CDS Boston News The Newsletter ofthe Country Dance Society, Boston Centre Winter 2004-2005 [S-:prlVt,3 ~oosJ
AnnualMeeting on Wednesday, March 23rd
From the President Welcome In The Mayl My goodness!-two years have flown by, and We invite you to come "dance in" the May at a this is the last time I shall write a column for the special English Country Dance on April 30, Satur newsletter as president. Of course, I shall still be day, at the Concord Scout House, Concord MA. The around, kibbitzing, opining, and generally making a leader is our own Barbara Finney, with music pro nuisance ofmyself-but others will have a greater say vided by a new group-mth very familiar faces. than I in what goes on and how. Woodlark is Karen Axelrod on piano, Earl Gaddis I'm moderately pleased with what we've man on violin, and Chris Rua on assorted wind instru aged over this time. Judy Erickson led a push to get ments. What a "\vonderful way to welcome the com some policy documents written and ratified offering ing of May-with a dance to celebrate the season! guidance to camp session chairpeople, and there are The dance will start at 8:00 PM and run until a number of other documents which I hope we shall 11 :00 PM. Admission is $10 at the door. Contact for be able to put up on the website so that they are information is Frank Attanasio at (603) 878-4332 or available to whom it may concern. [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you. We now have a three-person committee to deal Frank Attanasio mth the website-heretofore it has been managed by a single person, which has proved rather lonely. With several people working together, some synergy New England Dance Committee is developing, and a new look is emerging. So to eve ryone who has announcements to make which Prospects for Spring should go on the website, make sure you get your The New England Dance Committee continues stuff to the Web Committee (thanks to Cortni Fre its First Friday Experienced Contra Dance with three cha, Mark Jones, and Christine Robb!). dates throughout the spring. March 4th recent New Of course there are many folk to thank, and I England arrival Nils Fredland calls with a brass and shall shelter behind the excuse that there are far too reeds band, Fall Elixir (Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, fid many to name-that will ensure that I don't forget dle; Anna Patton, clarinet; Jesse Hazzard Watkins, someone crucial! But seriously, none of the Society's trumpet, and Nils Fredland, trombone). April 1 st activities happens without people making it happen, brings the Rhythm Method String Band (Cathy Ma week after week, month after month, year after year. son, fiddle; Erica Weiss, guitar; Paul Boyd, fiddle, People who care help out mth our dances and work guitar; Dedo Norris, bass). Caller to be announced; as a team, cooperating, creating a wonderful spirit. check flyers. May 6th, lisa Greenleaf calls with Most of those who come to the Wednesday Honk the 1v10ose (Nat Hewitt, fiddle; Adam Broome, evening English dances know that this newsletter is guitar & citern; Seth Hous ton, piano). very much a hands-on, teamwork, volunteer thing, as The semi-annual Scout House fund raiser, it gets collated, stapled and addressed during the which CDS Boston co-sponsors, will be the first Fri dance. It's wonderful to see how many people take a day in June. The band will be announced. Admission few minutes out of the country dance to help the is $16. Additional contributions are always welcome
From the President, COllt'd 011 page 2 Spring Contras, Cont'd 011 page 2 From the President, Cont'dfrom page 1 Camper's Week Reunion paper dance into some kind of order. But there's a lot Camper's Week people have such a great time that happens quietly behind the scenes, that nobody that, over the years, they have periodically arranged makes a fuss about-they just do it: moving furniture, to gather mid-year for a reunion. This March, from setting up sound systems, preparing a space for danc the 18th to the 20th, there will be a reunion at the ing and then restoring it to whatever kind of order it Senexet House in Woodstock CT. The reunion two was in before the dance, searching for new dance years ago at this retreat center, with a dance at a spaces, putting together the material for the newsletter, nearby grange, was a great success. Anyone is wel preparing for the Ball. All of these happen because come who has been to Camper's Week-so sign up people care to make it happen. The sessions at camp and see your old friends! For the entire weekend, take a huge amount of work to manage-there are room and board, an adult will pay $98-children 6 to budgets, timetables, hiring, all to be done many 12 half that. For information call Sue Turner, regis .. months ahead, as well as the real-time running of the trar, at (781) 894 3488. sessions themselves. -Sue Turner So how about doing something to thank people, instead of just talking about it? Well, in fact, there is something happening: there will be a "thank you" dance at the Scout House in Concord on Sunday, Spring Contras, Cont'dfrom page 1 March 20th to which all helpers are invited -if you have volunteered your time, some work, or other re at this precious community resource [Concord Scout sources, please come along: yes, you! Sue Rosen will House~ Inc., 74 Walden Street, P.O. Box 73, Con call a mixture of English and Contra dances, with mu cord MA 01742; (978) 369-3455]. sic by lydia ievins, Karen Axelrod, and Naomi Morse. The Occasional Sundays Series is still being You'll meet others who feel likewise about keeping our shaped. March 20th will be an evening of English dancing fresh and new at the same time as as the tra and Contra Dances, Sue Rosen calling, with lydia ditional roots are maintained-you may even encoun ievins and Naomi Morse fiddling and Karen Axelrod ter like-minded people whom you don't already knowl on piano. We're working on an Irish Sets evening, The dance will not be closed to the general public, but another evening of Mostly Squares, and perhaps a they'll have to pay, unlike you. No-Walk-Thru evening to close out the season. Perhaps it will serve as a good prelude to our An Two Special Friday events on April 29, a 5th nual Meeting on March 23rd-my final act will be Friday, and May 27, a 4th Friday, are in the works. chairing that meeting. I just thought: what does a Check flyers for details. One of these may have spe chair-person look like?-sometimes I feel like a kind of cial appeal and an invitation for younger dancers to seated centaur, with six limbs, four for sitting and two introduce their friends to contra dance. for gesticulating. It makes the meetings go better. The New England Dance Committee includes It has been a very satisfying two years (well, yes, Mark Jones (chair), Cortni Frecha, and Jeona Wat occasionally frustrating, too, mostly with myself). I've son. They are kindly aided by fifteen occasional vol very much enjoyed working with everyone-lots of unteers. As always, the most up-to-date calendar the people all interesting in different ways, weaVlIlg a the committee is at the CDS Boston web site: wonderful web ofwilling work. www.cds-boston.org/american Thank you, one and all. -Mark Jones, Chair -Julian Cole New England Dance Committee
2 Boston Centre Program Info: www.cds-boston.org or (781) 662-6710 I I I AnnualMeeting on Wednesday, March 23rd
English Country Dance New England Dance Wednesdays Through June 22 Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm Park Avenue Congregational Church.* 7:30 to 10:30 PM. cancellation news: Sign up via email by sending a blank Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian, Barbara Fin email to: [email protected] or ney, Brad Foster, Robin Hayden, Leslie Lassetter, Linda sign up via the web:http://groups.yahoo.com/groupl Nelson, & Jacqueline Schwab. Music by Bare Necessi cdsbc-contral Further info: Mark's cell (857) 499-8907, ties (Peter Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline www.cds-boston.org/ american, [email protected]; Schwab) &others. $7 members; $9 non-members, $4 cancellation announcements, snow (617) 802-2905 students & beginners Most events: Concord Scout House.* Admission for most First Fridays for Experienced Dancers dances: $8 members; $10 non-members, $6 students. October to June First Friday Experienced Contra Dance. 8-11 PM Church of Our Saviour.* 8:15-11 PM. For dancers thor March 4, Nils Fredland, caller & trombone, with Fall oughly familiar with basic EngHsh Country Dance figures. All dances taught. $9; $7 CDS members Elixer (Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, fiddle; Anna Patton, clarinet; Jesse Hazzard-Watkins, trumpet; Marko March 4, Graham Christian with Jacqueline Packard, guitar, flute, sax) Schwab April 1, TBA with Rhythm Method String Band (Cathy April 1, Brad Foster with Jacqueline Schwab Mason, fiddle; Erica Weiss, guitar; Dedo Norris, bass) May 6, Leslie Lassetter with Jacqueline Schwab & guests June 3, Boston Centre Leaders with Jacqueline April 29 (5th Friday), caller & band to be announced Schwab May 6, Lisa Greenleaf with Honk the Moose (Natt 2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Hewitt, fiddle, guitar; Adam Broome, guitar, citern; Through June 21 Seth Houston, piano) Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, 1555 Massachu May 27 (4th Friday), caller & band to be announced setts Avenue in Harvard Square, Cambridge. Leslie Las June 10 (2nd Friday), tentative date - Contra Dance setter, Barbara Finney, & Graham Christian, callers. Ken Allen, Jacqueline Scwab, Jonathan Gilbert, &others, Occasional Sundays: Uncommon Events music. Students (with 10) $3, non-students $6, CDS 7:30-10:30 PM. $9 non-mem., $7 members, $5 students members $5. Info: http://vvww.cds-boston.org/friday.html (Likely Events: Squares, Irish Sets, No-Walk-Through) Special Events March 20 (3rd Sunday), An Evening of English and Contra Dances, Sue Rosen with lydia ievins, fiddle; March 20, Sunday Naomi Morse, fiddle; Karen Axelrod, piano "Thank you" dance. Scout House. * Sue Rosen calling a mixture of English and Contra, with music by lydia Performers &program to be announced: Apr 17 (3rd ievins, Karen Axelrod, and Naomi Morse. If you have Sunday, Patriots Day Weekend), May 22 (4th Sun volunteered your time, some work, or other resources, day), Jun 19 (3rd Sunday, Father's Day), it's free. Others, $9 non-mem., $7 members, $5 students June 3 (1st Friday) 8:00PM - 11:30PM ApriI 30, Satu rday Scout House Benefit Fundraiser. Co-Sponsored by Welcome In The Mayl Concord Scout House. * 8-11 CDS Boston. 8:00-11 :30 PM. Performers to be an PM. Barbara Finney with Wood Iark (Karen Axelrod on nounced. $16, additional contributions accepted: Con piano, Earl Gaddis on violin, & Chris Rua on assorted cord Scout House, Inc., 74 Walden Street, P.O. Box 73, wind instruments). $10. Info: Frank Attanasio (603) Concord, Mass. 01742; (978) 369-3455; or vvww.con 878-4332, [email protected] cordscouthouse.org
* Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations * Park Avenue Congregational Church, Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road, Arlington Heights Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord • Church of Our Saviour, Carlton and Monmouth Streets, Brookline
3 Why English-5cottish? July 4th Weekend To those already steeped in the music and dance Campers who attend this year's July 4th Weekend of both of these rich traditions, the answer is ob-vious: at Pinewoods will find much that is familiar, but some where Scottish is wild and breathless, English is lyrical innovations as well. and elegant; yet English can be raucous and free where Helene Cornelius will return to teach English Scottish is exquisitely precise. English-Scottish Session Country dance and will be joined by Gene Murrow of offers the best of both worlds. Join us for an exhila New York City. Fans of English Country dance will be rating three and a half days of classes, workshops, and pleased to learn that both Helene and Gene will be dance parties featuring this unique and irresistible mix teaching two classes a day, so there will be plenty of of dance and music from the English and Scottish tra opportunity to dance and learn. ditions, at Pinewoods Camp, July 4-8, 2005. Our social dance program also includes contras This year we bring a fresh vision to the session, and squares, led by Rick Mohr, and several couple with an emphasis on Community and Youth. To that dance workshops, including a ragtime workshop led by end, we have selected staff who are not only out Bob Morris and Kathy Terzi. A special treat this year standing leaders and musicians, but who are known will be a Tango class, taught by Matthew Duveneck. for their positive community spirit, their virtuosity in On the display dance side, Judy Erickson (of Orion many traditions, and their special connection with the Sword) will teach longs word, Appalachian flatfoot younger generation of dancers and musicians. These clogging, and Molly dancing; and Peter Kruskal (for include leaders Joanna Reiner (English country), and merly of Velocirapper) will be teaching rapper sword. Terry Harvey (Scottish country), who have introduced Rounding out our teaching staff, Jamie Beaton and several generations of Swarthmore students to the joys John Mayberry will return to lead a singing session and of dance; Andreas Hayden, of the legendary teen rap to help with the evening entertainment. per team the Greenwich Guard; the amazing Emerald We are equally excited about our music stafE Forman, bringing Cape Breton sets and stepping; and Joining Bare Necessities (peter Barnes, Earl Gaddis, a band of breathtaking musicians, led by Dave Wiesler, Mary Lea, and Jacqueline Schwab) is an exciting roster and including Hanneke Cassel, Anne Hooper, Ken of musicians, including Karen Axelrod, Corey DiMario, Alien, Doug Creighton, and many more. Jeremiah McLane, Naomi Morse, Anna Patton, and To further entice the younger generation, we're Lissa Schneckenburger. offering a Youth Group Discount, for 15-to-24-year As always, there will be plenty of dancing all day olds applying to ESS as a team or group of 5 or more. and evening, and parties in the camp house every night. We also have several Reduced Fee Work Exchange And, of course, there is the camp itself, with Long opportunities. See our application form for more de Pond and Round Pond, beckoning those who want a tails-you can find it at www.cds-baston.org and break from all that dancing. www.rscdsbos-ton.arg---or contact registrar Jill Emery Please see the enclosed flier for more information. at (215) 591-0750 or [email protected]. This weekend is popular and is likely to fill up by the -Robin Hqyden for ESS Committee lottery deadline, so don't put off applyingH Hope to see you there! -Peter iVIasters and Stcphanie Jack, co-chairs
