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The Dance Gypsy apologizes for being down again. This is the second time in as many months that attacks by malevolent software have brought down the Dance Gypsy site. In this case there seems to be no damage to any of the actual DG pages, but the server was being used for mass mailings of spamware, so it had to be brought down. Fortunately this time we were back up in less than 12 hours
All seems well now.We are sorry for the inconvenience and hope it does not happen again. Please let us know if you experience any problems with the site.
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On the 25th of January, the Dance Gypsy was attacked by a variation of the Gumblar malware (Geek-Speek for *bad intentioned software*. This malware corrupted over 1000 files within the DG site ... and it did it in a way that could make DG users unwilling participants in the propagation of this malware. It inserted a reference to the site:
the-kapita
which would get opened when users accessed certain Dance Gypsy pages.
The site was fully down for al most 3 days.I believe all files have now been repaired or replaced -- with the exception of user uploads of music or pictures -- and the site is now open for business as usual.
I want to thank the two alert users who noticed the problem within a few hours of each other. the double notification convinced me there was indeed a real problem. They in turn were warned by their Safari browsers of the presence of the malware ( so i guess that is a good reason to use safari).
If any if you users see any further abnormalities (including references to the-kapita) or warnings from your browser, please let me know so i can take further preventative action.
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We *are* dancing at MIT tonight, Tuesday 2/16/2010. Come warm up to the amazing sounds of Perpetual e-Motion, with calling by Jeff Petrovitch!
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14th Workuba 2010, Havana, Cuba
(International Intensive Afro-Cuban and Latin Dance Workshop)
February 20 - 27- 2010
Location: America Theatre, 253 Galiano Ave, Havana, Cuba.
Organizer: Ministry of Culture of Cuba
Workuba brings together the various dances of the Americas that have their roots in traditional African rhythms and dance, and blends these influences with Modern Dance, which the Program considers to be the key elements of the "complete dancer". Workuba makes the difference! We offer you a unique opportunity to experience modern dance with a latin flavor in a workshop that has as its historical setting Havana City.
Workshop Director: Ms. Marta Bercy
Classes to be offered in the Workuba Latin Dance Workshop:
Afro-Cuban/Tango / Rueda & Cuban Salsa / Theatre / Rhythm and Torso Work/ Modern Dance / Ballet/ Latin Jazz / Training Beginners / Rumba / The Cuban Son.
* Master Classes: Ballet - Afro-Cuban - Modern Dance.
* Class Schedule: Saturday 10am to 6pm / Monday to Friday: 9am to 6pm.
* Final Performance: February Saturday 27 - 9pm, America Theatre.
* Participants may bring a Choreography (Duration: between 3 and 5), as well as music on CD and costume. These will be assessed for presentation, with essays timetables .
Workuba Fees: 250.USD. (The participation fee is 250USD which includes Workshop & Certificate)
Hotel Reservation - Special Offer Workuba 2010:
Paradiso: ventas2@paradis.artex.cu (Attention: Ileana Hechavarria- Telf:(+537)836-2124
Participants who so desire, may access the Hotel service, provided by the Paradiso Agency.
Registration: Saturday February 20 from 8a.m. to 10a.m - America Theatre.
Participation Requirements: - Minimum age: 15 years.
For more details contact: tedancari@gmail.com
Tedancari
Telephone Contact Argentina: Office(54 11) 4583 0095 (Argentina)
Marta Bercy
General Director
Modern and Afro-Cuban Dance Master.
Choreographer
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, the January 30, 2010 Kingston, NH contra dance is canceled. We are extremely sorry for this inconvenience, but please keep watch for schedule of upcoming dances in the near future. Thank you for your understanding!
Sincerely,
The Kingston Dance Organizing Committee
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*From:* slmason
*Sent:* Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:49 PM
*Subject:* Deerfield dance 1/2/10 cancellation
Dear Dancers,
As of now, at 4:45pm, we have had to cancel the dance due
to uncertain weather conditions.
Please share this information with others to get the word out as far as
possible.
Please come to the Feb. dance! Beth Parkes will be calling.
Safe traveling if you go anywhere this weekend.
Sarah Mason
slmason@metrocast.net
463-4182
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I'm relatively new to the dance community, but I'd like to make some observations known. There are some tenets that I believe are essential to dancing.
1. Communication
No one can read minds. Not everyone is adept at interpreting a gesture. Communication is key to avoiding misunderstandings; Calm, rational speech is the best way to let your feelings and concerns be known.
2. Honesty
Truth is an amazing thing. To tell a falsehood is to invite people to question your character, and there is no easier way to earn someone's animosity than to lie to them.
3. Respect
Respect is acknowledgement of differences, being flexible enough to reach compromises, not pressing when told "no", listening to what others have to say, and apologizing when wrong.
4. One Unit Discourse
You and your partner are two halves of one unit, moving within the dance. Therefore, all communication should be done with your partner. TALK TO THEM! As rational humans, they'll listen! Let your partner know your needs and feelings, to their face, before the dance begins. This will circumvent most problems that could arise, and will make the dance easier for everyone.
5. Letting Go
Learn to let things go. If something happened in the past, it should stay there, and not be resurrected at the first sign of problems. Holding onto a grudge is petty and, more importantly, a drain on energy that could be used for dancing.
6. Variety Needed
Imagine for a moment that everyone in the hall used the same style of dance. Everyone danced the same way, all the time. Imagine doing the same thing over, and over, and over, because no one did anything different. Dancing would be boring! Variety is the spice of life, and we need variety in the dance as well, or it would lose one of the qualities that make it so enjoyable.
All these things need to work are common sense, and common courtesy. Let's get back to these tenets and move forward as a community.
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I'm relatively new to the dance community, but I'd like to make some observations known. There are some tenets that I believe are essential to dancing.
1. Communication
No one can read minds. Not everyone is adept at interpreting a gesture. Communication is key to avoiding misunderstandings; Calm, rational speech is the best way to let your feelings and concerns be known.
2. Honesty
Truth is an amazing thing. To tell a falsehood is to invite people to question your character, and there is no easier way to earn someone's animosity than to lie to them.
3. Respect
Respect is acknowledgement of differences, being flexible enough to reach compromises, not pressing when told "no", listening to what others have to say, and apologizing when wrong.
4. One Unit Discourse
You and your partner are two halves of one unit, moving within the dance. Therefore, all communication should be done with your partner. TALK TO THEM! As rational humans, they'll listen! Let your partner know your needs and feelings, to their face, before the dance begins. This will circumvent most problems that could arise, and will make the dance easier for everyone.
5. Letting Go
Learn to let things go. If something happened in the past, it should stay there, and not be resurrected at the first sign of problems. Holding onto a grudge is petty and, more importantly, a drain on energy that could be used for dancing.
6. Variety Needed
Imagine for a moment that everyone in the hall used the same style of dance. Everyone danced the same way, all the time. Imagine doing the same thing over, and over, and over, because no one did anything different. Dancing would be boring! Variety is the spice of life, and we need variety in the dance as well, or it would lose one of the qualities that make it so enjoyable.
All these things need to work are common sense, and common courtesy. Let's get back to these tenets and move forward as a community.
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The Dance Gypsy is happy to make this instant news feature avaialble to all members of the Dance Community at no charge. The intended purpose is informing dancers of news items which may be of interest to the Dance Community at large, such as a new dance series, a special event, or an important milestone for the dance community.
Please do not use it for your personal opinions and statements of likes and dislikes. It is not intended as an editorial forum for one's personal vendettas or airing one's dirty laundry.
We thank you for your co-operation.
