Dance in the New Year! This Friday, Lisa Greenleaf calls for you to the driving sound of Russet Trio (Aldo Lavaggi, Donal Sheets and Stuart Kenney) at the Challenging Contra Dance Series. Plus we have excellent sound provided by Dereck Kalish.

Friday, Jan 4, at The Scout House
8-11PM / Admission: $10 / 21 and under: $8

This dance is tailored to advanced dancers and will feature no-walk through dances along with more challenging material. 


 PLEASE REMEMBER: The Scout House has a strict “no aerials” policy.  Please keep one foot on the floor so we can honor our lease!
 

 Quick reminders: 
 -We are phasing out paper cups. BRING A WATER BOTTLE with your name on it—thanks.
 -Lost and found is in the white bureau in the vestibule. Save time now and put your name on your shoes, water bottle, etc.
 -Our dance starts at EIGHT.

Hello Dance Promoters:

A very Happy New Year to you all!  Below is the schedule for our Kingston, NH Contra Dance that takes place on the fourth Saturday of most months.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  As always, thank you for helping to get the word out about this dance.

Best regards,
Glenn.
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Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
gcoppelman@...

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Kingston, NH Contra Dance Schedule:  2019

January 26:  Tony Parkes w/Jump Start
February 23:  Dereck Kalish w/Lloyd Carr and Roger Treat
March 23:  Beth Parkes w/Serendipity
April 27:  Bill Olson and Pam Weeks
May 25:  Tod Whittemore w/Sue Hunt and Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki
June 22:  Chris Ricciotte w/Accentricity
July:  NO DANCE
August 24:  Tod Whittemore w/Carol Bittenson and Debby Knight
September 28:  Don Veino w/Carol Bittenson and friends
October 26:  Don Primrose w/Old Favorite
November:  NO DANCE
December 28:  Peter Yarensky and Sarah Mason w/Lamprey River Band (Annual Seacoast Holiday Dance)

First Saturday Contra Dance on January 5, featuring Steve Zakon-Anderson calling with Birl.

The Peterborough Town House has a brand new floor! Come check it out.

Music for the dance will be provided by Birl.  They are local favorites Samuel Foucher, Tad Dreis and Garrett Cameron.

The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.

Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.

The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org.

The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.

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Hey Kids-

Please come join us this Saturday, January 5, as we ring in the New Year with Don Veino calling to the music of the  Berlin Country Dance Orchestra.

Every dance is rehearsed beforehand, and there will be partners aplenty willing to help,newcomers welcome.
Please wear clean, soft soled shoes.
Beginners instruction will start shortly after 7.The dance itself runs from 7:30-10:30 This glorious event takes place at The 1870 Town Hall in Berlin Mass.,12 Woodward Ave., just off rte. 62, 2 miles west of I 495.
Suggested donation is $8 with a $15 cap for families
For more information call 508-863-0769 or check out our Berlin Country Orchestra Facebook page.
Thanks, hope to see you there!



http://www.berlin1870townhall.org/contra-dances.html



https://www.facebook.com/BerlinCountryOrchestra/

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, January 11. Will Mentor will be calling, and music will be performed by Amy Larkin and Max Newman. 

Treats for the break are always appreciated. Also, the black Rehoboth T-shirts now come in all sizes and will be available at dances.

Lastly, there will be a free Sunday Night Jammers dance at Goff Hall this Sunday, January 13. You can read more about the Jammers dances below.

See you soon,
Shawn

P.S. At this time of year and in the following months, if inclement weather warrants canceling a dance, an announcement will be emailed no later than the afternoon of a scheduled dance. Cancellation notices will also be posted on the dance's website (http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html <http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html>) and the Friends of the Rehoboth Contra Dance Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/groups/43751946212 <https://www.facebook.com/groups/43751946212>). 

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GENERAL INFORMATION. The Rehoboth contra dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, in Rehoboth, MA 02769. Admission fees are $10 general, $8 students, $5 under-16s, $25 for families with children under 16, and $5 late-comers. You can view and print out the entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html <http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html>. You can also visit the Friends of the Rehoboth Contra Dance page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/43751946212 <https://www.facebook.com/groups/43751946212>.

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CARPOOLING. If you are interested in carpooling to the contra dance and are not yet on the carpool list, please contact Jeff at rehobothcarpool@... <mailto:rehobothcarpool@...>. He will put you in touch with people who live near you or on the way to the dance. Please be sure to set your spam filter to accept mail from this gmail address.

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AMAZON SMILE. The RCDS is now a registered charity with AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile will donate .5% of the price of eligible purchases to the RCDS when you enter or click on the dance’s charity link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/04-3554262 <http://smile.amazon.com/ch/04-3554262>.

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T-SHIRTS. In addition to the black Rehoboth T-shirts (now in all sizes), the sage green shirts (in XL and XXL sizes only) are still available. Both shirts cost $15 each and can be purchased at the door or by mail. Shipping fees may vary, so if you wish to have a shirt mailed, please let me know.

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SUNDAY	NIGHT JAMMERS. The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to attend! All levels of ability are welcome, and there is no admission fee. For information or to check about cancellations, call or text Bob Elliott at 774-644-1369. You can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: http:www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html.

The Sunday Night Jammers also sponsor monthly community dances at Goff Hall. Although there is no admission charge for the Jammers dances, donations are welcomed to help pay for upkeep and utilities. These dances are usually held on Sunday evenings and go from 7:00 to 9:00, with a potluck at 6:00 p.m. All dance steps are taught, and partners are not necessary. Beginners and famililes are welcome. The recommended dance age for children is 6 and up. The next Jammers dance is scheduled for Sunday, January 13.

Gender-free dancing continues in JP for 2019:

WHEN:  Saturday, January 12, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Will Mentor; Music: Max Newman & Julie Metcalf
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

With Will Mentor calling and Max Newman (mandolin) and Julie Metcalf (fiddle), what’s not to like? Do come and join us.

Also keep in mind our following dance on Jan/ 26:  a “techno contra” called by Bob Peterson and Chris Ricciotti, using mixed recorded music in lots of styles: pop, rock, Bollywood, alternative, and yes, even techno. More information is at LCFD.ORG/jp <http://lcfd.org/jp>.

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

Please join us this Saturday. Come early for the potluck.

 

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Please join us for our next contra dance on Saturday, January 12.

Come early at 6:00 pm for our annual pot luck supper.  This is a wonderful
opportunity to sit down with dancers you met in the fall as well as the
evening's musicians. Please bring a dish to share! Need something reheated?
Bring it in a microwaveable container. And help us avoid single-use plastics
by sharing some dishes and utensils. The standard dance admission applies
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he gives us clear teaching and calling for beginning and experienced
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member band joins us again to provide lively entertainment for our dancing
pleasure.  Join us as they play tunes from the New England contra music
repertoire.

Beginners' lesson at 7:00pm. Dancing is from 7:30-10:30pm with a short
break. All dances are taught. No partner necessary. New dancers are always
welcomed! Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect the floor while
dancing. Feel free to bring sweets and other snacks to share at the break.

Admission is pay what you want: only $8-10 per person.  Family admission is
just $18-20 and students with ID just $6-8. Children 12 and under FREE!
Newcomers get a coupon to come back for FREE!

Dancing is at the Wesley United Methodist Church in the church hall
accessible from the left side of the church building. Just follow the signs.
114 Main Street at the corner of State Street in Worcester. Park behind the
church or on State Street.

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dancers progress along a line of other dancers, regularly swapping partners
and enjoying new company while mastering the pattern of the current dance.
New England's answer to square dancing is very easy to learn and very
welcoming to newcomers. Worcester dances are held the second Saturday of
most months from 7:30pm to 10:30pm, with a half-hour beginners' lesson
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We continue our 2019 dance journey with a big dose of Dereck Kalish calling with the sonic sensations from Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion, piano) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

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                              Ralph Page Dance  Weekend January 18-20, 2019  
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After a weekend of canceled dance events, you can start off your new week dancing! We have Daniel Friedman calling with music by Eric Boodman (fiddle, foot percussion), Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Larry Unger (guitar, banjo) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion)
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Personally, my favorite dance of the month, and look who we have in our line up!!!! AND no inclement weather in the forecast. This dance is ON. 
January 25, 20198-11:15 PM
Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield MA
4th Friday Experienced Contra Dancers' Series presents ELIXIR with NILS FREDLAND. Woot!

Elixir blends driving fiddle and guitar with the rich texture and rhythmic excitement of a full horn section, deftly weaving brassy riffs and daring solos in and out of traditional Irish, French Canadian and New England tunes. Elegant melodies evolve into raucous dixieland horn riffs; transcendent harmonies, playful improvisations, and rock, swing and reggae-inspired rhythms weave in and out of traditional and original Irish, French Canadian and New England tunes.

The delightful Nils Fredland will be calling challenging dances while playing trombone, interestingly, at the same time. 

Anna Patton on clarinet and vocals
Ethan Hazzard-Watkins on fiddle
Jesse Readlynn playing trumpet & flugelhorn
Owen Morrison on guitar & foot percussion

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

This is NOT the dance to bring friends who are new to contra dancing as they will likely not have a positive experience. There are many other dances each month at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

This is a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. It was fun last month to have a sale. Let's do it again. WE ARE HAVING A SALE. That means, pay whatever you want! The rack is overflowing, especially with skirts and dresses. Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@aol.com) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@...) with questions.

Hello Dancers:

Happy 2019 to all!  The weather forecast looks good for this coming Saturday; a real bonus at this time of year.  And take a look at the lineup below – what a great way to start off the new year in Kingston.  As always, we appreciate your support of this local dance and hope that it fits into your social calendar for this Saturday.  Here are the details:

Date:  January 26, 2019
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place: Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Water:  Bring drinking water to keep yourself hydrated (there is NO bubbler in Town Hall)
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break (bring your favorite refreshments to share)

Caller:    Tony Parkes
Band:     Jump Start Prime (Paul Lizotte, Beth Murray and Debby Knight)

Gale, Sarah and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
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603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
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"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

A Rehoboth contra dance is scheduled to take place this Friday, January 25. Lisa Greenleaf will be calling, and music will be performed by Dave Langford and Kate Barnes.

Please note that if inclement weather and/or unsafe parking conditions warrant canceling a dance, an announcement will be emailed no later than the afternoon of a scheduled dance. Cancellation notices will also be posted on the dance's website (http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html <http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html>) and the Friends of the Rehoboth Contra Dance Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/groups/43751946212 <https://www.facebook.com/groups/43751946212>). 

See you soon,
Shawn


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GENERAL INFORMATION. The Rehoboth contra dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, in Rehoboth, MA 02769. Admission fees are $10 general, $8 students, $5 under-16s, $25 for families with children under 16, and $5 late-comers. You can view and print out the entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html <http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html>. You can also visit the Friends of the Rehoboth Contra Dance page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/43751946212 <https://www.facebook.com/groups/43751946212>.

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CARPOOLING. If you are interested in carpooling to the contra dance and are not yet on the carpool list, please contact Jeff at rehobothcarpool@... <mailto:rehobothcarpool@...>. He will put you in touch with people who live near you or on the way to the dance. Please be sure to set your spam filter to accept mail from this gmail address.

