CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Spring 2004
From the President Nfidwinter cold ice snow brrrr So how do
we comfort ourselves and each other during this miserable season Of course-we go to a dance
We meet our regular friends renew friendships with visiting out~of-towners and enjoy that special intimacy that comes not just from conversation but from holding each other in the relatively safe situashytion of dancing
Over the years Ive occasionally referred in jest to the high holy places of the world of traditional dance-first in my mind are Pinewoods Camp and the Concord Scout House but there are many othshyers I had the recent pleasure of meeting the wondershyful group of people who attend the Christmas Country Dance School at Berea College in Kentucky I realize that in our increasingly secular world this is more than a jest these places do fulfil the communal functions that the churches and temples used to do in the more homogeneous less fragmented cultures of the past
These are places where magic happens where we celebrate the big events where joy is shared and where friendship is communicated and consolidated I imagine that many who read this column have speshycial memories of events in their lives that took place say at NEFFA or Ogontz or wherever When pershysonal magical events become associated with a parshyticular place that place acquires a particular feeling a special understanding there is a special personal reshyspect for the place and its history arising out of our own memories of the place and our understanding that many others share a similar respect
The Concord Scout House has hosted so many extraordinary events public (dances of many differshyent kinds) or private (perhaps a party to celebrate an important anniversary or a wedding) Thus it has ac~ quired a very special place in the hearts of dancers in Eastern Massachusetts and elsewhere ~hat greater
NEDC Spring Highlights (and some recent news)
The New England Dance Committees 5th Saturday of January Style-ish Contra Dance led by Lisa Greenleaf with the Groovemongers was very well attended Examples of well-connected and safe-while still fun--contra dancing techshyniques were humorously and ably demonstrated and the evening offered much for the experienced dancer as well as for the newcomer Jany exshypressed interest in attending an event like this again so well keep it in mind as we plan next years program
The Occasional Sundays Series continues to explore variety in American dance tradition not usually seen in Boston (The Singing amp Patter Squares and Swinging Contras showcasing Ralph Sweets favorite dances was in February) Well
Contra Dances Contd on page 3
First Weekend at Pinewoods Foot stomping finger snapping lake-jumping
voice crackling First Weekend at Pinewoods Camp includes ritual and social dance music storytelling family activities and great fun Beginni~g on Frida afternoon it runs through Sunday dinner June 18 to 20 During the day campers attend workshops and all-camp gatherings with participatory songs stories and musical presentations In the evenings we offer great American and English dancing in beautiful outdoor pavilions After the dance campers retire to rustic cabins in the trees Sponshysored by CDS-Boston Centre the weekend presshyents a warm family-oriented start to the summer season
This year our fabulous staff includes dance callers Marcie Van Cleave (director of the New
From the President Contd on page 2 First Weekend at Pinewoods Contd on page 2
From the President Contd from page 1
pleasure than to walk up the driveway to that buildshying whose elegance has survived centuries that welshycomes all comers perhaps even with a glowing winshyter fireplace
Inserted into the newsletter along with the usual dance event flyers is a letter from the Board of the Concord Scout House appealing for your assisshytance to fund the buildings operations and longershyterm maintenance It is rare for CDS-Boston to lend its name to an appeal from another organization but in this case the Board feels that we are richer for having this building in our lives and that it therefore deserves our support both from the organization and from the individuals who comprise it Its a holy place It matters that we care
-Julian Cole
July 4th Weekend at Pinewoods Mark your calendars CDS Boston Centers anshy
nual July 4th weekend at Pinewoods Camp will be held July 1st to 5th This years session includes four evening dances and three full days of English and American dance classes along with ritual or disshyplay dancing singing dance band and couple dance workshops Pinewoods Camp provides the rest delishycious meals rustic cabins open-air dance pavilions and wonderful swimming and canoeing all in a beautiful and relaxing natural setting
English country dance leaders for the weekend are Helene Cornelius and Brad Foster with Sue Rosen leading American contras and squares The display dance staff features Shona Kearney from Canada teaching rapper longsword and Ontario step dance Kari Smith will lead a class in English clog and Heather Horner from England will teach her teams unique Border morris style along with English ceilidh A dance band class and two singing sessions will be offered and each day will close with a couple dance workshop
As always fabulous live music will be provided by top talent from Boston and beyond Late-night sessions traditionally include pub night skit night and more dancing jamming and singing
If you are interested in attending please sign up on the enclosed registration form This session is generally full by the lottery deadline so please plan accordingly Hope to see you there
-Jan Elliott and Peter Masters co-chairs
First Weekend at Pinewoods Contdfrom page 1
England Folk Arts Center) and the irrepressible Sarah Gregory Smith Marianne Taylor serves double duty as both musician and teacher she will pound the piano keys in the evenings and lead a daytime workshop in turning dances Song-leader Bill Smith will lead the gatherings Anne Goodwin will feature workshops with the pre-school set and Judy Erickshyson will offer wild Appalachian dances
Storyteller Jackson Gillman will provide a lateshynight set for teens and adults only as well as more tempered daytime tales Our talented musicians inshyclude Vince ODonnell (fiddle) Beth Murray (piano) Norb Spencer (accordion) Dave Titus (fiddle) and Bill Smith (banjo) to keep the weekend hopping At the end of the day Sunday the gathering will include offerings from many of the weekends workshops
Our talented campers add to the weekend proshygramming Workshops include jam sessions Morris and sword dancing a cappella singing a scavenger hunt and a mummers play led by both campers and staff During one period a day featured activities are scheduled for different age groups including a wellshyattended adult dance Many other daysactivities are geared to adults and children participating together
The evenings begin with gatherings which seshygue into family-friendly dances Partway through the evening children go off to bed and the figures beshycome more challenging Hired babysitters patrol the grounds so that parents can tuck in their children and return to the dance Late-night parties include more singing and dancing between the noshing and schmoozing
Although much of the program is pre-planned there is always space for spontaneous activities and of course swimming And well be honoring fathers on June 20 Fathers Day If you have an idea for a workshop you want to lead or a request for a workshyshop youd like to attend let us know-well do what we can to facilitate it We hope you can join us for a great weekend
For more information contact organizers Cary Browse (registration) in Still River MA at (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) in Framingham MA at (508) 877 -9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
-Betry Lehrman
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Contra Dances COlltdfrom page 1
have An Exuberant Evening of English and Contra Dances on lfareh 21 Brad Foster leading with Jtfary Lea playing fiddle Karen Axelrod on piano and Doug Creighton melodeon and flute On April 18 there will be An Evening of Jtfosdy Square Dances with Lisa Greenleaf calling the versatile Mark Simos on fiddle and piano and Larry Unger playing guitar and banjo Cary Ravitz a Iltentucky native has written a number of favorite and now classic modern contra dances both challenging and easier on May 16 Dan Pearl will call an evening of Contra Dances by Cary Ravitz (n1usicians will be announced on a coming flyer)
The First Friday Experienced Contra dance reshymains a showcase for New England talent In Nlarch Dan Pearl calls with Great Northern fiddlers Becky Tracy amp Dave Langford with Keith lfurphy on pishyano and Bill Tomczak on reeds and dumbeck April brings Lisa Greenleaf and Dark Carnival a lively joyful band with an eclectic repertoire a traditional sound when called for and the potential to raise the roof Mary Lea p1aying fiddle and viola Lise Brown flute amp sax Peter Barnes piano flute and guitar May well have Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surrette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass Marko Packard percussion) and a yet to be announced caller
The Concord Scout I-Iouse will hold a special benefit fundraiser with Wild Asparagus on the First Friday of June the 4th we anticipate CDS Boston will be a co-sponsor of the event in its continuing support of keeping this valued community hall well maintained You are invited to contribute to the Scout House directly A visit to their web site at wwwconcordscouthouseorg will give you an idea of the halls heritage and community of users
The CDS Boston Centre web page wwwcdsshybostonorgamerican continues to be the best way to learn of any late breaking dance events produced by the New England Dance Committee we may test out the Springstep hall in a yet to be planned event this Spring As of mid-February were working on securing the performers for the 5th Saturday in NIay and 1st Saturday in June for Scout House events Its possible that next year the Experienced Contra Dance Series may change its day of the month or its venue more news to come in the next newsletter
---lvfark Jones
Special Events amp Festivals
April Saturday 17 21st Annual New York Playford Ball Synod Hall Cathedral of St John the Divine Amsterdam Avenue at 11 Oth St 8 PM - Midnight (Walk-through 3-5 PM) Beverly Francis amp Gene Murrow with A Joyful Noise Some hospitality available Info and registration form wwwcdnyorg
17 andl18 Workshop on Baroque dance steps suitable for use in Country dances San Francisco Bay Area part of Annual Spring Baroque Dance Workshops USA Philippa Waite Artistic Director of Consort de Danse Baroque (UK) Info homepagentlworldcoml pwaite3springl
30 to May 2 17th Annual Fried-for-AII for Experienced English DancErs Music by Karen Axelrod Barbara Greenshyberg amp Dan Beerbohm
May Saturday 8 The Hartford Ball West Hartford CT Sponsored by Reel Nutmeg Info Helen Davenport (860) 285-8694
7-9 Cascaldia Seattle Gene Murrow with music coordishynated by Kimberly McKittrick including Anita Andershyson Laurie Andres Dave Bartley Julie King Sande Gillette Fred Nussbaum Claude Ginsberg Cathy Whitesides Liz Dreisbach Bob Archer Charles Coldwell Pat Spaeth Julian Adamaitis Anthony Bearon amp Susan Larkin Info wwwoznetl-bestockp CascadiaWebsitecascadia4 html
Saturday 15 18th Jnnual Washington Spring Ball Washington DC Info Registrar Roger Broseus Rogerjustnet or Ball chair Tom Spilsbury (301) 585-7857
June
Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Country Dance at the Whately Dance Barn in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review with Robin HaydEm with Ken Allen Afternoon review at 200 PM then potluck dinner dance at 700 PM Period or forshymal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or middotnorafaunathe-spacom
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance New England Dance
Wednesdays until 6232004 (No Dance on December 24 or December 31 Party on December 27)
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Scrlwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
March 5 Barbara Finney with Ken Allen
April 2 Robin Hayden with Jacqueline Schwab
May 2 Boston Centre Leaders with Jacqueline Schwab
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 12 through May
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with ID) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday March 6 The Twenty Fourth Annual Boston Playford Ball Loshycation TBA 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities Preregistration reshyquired Afternoon Workshop 130 to 430 PM Graham Chrisshytian amp Barbara Finney with Vince ODonnell ampKen Allen Ball registrants only
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights
Scout House 74 Valden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorgf american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance 8 PM
(Attendance for tlle Experienced series is limited to the comfortable capacity of the hall advance tickets availshyable at prior NEDC dances)
March 5 Caller Dan Pearl with Great Northern (Becky Tracy fiddle Dave Langford fiddle Keith Murphy piano guitar feet Bill Tomczak clarinet saxophone dumbeck)