Andv Woolf. 59. performer, Enalish teacher Andrew G. "Doc" Woolf was a free-spirited per Dance Society. He earned a bachelor's degree at Ober former on the stage and in the classroom. Andy, who lin College in Ohio, a master's in English at the Uni performed at folk festivals across the country~ was a versity of Wisconsin, and a doctorate in ethnomusi regular musician at contra dances, and taught English cology at Tufts University. at Northern Essex Community College, died Feb. 4, A memorial service was held in the Unitarian apparently of a heart attack, in Lahey Clinic Medical Universalist Church in Danvers. Center in Burlington. He was 59. -exceptedfrom an obituary l?Y Tom Long, Globe Stciff, lIe grew up in White Plains, N.Y. As a youth he February 10, 2005 attended a summer music camp owned by the Country
4 Special Events & Festivals
February May 26 14 February Fling. Trenton, NJ.Afternoon dance 2:30-5 Hartford Ball. Hartford CT. Workshop 3-5 PM, Ball PM, evening dance 7:30-11 PM. Scott Higgs with Hold 7:45-11:15 PM. Info: Helen Davenport, (860) 285-8694 the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm, Barbara Greenberg, 14,15 Paul Prestopino, Kathy Talvitie). Info: Pat McDonnell at Mayfair Ball. Saint Cloud FL. Saturday afternoon [email protected], lambertville countrydancers.org/ECD workshop: Catie Condran Geist, Colette Moore, & Pam index.html, or lambertville countrydancers.orglfling Russo with Spur of the Moment (Sheila Cootes, Jo 2005.html Daly, Bill Possi, &Val Vonheeder). Saturday evening March Ball: Diane DePuydt, Charlie Dyer, &George &Onie Tropical Dance Vacation: Contra Dance Week. Big Senyk with Fuli Circle (Veronica & Ted Lane, Sandee Island, Hawaii. George Marshall with Wild Asparagus. Rose Arozqueta, & Robbie Zukauskas). Brunch & Info: (413) 323-9604; [email protected]; dancing Sunday (10AM to 2PM). $20 before April 15, Tropical Dance Vacation, PO Box 602, Belchertown $25 after. Checks to Curtis Stulting, 9950 Lake MA 01007; or W\NVV.tropicaldance vacation.com Elmhurst Lane #114, Oviedo, FL 32765. 18-20 June 17-19 4th Annual English & American Dance and Music A Weekend with Joseph Pimental. Toronto, Canada. Weekend. Urbana, Illinois. Roger Diggle (Madison WI) Mostly ECD, music by Childgrove. One session of &John Ramsay (St. Louis MO) with "Pam Sandwich" contra, music by Debbie Jackson and friends. Info: (Fred Stoll, Pam Carson Stoll, & Fred Haver). $45 en http://vvww.interlog.com/-cedar/ tire weekend or a la carte. Info: Jonathan Sivier, [email protected]) or (217) 359-8225, or http://\/VWW 24-26 . prairienet.org/ciecdlweekend. html Across the Lake. ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain. Elley-Long Music Center, Colchester VT. April Brad Foster & Bare Necessities. Fri., evening party for 1-3 experienced dancers; Sat., afternoon workshop & eve 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music ning gala, all levels; Sun., brunch & informal dance. Camp. Eugene Folklore Society. SKY Camp, near Info: Val Medve, (802) 899-2378 or valandtom@ Eugene OR. Sue Rosen & Ed Hall with Latter Day liz together. net; vvww. thedancegYPsy.com/eventslacross ards (Peter Barnes, Bill Tomczak, Dave Langford, & thelake.pdf or vvww. mysite. verizon. netlvze87r1 n/index Corey Di Mario) &Jamie Laval's trio (Jamie Laval, .html Hans York, &Jon Hamar). Info: Lia Davis, (541) 344 7764 or [email protected] 8-10- NEFFA Dancing Weeks in French Chateaux 2006 Early bookings have already started-act fast! 16, Saturday English Week with Scott Higgs & Childgrove, July 1-9 22nd annual Playford Ball. Sponsored by Country Dance * New York. Temple Beth Elohim, Brooklyn NY. Scottish Week with Waverley Station, June 23-July 2 Afternoon walkthrough 3-5 PM, ball 8 PM-midnight Contra Dance Week to be added soon Yonina Gordon & Paul Ross with the Flying Romanos. Limited to 34 dancers; includes 6-night stay in Chateau Info: vvvvw.cdny.org or Bob &Ellie, stepstately@juno. de Saint Loup in Loire Valley. Full brochure & registra com tion at www.reefjig.com/mcfar1andl.lnfo: ken_mcfar 29-May 1 [email protected] 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers. Community Center, Le nox, MA. Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie, Barbara Greenberg & Daniel Beerbohm). Info: Judy at (518) 758-1645 or [email protected] www.cds-boston.org Office, (781) 662-6710
5 Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series. Con New England Contras & Squares. VFW Hall, 688 cord Scout House. 7:30-10:30 PM. Various callers & Huron Ave., Cambridge. 8-11 PM. $6. Info: NEFFA, musicians. Info: (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442 (781) 662-6710; Cal, (781) 272-0396; Dan, (508) 229 Scottish Country Dancing. Springstep, Medford. 7:45 2854; or www.neffa.orglThurs.html 10:15 PM. Live music. $7, $4 student. Info: Laura Billmers. {781} 862-1950 or [email protected] FRIDAYS TUESDAYS 2nd Fridays. Contras, Squares, & Couple Dances. Unitarian Church in CarliSle MA. 8:00-10:30 PM, pot 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Contra Dance for All @ MIT. luck at 6:30. Walter Lenk with O'Connor's Mob. $5. Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club & Music-for-Robin. Info: (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353 A dance that especially encourages beginning callers, 3rd Fridays through June. Roaring Jelly: Contras and musicians, & dancers. Physical Education Credit avail Squares. 1st Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lex able for attending 6 sessions, September 14 to Decem ington MA. Beginners 7:45, dance 8-11 PM. Susan ber 7. 8-10:30 PM. Band sit-ins welcome. $5, MIT & Elberger with Debby Knight. $6. Info: (781) 944-3544, Wellesley students free. No partner needed, all dances [email protected] or www-lrillian.mit.edu.-jct taught. Prospective callers &musicians: (617) 354-0864 RJ.html or [email protected]. Info: (617) 354-0864, MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK, or mit.edu/fdclwwwl SATURDAYS contra. html New England Contras & Squares. Concord Scout 2115, Valentine's Day/Mardi Gras (1st Spring PE House. 8-11 PM. $7. Class,Beginner Special), Laura Johannes with the 1st Sat. Various callers & bands. Check for flyers. Dixie Butterhounds, Sala de Puerto Rico; 3/1, March Winds Festival, NHs Fredland with Ishmael Often Swing Dances, sometimes Contra or English events. the Fiddler with Winds: Bruce Randall &others sit 2nd Sat. Tony Saletan with Concord Country ins welcome, Student Center: Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd floor); 3/15, Sl Patrick's Day Dance, Ann Dance Band. Info: (978) 369-4462 Cowan with Pandemonium, sit-ins welcome, Lobby 3rd Sat. Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate. Info: 13; 3/29, Gala Equinox Dance, Tony Saletan with (978) 667-7459 Apple Crisp, sit-ins welcome, Lobby 13; 4/5, Pre 4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack O'Connor and Neffa Gala, Susan Petrick with Jamie Laval & Larry Debby Knight. (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232 Unger, Student Center: Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd floor); 4119, Spring Fling, Barb Kirchner with Cathy Gender Role-Free New England Contra & Square Mason & friends, Student Center: Sala de Puerto Dances. 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (Unitarian Rico (2nd floor); 5/3, May Day Klezmer Style Universalist), Corner of Centre &Eliot Sts. 7:30-11 PM Dance, Jacob Bloom with ContaKlez, Morss Hall in unless noted. $5 before 8 PM, $6 after. Info: Janet, Walker Memorial on Mem. Dr.; 5/17, End of Se (617) 522-2216; Peter, (617) 971-0828; or Chris (617) mester Fiesta, Caller Sampler (Call Ann if inter 469-4732; or www.lcfd.org~pt ested) with Emily &Victor Troll, friends & sit-ins, SUNDAYS Student Center, Lobdell Dining Hall; 5131, Memo.. rial Day Party, Dave Colestock with music TBA lo Scottish Country Dance. Church of OUf Saviour, cation TBA; 6/7, Arbor Day Party, TBA in Sala de Carleton &Monmouth Sts., Brookline. 6:30-8:30 PM. Puerto Rico; 6/28, Solstice Celebration, Jeremy $4. Info: (617) 325-6657 Korr with Emily & Victor Troll, friends & sit-ins, Family Dances. Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Lobby 13 C~nter. Concord Scout House. Music by Cal Howard & 2nd &4th Tuesdays. Boston Gender Free English friends. 316, International Folk Dance with Regina Country Dance. (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Laskowski & Marcie Van Cleave; 3120, New England Church of Jamaica Plain UU, Centre &Eliot Sts. 7:30-10 Square & Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith & PM. Come at 6:30 PM with a brown bag dinner & so Jacob Bloom. AU dances taught. Ages 5 and up. $5, cialize! Various leaders. $7. Info: Jill (617) 678- 617, $20 family max. Info: FAC, (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA Dean (617) 480-3645, or www.lcfd.org/bgfe/ (781) 662-6710 '
6 Outside the Boston Area Call before you travel Contras Greenfield MA Cranston Rl Saturdays. Greater Providence Contradance. Oak 3rd Friday. Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange. lawn Grange, Wheelock St. 8-11 PM. $5. Info: (401) 401 Chapman St. 8 PM-midnight. $6. Info: (802) 254 828-3229 2874 or bromczak@sover. net Deerfield NH South Amherst MA Deerfield New England Country Dances. 1st Satur 2nd Saturday. Contra Dance. Munson Library. Music by days. Town Hall, Deerfield. 8-11 PM. Info: Marianne Swallowtail. Beginners 8 PM, dance 8:30. $6. Info: Ron Taylor, (603) 463-7771 (413) 253-5638, [email protected], or www.swallow Kingston NH tail.com 4th Saturday. Dancing Cat Contras. Town Hall, 163 4th Saturday. Contra Dance. Callers Susan Conger, Main St. Dessert potluck 8 PM, dance 8:30-11:30 PM. Susie Secco, guests. 8:30 PM. $6. Info: Susan, (413) $8, $5 students. Info: (603) 679-5448, galetwood@ 367-9269 or [email protected] earthlink. net, or www.contradancelinks.com/dancing cat.html Dennis MA (Cape Cod) 4th Saturday. Contra Dance. Carelton Hall, Old Bass Enfield Shaker Museum (NH) River Rd. Music by Stuart Moore &friends. Info: (508) 3rd Saturday. Contra Dance. Rt. 4A, Enfield NH. 7 096-9272 PM. $5. Info: www.shakermuseum.org or (603) 632 4346
English Country Dance
Cape Cod Creighton. $7. Info: (413) 253-3828, madrobin@java net.com, or www.amherstecd.org 3rd Friday. No dance in December. Lively and Elegant March 19, Brad Foster with Joyce, Doug & Naomi English Country Dance on Cape Cod. East Sandwich Morse. Grange, 85 Old County Road, East Sandwich MA. Priscilla Adams & Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott & friends. April 16, Judi Rivkin with Joyce, Doug &Anna $8, $6 students/seniors. Info: (508) 428-4231 or (508) Patton 540-1151 May 21, Barbara Finney with Joyce, Doug &Su New Hampshire san Conger SUNDAYS June 18, David Millstone with Joyce and Doug 2nd Sunday, Sept.-June. English Country Dance in March 20 New Hampshire. Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home), English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers. Ba Pleasant & Minot Sts., Concord. 6:30-9:30 PM. Marianne sic figures will not be taught. 2-5 PM. Brad Foster with Taylor calling. $7, $6 members. Info: Dave Bateman Karen Axelrod, piano; Doug Creighton, flute &melo (603) 886-5071, Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or deon; & Naomi Morse, violin. $10. Info: (413) 253-3828 [email protected], or http://people.star.netlblw/ or [email protected] dance. english. html South Amherst MA West Kingson RI at the Munson Library, www.amherstecd.org SATURDAYS MONDAYS English Country Dancing. Courthouse Center for the English Country Dancing. Robin Hayden with live mu Arts, 3481 Kingston Rd., West Kingston RI. 7:30-10:30 sic. $6. Info: Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS PM. Line music, guest callers: 3/12, Mary Jones; 3/26, Michael Clcone; 4/2, Barbara Finney; 4/16, Chris Ariel; 1st Saturday. Amherst Assembly. 7:45-10:45 PM. Gra 4/30, Peter Leibert; 5/7, Helene Cornelius. $8. Info: ham Christian with various musicians. Special refresh John Buscaglia & Susan Shaw, (401) 539-3009 or ments. $7. Info: Graham (413) 253-8962 or bray1699 www.CourthouseArts .org @yahoo.com 3rd Saturday. Pleasures of the Town English Country Dance. 7:30-10:30 PM. Music, Joyce Crouch &Doug 7 CDS Boston Centre Non-Profit Org. P.M.B.282 U.S.Postage PAID 1770 Massachusetts Avenue BostonMA Cambridge MA 02140 02139 Pennit #58340
