Past Veselo Festivals

YearTeachersFlyerDances
2023Ahmet Lüleci
Turkish
Festival Flyer
2022Local Online Festival (due to Covid pandemic)
2021Local Online Festival (due to Covid pandemic)
2020Steve Kotansky
Albania/Balkans
Festival FlyerBistrichka Kopanica
Kumanovka
Oro de Batrenjaca
Petričko Horo “Selenik”
Romsko Phuro Pharo Oro
Shetnala se Mitro
Tallava
Valle Beratche Korchare
Valle Chamë e Shpejt
Valle për Hajreddin Pasha - maybe
Vallja e Pllanës
Zek Zek Dadumle
2019Joe Kaloyanides Graziosi
Greek & Pontic
Festival FlyerAnaforitsa-Kalon Koritsa-Serenitsa (Pontic)
Armensko (Tso Tso) (Greek Macedonia)
Baiduska Boyialitiki (Thrace)
Dipat (Pontic)
Gaida Vasi (Greek Macedonia)
Gaitani (Greek Islands)
Kleftes Veltsistini (Epiros)
Milissou (Thrace)
Paitouska (Arnaouta) (Greek Macedonia)
Papisios (Thrace)
Pende Pallikaria (Epiros)
Ters (Pontic)
Tsamiko Ritini (Epiros)
Yuvarladum (Pontic)
Zonaradikos (Thrace)
2018Tineke van Geel & Maurits van Geel
Armenian & Balkan/Rom
Festival FlyerAthela Mou (Roma-Greece, choreographed by the van Geels based on traditional Greek steps, to music from "Songs of Greece's Gypsies")
Cine Are Noroc Are (Roma-Rumania)
Ivushki (Roma-Russian)
Makedonska Gajda (Roma-Macedonia)
Mare Nunta (Roma-Rumania)
Naroy Naroy (Armenia, Moush and Sasoun region, in present-day Turkey)
Shatagi Shoror (Armenia, southwest of Lake Van in present-day east Turkey)
Syrtós Kitrínou (Roma-Greece, created by the van Geels “ to a gypsy melody from Greece”)
Tou Paradeisou Lemonia (Greece, choreographed by Tineke & Maurits van Geel to this Greek song)
Trabzoni Bar (Armenia, Trabzond region, formerly western Armenia, present-day Turkey)
2017Cristian Florescu & Sonia Dion Romanian 2017 Festival FlyerFestival FlyerBătuta de la Costeşti (Basarabia)
Capra şi Cerbul (Bucovina)
Ciorba de curcan (Oltenia)
De trei ori pe după masă (Bucovina)
Hora pe Şase (Basarabia)
Hora veche (Muntenia)
Mascaţii (Moldova)
Zi măi Văsăli (Maramureş)
2016Michael Ginsburg BalkanFestival FlyerCiganski Orijent (Serbia) other link
Gajda Malishevsko
Haskovska Lesa (Bulgaria)
Lissavo
Ovčepolsko Osogovka (11/8)
Teško Puče Puška (Serbia)
Žensko Pušteno (11/8)
2015Yuliyan Yordanov
Bulgarian
Festival FlyerBachkovsko
Doyrenska Râčenica
Ispaiche
Krivo Sadovsko Horo
Petrunino
Shterkolyovata 11-measure
Shterkolyovata 12-measure
Yankinata
2014Ahmet Lüleci
Turkish
Festival FlyerAdı Ceyran
Ağır Hava
Dik Halay
Elmaların Yongası
Gül Aliye
Gün Ola
İnaduna
Lê Bukê
Mavilim
Üç Kız Bir Ana
Vardalı
2013Steve Kotansky
Albanian, Rom
Festival FlyerBugarka
Gajda Ashkalit
Gajda Hor
Graovsko Oro
Hasan Aga
Kyuchek – Rak Taki Tak
Maleševsko
Mališevsko
Romsko Nevestinsko
Serbez Donka
Valle e Isuf Arapit
Valle e Përmetit
Vallja “Hajde Merre Furkën”
Vallja e Rrajcës
2012Joe Graziosi
Greek
Festival FlyerAptaliko
Kalamathianos
Kori Mi Paringile
Paiduska
Pendozali
Samiotikos
Sofka
Syrtos Naxiotikos
Tessera Matia Dhio Kardhies
Uchayun
2011Željko Jergan
Croatian
Festival FlyerAj Lipo Ti Je
Al Je Lijepo
Čizme Moje
Cupanica
Derite Se Čizme Moje
Goričani
Hopa Dina
Jabuke/Marice Kolo
Kolo u Dvi Strane
Na Dvi Strane Kolo
Šano Dušo
Šokačko Kolo
2010Daniel Sandu
Rom, Romanian
Festival Flyer
2009Iliana Bozhanova
Bulgarian
Festival Flyer
2008Steve Kotansky
Albanian, Rom
Festival Flyer
2007Tom Bozigian
Armenian
Festival Flyer
2006Michael Ginsburg
Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Rom
Festival Flyer
2005Iliana Bozhanova
Bulgarian
Festival Flyer
2004Željko Jergan
Croatian
Festival Flyer
2003Tom Bozigian
Armenian
Festival Flyer
2002Ahmet Lüleci
Turkish
Festival Flyer
2001Petur Iliev
Bulgarian
Festival Flyer
2000Larry Weiner and Ronald Wixman
1999Željko Jergan
Croatian, Albanian, Gypsy
Festival Flyer
1998Ahmet Lüleci
Turkish
1997Jaap Leegwater
Bulgarian
1996?
1995Dick Crum, Petur Iliev
Bulgarian, Balkan
1994Joe Graziosi
Greek
1993Bora Gajicki
Serbian
1992Petur Iliev
Bulgarian
1991Marilyn Wathen & Ronald Wixman
French, Balkan
1990Dick Crum
Balkan
1989Nicolaas Hilferink
Romanian
1988Martin Koenig
Balkan
1987Steve Kotansky
Resian/Slovenian
1986Joe Graziosi
Greek
1985Susan Cashion
Mexican
1984Yves Moreau
Bulgarian
1983Mihai David
Romanian
1982?
1981Joe Graziosi
Greek
1980Ada Dziewanowska
Polish
1979Tom Bozigian
Armenian