Susan Anderson
Appears as: leader, instructor and musician (gajda, tambura, balalaika, fiddle, guitar)
Plays for Balkan Contra International Folk Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Wayne, PA
Notes: International Folk Dance Musician, Teacher and Leader
A member of:
Svitanya,
International Folk Sounds,
Ajde
For more information: (Email): de('andersonsusank', 'com', 'gmail');
CDs:
Foot Fire
Ruthanne Emilene Ankney
Appears as: caller, leader, instructor and musician (accordion, guitar, piano)
Plays for Contra English Family International Square Folk Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Malvern, PA
For more information: (724) 552-6201; (Email): de('walesinthemorn', 'com', 'gmail');
Web: www.ruthanneankney.com
Jenny Beer
Appears as: leader and musician (piano)
Plays for Conta and English Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Philadelphia, PA
For more information: (Email): de('jbeer', 'com', 'culture-at-work');
Friday, August 3, 2012 Newtown, PA — Lambertville Country Dancers (as leader)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 West Newton, MA — English Dancing & Ice Cream Social Summer Series (as leader)
Friday, August 2, 2013 Newtown, PA — Lambertville Country Dancers (as leader)
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 West Newton, MA — English Dancing & Ice Cream Social Summer Series (as leader)
Friday, August 7, 2015 Newtown, PA — Lambertville Country Dancers (as leader)
Friday, August 5, 2016 Newtown, PA — Lambertville Country Dancers (as leader)
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 West Newton, MA — English Dancing & Ice Cream Social Summer Series (as leader)
Ron Buchanan
Appears as: leader
Plays for Contra, and Sqraure Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Pittsburgh, PA
For more information: (412) 441-1441; (Email): de('buchananron', 'com', 'yahoo');
Saturday, April 14, 2012 New York, NY — Country Dance New York Contra Dance
Hanny Budnick
Appears as: caller, leader and instructor
Plays for Contra English Family International Scottish Multiple_style Folk Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Philadelphia, PA
Notes: Dancer and dance leader of many styles for more than half a century. Founder of Germantown Country Dancers in Philadelphia, organizer of first Playford Ball in the USA (1977), re-introducer of New England contra dancing in Philadelphia (early 1970s). Caller at Philadelphia Folk Festival (many years, but again in 2011), workshop leader for ECD, SCD and contras in spring of each year. Enthusiastic proselytizer for dance...
For more information:
Dave Colestock
Appears as: caller, leader and instructor (Brass and misc. percussion)
Plays for Contra, Family, Square and Other-styles Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Harrisburg, PA
Notes: I am a Contra, Square and American Folk Dance caller from Central Pennsylvania, and also serve as the booking coordinator for the local contradance series at Harrisburgcontra.org and creator and board member of the nonprofit organization that runs that dance series, and I am the creator of the Frolic in the Fall dance event held in September in Harrisburg each year. I am available to call for your dance, wedding or special event, and hope to see you on the dance floor.
For more information: (717) 770-1477; (Email): de('ContraDancerDave', 'Com', 'Yahoo');
Web: www.davecolestock.com
Friday, October 28, 2011 Harrisburg, PA — Locust Lane Contra Dance in Harrisburg, PA
Saturday, August 18, 2012 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances
Saturday, September 15, 2012 New York, NY — Country Dance New York Contra Dance
Scott Higgs
Appears as: caller, leader and instructor
Plays for Contra and English Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Philadelphia, PA
Notes: Playful, spirited, elegant, zesty, joyful contra, English, and couple dancing.