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Summer Series Returns Wanted: A Piano and Your Advice to Springstep Many dancers and an even greater proportion of musicians have noticed that the CDS-BC piano at Starting July 13, you can dance in air condi the Park Avenue church in Arlington is frequently tioned comfort for eight summer Wednesday nights out of tune. In fact, it has become so unstable that at Springstep in Medford. Again this year, Helene tuning in the morning no longer guarantees that it Cornelius has done a great job in assembling leaders will still be in tune for an evening dance. The Board and musicians for our summer series. You can sup has been talking with the musicians who use the pi port CDS, help the door sitters, and save yourself ano and with other professionals to develop a plan fumbling for change by buying a summer series for replacement or repair. We have learned from ticket for $42, good for all 8 dances. All dances will professionals that this model of Steinway has a his follow a party format-all dances will be walked tory of problems with the pin block and that even through, but less time is spent on style. Dances go spending $7,000 to 10,000 to refurbish it won't guar from 7:30-10:30 Pi\-1. antee a lasting repair. The series begins on July 13 with Robin Hay Recognizing the importance of providing an den, with Jacqueline Sch\vab, pianist. Those of you appropriate instrument for our excellent musicians who came to Robids dance last year remember what 'and a satisfYing musical experience for all, the Board a nice time we had helping Robin and Aaron cele is looking into replacing the current piano, preferably brate their anniversary. It continues with Brad Foster on July 20, with musicians Jacqueline Schwab, Mary Piano, Cont'd on page 2 Lea, and Fred Nussbaum. Fred is a cellist from Portland OR, married to Nan Evans, an English country dance leader whom some of you may know. New England Dances In succeeding weeks the leaders are Barbara Finney, Graham Christian, Michael Cicone, Jenny Beer from The New England Dance Committee rounds Philadelphia, Rich Jackson, and, to end the season, out the season with two dances in June. CDS Boston Gene Murrow on August 31. The musicians accom co-sponsors a Benefit Funrdaiser in partnership with panying our leaders are members of Bare Necessities Concord Scout House on June 3, with Wild Aspara and talented regional players. The list includes Karen gus playing; admission is $15. (This dance pays in Axelrod, Ken Allen, Anna Patton, and lydia ievens. part for the annual refinishing of the dance floor Springstep is located next to Interstate 93, so a over July 4th weekend.) new group of people are within easy driving distance Over the summer, the Concord Scout House of the dance, and we hope to attract dancers from will have an extensive expenditure to paint portions the North Shore and New Hampshire. Please help us of its exterior-which ordinary operating income get the word out to your friends about our summer does not begin to pay for. The Scout House has al program and location. Directions to Springstep can ways relied upon generous contributions from its be found on their web site at www.springstep.org/ users to maintain and improve the building. You are contactus /index.htm. invited to join the community of sustaining and sup -Terry GajJnry porting donors. The Concord Scout House office is Contras, Cont'd on page 5 Pinewoods Camp Update Pinewoods Camp, Inc. is at a pivotal moment in A two-year project to improve the function its history. Over the past several years, facilities have and the aesthetics of the entrance to camp is un been improved significantly, and Camp is implement derway, and the PCl board is looking at ways to ing a long-range plan for further upgrades. Its current improve accessibility for individuals with handi relative strength makes this the time to provide for the caps. Plans for the next few years include rebuild future of Pinewoods Camp. The Pinewoods board of ing C# Minor dance pavilion after a large tree feU directors has authorized a capital campaign to meet on the roof in late 2004; significant work on Am the following urgent priorities: to ensure that Pine pleforth, whose foundation has settled badly; and woods can continue to upgrade major facilities with major work on the dining hall. out changing the character of the camp:- responding to Pinewoods Camp has taken numerous steps to uninsured emergencies when necessary; and to protect protect the camp from development pressures in camp from encroaching development. the neighboring community, and there are further Pinewoods Camp has operated at close to full ca concrete steps that PCl can take to make a real dif pacity for a number of years, supported by camper ference in this regard. Having the financial re fees and, more recently, annual giving campaigns. The sources to participate in projects like these on short board of directors remains committed to preserving notice gives PCl an important voice in the future the camp's pristine environment, and important up of our area. grades have been completed with minimal visible Pinewoods Camp is taking a careful and delib changes, even though this approach is significantly erate approach through a completed feasibility more expensive than replacing buildings. Recent major study, conversation with the user groups, and for projects include: mation of a campaign committee. CDS Boston Dance spaces, sound systems, and facilities for mu Centre is enthusiastic about the improvements and sicians have been improved. financial stability of Pinewoods Camp, and plans on contributing to the upcoming campaign to en Bathroom and shower facilities have been added. sure the continued viability of such a wonderful Key buildings, such as C Sharp:- the camphouse, resource. and the user group office, have undergone major -Ruth Reiner renovations.
Piano, Cont'dfrom page 1 by the start of the next season in September. This raises instrument. Our present piano was donated-for some interesting questions. a handsome tax write-off-to CDS-BC over What do our members and musicians think about twenty years ago. If this possibility does not arise, the relative merits of electric and acoustic pianos? The we believe that buying a piano would be a reason Board will continue to consult with the musicians about able investment, both because it is unlikely to lose this and other questions and invites members to send its value, and because of the obvious benefit we their comments by July 1 to [email protected] or by have from its use. mail to CDS-BC, PMB 282, 1770 Massachusetts Ave As the Board continues to discuss these nue, Cambridge I\1A 02140. The decision will depend on questions, please call Julian at (781) 862 2069 if many factors, but we are sincerely interested to hear you have a piano that you would consider donat what you think, especially if you have direct experience ing or selling to CDS-BC. What could possibly with electric pianos. make a piano happier than to be played regularly We are, of course, looking into possibilities for by our fine musicians and appreciated by happy purchase of a new or second-hand piano. Occasionally, dancers! someone needs to find a new home for a much-loved Susan Carr
2 Boston Centre Program Info: www.cds-boston.org or (781) 662-6710
Eng lish Country Dance New England Dance Wednesdays Through June 22 Receive NEOC email announcements or snowstorm Park Avenue Congregational Church.* 7:30 to 10:30 PM. cancellation news: Sign up via email by sending a blank Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian, Barbara Fin email to: [email protected] or ney, Brad Foster, Robin Hayden, Leslie Lassetter, Linda sign up via the web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ Nelson, & Jacqueline Schwab. Music by Bare Necessi cdsbc-contral Further info: Mark's cell (857) 499-8907, ties (Peter Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline www.cds-boston.org/american, [email protected]; Schwab) & others. $7 members; $9 non-members, $4 cancellation announcements, snow (617) 802-2905 students & beginners Most events: Concord Scout House. * Admission for most First Fridays for Experienced Dancers dances: $8 members; $10 non-members, $6 students. October to June First Friday Experienced Contra Dance. 8-11 PM Church of Our Saviour.* 8:15-11 PM. For dancers thor oughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures. June 10 (2nd Friday), tentative date - Contra Dance All dances taught. $9; $7 CDS members Occasional Sundays: Uncommon Events June 3, Boston Centre Leaders with Jacqueline 7:30-10:30 PM. $10 non-mem., $8 members, $6 stu Schwab dents (Likely Events: Squares, Irish Sets, No-Walk Through) 2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 Jun 19 (3rd Sunday, Father's Day) Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, 1555 Massachu An End of the Season Contra Dance. No-Walk setts Avenue in Harvard Square, Cambridge. Leslie Las Through and New (Walked Through) Dances. Lisa setter, Barbara Finney, & Graham Christian, callers. Ken Greenleaf, with Nat Hewitt, fiddle, & guest Allen, Jacqueline Scwab, Jonathan Gilbert, & others, June 3 (1st Friday) 8:00PM - 11:30PM music. Students (with 10) $3, non-students $6, COS Scout House Benefit Fundraiser. Co-Sponsored by members $5. Info: http://www.cds-boston.org/friday.html CDS Boston. 8:00-11:30 PM. Wild Asparagus. $15, ad Summer Series ditional contributions accepted: Concord Scout House, Inc., 74 Walden Street, P.O. Box 73, Concord, Mass. Springstep (air-conditioned!), 98 George P. Hassett Dr., 01742; (978) 369-3455; or www.con-cordscouthouse.org Medford MA. 7:30 -10:30 PM. $7, non-members $9. July 13, Robin Hayden with Jacqueline Schwab July 20, Brad Foster with Jacqueline Schwab, Mary Lea, & Fred Nussbaum July 27, Barbara Finney with Peter Barnes & friends August 3, Graham Christian with Mary Lea & Karen Axelrod August 10, Michael Cicone with Mary Lea, Ken Al Ien, & Anna Patton August 17, Jenny Beer with Peter Barnes & friends August 24, Rich Jackson with Jacqueline Schwab & lydia ievens August 31, Gene Murrow with Jacqueline Schwab & lydia ievens
* Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations * Park Avenue Congregational Church, Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road, Arlington Heights Scout House, 74 Walden S1., Concord • Church of Our Saviour, Carlton and Monmouth Streets, Brookline
3 First Weekend at Pinewoods July 4th Weekend We still have a few spaces left for First Week Campers who attend this year's July 4th Weekend end at Pinewoods, June 17-19, 2005. It's a great, at Pinewoods will find the familiar and the innovative. family-friendly program of English and American Helene Cornelius and Gene Murrow teaching English da~es led by Marcie Van Cleave and Marianne country, contras and squares led by Rick Mohr, couple Taylor, with musicians / activity leaders Earl Gaddis, dance workshops led by Bob Moms and Kathy Terzi, Vince O'Donnell, J udy Erickso~ Betty Lehrman, and a tango class taught by Matthew Duveneck. Judy and Bill Smith. Campers also participate, leading Erickson of Orion Sword will teach Iongsword, Appa workshops in rapper and Moms dances, games, sto lachian flatfoot clogging, and Molly dancing, and Peter ries and more. Kruskal (Velocirapper) will teach rapper sword. Jamie Please contact Melissa Bennett at bennettm Beaton and John Mayberry return to lead a singing ses @comcast.net, (781) 483-3323 to register, or for a sion and to help with the evening entertainment. flyer and more information, or Cary Browse at Joining Bare Necessities .(peter Barnes, Earl ~Gad [email protected], (978) 456-8160 for pro dis, Mary Lea, and J acque1ine Schwab) is an exciting gramming ques tions. roster of musicians, including Karen Axelrod, Corey -Melissa Bennett DiMario, Jeremiah McLane, Naomi Morse, Anna Pat ton, and Lissa Schneckenburger. This weekend is popular and is likely to fill up by English-Scottish Week the lottery deadline, so don't put off applyingH -PeterMasters and Stephal1ieJack, co-chairs English-Scottish Session offers the best of both worlds. Join us for an exhilarating session featuring this unique and irresistible mix of dance and music from the English and Scottish traditions, at Pioewoods Country Dance and Song SOCiety Camps Camp, July 4-8. There are still spaces available. Music Programs This year we bring a fresh vision to the sessio~ Pinewoods with an emphasis on Community and Youth. We have Early Music Week, July 16 - 23 selected staff who are known for their positive com Folk Music Week, August 27 - September 3 munity spirit, their virtuosity in many traditions, and Dance Programs their special connection with the younger generation Buffalo Gap English & American Dance Week, July 9 - 16 of dancers and musicians. These include leaders Jo Pinewoods anna Reiner (English country) and Terry Harvey American Dance &Music Week, July 23 - 30 (Scottish country), who have introduced several gen English & American Dance Week, August 6 - 13 erations of Swarthmore students to the joys of dance; English Dance Week August, 13 - 20 Andreas Hayde~ of the legendary teen rapper team Family Programs the Greenwich Guard; the amazing Emerald Forman, Buffalo Gap bringing Cape Breton sets and stepping; and a band of Family Week, July 16 - 23 breathtaking musicians, led by Dave Wiesier and in Ogontz cluding Hanneke Cassel, Anne Hooper, Ken Allen, Family Week 1, July 9 -16 Doug Creighton, and many more. Family Week 2, July 30 - August 6 To further entice the younger generation, we're Pinewoods offering a Youth Group Discount, for 15-to-24-year Campers' Week, July 30 - August 6 oids applying to ESS as a team or group of 5 or more. Family Week. August 20 - 27 Special Programs We also have several Reduced Fee Work Exchange Teacher Training, Family Week 1, Ogontz; July 9 - 16 opportunities. See our application form for more de Square Dance Callers, American Dance & Music Week, tails-you can find it at www.cds-boston.org and Pinewoods, July 23 - 30 www.rscdsbos-ton.org--or contact registrar Jill Emery English Dance Leaders, Campers' Week, Pinewoods, July at (215) 591-0750 or [email protected]. 