CDS Boston News Summer 2012
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre Summer 2012 Dance with us Swing into Summer – A Letter at Local Farmer’s Markets from a Happy Camper It is almost Farmer’s Market season again! We With spring just arrived, I imagine that your occasionally organize English Country Dance feet are starting to itch for some great dancing! demos at these outdoor markets. It’s fun for the Summer is quickly approaching, and I hope you dancers and a great way to introduce more people will join me at Pinewoods Camp, June 15-17, to our dance series. This season we hope to be 2012 for Swing into Summer — a wonderful and dancing in Arlington, Lexington, and Winchester. affordable intergenerational weekend of music, If you are a musician or an experienced dancer dance and community. (who can perform with minimum calling) and are Last year’s Swing into Summer was a very available Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons or special weekend for me. It was my first time Saturday mornings and would like to join us, dancing at Pinewoods and my experience was contact Liz Reisberg, [email protected]. Swing continued p. 6 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods – Come Join Us! July 4th Weekend at Pinewoods – Update on the Waiting List There is still space at this summer’s English- Scottish Session, a dynamic program of English Applications for CDS-Boston Centre’s July 4th Country dancing, Scottish Country dancing, Weekend were up significantly from last year, and Morris, rapper, step classes, you name it! Our a lottery was held for admission to camp. Boston wonderful musicians, including Peter Barnes, Ed Centre’s policy is that members who apply by the Pearlman, Peter McFarlane, Karen Axelrod, Earl lottery date have an equal chance in a blind lottery Gaddis, Naomi Morse and Neil Pearlman, will for the spaces available. There were so many move us through a great program. The dance people in that category this year that 24 members staff, Ron Wallace, Jen Schoonover, Melissa were wait listed as of the lottery date, and the Running, Scott Higgs and Judy Erickson, will lead wait list is 26 people strong as of this writing. We a variety of classes. Currently scheduled dance are so sorry that so many people were unable to classes include graded English Country dancing, get in on the first go-round this year! Boston’s graded Scottish Country dancing, Cotswold Centre’s policy is that members who applied by morris, Highland, longsword, ladies’ step, and the lottery deadline the prior year, Cape Breton step. The session will also offer 4th waitlist continued p. 3 a full series of music classes, including graded classes in English Country dance music, Scottish In this issue: Country dance music, and an ensemble class. Camp begins Monday afternoon (July 2nd), has Spring Trio by Geneveive, Shimer, 1973 - p. 3 three full days of classes on Tuesday, Wednesday Some Summer Festival Listings - p. 5–6 and Thursday, and ends with breakfast on Friday Boston Centre Programs - p. 7 morning. ESS continued p. 3 Other Regular Boston Area Dances & Events - p. 8 Outside Boston Dancing - p. 9 Since 1915 Country Dance Society, Boston Centre, Inc. The Country Dance Society, Boston Centre, Officers, Directors, and non-board offices Inc. works to preserve and promote the As of April 2012 knowledge and practice of the traditional and Term Limits: President: Two terms. Typically a four-year series of contemporary dance and dance music of presidential offices: President Elect (1 year), President (2 England and New England. The Boston Centre years), Past President (1 year). sponsors and produces classes, parties, Other Board offices: Limit of three complete two-year workshops, and residential and special events terms (partial terms are not counted). featuring the best performers and practitioners * denotes term-limited, and may not be re-elected to the of English and New England country dancing. same office. Year denotes term expiration. Events are open to all, and most feature Board Members teaching; no experience or partner is required. 