2009 Mendocino Teaching Staff

Levels of Instruction

beg. = beginning (little or no experience with instrument/vocal style);
int. = intermediate (mastered basic techniques of instrument/vocal style);
adv. = advanced (good grounding in instrument/vocal style)

Dance

Michael Ginsburg (Balkan)
Joe Kaloyanides Graziosi (Greek)
Yuliyan Yordanov (Bulgarian)

Instruments & Ensembles

Chris Bajmakovich (accordion)
Vassil Bebelekov (Rhodope gajda & bitov ensemble)
Paul Brown (house bassist, non-teaching)
George Chittenden (clarinet)
Beth Bahia Cohen (Greek & Turkish violin & Trans-Carpathian ensemble)
Bill Cope (Macedonian tambura)
Polly Tapia Ferber (doumbek)
Mark Forry (tamburica)
Valeri Georgiev (Bulgarian kaval)
Michael Ginsburg (brass band)
Christos Govetas (Greek ensemble)
Stoyan Kostov (Bulgarian tambura)
Mark Levy (Thracian gajda & Macedonian village ensemble)
Georgi Petrov (gudulka)
Rumen "Sali" Shopov (tupan)

Singing

Mark Forry (Croatian)
Christos Govetas (Greek)
Brenna MacCrimmon (Turkish)
Eva Salina Primack (Balkan)
Carol Silverman (Romani)
Michele Simon (vocal technique)
Dragi Spasovski (Macedonian)
Tzvetanka Varimezova (Bulgarian)

For the Kids

Frank Garcia (children's dance & activities)
Greg Masaki Jenkins (kids' band)