30 - August 6 -Robin IItfYdenfor ESS Committee American Dance Musicians, English & American Dance Week, Pinewoods, August 6 - 13 English Dance Musicians, English Dance Week, Pine woods, August 13 - 20 4 For further information, see cdss.org Special Events, Camps, and Festivals May October 14 1 Hartford Ball. Hartford CT. Workshop 3-5 PM, Ball Southern California Playford Ball. Long Beach CA. 7:45-11:15 PM. Info: Helen Davenport, (860) 285-8694 Gary Shapiro with Interfolk. $23. WNW.geocities.coml 14,15 sbecd/playford/playford_front. html Mayfair 8all. Saint Cloud FL. Saturday afternoon workshop: Catie Condran Geist, Colette Moore, & Pam Russo with Spur of the Moment (Sheila Cootes, Jo Dancing Weeks in French Chateaux 2006 Daly, Bill Possi, &Val Vonheeder). Saturday evening Early bookings have already started-act fast! Ball: Diane DePuydt, Charlie Dyer, & George &Onie English Week with Scott Higgs & Childgrove, July 1-9 Senyk with Full Circle (Veronica & Ted Lane, Sandee Rose Arozqueta, & Robbie Zukauskas). Brunch & Scottish Week with Waverley Station, June 23-July 2 dancing Sunday (1 OAM to 2PM). $20 before April 15, Contra Dance Week to be added soon $25 after. Checks to Curtis Stulting, 9950 Lake Limited to 34 dancers; includes 6-night stay in Chateau Elm~lurst Lane #114, Oviedo, FL 32765. de Saint Loup in Loire Valley. Full brochure & registra June tion at WvVW.reeljig.com/mcfarland/. tnfo:" kefLmcfar [email protected] 17-19 A Weekend with Joseph Pimental. Toronto, Canada. Mostly ECD, music by Childgrove. One session of contra, music by Debbie Jackson and friends. Info: .WWW.interlog.com/-cedar/home.html www.cds-boston.org 24-26 Office, (781) 662-6710 Across the Lake. ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain. Elley-Long Music Center, Colchester VT. Brad Foster & Bare Necessities. Fri., evening party for experienced dancers; Sat., afternoon workshop &eve Contras, Cont'dfrom page 1 ning gala, all levels; Sun., brunch & informal dance. Info: Val Medve, (802) 899-2378 or valandtom@ at 74 Walden Street, P.O. Box 73, Concord, MA. together. net; WNW. thedancegypsy. com/events/across 01742; the phone number is (978) 369-3455. thelake. pdf or WNW. peter. burrage. net/dance/ The final dance of the NEDC season will be on July Sunday, June 19, at 7:30 PM. lisa Greenleaf, accom 9 panied by Nat Hewitt and friends, will call an even The Annual Independence Day Ball. Orange County ing of "no-walk-through" and ftnew-walk-through" CA. Proceeds to the restoration of Montpelier, home of dances. James Madison. Music by LadysHppers. Info: www. EnglishCountryDaociAg.org The leading question about the calendar for both the English Dance Committee and the New 15& 16 t English Country Dance Workshop & Ball. Greenville England Committee is how both committees Expe SC. Nicholas & Aidan Broadbridge, of the Assembly rienced Dances may somehow be produced in inex Players. Info: [email protected]; PO Box 1792, pensive halls, yet not occur on the same evening of Taylors SC 29687; or (443) 350-0030 the month. As of this writing, it is still unsolved, .August though there is again this coming year a (limited) prospect that this intra-association conflict may Mainewoods Dance Camp. Indian Acres, Fryeburg come to an end in the 2005/2006 season. ME. Weeks Aug. 14-19; 20-26; 27-Sept. 2; Labor Day -MarkJones Weekend, Sept. 2 -5. Info: (www.mainewoodsdance camp.org or (617) 426-1048
5 Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions MONDAYS SATURDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series. Con cord Scout House. 7:30-10:30 PM. Various callers & New England Contras & Squares. Concord Scout musicians. Info: (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442 House. 8-11 PM. $7. Scottish Country Dancing. Springstep, Medford. 7:45 1st Sat. Various callers & bands. Check for flyers. 10:15 PM. Live music. $7, $4 student. Info: Laura Often Swing Dances, sometimes Contra or English Billmers, (781) 862-1950 or [email protected] events. 2nd Sat. Tony Saletan with Concord Country TUESDAYS Dance Band. Info: (978) 369-4462 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Contra Dance for All @ MIT. 3rd Sat. Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate. Info: Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club &Music-far-Robin. (978) 667-7459 A dance that especially encourages beginning callers, 4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack O'Connor and musicians. & dancers. 8-10:30 PM. Band sit-ins wel Debby Knight. (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232 come. $5, MIT & Wellesley students free. No partner needed, all dances taught. Prospective callers & musi Gender Rote-Free NewEngland Contra &Square cians: (617) 354-0864 or acowan3@earthlinknet. Info: Dances. 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (Unitarian (617) 354-0864, MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK, Universalist), Corner of Centre & Eliot Sts. 7:30-11 PM or mit.edu/fdclwwwl contra.html unless noted. $5 before 8 PM, $6 after. Info: Janet, (617) 522-2216; Peter, (617) 971-0828; or Chris (617) 5/31, Cancelled, no room avavilable 6/7, Arbor Day 469-4732; -or wwwJcfd.org~p/ Party, Mark Schneider & Chris with Apple Crisp, Sala de Puerto Rico; 6/21 (DATE CHANGED), Sol SUNIJAYS stice Celebration, Jeremy Korr with Emily & Victor Scottish Country Dance. Church of Our Saviour, Troll, friends & sit-ins, Lobby 13; 7/12, Summer dance Party, Barb Kirchner)- Student Center room Carleton & Monmouth Sts" Brookline. 6:30-8:30 PM. 491; 7/26, Mid-Summer Party, Student Center room $4. Info: (617) 325-6657 491; 81 9, Cool-Off Party, Barb Kirchner & friends, Student Center room 491; 9/13, Fall Beginner Spe ciall, Student Center room 407; 9127, Equinox Fes tival,Student Center room 407; 10/11, Columbus Day Party, SC 407; 10/25, Halloween Party, SC 407 Your Board ofDirectors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Boston Gender Free EngJish Country Dance. (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Officers Church of Jamaica Plain UU, Centre & Eliot Sts. 7:30-10 President -Judy Erickson PM. Come at 6:30 PM with a brown bag dinner & so Vice President - Nikki Herbst cialize! Various leaders. $7. Jnfo: Jill (617) 678- 617, Treasurer Ralph Jones Dean (617) 480-3645, orwww.lcfd.org/bgfe/ Clerk Mark Jones THURSDAYS Past President -Julian Cole New England Contras & Squares. VFW Hall, 688 Board Members Huron Ave., Cambridge. 8-11 PM. $6. Info: NEFFA, Graham Christian, Susan Carr, Lynda Wright, (781) 662-6710; Cal, (781) 272-0396; Dan, (508) 229 Cormi Frecha, Hal Wagner, Jacqueline Barnard, 2854; or www.neffa.orglThurs.html Otavia Propper, Susan Elberger, Ruth Reiner, Kim FRIDAYS Barrett 2nd Fridays. Contras, Squares, & Couple Dances. Other Non-Board Positions Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA. 8:00-10:30 PM, potluck Nominating Committee at 6:30. Walter Lenk with O'Connor's Mob. $5. Info: Julian Cole, Kristen Bray, Kim Barrett (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353 Pinewoods Camp, Inc. Board Representative 3rd Fridays through June. Roaring Jelly: Contras and Ruth Reiner Squares. 1st Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lex ington MA. Beginners 7:45, dance 8-11 PM. Susan EI berger with Debby Knight. $6. Info: (781) 944-3544, [email protected] or www.trillian.mit.edu.-jc/ RJ.html
6 Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel Contras Greenfield MA Grange, WheelockSt 8-11 PM. $5. Info: (401) 828 3229 3rd Friday. Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange. Deerfield NH 401 Chapman st. 8 PM-midnight. $6. Info: (802) 254 Deerfield New England Country Dances. 1st Satur 2874 or [email protected] days. Town Hall, Deerfield. 8-11 PM. Info: Marianne South Amherst MA Taylor, (603) 463-7771 We have discontinued the Swallowtail second Saturday Kingston NH dance at the Munson Library 4th Saturday. Dancing Cat Contras. Town Hall, 163 4th Saturday. Contra Dance. Callers Susan Conger, Main St. Dessert potluck 8 PM, dance 8:30-11:30 PM. Susie Secco, guests. 8:30PM. $6. Info: Susan, (413) $8, $5 students. Info: ~B03) 679-5448, gaJetwooct@ 367-9269 or [email protected] earthJink.net, or VIIWW.contradancelinks.com/dancing cat.html Dennis MA (Cape Cod) 4th Saturday. Contra Dance. Carelton Hall, Old Bass Enfield Shaker Museum (NH) RiverRd. Music by Stuart Moore & friends. Info: (508) 3rd Saturday. Contra Dance. Rt. 4A, Enfield NH. 7 096-9272 PM. $5. Info: wvvw.shakermuseum.org or (603) 632 Cranston RI 4346 Saturdays. Greater Providence Contradance. Oaklawn
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Cape Cod July 2, Trip to Amherst - Geography in English Country Dance: Graham Christian with Elvie Miller, 3rd Friday. Lively and Elegant English Country Dance piano; Doug Creighton, flute & melodeon. on Cape Cod. East Sandwich Grange, 85 Old County August 6, Wit and Mirth - Merriment in English Road, East Sandwich MA. Priscilla Adams & Linda Nel Country Dance: Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen, son with Jan Elliott & friends. $8, $6 students/seniors. piano; Mary Lea, violin, viola. Info: (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151 3rd Saturday. Pleasures of the Town English Coun New Hampshire try Dance. 7:30-10:30 PM. Music, Joyce Crouch, pi SUNDAYS ano, & Doug Creighton, flute &melodeon. $7. Info: 2nd Sunday, Sept.-June. English Country Dance in (413) 253-3828, [email protected], orwww.am New Hampshire. Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home), herstecd.org Pleasant & Minot Sts., Concord. 6-9:30 PM. Marianne June 18, David Millstone with Joyce, Doug, & Jes Taylor calling. $7, $6 members. Info: Dave Bateman sica Murrow (oboe and English horn) (603) 886-5071, Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or [email protected], or http://people.star.net/blw/ July 16, Joanna Reiner with Joyce, Doug, & Anna dance.english.html Patton (clarinet) August 20, Alisa Dodson with Joyce & Doug South Amherst MA at the Munson Library, www.amherstecd.org September 18 MONDAYS An Afternoon of Calculated Figures with Gary English Country Dancing. July and August classes are Roodman. Munson Library, South Amherst MA. 2-5 at the Whately Dance Bam. Robin Hayden with live mu PM. Karen Axelrod, piano; Naomi Morse, violin; Anna sic. $6. Info: Robin at (413) 256-8260 or www.amherst Patton, clarinet. Info: (413) 253-3828, ecd.org www.amherstecd.org October 16, 2005 SATURDAYS English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers. 1st Saturday. Amherst Assembly. 7:45-10:45 PM. Gra Munson Library, South Amherst MA. 2-5 PM. Scott ham Christian with various musicians. Special refresh Higgs with Margaret Ann Martin, piano; Mary Lea, vio ments. $7. Info: Graham (413) 253-8962 or bray1699 lin; Doug Creighton, flute & melodeon. Info: (413) 253 @yahoo.com 3828 or [email protected] June 4, Taylor among the Devils: Marianne Taylor with Joyce Crouch, piano; Doug Creighton, flute & melodeon. 7 CDS Boston Centre Non-Profit Org. P.M.B.282 U.S.Postage PAID 1770 Massachusetts Avenue BostonMA Cambridge MA 02140 02139 Pennit #58340 CfL'\NGE SERVICE REQUESTED
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CDS Boston Centre Communicating with To Contact the Editor Meetings the Board If you are planning an event, All meetings are open, and all If you are planning an event or write it upl Send articles or an members are welcome. Please ask some other matter requiring con nouncements bye-mail with NO a cOnrurrUttee member or officer sideration by the CDS Boston fonnatting or attachments to for date, time, and place--or call Centre Board, please send a brief the office at (781) 6626710. summary to: [email protected] or by snail-mail to Boston Centre's website: [email protected] 'WWW.cds-boston.org or Lyrl Ahem, 298 Central Street, Acton MA 01720-2444 CDS Boston Centre Office telephone: P.M.B.282 Phone Art Anger, (781) 899-8702 (781) 662-6710 1770 Massachusetts Avenue to arrange delivery of flyers Cambridge MA 02140 CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre Fall 2005
C:OS..BC Board Supports Sword Dancing Celebrates Pinewoods Campaign CDS Boston's 90th Birthday The Board of the Country Dance Society, Bos on October 22 ton Centre is currently presented with two opportu As part of the celebration of the CDS-Boston nities to contemplate our mission and to determine Centre's 90th Birthday, on Saturday, October 22, we how best to serve our membership: the start of the will present sword dancing in Concord MA. The Pinewoods Camp Capital Campaign and the demise program, featuring longs word and rapper dancing, of the Steinway piano that has served the Wednesday will be hosted by Orion Longsword, Boston's most Night English Dance for many years. avant-garde sword team. Orion is known for its ex Pinewuods Camp Capital Campagn. Two recent citing interpretation of this traditional English dance developments point out the urgency of making the form, the precision and energy of its dancing, and its Pinewoods capital campaign a success. Last winter, choreography of new dances in the English long C# Mlnor pavilion ,vas damaged by a large limb and sword tradition but with an American twist. must be extensively rebuilt In addition, a group of Other groups include Boojum, a new English conservation organizations intends to purchase and rapper side made up of exceptional dancers from all protect some property very near Pinewoods, about over the United Kingdom who come together to which there has been much concern in recent years. dance at major festivals; Half Moon Sword from The land borders \Vest Long Pond Road and is Sword Dancing, Conta on page 2 owned by AD Makepeace Company, which had plans to develop the property. The Nature Conser vancy and Massachusetts Audubon Society are lead New England Dance Committee News ing a coalition that intends to purchase the land as The New England Dance Committee is at long part ofa larger land conservation effort in Plymouth. last able to have a series at the Concord Scout House The Board has decided to participate in the PCI that avoids coinciding with dances on the same night Capital Campaign with a $25,000 pledge. We make of the month as the Experienced English dance. this contribution on behalf of the membership as a Through a vacancy on second Saturdays, the NEDC whole, but hope that individual members will also is abandoning the first Friday dates and moving to contribute to the campaign when the public appeal is the second Saturdays. The Concord Second Saturday made. Currently, the campaign is in the "quiet Committee, after more than 50 years of activity, has phase," meaning that larger donations from organi elected to depart from the dance scene. Ted Sannella zations and foundations are being solicited with the called for several decades for this series, and Tony expectation that a substantial base of prior giving will Saletan, the committee's most recent caller, has heighten the public's opinion of the effort when a moved to the west coast with his family. The Second broader appeal is made. Saturday Committee preferred that the CDS Boston Many people who were instrumental in provid NEDC committee take over the dates. ing the endowment that CDS-Boston Centre is so The committee is abandoning the Experienced lucky to have were also instrumental in founding Contra Dance series, primarily because of the long Pinewoods Camp as a music and dance facility. The tradition that, for contra dances on Saturdays, all are Board considers that maintaining Pinewoods Camp welcome to the Concord Scout House. I have met