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T-SHIRTS. In addition to the black Rehoboth T-shirts (now in all sizes), the sage green shirts (in XL and XXL sizes only) are still available. Both shirts cost $15 each and can be purchased at the door or by mail. Shipping fees may vary, so if you wish to have a shirt mailed, please let me know.

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AMAZON SMILE. The RCDS is now a registered charity with AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile will donate .5% of the price of eligible purchases to the RCDS when you enter or click on the dance’s charity link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/04-3554262 <http://smile.amazon.com/ch/04-3554262>.

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SUNDAY	NIGHT JAMMERS. The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to attend! All levels of ability are welcome, and there is no admission fee. For information or to check about cancellations, call or text Bob Elliott at 774-644-1369. You can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: http:www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html.

The Sunday Night Jammers also sponsor monthly community dances at Goff Hall. Although there is no admission charge for the Jammers dances, donations are welcomed to help pay for upkeep and utilities. These dances are usually held on Sunday evenings and go from 7:00 to 9:00, with a potluck at 6:00 p.m. All dance steps are taught, and partners are not necessary. Beginners and famililes are welcome. The recommended dance age for children is 6 and up. The next Jammers dance is scheduled for Sunday, February 24.

The Rehoboth contra dance scheduled for tomorrow night, January 25, has been canceled due to inclement weather (and parking) conditions.

We look forward to seeing you back in Rehoboth for our next dance on February 8!

Until then,
Shawn

There’s a special gender-free dance in JP this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, January 26, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Callers: Bob Peterson & Chris Ricciotti; Music: Various recorded artists
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


Chris Ricciotti and Bob Peterson will share calling duties using recorded mixes n various styles: pop, rock, Bollywood, alternative, and yes, even techno. Also you can expect lasers. It’s still contra dancing, but with an extra twist!

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

We have a window of clear weather and moderate temperatures forecast for tonight - perfect to come dance at Monday Contras with us!
 

 Our last dance of January 2019 brings the big time beats from Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Joel Wennerstrom (banjo), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) paired with our own Don Veino's calling.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

This Friday, Dugan Murphy calls for you to the driving sound of Julie, Max and Stuart at the Challenging Contra Dance Series. Plus we have crystal clear sound provided by Dereck Kalish.

NEW: We are phasing out paper cups.  Bring your water bottle with your name on it—thanks.

Friday, Feb 1 at The Scout House
8-11PM / Admission: $10 / 21 and under: $8

This dance is tailored to advanced dancers and will feature no-walk through dances along with more challenging material. 
It’s not how long you’ve been dancing, it’s how well you can adapt to challenging and unusual choreography!

A reminder that the Scout House has a “no aerials or lifts” policy.  Please keep one foot on the floor—thanks.

Hey kids--

We are thrilled to have Don Heinold calling to the music of the Berlin Country Dance Orchestraon Saturday February 2 for our 1st Saturday contra dance from 7:30-10:30pm.
The 1870 Town Hall is occupied for the evening, so the dance will be held at the Parish Hall Gym 24 Central st.(rte 62 across from National Lumber).

It is basically one block east (closer to 495) across the square from our normal venue.
Hope this makes sense.
If you need help, please call  508-863-0769

Each dance has a walk through before hand.  These are easily learned steps that keep you in motion to the live music.
There are partners a plenty, and please wear clean soft soled shoes.
This event takes place at the First Parish Hall Gym in Berlin Ma.  The building is 2 miles west of I495 on Route 62.
Admission is $8 with a $15 max per family.




http://www.berlin1870townhall.org/contra-dances.html



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4th Friday Experienced Dancers' Contra Series presents Pete's Posse with Adina Gordon! 
February 228-11:15PMGuiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield MA

Vermont's own trad-roots power trio! Composed of acclaimed musician Pete Sutherland, his talented protégé Oliver Scanlon and the uber-dynamic Tristan Henderson, Pete's Posse never fails to surprise and excite. Twin fiddles in tight, wild harmony over high-powered guitar and pounding foot percussion with mandolin, clawhammer banjo, jaw harp, rocking keyboards, and soaring vocal harmonies adding color to the Posse's sonic landscape. 

ADINA GORDON finds an outlet for her loves of travel, music, dance and silliness by calling and dancing throughout the US and Canada, creating joy and minor chaos wherever she goes. Combining a voice that makes you want to do what she says with a commitment to using that power for good and not evil, Adina calls contra, English and squares both old and new that cause spontaneous eruptions of joy on dance floors. 

Here's to start your dance energy going: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHONoa7ku9w

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

This is NOT the dance to bring friends who are new to contra dancing as they will likely not have a positive experience. There are many other dances each month at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be overwhelmed at this dance! Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

This is a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. It's been fun to have people just pay whatever they want so we are going to stick with that. That means, pay whatever you want! We have been "selling" so well; please bring more clothes! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@...) with questions.

First Saturday Peterborough NH Contra Dance
The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on February 2, featuring Dugan Murphy calling with the band Rip Tide.

Riptide features Glen Loper on mandolin, Alden Robinson on fiddle, and Owen Marshall on guitar. The band is based in Maine but travels throughout the U.S. and beyond. Dugan Murphy is a contra dance caller from Portland, ME, currently 
performing across the U.S. and Canada.

The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.

Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.

The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.

https://www.facebook.com/events/235774627311798/?ti=cl

We start off February 2019 with Jeannine Ameduri, caller paired with terrific tunes from Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Donal Sheets (cello, guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

We have a contra in JP this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, February 9, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Don Veino; Music: Calliope
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


Don Veino calls with tunes by members of Calliope (Carol Compton, keyboards; Amy Cann, fiddle; Vince O’Donnell, fiddle; Ray Salvo, clarinet; Bruce Randall, trombone, recorders, coconuts). Fun times in JP as always!

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

FYI

 

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Please join us for our next contra dance on Saturday, February 9. Join in the spirit of Valentine’s Day by wearing red! And get free admission by  <https://worcesterdance.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c0cfe8e7b204045fb061d993&id=50ef1a9e5f&e=0f71f2495d> signing up to volunteer at any of our dances!

 

Calling for us this month is  <https://worcesterdance.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c0cfe8e7b204045fb061d993&id=2285f5dc96&e=0f71f2495d> Bill Fischer. He has been calling dances for over twenty-five years, starting out in New Haven, Connecticut. Bill has focused on calling for groups which include beginners of all ages. In addition to contra dances in and around the northeast, he has called at various festivals and dance camps regionally and nationally. He plays several folk instruments and has danced with and played music for many performing groups.

 

Joining him will be the  <https://worcesterdance.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c0cfe8e7b204045fb061d993&id=e4f054349f&e=0f71f2495d> Worcester Folk Orchestra. This joyful band joins us again to provide lively entertainment for our dancing pleasure. Formed in 2014, WOFO brings together instrumentalists who love to play reels, jigs, and waltzes. This energetic group is led by Myra MacLeod, whose experience playing fiddle for dances spans three decades. Filling out the sound will be their amazing group of friends. Join us for their spirited music.


Beginners’ lesson at 7:00pm. Dancing is from 7:30 to 10:30pm with a short break. All dances are taught. No partner necessary. New dancers are always welcomed! Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect the floor while dancing. Feel free to bring sweets and other snacks to share at the break.

Admission is pay what you want: only $8–10 per person.  Family admission is just $18–20 and students with ID just $6–8. Children 12 and under FREE! Newcomers get a coupon to come back for FREE!

Dancing is at the Wesley United Methodist Church in the church hall accessible from the left side of the church building. Just follow the signs. 114 Main Street at the corner of State Street in Worcester. Park behind the church or on State Street.

For directions and more information,  <https://worcesterdance.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c0cfe8e7b204045fb061d993&id=41b328dc7c&e=0f71f2495d> visit our website, or  <https://worcesterdance.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9c0cfe8e7b204045fb061d993&id=158f43efa7&e=0f71f2495d> RSVP on Facebook.

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Contra is an American folk dance, set to live folk music, in which a caller instructs the dancers through each set of moves. As the song continues, dancers progress along a line of other dancers, regularly swapping partners and enjoying new company while mastering the pattern of the current dance. New England's answer to square dancing is very easy to learn and very welcoming to newcomers. Worcester dances are held the second Saturday of most months from 7:30pm to 10:30pm, with a half-hour beginners' lesson beforehand.




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We continue our February fun with the special sonic sensations from Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion), Stuart Kenney (bass, banjo) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) joined with the choreographic choices of Ron T Blechner, Dance Caller.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

We're happy to offer up the combination of Dereck Kalish calling with the musical motivation of Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Debby Knight (piano) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion)
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.
 

4th Friday Experienced Dancers' Contra Series presents Pete's Posse with Adina Gordon! 
Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St.Greenfield MA
4th Friday series: February 228:00 to 11:15Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

Vermont's own trad-roots power trio! Composed of acclaimed musician Pete Sutherland, his talented protégé Oliver Scanlon and the uber-dynamic Tristan Henderson, Pete's Posse never fails to surprise and excite. Twin fiddles in tight, wild harmony over high-powered guitar and pounding foot percussion with mandolin, clawhammer banjo, jaw harp, rocking keyboards, and soaring vocal harmonies adding color to the Posse's sonic landscape. 

ADINA GORDON finds an outlet for her loves of travel, music, dance and silliness by calling and dancing throughout the US and Canada, creating joy and minor chaos wherever she goes. Combining a voice that makes you want to do what she says with a commitment to using that power for good and not evil, Adina calls contra, English and squares both old and new that cause spontaneous eruptions of joy on dance floors. 

Here's to start your dance energy going: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHONoa7ku9w

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

This is NOT the dance to bring friends who are new to contra dancing as they will likely not have a positive experience. There are many other dances each month at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be overwhelmed at this dance! Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

This is a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. It's been fun to have people just pay whatever they want so we are going to stick with that. That means, pay whatever you want! We have been "selling" so well; please bring more clothes! Think about the upcoming CONTRA PROM on MARCH 30. Bring clothes to exchange for our special fancy night. Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead at KDOlmstead@... or Steve Zakon-Anderson at Zakon-Anderson@... with questions.

Hello Dancers:

Loving these sunny winter days!  Well, it’s nearing late February and Daylight Savings Time is almost upon us.  It’s also time, once again, for the fourth Saturday dance in Kingston, NH.  Check out the great talent that is headlining our event, and plan to be there if you can!

Date:  February 23, 2019
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place: Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Water:  Bring drinking water to keep yourself hydrated (there is NO bubbler in Town Hall)
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break (bring your favorite refreshments to share)

Caller:    Dereck Kalish
Band:     Lloyd Carr and Roger Treat

Gale, Sarah and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
gcoppelman@...

"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

It's that time again! Our annual spring Contra PROMenade!
Music by Calluna (Jesse Ball, Gus Cantini & Eileen O'Grady)Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
Saturday March 30,20197:30 to 11:30
Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St, Greenfield MA
$15 ($12 students/seniors/low income)
What would our prom be without photographers and our portrait set up in the basement? With more and goofier props.This year's photographers are Carol Ansel and Ryan Cheevers-Brown
Dessert potluck at the break
FUN and FANCY DRESS encouraged but certainly not required. Just bring YOU. 
Please wear clean, smooth-soled shoes to protect our dance floor.
We strive for a scent-free/substance free event. 
Brought to you by the Friends of the Greenfield Dance.
Questions? events@...