April 2 Lisa Greenleaf with Dark Carnival (Mary Lea fiddle viola Lise Brown flute saxophone Peter Barnes piano flute whistles guitar ampguest Stuart Kenney bass) May 7 Caller to be announced with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surrette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboards Stuart Kenney bass banjo Marko Packard percussion)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
March 21
An Exuberant evening of English and Contra Dances Brad Foster with Mary Lea fiddle Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton melodeon
March 18 An Evening of Mostly Square Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Mark Simos fiddle piano amp Larry Unger guitar banjo
May 16 Contra Dances by Cary Ravitz Dan Pearl with musicians to be announced
June 20 Lisa Greenleaf Event title and musicians to be announced
Saturday Contra Dances 8PM
May 29 (5th Saturday) TBA
June 5 (5th Saturday) TBA
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince ODonnell (fiddle) Beth Murray (piano) Norb Spencer (accordion) Dave Titus (fiddle) amp Bill Smith (banjo) to keep the weekend hopping Campers add to the weekshyend programming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456-8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster American contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canshyada rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog and Heather Horner from England Border morris amp English ceilidh Dance band class and two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshyshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geoffrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon Colonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla AAams arachshyneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be available later on in the spring Look for flyers at dances
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
Other Camps April
April 2-4
Cascade Contras 2004 Spring Dance and Music Weekend Sky Camp southeast of Eugene OR Conshytras swing and blues dancing instrumental and singshying workshops Becky Hill Cleveland OH with Reckshyless Ramblers and Blue Moon Info Lia Davis at savantefnorg or (541) 344-7764
July 30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 24th year English and many other varieties of dance amp music Mendocino Woodlands CA Registration is now open Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 email registrationlarkcampcom wwwlarkcampcom or secure1mcnorgblarkcamporderhtml
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS FRIDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Lobby Bldg13 mostly A dance that especially encourshyages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Sponshysored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin Varishyous MIT locatons 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3yahoocom Info (617) 354-0864 or mitedufdcwwwcontrahtml
32 Election-Anticipation Klezmer Style Party Jacob Bloom with Contraklez (John Chambers friends ampsitshyins Lobdell Student Center 316 St Patricks Day Party Laura Johannes with Tea Party Morss Hall in Walker Memorial 3130 Gala April Fools Day Party Chris Ricciotti with einsteins little homunculus Morss in Walker 46 dance cancelled 413 Spring Fling Morss 4120 Pre-NEFFA Festival Dave Colestock of PA with Nematodes Lobdell Student Center 54 May Day Party TBA Sala de Puerto Rico Student Center 518 Flower Fiesta Sala 525 End-ofshySemester Fiesta TBA Kresge Rehearsal Room B 68 Arbor Day dance TBA Kresge 622 Solstice Special Jeremy Korr TBA Kresge 629 Summer Gala TBA
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson amp Graham Christian leaders Info Mishychael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $5 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmailcom or wwwtoclcsmitedushyslonimrjelly html
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or httpwwwlcfdorgjp
1st Saturdays Nov-May First Saturday Salem Contra Dance Tabernacle Congregational Church 50 Washshyington St Salem MA 8-11 PM Sarah Gregory Smith with occasional guest callers Salem Country Orchesshytra directed by Bill Smith with guest musicians Beginshyners welcome clean soft-soled shoes wheelchair acshycessible Ages 12 and over special events for families in Feb and May $8 Info (978) 745-9391 or lew134lycoscom
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of OUf Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
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Outside the Boston Area Call before you travel
Contras
Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow taicom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main st Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or httpwwwcontradancelinkscom dancingcat html
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS English Country Dance in New Hampshire Sponshysored by the NH English Country Dance Society $7 $6 members Info httppeoplestar neUblwdance eng lish html
Concord 2nd Sunday Sept-June Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant and Minot Sts 630shy930 PM Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic All dances taught beginners welcome $6 Info Robin (413) 256-8260
SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and principles of good dancing 745 1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or httpwwwamherstecdorg
March 20 Michael Cicone
April 17 Chris Levey
May 15 Joanna Reiner
June 19 Judi Rivkin
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance and Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingstown Rd (Route 138) West Kingston RI 730shy1030 PM $8 Info Christine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539-3009 Courthouse Center for the Arts (401) 782-1018 orwwwjamestownricom ifdss
January 31 Barbara Finney with Jacks Maggot
February 7 Irv Kass amp Elizabeth Freedman with Peter Corbridge piano
February 21 Linda Nelson with Jacks Maggot
March 13 Christine Ariel with Kenneth Allen
March 27 George Fogg with Peter Corbridge
April 3 Helene Cornelius with Jacks Maggot
April 17 Mary Jones with Jacks Maggot May 1 Michael Cicone with Jacks Maggot
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Coun~ry Dance Society Boston Centre
Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
English Summer Series Contd on page 2
Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
larry Jennings Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
English Summer Series Contdfrom pagc 1
this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 1
from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
Larry Jennings Contd on page 3
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
Larry Jennings Contdfrompage 2
an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
Larry Jennings Contd on page 5
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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From the President Contd from page 1
pleasure than to walk up the driveway to that buildshying whose elegance has survived centuries that welshycomes all comers perhaps even with a glowing winshyter fireplace
Inserted into the newsletter along with the usual dance event flyers is a letter from the Board of the Concord Scout House appealing for your assisshytance to fund the buildings operations and longershyterm maintenance It is rare for CDS-Boston to lend its name to an appeal from another organization but in this case the Board feels that we are richer for having this building in our lives and that it therefore deserves our support both from the organization and from the individuals who comprise it Its a holy place It matters that we care
-Julian Cole
July 4th Weekend at Pinewoods Mark your calendars CDS Boston Centers anshy
nual July 4th weekend at Pinewoods Camp will be held July 1st to 5th This years session includes four evening dances and three full days of English and American dance classes along with ritual or disshyplay dancing singing dance band and couple dance workshops Pinewoods Camp provides the rest delishycious meals rustic cabins open-air dance pavilions and wonderful swimming and canoeing all in a beautiful and relaxing natural setting
English country dance leaders for the weekend are Helene Cornelius and Brad Foster with Sue Rosen leading American contras and squares The display dance staff features Shona Kearney from Canada teaching rapper longsword and Ontario step dance Kari Smith will lead a class in English clog and Heather Horner from England will teach her teams unique Border morris style along with English ceilidh A dance band class and two singing sessions will be offered and each day will close with a couple dance workshop
As always fabulous live music will be provided by top talent from Boston and beyond Late-night sessions traditionally include pub night skit night and more dancing jamming and singing
If you are interested in attending please sign up on the enclosed registration form This session is generally full by the lottery deadline so please plan accordingly Hope to see you there
-Jan Elliott and Peter Masters co-chairs
First Weekend at Pinewoods Contdfrom page 1
England Folk Arts Center) and the irrepressible Sarah Gregory Smith Marianne Taylor serves double duty as both musician and teacher she will pound the piano keys in the evenings and lead a daytime workshop in turning dances Song-leader Bill Smith will lead the gatherings Anne Goodwin will feature workshops with the pre-school set and Judy Erickshyson will offer wild Appalachian dances
Storyteller Jackson Gillman will provide a lateshynight set for teens and adults only as well as more tempered daytime tales Our talented musicians inshyclude Vince ODonnell (fiddle) Beth Murray (piano) Norb Spencer (accordion) Dave Titus (fiddle) and Bill Smith (banjo) to keep the weekend hopping At the end of the day Sunday the gathering will include offerings from many of the weekends workshops
Our talented campers add to the weekend proshygramming Workshops include jam sessions Morris and sword dancing a cappella singing a scavenger hunt and a mummers play led by both campers and staff During one period a day featured activities are scheduled for different age groups including a wellshyattended adult dance Many other daysactivities are geared to adults and children participating together
The evenings begin with gatherings which seshygue into family-friendly dances Partway through the evening children go off to bed and the figures beshycome more challenging Hired babysitters patrol the grounds so that parents can tuck in their children and return to the dance Late-night parties include more singing and dancing between the noshing and schmoozing
Although much of the program is pre-planned there is always space for spontaneous activities and of course swimming And well be honoring fathers on June 20 Fathers Day If you have an idea for a workshop you want to lead or a request for a workshyshop youd like to attend let us know-well do what we can to facilitate it We hope you can join us for a great weekend
For more information contact organizers Cary Browse (registration) in Still River MA at (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) in Framingham MA at (508) 877 -9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
-Betry Lehrman
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Contra Dances COlltdfrom page 1
have An Exuberant Evening of English and Contra Dances on lfareh 21 Brad Foster leading with Jtfary Lea playing fiddle Karen Axelrod on piano and Doug Creighton melodeon and flute On April 18 there will be An Evening of Jtfosdy Square Dances with Lisa Greenleaf calling the versatile Mark Simos on fiddle and piano and Larry Unger playing guitar and banjo Cary Ravitz a Iltentucky native has written a number of favorite and now classic modern contra dances both challenging and easier on May 16 Dan Pearl will call an evening of Contra Dances by Cary Ravitz (n1usicians will be announced on a coming flyer)
The First Friday Experienced Contra dance reshymains a showcase for New England talent In Nlarch Dan Pearl calls with Great Northern fiddlers Becky Tracy amp Dave Langford with Keith lfurphy on pishyano and Bill Tomczak on reeds and dumbeck April brings Lisa Greenleaf and Dark Carnival a lively joyful band with an eclectic repertoire a traditional sound when called for and the potential to raise the roof Mary Lea p1aying fiddle and viola Lise Brown flute amp sax Peter Barnes piano flute and guitar May well have Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surrette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass Marko Packard percussion) and a yet to be announced caller
The Concord Scout I-Iouse will hold a special benefit fundraiser with Wild Asparagus on the First Friday of June the 4th we anticipate CDS Boston will be a co-sponsor of the event in its continuing support of keeping this valued community hall well maintained You are invited to contribute to the Scout House directly A visit to their web site at wwwconcordscouthouseorg will give you an idea of the halls heritage and community of users
The CDS Boston Centre web page wwwcdsshybostonorgamerican continues to be the best way to learn of any late breaking dance events produced by the New England Dance Committee we may test out the Springstep hall in a yet to be planned event this Spring As of mid-February were working on securing the performers for the 5th Saturday in NIay and 1st Saturday in June for Scout House events Its possible that next year the Experienced Contra Dance Series may change its day of the month or its venue more news to come in the next newsletter