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We had been dancing at Green Lake and we've moved to the Russian Center (704 19th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112) every Friday night, starting at 8:30. Please visit our web site: www.ratchenitza.com for listings of classes, live music events, and the occasional Friday when the hall is not available.
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(forwarded from Gorden Peery)
I just got the sad news that Kerry Elkin died this morning.
Apparently he left the world peacefully, and without a struggle.
It was my honor to play with Kerry for about a decade. He was certainly one of the greatest contra dance fiddlers ever, and from my more recent conversations with people, I have also come to realize that he was a great teacher, and influenced many aspiring fiddlers.
It was known that Kerry would not play again -- his MS had progressed rapidly over the last couple of years. He was able to express his appreciation for the outpouring of support, and I believe he was still living within music, as well as music living within him. And I can now imagine that he has become some great heavenly bow, freely dancing across the strings of the cosmos.
Gordon
Kerry's website, www.kerryelkin.com , will be updated soon with more information. Meanwhile, remembrances can be added to the Comments page, which already contains many comments submitted over the last year that Kerry was able to read.
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Due to another extremely wet summer, parking at the park will be limited to essential vehicles only; performers, staff, vendors and campers. All other vehicles must park at the Vergennes Union High School (map forthcoming) and will be shuttled to the park. Please allow for the extra time it may take. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause,but the weather and condition of the park leave us no choice. We are working hard to make this arrangement work as smoothly as possible and ask for your understanding and patience.
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Each Wednesday, we will teach and work on the basic and advanced principles of contra dancing and it's moves. Whether you're a beginner who doesn't know how to do a balance to an advanced person who always wondered how to make an entire hall quake 7 times within the musical beat of a balance, these sessions will show you how to do that and a WHOLE LOT more.
(The only contra dance in New England on Wednesdays is in Hanover, that is not a coincidence)
Instructor: Joshua Boraz.
Venue: Richard W. Black Center: 48 Lebanon Street, Hanover, NH, 03755
Time: 7:45-?????
Cost: $10 per person per session or $85 for 10 sessions
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For more information: (phone): 781-385-1480; Email: JBoraz@aol.com
Generic Schedule: Wednesdays' 7:45-???? (year round)
Inclimate weather and closure advisory: The dance will be cancelled if there is a moderate amount of snow with no time to clean up before the dance. If the City of Hanover declares a snow emergency or restricts on-street parking, our dance is automatically cancelled. If there's any confusion, call 781-385-1480.
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Dance in the May with a little Maypole and a little Morris dancing at Stone Soup’s next Contra Dance in Exeter, NH. This Saturday, May 9 – the day before Mother’s Day! – at 7:30 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 12 Elm Street, Exeter, NH, we will add a little Maypole and a little Morris to our dancing. Weave the ribbons and raise the sticks with us. Everyone welcome. We will dance the rest of the evening away with dances mostly in the 300 plus year old New England Tradition of Contra Dancing. All dances taught. Even beginners enjoy themselves at once! So bring all the left feet you can find, a desert, a flower or a partner if you like – or all three and join us. Or come alone; plenty of folks do. Bring a flower for a mom there. And don’t forget our contest: id the flowers and birds on our current poster and get a free ticket for next month. For more information call Rickey Holt, (603 679-1915)
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Dance listings in the Dance Gypsy have been reformatted -- Why?
It is the confluence of several transitions. As the Dance Gypsy lists progressively more events, unrestricted (or slightly restricted) searches return correspondingly more events, resulting in longer and longer displays.
At the same time, dancers have asked for additional details -- making each individual listing longer (and making specific details harder to find)
Thus the new format -- actually it is a dual format: a short form and a long form. the short-form contains only the highlights -- the items that help you decide if you are interested in this event (things like: who is playing ?or how far away is it?).
The longer form includes the details that you may or may not care about, especially if you are not interested (These would include exact venue, price, contact information, etc.).
The best aspect if that you can have it both ways: initially you see the short form (just the highlights). But you can see the long form in any of several ways:
- move the mouse over an event description and the description expands to include all details, for as long as the mouse stays there.
- want that event to stay expanded while you look at some other events? Just click on the event description. It will stay expanded until you click there again.
- Do you prefer the long form always? Just click the "expand all" check-box at the top of the list.
This format means that you can now see more information -- but in less total space. For example one test listing of 200 events requires 25 windows-full to see it all. But in the compressed form only 9 windows-full were needed.
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The Burlington Queen City Contras contra dance has a new website! Check it out at www.queencitycontras.org We look forward to seeing you in Burlington.
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As many of you have noticed, the Dance Gypsy news has been the frequent target of spam advertisers. This service was designed to be a simple fast method for dancers to publish news relevant to the dancer-community. Unfortunately, far too many spammers have seen it as an opportunity to publish their own advertisements on the home page of the Dance Gypsy. Therefor the tools for updating your news items have moved.
Dancer-created news is still a free service and is still open to any user of the Dance Gypsy. The difference is that you will now register as a Dance Gypsy user (the same as dancers who wish to update information about their dance or performer listings). There is no charge, but there will be an extra step: you will need to log into the Dance Gypsy. (If you are not a registered user you will also need to register).
I am sorry for the inconvenience. Alas, manually deleting the results of the work of these spammers it getting to me.
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The Dance Gypsy is happy to announce that it will now provide listings for weekly/monthly dances for the entire US and Canada. In fact, it will accept listings for other countries too.
The DG has often seemed a little schizophrenic to some: we have listed world wide festivals and special events, but only listed weekly and monthly dances that were in (or near) New England. This is of course a result of history: when the DG was a paper publication there were two publications teh Dance Gypsy (for New England) and the Summer Planner (nationwide) ... but that is now past tense.
But that is all changed: now search for regular dances -- just like festivals and performers in any location. This is all made possible by the new Direct User Update tools. It will of course take a little time for other regions to fill in, but there already events listed as far away as British Columbia and Nevada.
There is no difference in appearance... just results.
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On Friday, Jan. 23 Jumpstart (Victor Troll piano, Gene Albert bass, Paul Lizotte fiddle)will be playing at the Lancaster, MA contra dance with Chris Lahey calling. There may be a possible guest appearance by Cedar Stanistreet on fiddle.
Join us at 7:00 PM in the Lancaster Town Hall located on Route 70 which is right off of 190, route 2 and reachable from 495 by going through Bolton. Admission is $8 and pot-luck style goodies will be served at the dance break. There will not be a pot-luck before the dance. Bring your clean dancing shoes, a water bottle and big smile please.
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DANCE FOR LOVE AND CHOCOLATE
Second Annual Valentine’s Day Dance
Dances on the theme of love – from love going well to better off gone.
Bring flowers and chocolate if you can, to the Unitarian Universalist Church, 12 Elm Street, Exeter NH, and join us, Saturday February 14th, at 7:30 p.m., for a Valentine’s Day Contra and Square Dance. If you don’t have any flowers or chocolates come anyway. No experience necessary. Left feet welcome. Bring a friend or come alone and make new friends at the dance. We will have dances serious and dances humorous, dances energetic and peaceful dances, dances with a bit of playacting in them and of course chocolate. The dance starts with a waltz workshop, 7:30-8:00. The dance continues until 11:00. Suggested donations are $ 6.00, adults, $3.00students, and under 10 free. If you like, join us before the dance, at 6.00 p.m. at the Loaf and Ladle Restaurant, 9 Water Street, Exeter. R.S.V.P. if you can if you want to eat at the restaurant with us, or just show up. To R.S.V.P. or just for information contact Rickey Holt (603 679-1915, or at holt.e@comcast.net).
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Yes, the Dance Gypsy “Dance Junque” Store has returned. (Actually it never went away -- but the byte goblins did eat up the link to it, so it might as well have gone... either way, it is back and available).