More contra in JP:

WHEN:  Saturday, February 23, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Laura Johannes; Music: Anadama
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


With Laura Johannes calling and music by Anadama (Bethany Waikman, guitar, Amelia Mason, fiddle,  and Emily Troll, accordion), a good time is guaranteed. Come and dance!

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & RAVENS).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.
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The sap is flowing and the dances certainly will be too! We close out February featuring Dancin' Dave Eisenstadter https://www.facebook.com/dave.eisen's calling, synchronized with the special sounds of Julie Metcalf https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=919941 (fiddle, jaw harp), Joel Wennerstrom https://www.facebook.com/joel.wennerstrom (banjo), Larry Unger https://www.facebook.com/larry.unger.165 (guitar,banjo, jaw harp) & Jack O'Connor https://www.facebook.com/jack.oconnor.3192 (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 I'm hearing the plucky suggestion there may even be *four* banjos in play at some point tonight! Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.

Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.

Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.

For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ http://mondaycontras.com/?fbclid=IwAR1Wr6ujPN_A6d1vK6tI3xwP1CA7KGYkeGIrwlzdkNKlHp8JXEL0CqjEVZM .

*You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

This Friday, Adina Gordon calls for you to the driving sound of Anadama (Emily Troll, Amelia Mason, Bethany Waickman) at the Challenging Contra Dance Series. Plus we have stellar sound provided by Dereck Kalish.

REMEMBER: We are phasing out paper cups. Bring your water bottle with your name on it.

Friday, March 1, at The Scout House
8-11PM / Admission: $10 / 21 and under: $8

This dance is tailored to advanced dancers and will feature no-walk through dances along with more challenging material. 
 ~and~
 The Scout House has a “no aerials or lifts” policy.  Please keep one foot on the floor—thanks.
 

 
 Let’s dance!

Hey Kids-

Please come join us this Saturday, March 2, as we welcome caller Tod Whittemore.He will direct dancers to the music of the  Berlin Country Dance Orchestra.
Every dance is rehearsed beforehand, and there will be partners aplenty willing to help,
newcomers welcome.
Please wear clean, soft soled shoes.
Beginners instruction will start shortly after 7.The dance itself runs from 7:30-10:30 This glorious event takes place at The 1870 Town Hall in Berlin Mass.,12 Woodward Ave., just off rte. 62, 2 miles west of I 495.
Suggested donation is $8 with a $15 cap for families
For more information call 508-863-0769 or check out our Berlin Country Orchestra Facebook page.
Thanks, hope to see you there!



http://www.berlin1870townhall.org/contra-dances.html



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Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on March 2, featuring Luke Donforth calling with the band Anadama.
 

 Contra dance is a fun, relaxed style of folk dance which has flourished in New England since the 1700s. Partners form lines and dance a short sequence of steps with their neighbors. Dancers are welcome to bring a partner or a group of friends, but it’s not necessary – traditionally, dancers are encouraged to change partners throughout the evening.
 

 Anadama is Amelia Mason (fiddle), Emily Troll (accordion), and Bethany Waickman (guitar). The trio finds its roots in the traditional music of New England, Ireland, and Quebec. Infusing old and new tunes alike with a distinctly modern kick, it is dynamic, earthy music.
 

 Dance caller Luke Donforth started contra dancing a decade ago in New York and has called and shared his love of contra dancing from California to Texas to Vermont. He's an emerging choreographer of new dances, and draws on the wealth of dances and dance traditions from everywhere he travels.
 

 The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.
 

 Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.
 

 The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org http://www.monadnockfolk.org/. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.
 

 Peterborough Contra Dance https://www.facebook.com/peterboroughcontra/?tn-str=k%2AF‎

 

We march into March with Rich Sbardella leading the moves to the music of Chimney Swift (Cecile Leroy (cello), Daniel Raine (cittern), Yaron Shragai, (recorders, whistle, doumbek) & Zoë Madonna (accordion)).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

There’s a dance in JP this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, March 9, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller:Dereck Kalish; Music: Stomp Rocket
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


With Dereck Kalish calling and Stomp Rocket (Dave Langford, fiddle; Glen Loper, mandolin & banjo; Bethany Waickman, guitar & piano) playing, it will be a lively evening of dancing in JP. Don’t miss it!

—Robert

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

Worcester Contra Dance is TONIGHT.

Please come.

 

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Please join us for our March contra dance this Saturday!

Shari Shakti will be calling for us. She is a widely respected and energetic
caller and dancer from the southern coastal region of Maine. We are certain
to enjoy a wonderful night of dancing.

Joining her will be Reelation, an exciting contra dance band featuring Carol
Bittenson (Fiddle) Alex Cumming (Accordion/Piano) Steve Bittenson (Frets)
Rick Kaufman (Bass). They combine to give us a sound which is filled with a
lot of melody and strong danceable rhythm.

Beginners' lesson at 7:00pm. Dancing is from 7:30 to 10:30pm with a short
break. All dances are taught. No partner necessary. New dancers are always
welcomed! Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect the floor while
dancing. Feel free to bring sweets and other snacks to share at the break.

Admission is pay what you want: only $8-10 per person. Family admission is
just $18-20 and students with ID just $6-8. Children 12 and under FREE!
Newcomers get a coupon to come back for FREE!

Dancing is at the Wesley United Methodist Church in the church hall
accessible from the left side of the church building. Just follow the signs.
114 Main Street at the corner of State Street in Worcester. Park behind the
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instructs the dancers through each set of moves. As the song continues,
dancers progress along a line of other dancers, regularly swapping partners
and enjoying new company while mastering the pattern of the current dance.
New England's answer to square dancing is very easy to learn and very
welcoming to newcomers. Worcester dances are held the second Saturday of
most months from 7:30pm to 10:30pm, with a half-hour beginners' lesson
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We've got some supercharged musicians delivering high-tension energy to power your dancing: Eric Boodman (fiddle, foot perccussion), Alex Cumming (accordion), Max Newman (guitar, mandolin & foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion). Our own Don Veino will present the patterns as caller.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

This Friday, March 22, EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES presents....
WILD is Wild Asparagus blasting into our 4th Friday Experienced Contras Series. This is NOT the Wild Asparagus where you bring all your friends for their first contra dance. This IS the Wild Asparagus high energy fabulousness at a dance that is just for experienced dancers. This will be epic!
Friday March 22Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield. MA8 PM to 11:15 PMAdmission: $10-$15; students, $8

We know these musicians! 
Ann Percival driving everything with piano, guitar and vocals.
David Cantieni on all those wind instruments.
Becky Tracy and her masterful fiddling.
Guest Corey DiMario on bass.
And calling for us, and playing bodhran and perhaps concertina, is George Marshall. 

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

Please do NOT bring new dancers to this dance. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

This is a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. NOTE THAT THE CONTRA PROM IS COMING UP on March 30. BRING PROM-LIKE CLOTHES or BUY SOMETHING SPECIAL. It's been fun to have people just pay whatever they want so we are going to stick with that. That means, pay whatever you want! We have been "selling" so well; please bring more clothes! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@...) with questions.

Mid-March brings the merry music of the Thompson Family Band (Rachel Panitch (fiddle), Valerie Thompson (cello), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion)) paired with the choreographic choices of Andrew Stout.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Happy (almost) Spring, Dancers:

Spring will be here in just a few hours.  The Vernal Equinox is a sure sign that warmer weather is on the way, and what better way to celebrate than dancing!  Great calling and wonderful music is on tap for the Kingston dance this Saturday.  Hope to see you there. 

Date:  March 23, 2019
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place: Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Water:  Bring drinking water to keep yourself hydrated (there is NO drinking water in Town Hall)
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break (bring your favorite refreshments to share)

Caller:    Beth Parkes
Band:     Serendipity (Jim DiCarlo, Liz Faiella and Dan Faiella)

Gale, Sarah and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
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Kingston, NH
603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
gcoppelman@...

"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

We have Sue Rosen back calling for you with the stupendous sounds of Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion), Stuart Kenney (bass, banjo) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay either $5, 10 or 15. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Greenfield ContraPROMenade

Music by Calluna (Jesse Ball, Gus Cantieni & Eileen O'Grady)
Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
Reminders:Dressing up is fun but not required!Potluck dessert at the break!Dance starts early and runs late! 

Saturday March 30, 2019
7:30 to 11:30

Guiding Star Grange #1
401 Chapman St, Greenfield MA

$15 ($12 students/seniors/low income)
Bring your FGD membership card for a $2 discount

What would our prom be without photographers and our portrait set up in the basement? With more and goofier props.
This year's photographers are Carol Ansel and Jessica Schultz.

Dessert potluck at the break

Fun and fancy dress encouraged but not required

Please wear clean, smooth-soled shoes to protect our dance floor

We strive for a scent-free/substance free event

Brought to you by the Friends of the Greenfield Dance

Questions? events@...

Nancy Fiske has an AIR BNB near the DEFFA Festival this weekend and due to her friend's illness, there is an extra room available now for just $118 for both nights.  Let her know if you are interested.


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Tonight we have Daniel Friedman calling and that's no joke! We're not foolin' with the music either - the notable notes will be delivered by Eric Boodman (fiddle, foot percussion), McKinley James (cello, jaw harp), Jesse Ball (guitar) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

This Friday, Steve Zakon-Anderson calls for you to the driving sound of Anna Patton, Eric Boodman and Julie Vallimont at the Challenging Contra Dance Series. Plus we have dynamic sound provided by Dereck Kalish.

Remember: We have phased out paper cups. Bring your water bottle with your name on it—thanks.

Friday, April 5 at The Scout House
8-11PM / Admission: $10 / 21 and under: $8

This dance is tailored to advanced dancers and will feature no-walk through dances along with more challenging material. Steve is going to rock it! 

For the safety of all, we have a “no aerials or lifts” policy.  Please keep one foot on the floor—thanks.

Hey Kids-

Please come join us this Saturday, April 6, as we welcome caller Tim Van Egmondfrom western Mass.He will direct the dances to the music of the  Berlin Country Dance Orchestra.
Every dance is rehearsed beforehand, and there will be partners aplenty willing to help,
newcomers welcome.
Please wear clean, soft soled shoes.
Beginners instruction will start shortly after 7.The dance itself runs from 7:30-10:30 This glorious event takes place at The 1870 Town Hall in Berlin Mass.,12 Woodward Ave., just off rte. 62, 2 miles west of I 495.
Suggested donation is $8 with a $15 cap for families
For more information call 508-863-0769 or check out our Berlin Country Orchestra Facebook page.
Thanks, hope to see you there!



http://www.berlin1870townhall.org/contra-dances.html



https://www.facebook.com/BerlinCountryOrchestra/

We have a dance in JP this Saturday, even though it’s the first Saturday of the month:

WHEN:  Saturday, April 6, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller:Daniel Friedman ; Music: Jumpstart
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


The calls of Daniel Friedman and the tunes of Jumpstart (Paul Lizotte, fiddle; Victor Troll, piano; Gene Albert, bass; Catherine Miller, fiddle) will help you get ready for NEFFA the following weekend, so come on out and dance!