---lvfark Jones
Special Events amp Festivals
April Saturday 17 21st Annual New York Playford Ball Synod Hall Cathedral of St John the Divine Amsterdam Avenue at 11 Oth St 8 PM - Midnight (Walk-through 3-5 PM) Beverly Francis amp Gene Murrow with A Joyful Noise Some hospitality available Info and registration form wwwcdnyorg
17 andl18 Workshop on Baroque dance steps suitable for use in Country dances San Francisco Bay Area part of Annual Spring Baroque Dance Workshops USA Philippa Waite Artistic Director of Consort de Danse Baroque (UK) Info homepagentlworldcoml pwaite3springl
30 to May 2 17th Annual Fried-for-AII for Experienced English DancErs Music by Karen Axelrod Barbara Greenshyberg amp Dan Beerbohm
May Saturday 8 The Hartford Ball West Hartford CT Sponsored by Reel Nutmeg Info Helen Davenport (860) 285-8694
7-9 Cascaldia Seattle Gene Murrow with music coordishynated by Kimberly McKittrick including Anita Andershyson Laurie Andres Dave Bartley Julie King Sande Gillette Fred Nussbaum Claude Ginsberg Cathy Whitesides Liz Dreisbach Bob Archer Charles Coldwell Pat Spaeth Julian Adamaitis Anthony Bearon amp Susan Larkin Info wwwoznetl-bestockp CascadiaWebsitecascadia4 html
Saturday 15 18th Jnnual Washington Spring Ball Washington DC Info Registrar Roger Broseus Rogerjustnet or Ball chair Tom Spilsbury (301) 585-7857
June
Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Country Dance at the Whately Dance Barn in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review with Robin HaydEm with Ken Allen Afternoon review at 200 PM then potluck dinner dance at 700 PM Period or forshymal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or middotnorafaunathe-spacom
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance New England Dance
Wednesdays until 6232004 (No Dance on December 24 or December 31 Party on December 27)
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Scrlwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
March 5 Barbara Finney with Ken Allen
April 2 Robin Hayden with Jacqueline Schwab
May 2 Boston Centre Leaders with Jacqueline Schwab
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 12 through May
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with ID) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday March 6 The Twenty Fourth Annual Boston Playford Ball Loshycation TBA 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities Preregistration reshyquired Afternoon Workshop 130 to 430 PM Graham Chrisshytian amp Barbara Finney with Vince ODonnell ampKen Allen Ball registrants only
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights
Scout House 74 Valden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorgf american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance 8 PM
(Attendance for tlle Experienced series is limited to the comfortable capacity of the hall advance tickets availshyable at prior NEDC dances)
March 5 Caller Dan Pearl with Great Northern (Becky Tracy fiddle Dave Langford fiddle Keith Murphy piano guitar feet Bill Tomczak clarinet saxophone dumbeck)
April 2 Lisa Greenleaf with Dark Carnival (Mary Lea fiddle viola Lise Brown flute saxophone Peter Barnes piano flute whistles guitar ampguest Stuart Kenney bass) May 7 Caller to be announced with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surrette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboards Stuart Kenney bass banjo Marko Packard percussion)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
March 21
An Exuberant evening of English and Contra Dances Brad Foster with Mary Lea fiddle Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton melodeon
March 18 An Evening of Mostly Square Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Mark Simos fiddle piano amp Larry Unger guitar banjo
May 16 Contra Dances by Cary Ravitz Dan Pearl with musicians to be announced
June 20 Lisa Greenleaf Event title and musicians to be announced
Saturday Contra Dances 8PM
May 29 (5th Saturday) TBA
June 5 (5th Saturday) TBA
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince ODonnell (fiddle) Beth Murray (piano) Norb Spencer (accordion) Dave Titus (fiddle) amp Bill Smith (banjo) to keep the weekend hopping Campers add to the weekshyend programming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456-8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster American contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canshyada rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog and Heather Horner from England Border morris amp English ceilidh Dance band class and two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshyshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geoffrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon Colonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla AAams arachshyneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be available later on in the spring Look for flyers at dances
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Other Camps April
April 2-4
Cascade Contras 2004 Spring Dance and Music Weekend Sky Camp southeast of Eugene OR Conshytras swing and blues dancing instrumental and singshying workshops Becky Hill Cleveland OH with Reckshyless Ramblers and Blue Moon Info Lia Davis at savantefnorg or (541) 344-7764
July 30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 24th year English and many other varieties of dance amp music Mendocino Woodlands CA Registration is now open Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 email registrationlarkcampcom wwwlarkcampcom or secure1mcnorgblarkcamporderhtml
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS FRIDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Lobby Bldg13 mostly A dance that especially encourshyages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Sponshysored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin Varishyous MIT locatons 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3yahoocom Info (617) 354-0864 or mitedufdcwwwcontrahtml
32 Election-Anticipation Klezmer Style Party Jacob Bloom with Contraklez (John Chambers friends ampsitshyins Lobdell Student Center 316 St Patricks Day Party Laura Johannes with Tea Party Morss Hall in Walker Memorial 3130 Gala April Fools Day Party Chris Ricciotti with einsteins little homunculus Morss in Walker 46 dance cancelled 413 Spring Fling Morss 4120 Pre-NEFFA Festival Dave Colestock of PA with Nematodes Lobdell Student Center 54 May Day Party TBA Sala de Puerto Rico Student Center 518 Flower Fiesta Sala 525 End-ofshySemester Fiesta TBA Kresge Rehearsal Room B 68 Arbor Day dance TBA Kresge 622 Solstice Special Jeremy Korr TBA Kresge 629 Summer Gala TBA
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson amp Graham Christian leaders Info Mishychael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $5 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmailcom or wwwtoclcsmitedushyslonimrjelly html
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or httpwwwlcfdorgjp
1st Saturdays Nov-May First Saturday Salem Contra Dance Tabernacle Congregational Church 50 Washshyington St Salem MA 8-11 PM Sarah Gregory Smith with occasional guest callers Salem Country Orchesshytra directed by Bill Smith with guest musicians Beginshyners welcome clean soft-soled shoes wheelchair acshycessible Ages 12 and over special events for families in Feb and May $8 Info (978) 745-9391 or lew134lycoscom
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of OUf Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
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Outside the Boston Area Call before you travel
Contras
Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow taicom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main st Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or httpwwwcontradancelinkscom dancingcat html
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS English Country Dance in New Hampshire Sponshysored by the NH English Country Dance Society $7 $6 members Info httppeoplestar neUblwdance eng lish html
Concord 2nd Sunday Sept-June Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant and Minot Sts 630shy930 PM Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic All dances taught beginners welcome $6 Info Robin (413) 256-8260
SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and principles of good dancing 745 1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or httpwwwamherstecdorg
March 20 Michael Cicone
April 17 Chris Levey
May 15 Joanna Reiner
June 19 Judi Rivkin
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance and Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingstown Rd (Route 138) West Kingston RI 730shy1030 PM $8 Info Christine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539-3009 Courthouse Center for the Arts (401) 782-1018 orwwwjamestownricom ifdss
January 31 Barbara Finney with Jacks Maggot
February 7 Irv Kass amp Elizabeth Freedman with Peter Corbridge piano
February 21 Linda Nelson with Jacks Maggot
March 13 Christine Ariel with Kenneth Allen
March 27 George Fogg with Peter Corbridge
April 3 Helene Cornelius with Jacks Maggot
April 17 Mary Jones with Jacks Maggot May 1 Michael Cicone with Jacks Maggot
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Coun~ry Dance Society Boston Centre
Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
English Summer Series Contd on page 2
Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
larry Jennings Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
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this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
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from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
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things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
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ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
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New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
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From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
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The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
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Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
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donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Contra Dances COlltdfrom page 1
have An Exuberant Evening of English and Contra Dances on lfareh 21 Brad Foster leading with Jtfary Lea playing fiddle Karen Axelrod on piano and Doug Creighton melodeon and flute On April 18 there will be An Evening of Jtfosdy Square Dances with Lisa Greenleaf calling the versatile Mark Simos on fiddle and piano and Larry Unger playing guitar and banjo Cary Ravitz a Iltentucky native has written a number of favorite and now classic modern contra dances both challenging and easier on May 16 Dan Pearl will call an evening of Contra Dances by Cary Ravitz (n1usicians will be announced on a coming flyer)
The First Friday Experienced Contra dance reshymains a showcase for New England talent In Nlarch Dan Pearl calls with Great Northern fiddlers Becky Tracy amp Dave Langford with Keith lfurphy on pishyano and Bill Tomczak on reeds and dumbeck April brings Lisa Greenleaf and Dark Carnival a lively joyful band with an eclectic repertoire a traditional sound when called for and the potential to raise the roof Mary Lea p1aying fiddle and viola Lise Brown flute amp sax Peter Barnes piano flute and guitar May well have Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surrette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass Marko Packard percussion) and a yet to be announced caller
The Concord Scout I-Iouse will hold a special benefit fundraiser with Wild Asparagus on the First Friday of June the 4th we anticipate CDS Boston will be a co-sponsor of the event in its continuing support of keeping this valued community hall well maintained You are invited to contribute to the Scout House directly A visit to their web site at wwwconcordscouthouseorg will give you an idea of the halls heritage and community of users
The CDS Boston Centre web page wwwcdsshybostonorgamerican continues to be the best way to learn of any late breaking dance events produced by the New England Dance Committee we may test out the Springstep hall in a yet to be planned event this Spring As of mid-February were working on securing the performers for the 5th Saturday in NIay and 1st Saturday in June for Scout House events Its possible that next year the Experienced Contra Dance Series may change its day of the month or its venue more news to come in the next newsletter
---lvfark Jones
Special Events amp Festivals
April Saturday 17 21st Annual New York Playford Ball Synod Hall Cathedral of St John the Divine Amsterdam Avenue at 11 Oth St 8 PM - Midnight (Walk-through 3-5 PM) Beverly Francis amp Gene Murrow with A Joyful Noise Some hospitality available Info and registration form wwwcdnyorg
17 andl18 Workshop on Baroque dance steps suitable for use in Country dances San Francisco Bay Area part of Annual Spring Baroque Dance Workshops USA Philippa Waite Artistic Director of Consort de Danse Baroque (UK) Info homepagentlworldcoml pwaite3springl