At the “Dance Junque” Store you can buy dance clothing and other items such as travel mugs useful for dancers. Available items range from humor only a dancer would understand to simple proclamations of your Dance Gypsy status.
And, yes, a portion of the sales price goes to help support the Dance Gypsy.
(thanks to alert Dance Gypsy user Martha for noticing the vaporized link)
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Contra dances in NH have been a major casualty of the recent ice storm. The Nelson dance tonight has been cancelled, and so has the Gilmanton dance featuring Swallowtail. Checking to see if a dance is happening tonight is recommended. The organizers may be without power and unable to spread the word about a cancellation themselves.
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Organizers of special events may now create, update or change the listings for their events. This has several advantages for the organizer and his/her event:
- this is much faster. Updates take effect immediately (in fact you can even see them while you are updating). You no longer have to wait in the queue for the Dance Gypsy to update you event. This is especially important for as the time for your event gets close. Probably in less time than it used to take to just to send the email with the information.
- Make it the way you like it. Enter the information, see how it is displayed and change it to suit your needs.
- Provide more information. Because you do it yourself, the listing can contain more information than if the DG creates the listing.
You an specify event name, description, performers, location, venue, price, date, time, status as an annual event, special requirements (e.g. soft-soled shoes, registration deadline), current status(e.g. wait list, full), contact person, contact information (email, phone, web), price, dance style and more.
Plus you can take advantage of the existing Dance Gypsy data base to help build your listing > for example, there is a good chance we already know about your venue -- just select it from our list and we fill in the address etc. And if you misspell your performer's name, we can often discover that too. If you held the event last year you can simply change the event for next year (we will probably even fill in your new dates correctly).
It is easy to use. All you need to do is sign in to your user account, and start editing. This is the 3rd set of user capabilities to be released (after individual performer and band update pages). And there are two more to go: dance series updates and organization updates...
I hope you all enjoy these new tools
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW SCHOOL WITH AN OLD SCHOOL TWIST
JERROD SMITH A.K.A. PRODAJAAY
“Danceslayer”
Atlanta, GA (November 18, 2008) – Today celebrated dance performer Prodajaay debuts on the International circuit since performing in his native city of Washington DC and Atlanta , GA as a dancer for the past 8 years. Prodajaay is every teen’s heartbeat and enjoyed by kids and young adults across cultures. Prodajaay’s dance techniques have attracted promoters in Japan, England, and Germany. They have requested that he perform as the opening act for major artists across all venues in the music industry.
Prodajaay has some complex dance moves because of his double-jointed physique and children as young as 3 years old have mimicked some of his dance moves with such precision he sometimes asks members of his audience to come on stage and bust some dance moves during performances. Prodajaay’s natural skills and choreographed training were developed through Stage ready LLC, and the Tupac Shakur School of Art.
Note worthy performances 2008:
Kids Helping Kids (Jeff Foxworthy), Cobb Most Talented, Open Mic Teen Competition, Atlanta’s Got Talent Artist Showcase (1st place), Scores Bar / Video Talent showcase (1st Place), Creflo Dollar Church (half time show), Dana Dane / Slick Rick Concert (opening act), Auburn Fest (opening act), Video Shoot for H.P.L (song released to YouTube / BET), Be Careful what you Pray for (stage play), For Sister’s Only, and Universoul Circus.
With Prodajaay recent partnership with Transformation Inc. be on the LOOK OUT for Prodajaay’s apparel. It is the most sought after today’s fashion, “New School with Old School Twist debuting Fall 2009”
Contact: Prodajaay Enterprise
404-725-1078
404-725-1075
Geeshomes@bellsouth.net
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After too much delay, the new Dance Gypsy Menu bars finally work properly on that most deadly combination: Internet explorer running on Windows OS. At least as far as I can tell, they do. The ugly disappearing menus problem seems to be completely gone. Several of you complained about this and I apologize for the delay in fixing it...
On the positive side, the menu bars have now been tested on Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari, Netscape and Opera and using both Mac OS 10 and Windows Vista (where browsers exist). I think I am now free to move on to other problems
If you see any further problems please do let me know...
Of course, obsolete versions of operating systems will still have problems: I know that MSIE v. 5 does not work. nor does FireFox v.1 or opera v.3... but I doubt hat anyone is using any of those these days. The most likely remaining problem browser is Internet explorer v.6.0. Although I am aware that a non-trivial number of people still use that browser in spite of its age -- I am not even able to get a copy to test it (MS no longer supports it). If you still use that version and see problem, do let me know, but I probably will not be able to fix it. I normally do not like this (non)solution, but the best I can suggest in that case is: use a different browser, or perhaps get a more recent release of MSIE.
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On Sun November 30, Eight to the Bar will be putting on a "Sunday Afternoon Swing" dance at the K of C Hall, 279 Quinnipiac St, 4-7 pm, Wallingford, CT Tickets are $10, $8 for Seniors (65 + over), students (w/id) and the military. Cash bar selling bottled water, sodas, alcoholic beverages, snacks, large wooden dance floor, loads of free lot parking, convenient to the Merrit Pkway & 91. No outside foor or drinks, please. Hall: 203-269-5510. More info: contact Eight to the Bar at www.eighttothebar.com
or 203-484-4749
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On Sun November 30, Eight to the Bar will be putting on a "Sunday Afternoon Swing" dance at the K of C Hall, 279 Quinnipiac St, 4-7 pm, Wallingford, CT Tickets are $10, $8 for Seniors (65 + over), students (w/id) and the military. Cash bar selling bottled water, sodas, alcoholic beverages, snacks, large wooden dance floor, loads of free lot parking, convenient to the Merrit Pkway & 91. No outside foor or drinks, please. Hall: 203-269-5510. More info: contact Eight to the Bar at www.eighttothebar.com
or 203-484-4749
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The Dance Gypsy is happy to announce that at long last, its "band information page" is ready for use. Like the "individual performer page", this tool allows representatives of bands to update their own band information listing. You or another member of the band can sign in and provide or update:
- band name
- any aliases or other names you may be known by
- contact and location information
- a designated contact person
- types of dances you play for
- general description of the band
- band members (and what they play)
- picture of the band
- sample of your music
- list of your recordings
You may even designate who is allowed to update your pages in the future.
To use these tools, simply:
- log into the Dance Gypsy User pages:
http://thedanceGypsy.com/users
- make sure your personal page indicates that you are in the band
- go to the Band Information page and update
This has many advantages over the way you have may done this in the past (e.g., writing to me and asking me to make the change):
- much faster (instant, rather than waiting for me to get around to it)
- more accurate (your wording, not mine)
- and some additional features such as the pictures.
Use the same ID/password you use for your own information page. If I sent you registration information already (most of you), use that same information. If I have not sent you that information, you may register yourself when you first log in.
Of course your can still ask me to do basic updates, but I'm sure you will find this both easier, faster and more accurate), and it is the only way to add general description, music or pictures.
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Try the new Dance Gypsy "Dance-Junk" store. Solve two problems at once: get your self some of the dance paraphernalia you have always wanted and simultaneously help the Dance Gypsy cover its expenses. The Dance Gypsy carries carries a variety of designs for T-shirts, clothing, coffee mugs, tote bags, etc. Order now and have your dance nonnecessities mailed directly to your door. And while you getting those things you want, a portion of the proceeds will go directly to helping the dance Gypsy defray its operating expenses.
Visit the store by following the link in the menu bar. There is no obligation. Just go in a d look around.