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

Be ready for a Rich experience tonight - you'll have Rich Sbardella calling the patterns with tasty tunes played by Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Joel Wennerstrom (banjo), Larry Unger (guitar,banjo, jaw harp) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

This Monday brings some great imported treats to make one tasty concoction: we've got Lynn Ackerson visiting to call with great music delivered by Eric Boodman (fiddle, foot percussion), Alex Cumming (piano, accordion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

For this Monday we have two callers splitting the leadership duties - we'll have Hannah Jolas and Yaron Shragai calling with the music of Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Donal Sheets (cello, guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

The Experienced Contra Dancers' Series....Time for a road trip? I promise NO SNOW on the roads. 

Friday April 26 (it's spring for real!)8:00-11:15 PMGuiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield 
FIRETRUCK digs into fiddle tunes with drive and playfulness and a love of dance music. They are familiar faces in the New England contra dance scene from countless other combos, and they get a special joy and spark from playing together: combining Emily’s firecracker fiddling, Anna’s spitfire clarinetting and the sizzle and lift of Bruce’s rhythmic backup, like a hot bed of coals. Their music will touch your heart and lift your feet!

Emily Troll plays fiddle and accordion and currently hails from Portland, ME. An avid lover of French-Canadian and old-time traditions, she's spent many years at Pinewoods and Maine Fiddle camp honing her skills. You'll often see Emily playing with her all-girl band, Anadama. 

Bruce Rosen has been part of Boston's contra and English country dance community since the mid-70s as a dancer and musician. His rock solid piano and guitar accompaniment is sought after by many of New England's best contra dance musicians.

Anna Patton grew up in a musical family in northern Vermont and was immersed from a young age in an eclectic mix of jazz, classical, traditional and world music. These days she gets to incorporate many of those influences into playing clarinet for different kinds of dancing, including English, contra, swing, and blues. For the last decade, Anna's innovative dance band Elixir has toured extensively around the U.S. and abroad. 

Sue Rosen, one of New England's favorite callers for over 25 years, has led dances across the U.S. and at dance weekends, camps, and festivals from Anchorage to Antwerp. She has built a collection of great dances, featuring the best of contemporary choreography, and has written contras that have become part of the standard repertoire of dance callers across the contradance world. Her speedy and encouraging walk-throughs will have you cruising through dance after wonderful dance.

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

Please do NOT bring new dancers to this dance. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. Our racks are nice and full! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@...) with questions.

Hello Dancers:

Well, we’re having lots of Spring showers, but at least the snow and ice are done (I think) for a few months.  The fourth Saturday Kingston dance happens this Saturday, and we’ve got a dynamic Maine duo headlining our talent this month.  Come join us for a great dance!

Date:  April 27, 2019
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place: Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Water:  Bring drinking water to keep yourself hydrated (there is NO drinking water in Town Hall)
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break (bring your favorite refreshments to share)


Caller:    Bill Olson
Band:     Bill Olson and Pam Weeks 

Gale, Sarah and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
gcoppelman@...

"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

We have a contra evening on JP this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, April 27, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Alexandra Deis-Lauby; Music: Cake Jam
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


Alexandra Deis-Lauby visits from New York City to call for us, with tunes by Cake Jam (Matthew Christian, Annie Edden, and Mindy Cowan). Come on out and join us!

—Robert

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

Lisa Greenleaf is back from travels to call for us with the amazing musical talent of Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Ben Leddy (banjo), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10 or $15. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

This Friday, Wild Asparagus performs for you at the Challenging Contra Dance Series. George Marshall calls interesting and unusual material to the sound of this one-and-only band.

REMEMBER: We are phasing out paper cups. Bring your water bottle with your name on it.

Friday, May 3, at The Scout House
8-11PM 
 Admission: $10 / 21 and under: $8
 This dance is tailored to advanced dancers and will feature no-walk through dances along with more challenging material. 
~and~
The Scout House has a “no aerials or lifts” policy.  Please keep one foot on the floor—thanks.

Let’s dance!

Hey Kids-

Please come join caller Dereck Kalish and the Berlin Country Dance Orchestra for a joyfulevening of music and dance this Saturday May 4.
Every dance is rehearsed beforehand, and there will be partners aplenty willing to help,
newcomers welcome.
Please wear clean, soft soled shoes.
Beginners instruction will start shortly after 7.The dance itself runs from 7:30-10:30 This glorious event takes place at The 1870 Town Hall in Berlin Mass.,12 Woodward Ave., just off rte. 62, 2 miles west of I 495.
Suggested donation is $8 with a $15 cap for families
For more information call 508-863-0769 or check out our Berlin Country Orchestra Facebook page.
Thanks, hope to see you there!



http://www.berlin1870townhall.org/contra-dances.html



https://www.facebook.com/BerlinCountryOrchestra/

 May 4, featuring Dave Eisenstadter calling with Alex Cumming, Carol Bittenson and Len Bittenson.
 Dave Eisenstadter learned to call contra dances at the Nelson, NH, contra dance and now performs around New England. He is also a journalist who began his career writing for the Peterborough Ledger-Transcript and the Keene Sentinel.

Alex Cumming is a traditional singer and accordionist hailing from Somerset, England who now lives in Boston, MA. Alex has made his mark on the folk scene with his rhythmic danceable accordion style and engaging stage presence. Carol and Len Bittenson are both dynamic fiddlers.
 The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.
 Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.
 
 The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org http://www.monadnockfolk.org/. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2054661601297831/ https://www.facebook.com/events/2054661601297831/
 
Also, check out Greenerborough https://lisasieverts.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f12f534374&id=81df262d53&e=3bbf4cff1d, happening 10 AM - 3 PM at Conval High School.

May gets off to a great start with the classic calling of Laura Johannes paired with the beautiful beats from Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Benjamin Foss (guitar) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

More contra in JP:

WHEN:  Saturday, May 11, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Lisa Greenleaf; Music: Heyday
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


Lisa Greenleaf and Heyday (Amy Larkin on fiddle, Shirley White on fiddle, Jonathan Larkin on accordion, banjo, cittern & percussion, and George White on guitar & octave mandolin) — what a lineup of talent! Come and dance with us this Saturday.

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens),

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

May's Monday magic continues... we have Sue Rosen calling with the captivating cadence of Eric Boodman (fiddle, foot percussion), Donal Sheets (cello, guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Good morning Dancers:

We are very much looking forward to our dance this coming Saturday in Kingston.  Not only is it the unofficial start to the summer season (it being Memorial Day weekend, and all), but we have a very special lineup to call and play for your dancing (and listening) pleasure!  Check out the details below and we think you’ll agree that this dance is one you’ll want to highlight on your social/dance calendar:

Date:  May 25, 2019
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place: Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Water:  Bring drinking water to keep yourself hydrated (there is NO drinking water in Town Hall)
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break (bring your favorite refreshments to share)


Caller:    Tod Whittemore
  
Band:     Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki and Sue Hunt
 

Gale, Sarah and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
gcoppelman@...

"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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The Greenfield Experienced Contra Dancers' Series presents POLARIS with LISA GREENLEAF
Friday (4th Fridays) May 24Guiding Star Grange #1Greenfield MA8:00-11:15
And since it sure feels like summer, there will be Klondike Bars and ice pops for sale at the break for a buck each. 
A contra dance band born and raised in the rich music scene of Western Massachusetts and Vermont, these folks have been soaking in musical stew since before they could walk. They came together as Polaris in 2015, and continue to delight dancers throughout New England and beyond.

Consisting of Marta Bartholomew and Rose Jackson on twin fiddles, Sam Zakon-Anderson on piano, and Jesse Ball on accordion, guitar, hammer dulcimer, and feet, they infuse their music with youthful energy and exuberance that fills up the hall.

Lisa Greenleaf needs no introduction but I'll give her an introduction anyway. Lisa has been treating dancers across the country to her high spirited, witty calling for many years, and is known for precise walk-throughs of zesty and flowing dances. Whether she is presenting cool contras, hot squares, or focused callers' workshops, Lisa engages the crowd with her humor and community spirit.

This is exciting! Lisa and Polaris! 

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

Please do NOT bring new dancers to this dance. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (Zakon-Anderson@...) with questions.

Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on June 1, featuring Steve Zakon-Anderson calling with the band Nova.
 Contra dance is a fun, relaxed style of folk dance which has flourished in New England since the 1700s. Partners form lines and dance a short sequence of steps with their neighbors. Dancers are welcome to bring a partner or a group of friends, but it’s not necessary – traditionally, dancers are encouraged to change partners throughout the evening.
 Dance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson has been leading contra dances for over 35 years. He has performed at dance camps and festivals from Alaska to Florida. Steve’s clear teaching, precise calling, and sense of humor have made him a favorite of dancers of all ages and abilities.
 Hailing from New England, Nova is a contra dance band that weaves the sounds of fiddle, accordion, and guitar into a rich tapestry of sound. Nova draws from both traditional repertoire and original compositions to create versatile, high energy and driving dance music. They are fiddler Kathleen Fownes, Everest Witman on guitar and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin playing accordion.
 The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.
 Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.
 
 The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.
 

 Peterborough Contra Dance https://www.facebook.com/events/807043133028092/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22dashboard%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22[]%22%7D]%2C%22source%22%3A2%7D 
 8 PM · Peterborough Contra Dance

Come dance in JP this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, May 25, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Tavi Merrill; Music: Trip the Light Fantastic
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


We have Tavi Merrill coming down from Maine to call, with tunes by Trip The Light Fantastic (Alex Cumming, keyboard;  Benedict Galiardi, concertina; Armand Aromin, fiddle). Start off your Memorial Day weekend with a dance!

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

Greenfield Special Dance to honor David Kaynor. (please note that this is a fundraiser; if you can't come to dance but want to donate, there is a link at the bottom)
Friday May 317:30-11:00Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield MA

Brattleboro Music Center (BMC) Celtic Mega Band
Led by Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy

With Nils Fredland calling

Proceeds to benefit local fiddling/calling icon, David Kaynor

Held at the Guiding Star Grange #1

All dances taught. Beginners welcome.
Beginners' workshop 7:30
Dance 8-11

Suggested donation $10

Questions? events@... or info@...

Sponsored by the Friends of Greenfield Dance and Brattleboro Music Center

Can't get there to contribute? Visit https://bmcvt.org/give-now/ and make a donation to the Celtic Class Kaynor Fundraiser.

For our final dance of May we offer Rich Sbardella calling with the scintillating scores from Catherine Miller (fiddle), Alex Cumming (accordion), Debby Knight (piano) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion)
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.

 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.

 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .

