Vol. 23, No. 6 • Nov.–Dec. 2011 The Village Arts Coalition Folk Arts Dance & Music Calendar

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Celtic Steps – Fun for All Ages Dancers of all ages kicking up their heels to lively Celtic the world to compete at the World Championships; last year the music. Adorable 5-year-olds learning their first Irish steps. countries represented included quite a few that you wouldn’t Dancers congratulating each other for mastering a challenging normally associate with Irish culture, such as Norway, Russia, Spain movement. Students preparing to perform for St. Patrick’s Day or and Singapore. one of Boulder’s many international festivals. It’s just another day Opened in May 2010, the Boulder branch of the school is at Celtic Steps-Boulder. rapidly growing and welcomes students of all ages. Many Irish The Boulder studio is a part of Celtic Steps, which is the largest dance schools cater almost exclusively to children, but this school in Colorado and offers classes all over the program is about half adult students. state. The school has won regional, national, and even world titles, Instructor Elizabeth Barton notes “I’ve taught ages 4 to 72. I really which is impressive given the fierce competition from not only believe that Irish dance is for everyone!” Students can expect the east and west coasts of the U.S., but obviously from a fantastic cardio workout in a casual, fun environment. “I as well. Although Ireland is home to the dance form, shows like encourage students to do whatever THEY want with Irish dancing,” and Lord of the Dance have dramatically increased says Barton. “There’s a place for everyone, whether you’re a the global popularity of Irish dancing. Dancers come from all over mature adult looking for a low-impact and fun way to exercise, a continued on back cover >> VILLAGE ARTS COALITION MEMBER GROUPS • American Vernacular Dance (AVD) • Colorado Sacred Harp • Ruby Dancers • Argentine Tango • Columbiners Club • Scandinavian Dance Class • Arkansas Valley Music & Dance • CSU Scottish Arts Club • Scootbacks Square Dance Club • Blue Moon Dance Company • Denver Area Fold Dancers (DAFD) • Scottish Country Dancers of Colorado • Boulder Hungarian Workshop • Folk Dancers Investor Group • Snowhawk Productions • Boulder International Folk Dancers (BIFD) • Friends of Traditional Dance (FoTD) • Storm Mountain Folk Dancers • Boulder Israeli Dancers • Hoofin’ High Country Cloggers • Storysmith • Boulder Scandinavian Dancers (BSD) • Hora Romaneasca Romanian Dancers • Swingin’ Seven • Calico & Boots Square Dancers • Keaka O Kalani • Tango Colorado • CMDance • The Moon Festival • Tom Masterson/Danceophile Studio • Celtic Steps School of Irish Dance • Little London Assembly • Classes/Barbara Roach • Colorado Friends of Cajun/Zydeco Music & • LocoTango • Westminster Old Time Community Dance Dance (CFCZ) • Pikes Peak Scottish Country Dancers • Winter Solabration Society • Colorado Friends of Old Time Music & Dance • Pikes Peak Traditional Dance • Watch Your Step (CFOOTMAD) • Planina: Songs of Eastern Europe • Colorado Morris Dancers • Postoley Dance Ensemble VILLAGE ARTS COALITION OFFICERS: VILLAGE ARTS BOARD: Robert Schaedla – President; Marshall Shapiro – Vice-President; Deborah Howard – Treasurer; Susan Reisser – Secretary; Caroline Stepanek – STOMP! Editor, 303.544.0881, [email protected] BOARD NEWS – SEPT. 8 AND OCT. 6. Nominations for the board have been made in NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: preparation for the annual meeting. Discussions For inclusion in the Nov./Dec. STOMP! issue, submissions are due by December 7th. continued regarding revising the VAC structure. The VAC board policy limits newsletter mailings to VAC members & member groups. Improvements have been made to the Avalon BOOKINGS: with new windows and a roof. • The Ballroom at the Avalon (6185 Arapahoe Ave; Boulder): VAC BOARD MEMBERS: • Hermine Higgins, 303.440.8303, [email protected], or Robert Schaedla (P), Marshall Shapiro (VP), [email protected] Susan Reisser (S), Deborah Howard (T), • The Pearl