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Wear your best costume and come out dancing at the Queen City Ballroom’s Halloween Costume Party on Saturday, October 25 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Pre-dance beginner lesson 6:15 to 7:00 PM. $8 per person. Lesson and dance $12 per person. Small prizes for best costumes. Light refreshments. Fine ballroom tunes. Singles and couples of all levels welcome. Studio is at 21 Dow St, Manchester, NH. For more information call 603-622-1500 or visit www.queencityballroomnh.com.
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The Dance Gypsy has significantly upgraded its geographical locating tools. There is no difference in the appearance of the maps, but we finally bit the bullet and acquired two new complete sets of geographic location co-ordinates. Most significantly, Canadian locations are now fully supported. Dancers will see this in two ways:
- Canadian dancers can now search for events near their home (or other location) no matter where they are in Canada. Search by either postal code or city/province.
- All dancers can find find events in the Dance Gypsy data base, whether located in the US or Canada.
- Unlike Homeland security, all Dance Gypsy geographic searches are border-insensitive, meaning that a search for, say, dances within 100 miles of Toronto will also find Buffalo and Rochester dances, and vice versa.
- Searches for musicians and bands are similarly supported
- There is some limited support for both dancers and events in other countries worldwide (but not enough to be your primary dance tool outside of North America).
- and while we were at it, we fixed some existing bugs in the search tools. Hopefully fewer of those "but that really is a legal postal code" errors.
Canadian events have always been listed... they have just been hard to find. This should make it much easier to find them.
Happy dancing
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The Queen City Ballroom will host An Afternoon of Elegance dance party on Sunday afternoon September 28 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM at Rockingham Ballroom, 22 Ash Swamp Road, Newmarket, NH. Fine contemporary and classic dance tunes. Wooden dance floor. Showcase by Queen City Dancers. Prizes. Refreshments. Singles and couples of all dance levels welcome. Dance hosts. Beginners table. Singles table. Tickets $15 per person. $18 at the door. For more information call 603-622-1500 or visit www.queencityballroomnh.com
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Unfortunately this news box can be used for sad as well as good news... we received this letter today from Marcie Van Cleave at the folk arts center:
Marianne Taylor died today, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 3:20pm.
Those words are as difficult for me to type as they are for you to read.
But she is in a better place now - no doubt already forming a longways set (undoubtedly improper) with those who have gone before her: her daughter Joanna, Conny, Ted Sannella, Dick Crum, John Langstaff and others. She is free of the cancer which demolished her body, but never her spirit, and she is smiling from ear to ear as she encourages all to "take hands four from the top."
She was always one to say "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here." Today she amended that slightly - she did have to go home, but as much as we all wanted her to stay, that home could no longer be here.
Please keep her family in your hearts, thoughts and prayers. We will keep you informed through the website (www.facone.org) as details emerge about memorial services.
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Hi,Good news. I will not be calling the dance this Saturday, August 9th. No that is not the good news. The good news is that Amy Cann, caller and musician extraordinaire will be calling. She is from Putney Vermont and has more experience than you can shake a stick at (leave all sticks at home, please), and is a far, far better fiddle player than I am (as I do not play). Be a fan, bring a fan and come out to dance to one hot ticket, and our hot band. I will be spending the week at Pinewoods camp, a camp for dancing fools, learning to call (FINALLY!!!). The new and improved me will be back in September. Come dance this Saturday ,August 9, 7:30, 12 Elm Street, UU Church as usual – and maybe say good bye to Fiddlin’ Silas (even though he may be back from time to time).Cheers, Rickey (the regular caller).
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Kabile Band, September 6, 7:30, at Whately Dance Barn.
Traditional Bulgarian music for dancing. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear these virtuoso musicians, visiting from Bulgaria.
Please bring clean, soft-soled, indoor shoes.
http://www.amherstfolkdancing.org/
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Break out your favorite red, white, and blue clothing for this patriotic dance party and fireworks show to be held at the Queen City Ballroom on Thursday evening, July 3, from 7:00 - 11:00 PM. All dance levels are welcome. Singles and couples welcome. Dance hosts. Bring potluck finger-food to share. $12 per person. To be held on site at 21 Dow St, Manchester. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 603-622-1500. www.queencityballroomnh.com.
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The Sunday, May 18 dance in Lancaster, MA is not happening. Caller/band members had a need to head to Europe. The next Lancaster dance is scheduled for the 4th Friday in September with Dandelion Wine playing and Chris Weiler calling. Check www.songsailor.com/contra.html for more details.
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Come join us at the Fiddlehead Frolic contra dance, featuring great music, led by the Vermont-based CLAYFOOT STRUTTERS (Pete Sutherland, Jeremiah McLane, Lee Blackwell, Peter Davis, and Harry Aceto). Hours of TOO MUCH FUN (a collaboration between our hometown favorites of Jennifer Dotson, Gail Blake and Nancy Spero with David Kaynor, a talented fiddler and favorite of Greenfield MA), and LONG JOHN & THE TIGHTS (a new incarnation of UpSouth with John Hoffman, Stefan Senders, Jim Reidy, and Randi Beckmann) and Kathy Selby.
A cadre of callers will lead us through our dances, including the much sought after BETH MOLARO from Asheville, North Carolina. David Kaynor will join in the calling fun, along with David Smukler (for the English country dance workshop) and our own Nancy Spero and Katy Heine.
We will have music and dancing from Noon to Midnight on Saturday, April 5th at the Ithaca High School (1401 North Cayuga St. Ithaca, New York).
If you are from out-of-town and need a place to stay after the dance, contact Danny at danny7t@lightlink.com and let him know. He is starting to collect offers of rooms/places available from our local dancers.
For more details, check our website: hands4dancers.org
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The Lancaster contra dance for Sunday, March 16 has been canceled.
The last Lancaster dance for this year until next October is Sunday, April 20th from 2:00-5:00 PM with Notorious playing and David Kaynor calling.
Next season's dances (October 2008-April 2009)will be scheduled on 4th Fridays.
I look forward to seeing you at the Lancaster Town Hall (route 70)on Sunday, April 20th from 2:00-5:00PM. More information and directions can be found at www.songsailor.com .
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There is finally a social network created for dancers by dancers. DanceAxis.com offers free user accounts and allows dancers from all over the world to create a profile bringing this tight knit community even closer. With the profile, dancers will be able to get the latest dance news, updates, audition postings, and technical tips.
The site was started by Jason Corbin, a professional dancer in the Las Vegas area. Jason is a former Tremaine Scholarship student and knows the industry well. His wife, Natalie, is a former student of the Boston Ballet, a former Miss Minnesota, and professional dancer as well.
The features that this site offers are email and cell phone notification of auditions, a resume builder and mentorship advice to younger dancers. We look forward to working with you all.
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Check out the new contra dance series in Lancaster, MA (near Clinton, Leominster & Fitchburg)at the Lancaster Town Hall 695 Main Street on Sunday, 2/10 from 2-5PM. Nat Hewitt & Liza Constable are playing and Jeff Petrovitch is calling. Dancers of all levels are welcome, including beginners. Pot-luck refreshments will be served at the dance break. Directions and additional information can be found at http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html . See you on the dance floor.
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The South Amherst Monday Night English Dance will be in Whately, not Amherst, tonight, February 4 (because of tomorrow's election). See www.amherstecd.org for driving directions.