 

 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Hello out there-

Please come join caller Paul Wilde and the Berlin Country Dance Orchestra for a joyfulevening of music and dance this Saturday, June 1st.
This will be our last dance of the 2018-2019 season
Every dance is rehearsed beforehand, and there will be partners aplenty willing to help,
newcomers welcome.
Please wear clean, soft soled shoes.
Beginners instruction will start shortly after 7.The dance itself runs from 7:30-10:30 This glorious event takes place at The 1870 Town Hall in Berlin Mass.,12 Woodward Ave., just off rte. 62, 2 miles west of I 495.
Suggested donation is $8 with a $15 cap for families
For more information call 508-863-0769 or check out our Berlin Country Orchestra Facebook page.
Thanks, hope to see you there!



http://www.berlin1870townhall.org/contra-dances.html



https://www.facebook.com/BerlinCountryOrchestra/

 Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on June 1, featuring Steve Zakon-Anderson calling with the band Nova.
 Contra dance is a fun, relaxed style of folk dance which has flourished in New England since the 1700s. Partners form lines and dance a short sequence of steps with their neighbors. Dancers are welcome to bring a partner or a group of friends, but it’s not necessary – traditionally, dancers are encouraged to change partners throughout the evening.
 Dance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson has been leading contra dances for over 35 years. He has performed at dance camps and festivals from Alaska to Florida. Steve’s clear teaching, precise calling, and sense of humor have made him a favorite of dancers of all ages and abilities.
 Hailing from New England, Nova is a contra dance band that weaves the sounds of fiddle, accordion, and guitar into a rich tapestry of sound. Nova draws from both traditional repertoire and original compositions to create versatile, high energy and driving dance music. They are fiddler Kathleen Fownes, Everest Witman on guitar and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin playing accordion.
 The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.
 Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.
 
 The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.
 

 Peterborough Contra Dance https://www.facebook.com/events/807043133028092/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22dashboard%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22[]%22%7D]%2C%22source%22%3A2%7D 
 8 PM · Peterborough Contra Dance
 

Dear dance friends of David Kaynor,This is a copy of an oil painting done by David's sister, Cindy, gifted to David back in April. She is now offering prints for $30, postage included, to anyone who wants to order one. Email address is at bottom for ordering. The community who came out for David's dance on Friday was quite the reunion, going back decades upon decades of dancers who love David. We have a fine community.Yours,Katie O.






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We kick off our Mondays in June with masterful music by Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Jesse Ball (guitar, piano, etc) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) matched with the master of the moves Dereck Kalish calling.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

In celebration of Boston’s LGBTQ+ Pride Day, we have our annual Pride dance:

WHEN:  Saturday, June 8, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Dean Allemang; Music: Spank Me!
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


Dean Allemang calls, with tunes by Spank Me! (Roberta Sutter on piano and Amy Larkin on fiddle). This is always a festive occasion; come help us make it so!

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

Jump on in and join our June jive -- we've got funky Dave Eisenstadter calling with the sonic sensations from Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion)!
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

OK, so we couldn't come up with any fun play on words title for our talent this week BUT that doesn't mean we've got nothin' to offer: Alexandra Deis-Lauby will be calling for us with the musical motivation of Audrey Knuth (fiddle), Debby Knight (piano) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Good morning Dancers:

Well, the Summer Solstice is upon us!  Come join us this Saturday in Kingston, NH as we move to the smooth calling of Chris Ricciotti and the vibrant tunes of Accentricity.  It promises to be a great evening of music, dance and community.  Here are the details:

Date:  June 22, 2019
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place: Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Water:  Bring drinking water to keep yourself hydrated (there is NO drinking water in Town Hall)
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break (bring your favorite refreshments to share)


Caller:    Chris Ricciotti


Band:     Accentricity (Debby Knight, Carol Bittenson and Paul Lizotte)

 

Gale, Sarah and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
gcoppelman@...

"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

There’s a JP dance this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, June 22, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Tony Parkes; Music: The Lighthouse Mouse
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

Come celebrate the Solstice with Tony Parkes and The Lighthouse Mouse (Matthew Christian, fiddle and feet; Ben Hemmendinger, piano, accordion, guitar; Max Carmichael, bouzouki, banjo, flute, whistle). Good times guaranteed!

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

We close out our joyful June with the tasty tunes of Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Larry Unger (guitar, banjo, jaw harp) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) paired with the sweet finish of Andrew Stout's calling.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

4th Fridays and 5th Saturdays together present a special summer weekend contra dance event featuring the Mean Lids. Plus a bonus: English Country Dance Sunday afternoon. 

Everything is happening at the Guiding Star Grange #1
401 Chapman St. Greenfield MA

The layout of the weekend:
Friday June 28, 8:00-11:15, Experienced Contra Dancers' Series. The Mean Lids with Dana Parkinson calling. 
Saturday, June 29, waltzes 1:30-2:15, contras 2:15-5:00, Mean Lids with Dana Parkinson calling.
Saturday evening, contras, 8:00-11:30, Mean Lids with Steve Zakon-Anderson calling.
Sunday, June 30, 2-5, "English as a Second Language," An English country dance geared to contra dancers. Alex Deis-Lauby calling with musicians, Corey Walters, Eleanor Lincoln and Joyce Crouch. 

Fine print on food:
First, there will be Klondike bars and good fruit ice pops throughout for a buck each. You will want these.
There will be basic snacks available throughout. Please throw in a buck or two to cover these costs. 
For Saturday between 5:00 and 8:00, we are holding a Community Picnic. We will supply a list of some of the Greenfield restaurants, have some of their menus on hand for you to think about going out to eat or picking up food or ordering take out (consider joining with others on this). Or just bring your own favorite picnic dinners. We'll supply paper goods and set up tables in the basement in case of inclement weather or too damn many mosquitoes. Hopefully people can find grassy spots to sit outside and eat with friends, old or new! 

Fine print on costs:
One dance: $15/ Full time students $12
Any two dances: $25/ Full time students $20
All three contra dances: $30/ Full time students $24
Note that you cannot retroactively upgrade to multiple dances. Plan ahead.
Sunday is $10 admission for all. Not part of the package deal. 

The contra clothing exchange will be available all weekend. Bring something to barter or pay what you want. Those proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Now, about our performers!
The Mean Lids have a huge following: 
Mix one part smooth Irish session, one part spicy cajun-zydeco, one part hot western swing, with two parts driving southern old-time and take it down to the local dance hall. There you have the Mean Lids, a young, energetic acoustic trio currently residing in central Illinois. Playing a mix of original and traditional tunes, the Mean Lids produce an exciting, unique sound born from the living traditions of American fiddle and dance music.
They are: Miriam Larson—flute, jaw harp.
Ben Smith—fiddle, baritone fiddle, banjo, low whistle, kick drum.
Matt Turino—guitar, fiddle, feet.
Little peek at their music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzqZ__BmiL0
Dana Parkinson is based in Florida, and is known for her creative programming, sense of humor, and no-nonsense walk-throughs. I love what she has on her website: I call Contra dances to...
Celebrate life through music
Weave communities through dance
Spread kindness and laughter.

Also calling is our very own Steve Zakon-Anderson. Middle school teacher by day and a favorite caller when the sun goes down. Known for his clarity, wide range of dance choices and 8th grade-level humor, we always have a good time with Steve. 

Sunday's caller is the vivacious NYC caller, Alex Deis-Lauby. As a caller of contras and English country dance, she'll be the perfect high energy caller to make ECD fun and accessible for contra dancers. As the title of the event says, ECD and contra dancing are cousins who just speak a slightly different language. We hope you leave the afternoon with a taste for more English country dancing (Monday nights in this area plus more; beginners always welcome). 

Our musicians for the afternoon session:
Corey Walters on flute and melodion
Eleanor Lincoln on violin and viola
And Joyce Crouch on piano.

More fine print: Housing. I, Katie Olmstead, can help you! No promises but I have a list of local people who are happy to host dancers from afar. Please email me at KDOlmstead@.... I also recommend checking out camping, especially Barton's Cove. You'll find other dancers there. 
P.S. People are starting to reach out to me for housing. I have a limited number of hosts. If you intend to come and want help with housing, the sooner, the better. 

Note that we aim to have a scent-free and substance-free event. 

Special note on English Country Dancing:
ECD is a cousin of contra, more elegant and dancerly, less of a contact sport, but utterly gorgeous. Most of the music is from the 1600's and was written in conjunction with each dance. Some people think ECD is too slow. Yes, there are some more measured dances but believe me, they are stunning. Many are not slow in the slightest. Personally (me: Katie) I love having both in my life. I love to dance beautifully in ECD and more fast and furious in contra. This ECD is carefully designed for contra dancers. Please come at the beginning of the session because there will be lots of clear instruction. This will evolve into more complex dances as the afternoon goes on. Since Alex calls both kinds of dance, she'll make this fully accessible to all. You may well end up loving English and want more! For local dancers, we'll have flyers (or talk to me). English happens at least once a week here in the Valley. 

Sorry this is going on and on. Remember the criteria for deciding if you are experienced enough for Experienced Contras. 

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

Please do NOT bring new dancers to this dance. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

WHEW! Questions? Email or message Katie Donis Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (Zakon-Anderson@...)

July's fireworks ignite with a spark from Quena Crain, Dance Caller and sonic sensations from The Long Pond Rounders (Michael Friedman (piano), Jonah Sidman (fiddle), Corey Walters (flute, mandolin), Ness Smith-Savedoff (percussion) & Ross Harriss (sax/guitar)). I just hope we'll have enough elbow room on stage!
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Hi all:

Peter asked me to pass this along:

_________________________________________________


Hi everyone, 

Here’s a quick reminder that the First Thursday Durham dance is not happening on July 4. We’ll be back on Thursday August 1 with another dance, and hopefully we will continue monthly for the rest of the year.

See you at a dance,
Peter

Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on July 6, featuring Tod Whittemore calling with the Sugar River Band.
 The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.
 Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.
 
 The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org https://lisasieverts.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f12f534374&id=cfa8d2972f&e=3bbf4cff1d. 
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We'll have made it past the 4th but there will still be fireworks on the dance floor this Monday! Sonic booms will be by Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Ruthie Byers (fiddle), Jesse Ball (guitar, piano, etc) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion). Choreographic choices called by our own Don Veino.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

4th Fridays, Experienced Contra Dancers' Series, July 26, Greenfield MAGuiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield.8:00 to 11:15
Don't we always give you a great experience, all you experienced contra dancers? This will be no exception! 

Brooklyn Swing started out playing for a swing dance in Philadephia and has evolved into a dance band for many genres. They are well known in the Northeast for their unique blend of fiddle tunes, Klezmer music and swing/blues. With fiddle and clarinet as the lead instruments, the world is their musical oyster and they are unafraid to explore!!

They are: Danny Elias on clarinet
Sam Zygmuntowicz on fiddle
Bill Peek on piano
Marco Brehm on bass

Chuck Abell, known to us as a musician with Tempest and other bands, this time he takes the microphone to call for us. Chuck finds dancing, playing, and calling as mutually reinforcing activities, each one informing the others. Chuck wrote his first contra dance in 2002, and gained experience by being a guest caller over the course of many years. Chuck began calling in earnest in 2011 and has since become a regular on the regional dance scene as well as touring extensively (currently on a road trip to San Francisco). Back home, Chuck helps organize and facilitate the Rochester Callers Night, a monthly event geared towards nurturing beginning callers and providing more experienced callers with opportunities to collaborate and to try out more complicated dances or even original dances. Chuck has a secret claim to fame: he is the first person to understand the origin of my cats' names (Puck and Snug). 

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING NEW DANCERS TO THIS DANCE. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. I (Katie) keep seeing people dancing in my dance clothes; it's a trip! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

I think we can assume it will be a hot night. If so, I'll bring the "cooling bucket" and sell Klondikes and good fruit ice pops for a buck at the break.

