trescone Toscano, Polca di Agrigento, Mazurca Piemontese, Contradanza Siciliana Dances taught:<\/strong> Ribbon Dance of Tagliacozzo, Ballo Sardo, Tarantella Pizzica, Il Merletto, Ballo Sardo, Ballo di San Calo, Children’s Dances: (Stajare and Tintine Tintone) Dances taught:<\/strong> Tarantella, Catina, Mazurca, Peasant Dance<\/p>\n Dances taught<\/b>: La Staja, Sword Dance, La Moresca, Seicento<\/p>\n Dances taught:<\/strong> Conca Abruzzese, Children’s Dances (Stajiletto, Tintine Tintone, Bal del Truc), Tarantella Siciliana, Saltarella di Frosinone, Polca dei Cavalieri, La Piccinina, Abballate, Codiglione, Zoccolitanz Dances taught:<\/strong> Ballo Sardo, Furlana, Quadriglie, Zoccolitanz, Wattentaler Masolka, Knoedeldrahner, Abballati Dances taught:<\/strong> Tarantella di Donda, Ballo Sardo, Ballo del Candeliero, Ballo della Seggiola, Tarantella Allegro, Bal del Truc, Tarantella Tipica Calabrese, Tarantella Siciliana, Tarantella Barese Dances taught:<\/strong> Tarantella Tipica Calabrese, La Veneziana, Tarantella Barese, Tarantella Caprese\/Carmelina, Bal del Truc, Tarantella Turistica, Fischiettando Dances taught:<\/strong> La Torototelle, Il Ciclamin, Children’s Dances, Tarantella Allegra, Saltarello di Romagna, La Veneziana, Mazurca\/Valzer Siciliano Dances taught:<\/strong> Graziella Mazurca, Tarantella Tipica Calabrese, Ballo del Qua Qua, Polca dei Cavalieri, Codiglione, Men’s Sword Dance, Ballo della Vendemmia, Tarantella Tasso Dances taught:<\/strong> Ballo Sardo, Quadriglia di Aviano, Ballo delle Conche, Harvest Dance Dances taught:<\/strong> Italian March, Quadriglia Commandata, Dances learned during IFAFA-led tour of Italy in Spring of 1983 <\/p>\n Dances taught :<\/strong> La Raspa, Italian Mazurca, La Moresca Dances taught:<\/strong> Ballo Sardo, La Furlana, Quadriglia di Aviano, Tarantella Sant’Alfio, Saltarello Abruzzese, Tarantella Tasso, La Ballarella (Tarantella Ciociara) Dances taught:<\/strong> Basic Folk Steps, Quadrilgia di Aviano, Quadriglia Italiana, Tarantella Napoletana Dances taught:<\/strong> Sword Dance of Ischia, Quadriglia, Tarantella Italian Folk Art Federation of America Past Conferences Previous conferences of the Italian Folk Art Federation of America have been held in the following locations. 2019: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dances taught:\u00a0 la Polca di Primavera, la Passeggiata, Abballate Workshops:\u00a0 Italian Children’s Day Camp; Cioccolateria\/Working with Chocolate; Making Ratafia di Ciliegia\/Cherry Liqueur; Glass Fusion; Italian Language; Uncinetto\/Crochet; … <\/p>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong>\u00a0 Italian Children’s Day Camp; Cioccolateria\/Working with Chocolate; Making Ratafia di Ciliegia\/Cherry Liqueur; Glass Fusion; Italian Language; Uncinetto\/Crochet; Genealogy; Mosaico\/Creating\u00a0 Glass Tile-Covered Bottle; Making Cappelletti with Mortadella\u00a0 Mousse Filling<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2017: Rockford, Illinois<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir; Milanese Bobbin Lace-making; Vestedde for St. Joseph’s Day Altar Decorations; Briolate Sausage Bread; Immigrant Histories; Zuppa di Lenticchie; Scopa Italian card game; Italian Superstitions; How to Create a Newsletter like Pappagallo; Italian Christmas Traditions; Speaking Italian; Italian Gift of Music to the World<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2015: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir; Italian Village Life through Folk Songs; Making Traditional Bombonieri Abruzzesi; Il Malocchio: Healing and Italian Superstitions; the Italian National Anthem; Make the Most of your IFAFA Membership: Resources and IFAFA Website<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2013: Boston, Massachusetts<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir; Venetian Mask Making: History and Craft Session; History of Monte Cassino; Italian Folk Tales; Italian Card Games<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2011: Hartford, Connecticut<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir; Cooking Demo; Food & the Unification of Italy; Italian Design; Making Rosary Beads; Italian Migrations in Hartford; Musical Tour of Italy<\/p>\n2009: Las Vegas, Nevada<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Italian Dance Music; Zampogna & Organetto Demonstration; Comparing Watts Towers to Gigli di Nola; Tambourine Workshop; Italian Drinking Songs; Jaw Harp Workshop; Musical Instrument Demonstration; Ballads & Music from le Quattro Province; Music & Songs from Valle del Savena
\nVideos:<\/strong> Watts Towers Tour; Palio in Arona; Mountains of Cheese, Rivers of Wine; Zo\u00e8, Singing Group from Salento, Puglia; Melchiade Benni, Fiddler from Valle del Savena; Carnevale di Ponte Caffaro; Le Sargaillon de Torguor, Dance Group from Valle d’Aosta<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2008: Sacramento, California<\/h2>\n
\n Workshops<\/b>: IFAFA Choir; Carretta Siciliana; Italian Fun and Games; Costumes of the Siena Palio; Antique Lace; Panel of Authors of Books about Italians in California;<\/strong> The Italy-China Connection; How to Start a Dance Group<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2007: Dallas, Texas<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir; Italian Bobbin Lace; Exploration of the Italian Ballad; Italian Mosaics; Accordion Demonstration; Cheese-Making; Home Wine-Making; Giotto Frescoes of Saint Frances of Assisi<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2006: Milwaukee, Wisconsin<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Italian Language, Bomboniere, Palm-Weaving, Italian Liqueurs, Infused Olive Oils, Arte Italiana: The Renaissance, Italian Film: Pane e Tulipani, Italian Games: (Bocce, Tombola, and Scopa)<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2005: Des