INTERNATIONAL   FOLK   DANCE   TOUR       2011

Folk Dancers members of the Ethnic Express International Folk Dance group of Las Vegas and their friends from California - Utah  and North Carolina came to dance, visit and enjoy the Mondial des cultures International folk cultural festival and Montreal and Quebec city.

Have a look at the joy we had during our trip and what people thought of it... !

Sandi of North Carolina 

... Dear dear  dear André - Mucho gracias - Merci merci.  The best guide ever! So very happy to make a new ami! Love and Hugs.  

  From Nevada 

We have so many wonderful memories. Thanks to you. Your generosity and open heart have touched us. Thank you for opening a new world to us.  Love Michelle and Symme 

  & Meta - also from Nevada said 

Thank you so much for a delightful time and all your help.  Much Love to you

/////////////////////////////  Here are some pictures of our adventures //////////////

 

At the Olympic site of Montreal's 1976 Olympic  - 

We are going up the World's  most incline tower - 45 degree 1976_olympic_stadium_2_2_h2m.jpg

 ......And we danced on Mount Royal with the Montreal's folk dancers

 

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Walked around the famous PLATEAU MONT ROYAL - Painters, writers, comedians great spot

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 Got around OLD MONTREAL -  Pierre Calvet house is dated 1770  pic_1_-pierre_du_calvet_house_1770-71_2_h2m.jpg

 Melanie Awinonkie Savard of the HURON - WENDAT family, dances for us.

She also explained how the communion and spiritual journey made her choose the bird and inspire her for her dress and her dancing.wendake_2_2_h2m.jpg

Priestess Andicha Sondakwa  (Moon of the Eagle) teaches us

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AND we kept on dancing ....

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 INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE TOUR    2012

 

Jerry Duke - San Francisco

  " Thanks, Andre, we had a great time and thanks a ton for the music and notes.  I will introduce some of that stuff to my group in the fall."

 

Turkish_CYPRUS_2.JPG  Turkish Cyprus performing in Drummondville

 

Wool_factory_1.JPGHistorical visit of a water powered wool factory

 

Wool_factory_2.JPGGuided tour - technics explained

 

Mountain_3.JPG  Dancing with Montreal folk dancers -

 

   Cristian__Sonia_1.JPG Never know who will show up for dancing in Montreal -

Here, Jill, Jerry and Lauren got a nice visit with Cristian and Sonia  

Gourmet_diner_native_style.JPGIn Wendake,

at the Premières Nations Hotel, time for a Gourmet Diner

 

Gourmet_1.JPG   YES .... GOURMET native style ... Gourmet_2.JPG

 

 Followed by a Huron Wendat dance workshop 

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Quebec_guards.JPG Enjoying a traditional English Changing of the Guard Guard.JPG

 

Meeting_Louis_XIV.JPG  Or

metting Louis the XIV on the Royal Place where Quebec city was founded in 1608