President's Column, Cont'd on page 2 New England Dance Committee, Cont'd on page 3 Presidenfs Column, Cont'dfrom page 1 and increasingly causing problems. Hal Wagner, contributes to the preservation of English and Board member and post-production sound engineer, American dance and music as an artistic and com presented a proposal for a replacement system, munity enterprise and is in the best interest of our which was accepted. If we put effort into providing members-many of whom have joined CDS-BC) in quality instruments and are fortunate to have such a part, because they attend Pinewoods Camp. great pool ofmusicians, it would be a pity to obscure Piano Search. The demise of the piano stimulated the music by using a poor-quality sound system. discussion about what the replacement should be: an Display/Ritual Dance Classes. While the Board acoustic piano or an electronic keyboard, rented or works hard to address the priorities of the member owned by CDS-Boston Centre. Discussions among ship, we also are interested in expanding the mem the Board, with the regular musicians, and random bership and monitoring changes in what members elements of the members, as well as solicitation of want. In this newsletter, we solicit your interest in the opin.ion of the general membership through the display/ritual dance classes, and we will insert a short Newsletter, show that an acoustic piano is greatly questionnaire with the upcoming membership re preferred over an electronic keyboard. newal form so as to understand what events mem The possibility that the Wednesday Night Eng bers attend and what events members might attend if lish Dance might change locations in the long-term they were available. was discussed, but it was felt that the music is a ceo Together with other local dance organizations, tral feature to the membership and that the quality of we are engaged in renewed conversations with the music should be addressed in and of itself, rather Springstep about services or cooperative arrange than using a less desirable, temporary solution on the ments that might serve our collective interests. chance that a change of location in the future would Those conversations have only just started, and more provide us with a quality replacement piano. There information will be circulated as they progress. fore, the Board has constituted a piano replacement -Jutfy Erickson, President, Board rifDirectors committee to explore availa.ble sources of good quality used pianos. If anyone knows of an available piano, either as a tax -deductible donation or for pur chase, please contact me at [email protected] Sword DanCing, Cont'd.foJm page 1 New Sound System. Another budget item we ad New York, who dance both modern and traditional dressed recently is the sound system, which became rapper and longsword dances; and Vineyard Sword flaky of late, cutting out on the callers occasionally fish from Martha's Vineyard and Woods Hole, who dance both traditionallongsword and dances of their own composition. This will be a chance to see both traditional dances and an American take on the tradition. New England Dance Committee, Cont'dfrom page 1 Longsword and rapper, along with garland dancing and Cotswold morris, were part of the original pro many less-active dancers who think that all dances at gram at CDS-Boston Centre. Early programs in the the Scout House are run by the same committee. I Boston area, as well as at Pinewoods Camp, included am reluctant to turn people away from the door for classes and displays of sword dancing from the col "not qualifying" for the Saturday dance. lections of Cecil Sharp and May Gadd. In addition to I t is my fond hope that we'll be able to grow the the country dance events planned for the 90th Birth community ofSaturday dancers at this hall, especially day Celebrations (April 29, 2006, save the datef), the as an exciting dance that is not on a school night, sword dancing performances celebrate a central part inviting to young people, and those that are young of our history and activities. to-dancing. We'll have a similar lineup of performers Performances will be held at the Emerson Um as previously engaged for the last year's Friday brella Center for the Arts at 40 Stow Street in Con Dances. Look for flyers in September, or check the cord MA at 4:00 PM, Saturday, October 22nd. Sug NEDC web page at www.cds-boston.org/ american. gested donation $8.00 or $5.00. For more infor Also look for flyers describing "Occasional mation visit www.orionlong sword.org or call Debo Sundays" dances this falL rah Kruskal, (978) 443-8940. -MarkJones, New England Dance Committee Chair -Susan Jick and Orion umgsword 2 Ritual/Display Dance Classes Fall Season Highlights Individuals have expressed a desire for a class in in English Dance one or more flavors of clog, rapper, longswotd~ etc. In This fall brings dramatic changes to our Wed order to gauge what type of class would be of greatest nesday series. After leading the series for almost 45 interest and what time would be feasible, the Board is years, Helene Cornelius has decided to share her role collecting responses from those interested in such with Barbara Finney and Brad Foster. Barbara has classes. If you are interested in any of these styles of been a Boston Centre leader for more than 20 years, dance, please send an email to [email protected], while Brad is the Director of CDSS, a popular leader or contact Judy Erickson at (978) 425-4877 or for us and in other dance venues all over the country. ericks5112@aoLcom, indicating which classes and In the past, Helene and another staff member time-slots would be ofinterest. Also contact the above have led Wednesday class nights on a shared basis. if you would like more information. Starting this fall, Helene's role will rotate among our Potential classes new leadership trio. Barbara Finney will lead off in MollY Dancing. A set dance form, originally a take-off September. on country dancing, now danced with a vigorous one Party dance nights are also changing. There will two-three hop step or a step-hop step-hop, schottish be one more party, for a total of nine, with the first style step. dance of the season on September 14 also a party Rapper. stepped, lively sword dancing with flexible night. Party nights will be of two types. Some, like swords. our season opener, will continue to be staff show cases in which all staff members are invited to lead a LDngsword Sword dancing with inflexible wooden or dance or two; others will be led by just two leaders. metal swords, larger figures than rapper, can be On nights with two leaders, we hope to give them a stepped or not. chance to be creative about the programs, as they English Clog. Rhythmic, percussive dancing. Several English Dance Highlights, styles exist, including waltz, Lancashire (hornpipe), Cont'd on page 4 Durham (reel), music-hall style. Traditionally done in wooden clogs, but can be learned in hard soled shoes. Aspart r!four celebration r!f90years r!fdam.ing, here is some thingfrom the September 1936 issue ifTbe Trail Maker, a Northwest Clog, English Clog style set dancing for pa Girl Scout publication, f?y one ifthe earlY members r!fthe Boston rades and processionals. Done with little twirlies or Centre beribboned sticks. Often to a skip or rant step. Special Interests Appalachian Clog. Rhythmic, percussive dancing, more individual in style than English Clog. Done in hard Experiences In Dancing soled shoes. Can be fast and complex (precision style) By Helen O. Storrow or more laid back and swingy (old style flat foot or It seems as if everyone who loves music and has buck dancing). a sense of rhythm must like to dance, if given a Garland Similar to Northwest, can be done in clogs or chance. I cannot remember when I did not love to hard-soled shoes. Uses a hooped garland held in both dance; indeed I must have been very young when I hands. Large set-dancing, sometimes using a running first went to dancing school. The opening bars of a step, rant or schottish step. quadrille or the lancers always brought me up on my Cotswold Moms. Traditional bells and hankies morris, or toes, and the music of a waltz made me feel like using large sticks. Vigorous styles with much capering floating in the air. Ballroom dancing, however, is de about. Individual styles developed in particular villages pendent upon partners, and not being a belle, I never and some modern invented styles, both American and had enough of it. Then for years, after I married, I English. did not dance at all; it was not then much the fashion for married people to dance, and my husband was Potential Times too busy earning a living to go out often in the eve Series of one-hour classes before the Wednesday rung. Night English Dance. %en I was about forty, a Women's Athletic Series of one-hour classes during the first hour of the Club was formed in Boston, in which one of the ac Wednesday Night Dance tivities was "Aesthetic Dancing." I was asked to join Weekend workshops of 1-2 hours at a time. Helen Storrow, Cont'd on page 5 -Ju4J Erickson 3 English Dance Highlights, Cont'dfrom page 3 To update the CDS Boston Web pages will have more control about the dances done, and we Christine Robb
5 Boston Centre Program Info: www.cds.. boston.org or (781) 662-6710
* Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations ... Park Avenue Congregational Church, Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road) Arlington Heights Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord • Church of Our Saviour, Carlton and Monmouth Streets, Brookline
English Country Dance New England Dance Wednesdays Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm Park Avenue Congregational Church.* 7:30-10:30 PM. cancellation news: Sign up via email by sending a Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian, Barbara Fin blank email to: cdsbc-contrasubscribe@yahoogroups ney, Brad Foster, Robin Hayden, Leslie Lassetter, .com or sign up via the web: http://groups.yahoo.com/ Linda Nelson, & Jacqueline Schwab. Music by Bare group/cdsbc-contral Further info: Mark's cell (857) Necessities (Peter Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, 499-8907, W'JVW.cds-boston.org/american, nedC@cds Jacqueline Schwab) & others. $7 members; $9 non boston.org members, $4 students & beginners Most events: Concord Scout House.* Admission for First Fridays for Experienced Dancers most dances: $8 members; $10 non-members, $6 stu October to June dents. Church of Our Saviour. * 8: 15-11 PM. For dancers Second Saturdays Series: Contra dance, all are wel thoroughly familiar with basic English Country Dance come. 8-11 PM. Performers to be announced. Check figures. All dances taught. $9; $7 CDS members for flyers, or the website for the NEDC Committee: 2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series www.cds-boston.org/american. Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, 1555 Massachu October 8, December 10, January 14, February 11 setts Avenue in Harvard Square, Cambridge. Leslie Lassetter, Barbara Finney, & Graham Christian, call Occasional Sundays: Special programs, Contra ers. Ken Allen, Jacqueline Scwab, Jonathan Gilbert, & Dances and Squares. 7:30-10:30 PM. $10 non others, music. Students (with 10) $3, non-students $6, members, $8 members, $6 students. Dates to be an CDS members $5. Info: http://Y1NW.cds-boston.org/ nounced, starting in October. friday.html Odd Dates: 5th Fridays, 1st Saturdays. Contra Summer Series Dances and Squares. 8-11 PM Springstep (air-conditionedl), 98 George P. Hassett Friday, September 30 Dr., Medford MA. 7:30 -10:30 PM. $7, non-members Saturday December 3 $9. August 24, Rich Jackson with Jacqueline Schwab & lydia ievens August 31, Gene Murrow with Jacqueline Schwab Mary Stafford & lydia ievens On July 6 CDS-Boston and NEFFA lost a Party Format Dances on Wednesdays longtime dancer and volunteer. September 14, Welcome Back! Mary Stafford began English Country danc October 19 ing in the late 1970s. By the early 1980s she had 1915-1960 CDS-Boston: The First 45 Years of the become a member of the English Dance Com English Revival. Celebrating the Boston Centre's 90th mittee, on which she served, much of the time as with a look back at dances popular in the first 45 years Chair, for a decade. During this period she also of the society's history. served a term as President of CDS-Boston, and November 23, Thanksgiving party for her services she was awarded a life member December 28, Holiday Party ship. Mary's contributions to the dance community Special Events extended beyond CDS. For several years she co Saturday, October 29 ordinated the crafts hall for NEFFA. Fall Favorites. Concord Scout House.* 8-11 PM. In advance $10, at the door $12, students $6 She remained an avid and faithful Wednesday night dancer until declining health in her long bat de with cancer forced her to stop a year or so ago.
