The Hungarian Folklife Association has been busy. Thanks to the efforts of its leadership, the first-ever Advisory Board has been chosen and it has international representation.
Eduardo Bonapartian | Argentina
Edi was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and is a psychologist by training. He is of Hungarian origin on his mother’s side, but Armenian on his father’s side. He has managed the Regös Folk Dance Ensemble since 2003 – after spending a year and a half in Hungary. Currently, he is the group’s Artistic Director. Read more…
Attila Egyedi | USA
Originally from Transylvania, Attila moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2015 after living in Hungary for 10 years. Shortly after arriving, he joined the Eszterlánc Hungarian Folk Ensemble, despite having little prior experience in folk dance. Read more…
Liz Kovach | Canada
Hungarian culture has been a lifelong love and passion for Lizzie and currently serves as the co-coordinator for the Hungary Pannonia Pavilion and President of the Hungarian Kapisztrán Folk Ensemble of Winnipeg. She has been a member of Kapisztrán for the past 42 years when she first started dancing. Read more…
Noemi Toka Szűcs | Hungary
Noemi was born in Hungary, and has been dancing since age 9. When she was 18 years old, she became a professional dancer with the legendary Budapest Folkdance Ensemble. Read more…
Tomohiko Yamaguchi
Tomi started his dance career with international folk dancing at Japan’s Kyoto University in 1995. After taking a workshop with Sándor Timar in 1997, Tomi was hooked on Hungarian folk dancing. He eventually joined Tokyo’s Odoribe (meaning “dance-teller”) Hungarian Folk Dance Ensemble. Read more…