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Feb 9, Exeter NH - 7:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church, 12 Elm Street, Exeter NH,
Valentine’s Contra and Square Dance
with STONE SOUP
DANCE FOR LOVE AND CHOCOLATE
Bring flowers and chocolate if you like. We will have dances serious and dances humorous, dances energetic and peaceful dances, dances with a bit of playacting in them and of course chocolate, tear-jerker waltzes on ‘Gamba and Clarinet, contras with full band, “Stars in Her Eyes” and “Bride and Groom”, dances with the simplicity and complexity of love, and of course chocolate. If you don’t have any flowers or chocolates come anyway. No experience necessary. The dance starts with a waltz workshop, 7:30-8:00, and continues until 11:00. Left feet welcome. Bring a friend or come alone and make new friends at the dance. Suggested donations are $ 6.00, adults, $3.00 students, under 10 free. If you like, join us before the dance, at 6.00 p.m. at the Loaf and Ladle Restaurant, 9 Water Street, Exeter. R.S.V.P. if you can if you want to eat at the restaurant with us. To R.S.V.P. or just for information contact Rickey Holt (603 679-1915, or at holt.e@comcast.net).
“My pretty little pink, I once did think, I never could do without you. But since I lost all hope of you, I care very little about you” Charlie: Applachian.
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4th ANNUAL DANCE COURSE AFRO-CUBAN DANCES -2008
Beginner/ Intermediate / Advanced I - II
From: Saturday, 1st of March
General Director: Marta Bercy
Class Schedules: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 7:30pm to 9:30pm / Saturday: 2pm to 4pm.
Afro-Cuban dance/Torso Work/Artistic & Choreographic Practice / Training for Dancers/Salsa Styles/ Rumba.
Free Pass: $130
Artistic Performances / Certificates.
Address: - Guardia Vieja 3559, Abasto, Cdad de Buenos Aires.
Office: (54 11) 4583 0095
http://www.tedancari.com
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Franco-American Festival of Music, Dance & Food February 2-3 in Plattsburgh & Saranac, NY featuring the traditional music ensemble Raz-de-Marée / Tidal Wave (Claudine Arcand, fiddle; Sabin Jacques, accordion & foot percussion; Rachel Aucoin, piano; Stuart Kenney, upright bass & banjo) with step-dancer & caller Yaëlle Azoulay. Their new self-titled release Raz-de-Marée / Tidal Wave on the Great Meadows label (with bilingual liner notes) received a "BRAVO" by critic Patrick Plouchart: in TRAD Magazine: "…Everything is good on this CD, with nothing to cast away… it is challenging to find meaningful words to express my enthusiasm for so much pleasure provided by this album, I would say to you only one thing: ‘hurry to get one before the shortage hits … And long live the free Québécois dance!’"
Saturday February 2 at the Plattsburgh Elks Lodge
- 2:00 pm - Québécois Dance Workshop led by Yaëlle Azoulay (ballroom)
- 6:00 pm - Menu de Dégustation ("small plates" tasting) (dining room)
- 7:30 pm - Mini-Concert by Tidal Wave & Yaëlle Azoulay (ballroom)
- 8:00 pm - Québécois Dance for All (squares, circles, quadrilles in contra formation) (ballroom)
Sunday February 3 at the Church in the Hollow
- 1:30 pm - Casse-Croutes (hearty Québécois snacks*)(community hall)
- 3:00 pm - Concert (sanctuary)
- 5:30 pm - Casse-Croutes (same menu as 1:30 seating)
*split pea soup w/wo ham, tourtiere, artisan bread & cheese, salad, cider, tarte au sucre, coffee
Plattsburgh Elks Lodge:56 Cumberland Avenue, Plattsburgh, 6-7 miles from the Grand Isle-Cumberland Head Ferry. Church in the Hollow (Methodist): Route 3 in Saranac (18 miles west of Plattsburgh). Complete Info www.hillandhollowmusic.org / 518-293-7613 / hillholl@hughes.net
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Saturday, 9. February 2008 - Saturday, 23 February 2008
Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (6pm-9pm) & Saturday (1pm-6pm)
Organized by: Tedancari ("Teatro Danza la Caridad")
Location: "Cultural Center Danzario-Americano":- Guardia Vieja 3559, Abasto, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Workuba brings together the various dances of the Americas that have their roots in traditional African rhythms and dance, and blends these influences with Modern and Contemporary Dance, which the Program considers to be the key elements of the "complete dancer".
Workuba makes the difference! We offer you a unique opportunity to experience modern dance with a latin flavor in a workshop that has as its setting the exciting City of Buenos Aires.
In past Workuba workshops, we have had participants from the United States, Germany, Australia, Israel, France, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Sweden, Chile and Argentina.
Our team of instructors are professional dancers with a wide range of dance/choreography experience and artistic achievements.
Workshop Director:
Ms. Marta Bercy
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Classes to be offered in the 10th Workuba Latin Dance Workshop:
Afro-Contemporary Dance; Afro-Brasilian; Cuban Rumba; Afro-Toso Work; Training for Dancers (Beginner); Chicago Stepping; Latin Jazz; and Make-Up.
Staff: Marta Bercy, Cintia Mignone, Randy Fisher, Maisha Nacimento, Alejandro Piar, Jessica Magallanes.
Fees: $150.
Participation Requirements:
-Minimum age: 15 years (limited space for participants)
10th Workuba 2008
Office: J.G. Artigas 1736 PB 2 (1416)Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tel: (54 11) 4583 0095
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Sunday night International Folk Dancing at MIT (in Cambridge, MA) is cancelled on 12/30/07, since the MIT Student Center will be closed.
Weekly dancing resumes on Sunday 1/6/08. For a complete schedule, see http://mit.edu/fdc
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The Celebration Dance in Lancaster, MA on 12/16 is canceled due to the nasty weather report. All reservation checks are being voided. Enjoy the snow!
We hope to see you on February 10th for Nat Hewitt and Liza Constable with Nils Fredland calling from 2-5PM. Admission is $8 or $5.
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The second Lancaster, MA dance happens Sunday, November 18 from 2-5 PM. Nils Fredland is calling. Brendan Taaffe and Colin Lindsay are playing. The dance is located at 695 Main Street (route 70) in Lancaster which is next door to Clinton and Leominster. There will be a pot-luck at John's house before the dance starting at 12:30. Additional information and pot-luck directions can be found at http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html or by calling Jill: 978-368-9062 or John: 978-368-8470.
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Hello,
The first Lancaster, MA Contra Dance of this new series happens this coming Sunday 10/21 from 2:00-5:00 PM at the Town Hall which is located at 695 Main Street (Route 70).
The dance features live music by Ethan Hazzard-Watkins (fiddle) and Timm Triplett (piano). The caller is Jeff Petrovitch. All ages and experience levels are welcome. Admission is $8 or $5 for students.
Potluck refreshments will be served during the dance break. Please remember your clean, soft soled shoes to help protect the hall floor. John is considering hosting a pot-luck. He will most likely send out some form of email if he does decide to hold a potluck or he can be reached at 978-368-8470.
Lancaster, MA is about 15 minutes from Worcester, 25 minutes from Concord, an hour from Greenfield and about 45 minutes from Peterborough,NH. It is next to Clinton, Fitchburg, Sterling and Leominster.
Complete Lancaster, MA dance information can be found at http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html. Contact Jill for more information: 978-368-9062, songsailormusic@yahoo.com
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The Lancaster, MA contra dance starts off its season on Sunday, October 21 from 2-5PM. Ethan Hazzard-Watkins & Timm Triplett are playing while Jeff Petrovitch calls. Bring a big smile, soft-soled clean shoes, $8 for admission and pot-luck refreshments if you wish. Check http://www.songsailor.com/contra for more details including directions and the rest of this year's dance schedule.
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The Lancaster, MA contra dance starts off its season on Sunday, October 21 from 2-5PM. Ethan Hazzard-Watkins & Timm Triplett are playing while Jeff Petrovitch calls. Bring a big smile, soft-soled clean shoes, $8 for admission and pot-luck refreshments if you wish. Check http://www.songsailor.com/contra for more details including directions and the rest of this year's dance schedule.
