About Balfolk

~ About the next Bal Folk Dance ~

Mon Jun 22

Tue Jul 21

Mon Aug 17

Caras Park Pavilion - Downtown Missoula

7 to 8:30 PM

No charge, but donations always welcomed and appreciated

Hello Dancers!

Join us for a fun evening of dancing along the river! We have had a great year of dancing and will continue with a monthly dance along the river under the embrace of the Caras Park Pavillion.

The focus is on dancing. For those new to Bal Folk -- welcome aboard! We will review the dances and provide instruction, plus there will be other dancers to help everyone along. Come join us! Questions? Send a message through the contact page.

The Dances: Follow this link to a webpage of the dances we have done. Includes brief descriptions with links to sample dance video(s) and music.

Mike Sweet will be leading these evening dances. He has in-depth experience in teaching and performing International Folk Dance and is one of the founders of the Missoula Folklore Society.

Mike was a caller for many contra dances and played accordion in the Montana Country Dance Orchestra -- an informal gathering of musicians interested in playing contra dance music. Recently Mike has been playing button accordion for English Country dances with the More the Merrier band.

Mike discovered Bal Folk about three years ago and attended Bal Folk workshops at the Lady of the Lake Music and Dance Camp in 2024 and Ashokan Dance Camp in 2025. It is with this background and interest that Mike has explored the Bal Folk genre of dance and is looking forward to sharing what he has learned with the Missoula community.