6 Helen Storrow, Cont'dfrom page 5 ing music, I thought it too disgusting, and stopped Then came Mr. Cecil Sharp, the founder of the short going where I should hear or see it. English Folk Dance Society, who had given years to It was not until members of the Arthur Murray collecting the old English songs, and had incidentally School of Ballroom Dancing came to Bermuda five discovered a wealth of old English dances that were years ago, that I realized the modern dances could be fast disappearing. A musician of note and a student, beautiful. I still object to much of the music, but even the last thing he ever expected to do was to teach that I put up with, and have become an addict to the dancing, but the more researches he made, the more Fox Trot, the modern waltz and the Tango. They apparent it became that if these old dances and cus seem to myoId eyes as charming, when danced well, toms of England were to be preserved for future gen as our old quadrille, lancer and waltzes did to my erations, he was the man \vho would have to preserve young eyes, and with a good partner, I enjoy an even them, so he did it. ing of dancing now more than I ever did before. First he tried them out in his own family with his wife and daughters. His wife once told me that she could never engage a cook or a housmaid who was not willing to dance "to make up a set." Then he intro duced it into a club for underprivileged girls, and fi Special Events and Festivals nally he founded the English Folk Dance Society. The Society grew rapidly; Oxford and Cambridge took up September Morris and Sword dancing; mixed groups of young 4, Monday people met for Country Dancing. It became very Brattleboro Dawn Dance. Gibson-Aiken Center, 207 popular. Main St., Brattleboro VT. English, 2:30-5:30 PM. Con Then came the war. All the young men joined the tra, 8 PM-7AM. Info: (802) 257-1006, (802) 257-1819, [email protected], or VIIWW.dawndance.org army, while the young women joined the V. A. D. or the Red Cross-so it happened that Mr. Sharp came to October this country, primarily to direct the dancing in 1 Granville Barker's production of Midsummer Night's Southern California Playford Ball. Long Beach CA. Dream, but aL.;;o with the hope of interesting Ameri Gary Shapiro with Interfolk. $23. VIIWW.geocities.coml cans to forn'} a branch of the Society. sbecd/playford/playford_front. html Prof. George Baker of Harvard had become in 7-9 terested, having seen the dancing in England, and I Bare Necessities Weekend. Sky Camp (Eugene OR) had already joined the Society-the first American David Newitt, English &Scottish. Info & registration form: www.opendoor.com/heatherand rose/activities member. So we met Mr. Sharp and formed the Ameri can Branch of the E. F. D. S. with ]vir. Baker as presi November dent, and me as vice-president. It was 1v1r. Sharp who 4-6 finally shook the nonsense out of me, and showed me NOMAD. 18th Annual. Wilbur Cross High School, 181 the beauty of simple natural movements. For three Mitchel Drive, New Haven CT. Info: www.nomadfest .org summers he held a summer school for us, bringing over several ofhis teachers, and also training Emma as December his assistant. 26 to January 1, 9006 The war came to us, so for several years our Christmas Country Dance School. Berea College. branch dwindled, but later it revived, and is now an Info: Berea College CCOS, CPO 2159, Berea KY active branch, with many centers in cities throughout 40404; (859)985-3431; or www.berea.edu/ccds the country. We hold a school every year, the last two January 2006 weeks of August, at our old Pine Tree Camp on Long 28 Pond, now called "Pinewoods Camp," and a national Elm City Ball. Alan Winston, Master of Ceremonies festival takes place every May in New York. March As for Ballroom Dancing, when my four neph 10-19 ews began coming to college, I occasionally went to Dancing Down the Nile. Joseph Pimentel (contras) & parties with them and renewed myoId love for this Colin Hume (English), with Peter Barnes &Mary Lea. more formal type of dancing, but when the Turkey Info: Ken McFarland at [email protected] Trot and Jazz came in with its horrible raucous, blar (907) 456-7556, or \MNW.reeljig.com/mcfariandl
7 Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions MONDAYS First Parish (UU) Church of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd., Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series. Con Sudbury MA. 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Beginners welcome! Tom cord Scout House. 7:30-10:30 PM. Various callers & Kruskal & friends leading, with Kitchen Band & friends. musicians. Info: (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442 Donations accepted. Info: Tom Kruskal, (978) 443 8940 or [email protected] Scottish Country Dancing. Springstep, Medford. /:45-10:15 PM. Live music. $7, $4 student. Info: Laura 3rd Fridays through June. Roaring Jelly: Contras and Billmers, (781) 862-1950 or [email protected] Squares. 1st Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lex ington MA. Beginners 7:45, dance 8-11 PM. Susan TUESDAYS Elberger with Debby Knight. $6. Info: (781) 944-3544, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays(mostly). Contra Dance for All @ [email protected] or WNW.trillian.mit.edu.-jcl MIT. Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club & Music-for RJ.html Robin. A dance that especially encourages beginning SATURDAYS callers, musicians, & dancers. 8-10:30 PM. Band sit ins welcome. $5, MIT &Wellesley students free. No New England Contras & Squares. Concord Scout partner needed, all dances taught. PE Credit Available House. 8-11 PM. $7. from 9/13 for all dates except 10/11. Prospective call 1st Sat. Various callers & bands. Check for flyers. ers & musicians: [email protected] or (617) 354 Often Swing Dances, sometimes Contra or English 0864. Info: (617) 354-0864, MIT Folk Dance Club (617) events. 253..FOLK. or mit.edulfddwwwl contra.html 2nd Sal New England Dance Committee, CDS 9/13, Fall Beginner Special I, Chris Ricciotti with Boston Centre. See page 6 Apple CrisP. Student Center room 407; 9/27, Equi 3rd Sat. Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate. Info: nox Festival, Nils Fredland with Victor & Emily (978) 667-7459 Troll, SC 407; 10/11, Columbus Day Party, Jacob 4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack O'Connor and Bloom with Apple Crisp, SC 407; 10/25, Halloween Debby Knight. (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232 Party, Ann Cowan with Victor & Emily Troll, SC 407; 11/8, Election Day Party, Lobby Bldg. 13, Gender Role-Free New England Contra & Square 11/29, Thanksgiving Party, Kresge Rehearsal Dances. 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (Unitarian Room B; 12113, Holiday Party, Barb Kirchner, Stu Universalist), Corner of Centre & Eliot Sts. 7:30-11 PM dent Center 4919 unless noted. $5 before 8 PM, $6 after. Info: Janet, (617) 522-2216; Peter, (617) 971-0828; or Chris (617) 2nd &4th Tuesdays. Boston Gender Free English 469-4732; or www.lcfd.orgljp/ Country Dance. (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU, Centre & Eliot Sts. 7:30 SUNDAYS 10 PM. Come at 6:30 PM with a brown bag dinner & Scottish Country Dance. Church of Our Saviour, socialize! Various leaders. $7. Info: Jill (617) 678- 617, Carleton & Monmouth Sts., Brookline. 6:30-8:30 PM. Dean (617) 480-3645, or www.lcfd.org/bgfe/ $4. Info: (617) 325-6657 THURSDAYS Family Dances. Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts New England Contras & Squares. VFW Hall, 688 Center. Concord Scout House. 2-4 PM. Music by Cal Huron Ave., Cambridge. 8-11 PM. $6. Info: NEFFA, Howard &friends. 11/6, Contra & Folk with Tony (781) 662-6710; Cal, (781) 272-0396; Dan, (508) 229 Saletan & Judtih Staimes-Hamilton; 1214, Intemational 2854; or www.neffa.orglThurs.html Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski & Judtih Staimes Hamilton; 118, New England Square & Contra Dance FRIDAYS with Dudley Laufman. All dances taught. Ages 5 and 2nd Fridays. Contras, Squares, & Couple Dances. up. $5, $20 family max. Info: FAC, (781) 662~7476 or Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA. 8:00-10:30 PM, pot NEFFA, (781) 662-6710 luck at 6:30. Walter Lenk with O'Connor's Mob. $5. Info: (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353 3rd Fridays starting in Sept. English Country Dance.
8 Outside the Boston Area CaD beforeyou travel Contras Greenfield MA Cape Cod MA 3rd Friday. Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange. For general infonnation about the following dances, 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight. $6. Info: (802) 254 contact [email protected] 2874 or [email protected] 1st Saturday. Contra Dance. Woods Hole Community South Amherst MA Halt Main St., Woods Hole. Info: (508) 548-6229 or 548-6661 Swallowtail second Saturday dance discontinued 2nd Saturday. Contra Dance. Freedom Hall, 976 Main 4th Saturday. Contra Dance. Callers Susan Conger. St., Cotuit. Info: (508) 563-6750 Susie Secco, guests. 8:30 PM. $6. Info: Susan, (413) 367 -9269 or [email protected] 3rd Saturday. Contra Dance. East Sandwich Grange, Old County Rd., Sandwich. tnfo: (508) 563-6934 Deerfield NH 5th Saturday. Contra Dance. North Falmouth Congre Deerfield New England Country Dances. 1st Satur gational Church, 155 Main Rd., N. Falmouth. days (Nov. thru May in 2005-6). Town Hall, Deerfield. 8 11 PM. Info: Marianne Taylor, (603) 463-7771 English Country Dance
Cape Cod MA herstecd.org 3rd Friday, except Dec. Lively and Elegant English October 16 Country Dance on Cape Cod. East Sandwich Grange, English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers. 85 Old County Road, East Sandwich MA. Priscilla Adams Munson Library, South Amherst MA. 2-5 PM. Scott & Linda Nelson with Jan EUiott &friends. $8, $6 students Higgs with Margaret Ann Martin (piano), lydia ievins & seniors. Info: (508) 540·1151 (violin), & Chris Rua (winds). Info: (413) 253-3828 or [email protected] South Amherst MA West Kingson RI at the Munson Library, www.amherstecd.org SATURDAYS MONDAYS English Country DanCing. Courthouse Center for the English Country Dancing. Robin Hayden with live mu Arts, 3481 Kingston Rd., West Kingston RI. 7:30-10:30 sic. $6. Info: Robin at (413) 256-8260 or www.amherst PM. Live music, guest callers. $8. Info: (401) 539-3009 ecd.org or www.Courthouse Arts.org SATURDAYS Sept. 10: Mary Jones & the Jovial Beggars 1st Saturday. Amherst Assembly. 7:45-10:45 PM. Gra Sept. 24: Helene Cornelius & the Jovial Beggars ham Christian with various musicians. Special refresh Oct. 8: Michael Cicone & Ken Allen ments. $7. Info: bray1699 @yahoo.com Oct. 22: Barbara Finney &the Jovial Beggars Nov. 12: Sue Rosen & the Jovial Beggars 3rd Saturday. Pleasures of the Town English Country Nov. 26: Peter Leibert &the Jovial Beggars Dance. 7:30·10:30 PM. Music, Joyce CrOUCh, piano, & Doug Creighton, flute & melodeon. $7. Info: (413) 253 New Hampshire 3828, [email protected], or www.amherstecd.org SUNDAYS August 20, Alisa Dodson with Joyce & Doug 2nd Sunday, Sept.-June. English Country Dance in September 17, Beverly Francis with Joyce, Doug, & New Hampshire. Presidential Oaks (Odd Fellows Naomi Morse (violin) Home), Pleasant & Minot Sts., Concord. 6-8 PM. Marianne Taylor calling. $7, $6 members. Info: Dave October 15, Scott Higgs with Joyce, Doug, &Anna Bateman (603) 886-5071, Marianne Taylor (603) 463 Patton (clarinet) 7771 or [email protected], or people.star.neti September 18 blw/dance.english.htmJ An Afternoon of Calculated Figures with Gary Rood Connecticut man. ECD experience needed; basic figures will NOT be Fridays. English Country Dance. New Haven CT. taught. Munson Library, South Amherst MA. 2-5 PM. Neighborhood Music School Recital Hall, 100 Auburn Karen Axelrod (piano), Naomi Morse (violin), and Anna St. 8-10:30 PM. Sept 9 & 23, Oct. 7 &21, Nov 4 & 18, Patton (clarinet). Info: (413) 253-3828, or WNW.am Dec 2 only. $8. Info: (203) 776-6929
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Playford Ball Returns to Perkins CDS Bost()n Center Aids the Concord Scout House By popular request, the Playford Ball will be returning to the Perkins School for the Blind this The Concord Scout House has had a challeng year. Those dancers who enjoyed the ambience and ing summer, with two major and unplanned building beauty of the hall will be able to invite friends who tnaintainance projects requiring more than $40,000 missed it, as we will be selling about 120 places this to conclude. year, as opposed to about 100 last year. The Ball will One project was to encapsulate lead paint on be on Saturday, ~March 4. As usual, the night before the outside of the hall. The Barn, a cooperative day will be a First Friday Experienced dance at the care center in the basement, has bi-annual inspec Church of Our Savior in Brookline. This is usuaUy tions by the state; when inspected last spring, paint one of our best Friday dances, as we have many out chips falling from the rear of the building onto the of-town guests to share the pre-ball excitement with. playground were tested for lead content. Since the Helene Cornelius will be ]\1istress of Ceremo tests were positive, a certificate of compliance with nies at the Ball, with music provided by Bare Neces lead laws and regulations was required prior to reli sities. The afternoon workshop will be led by Bar censing the Barn. State-certified contractors scraped bara Finney and Graham Christian, with music and repainted the back south wall and portions of Roberta Sutter and clarinetist Ron Dann. Tickets for the east wall accessible to the playground. This proj the Ball are $30 if we receive your application by ect cost about $35,000. January 14. After that, prices rise to $35. The second project was to replace a wood Helene has put together a wonderful program, structural framing post that was discovered to be with interesting new dances with great music, rotting. That post was part of the south wall and ran Joseph Pimentel's "Treasure of the Big \Vood," old from foundation to the roof, approximately eight favorites like "Saint ::VIargaret's Hill," and reper:toire inches square and more than twenty long. Con dances ":Nleasured Obsession," which produce tractors replaced the post with another post from their best effect with the focused attention they re Quebec that is more than 125 years old and has a ceive at an event like the Ball. similar appearance to the one that was removed. All As always, dances on the evening of the Ball are this cost about $5,000. talked through, but not walked through, so study in The Scout House spent more than half of its advance is necessary. Part of the attraction of the precious building fund to complete these projects. It event is the thought of all of us working together in had about $75,000 at the start of the year and now separate locations, moving deeper into the dances. has $30,000. Naturally it is important that the Scout Then, the night of the Ball we bring it all together. House have significant funds in reserve to meet the Dancers who are comfortable at an experienced potential contingencies of maintaining an 18th Cen dance should have no problem with the program. tury building. The Scout House Board has conse To prepare for the Ball, we'll have two pre-ball quently embarked on an unprecendented campaign workshops, the first on Sunday, February 5, 2:00 to to replenish the building fund. Parents with children 5:00 P:NI at the Park Avenue Congregational Church using the Barn and Boy and Girl Scout parents will in Arlington. This will be led by Barbara Finney, with be asked to contribute.
