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Bonnie Insull, flute and percussion. A performer and teacher of improvisational and classical mu- sic, flutist Bonnie Insull was Executive Director of the improv- isation network Music for People for 10 years, as well as edi- tor of their journal Connections. Formerly the director of Dart- mouth's Collegium Musicum, Insull was also a founding member of the Apple Hill Chamber Players, touring with the ensemble during their first decade. She has performed in clas- sical contexts as featured soloist with orchestras throughout New England as well as in concert with Julius Baker and Jean-Pierre Rampal, and in improvisational concerts with colleague David Darling. Reflecting her combined interest in the language of music and the music of language, Insull completed an M.A. in Musicology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and an M.A.T. in Teaching English as a Second Language at the School of International Training, Brat- tleboro, VT, in 1997. In 1997, Insull was a guest faculty member with the Universidad de Veracruz in Orizaba, Mexico, and was a guest faculty member with the Chinese Academy of Science in Changchun, China in 1998. A mural in the Anderson House s in Washington, DC, Robin Russell, Piano. showing Washington and Lafayette and the founding Robin has made 3 CDs, has toured Japan, England, Canada of the Society of the Cincinnati. & California, plays at regular dance series, at special events, weekends & dance camps. Robin propels people to the dance floor with her rhythmic & imaginative playing, mentors dance The History of the Masked Ball musicians, and is a longtime member of The Flying Romanos. The idea of a Masquerade Ball or Masked party goes back to late medieval court life, (Ridgewood, NJ) originally designed to celebrate a marriage or mark a point in a royal dynasty. The guests would wear both a costume and their masquerade mask, and, as you can imagine, the anonymity this provided to a class that were governed by the strictest etiquette and con- stricting rules of behavior was irresistible. Masquerade balls grew into semi-public events by the time of the Renaissance, enabling ( in theory..) the nobleman and the serv- The North River Historical Dancers ant to interact, under the cloak of disguise - their popularity was very much about the http://www.northriverhistoricaldancers.com freedom wearing a mask gave you.. The intricate exquisite masquerade masks were set against the backdrop of the time, with all its stunning Renaissance architecture and art, Founded in 2008, the North River Historical Dancers is a just an incredibly creative time when Beauty was paramount in everything, and creativity historic dance troupe that per- and innovation was everywhere. From the 17th Century they were popular throughout forms and instructs English mainland Europe and reached London by the early 18th century, courtesy of the Swiss Country dances from the late count John Heidegger, who brought the first one to the Haymarket Opera House. For the 17th through 19th century at rest of the 18th century these remained popular, spreading from England across to Coloni- various venues and historic al America, they also became more lighthearted, as guests tried to guess the identity of the sites. And, the group con- person behind the masks. And so through to today, where they remain a hugely popular ducts an adult education Eng- choice with event organizers of corporate and charity events, and countless private parties lish Country dance class in around the world .. We thank you for being a part of ours! Ridgewood, NJ on Friday nights. Visit our website to Source: http://www.samanthapeach.co.uk/masquerade-ball-history.ht learn more about the troupe and to sign up for the class! The Hermitage PROGRAM http://www.thehermitage.org/ (Dances to be chosen from below. Program subject to change) The Hermitage, a National Historic Landmark and house museum, incorporates a stone house that was visited during the Revolutionary War 7:00 – 7:15 Introduction by D. Brahs / Demo by the North River by General George Washington. It was also the Historical Dancers site of the marriage of Aaron Burr and Theodo- 7:15 – 8:15 Set #1 sia Prevost. Its picturesque Gothic Revival de- Yankee Doodle sign dates to the 1847–48 renovation by the architect William H. Ranlett. Successful Campaign Auretti’s Dutch Skipper The Fantocini Sweet Richard The Muscians Lafayette Washington and Liberty Drapers Gardens Ridley and Anne Enslow Zephyrs and Flora http://enslowmusic.com/ Ridley began playing Independence Cotillion colonial American music more than 30 years ago while working at Morristown National Histori- 8:15 - 8:30 BREAK cal Park in New Jersey. He has made five al- 8:30 – 8:45 Performance by Ridley and Anne Enslow bums