30 to May 2 17th Annual Fried-for-AII for Experienced English DancErs Music by Karen Axelrod Barbara Greenshyberg amp Dan Beerbohm
May Saturday 8 The Hartford Ball West Hartford CT Sponsored by Reel Nutmeg Info Helen Davenport (860) 285-8694
7-9 Cascaldia Seattle Gene Murrow with music coordishynated by Kimberly McKittrick including Anita Andershyson Laurie Andres Dave Bartley Julie King Sande Gillette Fred Nussbaum Claude Ginsberg Cathy Whitesides Liz Dreisbach Bob Archer Charles Coldwell Pat Spaeth Julian Adamaitis Anthony Bearon amp Susan Larkin Info wwwoznetl-bestockp CascadiaWebsitecascadia4 html
Saturday 15 18th Jnnual Washington Spring Ball Washington DC Info Registrar Roger Broseus Rogerjustnet or Ball chair Tom Spilsbury (301) 585-7857
June
Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Country Dance at the Whately Dance Barn in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review with Robin HaydEm with Ken Allen Afternoon review at 200 PM then potluck dinner dance at 700 PM Period or forshymal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or middotnorafaunathe-spacom
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance New England Dance
Wednesdays until 6232004 (No Dance on December 24 or December 31 Party on December 27)
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Scrlwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
March 5 Barbara Finney with Ken Allen
April 2 Robin Hayden with Jacqueline Schwab
May 2 Boston Centre Leaders with Jacqueline Schwab
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 12 through May
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with ID) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday March 6 The Twenty Fourth Annual Boston Playford Ball Loshycation TBA 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities Preregistration reshyquired Afternoon Workshop 130 to 430 PM Graham Chrisshytian amp Barbara Finney with Vince ODonnell ampKen Allen Ball registrants only
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights
Scout House 74 Valden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorgf american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance 8 PM
(Attendance for tlle Experienced series is limited to the comfortable capacity of the hall advance tickets availshyable at prior NEDC dances)
March 5 Caller Dan Pearl with Great Northern (Becky Tracy fiddle Dave Langford fiddle Keith Murphy piano guitar feet Bill Tomczak clarinet saxophone dumbeck)
April 2 Lisa Greenleaf with Dark Carnival (Mary Lea fiddle viola Lise Brown flute saxophone Peter Barnes piano flute whistles guitar ampguest Stuart Kenney bass) May 7 Caller to be announced with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surrette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboards Stuart Kenney bass banjo Marko Packard percussion)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
March 21
An Exuberant evening of English and Contra Dances Brad Foster with Mary Lea fiddle Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton melodeon
March 18 An Evening of Mostly Square Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Mark Simos fiddle piano amp Larry Unger guitar banjo
May 16 Contra Dances by Cary Ravitz Dan Pearl with musicians to be announced
June 20 Lisa Greenleaf Event title and musicians to be announced
Saturday Contra Dances 8PM
May 29 (5th Saturday) TBA
June 5 (5th Saturday) TBA
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince ODonnell (fiddle) Beth Murray (piano) Norb Spencer (accordion) Dave Titus (fiddle) amp Bill Smith (banjo) to keep the weekend hopping Campers add to the weekshyend programming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456-8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster American contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canshyada rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog and Heather Horner from England Border morris amp English ceilidh Dance band class and two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshyshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geoffrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon Colonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla AAams arachshyneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be available later on in the spring Look for flyers at dances
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Other Camps April
April 2-4
Cascade Contras 2004 Spring Dance and Music Weekend Sky Camp southeast of Eugene OR Conshytras swing and blues dancing instrumental and singshying workshops Becky Hill Cleveland OH with Reckshyless Ramblers and Blue Moon Info Lia Davis at savantefnorg or (541) 344-7764
July 30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 24th year English and many other varieties of dance amp music Mendocino Woodlands CA Registration is now open Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 email registrationlarkcampcom wwwlarkcampcom or secure1mcnorgblarkcamporderhtml
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS FRIDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Lobby Bldg13 mostly A dance that especially encourshyages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Sponshysored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin Varishyous MIT locatons 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3yahoocom Info (617) 354-0864 or mitedufdcwwwcontrahtml
32 Election-Anticipation Klezmer Style Party Jacob Bloom with Contraklez (John Chambers friends ampsitshyins Lobdell Student Center 316 St Patricks Day Party Laura Johannes with Tea Party Morss Hall in Walker Memorial 3130 Gala April Fools Day Party Chris Ricciotti with einsteins little homunculus Morss in Walker 46 dance cancelled 413 Spring Fling Morss 4120 Pre-NEFFA Festival Dave Colestock of PA with Nematodes Lobdell Student Center 54 May Day Party TBA Sala de Puerto Rico Student Center 518 Flower Fiesta Sala 525 End-ofshySemester Fiesta TBA Kresge Rehearsal Room B 68 Arbor Day dance TBA Kresge 622 Solstice Special Jeremy Korr TBA Kresge 629 Summer Gala TBA
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson amp Graham Christian leaders Info Mishychael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $5 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmailcom or wwwtoclcsmitedushyslonimrjelly html
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or httpwwwlcfdorgjp
1st Saturdays Nov-May First Saturday Salem Contra Dance Tabernacle Congregational Church 50 Washshyington St Salem MA 8-11 PM Sarah Gregory Smith with occasional guest callers Salem Country Orchesshytra directed by Bill Smith with guest musicians Beginshyners welcome clean soft-soled shoes wheelchair acshycessible Ages 12 and over special events for families in Feb and May $8 Info (978) 745-9391 or lew134lycoscom
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of OUf Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
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Outside the Boston Area Call before you travel
Contras
Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow taicom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main st Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or httpwwwcontradancelinkscom dancingcat html
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS English Country Dance in New Hampshire Sponshysored by the NH English Country Dance Society $7 $6 members Info httppeoplestar neUblwdance eng lish html
Concord 2nd Sunday Sept-June Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant and Minot Sts 630shy930 PM Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic All dances taught beginners welcome $6 Info Robin (413) 256-8260
SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and principles of good dancing 745 1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or httpwwwamherstecdorg
March 20 Michael Cicone
April 17 Chris Levey
May 15 Joanna Reiner
June 19 Judi Rivkin
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance and Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingstown Rd (Route 138) West Kingston RI 730shy1030 PM $8 Info Christine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539-3009 Courthouse Center for the Arts (401) 782-1018 orwwwjamestownricom ifdss
January 31 Barbara Finney with Jacks Maggot
February 7 Irv Kass amp Elizabeth Freedman with Peter Corbridge piano
February 21 Linda Nelson with Jacks Maggot
March 13 Christine Ariel with Kenneth Allen
March 27 George Fogg with Peter Corbridge
April 3 Helene Cornelius with Jacks Maggot
April 17 Mary Jones with Jacks Maggot May 1 Michael Cicone with Jacks Maggot
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Coun~ry Dance Society Boston Centre
Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
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Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
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From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
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this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
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from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
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ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
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New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
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The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
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Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
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donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance New England Dance
Wednesdays until 6232004 (No Dance on December 24 or December 31 Party on December 27)
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Scrlwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
March 5 Barbara Finney with Ken Allen
April 2 Robin Hayden with Jacqueline Schwab
May 2 Boston Centre Leaders with Jacqueline Schwab
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 12 through May
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with ID) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday March 6 The Twenty Fourth Annual Boston Playford Ball Loshycation TBA 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities Preregistration reshyquired Afternoon Workshop 130 to 430 PM Graham Chrisshytian amp Barbara Finney with Vince ODonnell ampKen Allen Ball registrants only
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights
Scout House 74 Valden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorgf american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance 8 PM
(Attendance for tlle Experienced series is limited to the comfortable capacity of the hall advance tickets availshyable at prior NEDC dances)
March 5 Caller Dan Pearl with Great Northern (Becky Tracy fiddle Dave Langford fiddle Keith Murphy piano guitar feet Bill Tomczak clarinet saxophone dumbeck)
April 2 Lisa Greenleaf with Dark Carnival (Mary Lea fiddle viola Lise Brown flute saxophone Peter Barnes piano flute whistles guitar ampguest Stuart Kenney bass) May 7 Caller to be announced with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surrette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboards Stuart Kenney bass banjo Marko Packard percussion)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
March 21
An Exuberant evening of English and Contra Dances Brad Foster with Mary Lea fiddle Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton melodeon
March 18 An Evening of Mostly Square Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Mark Simos fiddle piano amp Larry Unger guitar banjo
May 16 Contra Dances by Cary Ravitz Dan Pearl with musicians to be announced
June 20 Lisa Greenleaf Event title and musicians to be announced
Saturday Contra Dances 8PM
May 29 (5th Saturday) TBA
June 5 (5th Saturday) TBA
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince ODonnell (fiddle) Beth Murray (piano) Norb Spencer (accordion) Dave Titus (fiddle) amp Bill Smith (banjo) to keep the weekend hopping Campers add to the weekshyend programming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456-8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster American contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canshyada rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog and Heather Horner from England Border morris amp English ceilidh Dance band class and two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshyshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geoffrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon Colonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla AAams arachshyneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be available later on in the spring Look for flyers at dances
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Office (781) 662-6710
Other Camps April
April 2-4
Cascade Contras 2004 Spring Dance and Music Weekend Sky Camp southeast of Eugene OR Conshytras swing and blues dancing instrumental and singshying workshops Becky Hill Cleveland OH with Reckshyless Ramblers and Blue Moon Info Lia Davis at savantefnorg or (541) 344-7764
July 30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 24th year English and many other varieties of dance amp music Mendocino Woodlands CA Registration is now open Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 email registrationlarkcampcom wwwlarkcampcom or secure1mcnorgblarkcamporderhtml