Contact Katie Olmstead or Steve Zakon-Anderson with questions.

Halfway through July brings us the music of Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Ben Leddy (banjo), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) paired with the energetic moves of Dave Eisenstadter, caller.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

We have Chuck Abell and the Brooklyn Swing Ensemble coming to perform at the 7/22 Monday Contras dance - the group is seeking housing for that evening - can you provide a space for some or all of them? Please contact me at this address and I'll put you in touch. 5 people total looking for separate beds, which can be in multiple locations.

 

 Thanks,
 Don Veino

The Big Apple makes an appearance in Concord! We've got the Brooklyn Swing Ensemble (Daniel Elias (clarinet), Sam Zygmuntowicz (fiddle), Bill Pence (piano), & Marco Brehm (bass)) with visiting caller Chuck Abell.
 

 And the heat wave is currently predicted to break before dance time - temps in the 70s!
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

4th Friday Experienced Contra Dancers' Series presents Brooklyn Swing Ensemble with Chuck Abell calling. They are touring the northeast, just warming up for US! It will be a hot night, literally and figuratively, but not beastly hot. I'll have Klondike bars and ice pops to sell at the break and the ice bucket will be on the porch for plunging of body parts into. Also, Contra Clothing Exchange night. 
Friday July 26, 8:00-11:15Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield MA
If you are driving some distance, I assure you there will be some great dancing on Saturday night, too. Make a weekend out of it! 


Brooklyn Swing started out playing for a swing dance in Philadephia and has evolved into a dance band for many genres. They are well known in the Northeast for their unique blend of fiddle tunes, Klezmer music and swing/blues. With fiddle and clarinet as the lead instruments, the world is their musical oyster and they are unafraid to explore!!

They are: Danny Elias on clarinet
Sam Zygmuntowicz on fiddle
Bill Peek on piano
Marco Brehm on bass

Chuck Abell, known to us as a musician with Tempest and other bands, this time he takes the microphone to call for us. Chuck finds dancing, playing, and calling as mutually reinforcing activities, each one informing the others. Chuck wrote his first contra dance in 2002, and gained experience by being a guest caller over the course of many years. Chuck began calling in earnest in 2011 and has since become a regular on the regional dance scene as well as touring extensively (currently on a road trip to San Francisco). Back home, Chuck helps organize and facilitate the Rochester Callers Night, a monthly event geared towards nurturing beginning callers and providing more experienced callers with opportunities to collaborate and to try out more complicated dances or even original dances. Chuck has a secret claim to fame: he is the first person to understand the origin of my cats' names (Puck and Snug). 

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING NEW DANCERS TO THIS DANCE. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. I (Katie) keep seeing people dancing in my dance clothes; it's a trip! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 


Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@...) with questions.

Hi all-


The hourly weather forecast currently predicts 78 degrees for 8 PM tomorrow (Friday) night.

That's about 20 degrees of separation from last weekend's brutal temperatures.....(and thankfully it's 20 degrees lower...not higher!)


So come on out for "hot" dance on a cooler evening.....


4th Friday Experienced Contra Dancers' Series presents Brooklyn Swing Ensemble with Chuck Abell calling. 

Friday July 26, 8:00-11:15
Guiding Star Grange #1
401 Chapman St. 
Greenfield MA

Plus...klondike bars, ice buckets, and the clothing exchange!

The last JP dance of the 2018-19 season is this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, July 27, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller:Bob Isaacs ; Music: Eric Eid-Reiner and friends
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.


Bob Isaacs, well-known to the local contra community, calls to tunes by Eric Eid-Reiner on piano, Becca Bosworth-Clemens on clarinet, and Jonah Sidman on fiddle. A great way to spend a summer evening! Come join us.

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances

Hi all-


As you are probably aware, there is no dance at the Guiding Star Grange this coming Saturday, August 3rd.  Wild Asparagus will be at the Falcon Ridge Festival and you can catch them, and many more, there.


BUT, if you are staying local this weekend, I would like to suggest coming up to the Peterborough First Saturday contra dance, a series that has been running in this spacious and beautiful hall since the 1950's!


I will be calling and George Wilson and Larry Unger will be playing wonderful music. 


Oh...and did I remember to mention the hall is air-conditioned?


(Extra suggestion:  Come up early in the day for a quick hike up the famous Mt Monadnock before the dance)


The details:


Peterborough Town House

1 Grove St

Peterborough NH


Workshop at 7:30 PM

Dancing 8 to 11 PM


Steve Zakon-Anderson caller

music by George Wilson and Larry Unger


Admission $10



Hope you can make it!

Steve


 

Our last Monday dance of July brings Rich Sbardella to call for us with the delightfully dance-worthy sounds from Julie Metcalf (fiddle), Casey Murray (cello), Larry Unger (guitar, banjo), & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

(Apologies should you see this repeated. I'm on DSL in the hinterlands and Yahoo didn't show an obvious confirmation of the first post having actually gone through...)
 

 Our last Monday dance of July brings Rich Sbardella to call for us with the delightfully dance-worthy sounds from Julie Metcalf (fiddle), Casey Murray (cello), Larry Unger (guitar, banjo), & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Note! No dance at the Greenfield Guiding Star Grange Aug 3 due to FalconRidge, and Peterborough does have AC.
 

 Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on August 3, featuring Steve Zakon-Anderson calling with the  .
 

 Contra dance is a fun, easy style of folk dance which has flourished in New England since the 1700s. Partners form lines and dance a short sequence of steps with their neighbors. Over the course of the dance, each couple travels the length of the line and dances with every other couple. Dancers are welcome to bring a partner or a group of friends but it’s not necessary – traditionally, dancers are encouraged to change partners throughout the evening.
 


 The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.
 

 Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.
 

 The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.
 

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August's attractions start with Sue Rosen calling for us with energetic tunes delivered by Eric Boodman (fiddle), Alex Cumming (piano) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion)
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Experienced Contra Dancers' Series in Greenfield presents Bob Isaacs with Kestrel (Kate Barnes and Dave Langford) on Friday August 23rd, 8:00-11:15
Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St.Greenfield
Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

BOB ISAACS, master caller, writer of quirky dances, always clear and fun and engaging, up from NJ for a grand night of calling. We guarantee a good time with Bob calling for us. 

And with KESTREL playing for us! How can two people create such a full sound that is gorgeous, inventive and even downright funny? Kate Barnes has been playing more instruments, in more genres, in more interesting locations, for longer than most of us can remember. 
Kate also keeps herself busy with teaching, recording, publishing music books, composing, ceramics and wisecrackery.
Dave Langford is an experienced and versatile fiddler and guitarist and fiddle teacher from the Boston area. A veteran of 30+ years of playing for public dances, weddings, parties and late night sessions, Dave combines multiple styles of fiddling with fierce energy and drive. Kate and Dave together? A real treat. 

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING NEW DANCERS TO THIS DANCE. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our rack is a bit thinned out: Bring more clothes! Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. I (Katie) keep seeing people dancing in my dance clothes; it's a trip! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

I think we can assume it will be a hot night. If so, I'll bring the "cooling bucket" and sell Klondikes and good fruit ice pops for a buck at the break.

Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@comcast.net) with questions.

Positional Calling (Mostly!) contra dance on Sunday afternoon Oct 6, 2:00-5:00. 
Will Mentor calling; music by Dave Langford and Kristen Planeaux.
Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield MA
Join us for an experimental contra dance. Instead of gents and ladies, or larks and ravens, Will Mentor will teach and prompt the dance using positions on the dance floor. You'll be invited to consider the effectiveness of positional calling and give feedback during the break and after the dance. 
All experience levels welcome. 
$10 admission for all. 
Sponsored by Friends of the Greenfield Dance.
FMI: events@...

For this evening, we're pairing local favorite musicians Catherine Miller (fiddle), Debby Knight (piano) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) with the calling talents of Jack Mitchell (visiting us from down South).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Concord Scout House  8-11 PM
 Oct-May dances $10/$8 for 21 and under
 

 Sep 6 Alternative Music Fundraiser for The Scout House
Lisa, Don and Dereck calling challenging dances $10/15/20

Oct 4 Will Mentor and Stomp Rocket (Dave Langford, Glen Loper and Bethany Waickman)

Nov 1 Bob Isaacs with Cedar Stanistreet, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin and Jesse Ball
         Bob will be calling LARKS and ROBINS tonight

Dec 6 Lisa Greenleaf and Rift (Julie Metcalf, Everest Whitman, Matt Kenney and Jesse Ball)
Tonight is the famous Concord Cuisine raffle!

Jan 3 Steve Zakon-Anderson and Polaris (Rose Jackson, Marta Bartholomew, Jesse Ball and Sam Zakon-Anderson)

Feb 7  Dugan Murphy  with Julie Vallimont, Jon Cannon, and Eric Boodman  
        Dugan will be calling LARKS and ROBINS tonight

Mar 6 Adina Gordon and Cloud Ten (Cedar Stanisteet, Donal Sheets, Arthur Davis and Ness Smith-Savedoff)

Apr 3 Wild Asparagus (George Marshall, Becky Tracy, Ann Percival, David Cantieni and Mark Murphy)

May 1 Sue Rosen and Rometco (Bruce Rosen, Julie Metcalf and Co.)

Hello all:

This is an early reminder for the Kingston dance taking place on August 24th.  It’s summertime and it never hurts to give a little extra notice of things happening in the near future.  We also want to remind you that Tod Whittemore is making his “annual” return engagement to Call for us, with Carol Bittenson and Debbie Knight providing wonderful tunes.  This has become an August tradition, and is always a GREAT dance!

This dance will also be structured as “An Evening of Traditional Contras and Squares”.  After hearing from several dancers on the subject, Tod suggested a 50/50 mix of contras and squares, with the occasional couples dance thrown in for good measure.  Sounds like a blast!  So, if you love the traditional stuff as much as many of us do, please spread the word and plan to be there on the 24th.

Hope you are enjoying this beautiful summer!

Best regards,

Glenn, Gale and Sarah

Ron Blechner travels west to choose and call the choreography for us while our local tuneslingers Julie Metcalf (fiddle, jaw harp), Joel Wennerstrom (banjo), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) provide the music.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.

 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.

 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .

 

 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

The weather report is in our favor! The heat and humidity is going to be blown out to sea by Friday and it will be glorious dancing weather. (highs in the 70's; evening in the 50's)
Bob Isaacs with LesZBoys (previously, publicized Kestrel but have added Peter Siegel to the mix!)4th Friday Experienced Contra Dancers' Series, August 23
Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. 
Greenfield.
8:00-11:30 PM
Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

BOB ISAACS, master caller, writer of quirky dances, always clear and fun and engaging, up from NJ for a grand night of calling. We guarantee a good time with Bob calling for us. 

And with LesZBoys playing for us! The band just expanded from Kestrel with the addition of Peter Siegel, playing guitar, banjo and mandolin for us. 
Kate Barnes has been playing more instruments, in more genres, in more interesting locations, for longer than most of us can remember. 
Kate also keeps herself busy with teaching, recording, publishing music books, composing, ceramics and wisecrackery.
Dave Langford is an experienced and versatile fiddler and guitarist and fiddle teacher from the Boston area. A veteran of 30+ years of playing for public dances, weddings, parties and late night sessions, Dave combines multiple styles of fiddling with fierce energy and drive.
Ready for a full night of dancing with full-out music? 

