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Folk Dance Scene2 October 2002 October 200223 Folk Dance Scene Club Directory Folk Dance Teacher’s Corner Ed.Note: In keeping with this month’s issue high- Federation Clubs lighting Ragtime dance, below is a biography of Scene Richard Powers, the well-known teacher of Ragtime Club Time Contact Location and other social and vintage dances. VENTURA FOLK Fri 7:30-9:30 (805) 985-7316 Edith Sewell VENTURA, Loma Vista Elem. School, Richard Powers (at left, DANCERS 300 Lynn Dr. Volume 38, No. 8 with sons Nathaniel and VESELO SELO FOLK Fri 7:30-10:30 (714) 680-4356 FULLERTON, Hillcrest Recreation October 2002 Evan) is one of the DANCERS Sat 8:00-11:00 Lorraine Rothman Ctr, 1155 N. Lemon country's foremost VINTAGE ISRAELI 4th or 5th Sat (818) 990-8925 Louis SHERMAN OAKS, Anisa's School of Editor’s Corner: Remembering Audrey experts on the history of DANCING confirm [email protected] Dance, 14252 Ventura Blvd. I remember meeting Audrey Silva sometime in the early American and WEST LOS ANGELES Mon 7:45-10:30 (310) 202-6166 WEST L.A., Brockton School early 1970’s at San Diego Folk Dance Conference. I FOLK DANCERS Fri 7:45-10:45 Beverly Barr 1309 Armacost Ave European social dance. WEST VALLEY FOLK Fri 7:30-10:15 (818) 348-6133 CANOGA PARK, Senior Center was a beginning dancer then, but already hooked, and This type of dance has DANCERS Wally Aurich 7326 Jordan Ave just could not get enough of it. I was inexperienced and been called "Vintage WESTCHESTER LARIATS Mon 3:30-9:00 (310) 374-1444 LOS ANGELES, Westchester very hesitant asking more experienced (and older) Dance" since 1980, Roberta Bissill Methodist Church, 8065 Emerson women to join me in the couple dances. But I danced when Richard coined WESTWOOD CO-OP Thu 7:30-10:45 (310) 316-7513 Sybil WEST L.A., F. Mahood Senior with Audrey, and that was my first exposure to her FOLK DANCERS (310) 452-0991 Forrest Center, 11338 Santa Monica Blvd. the term. He has been graciousness and charm (along with her wonderful researching and Non–Federation Clubs sense of style and rhythm), which are the memories I reconstructing historic have of her now, and will always keep. social dances for more Club Time Contact Location I was extremely saddened to hear of her passing this than twenty-five years.