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Announcing a new contra Dance series in Brattleboro, VT. dances will be held on the last Sunday of the month, starting September 30. The inaugural evening will feature Rick Mohr calling and music by Beeswax Sheepskin. Dance location is The Church (also known as the Stone Church) in downtown Brattleboro. [but double-check the location for the first nigh because The Church suffered major storm damage recently.] For more information contact at Ethan at (802) 257-9234 or ethan@ethanhw.com .
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The Monadnock Folk Music Society will sponsor a new contra Dance series in Nelson, New Hampshire. The inaugural evening will be Saturday, September 8 featuring Mary DesRosiers calling with music by Rodney Miller, Gordon Peery, and August Watters. Dances will continue on the second Saturday of every month thereafter. They are held in the Nelson Town Hall, home of the popular Nelson Monday night contra dance series. For more information, see www.monadnockfolk.org, or contact at Lisa at (603) 827-3044 or lisa@lisasieverts.com.
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Saturday, August 4, 8:00-11:00 p.m. (Beginners' Workshop at 7:30 p.m.)
Community School of Music and Art, 330 East State Street, Ithaca, NY
If you’ve ever heard the Great Bear Trio, then I hardly need to tell you how much you’ll want to attend the next Hands Four contra dance on August 4, even if you have to drive a few miles! If you haven’t yet experienced the musical virtuosity and boundless energy of Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand, then hang on to your hats, strap on your dancing shoes, and prepare to be dazzled and amazed!! At the age of 19 and 17, brothers Andrew and Noah have become the gold standard for modern contra dance musicianship, playing traditional and original tunes in an eclectic blend of styles ranging from Celtic, French-Canadian, Scandinavian, Appalachian, and World Beat. Between them they play 14 instruments, including fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhran, djembe, and didgeridoo. Meanwhile, mom Kim provides a solid foundation on keyboard for the brothers’ musical inventions.
And while the music is hot, the venue’s not! The Community School of Music and Art’s third floor performance space is air conditioned, and the marley floor is easy on the feet. Our very own inestimable Katy Heine will be calling for this amazing band and she’ll be sure to choose a program pleasing to old-timers and welcoming to newcomers. So, come for a visit: dance and see the local sights: waterfalls, wineries, and the Finger Lakes. Make a weekend outing of it!
For more information: check out http://hands4dancers.org/
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Come to lovely Ithaca New York for a break in your routine and enjoy an evening of dancing to the Great Bear Trio, with caller, Katy Heine, on Saturday, August 4, 2007 (beginners' workshop at 7:30PM; dance 8:00-11:00PM).
Since their earliest teens, brothers Andew and Noah (now 19 and 17) have been dazzling crowds with their musical virtuosity and sheer energy at dances, concerts, and even on NPR's "Prairie Home Companion." Between them, they play 14 instruments (including fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhran, djembe, and didgeridoo) and have a repetoire of wildly original tunes as well as traditional tunes ranging from Celtic, French-Canadian, Scandinavian, Appalachian, and World Beat. Meanwhile, mom Kim provides a solid foundation on keyboard for the brothers' musical inventions.
So join us at the Community School of Music and Art, 330 East State Street, Ithaca, N.Y. We are in the third floor performance space - it's air conditioned!
For more information, check out www.hands4dancers.org.
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Tod Whittemore is back from Arizona calling a contra dance (the only one on this trip east) on June 29 in Dover, NH. Please see the calendar listing.
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Lancaster, MA is having our first contra from 2-5 PM on Sunday, June 10. David Kaynor is calling with Notorious playing. Admission is $8. There will be a pre-dance pot luck at John's house from noon until 2PM. His house is located on route 70 just a few miles down the road from the Town Hall on the South Lancaster/Clinton town line. Call him for detailed directions 978-368-8470. Bring your clean, soft soled shoes and food to share. See you there.
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Join us at a new contra dance in Lancaster, MA on Sunday, June 10th from 2:00-5:00 PM with David Kaynor calling and Notorious playing. There will be a potluck preceeding the dance from noon-2:00 PM at John's house (about 2 minutes from the hall). Call him for directions: 978-368-8470. See you there....
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The Dance Gypsy pages have been reformatted and improved
Many of the changed were "behind the scenes", but some you will notice include:
- Frame-less pages enable you to bookmark the specific pages you use. In fact you can bookmark your favorite search: you can now make the search directly from your bookmark line (see the section on linking for more information). You can also link specific searches directly from your own (or your dance organization's) web-sites. You can even include the search within your own website (e.g., all the dances near me)
- The Dance Gypsy Power search enables you to search many dance oriented data bases in a single query, finding not just dances and festivals, but dance organizations, dance apparel, dance lessons and other dance-related items.
- Simplified query lines for creating your own specialized queries.
- Simplified searches mean that default dance queries can be made with no input at all.
- you can now distinguish between musicians and leaders in performer queries.
- Performer lists now have maps showing you the general area where performers play.
as with any other new service, there will no doubt be occasional growing pains. Do not hesitate to let us know if you should experience problems.
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Come join us at the Cheshire Fairgrounds for an unforgettable day of grand old-fashioned family fun at the Fifth Annual Richmond Blueberry Fiddle Festival! Featuring a delightful lineup of great performers, music workshops, dancing, traditional folk games and races, blueberry bake-off, auction and other events—young and old alike are sure to be pleased. New this year: antique and classic car show, evening contra dance, and “Living History” timeline. Visit www.blueberryfiddlefestival.com or call 603-239-6495 for more information.
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NEW PRICE
Acworth, NH Contra Dance
Saturday, May 26 at the Acworth Town Hall
8-11 pm Admission: Price Changed to $8.00
Beginners Welcome!
Caller: Rickey Holt
Music: Randy Miller, Fiddle and Conor Sleith piano
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There will be a pre-contra pot luck at John's home in South Lancaster from 12:00 - 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 10th which is about a 3 minute drive from the Town Hall. Bring yummy food to share and get energized for a great new dance. Contact John for directions: 978-368-8470
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On Sunday, May 20, from 2-5, we will be holding a free contra dance to recorded music in order to prepare for a later gig. We have done these before and they are fun, and very helpful. We will have the use of an adequate dance floor, and amplification. Dancers with at least some experience are welcome. Contact holt.e@comcast.net. Thank you.
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Join us in Lancaster, MA for a brand new dance on Sunday, June 10th from 2-5 PM. After much negotiating and debate the town of Lancaster has agreed to have a preliminary contra at the Town Hall thanks to the many supportive letters we received from the dance community. The hall is a cozy traditional space on the town green. Lancaster is next door to Clinton & Leominster, about a half hour from Concord, 45 minutes from Peterborough, NH and about an hour from Greenfield, MA. Notorious will be playing. Admission is $8.00 and please bring your clean, soft soled shoes. See you there.....
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Tedancari Dance Company - Workshops in Buenos Aires
Tedancari Dance Company currently offers 3 different Courses/Workshops:
1) WORKUBA- International Intensive Workshop of Modern Dance, Afro Cuban and Latin Dances)
Workuba is a 15-day intensive dance workshop that is offered twice a year (usually in January or February and again in September). Classes are held for the following levels: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. This workshop offers classes that teach a variety of Latin dances that have their roots in African dance. In addition, classes in complementary artistic techniques as they relate to dance/performance are offered.
To give you an idea, the offering of classes for the 9th Workuba 2007 (September 8-22, 2007) will include (but not be limited to) the following: Modern Dance; Landó (Afro Peruvian dance); Samba Brasileira (Afro Brasilian); Afro Cuban (Cuba); Choreographic Composition; Creating Choreographies for Salsa; Acting for Dancers; and Techniques for the Application of Stage Make-up.