Street Studio (2126 Pearl St; Boulder): 303.443.7538, [email protected] Willard Crary, Steward Hartman, Carla GENERAL INFORMATION: McKenna, Chuck Palmer, Melba Shepard, • VAC Festival: Hermine Higgins, 303.440.8303, [email protected]. Caroline Holmes Stepanek, Larry Utter, and • JoinVAC: Stan Wilkes, [email protected], 303.233.3474. Anne Vickery. • VAC’s central phone and fax: 303.440.8303 (Avalon). • Visit www.boulderdancespace.com for facility availability information. PERFORMING GROUPS LOCATIONS • Boulder Scandinavian Dancers: Erica Rice 303.442.7689 BOULDER • SRC - SCHEITLER RECREATION CENTER, • Calico & Boots, Amer'n Folk Dancers: Jim Barnett 303.651.0797 • AV - BALLROOM AT THE AVALON, 6185 5031 W 46th Ave. • Halau Hula O Na Mauna Komohana: “Pumehana” Paisner Arapahoe Ave., Unit B WMC - WARREN UNITED METHODIST 303.447.9772 www.oconnor.gs/halau.html • CDC - COMMUNITY DANCE COLLECTIVE, CHURCH, 1630 E. 14th Avenue • Hoofin’ High Country Cloggers: Ken Horwege 303.364.2278 2020B 21st St.21st & Pearl, behind futon store) • WPMC - WASHINGTON PARK UNITED • Hora Romaneasca – Dances of Romania: Mihail Codrescu • DS - DANCEOPHILE STUDIO, 250 31st Street, METHODIST CHURCH, 1955 E. Arizona Ave., 303.494.5640 • EBCC - EAST BOULDER COMM. CENTER, (corner of South Race & East Arizona) • Maroon Bells Morris Dancers: Robin Smith 303.651.0909 5660 Sioux Drive www.maroonbellsmorris.org • GC - GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH FORT COLLINS • One World Folk Dancers: Sheila Sharpe 303.377.4111 • KaKS - KAKES STUDIOS, 2115 Pearl St., (21st • EG - EMPIRE GRANGE, 2306 W. Mulberry • FCSC - FORT COLLINS SENIOR CENTER, • Planina: Songs of East'n Europe: Julie Lancaster 303.733.1120 & Pearl, behind the Kwal Paint and Futon store) • KCH – Knights of Columbus Hall: 1741 Walnut St. 1200 Raintree Drive • Postoley Dance Ensemble: Dances from Eastern Europe: • TICO - CLUB TICO IN CITY PARK, Tom Masterson 303.499.6363 www.postoley.org • PEH - PRE EMINENCE HALL, 323 Walnut St. • PSt - PEARL STREET STUDIO, 2126 Pearl St., 1599 City Park Dr; (North Shore of City Park Lake) • Scottish Country Dancers of Colorado: Bob Burnham, 303.431.6870 [email protected] Boulder (E. of 21st St, S. side of street) OTHER LOCATIONS • CCC - CLEMENTS COMMUNITY CENTER • Sherefe: Music of the Middle East & Eastern Europe: DENVER 1580 Yarrow, Lakewood (1 block North and James Hoskins 303.939.8702 • BCC - BERKELEY COMMUNITY CHURCH, 3701 W. 50th Ave. (near Regis) West of Colfax & 16th) • Silk Road Middle Eastern Dance Theater: Natasha Cargill • GD – GLENN'S DEN 10178 Empire Dr. Lafayette 303.772.4267, [email protected] • DT - DENVER TURNVEREIN,1570 Clarkson St., • HCC - HILLSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER • Storm Mountain Folk Dancers: Wendi Kiss 720.514.0544 (8 blocks E & 1 block N of Capitol Building) • HEA - HEBREW EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE, 925 S. Institute, Colorado Springs • StorySmith: Susan Marie Frontczak 303.442.4052 • IDC - INTERNATIONAL DANCE CLUB 3600 S. Ivanhoe St., (SW of Hampden & I-25) 2422 Busch Ave., CO Springs • Trolls: Scandinavian musicians, Erica Rice 303.442.7689 • HIC - HERITAGE IRISH CENTER, 1946 S. • MGG - MAPLE GROVE GRANGE • Village Dancers: multi-ethnic folk dancers: Anne Vickery Quebec 3130 Youngfield, Golden 303.499.3001 • HMC - HIGHLANDS MASONIC CENTER, • NCC - NEDERLAND COMMUNITY CENTER • Swingin’Seven: Big Band Swing and Traditional Jazz. 3550 N. Gederal Blvd • OFH - ODD FELLOWS HALL Dave McLoughlin 303.413.0037(day) 3.443.9673(eve) • MC - MERCURY CAFÉ, 22nd & California North of 4th & Main, Lyons • Watch Your Step! Vintage Dance Vignettes. Susan Reisser • SCC - SCHEITLER COMMUNITY CENTER, • SRS - SILK ROAD STUDIO 720-ONE STEP (720.663.7837) Berkley Park 59th St. Near Hygiene Rd, Longmont • SHM - SWALLOW HILL MUSIC ASSN STOMP! is published six times a year by the • WGH - WESTMINSTER GRANGE HALL Village Arts Coalition, a non-profit organization 71 E. Yale (Between Broadway & Lincoln) 3935 W. 73rd Ave., Westminster dedicated to the enhancement of the folk arts. Scand i Party