with the noted balladeer Linda Russell and four with his wife, Anne. In addition, Ridley 8:45 – 9:45 Set #2 plays bluegrass with a group called “String Fe- Lovely Nancy ver. In his “other” life, he is president of Enslow Publishers, Inc., which publish- The Comical Fellow es educational books for children and teenagers. Two of the duo’s recordings— Soldier’s Joy The Young Widow Music of the American Colonies and Music for Abraham Lincoln—were named Nota- The Gun Fleet ble Recordings by the American Library Association. The Lincoln CD also re- British Sorrow ceived the endorsement of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Anne The Dressed Ship began playing colonial music when she met Ridley. She played as a regular sub- M. Lafayette stitute on Broadway in the orchestra of The Secret Garden in 1992-1993. In her Sally in Our Alley Room for Ramblers “other” life, she is executive editor of Harvard Health Publications’ special health reports, and she worked for many years as a correspondent at Newsweek. She 9:45-10:00 BREAK does most of the duo’s research, which has included hours spent in the Library of Congress, Colonial Williamsburg, the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln 10:00 – 11:00 Set #3 Center, historical societies and various archives. With rare exceptions, all of their Over the Hills and Far Away Stony Point music is drawn from original manuscripts, sheet music and songsters and is per- Monmouth or The Victory formed on instruments accurate to the period. The Brandywine Spirit of France Mutual Love Julia Hartman Away to the Camp http://www.musicgalas.com/ Barbarini’s Tambourine Violin, Baritone Violin; Julia plays for non-profits, private par- Well Hall ties, special events and several English Country Dance & Con- Virginia Reel tra Dance series. Julia studied classical violin performance with a former Assistant Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony. She Your Caller Tonight will be Janice Wolk holds a Music BA and from Columbia Business School, an MBA . (NYC) Washington and Lafayette— across the set, usually in 4 steps. Give L hand to neighbor and Longtime Friends change, moving up or down the set. Partners give R hands and change. Neighbors give L hands and change. Dancers end the George Washington met the nineteen-year- old Marquis de Lafayette on August 5, figure where the started. Sometimes just 2 or 3 changes are spec- 1777, less than a week after the Continen- ified. tal Congress appointed the young French- man to be a volunteer Major General in the Continental Army. Lafayette was assigned Right-hand star, left-hand star: diagonally opposite dancers to serve on Washington's staff. Lafayette, one of the richest young men in France, left join R hands in a shake-hands hold. They dance around clock- his home country on March 25, 1777, filled wise. Similarly, a counter-clockwise move for a LH star. Also with desire to fight against the British in the American Revolution. known as “right or left hands across.” The Marquis was recruited to serve in the American cause by Silas Deane, who headed an American effort in Paris to enlist French Army officers in the cause. Lafayette was not recruited for his military Two-Hand Turn: Partners take 2 hands (2H) and turn clockwise acumen—the young man had yet to see combat. Instead, Deane believed that Lafayette would be valua- the specified amount, which can be halfway, once around or ble to the American cause because of his connections to the Court of Louis XVI. Lafayette—going against the wishes of the king and of his father-in-law, the Duc D'Ayen—purchased his own ship for once and a half around. Same applies to right-hand and left- the voyage, which he named the Victoire. The ship landed off the coast of Georgetown, South Carolina, on June 13, 1777, after fifty-six days at sea. Lafayette and the other French officers on board then rode hand turn with partner. to Philadelphia to volunteer for the Continental Army. The nineteen-year-old received his Major Gen- eral's sash on July 31. Five days later, he met George Washington who travelled to Philadelphia to brief members of Congress on the precarious state of military affairs at a dinner; the British were on the Up a Double and Back move toward the city. Facing `up' you go forwards for four beats of music, and then The two men bonded almost immediately. The forty-five-year-old Washington, who had no natural backwards for four, which gets you back where you started. children of his own, was taken by the young man's ebullience and profound dedication to the American Since you are usually doing it with your partner beside you it cause, as well as by the fact that he was a fellow Mason. Lafayette simply stood in awe of the American commander-in-chief.

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