Zaibas Lithuanian Dancers of Madison
The dance troupe preserves and promotes Lithuanian culture through dance and other activities, performing at community events in Dane and Sauk counties. The Zaibas repertoire includes most of Lithuania's favorite folk dances, staged in full national costume.
Zaibas appears annually at the Madison International Folk Festival,
Celebrate Madison and Madison Sister Cities events. Partially funded by
Madison/Vilnius Sister Cities, Zaibas sponsors the Lithuanian Independence
Day Commemoration in February, a Lithuanian "Kucios" Christmas Party in
December and a summertime picnic. It is also a participant in the
quadrennial International Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival, "Sokiu Svente,"
and has danced in Chicago, Toronto and Vilnius. In September 2002, Zaibas was invited to represent Wisconsin at a cultural festival in Wisconsin's Sister State of Chiba, Japan.
Zaibas welcomes new members, whose only requirement is commitment.
Contact: Nijole Etzwiler
Phone: 608-356-6549
Email Address: netz@g2a.net
Address: 321 Fourth Ave.
City: Baraboo Zip: 53913
Web site URL: www.madisonvilnius.org/zaibas/index.html
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