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS FRIDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Lobby Bldg13 mostly A dance that especially encourshyages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Sponshysored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin Varishyous MIT locatons 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3yahoocom Info (617) 354-0864 or mitedufdcwwwcontrahtml
32 Election-Anticipation Klezmer Style Party Jacob Bloom with Contraklez (John Chambers friends ampsitshyins Lobdell Student Center 316 St Patricks Day Party Laura Johannes with Tea Party Morss Hall in Walker Memorial 3130 Gala April Fools Day Party Chris Ricciotti with einsteins little homunculus Morss in Walker 46 dance cancelled 413 Spring Fling Morss 4120 Pre-NEFFA Festival Dave Colestock of PA with Nematodes Lobdell Student Center 54 May Day Party TBA Sala de Puerto Rico Student Center 518 Flower Fiesta Sala 525 End-ofshySemester Fiesta TBA Kresge Rehearsal Room B 68 Arbor Day dance TBA Kresge 622 Solstice Special Jeremy Korr TBA Kresge 629 Summer Gala TBA
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson amp Graham Christian leaders Info Mishychael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $5 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmailcom or wwwtoclcsmitedushyslonimrjelly html
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or httpwwwlcfdorgjp
1st Saturdays Nov-May First Saturday Salem Contra Dance Tabernacle Congregational Church 50 Washshyington St Salem MA 8-11 PM Sarah Gregory Smith with occasional guest callers Salem Country Orchesshytra directed by Bill Smith with guest musicians Beginshyners welcome clean soft-soled shoes wheelchair acshycessible Ages 12 and over special events for families in Feb and May $8 Info (978) 745-9391 or lew134lycoscom
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of OUf Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
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Outside the Boston Area Call before you travel
Contras
Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow taicom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main st Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or httpwwwcontradancelinkscom dancingcat html
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS English Country Dance in New Hampshire Sponshysored by the NH English Country Dance Society $7 $6 members Info httppeoplestar neUblwdance eng lish html
Concord 2nd Sunday Sept-June Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant and Minot Sts 630shy930 PM Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic All dances taught beginners welcome $6 Info Robin (413) 256-8260
SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and principles of good dancing 745 1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or httpwwwamherstecdorg
March 20 Michael Cicone
April 17 Chris Levey
May 15 Joanna Reiner
June 19 Judi Rivkin
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance and Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingstown Rd (Route 138) West Kingston RI 730shy1030 PM $8 Info Christine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539-3009 Courthouse Center for the Arts (401) 782-1018 orwwwjamestownricom ifdss
January 31 Barbara Finney with Jacks Maggot
February 7 Irv Kass amp Elizabeth Freedman with Peter Corbridge piano
February 21 Linda Nelson with Jacks Maggot
March 13 Christine Ariel with Kenneth Allen
March 27 George Fogg with Peter Corbridge
April 3 Helene Cornelius with Jacks Maggot
April 17 Mary Jones with Jacks Maggot May 1 Michael Cicone with Jacks Maggot
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Coun~ry Dance Society Boston Centre
Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
English Summer Series Contd on page 2
Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
larry Jennings Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
English Summer Series Contdfrom pagc 1
this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 1
from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
Larry Jennings Contd on page 3
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
Larry Jennings Contdfrompage 2
an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
Larry Jennings Contd on page 5
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince ODonnell (fiddle) Beth Murray (piano) Norb Spencer (accordion) Dave Titus (fiddle) amp Bill Smith (banjo) to keep the weekend hopping Campers add to the weekshyend programming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456-8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster American contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canshyada rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog and Heather Horner from England Border morris amp English ceilidh Dance band class and two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshyshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geoffrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon Colonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla AAams arachshyneASaolcom
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Other Camps April
April 2-4
Cascade Contras 2004 Spring Dance and Music Weekend Sky Camp southeast of Eugene OR Conshytras swing and blues dancing instrumental and singshying workshops Becky Hill Cleveland OH with Reckshyless Ramblers and Blue Moon Info Lia Davis at savantefnorg or (541) 344-7764
July 30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 24th year English and many other varieties of dance amp music Mendocino Woodlands CA Registration is now open Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 email registrationlarkcampcom wwwlarkcampcom or secure1mcnorgblarkcamporderhtml
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS FRIDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Lobby Bldg13 mostly A dance that especially encourshyages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Sponshysored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin Varishyous MIT locatons 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3yahoocom Info (617) 354-0864 or mitedufdcwwwcontrahtml
32 Election-Anticipation Klezmer Style Party Jacob Bloom with Contraklez (John Chambers friends ampsitshyins Lobdell Student Center 316 St Patricks Day Party Laura Johannes with Tea Party Morss Hall in Walker Memorial 3130 Gala April Fools Day Party Chris Ricciotti with einsteins little homunculus Morss in Walker 46 dance cancelled 413 Spring Fling Morss 4120 Pre-NEFFA Festival Dave Colestock of PA with Nematodes Lobdell Student Center 54 May Day Party TBA Sala de Puerto Rico Student Center 518 Flower Fiesta Sala 525 End-ofshySemester Fiesta TBA Kresge Rehearsal Room B 68 Arbor Day dance TBA Kresge 622 Solstice Special Jeremy Korr TBA Kresge 629 Summer Gala TBA
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson amp Graham Christian leaders Info Mishychael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $5 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmailcom or wwwtoclcsmitedushyslonimrjelly html
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or httpwwwlcfdorgjp
1st Saturdays Nov-May First Saturday Salem Contra Dance Tabernacle Congregational Church 50 Washshyington St Salem MA 8-11 PM Sarah Gregory Smith with occasional guest callers Salem Country Orchesshytra directed by Bill Smith with guest musicians Beginshyners welcome clean soft-soled shoes wheelchair acshycessible Ages 12 and over special events for families in Feb and May $8 Info (978) 745-9391 or lew134lycoscom
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of OUf Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
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Outside the Boston Area Call before you travel
Contras
Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow taicom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main st Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or httpwwwcontradancelinkscom dancingcat html
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS English Country Dance in New Hampshire Sponshysored by the NH English Country Dance Society $7 $6 members Info httppeoplestar neUblwdance eng lish html
Concord 2nd Sunday Sept-June Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant and Minot Sts 630shy930 PM Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic All dances taught beginners welcome $6 Info Robin (413) 256-8260
SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and principles of good dancing 745 1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or httpwwwamherstecdorg
March 20 Michael Cicone
April 17 Chris Levey
May 15 Joanna Reiner
June 19 Judi Rivkin
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance and Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingstown Rd (Route 138) West Kingston RI 730shy1030 PM $8 Info Christine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539-3009 Courthouse Center for the Arts (401) 782-1018 orwwwjamestownricom ifdss
January 31 Barbara Finney with Jacks Maggot
February 7 Irv Kass amp Elizabeth Freedman with Peter Corbridge piano
February 21 Linda Nelson with Jacks Maggot
March 13 Christine Ariel with Kenneth Allen
March 27 George Fogg with Peter Corbridge
April 3 Helene Cornelius with Jacks Maggot
April 17 Mary Jones with Jacks Maggot May 1 Michael Cicone with Jacks Maggot
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Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
English Summer Series Contd on page 2
Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
larry Jennings Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
English Summer Series Contdfrom pagc 1
this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 1
from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
Larry Jennings Contd on page 3
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
Larry Jennings Contdfrompage 2
an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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(781) 662-6710 1770 Massachusetts Avenue to arrange delivery of flyers
Cambridge MA 02140
CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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MONDAYS FRIDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Lobby Bldg13 mostly A dance that especially encourshyages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Sponshysored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin Varishyous MIT locatons 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3yahoocom Info (617) 354-0864 or mitedufdcwwwcontrahtml
32 Election-Anticipation Klezmer Style Party Jacob Bloom with Contraklez (John Chambers friends ampsitshyins Lobdell Student Center 316 St Patricks Day Party Laura Johannes with Tea Party Morss Hall in Walker Memorial 3130 Gala April Fools Day Party Chris Ricciotti with einsteins little homunculus Morss in Walker 46 dance cancelled 413 Spring Fling Morss 4120 Pre-NEFFA Festival Dave Colestock of PA with Nematodes Lobdell Student Center 54 May Day Party TBA Sala de Puerto Rico Student Center 518 Flower Fiesta Sala 525 End-ofshySemester Fiesta TBA Kresge Rehearsal Room B 68 Arbor Day dance TBA Kresge 622 Solstice Special Jeremy Korr TBA Kresge 629 Summer Gala TBA
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson amp Graham Christian leaders Info Mishychael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $5 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmailcom or wwwtoclcsmitedushyslonimrjelly html
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or httpwwwlcfdorgjp
1st Saturdays Nov-May First Saturday Salem Contra Dance Tabernacle Congregational Church 50 Washshyington St Salem MA 8-11 PM Sarah Gregory Smith with occasional guest callers Salem Country Orchesshytra directed by Bill Smith with guest musicians Beginshyners welcome clean soft-soled shoes wheelchair acshycessible Ages 12 and over special events for families in Feb and May $8 Info (978) 745-9391 or lew134lycoscom
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of OUf Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
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Contras
Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow taicom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main st Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or httpwwwcontradancelinkscom dancingcat html
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS English Country Dance in New Hampshire Sponshysored by the NH English Country Dance Society $7 $6 members Info httppeoplestar neUblwdance eng lish html
Concord 2nd Sunday Sept-June Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant and Minot Sts 630shy930 PM Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic All dances taught beginners welcome $6 Info Robin (413) 256-8260
SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and principles of good dancing 745 1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or httpwwwamherstecdorg
March 20 Michael Cicone
April 17 Chris Levey
May 15 Joanna Reiner
June 19 Judi Rivkin
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance and Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingstown Rd (Route 138) West Kingston RI 730shy1030 PM $8 Info Christine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539-3009 Courthouse Center for the Arts (401) 782-1018 orwwwjamestownricom ifdss