Moines, Iowa<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Christmas in Italy, St. Joseph Altar, Recruiting Skills, Palm-Weaving, Genealogy, Children’s Day Camp, We Celebrate, Hands-On Cookie-Making, Befana Doll<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2004: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Regional Folk Music, Italian Costumes, Limoncello, Decorative Breads, Film: Pizzicata, Italian Card Games<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2003: Canton, Ohio<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Palm-Weaving, St. Joseph Altar, Conversational Italian, Sistine Chapel, Rosary-Making<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2002: San Francisco, California<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Genealogy, Building Group Membership, Piatti di Buon Ricordo\/Keepsake Plates, Recording an Oral History, Una Storia Segreta, They Brought Them with Them (Folklore, Food, and Traditions)<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
2000: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, St. Joseph Cookies, Video: Lucca, Italian Ornaments, Palm-Weaving, Musica Italiana, Bobbin Lace-Making, Italian Candy<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1999: Milwaukee, Wisconsin<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, IFAFA Website, Italian Language, Historian, Children’s Dance Forum, Palm-Weaving, Headpieces and Costumes, Il Ceppo, Italian Cooking Demonstration<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1997: Buffalo, New York<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Bobbin Lace-Making, Authentic Italian Cooking, Italian Women in History, Regional Songs, Tambourine Instruction, Stereotypes in the Media, Percussion (Hand-Drum) Instruction, Songs of the Alps, Treasuring our Past – Facing our Future, Teaching Italian<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1995: Rockford, Illinois<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Palm-Weaving, Folklore and our Heritage, Italian Traditional Song, St. Joseph Altar, How to Write and Publish a Newsletter, Italian Conversation, Traditional Festivals of Italy<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1993: Dallas, Texas<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Fund-Raising, Festa dei Gigli, Accordion Demonstration, Preserving Family Photos, La Befana Skit for Kids, History and Culture of Italy’s Regions, Italian Pronunciation, Bobbin Lace, Bomboniere<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1992: Columbus, Ohio<\/h2>\n
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1991: Regional Mini-Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin<\/h2>\n
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1990: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Ancient Art of Tablet Weaving, Performance Style, Getting Grants, Simultaneous Singing and Dancing, Catherine de’ Medici and Folk Dancing, Costume Slide Presentation, Palm-Weaving, Proper Singing Techniques<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1989: Utica, New York<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Italian Festivals in Italy, Italian Customs and Traditions in the U.S., Public Relations, Bobbin Lace-Making, Defining Authenticity<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1988: Des Moines, Iowa<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> IFAFA Choir, Quanti: Traditional Calabrian Cookie, Costumes, Palio of Siena,<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1987: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Songs: The Best of Italy, Bobbin Lace-Making, Folk Instruments, Heraldry & Coats of Arms, Wine-Making, Embroidery, Folklore of Southern Italy, Differences in Folk Song Styles between Northern and Southern Italy<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1986: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Sicilian Marionettes, What Is and What Isn’t a Folk Costume, Dances of the Italian-Speaking Swiss, Panel: Performance Authenticity, Songs of the Italian Immigrants, Intarsio (Inlaid Wood Art), Games (Bocce and Borella)<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1985: Monroeville (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Italian Sing-Along, Bobbin Lace Instruction, Folk Songs and Dances for Children, Christmas Music from Sicily, Staging and Presentation of Folklore, Costume Slide Presentation<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1984: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Sicilian Songs, Sheet Music Collection of Italian Folk Music, Recruiting, Managing Folk Groups, Italian Folk Costumes, Italian Cooking<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1983: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Songs learned on Italy Tour, Revival of Folk Interest in Italy<\/p>\n1982: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Choreometrics, Italian Folk Songs, Gli Sbandieratori (Flag-Throwers), St. Rocco Festival, Italian Festas and Festivals, Christmas Carols of Italy<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1981: New Brunswick, New Jersey<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Exercise and Movement, Traditional Folk Instruments, Songs from the Abruzzo, Art of Italian Cooking<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1980: Baltimore, Maryland<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Body Movement for Dance, Proper Breathing Technique and Voice Projection for Singing, Costume Slide Presentation, Italian Folk Tales, Authenticity, Traditional Italian Instruments<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1979: New Brunswick, New Jersey<\/h2>\n
\nWorkshops:<\/strong> Documenting Village Folklore, Public Relations, Warm-Up Exercises for Singing, Value of Authenticity in Folk Art<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
1978: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"