Cost of the Workshop: $120 Argentine pesos.
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2) WORKSHOP "DANCE IN BUENOS AIRES" - This is a one-week workshop, tailored specifically to dance schools, dance companies, clubs and groups, as well as individual dancers. Classes are offered for the Intermediate and Advanced levels. Dance styles and techniques offered include: Modern Dance; Ballet; Tap; Jazz; Flamenco; Salsa; Samba; and Afro Cuban Dances. The participants should choose 3 or 4 classes to take in this workshop.
There are 6 hours of classes offered daily, for 7 consecutive days (A total of 42 hours). The schedule is the following: 10am-12noon and 2pm-6pm.
Cost of the Workshop: U$270 per participant (Includes: Workshop, Artistic Performance in a Buenos Aires Theatre and airport-hotel transfers upon arrival).
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3) ANNUAL DANCE COURSE - Duration: March - December of each calendar year. Classes are offered for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Styles and Techniques offered during the annual course include: Afro Cuban Dance; Torso Work and Rumba; Traditional Cuban Dances (Son, Rumba, Cha-Cha-Chá, Mambo, Cuban Style Salsa); and Modern Dance.
Cost: Pay-Per-Class.
We would like to mention that Tedancari's Workshops/Courses are taught by an expert teaching staff with ample training and professional dance experience.
Tedancari Dance Company
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dirección
TEDANCARI
www.tedancari.com
(05411) 4583-0095
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Join us at our First Annual Fiddlehead Frolic featuring Nightingale with Nils Fredland, Contradictions and Kitchen Chair on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Ithaca High School in Ithaca, NY.
Twelve hours (from noon to midnight) of New England Contras, Squares, Workshops and more... For details, go to www.hands4dancers.org or call 607 539 3174.
Make a weekend of it by coming early and dancing at Ithaca's regular Friday night contradance at the Bethel Grove Community Center from 8-11PM.
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Tedancari Dance Company - Buenos Aires, Argentina
We have 3 different Courses:
- Workuba (Intensive and Latin Workshop Internacional of Dance Modern, Afro-Cuban) that is realized 2 times a year, with 15 days of duration and Levels: Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. In Workuba there are included different Latin Dances that have African roots and artistic complementary forms. (Example: for the 9th Workuba 2007 from September 8 until September 22 will include Contemporary Dance / Landau (African Peruvian) / Brazilian Samba (Afro Brasil) / Afro-Cuban (Cuba) / Choreographic Composition / Choreographic Practice of Salsa / Performance for Ballet dancers and Artistic Make-up.
Cost: 120 $. Argentine pesos.
- Workshop "Dances in Buenos Aires" of a week of duration, directed to Schools, Groups of Dance and Ballet dancers for Intermediate and Advanced Level, in the following Forms (to choose 3 or 4):
Contemporary dance, Ballet, Tap, Jazz dances, Flamenco, Salsa, Samba, Afro-Cuban Dances. In 7 days with schedules of 10am to 12m and of 2pm to 6pm. (42 hours), a Performance in a Theater of Buenos Aires and I move Airport - Hotel to the arrivals.
Cost: U$270.
- Annual Course (the whole year) from March until December for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced in: Afro-Cuban, Work of Torso and Rumba, Styles of popular Cuban Dances (Son, Rumba, Cha-Cha-Chá, Mambo, Cuban Salsa) and Contemporary Dance. (Pay - per - Class)
We are provided with a Team of Teachers of wide trajectory.
Ms. Marta Bercy
Artistic Director
Contact us: Tedancari
(teatro danza La Caridad)
www.tedancari.com
(011) 4583-0095
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Acworth, NH Contra Dance
Saturday, March 24 at the Acworth Town Hall
8-11 pm Admission $7.00
Beginners Welcome!
Caller: Kathy Torrey
Fiddles: David Carpenter and Amy Cann
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Dave and Lisa, two contra dancers from New England, are traveling all the way around the country visiting contra dances. They began in mid-February with the Dance Flurry in Saratoga Springs, NY, and are traveling until the Memorial Day Dawn Dance weekend in Brattleboro, VT, visiting over 50 dances in between. Their blog is located at http://blog.chorusjig.com -- please visit and comment.
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(Enter your news. Please use text only with no formatting.)Due to problems at the Tunbridge VT Town Hall the next Ed Larkin Contra Dance will be held at the Chelsea Grange Hall. This is located approx 8 miles north of Tunbridge on VT RT 110. We apologize for the move but life does go on. Hope to see you there.
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Woodstock Cajun Dance
Woodstock, NY — Friday, March 2, 2007 ..............
Venue: The Colony Cafe, Rock City Rd, Woodstock
Time: (Workshop/lesson: 8) Dance: 8:30-11:00 — Price: $10
For more information: (phone): (845) 384-6673;
Email: Faisdodo2@hvc.rr.com
Generic Schedule: first Fridays (year round) (This date unconfirmed by the Dance Gypsy)
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The MIT Folk Dance Club is holding a Victorian Ball on Sunday October 22, 2006, from 7:30 to 10:30 pm. Music will be provided by the band "Spare Parts".
The location is MIT's Walker Memorial: Morss Hall, 142 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA (at the corner of Ames Street, just east of the main MIT classroom buildings).
We will dance waltzes, polkas, and other easy Victorian couple and set dances.
Admission is free! Donations are welcome. Bring a snack or dessert if you wish.
Period or creative dress is encouraged (but not required). No partner is necessary.
For a map of the venue, see http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=50 .
Free parking is available on nearby streets, or in MIT's East Lot on Main Street east of Vassar -- see http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=P9 .
For more information, visit the MIT Folk Dance Club website at http://mit.edu/fdc .
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Workshop International of Modern Dance and Afro Latin - January 20 to February 3/ 2007
Program Director: Marta Bercy (Maître of Modern Dance & Afro cuban dances)
- Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced.
Workuba Class:
Contemporary dance, Afro cuban dances (Yuka & Makuta), Capoeira d'Angola, Tango, Cuban Salsa, Stretching, Make - Up, Choreographie, Work of Torso and Rhythm, Dance Acting.
Fees: 120€
Limited Quota. Age:15+
e-mail: info@tedancari.com / tedancari@gmail.com
Website: http://www.tedancari.com
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New Contra Dance Series Continues - Putney, Vermont
Satuday, June 10, 2006, the new contra dance series continues on second Saturdays @ Pierce's Hall - 600 East Putney Falls Roady, Putney Vermont.
Calling this month, Jeff Petrovitch (Petro) with music by Roger Treat on fiddle and Gordon Perry on piano.
Beginner's workshop 7:30PM-8:00PM, Dance: 8:00PM-11:00PM. More info: 603-313-7197 or jeffrey.petrovitch@verizon.net.
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TEDANCARI (teatro danza La Caridad)
"A Viva Danza"
Viernes - 14 de Julio - Teatro York
J.B.Alberdi 895, Olivos, Buenos Aires
Los Bailarines de Tedancari cautivaron a la Audiencia, trasladando su encanto, agilidad y gracia de bailar, para estrenar un magnífico Espectáculo, el 25 de Marzo. Tedancari mixtura la Danza Contemporánea, Danzas Afrocubanas y los más importantes Bailes latinos en historias de danza.
Program:
Fuegos - Improntus - Open Way -
Bolero en Tres - Macorina
Músicos invitados: Rafael de la Torre & su Grupo (Cuba)
Artistic Director
MARTA BERCY
TEDANCARI
Rosetti Nº 711 y Ave. Federico Lacroze,
Capital Federal, Argentina.