January 31 Barbara Finney with Jacks Maggot
February 7 Irv Kass amp Elizabeth Freedman with Peter Corbridge piano
February 21 Linda Nelson with Jacks Maggot
March 13 Christine Ariel with Kenneth Allen
March 27 George Fogg with Peter Corbridge
April 3 Helene Cornelius with Jacks Maggot
April 17 Mary Jones with Jacks Maggot May 1 Michael Cicone with Jacks Maggot
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Coun~ry Dance Society Boston Centre
Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
English Summer Series Contd on page 2
Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
larry Jennings Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
English Summer Series Contdfrom pagc 1
this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 1
from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
Larry Jennings Contd on page 3
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
Larry Jennings Contdfrompage 2
an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
Larry Jennings Contd on page 5
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
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To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
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Outside the Boston Area Call before you travel
Contras
Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow taicom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main st Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or httpwwwcontradancelinkscom dancingcat html
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS English Country Dance in New Hampshire Sponshysored by the NH English Country Dance Society $7 $6 members Info httppeoplestar neUblwdance eng lish html
Concord 2nd Sunday Sept-June Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant and Minot Sts 630shy930 PM Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic All dances taught beginners welcome $6 Info Robin (413) 256-8260
SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and principles of good dancing 745 1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or httpwwwamherstecdorg
March 20 Michael Cicone
April 17 Chris Levey
May 15 Joanna Reiner
June 19 Judi Rivkin
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance and Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingstown Rd (Route 138) West Kingston RI 730shy1030 PM $8 Info Christine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539-3009 Courthouse Center for the Arts (401) 782-1018 orwwwjamestownricom ifdss
January 31 Barbara Finney with Jacks Maggot
February 7 Irv Kass amp Elizabeth Freedman with Peter Corbridge piano
February 21 Linda Nelson with Jacks Maggot
March 13 Christine Ariel with Kenneth Allen
March 27 George Fogg with Peter Corbridge
April 3 Helene Cornelius with Jacks Maggot
April 17 Mary Jones with Jacks Maggot May 1 Michael Cicone with Jacks Maggot
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Coun~ry Dance Society Boston Centre
Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
English Summer Series Contd on page 2
Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
larry Jennings Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
English Summer Series Contdfrom pagc 1
this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 1
from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
Larry Jennings Contd on page 3
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
Larry Jennings Contdfrompage 2
an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
Larry Jennings Contd on page 5
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
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Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Coun~ry Dance Society Boston Centre
Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
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Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
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From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
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this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
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from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Coun~ry Dance Society Boston Centre
Summer 2004
From the President Im listening to the news on the radio and as
usual in recent years theres another genocide more bombs AIDS continues its rampage and little attenshytion is paid to the state of our planet Like everyone I know I despair at times and wonder what we are coming to
Then I remember that our times have in many ways been the best there have ever been for human beings Weve seen a period of relative peace over several decades and at least in the West to a reshymarkable extent weve lived without starvation or disease-we personally have litde cause to complain at how history has treated us For most people life has been harder than our lives are in ways we can barely understand If we listen carefully to those with long memories we can learn about different times and different places
In traditional societies stories and histories are one and the same traditional stories give us a memshyory of times long gone Who would have thought we could know the emotions and thoughts of an angry soldier from more than three thousand years ago -but Homer tells a story of Achilles and Hector which glows a brightly today as ever Even more than two thousand years ago it is said that as he passed the site of Troy already mythical Alexander the Great was moved to pay homage to Achilles (and characteristically as if by right armed himself with Achilles arms which had been preserved for a milshylennium) Again academia was amazed when Knosshysos was excavated to discover that the stories of Theseus and the Minotaur had at least some real truth behind them displayed in the frescoes of the bull-leapers
I am astonished by the extraordinary reach of memory each time I learn of another human conshynection across huge gulfs of time I first became aware of the reach of time as a child when I knew a
From the President Conta on page 2
Expanded Summer Series Finds New Cool Location Hot dancing in cool surroundings describes our
English dance series this summer After some hot sweaty nights at PACC in recent years the summer series will beat the heat by moving to SpringSteps air conditioned Large Hall in Medford Since most peoshyple have more time to dance in the summer and with the hot weather no longer a problem we are expanding the series to eight weeks starting ~uly 7 andcontinuing though August 25 All dances will beshygin at 8 PM and end at 11
Helene Cornelius has done a great job in reshycruiting an exciting list of leaders including stars from out of town some local favorites and a new local debut All dances will follow a party format so that dances will be walked through with less time spent on style points than at regular Wednesday classes The series starts July 7 with Cammy Kaynor
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Larry Jennings To Be Given Award The Country Dance and Song Society will presshy
ent its Lifetime Contribution Award to Boston dance leader Larry Jennings at a Cambridge dance on Thursday May 27
Larry Jennings is being honored for his many accomplishments in the field of contra dancing A dancer and caller at various points in his life he is known for the national influence he has had through his writings a series of discussion sessions attended by callers and organizers and his individualized crishytiques of dance callers
Originator of the phrase zesty contras Larry promulgated a style of contra dancing featuring strong connections among dancers meticulous phrasing vigorous swings and smooth transitions
larry Jennings Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
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this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 1
from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
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donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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From the President Contdfrom pagc 1
very old lady whose memory of her own childhood included listening to Brahms and some of his friends play some of the lost string quartets (later destroyed because of his dissatisfaction) The living sound was still there in a sense two generations later
Who knows what memories are embedded in our own traditions Nursery rhymes often contain remnants of scurrilous political scandals For examshyple the tune Iilliburlero has cruelly satirical words in pseudo-Irish remembering a part of the struggle for dominance in England between the Catholics and the Protestants The chorus may originally be a garshybled version of an Irish cry of victory the lily was clear the day was ours referring probably to the French Fleur de Lys
In remoter memory the lily frequently refers to a pagan goddess No doubt Abbotts Bromley Hom Dance is some kind of echo from our long-distant hunter-gatherer past-in the next county archaeoloshygists found head-gear rigged to carry antlers with a carbon-14 dating of 10000 years ago Thats about as old as that venerable social institution the village
So why do these things come to mind as I listen to the news today We dance together-and our dance is something that cannot be done except in community By itself it teaches us about cooperation and helps us to see past simple individualism It also places us in a culture which has endured through times much harder than our own in a connection that can be both truly personal and on the grand scale of history
A small example I learned some decades ago that if women had not danced the Morris through the 1914-18 World Var Morris dance would have died with the men in the fields of Flanders Why did they do it What significance did they attach to their actions I would guess that it would have just felt wrong-as if the crops might fail if the dance failed Perhaps the truth is just the opposite it would take something far worse than a crop-failure to stop us from dancing
If we no longer danced it would say that we no longer have those particular connections across the centuries that we have forgotten our understandings of those people in other times and places As we dance we keep our community rooted together It keeps us in touch with each other and through hisshytorical memory~ with times that were terrible We can hope that dancing keeps us human
-Julian Cole
English Summer Series Contdfrom pagc 1
this will be his first time leading a whole dance for us Cammy led a dance during last years open mike and has led various area English dances
The series continues with Robin I-Iayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer from Philashydelphia Gene Murrow Brad Foster and Tom Roby Many of us have seen Jenny at NEFFA and other venues this will be her Boston debut Tom danced with us in the 80s but now hails from California Its a pleasure welcoming him back
As this goes to press the list of musicians is not final but includes strong representation from Bare Necessities as well as some talented but less familiar faces including Darren Douglas Andrea Larsen Lydia levens and Roberta Sutter
Because SpringStep is located next to Interstate 93 a whole new group of people are within easy driving distance of the dance and we hope to attract many dancers new to our summer series from the North Shore and New Hampshire Please help us get the word out to your friends about our exshypanded program and new location
Directions to SpringStep can be found on the Spring Step web site at wwwspringsteporgcontact usindexhtm
-Terry Gajfnry
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 1
from one figure to another This style of energetic contra dancing has spread around the country in the past two decades modeled in part on the series that Larry helped shape the Cambridge VFW dance sponsored by the New England Folk Festival Assoshyciation (NEFFA)
Larry will be presented with his award at a NEFFA Night at the VFW a regular event that features several different callers Because Larry has had a great impact on callers throughout New Engshyland and the United States this particular evening seemed an appropriate time and place CDSS Exshyecutive and Artistic Director Brad Foster will present the award accompanied by several members of the organizations Board Information about the Thursshyday Night dance series can be found at wwwneffa orgThurshtml
In earlier years Larry was an avid dancer a member of the Black Jokers Morris team as well as
Larry Jennings Contd on page 3
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Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
Larry Jennings Contdfrompage 2
an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
Larry Jennings Contd on page 5
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Boston Centre Program
English Country Dance
Wednesdays until 62312004
Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Leaders Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barshybara Finney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetshyter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessities (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacshyqueline Schwab) ampothers $8 $6 CDS members $3 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June