41st Anniversary Dance

Colorado Cabaret Ball

Winter Dance Party New Year's Day SPECIALDance EVENTSParty

••• NOV. 19TH, 2011 ••• • • • DEC. 1OTH, 2011 • • • • • • DEC. 16TH, 2011 • • •

Boulder Swing Dance presents: Tango Colorado presents:

Winter Solabration Colorado Snowball Cabaret Ball

Come celebrate art, dance, and Hors d'oeuvres all night. A Yuletime celebration of customs community at the Avalon. Midnight Buffet by featuring storytelling, a mummer's play, New Year's Day Halina Palmer and Friends. and sword and Morris dance performances, Beginner's Lesson: 7 pm, Dance: 8 pm – 1 am, Show along with singing, wassail, and traditional begins at 9:30Dance pm with wonderful Party performances Avalon Ballroom • 9 pm - 2 am American community dances. Vintage dance performance by Watch Your Live Music: Gypsy Swing Revue Advance Tickets: Members, Students & Seniors $15 Step! The event closes with the mysterious ($20 at door); Non-Members $20 ($25 at door) Admission: $10 for dance, $15 dance & lesson Abbot's Bromley Horn Dance at midnight. Scan di Mercury Cafe-upstairs • 6:30 pm to midnight Pa • • • NOV. 19TH,r ty 2011 • • • • • • DEC. 10TH, 2011 • • • Tickets available online at wsolstice.org. Columbiners Square Dance Club: Boulder Scandinavian Dancers present: Snowball Walk in tickets (check or cash only) at: Denver Folklore Center, 1893 S. Pearl St. (303.777.4786) and H. B. Woodsongs, 2920 Pearl St. (303.449.0516).

41st Colorado Anniversary Cabaret Ball Dance Scandinavian • • • JANUARY 1ST, 2012 • • • Christmas Scand i P Party Boulder Intern'l presents: arty and Second Saturday Dance Hunter Keller calling squares and Becky Evans cueing rounds. New Year's Day Dance Party Held at East Boulder Community Center This is our biggest party of the year, with live music by Winter41st the Boulder Spelemannslag AnniversaryDance Party until 10, followed by other musicians Dance Join our annual dance party and start until no dancers are left! • • • NOV. 20TH, 2011 • • • off the new year in style! Scandinavian or other folk-costumes encouraged. Arkansas Valley Music & Dance Children welcome, but must be supervised. Avalon Ballroom • Starts at 7:30 p.m.

Pearl Street Studio • 8:00 p.m. Snowball $8 members • $10 non-members • $5 kids & students. Admission $5 • Potluck snacks. Bring a treat or non-alcoholic beverage to share, and your dance shoes – no street shoes on the dance floor.

WinterWinter DanceSolabration Party THE VILLAGE ARTS COALITION Membership Type: Welcomes Individual Members Individual $15, Couple $20, Group $25 Returning member

Enjoy a trip to Salida for Name______Donations: I would like to make a tax-deductible donation to our annual Winter Party. Address______VAC for activites supporting local music & dance. $25, $50, $100, Other ______Scout Hut, 210 E Sackett, Salida. City ______Payment: 2 pm swing lessonWinter • 3 pm swing, waltz & tango to State______Zip______Via checks payable to Village Arts Coalition: fabulous music • 5 pm Potluck Dinner VAC Treasurer, 2995 25th St; Boulder, CO 80304 Solabration Phone ______$8. Join AVMAD at the event & receive a raffle ticket for Most notices and information are sent by email. a free private dance lesson. Email ______Your information is kept confidential. ONGOING CLASSES & EVENTS

