We are a professional world dance performing company based in Los Angeles, California established in 1978 to preserve, perform and teach traditional folk and ethnic dances from people and cultures around the world. The dance group offers an extensive series of educational and entertaining dance programs for a wide variety of venues such as schools, libraries, festivals, business events, private parties and senior facilities.
The dance company makes its home at the Gypsy Camp Ethnic Arts Center in Los Angeles which also functions as a dance studio and community venue. Educational and culturally diverse Assembly Programs for SCHOOLS which can also include workshops for students and staff. The best in exciting ethnic dance presentations for weddings, PARTIES and other fun occasions.
The dance company makes its home at the Gypsy Camp Ethnic Arts Center in Los Angeles which also functions as a dance studio and community venue. Educational and culturally diverse Assembly Programs for SCHOOLS which can also include workshops for students and staff. The best in exciting ethnic dance presentations for weddings, PARTIES and other fun occasions.
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The Gypsy Folk Ensemble is a world dance performing company featuring the ethnic and folk dances of various cultures. GYPSY, based in Los Angeles, California, was formed in 1978 to preserve, perform and teach traditional folk dances from countries around the world. See this article for further details on our history.
Student Workshops provide an opportunity for students to actively participate in dance and to encourage cooperation and tolerance. Workshops can range from a one-day dance session for a single class to multiple day meetings with several classes. Workshops normally consist of four 45 minute sessions in a day with different classes which introduce students to several folk and ethnic dances from different areas of the world.
The Gypsy Folk Ensemble offers Professional Development training in dance for teachers in California elementary and middle schools as a means to help implement the concept of arts education as part of the school's core curriculum. The Professional Development workshops are two hours in length and are fully interactive sessions.
The Gypsy Folk Ensemble offers an eight-week multi-cultural world dance program designed to provide California state standards based dance education. Its further goals are to encourage active participation in dance, to promote appreciation for cultural diversity, and to use folk dance as a means to stimulate interest in geography and social studies.
The Gypsy Folk Ensemble has a unique and creative series of entertaining and educational world dance programs for children at preschools, summer camps, and other early education facilities. These shows combine a professional dance performance with very active participation in dance for the students.
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