BASQUE COUNTRY -- The Basque festival of Jaialdi is three months away. This will be the 8th Jaialdi since it's inception in 1987, and every year the event has featured a dance group that has made the ...

Over a thousand people gathered in Boise’s Basque Block for the third day of Jaialdi. The Basque Block became a meeting ground for Basques, Basque-Americans and people who just wanted to join in on ...

While Basque country is home to many styles of dance, each with variations in dress, there are some basic elements that dance costumes have in common. Most of these pieces are based on traditional ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Oinkari Basque Dancers of Boise are preserving their rich cultural heritage through traditional dance. Known for their quick feet, colorful costumes, and snapping fingers, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boise has waited 10 long years for this. Jaialdi is back and will be bigger than ever, starting Tuesday, July 29, and running ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boise's annual Basque festival returns this weekend, beginning with the July 31 feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola, known in ...

BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Boise Weekly. For the first time in over a decade, thousands of people from around the world will gather in Boise’s Basque Block to celebrate ...

HOMEDALE -; Come enjoy all the color, sounds and rich traditions of Basque culture at the 8th Annual Homedale Basque Dance Saturday, March 8. Doors open at 6 p.m. for an evening of entertaining dance, ...

As Jaialdi 2025 approaches, one Boise group is helping ensure the heart of Basque culture — its music — continues to thrive. The local heritage band known as Txantxangorriak has been a fixture in the ...

On New Year’s Eve 1980, Jeanette Idiart Blanco and Anita Izoco came up with the idea that the Basque community needed a social outlet to get together to enjoy each other’s company. By March 1981, ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. While Basque country is home to many styles of dance, each with variations in dress, there are some basic elements that dance costumes have in ...