AMERICAN TRADITIONAL squares at Broomfield United Methodist Academy Blvd. Co. Springs. Info: call Adele Church (BUMC), 545 W. 10th Avenue, 578.8979 or visit www.pptdcontra.com. Arkansas Valley Music & Dance unless otherwise noted. We dance the Westminster Old-Time Mainstream and Plus levels. For more Contra Dances in Buena Vista, Salida & Community Dance Leadville. Monthly old-time music jams; info call: Steve & Janet Pitts 303.666.6524. Dances are taught. No partner needed. Classes in swing, salsa, waltz, & tango and Hoofin' High Country Cloggers: 1st Saturdays of the month 7-10 pm. Lesson more! Event schedule: www.avmad.org. "Alive and Kickin' Since 1979!” at 7 pm. Cost: $6/$5 member, $2 children Annual Winter Dance Party! Nov. 20th, We are always looking for experienced ages 6-15. Westminster Grange Hall, park Scout Hut, 210 E Sackett, Salida. dancers for established performance on street or in back. Info: 303.592.3972 or 2-3 pm swing lesson by Eleanor Fahrney. troupe. Clogging performance [email protected]. 3-5 pm swing, waltz & tango to the fabulous experience desirable; Tap, Irish Step OK. music of Rodney & Nancy Sauer. Contact Ken Horwege, 303.364.2278, 5-6 pm Potluck Dinner. All welcome, no BALLROOM [email protected]. partner or experience needed. $8. Join AVMAD at this event and receive a raffle Community Dances by CFOOTMAD Waltz Classes with Barbara Roach ticket for a free private dance lesson. (Co. Friends of Old Time Music & Dance) Advanced Beginning/Intermediate Stellar Days & Nights registration is open! Live music. 303.592.3972, www.cfootmad.org classes: Sundays, Nov 6 & 20, Dec. 4. Our 8th annual weekend: Feb. 23-26, • Westminster Old-time Community Dance: 2-4 pm. Pearl St. Studio, Boulder, $7. 2012 will feature music by The Latter Day 1st Saturday of the month at 7 pm. This Fall's Sunday classes are for both Lizards & Calling by Lisa Greenleaf • Community Dance Boulder: 1st and 3rd intermediate & advanced beginners. along with other stellar talent. Join us Fridays at 7:15 pm at the Avalon. Come enjoy the class and the people for contra, square, English, swing, waltz, • Denver Contra Dance: 2nd and 4th while learning a variety of steps, good singing, delicious food, nearby hot springs, Fridays 7:15 pm at the Highlands Masonic leading & following techniques. Learn wonderful community, & more! Register at: Center. clues on how to listen to the music so you www.stellardaysandnights.org. • Zesty Contra Dance: For experienced can enjoy it more and also find it easier to dancers, no pre-dance instruction. hear the beat. Teaching, mixers and open Calico & Boots Square Dance Club dancing are all a part of class. Calico and Boots are on a hiatus for the CFOOTMAD Zesty dances Scheitler Com. Center in Berkeley Park, Lakewood. Beginner Level & Women Learning to Lead summer. Info: Cathy Schlein 303.424.3472. • Waltz Night: Sept. 30th, 8-11pm at the classes will likely be held in 2012. Columbiners Square Dance Club Highlands Masonic Center in Denver More info or for priviate lessons: 1st and 3rd Saturdays square dancing on (3550 N Federal Blvd) NOT at the [email protected] or 303.442.0677. the at the E. Boulder Community Center Avalon. Free lesson at 7:15. CFOOTMAD Boulder Waltz Dance (5660 Sioux Dr.) Round dancing at 7:30 pm Music by: A Step in Time. Fifth Fridays of the month 8-11 pm with and squares at 8 pm. $6/non-members, free lesson at 7:15 pm. Cost $10. You may $5/member. Membership $12.50 year. FoTD (Friends of Traditional Dance) Always live music a, free refreshments. come alone or bring a partner, but in this Thursday lessons – Columbiners sponsors Lessons at 7, dancing 8-11pm. Club Tico, relaxed evening people generally dance lessons at 7:30 pm at Calvary Bible Church City Park, Ft. Collins. Info: 970.631.6497, with a different partner for each dance. (CBC) on Kalmia. Dancers with some www.fotd.org. Dress can be casual to dressy, vintage to experience can join to review steps and • Nov. 5: Special Contra Great Bear Duo modern! Held at Avalon Ballroom, Boulder. calls before attending regular dances. with Paul Somlo $12 303.592.3972, www.cfootmad.org. Nov. 5th –"Salute to Veterans" dance with • Nov. 19: Gypsy Caravan with Rick