1) 2013 Mark Ward - Term #1 2) 2013 Jaqueline Barnard - Term #1 3) 2013 Mark Jones - Term #1 CDS Boston Center Newsletter 4) 2013 Maureen Carey - Term #2 submission deadlines: 5) 2013 vacant 6) 2014 Susan Gere - Term #1 July 20, 2012 7) 2014 Mies Boet-Whittaker -Term #2 mailing is usually about 10 days after the deadline 8) 2014 Sam Weiler - Term #1 9) 2014 Miriam Newman - Term #1 10) 2014 vacant Board Officers To update the CDS Boston Web pages 11) 2013 President: Diane Gonzales 12) 2012 Vice Pres: Erika Roderick- Term #2 General CDS Boston site, 13) 2013 Treasurer: Ruth Reiner - Term #1 English Dance Committee pages, 14) 2013 Clerk: Nora Smith - Term #1 Special Events, Camp Sessions: 15) 2013 President Elect: Judy Erickson Christine Robb [email protected] Elected or Appointed New England Dance Committee: Non-Board Positions - Cortni Frecha [email protected] Nominating Committee Mark Jones [email protected] Member Elected, Board Nominates (3 year terms) CDS Boston ECD Collection recordings: 2) 2013 Mitch Diamond - Term #1 Dan Pearl [email protected] 3) 2014 vacant 3) 2015 vacant Board Elected, from the Board (2 year terms) 4) 2013 vacant Join the Country Dance Society of 5) 2014 vacant Boston Centre! Pinewoods Camp, Inc. Board Representative Benefits include reduced admission to dances and CDS Boston Center Nominates, PCI Board Elects events, a newsletter, preferred admission to dance 1) 2013 Mark Ward: Term #2 (three-year term) camp sessions, and more. Discounts available for students, seniors, and organizations. Inquire via [email protected] or at www.cds-boston.org/membership-form.html Need to look up a dance or venue? Try one of these internet resources: www.cds-boston.org www.contradancelinks.com O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, www.facone.org/fdrb/home/ How can we know the dancer from the dance? www.TheDanceGypsy.com www.dancedb.com/dancedb W. B. Yeates (1865 - 1939) 2 4th waitlist continued from cover SPRING TRIO – Padstow, remained on the waitlist and did not get into camp have priority in the lottery for the following Helston, Bampton. year, provided they are still members and apply by By Genevieve Shimer, 1973 the lottery deadline. This ensures that no one’s The May Day celebrations in Padstow begin the luck runs bad for more than one year in a row. night of April 30, when people gather in the pubs This is good news for those of you who don’t and excitement begins to mount. We two Shimers make it off the wait list this year. Make sure your drove from Exeter with Eileen Gunnell and so did membership is current next spring, and get that not reach town until late. The pubs had closed application in on time! and the streets were jammed with people waiting to hear the Morning Song—a noisy crowd but Boston Centre’s policy is that no priority is given good-natured on the whole; outside he Red Lion to anyone else, not even for being a Board or and appeal for quiet had to be made “so that the committee member. Many people contribute in so people of Padstow can sing their song.” Finally many ways, both as official committee members at midnight we heard it twice, once for mine host and as volunteers, that the board decided not and once for his wife, and then we left. We all to try and weigh the relative contributions of three felt a bit let down—too many people and individuals. The policy instead tries to maximize no magic. accessibility of spaces for all members. Other user groups such as CDSS have different policies In broad daylight things were different. The concerning their admissions and wait list policies. weather was fine and sunny; the giant Maypole’s hoops and streamers fluttered ma light breeze; The 4th of July Committee is looking forward again there were crowds, but this morning there to a great program, fabulous food in a beautiful were children as well as grownups, all waiting new dining hall, seeing old friends and making eagerly for the appearance of the wee ‘oss. new ones, and long summer evenings dancing to Promptly at 11:00 a.m. the Horse came out of the wonderful music! If you can’t make it to July 4th Red Lion, the drums started beating, the band this year, consider one of the other sessions: of ten or more accordions struck up, the teaser • Swing into Summer (1st Weekend), June 15-17 started dancing and away they all went down • English Scottish Session, July 2 – 6 the narrow street. Over and over again, the same • Labor Day Weekend, September 1-4. ritual repeated: the Horse swirling and swinging, then collapsing in “death” when the tune changes. Check out www.cds-boston.org/camp.html for The Teaser strokes its nose; then with a leap it information and applications. springs up to a rattle of drums and away down the street once more. ESS continued from cover Today in Padstow there are two hobby- Program fee is $345 for CDS-Boston Centre horses—-the old horse (red), and the Blue Ribbon and RSCDS Boston Branch members, $355 for Horse. They never meet but follow carefully non-members, and $270 for 13- to 17-year olds. planned routes. Thus all day long the visitors have Theme parties are traditional to the Session; past to wait only a few minutes before one or the other Sessions have included competitive Maypole appears. The horses never seem to tire (a change dancing! Afternoon tea in the Camphouse of dancers is managed very inconspicuously) and provides a relaxed moment in the program.