(5411) 4842-6108
Movi: 155-384-7842
www.tedancari.com
info@tedancari.com
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TEDANCARI (teatro danza La Caridad)
"A Viva Danza"
Viernes - 14 de Julio - Teatro York
J.B.Alberdi 895, Olivos, Buenos Aires
Los Bailarines de Tedancari cautivaron a la Audiencia, trasladando su encanto, agilidad y gracia de bailar, para estrenar un magnífico Espectáculo, el 25 de Marzo. Tedancari mixtura la Danza Contemporánea, Danzas Afrocubanas y los más importantes Bailes latinos en historias de danza.
Program:
Fuegos - Improntus - Open Way -
Bolero en Tres - Macorina
Músicos invitados: Rafael de la Torre
& su Grupo (Cuba)
Artistic Director
MARTA BERCY
TEDANCARI
Rosetti Nº 711 y Ave. Federico Lacroze,
Capital Federal, Argentina.
(5411) 4842-6108
Movi: 155-384-7842
www.tedancari.com
info@tedancari.com
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New Contra Dance Series - Putney, Vermont
Starting on Satuday, May 13, 2006, there will be a new contra dance series on second Saturdays @ Pierce's Hall - 600 East Putney Falls Roady, Putney Vermont. Beginner's workshop 7:30PM-8:00PM, Dance: 8:00PM-11:00PM. More info: 603-313-7197 or jeffrey.petrovitch@verizon.net.
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Date: February 25, 2006. Caller: Paul Rosenberg. Music by: George Wilson, Alan Thomson and Bill Spence. Location: First Presbyterian Church, 22 West High St. (Rte. 67), Ballston Spa. Time: Lesson at 7:30 pm, Dance at 8 pm. General admission $8. All proceeds to benefit the Dance Flurry. See www.danceflurry.org for more details.
Coffee Planet Flurry Benefit: from 6-9pm on Saturday, February 25, the Coffee Planet will hold a Flurry Benefit with live music by "Tune Folk" from 6-7pm and Dan Berggren from 8-9pm. All proceeds from coffee and tea will benefit the Flurry--warm up before the dance! More details at www.thecoffeeplanet.net.
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The Third Friday Kingston, NH, dance is no longer being held. Instead, the dance has moved to the FOURTH SATURDAY, 8-11 p.m., at the Kingston, NH, Town Hall (see details under Dance Listings). It replaces the Dancing Cat series, which has been discontinued.
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The Dance Gypsy provides this service as a mechanism for you to inform people of last minute changes to your schedule. If you need to cancel for snow or your performers can't show or you have a special event, put your announcement here so that the dance community can see it easily. There is no limit on what or how much you can say. just make it relevant to the Dance world ... and of course there is no charge for this service.
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The Dance Gypsy now provides driving directions to the dances you find.
When you search using the "find dances within x miles" option, the returned listings include a button to get driving directions for that dance. The directions start at the base location and end at the dance's address.
The Gypsy uses the mapping directions provided by Google.
In the future this will be expanded so that you can always get driving directions, no matter what sort of search you performed.
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A new FIRST FRIDAY dance series to begin!
On DECEMBER 2nd 2005, The Belfast Flying Shoes Dance Series will launch it's campaign for more HOT Maine dancing!! Please join us.
Friday December 5th, 2005:
6:30pm COMMUNITY DANCE (Fun, simple dances. Brush-up on/learn new skills. Experienced and Beginner dancers welcomed!) $2 adults, $1 kids
CHRISSY FOWLER calling, with The All-Comers Band (all musicians welcome to play)
7:30pm TASTY TREAT POTLUCK: Savory or sweet, a little after-dinner treat!
8pm CONTRADANCE: Featuring touring bands and callers of the Northeast! $8 and $6 for those at the Community Dance.
See our listing for more specifics.
FMI call Chrissy: 207-338-0979
or email Annadeene@gmail.com
Hope to see you there!
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Featuring "Highland Dance Boston", composer/pianist, Muriel Johnstone and the SRSNH Ensemble. Sunday, November 27 at 2:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium. Tickets are $17, $14 & $11 and may be ordered by e-mail: SRSNHgala@aol.com or by calling (603) 286-8211.
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The Dance Gypsy has added another new tool to help you in your search for dances and festivals: maps!
Many listings now include a small *get map* button. Just click on the button and you will get a zoomable printable map showing the location of the dance or festival.
Unfortunately not all listings include the map link yet. The number which do include map links should include steadily over the next couple of months.
If you experience any problems, please write to us and they will (hopefully) be fixed quickly.
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The Dance Gypsy proudly announces a new service: Dance news!
Dances, organizations and individuals may use this dance news feed to submit information of general interest to the dance community. Examples would include-- but are not limited to -- announcement of a new dance series or festival, cancelation of a special event or other major change in a dance schedule.
Information submitted to this feed will be instantly available via the Dance Gypsy news feed and is readable by dancers at the Dance Gypsy web site or through any standard news feeder such as those made available by Yahoo or Netscape at your site-specific "home page" (e.g. your "My-Yahoo" page can include the dance information. When you need to find timely dance information, there is no longer any need to go to a special location. When you need to submit important updates, there is no wondering whether information submitted to the Dance Gypsy will appear on the web in time for your event. The Dance Gypsy home page will display pointers to recent articles and all articles will be reachable through the DG's news pages. In fact you will soon be able to paste such a feeder into your dance groups web pages, so that any dancer visiting your web page will be able to see all the dance news.
Initially, any interested person will be able to post news articles (although you will be required to provide your name and email address). This unrestricted access will continue as long as abuse stays minimal. By 'abuse' I mean submitting material which is inappropriate, irrelevant or offensive. Clearly if the news feed gets cluttered with ads for body enhancement products, posting of interest to only a very small group of people the service will have to be restricted.
Very soon we will post on the news pages instructions for submitting news as well as for installing your own news reader on your own web pages.
I hope you all find this a valuable service.
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The Dance Gypsy is happy to announce a new easier way to access your most frequently used dance information: direct links to dances and festivals in your area can now appear right on the Dance Gypsy home page. No need to go to the Dance Finder, no need to select options.
To make sure they appear whenever you access the Dance Gypsy, simply do a Dance Search using the "distance from home" option, and select the "remember my values" option. The next time you access the Dance Gypsy Home page, a display box with upcoming local dances in your area will appear.
Unfortunately, for the moment, outside of New England the Dance Gypsy listings are still restricted to special events. But you can still use this feature to get a list of festivals and special events.
Also note that you must have cookies enabled for this feature to work.
I hope you enjoy it. Please send me your comments and suggestions.
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(from Val Medve)
Very sad to report that Larry Jennings passed away June 29, 2005.
Larry was a Boston-based contra dance caller and author of "Zesty Contras" and "Give-and-Take" (amazing compilations -- with commentary -- of traditional and contemporary contra dances). For many years, he was also heavily involved in NEFFA (the New England Folk Festival). I believe he created the NEFFA "grid", a schedule/program which shows in a very clear fashion what is happening where.
Larry made many more contributions to the New England dance community -- and the dance community at large. It would take more than a simple email message to enumerate and explain these contributions.
(from Mark Jones)
I wish to report to those who have worked and collaborated with Larry Jennings, long-time dance enthusiast, organizer, promoter, composer, book writer, critic, dance philosopher, and caller, that he died shortly before noon, of cardiac arrest, today, June 29, 2005 at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA.
There will be more formal news as the family gathers.
(from: Dan Pearl)
I invite you to send rememberances and comments to neffa@neffa.org; they will be shared with Larry's family and selected comments will be published in the NEFFA News (unless you specify "not for publication").
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