English Dances, Contd 2 Scout House, Cont'd 2 English Dances, A Renewal Reminder from the pianist Karen i\xelrod. This is another opportunity for our out-of-town friends to make a weekend of it Membership Secretary in Boston, as there will be a First Friday dance to Take a look at the mailing label on this issue start off the weekend. The second workshop will be of the CDS Boston News. There will be three sets of Sunday, February 26, again at PACC, 2:00 to 5:00 characters across the top. The set farthest to the PlVf, with dances taught by Helene Cornelius and right should be a letter or a number. If it is the num Joyce Crouch playing. ber 05, it indicates that your membership, which ex \X1inter season tickets will be going on sale at the pired on August 31, has not yet been renewed, in beginning of December. Ticket prices are $140, good which case this is the last issue of the CDS Boston from January 1 until lVIarch 31, 2006. They admit News you will receive until you renew. You can re ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and new your membership at any \X'ednesday dance or by First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball sending your name, your current address and phone workshops and our 26th Playford Ball at the Perkins number(s), and a check, made out to CDS, Boston School for the Blind. That amounts to a saving of Centre, to $16 if admission to all of these events were pur Country Dance Society, Boston Centre chased separately. c/a Arthur Ferguson, :Membership Secretary 31 T,edgewood Road Framingham,11/\ 01701-3626
Scout House, The membership categories and amounts are Regular (Individual): $25.00 The CDS Boston Board was asked to participate Senior/Student/Low Income: 0.00 in the Scout I-louse building fund campaign and has Contributor (Basic Family): $35.00 agreed to pledge $5,000. Board members expressed Supporter: $45.00 appreciation for the hall and some concern that it Sponsor: $60.00 continue to be available for dances. (CDS Boston Patron: $100.00 made use of the hall more than twenty times during Benefactor: $500.00 the 2004/2005 season and has continuing plans to Any membership at the Contributor level or rent the hall for monthly and special dances for the above can senre as a fan1ily membership and include forseeable future.) The Board also agreed to permit up to two adults and any children under the age of the Scout House to appeal to the CDS Boston mem 18 all at one mailing address. bership via a letter in this CDS Boston Newsletter, in the hope that our members participate individually and generously in supporting the Scout House. \'Ve dancers have benefited from the past efforts and contributions of other communities to bring into www.cds-boston.org existence and maintain the several halls we dance in. The Scout House has always relied upon contribu Office, (781) 662-6710 tions in addition to rentals to maintain and operate the hall. Our own contributions, as dancers, will make it possible for us to continue to dance in this treasured hall and also make it possible for future dancers to share our love of this hall. The Scout To update the CDS Boston Web pages House is also unique in the Boston area, by having the full participation of several members of the Christine Robb
3 Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's 1799 Jane Austen Evening at the Harvard Square English Country Dance Published: Thursday, March 18, 2004, Harvard Independent By LiZ
"First couple cast up and around the second cou young people. \Ve need a beginner-friendly dance in an ple and back to place. Four changes of rights and lefts accessible location." The four founders, two of whom and you're ready to dance with the next couple. ~Iu were graduate students at Harvard, held an English sid" country dance workshop in Dudley House that soon Tonight, Leslie Lassetter is Jane Austen. Dressed evolved into the current biweekly series. in period costume-a long white dress and red shawl The Harvard Square dance's fresh approach -she is a commanding presence at the top of the set, stands on the strong shoulders of the 89 year-old guiding inexperienced feet into graceful formations. As Boston Centre of the Country Dance Society, an or caller of this evening's English country dance, she ganization that dates back to the era of famous folk teaches the sequence of each dance, cues the musi tradition reviver Cecil Sharpe. 11any of the core group cians, then announces each step as the dance goes on, of dancers are drawn from the ranks of CDS; several reminding her charges what comes next. It is clear she of the regulars have simply added the newest dance to has done her job well when the mechanics of the a schedule that has long included the society's dance feel so effortless that the dancers can relax and Wednesday night dance. These veterans are joined by enjoy their own movement and each other's company. the members of the Harvard Square dance's oq~arl1Z1ng Over people-just about as many as will ilt in committee, most of whom are just a few years out of two crowded sets-have turned up for the annual Jane college. Both groups of dancers help keep the sets Austen Evening at Harvard-Epworth United 11ethod running smoothly, guiding newcomers through diffi ist Church, located across from Cambridge Common cult formations and making sure they are included so just steps away from Harvard Law School. Some, like cially as well. Lassetter, are fixtures of the Boston folk dance scene, Inclusiveness is perhaps the most important involved in other English country dances (such as the component of this event, taking precedence over the \V'ednesday-night series in Arlington) and perhaps other element that attracts the dancers-the beauty of contra dancing, Scottish country dancing, and interna the n10vement. \Vhen newer dancers are confused, tional folk dance as well. \Vhat makes this second and Lassetter is happy to leave her position at the top and fourth Friday series special, however, is its focus on enter set, in the place of either a man or woman, beginners. Setting and casting with the mostly middle and demonstrate. \X1hen uncertainty emerges in the aged folk dance veterans are newer dancers of all middle of the dance, as is often the case, those who college seniors to senior citizens. For tonight's event, know what's going on will gently push a confused which features period costume and dances from the dancer in the right direction or wave at them to let movie versions of "Pride and Prejudice" and "Persua them know who they are supposed to be turning or sion," NIIT's Jane Austen class joins the group. Jean setting to. Even when a formation has gone com ~Iarie Downing, like many of her 1fIT classmates, had pletely awry, those seeking to mend it never sound never done English country dancing before. "I always patronizing or irritated; there is never the sense that a wanted to learn," she told me, "but I could never con beginner has screwed up a "perfect" dance. The expe vince anyone else in theater to make it part of a pro rienced attendees consistently invite beginners onto duction." With Lassetter's expert calling and the help the floor, choosing new partners after each dance with of other dancers, though, Downing didn't find it too little regard for age, experience level, or even gender. difficult to pick up the steps (After attending hundreds of estrogen-heavy folk College students like Downing were exactly the dances, women have become accustomed to dancing people Otavia Propper, Leonard Lu, Jenny Hango, as men). and Ken Allen had in mind when they started the As this dance's website emphasizes, "English Harvard Square dance in September 2001. "I had al Country Dance is social, C01TI1TIUnity dancing." Be ways been part of a dance community in college," cause all the figures progress through the set, each Propper explained. "1 looked around here and thought, there's not enough for new dancers and Jane Austen dances, Cont'd on page 6
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English Country Da.nce New England Dance Wednesdays Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm Park Avenue Congregational Church.* 7:30-10:30 PM. cancellation news: Sign up via email by sending a Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian, Barbara Fin blank email to: cdsbc-contrasubscribe@yahoogroups ney, Brad Foster, Robin Hayden, Leslie Lassetter, .com or sign up via the web: http://groups.yahoo.com/ Linda Nelson, & Jacqueline Schwab. Music by Bare group/cdsbc-contra/ Further info: Mark's cell (857) Necessities (Peter Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, 499-8907, www.cds-boston.org/american, nedc@cds Jacqueline Schwab) & others. $7 members; $9 non boston.org members, $4 students & beginners Concord Scout House.* Admission for most dances: $8 Beginner Workshops in English Country Dance. members; $10 non-members, $6 students. Park Avenue Congregational Church.* First Wednes Special Event days of every month. 7-7:30 PM. Free, dance after Friday, December 2 ward, costs above Concord Scout House Fundraiser. Produced by the First Fridays for Experienced Dancers Board of the Concord Scout House. Co-Sponsored by October to June CDS Boston. 8-11 :30 PM. George Marshall and Wild Church of Our Saviour. * 8: 15-11 PM. For dancers Asparagus. $15 thoroughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures. All dances taught. $9; $7 CDS members Odd Saturday (1 st Saturday) December 3 2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series 1st Saturday Contra & Square Dance. 8-11 :30 PM. Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, 1555 Massachu Beth Molaro with Crowfoot (Jaige Trudel, fiddle; Adam setts Avenue in Harvard Square, Cambridge. Leslie Broome, dtern, guitar; Nicholas Williams, flute, accor Lassetter, Barbara Finney, & Graham Christian, call dian, piano). $9, $7 CDS Members, $5 young people ers. Ken Allen, Jacqueline Schwab, Jonathan Gilbert, & others, music. Students (with 10) $3, non-students Second Saturday Series $6, CDS members $5. Info: http://www.cds-boston.org/ 8 PM. Performers to be announced. Price in 2006: friday.html $10, $8 for CDS Boston Members, $6 young people. Nov. 25 NO DANCE! Dec. 9, Michael Cicone with None in December, Jan 14, Feb 11, none in March Seven Times Salt (Held at Cambridge Friends' Special Event Meeting, Dec 23 NO DANCE! Jan. 13, Barbara Finney, Jan 27, Barbara Finney, Feb. 10, Michael Saturday, December 3 Cicone, Feb 24, Michael Cicone, Mar. 10, Leslie Annual Craft Fair. 10 AM to 4:30 PM. 30-plus artisans Lassetter or guest, Mar 24, Mary Devlin displaying their creations for sale. Free Admission Party Format Dances on Wednesdays Odd Sundays Series: Calendar not set yet for 2006. December 28, Holiday Party Check for flyers or check the CDS Boston Web pages: www.cds-boston.org/american February 15, Valentine's Day Party (Staff Showcase). March 22, Goodbye Winter-Hello Spring (Led by Gra ham Christian & Robin Hayden). Special Events Saturday, January 7 Gala Holiday Party. Concord Scout House.* 7:30-11 PM. Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod, Peter Barnes, & Mary Lea. $12, students $5. Info: Lynn, (978 371-2290 or Frank, (603) 878-4332 English Program continNed on nextpage
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dancer \vill with everyone in the on \VhlCh way to turn or WhlCh hand to otter an ap room, even those who are never their partners. Several proaching partner. dancers' responded to social situations that might uncomfortable at other the band's nuanced gestures, g1VIng more dances-showing alone, with members of weight to the first beat of waltz-time as Gilbert in the same gender, an older, married adult for a with his lifting with Schneider's on weak dance-are con1monplace. This facilitates not taking more delicate when brought just a romantic relationship between two partners, but the dynamic level down to a hushed whisper. Unlike a a sense of community among all those who attend. these musicians were to play a there are certainly a few of Eliza demonstrations, extend the form to allow beths and NIr. Darcys in the room. Propper and her to participate as both and second boyfriend, David \~raId, met dancing, as did couples, or after a bars if something went Lu and his girlfriend, Ann Rogers.) awry. Their responsiveness was perhaps best il The always \vith a before or- lustrated when a cell-phone went off as Lassetter was committee members pack up the sound teaching a dance. Within seconds, we heard the mel equipment and invite everyone to Herrell's Ice Cream ody of the mitnicked on the piano, then the violin, for further socializing. Before the last dance, Lassetter and finally the flute. reminds the dancers the three who are The Harvard Square English Country Dance is haps most responsible for transforming the 21 st in the lIarvard-Epworth United Nfethodist century mix of jeans, period costumes, cell phones, Church (1555 1V1assachusetts Cambridge) on microphones, apple into an 18th-century Second and Fourth 7:30-9:30 p.rn. Admission ball: the musicians. It would not have been to is $6 general/$5 CDS members/$3 students. For more forget Beth Murray, fiddler Jonathan Gilbert, information, visit http://W\\lw.cds-boston.org/Friday and flutist Hannah Schneider. The rhythm \vas so .html or consult the Boston Country Dance Society's steady, the blend and tuning so perfect, dancer could main page: http://www.cds-boston.org. have taken the music for while focusing