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING NEW DANCERS TO THIS DANCE. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our rack is a bit thinned out: Bring more clothes! Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. I (Katie) keep seeing people dancing in my dance clothes; it's a trip! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 
I will sell Klondikes and good fruit ice pops for a buck at the break.

Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@...) with questions.

Hello Dancers:

Join us for an evening of Traditional Contras and Squares!

Date:  August 24, 2019
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place: Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Water:  Bring drinking water to keep yourself hydrated (there is NO drinking water in Town Hall)
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break (bring your favorite refreshments to share)


Caller:    Tod Whittemore


Band:     Carol Bittenson and Debbie Knight
 


Gale, Sarah and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
gcoppelman@...

"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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CHALLENGING* contra dance featuring Lisa Greenleaf, Dereck Kalish and Don Veino's calling with various exciting (and many new!) cuts of pre-recorded music in different genres. The event includes a 20 MINUTE NO-WALK-THROUGH MEDLEY! Professional sound by Dereck Kalish and unique lighting (but no bright or flashing!) to set the mood.
 

 This is a FUNdraiser dance for the Concord Scout House, Inc., produced by the CSH Board. All proceeds benefit the Scout House - all professional talent is donated for the evening.
 

 Admission is "Pick A Price": $10, 15 or $20 - additional donations are most welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds and volunteer opportunities are available - contact Don Veino to inquire (via email to contra_groups_yahoo@veino.com, please!).
 

 Please share this event with your EXPERIENCED* dancer friends - we look forward to seeing you there!
 

 *Challenging/Experienced means:
 -You know how to do more than just the basic moves with confidence (Contra Corners, Roll Aways, Cross Trail Thru, Pass the Ocean, etc).
 -You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse.
 -You can dance and enjoy no walk through dances.
 -You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move—and you have a friendly attitude about it.
 -You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others.
 >>It's not how long you've been dancing, it's how well you can adapt to challenging and unusual choreography!<<
 

 
 A flyer and further info is available on our site, see http://concordscouthouse.org/benefit http://concordscouthouse.org/benefit

We've got a great collection of performers to deliver the goods this Monday night! Alexandra Deis-Lauby will be calling the choreo with the magnificent trio of Cedar Stanistreet (fiddle), Kristen Planeaux (piano, flute) & Donal Sheets (cello, guitar, foot percussion) making the music.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

We soar into September with the music of Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Alex Cumming (piano), & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion), paired with the pattern presentations of Laura Johannes, caller.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Greenfield 4th Friday Experienced Contra Dancers' Series presents a hot night of cool dancing: BUDDY SYSTEM with WILL MENTOR. If you are an experienced contra dancer and don't have something else burning a hole in your calendar in the 27th, Greenfield is the place to be! 

BUDDY SYSTEM plays dance music with heart, seemingly bottomless energy, and a deep groove. Noah VanNorstrand (fiddle, foot percussion) and Julie Vallimont (piano, jawharp) are known for their creativity, big sound, tight arrangements, and connection with the dancers. They use their duo to its full potential: Noah’s fiddle and foot percussion powerhouse drives the band, matched by Julie’s rich, nuanced, versatile piano playing.

If that isn't enough of a reason to come out and dance with us, we have WILL MENTOR calling. Will is a contra and square dance caller from Northern Vermont known for his clear teaching, upbeat wit, and relaxed stage presence. He loves to choreograph evenings with a variety of dances and tempos that at times surprise and always delight, all the while keeping intact his guiding principle as a caller: "It's about the dancers!"

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING NEW DANCERS TO THIS DANCE. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our rack is a bit thinned out: BRING MORE CLOTHES! Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. I (Katie) keep seeing people dancing in my dance clothes; it's a trip! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead (Katie@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@comcast.net) with questions.

Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on September 7 featuring Dereck Kalish calling with the band Cloud Ten.
 

 Contra dance is a fun, easy style of folk dance which has flourished in New England since the 1700s. Partners form lines and dance a short sequence of steps with their neighbors. Over the course of the dance, each couple travels the length of the line and dances with every other couple. Dancers are welcome to bring a partner or a group of friends but it’s not necessary – traditionally, dancers are encouraged to change partners throughout the evening.
 

 Caller Dereck Kalish specializes in teaching dances that are fun for all, whether brand-new to dancing or a long-time contra dancer.
 

 The band Cloud Ten is Cedar Stanistreet, fiddle; Donal Sheets, guitar and cello; Arthur Davis, piano, banjo, trumpet; and Ness Smith-Savedoff on drums. Cedar Stanistreet is well versed in both traditional fiddle and classical violin. He studied violin performance at the Crane School of Music, and violin-making at the North Bennet Street School. Donal Sheets played jazz bass and classical cello from a very young age and has spent many years playing American and Irish folk music on cello and a variety of other instruments. 
 

 The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.
 

 Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.
 

 The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.
 

 Peterborough NH First Saturday Contra Dance

A reminder of our event tomorrow night. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SILENT AUCTION - bring some extra cash or a check for full bidding flexibility!
 

 CHALLENGING* contra dance featuring Lisa Greenleaf, Dereck Kalish and Don Veino's calling with various exciting (and many new!) cuts of pre-recorded music in different genres. The event includes a 20 MINUTE NO-WALK-THROUGH MEDLEY! Professional sound by Dereck Kalish and unique lighting (but no bright or flashing!) to set the mood.
 

 This is a FUNdraiser dance for the Concord Scout House, Inc., produced by the CSH Board. All proceeds benefit the Scout House - all professional talent is donated for the evening.
 

 Admission is "Pick A Price": $10, 15 or $20 - additional donations are most welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds and volunteer opportunities are available - contact Don Veino to inquire (via email to contra_groups_yahoo@veino.com, please!).
 

 Please share this event with your EXPERIENCED* dancer friends - we look forward to seeing you there!
 

 *Challenging/Experienced means:
 

 -You know how to do more than just the basic moves with confidence (Contra Corners, Roll Aways, Cross Trail Thru, Pass the Ocean, etc).
 -You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse.
 -You can dance and enjoy no walk through dances.
 -You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move—and you have a friendly attitude about it.
 -You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others.
 

 >>It's not how long you've been dancing, it's how well you can adapt to challenging and unusual choreography!<<
 

 
 A flyer and further info is available on our site, see http://concordscouthouse.org/benefit http://concordscouthouse.org/benefit

We like that Lisa Greenleaf's back in town to call for us with the maximum musical motivation by Ruthie Byers (fiddle), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion), Stuart Kenney (bass, banjo) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion)!
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.
 

The JP gender-free contra series resumes this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, Sept. 14 , 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Chris Ricciotti; Music: Dogtown
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

Chris Ricciotti, who founded the JP series in 1988(!), will be calling to tunes by Dogtown (Becky Miller, fiddle; Avi Randall, piano; Norb Spencer, accordion). Do ocme and join us; it will be loads of fun.

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks and Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

Hannah Johlas soars our way for a first full evening of Monday dance calling with the sonic sensations by Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion), & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Dereck Kalish joins us this Monday to call with the magical music of Eric Boodman (fiddle, foot percussion), McKinley James (cello, jaw harp) & Larry Unger (guitar, banjo, jaw harp).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Friday Sept 27 8:00 PM to 11:15 PM
BUDDY SYSTEM WITH WILL MENTOR. 
Guiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St. Greenfield MA
Greenfield 4th Friday Experienced Contra Dancers' Series presents a hot night of cool dancing: BUDDY SYSTEM with WILL MENTOR.  If you are an experienced contra dancer and don't have something else burning a hole in your calendar in the 27th, Greenfield is the place to be! 

BUDDY SYSTEM plays dance music with heart, seemingly bottomless energy, and a deep groove. Noah VanNorstrand (fiddle, foot percussion) and Julie Vallimont (piano, jawharp) are known for their creativity, big sound, tight arrangements, and connection with the dancers. They use their duo to its full potential: Noah’s fiddle and foot percussion powerhouse drives the band, matched by Julie’s rich, nuanced, versatile piano playing.

If that isn't enough of a reason to come out and dance with us, we have WILL MENTOR calling. Will is a contra and square dance caller from Northern Vermont known for his clear teaching, upbeat wit, and relaxed stage presence. He loves to choreograph evenings with a variety of dances and tempos that at times surprise and always delight, all the while keeping intact his guiding principle as a caller: "It's about the dancers!"

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING NEW DANCERS TO THIS DANCE. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our rack is a bit thinned out: BRING MORE CLOTHES! Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. I (Katie) keep seeing people dancing in my dance clothes; it's a trip! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead (KDOlmstead@...) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (zakon-anderson@...) with questions.

Happy Autumn Dancers!

This coming Saturday is our 4th Saturday dance in Kingston, NH.  We’re very much looking forward to a return engagement from the band Reelation and well-known Caller, Don Veino.  It promises to be a great dance and we look forward to seeing you there! 

Date:  September 28, 2019
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place: Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Water:  Bring drinking water to keep yourself hydrated (there is NO drinking water in Town Hall)
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break (bring your favorite refreshments to share)


Caller:    Don Veino


Band:     Reelation (Carol Bittenson, Steve Bittenson, Rick Kaufman, Alex Cumming)



Gale, Sarah and I look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355, 770-5355(cell)
gcoppelman@...

"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Unfortunately, the JP church where we dance is being used for JP Open Studios this Saturday, so we must most regretfully cancel the dance. Apologies for the short notice!

—Robert

Yes, we're going to enjoy this great dancing weather tonight!
 

 For this last Monday in September we offer a suite of local favorites. We've got Amy Richardson Larkin (fiddle), Debby Knight (piano) and Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) making the music with choreography delivery by our own Don Veino.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

This Friday, October 4, Will Mentor calls for you to the driving sound of Stomp Rocket (Dave Langford, Glen Loper and Bethany Waickman) at the Challenging Contra Dance Series. Plus we have excellent sound provided by Dereck Kalish.

This dance is tailored to advanced dancers and will feature no-walk through dances along with more challenging material. Will is an expert at this! 

Friday, Oct 4 at The Scout House
8-11PM / Admission: $10 / 21 and under: $8

More info: https://challcontra.weebly.com/
 

 What does it mean to be an “advanced dancer” at this series?

• Knowing how to do more than just the basic moves with confidence (Contra Corners, Roll Aways, Cross Trail Thru, Pass the Ocean, Diagonal Heys, Moves with Shadows, etc). • Enjoying no walk-thru dances and more challenging choreography.

 • Executing flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others.

 • Assisting your partner and neighbor to the next move—while being friendly and welcoming to those who may be having  trouble.

~It’s not how long you’ve been dancing, it’s how well you can adapt to challenging and unusual choreography~

Hey Kids-

Please come and join us as we rejoin our efforts to celebrate life's  bounty in theform of music and dance.  Bill Fischer will join the Berlin Country Dance Orchestrathis Saturday, October 5, to engage in a traditional New England Contra Dance
Every dance is rehearsed beforehand, and there will be partners aplenty willing to help,
newcomers welcome.
Please wear clean, soft soled shoes.
Beginners instruction will start shortly after 7.The dance itself runs from 7:30-10:30 This glorious event takes place at The 1870 Town Hall in Berlin Mass.,12 Woodward Ave., just off rte. 62, 2 miles west of I 495.
Suggested donation is $8 with a $15 cap for families
For more information call 508-863-0769 or check out our Berlin Country Orchestra Facebook page.
Thanks, hope to see you there!



http://www.berlin1870townhall.org/contra-dances.html

Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on October 5 featuring Steve Zakon-Anderson calling with the band Stomp Rocket.
 

