L.A. SPINDULYS FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE HOME PAGE

SPINDULYS - ray of the sun
Welcome to the home page of Los Angeles LB SPINDULYS, a multi-generation and internationally-recognized Lithuanian folk-dance ensemble which is rich in both history and activities, performing programs of Lithuanian folk songs and dances to audiences world wide.

2010 begins for Spindulys with the Annual 'Blynu Balius' (Pancake Ball) on Saturday February 6th - 6 p.m. at St. Casimir's Parish Hall. This year's theme is 'SHOES' with prizes awarded for 'best shoes' along with the traditional dinner and lottery for more prizes! Call Danguole Varnas at 818 - 249 - 7574 to make your reservations for dinner and show. For future and past events, visit our news page.

Previously in 2009:

LB SPINDULYS Director Danguole R. Varniene was interviewed in 'Amerikos Lietuvis' (Lithuanian American) recently. The interview is far ranging from personal, historical to recent events To read the entire interview, in (Adobe Acrobat) PDF format click here.

LB Spindulys celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2009 with a music video, an award, and a trip to Lithuania.

This notable year concluded with participation in dances at the 'Amžiu sutartine' 1000 year celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania. Afterward the group held its own 60th-Jubilee party at the medieval island castle of Trakai on July 7th, 2009 - see photo gallery.

The LB Spindulys Film and Video Archive Project representing the collected films and videos from the Paulius Jasiukonis Estate has now been digitized in video and audio files. Spindulys intends to continue the work of making the archive material available to the general public and for further edited publications, viewing and studies by academics, historians, and future generations.

For information how you can support and continue this project contact Danguole R. Varniene.

2008 Dance Festival:

click for image collage - XIII Lithuanian Folk Dance Festival

2008 were exciting times for Spindulys dancers and teachers.
On July 6th, 2008 over 1200 dancers from around the world, including Los Angeles Spindulys, performed a spectacular program, mixing mythology and dance, under the artistic direction of Danguole Varnas, at the Galen Center, downtown Los Angeles. This event and other activities has brought awards and distinction to Spindulys and its director Danguole R. Varnas.

Sample photos of this important event and news articles are found on the LTTSI.org website, and a detailed and photo-illustrated essay by D.R. Varnas is on this site at 2008journey.html.

Also visit performance photo-video archive for more photos and videos of past events.

Lithuanian children's musical videos and DVD and other exciting products are available via mail order or on-line purchase at the Spindulys Store.

< Visit our on-line store
for children's musical DVD
and historical book on Spinduys

Ona Razutiene ir Danguole Razutyte - Varnas - LINK to ONA RAZUTIENE KNYGA (BOOK)

Historical Background

SPINDULYS is under the direction of Danguole R. Varnas. It's origins can be traced to 1949, when Ona Razutiene, a Lithuanian immigrant, founded the first Lithuanian folk song and dance group in Los Angeles. This original group continued to thrive and grow, and in 1977 was re-named 'SPINDULYS'. The complete history is available (in Lithuanian) as a Historical Book.

Additional historical photos, videos and being collected in the current Film Archive Project.

In the past decades, SPINDULYS has distinguished itself in numerous performances at local and international song and folk dance festivals around the world.

And if you are new to this site, or looking for some special gifts, we urge you to explore the wonderful Children's Musical Videos on DVD that SPINDULYS has created over the years, and which are available by PayPal e-order from this site.

Contact Information

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