San Francisco Zazpiak Bat Dance Group

We would like to dedicate this dance to our members who have passed away this past year, especially Angele Goyeneche and Jean Acheritogaray. Although not from San Francisco, we would also like to honor Isidore Camou.

Although we can't offer you a rack of lamb lunch today at our Basque picnic, we are sharing with you some dances for your enjoyment

Eskerrik asko to the New England Basque Club for hosting a wonderful picnic!

A little from both the performances and our off time. We have all become appreciative of art. Not only is it beautiful, but it is the closest museum and has air conditioning!

Photos by Alain Camou

Photos by Isabelle Bushman

First year dancing!

What happens if you get caught dancing with your hands in your pockets? You hold your ears. Udaleku beware!

The summer schedule is about to kick off! Chino in 2 days for the Southern California Basque Club picnic and NABO convention, and 5 days until DC and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Look here for photos of it all!

3rd practice of the season

Just two more days until the start of Gazteak and Zazpiak bat dance practice! The Zazpiak bat group practices on Saturdays from 9-11. Those born in 2001 and earlier are welcome - especially beginners. The Gazteak group practices on Saturdays from 1-3. Those born in 2008 or before are welcome.

This year the Zazpiak Bat dancers have the honor and pleasure of participating in the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC. We will be performing on July 7, 8, 9, and 10th. Come see us if you are in the area! Please see the link to the festival's home page and schedule. We will be posting photos here on Facebook as we make the trip to DC. More to come! http://www.festival.si.edu/

New uztai in the works

Arnegi / barkoxe in SF - day 1: learning by personal experiences that the hills in the movies really do exist

Yesterday the group went rope climbing, and finished with a bonfire in the mountains with the families. Today we went to see the pastorale "Petti Buhame" in Garindaine. A little warm in the sun, but over 3000 people attending.

Just a few teaser photos from the show in Barkotxe. It was well attended - over 600 people - and a huge success. The dancers did a beautiful job!

Final rehearsal before the show. Friday: a calm day of marathon mud before getting ready this evening.

Poster for the show Bagoaz. First performance will be tomorrow in barkotxe. Second performance will be in arnegi.

Visit to the suspension bridge at holzarte, cheese made in the mountains, and a hike to the lakes

The first days of our exchange ... Arriving in Barcus, practice, and visiting an espadrille factory in mauleon where they are the fourth generation making espadrilles by hand. (Trivia of the day: did you know espartinak were named after the fiber (espart) used to make the soles?)

The 2014 Gazteak group. Great job guys!

Here are a few of our dancers you will be seeing this coming Sunday ...

Urte berri on! As the new year starts, so does dance practice. The Gazteak dance group will rese tomorrow (Jan. 11th) from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. All children turning 7 years old this year or older are welcome.

Our hearts and prayers are with the Heguy / Brown families and the Los Banos community with the passing of Jaime Brown. She touched many lives and will be missed.

Question: how can I justify that second piece of pie at Thanksgiving? Answer: come to Dance 101 tonight at 7!

Come join us tonight for the second night of Dance 101 - fandango, arin arin, jauziak, and more. All are welcome, no experience needed! (BCC, 7:00 pm)

Interested in a brief refresher course on Basque dancing for fun? Dance 101 will be held Tuesdays this November - 7:00 at the BCC. Come join us! The fun starts tonight!

http://videos.tf1.fr//bons-baisers-de-san-francisco-740763 The video features the BCC and Zazpiak Bat dancers starting at 3:30 into the report.

Urte berri on! The 2012 dance year starts with dance practice this saturday, January 7th! The older group practices at the BCC from 10 - 12, and the Gazteak Group (7 and up) will practice from 1:00 - 3:00. Can't wait to see you there!

Come join us at the Iparreko Ibarra Basque Picnic, this Saturday in Lincoln, CA for a day of mus, dancing, music, good food, and good friends. We'll be performing along with the Iparreko Dancers around 2:00 pm. Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Mil esker to everyone who came this weekend! A big thank you to all our dancers and musicians -- we couldn't have done it without you. Thank you to those who came and watched. It was great to see so many old friends. And to those who couldn't make it ... we had a drink for you!

Reminder -- tonight is the final practice before our performance on Saturday!

The Zazpiak Bat group performed for an dinner honoring guests from So. San Francisco sister city, Kishiwada, Japan. We had a great time performing for the large crowd, and finished by inviting the Japanese students to dance polka pik with our group. Here's the link to the news article. There are some great photos of our dancers.

Reminder -- Tonight's dance practice is at 7:30pm! Bring your dancing shoes ....

Agur Deneri! We are trying to put together a list of past dancers to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. If you are a past dancer, please take a moment to click on the link below and fill out the form Please forward to anyone who might be interested! ... Please click on the link to access the form: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform

Also, if anyone has pictures of the dance group throughout the years, please upload them onto the photos. Thanks!

Calling all San Francisco Dancers - past and present! We are getting everyone together to help celebrate the group's 50th Anniversary on Saturday August 27th. Everyone is invited for the photo. Those willing to dance please join us for a short, easy performance. Practices will be on Wednesdays and Mondays 7:30 at the BCC, starting Wednesday, August 10th