Church of Our Saviour 815-11 PM For dancers thorshyoughly familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
June 4 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
Summer Series begins July 7 ends August 25
SpringStep Medford 8-11 PM Cammy Kaynor Robin Hayden David Millstone Barbara Finney Jenny Beer Gene Murrow Brad Foster amp Tom Roby with members of Bare Necessities and Darren Douglas Andrea Larshysen Lydia Levens ampRoberta Sutter $8 CDS members $3 students ampbeginners Directions to SpringStep at httpwwwspringsteporgcontactuslindexhtm
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and
Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of
Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
Larry Jennings Contdfrompage 2
an enthusiastic contra and square dancer The publicashytion in 1983 of his first book Zesty Contras marked a turning point in contemporary contra dancing Larry collected 500 dances and introduced them with what he termed a provocative explanatory text a series of 14 mini-lectures examining various aspects of contra choshyreography organization music and instruction Callers who turned to the book as a handy compendium of dances also found themselves reading a series of essays that touched on virtually all aspects of this form of soshycial dance You may not have always agreed with Larry said one New England caller but his strong opinions forced you to examine your own ideas and to think more clearly about what you were doing
Along with fellow Boston area callers Ted Sannella and Dan Pearl Larry co-authored a Contra Connecshytion column in the CDSS News from 1988 through
New England Dance
All events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Mark at (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation anshynouncements snow ampcommittee contact (617) 802shy2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance on vacation till September 2004
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM Often these are one-time events
June 20 No Walkthroughs and New Walk Through Contra Dances Lisa Greenleaf with Rodney Miller fiddle amp Bruce Rosen piano guitar
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
June 5 (5th Saturday) 1st Saturday Contra Dance Alice Morris (from NH) with Amelia Mason fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar amp Meredith Ward bass
Special Event June 4 (a first Friday) Scout House Benefit and Fundraiser co-sponsored by CDS Boston Centre produced by the Concord Scout House 8-1130 PM Wild Asparagus $15 Conshytributions of baked desserts for the break invited for this special benefit to maintain a precious community reshysource and dance hall
1995 this colum examined various aspects of contra dancing from the perspectives of three well-known figures in the contra dance community
Just last month NEFFA published his longshyawaited second book Give-and-Take which contains 628 dances In this volume Larry includes more proshyvocative remarks along with exhortative essays and arcane analyses In this new book fully half of the contents are essays and minutes from discussion sesshysions Detailed information about the contents of both Give-and-Take and Zesty Conras can be found at wwwneffaorggive_and_takehtml
As Dan Pearl and Shelagh Ellman-Pearl write in the Foreword to this new volume As long as we have known Larry he has been consumed with all
Larry Jennings Contd on page 5
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Boston Centre Camps at Pinewoods
June 18-20 First Weekend at Pinewoods Dance leaders Marcie Van Cleave Sarah Gregory Smith amp Marianne Taylor Song-leader Bill Smith Anne Goodwin pre-school workshops Judy Erickson Appalachian dances Stoshyryteller Jackson Gillman Musicians include Vince a-Donnell (fiddle) Beth Murray Norb Spencer Dave Titus amp Bill Smith Campers add to the weekend proshygramming Info Cary Browse (registration) (978) 456shy8160 or cbrowsebrowse-avcom or Betty Lehrman (program) (508) 877-9738 or bettybettylehrmancom
July 1-5 July 4th Weekend English country dance Helene Cornelius amp Brad Foster Contras amp squares Sue Rosen Display dance Shona Kearney from Canada
2004 CDSS Camp Sessions Pinewoods Plymouth MA Early Music Week - July 17-24 Folk Music Week - July 24-31 Family Week - July 31-Aug 7 English amp American Dance Week - Aug 7-14 American Dance amp Music Week - Aug 14- 21 American Dance Musicians Course - Aug 14- 21 Campers Week - Aug 21- 28 English Dance Week - Aug 28-Sept 4 English Dance Leaders - Aug 28-Sept 4 English ampAmerican Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp Capon Bridge WV English amp American Dance Week - July 10-17
Family Week - July 17-24
Ogontz Camp Lyman NH Family Week 1 - July 24-31 Family Week 2 - July 31-Aug 7
For more information see wwwcdssorg
rapper longsword amp Ontario step dance Kari Smith English clog Heather Horner from England Border morris English ceilidh class amp two singing sessions End-of-day couple dance workshop Live music by top talent from Boston amp beyond Info Jan Elliott Ellifordjanaolcom or (508) 540-0865
5-9 English-Scottish Session at Pinewoods English Country Bruce Hamilton Scottish Country Geofshyfrey Selling Rapper amp Morris Yonina Gordon C0shylonial George Fogg Ladies Step amp Highland Laura Scott Music by Earl Gaddis RP Hale Cal Howshyard Mary Lea Sylvia Miskoe Ed Pearlman Jacshyqueline Schwab and piper Dan Emery Info Priscilla Adams arachneASaolcom
Information on Labor Day Weekend will be availshyable later on Look for flyers at dances
Other Camps July
3-10 American Dance and Music Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Judy (415) 456-4602 Joyce (408) 858-4812 or wwwbacdsorglamweek
10-17 English Dance Week at Mendocino Bay Area CDS Northern CA Info Victoria Williams (510) 526-5854 or VtIWWbacdsorgleweek
16-22 Groove Camp Central CT State U Summer Music Inshystitute Honesdale PA Classes in fiddle piano etc songs in Fr amp Eng improv amp arranging amp contra step amp percussive dance Staff includes Donna Hebert Janet Farrar Royce amp Alan Jabbour Info wwwdhebertcom
30 to August 7 Lark Camp 2004 English American ampmany other vashyrieties of dance ampmusic Mendocino Woodlands CA Info Lark Camp PO Box 1176 Mendocino CA 95460 (707) 964-4826 registrationlarkcampcom wwwlark campcom or secure1mcnorgbllarkcamporderhtml
August 8-15 and 15-22 Rocky Mountain FiddJe Camp Just west of Denver CO Workshops in intruments singing dancing etc Jams concerts dances at night Info (303) 753-6870 mflutheraoLcom orwwwRMFiddlecom
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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Cambridge MA 02140
CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Special Events ampFestivals
June Saturday 12 The Whately Assembly An evening of English Counshytry Dance at the Whately Dance Bam in Whately MA Gene Murrow with Karen Axelrod Dave Langford amp Chris Rua Afternoon review 2 PM Robin Hayden with Ken Allen then potluck dinner dance at 7 PM Period or formal dress suggested Advance registration of $25 required Info Richard or Flora (413) 665-0484 or florafaunathe-spacom
Sunday 13 (afternoon) Stockport NY Summer Series Callers include ~enny
Beer Gary Roodman Elizabeth Freedman Robin Hayden Mary Jones amp Graham Christian Musi~ by George Davis Sue Polansky Cara Schuman wmds amp guest pianists Bill Matthiesen Joyce Crouch L~rry
Wallach amp John Venditti Info lNWWhomeearthhnknet -mandgdavisldancdatehtml Subsequent dances are on July 10 August 21 (afternoon workshop amp evening dance) September 19 (afternoon) ampOctober 16
18-20 A Weekend with Colin Hume Toronto Canada Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab amp Earl Gaddis of Bare Neshycessities special guests Flapjack Friday Night Contra Saturday English Workshops Saturday Night English Ball (aU dances taught) Sunday Advanced English Workshop Callers Workshops with Colin Hume Musishycians Workshop with Bare Necessities more Info httpwvvwinterlogcom-cedarchtml
25-27 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Friday Dance for Experienced Dancers $18 Saturday 1-4 PM Workshop for All $12 8-11 PM Gala Dance Party for All $20 Sunday 930 AM-1230 PM Brunch at Peter ampPriscilla Burrages Info Val Medve (802) 899shy2378 or valandtomtogethernet
26-27 A Weekend with Colin Hume Ann Arbor MI 626 1-4 PM Advanced English Dance music by Debbie Jackson amp Bruce Sagan $10 8-11 PM Conshytra Dance music by Dr Grangelove (Brad Battey Dave Orlin Debbie Jackson) $10 627 2-5 PM English Country Dance Party music by Childgrove (Debbie Jackson Anne Ogren Martha Stokely) $10 Info (734) 665-7704 or sehardenworldnetattnet
hospitality (734) 994-5494 before June 13
July Saturday 3 Independence Day Weekend English Country Dance and Contra Dance Jacksonville FL Colin
Hume with music by Full Circle July 4 regular first Sunday contra dance in Gainesville with Colin I~fo httpchdyertripodcomcolinhumehtmlor Charlie Dyer at chdyerayayaleedu or (904) 731-7058
September 10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English ampcouple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts ampTony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Necessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivity Info lNWWgeocitiescomlsbecdl playshyfordplayford_front html
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
Larry Jennings Contdfrom page 3
things Contra Dance dance sequences calling skills administration styling the stuff that happens on the dance floor what makes a dance the place to be and so on Larry also has an unquenchable desire to share educate and enlighten and with his enthusishyasm for contra dancing it is a powerful combinashytion
Larry Jennings is the second person to receive the CD SS Lifetime Contribution Award following English country dance leader Helene Cornelius Country Dance and Song Society founded in 1915 is the nations leading organization promoting English and Anglo-American music and dance
-DavidMilstone
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country DanCing SpringStep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT A d~~ce that especially encourages beginning callers mushySICIans amp dancers This past year has been our best in many and induded the graduation of several contra dan~rs with PE credit a successful program we hope to contmue One of our dancers will be the new student president of the MIT Folk Dance Club of which we are a part Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club ampMusic-forshyRobin 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers ampmusicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 or mit edufdcJwwwcontra html
5125 NO DANCE 618 Arbor Day Party with Laura Johannes and Old Paint String Band Kresge Reshyhearsal Room B 622 Solstice Special with Calishyfornian Jeremy Korr and friends Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright Kresge Rehearsal Room B 6129 Summer Gara with NH caller Lisa Sieverts with John Chambers Cal Howard amp friends Lobdell in the Student Center76 Independence Day Party Ann Cowan amp Mark Schneider Lobby of Bldg13 7120 Pre-Convention Festival Jacob Bloom with Rebecca McGowan amp Heather Mullen Lobby of Bldg 13 83 Mid-Summer Gala Laura Johannes Sala in the Student Center 8110 Summer Roundup Sala in the Student Center 914 Fall Welcome Beginner Special I Tony Saletan Sala in the Student Center 928 Equinox Welcome Beshyginner Special II Laura Johannes Lobby of Bldg 131012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan Sal a
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays English Country Dance (Experishyenced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eriot Sts 730-10 PM Michael Cicone Rob Dobson ampGraham Christian leaders Info Mi- chael (781) 891-3296 or Rob (781) 271-0356
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 HUfon Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 Of wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian ChUfCh in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1 st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elbe~ger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoanngJellyhotmailcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre ampEliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgljp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
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Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA 2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom ofNVVWswaliow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367 -9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock st 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH 4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main S1 Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday Cape Cod English Country Dance East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblwl danceenglishhtm
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS 1st Saturday Amherst Assembly This series will conshycentrate on themes in English country dance tradition and prinCiples of good dancing 745-1045 PM Graham Christian with various musicians Light refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
June 5 Mr Fosters Frolic Brad Foster with Pat MacPherson amp Earl Gaddis
July 3 Chestnuts Graham Chlistian with Ken Allen amp Doug Creighton
August 7 Simply Shaw Graham Christian with Joyce Crouch and lydia ievins
