The East European Folklife Center (EEFC) was established in 1982 through the love and dedication of a core group of musicians and dancers. Today, this ever-growing and expanding organization brings together an inclusive, celebratory, and welcoming global community of passionate amateurs and professionals, to respectfully share the richness and complexity of Balkan music, dance, and cultures.
Find out all about our annual East and West Coast Balkan Music & Dance Workshops, affectionately known as Balkan Camp. Learn about the EEFC: how we are structured, how to become a contributor and where you might apply your expertise as a volunteer. Remember to subscribe to the EEFC email Newsletter and get monthly news delivered directly to your inbox.
The wait is over, friends! Registration has begun for the 2024 workshops. Visit the West Coast and East Coast camp pages for all the details on the workshops, sites, teachers—and to fill out a registration form. We truly can’t wait to see you at camp this summer.
EEFC is thrilled to sponsor exciting live online class series and presentations, taught by our amazing workshop and community teachers. Something for everyone, and new offerings every month!
March 2024 courses: Dancing Through Macedonia with Filip Arilon, and Macedonian Musical Dialects Through Clarinet & Saxophone with Stojan Stojanov.
April 2024 courses: Rhodope Kaba Gajda with Peter Aleksiev-Usmivkata; The “How” of Balkan Singing, 2nd Edition, with Michele Simon; and Hungarian Violin from Gyimes, Transylvania, with Csenge Magyar.