 Contra dance is a fun, easy style of folk dance which has flourished in New England since the 1700s. Partners form lines and dance a short sequence of steps with their neighbors. Over the course of the dance, each couple travels the length of the line and dances with every other couple. Dancers are welcome to bring a partner or a group of friends but it’s not necessary – traditionally, dancers are encouraged to change partners throughout the evening.
 

 Dance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson has been leading contra dances for over 35 years. He has performed at dance camps and festivals from Alaska to Florida. Steve's clear teaching, precise calling, and sense of humor have made him a favorite of dancers of all ages and abilities.
 

 Music for the dance will be provided by Stomp Rocket.  They are Dave Langford from Boston (fiddle), Glen Loper from Portland, ME (mandolin, banjo, percussion), and Bethany Waickman, also from Portland, ME (guitar).
 

 The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. The dance also hosts a free jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians at 6:30 PM and a workshop for new dancers at 7:30 PM.
 

 Admission is $10 or $7 for students and seniors.
 

 The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603.762.0235 or visit www.monadnockfolk.org. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982.
 

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 Peterborough First Saturday Contra Dance




 

We kick off our fourth quarter with a powerhouse band featuring Eric Boodman (fiddle), Adrienne Howard (fiddle), Yann Falquet (button accordion, guitar), Alex Cumming (accordion, piano) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion). Our visiting dance leader this evening is Tavi Merrill, dance caller.
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Ready for another transcendent night of advanced contras? 
Friday October 25. 8:00-11:15 PMGuiding Star Grange #1401 Chapman St.Greenfield MA
Admission: $10-15, full-time students $8

4th Friday Experienced Contra Dancers' Series in Greenfield brings The Moving Violations and Nils Fredland to the stage this month. 

No introductions are really needed but we'll offer them just for fun. 

The Moving Violations have a playful energy that transcends borders and encourages spontaneity and improvisation. Driving double fiddle harmonies, strong rhythm, affectionate abandon and occasional silliness prevail.
Ron Grosslein: fiddle, mandolin, percussion
Van Kaynor: fiddle, feet
Eric Eid-Reiner: piano

And gracing our stage, Nils Fredland, a special treat to have him down from VT to call for us. Nils has been calling dances with admirable skill and infectious energy since 2000. Respected for his expertise as a teacher and caller, sensitive leadership, and generosity, Nils is one of the busiest and most sought-after callers in the business.

This is going to be a beautiful chemistry. Add to that, all you experienced dancers, and we will have a special alchemy. 

The EXPERIENCED CONTRA DANCERS' SERIES is the one dance in each month where the program is geared toward only experienced dancers. It features dances with especially challenging and/or unusual choreography as well as dances called with little or no teaching. Medleys are often called as well. 

Our dances are intended to give experienced dancers the opportunity to explore ways in which to challenge themselves and improve their skills as dance partners while experiencing complex dances and immense joy! 

The expectation is that the dancers who attend this evening have attended many contra dances and are able to execute a variety of contra figures, such as roll-away, contra corners, heys, California twirls and ocean waves from "muscle memory," without any explanation or instruction, as none is given. 

In addition, it is expected that dancers coming to the Experienced Dancers' Evening have a solid understanding of the timing and structure of contra dances, and of contra etiquette, as well as knowing where to be at all times during the dance (or how to recover gracefully), and that they are skilled and aware enough to adjust to the different styles of dancers in the hall.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING NEW DANCERS TO THIS DANCE. You think they'll have fun but more likely, they will be overwhelmed. Remember that the pace is faster than a regular dance and little or no instruction. Bring them to any other Friday or Saturday dance at the Grange where new dancers will get instruction throughout the dance, and many of these offer dedicated workshops for new dancers at the beginning of the evening. New dancers would be over-their-heads at this dance. Show your friends a good time by bringing them to any other contra dance in the month! 

The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. "Experienced" means:

• You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and the basic moves without being taught

• You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse

• You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move

• You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others

• You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

We strive for a scent-free and substance-free event.

4th Friday is also our CONTRA CLOTHING EXCHANGE night. Our rack is a bit thinned out: BRING MORE CLOTHES! Our new system is "pay whatever you want!" Or barter! Hey, guys, if you are perhaps uncomfortable skirt shopping in public, this is the place to shop. Bring those dancing clothes that you are no longer wearing and trade them in for something new-to-you. Only dance clothes, please. I (Katie) keep seeing people dancing in my dance clothes; it's a trip! Proceeds go to the Friends of the Greenfield Dance. 

Contact Katie Olmstead (Katie@KatieOlmstead.com) or Steve Zakon-Anderson (Zakon-Anderson@...) with questions.

Please join us for our October dance on Saturday.

 

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Please join us for our October contra dance.
 
Calling for us this month is Bill Fischer. He has been calling dances for
over twenty-five years, starting out in New Haven, Connecticut. Bill has
focused on calling for groups which include beginners of all ages. In
addition to contra dances in and around the northeast, he has called at
various festivals and dance camps regionally and nationally. He plays
several folk instruments and has danced with and played music for many
performing groups.
 
Joining him from Connecticut will be The Cicadas,
 

Beginners' lesson at 7:00pm. Dancing is from 7:30 to 10:30pm with a short
break. All dances are taught. No partner necessary. New dancers are always
welcomed! Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect the floor while
dancing. Feel free to bring sweets and other snacks to share at the break.

Admission is pay what you want: only $8-10 per person. Family admission is
just $18-20 and students with ID just $6-8. Children 12 and under FREE!
Newcomers get a coupon to come back for FREE!
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Dancing is at the Wesley United Methodist Church in the church hall
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114 Main Street at the corner of State Street in Worcester. Park behind the
church or on State Street.

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instructs the dancers through each set of moves. As the song continues,
dancers progress along a line of other dancers, regularly swapping partners
and enjoying new company while mastering the pattern of the current dance.
New England's answer to square dancing is very easy to learn and very
welcoming to newcomers. Worcester dances are held the second Saturday of
most months from 7:30pm to 10:30pm, with a half-hour beginners' lesson
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Come dance in JP this Saturday:

WHEN:  Saturday, October 12, 7:30-10:30 PM
WHO:   Caller: Dereck Kalish; Music: Dead Sea Squirrels
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

Local caller Dereck Kalish, accompanied by tunes from the Dead Sea Squirrels (Craig Edwards and Cathy Mason on fiddle, banjo, and/or mandolin; Henry Yoshimura on guitar), will lead the dancing, and you do the rest! Come and join us.

—Robert


IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $5.00-$15.00 (sliding scale). Free for children 12 and under.

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when exposed to these materials.

All dances are called gender-free (Larks & Ravens).

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/ <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/>.
For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html <http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html>.
Join our Facebook group: Boston Gender Free Contra Dances.

Hi Folks-


Looking forward to the Fall Ball coming next Saturday the 19th!!


We currently have two door slots available for volunteers.  One is from 3:30 to 5:30, and the other is 7:30 to 9:30.  Free admission for the day in exchange for doing one slot.


If interested please let me know at zakon-anderson@... mailto:zakon-anderson@...


Just in case...details for the day are below:


We are thrilled with the lineup for this year's Fall Ball in the beautiful and spacious Peterborough Town House.  A great way to celebrate a quarter century of holding this event.  (It is the slightly younger sibling of the Snow Ball)


25th Annual Fall Ball All Day Contra Dance


Saturday October 19, 2019


Peterborough Town House


1 Grove St

Peterborough, NH


Dancing from 12:00 Noon to 12:00 Midnight


Performers in order of appearance:


Eloise and Company(Becky Tracy, Rachel Bell, Bethany Waickman) with caller Dugan Murphy


Pete's Posse(Pete Sutherland, Oliver Scanlon, Tristan Henderson) with caller Dela Taylor Murphy


Wild Asparagus  (Becky Tracy, George Marshall, David Cantieni, Ann Percival, Mark Murphy)  with caller George Marshall


Stomp Rocket(Dave Langford, Glen Loper, Bethany Waickman) with caller Steve Zakon-Anderson


Admission $25  Under 25 yrs old...pay your age.

This fine Monday evening brings the smooth calling of Sue Rosen paired with the melodious music of Thompson Family Band (Rachel Panitch (fiddle), Valerie Thompson (cello), Max Newman (guitar, foot percussion) & Jack O'Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion)).
 

 Come dance and enjoy lemonade, cookies and community conversation at the break.
 

 Our dance is at the Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Beginners are very welcome. All dances are called. Please wear soft-soled shoes to protect our floor and avoid the use of any scented personal care or laundry products to spare our allergically sensitive dancers.
 

 Admission for the dance is available at "You Pick a Price*": $5, $10, $15 or $20. $3 after 9.
 

 For more information on the Monday dance series, please see http://MondayContras.com/ .
 

 
 *You Pick a Price: Suggested admission rates = adults $10, Students (age <= 22) $5, but anyone may pay $5, 10, 15 or $20. We hope those who can will pay $15 so we may continue to pay our performers well.

Hi-


We are all set for both slots.  Thanks to those who volunteeered.


Have a great week of fall and foliage and we hope to see you all on Saturday in Peterborough!


Steve

> On October 13, 2019 at 5:49 PM "Steve & Bettie ZAKON-ANDERSON zakon-anderson@... [pvcd]" <pvcd@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>     Hi Folks-
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>     Looking forward to the Fall Ball coming next Saturday the 19th!!
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>     We currently have two door slots available for volunteers.  One is from 3:30 to 5:30, and the other is 7:30 to 9:30.  Free admission for the day in exchange for doing one slot.
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>     If interested please let me know at zakon-anderson@... mailto:zakon-anderson@...
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>     Just in case...details for the day are below:
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> 
>     We are thrilled with the lineup for this year's Fall Ball in the beautiful and spacious Peterborough Town House.  A great way to celebrate a quarter century of holding this event.  (It is the slightly younger sibling of the Snow Ball)
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>     25th Annual Fall Ball All Day Contra Dance
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>     Saturday October 19, 2019
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>     Peterborough Town House
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>     1 Grove St
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>     Peterborough, NH
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>     Dancing from 12:00 Noon to 12:00 Midnight
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>     Performers in order of appearance:
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>     Eloise and Company(Becky Tracy, Rachel Bell, Bethany Waickman) with caller Dugan Murphy
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>     Pete's Posse(Pete Sutherland, Oliver Scanlon, Tristan Henderson) with caller Dela Taylor Murphy
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>     Wild Asparagus  (Becky Tracy, George Marshall, David Cantieni, Ann Percival, Mark Murphy)  with caller George Marshall
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> 
>     Stomp Rocket(Dave Langford, Glen Loper, Bethany Waickman) with caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
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>     Admission $25  Under 25 yrs old...pay your age.
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