For more information: (610) 341-9933; (Email): de('jhiggs', 'edu', 'alum.haverford');
Web: www.scotthiggs.com
Friday, July 22, 2011 Hamilton, ON — English Infusion
Saturday, August 27, 2011 Plymouth, MA — American Dance Musicians Course
Friday, September 23, 2011 Decatur, GA — Friday Night Contra
Saturday, September 8, 2012 New York, NY — Country Dance New York Contra Dance
Saturday, November 17, 2012 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances
Friday, March 22, 2013 New York, NY — Special Dance (for Experienced Dancers)
Friday, December 6, 2013 Newtown, PA — Lambertville Country Dancers
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 West Newton, MA — English Dancing & Ice Cream Social Summer Series
Friday, June 10, 2016 Colchester, VT — Across the Lake
Donna Hunt
Plays for Contra Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Glenside, PA
For more information: (215) 887-1216; (Email): de('dhuntdancer', 'com', 'aol');
Zeljko Jergan
Appears as: leader
Plays for Croatian and International Folk Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Wexford, PA
For more information: (724) 940-0117; (Email): de('zjergan', 'net', 'stargate');
Web: www.tamburaland.com/bands/zjergan
Zeljko Jergan
Appears as: instructor
Plays for Balkan Folk Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Wexford, PA
Notes: Željko Jergan is a world-renowned Croatian dance instructor, researcher, performer and choreographer. Currently based in Pennsylvania, Željko teaches at workshops, camps and festivals throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.
For more information: (724) 940-0117; (Email): de('zjergan', 'net', 'comcast');
Web: www.zeljkojergan.com/index.html
CDs:
Resonance of Croatia
Jim Kitch
Appears as: leader
Plays for Contra Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Philadelphia, PA
For more information: (610) 676-0123; (Email): de('info', 'com', 'heritagedancefestival');
Saturday, May 10, 2014 New York, NY — Country Dance New York Contra Dance
John Krumm
Appears as: leader and musician (guitar, fiddle)
Plays for Contra and Square Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Plymouth Meeting, PA
A member of:
Dr. Twamley’s Audio Snakes
For more information: (610) 279-2760;
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Princeton, NJ — Princeton Country Dancers Wednesday Contra Dance (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Saturday, June 2, 2012 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Saturday, December 8, 2012 New York, NY — Country Dance New York Contra Dance (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Saturday, July 6, 2013 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Saturday, March 21, 2015 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Saturday, October 15, 2016 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Saturday, December 2, 2017 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Saturday, November 3, 2018 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Saturday, June 1, 2019 East Hanover, NJ — Swingin’ Tern Dances (as member of Dr. Twamleys Audio Snakes)
Rick Mohr
Appears as: caller, leader and musician (fiddle)
Plays for Contra and Square Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Philadelphia, PA
For more information: (267) 331-5889; (Email): de('rick', 'net', 'rickmohr');
Web: rickmohr.net
Friday, October 14, 2011 Harrisburg, PA — Locust Lane Contra Dance in Harrisburg, PA (as leader)
Monday, July 16, 2012 Concord, MA — Monday Contras (as leader)
Friday, April 22, 2016 Portland, OR — Portland Raindance
Joanna Reiner
Appears as: caller, leader and instructor
Plays for English and Scottish Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Philadelphia, PA
For more information: (Email): de('jlreiner', 'com', 'gmail');
Saturday, August 27, 2011 Plymouth, MA — American Dance Musicians Course
Saturday, September 17, 2011 South Amherst, MA — 3rd Saturday Dance (formerly Pleasures of the Town
Saturday, March 17, 2012 South Amherst, MA — 3rd Saturday Dance (formerly Pleasures of the Town
Friday, September 7, 2012 Newtown, PA — Lambertville Country Dancers
Friday, September 28, 2012 Hopewell Junction, NY — Weekend Whirligig
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 West Newton, MA — English Dancing & Ice Cream Social Summer Series
Saturday, February 6, 2016 Brookline, MA — Advanced Challenging English Dance Series (ACE)
Sunday, February 7, 2016 Albany, NY — Capital English Country Dancers
Friday, September 2, 2016 Rhododendron, OR — Northwest Passage Dance & Music Weekend
Saturday, February 3, 2018 Brookline, MA — Advanced Challenging English Dance Series (ACE)
Don Schillinger
Appears as: leader
Plays for Israeli Folk Dance
Homebase is in (or near) Philadelphia, PA
For more information: (215) 760-6800; (Email): de('schill', 'net', 'dca');
Web: www.rakdan.com