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Sunday, February 5 piano. $7 pre-registered for the Ball, $9 non Annual English Scottish Party. Church of Our Sav registered. iour.* 3 PM. Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper & Ken Allen. $10. Info:
6 Call for Nominations Special Events and Festivals to the CDS Boston Centre Board December The Nominating Committee of CDS Boston ap 18, Sunday preciates hearing from any CDS Boston members who Yankee Ingenuity's Christmas Cotillion. Concord might be interested in becoming board members. Scout House, Concord MA. Tony Parkes, dancing Suggestions of potential candidates that the Nominat master. ing Committee may speak to about becoming board 26 to January 1, 9006 members are also most welcome. This year, because of Christmas Country Dance School. Berea College. term limits, we expect at least two vacancies on the Info: Berea College CCDS, CPO 2159, Berea KY Board and will also be seeking a President-Elect that 40404; (859) 985-3431; or www.berea.edu/ccds would, after a year, serve as President in 2007. The January 2006 nomination process usually comes to a conclusion by 13,14,15 the end of January, and the elections for board mem 19th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend. bership conclude at the annual membership meeting in University of New Hampshire, Durham NH. Callers 1Yfarch. The term of office for a board member is typi Todd Whittemore & Lisa Greenleaf with music by cally two years. Northern Spy, Old New England, & Rodney Miller, Pe ter Barnes, & Marko Packard. Info: Patrick, (603) 436 The nominating committee consists of Kristen 8372 Bray, Julien Cole, Kim Barrett, Susan Carr, and Ruth 14, Saturday Reiner. English Country Ball. Seattle WA. Music by the - A1ark jones) Clerk} CDS Boston Board Tricky Brits (Anita Anderson, Dave Bartley, Betsy Coo per, & Sande Gillette). Pre-ball dance on Friday, work shop & Ball on Saturday, brunch on Sunday, and skiing on Monday (MLK b'day). Info: seattleball.org CDS Board Members Term February Expires 3,4&5 Directors San Diego English Country Dance Community 2007 - Graham Christian, Term 2 Weekend Workshops. Guest caller, teacher, & musi 2007 Susan Carr, Term 1 cian Gene Murrow. Info: www.sdecd.org 2007 - Lynda Wright, Term 1 March 2007 Cortni Frecha, Term 2 10-19 2007 - Hal Wagner, Term 1 Dancing Down the Nile. Joseph Pimentel (contras) & 2006 Jacqueline Barnard, Term 0 (partial term) Colin Hume (English), with Peter Barnes & Mary Lea. 2006 - Otavia Propper, Term 1 Info: Ken McFarland at [email protected], 2006 Susan Elberger, Term 2 (907) 456-7556, or www.reeljig.com/mcfarland/ 2006 - Ruth Reiner, Term 2 April 2006 Kim Barrett, Term 1 7-9 Officers 12th Cascade Contras Spring Dance & Music 2007 President Judy Erickson Weekend. Sky Camp near Eugene OR. Contras, mu sic workshops, & Argentine Tango. Music by Spare 2006 V.Pres. Nikki Herbst, Term 1 Parts from MA & NY and KGB from Seattle. Contras 2006 - Treas. Ralph Jones, Term 1 called by Seth Tepfer (Atlanta GA) & Erik Weberg 2007 Clerk 1VIark Jones, Term 2 (Portland OR). Eugene's Vicki Ayers, Argentine Tango. 2006 - Past President Julian Cole $155 for adults. Info: Lia Davis, (541) 344-7764 or ---- President Elect (next elected Spring 2006) [email protected] 28-30 19th Annual Fried-for-AII weekend workshop for ex perienced English dancers. Community Center, Lenox MA. Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie, Barbara Greenberg & Daniel Beerbohm). Info: Judy, 518 758-1645 or jbgrun@berk .com or [email protected]
7 Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions MONDAYS 3rd Fridays starting in Sept. English Country Dance. Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series. Con First Parish (UU) Church of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd., cord Scout House. 7:30-10:30 PM. Various callers & Sudbury MA. 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Beginners welcome! Torn musicians. Info: (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442 Kruskal & friends leading, with Kitchen Band & friends. Donations accepted. Info: Tom Kruskal, (978) 443 Scottish Country Dancing. Springstep, Medford. 8940 or [email protected] 7:45-10:15 PM. Live music. $7, $4 student. Info: Laura Billmers, (781) 862-1950 or [email protected] 3rd Fridays. "Renaissance Dance for Everyone" with Renaissonics. First Church in Cambridge, 11 TUESDAYS Garden Street Oust outside Harvard Square). 7:30 PM. 2nd & 4th, then 1 st & 3rd Tuesdays. Contra Dance for All Dances are taught by Maris Wolff. 12/16, Jan. 20, All @ MIT. Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club & Mu Feb. 17, March 17, April 21, May 19, June 16. $8, Chil sic-for-Robin. A dance that especially encourages be dren FREE. Info: (617) 661-3353 or renaissonics.com ginning callers, musicians, & dancers. 8-10:30 PM. Band sit-ins welcome. $5, MIT & Wellesley students 3rd Fridays through June. Roaring Jelly: Contras and free. No partner needed, all dances taught. PE Credit Squares. 1st Parish Church, 7 Harrington Road, Lex Available from 9/13 for a" dates except 10/11. Pro ington MA. Beginners 7:45, dance 8-11 PM. Susan spective callers & musicians: [email protected] Elberger with Debby Knight. $6. Info: (781) 944-3544, or (617) 354-0864. Info: (617) 354-0864, MIT Folk [email protected] or www.trillian.mit.edu.-jc/ Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK, or mit.edu/fdc/www/ RJ.htrnl contra.html SATURDAYS All Dances In Student Center 407 or 491 New England Contras & Squares. Concord Scout 10/25, Halloween Party, Ann Cowan with Victor & House. 8-11 PM. $7. Emily Troll, 407; 11/8, Election Day Party, Lobby Bldg. 13, 11/29, Thanksgiving Party, Laura Jo 1st Sat. Various callers & bands. Check for flyers. hannes with Dixie Butterhounds, 407; 12/13, Holi Often Swing Dances, sometimes Contra or English day Party, Barb Kirchner with Pandemonium, 491 events. 2nd Sat. New England Dance Committee, CDS 1/10--3/14, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays Boston Centre. See page 6 1/10, New Year Welcome Dance Beginner Spe 3rd Sat. Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate. Info: cial, 491; 1/24: Pre-PE Beginner Dance, 491; (978) 667-7459 2/14: Valentine's Day Dance, Register: First Spring PE Dance, 407; 2/28: Winter Fiesta, Laura 4th Sat. Walter Lenk with Jack O'Connor and Johannes, 407; 3/14, St. Pat's Day Gala, 407 Debby Knight. (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Boston Gender Free English Gender Role-Free New England Contra & Square Country Dance. (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Dances. 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (Unitarian Church of Jamaica Plain UU, Centre & Eliot Sts. 7:30 Universalist), Corner of Centre & Eliot Sts. 7:30-11 PM 10 PM. Corne at 6:30 PM with a brown bag dinner & unless noted. $5 before 8 PM, $6 after. Info: Janet, socialize! Various leaders. $7. Info: Jill (617) 678-7007, (617) 522-2216; Peter, (617) 971-0828; or Chris (617) Dean (617) 480-3645, or www.lcfd.org/bgfe/ 469-4732; or www.lcfd.org/jp/ THURSDAYS SUNDAYS New England Contras & Squares. VFW Hall, 688 Scottish Country Dance. Church of Our Saviour, Huron Ave., Cambridge. 8-11 PM. $6. Info: NEFFA, Carleton & Monmouth Sts., Brookline. 6:30-8:30 PM. (781) 662-6710; Cal, (781) 272-0396; Dan, (508) 229 $4. Info: (617) 325-6657 2854; or www.neffa.org/Thurs.html Family Dances. Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts FRIDAYS Center. Concord Scout House. 2-4 PM. Music by Cal Howard & friends. 12/4, International Folk Dance with 2nd Fridays. Contras, Squares, & Couple Dances. Regina Laskowski & Judtih Stairnes-Hamilton; 1/8, Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA. 8:00-10:30 PM, pot New England Square & Contra Dance with Dudley luck at 6:30. Walter Lenk with O'Connor's Mob. $5. Laufman. All dances taught. Ages 5 and up. $5, $20 Info: (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353 family max. Info: FAC, (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA, (781) 662-6710
8 Outside the Boston Area Call before you travel Contras Greenfield MA Cape Cod MA 3rd Friday. Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange. For general information about the following dances, 401 Chapman St. 8 PM-midnight. $6. Info: (802) 254 contact [email protected] 2874 or [email protected] 1st Saturday. Contra Dance. Woods Hole Community Hall, Main St., Woods Hole. Info: (508) 548-6229 or South Amherst MA 548-6661 Swallowtail second Saturday dance discontinued 2nd Saturday. Contra Dance. Freedom Hall, 976 Main 4th Saturday. Contra Dance. Callers Susan Conger, St., Cotuit. Info: (508) 563-6750 Susie Secco, guests. 8:30 PM. $6. Info: Susan, (413) 367 -9269 or [email protected] 3rd Saturday. Contra Dance. East Sandwich Grange, Old County Rd., Sandwich. Info: (508) 563-6934 Deerfield NH 5th Saturday. Contra Dance. North Falmouth Congre Deerfield New England Country Dances. 1st Satur gational Church, 155 Main Rd., N. Falmouth. days (Nov. thru May in 2005-6). Town Hall, Deerfield. 8 11 PM. Info: Marianne Taylor, (603) 463-7771 English Country Dance
Cape Cod MA February 19, 2006 3rd Friday, except Dec. Lively and Elegant English English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers. 2-5 Country Dance on Cape Cod. East Sandwich Grange, PM. Robin Hayden with Ken Allen (piano), Doug 85 Old County Road, East Sandwich MA. Priscilla Adams Creighton (flute & melodeon), & Jessica Murrow (oboe & Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott & friends. $8, $6 students & English horn). Info: [email protected] or (413) 253 & seniors. Info: (508) 540-1151 3828 West Ki ngson RI South Amherst MA SATURDAYS at the Munson Library, www.amherstecd.org English Country Dancing. Courthouse Center for the MONDAYS Arts,3481 Kingston Rd., West Kingston RI. 7:30-10:30 English Country Dancing. Robin Hayden with live mu PM. Live music, guest callers: Jan. 28, Michael Cicone; sic. $6. Info: Robin at (413) 256-8260 or www.amherst Feb. 11, Barbara Finney; Feb. 25, Gary Roodman; ecd.org Mar. 11, Sue Rosen; Mar. 25, Linda Nelson SATURDAYS New Hampshire 1st Saturday. Amherst Assembly. 7:45-10:45 PM. Gra SUNDAYS ham Christian with various musicians. Special refresh 2nd Sunday, Sept.-June. English Country Dance in ments. $7. Info: [email protected] New Hampshire. Concord NH: Presidential Oaks (Odd Fellows Home), Minot St. off Pleasant just west of the 3rd Saturday. Pleasures of the Town English Country Concord High School. Up the hill, old section front Dance. 7:30-10:30 PM. Music, Joyce Crouch, piano, & door; ring buzzer and say you are there for the English Doug Creighton, flute & melodeon. $7. Info: (413) 253 dance. 5:30-8 PM. Marianne Taylor calling. $7, $6 3828, [email protected], or www.amherstecd.org members. Info: Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071, November 19, Marcie Van Cleave with Joyce, Doug, Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771 or taylorgorman & Jessica Murrow (oboe and English horn) @juno.com, or people.star.net/blw/dance.english.html December 17, Judi Rivkin with Joyce, Doug, & lydia Connecticut ievins (violin) Fridays. English Country Dance. New Haven CT. January 21, 2006, Brad Foster with Joyce, Doug, & Neighborhood Music School Recital Hall, 100 Auburn Ethan Hazzard-Watkins (violin) St. 8-10:30 PM. Dec 2 only, Jan 6 & 27, Feb 3 & 17, ** February 18, Robin Hayden with Joyce, Doug, & March 3 & 17, April 7, Drancy Fess Ball April 21. $8. Aldo Fabrizi (mandolin) Info: (203) 776-6929 March 18, David Millstone with Joyce, Doug, & Susan Conger (violin)
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