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
June 19 Judi Rivkin
July 17 TBA
August 21 TBA
September 18 Judi Rivkin
October 16 Scott Higgs
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Rood man Complete familiarity with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI SATURDAYS English Country Dancing Island Folk Dance amp Song Society Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730 1030 PM $8 Info Chrisshytine Ariel (401) 423-2284 John Buscaglia (401) 539shy3009 or wwwjamestownricomifdss
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
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donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Fall 2004
From the President The summer is almost over the stormy season
is almost upon us and we must get back to serious work This year the dog-days of summer arent producing the stifling heat that I associate with the name but the name is still appropriate Sirius the dog-star is visible again It reminds me that no matshyter how much things change we can depend on some realities to be constant
Or can we The stars are not likely to change their courses in response to what we do but there are certainly some world events which do cause changes The Olympic games seem more meaningful to me this year because they demand a peaceful apshyproach to international competition just as they did two and a half millennia ago a reminder strengthshyened all the more by their present location in Athens Does anything we do we ordinary folks matter on the global scale
We dance-for fun How could that be imporshytant Nod-or so I used to think-but as I watch the beauty and focus of the athletes I become aware that I share their wish to move with precision and timing to achieve (in my own small way) a moment of beauty with my co-dancers I like to believe that this kind of sharing matters we learn that there are things we cannot do alone but which are indeed within reach ifwe move together with a common intent
Too often we are stuck in our isolated livingshyrooms watching the television or surfing the web alone passively absorbing whatever the giant corposhyrations choose to feed to us When we dance we are necessarily active and cooperating In Boston at least but in many other places too the dance-world is international-not just in the cultures represented but in the people who come to dance We literally rub shoulders with people from other nations Does this matter
From the President Contd on page 2
ECD Fall Season Begins This fall the English Country Dance season beshy
gins Wednesday September 8 at the Park Avenue Church in Arlington Heights Prices will be going up for the Wednesday and First Friday series to $9 for non-members $7 for members and $4 for students and beginners Last season the series deficit was over $5000 and in June the Centres Board of Directors insisted on the raise in ticket prices
There is a way to beat the increase For the first time we are offering a Fall Season ticket for $120 This admits you to all of our Wednesday and First Friday dances through the end of December Since we have 20 dances during the Fall the per dance price is still $6 (The Season ticket also gives you a way of supporting our dances even if you cant make it to all of them)
We will continue the mix of party dances and Wednesday classes that we have been using in recent years Our first party dance on October 6 is a celeshybration of the latest CD released by Bare Necessities
English Dance Contd on page 2
New England Dance at the Concord Scout House
The New England Dance Committee begins its Concord Scout House season with the First Friday Experienced Contra Dance showcase for outstandshying musicians and callers The Friday before Labor Day September 3 features Wild Asparagus with guest percussionist Mark Hellenberg and George Marshall calling On October 1 Sue Rosen calls as Nightingale celebrates the release of their longshyawaited recording November 5 well have the sweet sound and youthful vigor of fiddler Naomi Morse her friends in Crazy Quilt (see flyers for the caller)
New England Dance Contd on page 2
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
From the President Contdfrom page 1
Every so often our political institutions are reshyquired to ask our opinions and we may each contribshyute a small voice to the national debate If we only stay at home and watch the television our voice is likely to be very small indeed If on the other hand we choose to go out and do things together with our fellows we may be able to gather our voices in ways we dont even know about We will understand the value of cooperashytion the importance of making friends instead of enemies and the value of points of view which are not our own If these ideas invisibly enter our minds through our movements together through our listenshying and responding to the music then perhaps we really are contributing something to the democratic process
The Greek word demos does not refer simply to certain people the citizens who for a short while ruled themselves in Athens Rather it refers to the community the city and all its workings the manner in which its people interact and make collective decishysions Democracy is not merely a matter of counting heads It must be based on shared understandings and understood differences I think that our dancing toshygether contributes to such a foundation I hope so It matters
-Julian Cole
New England Dance Contdfrom page 1
The Occasional Sundays series aims to expand dance diversity in Boston with dance evenings of a different flavor This fall on September 19 Lisa Greenleaf will call an evening of Mostly Squares with David Langford and Peter Barnes October 10 Columbus day weekend will have new-to-Boston fidshydler Eden MacAdam-Somer accompanied by Larry Unger Dan Pearl will call a program of Contras and Squares from Overseas On November 21 Will Mentor will call an evening entitled Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras accompanied by Rodney Miller and Peter Barnes Next winter and spring we expect to present an EnglishContra evenshying perhaps an evening of Irish Sets and an evening with a number of triplets
Coming special events include a Halloween Dance and Costume Party on Sunday October 31
English Dance Contdfrom page 1
Gene Murrow the series producer promises that this CD will be available during Labor Day weekend
Our First Friday Experienced Dance series reshyturns on October 1 Last year we were concerned by declining attendance and there was some thought to move the date of the dance thereby ending the conshyflict with our experienced contra dance series Due to popular demand we are trying it again this year in the same time slot and the focus is on boosting atshytendance by improving the series Our staff has alshyready met once this summer looking at things we can do in this regard For sure you can expect more dancing and less talking
The Fall Favorites will be on Saturday October 30 this year The venue will be the Concord Scout House which seems to be the most popular place to dance these days
As ever we are continuing to nurture the social side of the Wednesday dance Jacqueline Schwab has volunteered to organize a dinner before the dance once a month and we are continuing to use dance angels to make the dance friendly and inviting to new dancers
Please help us by contributing to decorations and refreshments at our parties and responding to the call for all the volunteers we need to make our programs a success
-Terry Gaffney
with the Moving Violations and the cheerful and spirited calling of Chrissy Fowler The First Saturday December 4 well have caller Barb Kirchner visiting from Georgia watch for flyers for the band The Annual Holiday Craft Faire will be conducted during the day
This year the price at the door will go up one dollar for the Friday series in order to better comshypensate the outstanding performers who play in this series and to demonstrate our appreciation for them New prices are $10 nonmembers $8 members $6 young people and undergraduates The Occasional Sunday Series will continue at the old price
It is no secret to us that good and inexpensive dance halls are a precious community resource The non-profit and volunteer-run Concord Scout House continues to rely upon the individual and generous
New England Dance Contd on page 3
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Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
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(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
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Deadline for Spring issue February 1 Covers from March through June
CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Ralph Sizer Another Old Friend Is Gone
Many years ago when the Taylors still had the Thursday and Friday dances at the yVCA in Central Square Cambridge Ralph Sizer first started dancing with us Initially he was not easy to know a bit prickly with a short fuse when it came to his own mistakes and those of experishyenced dancers-but unfailingly helpful and kind to newcomers As we got to know him we realized what a kind and generous heart he had-and what a good sense of humor as well
He had come early to help decorate for a holiday dance one Christmas and Marianne was fussing about having left behind an ice ring she had created for the punch bowl After hearing too many Kvetches on the subject Ralph said I dont know why you cant forget about that you forgot it once already tonightI That was wisdom which has often been repeated
The cabin called Rest and Be Thankful was given to Pinewoods-anonymously as was his wont-by Ralph in Mariannes honor She was alshylowed to name it (for a Scottish dance named for a hill in Scotland)
He wrote with tongue in cheek in the Tartan Times regarding the trend toward increased comshyplication in devising new dances He himself deshyvised some delightful cottish dances they are not complex but unique and fun to do For his 50th
New England Dance Contdfrom page 2
donations and support of dancers and others to meet the significant costs of maintaining and operating its old building CDS Boston is co-sponsoring their beneshyfit fundraiser on Friday December 3rd Wlld Asparashygus will play that evening For more information see wwwconcordscouthouseorg
birthday party he threw a big dance paid all the expenses for hall music etc and gave the donashytions from the dancers equally to Folk Arts Center Pinewoods and Boston Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A couple years ago Marcie (Folk Arts Centers Executive Director) received a note from Ralph saying that he could no longer come from Provishydence to dances in the Boston Area his diabetes had made his eyesight too unreliable Last month when he failed to show up for his work at the American Mathematical Society his colleagues sent someone to check Ralph had died during the night of heart failure
It is always sad to hear of a death but when the person was someone with such a long history of generous support and dedication it is even more difficult Ann Mason attended the ~1emorial service and reported that his colleagues at work and the cousin who eulogized him showed the same regard and warmth in their comments Ralph was a very private person Its good to know that there were many who appreciated him He wont be forgotten by those of us who knew him well
-Marianne Tqylor
Ralph was a Scottish English and Morris dancer as well as a folkdancer
-Ann Mason
As ever the CDS Boston web page is the best source for up-to-date schedules of the New England Dance Committee see wwwcds-bostonorg amerishycan The New England Dance Committee is Mark Jones (Chair) Cortni Frecha and Jenna Watson
-MarkJones
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 6222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson amp Jacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) ampothers $7 members $9 non-members $4 students amp beginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $8 $6 CDS members
October 1 Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab
November 5 Linda Nelson with Jacqueline Schwab
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Starting September 10 through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday of November and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney amp Graham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpwwwcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
Saturday October 30 12th Annual Fall Favorites Party Concord Scout House Helene Cornelius with Bare Necessities $9 adshyvance $11 door Dancers registering in advance should send checks and nominations for 5 dances to Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Rd Framingham MA 01701shy3626 by October 20 Winning dances will be included in the program
New England Dance
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $7 members $9 non-members $5 students Info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg announcement line cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members $8 members $6 young people ampundergrads
September 3 Wild Asparagus caller George Marshall with special guest Mark Hellenberg
October 1 Nightingale caller Sue Rosen
November 5 TBA caller TBA
January 7 Airdance caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
Febuary 4 Big Table caller TBA
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 3 Scout House Fundraiser Caller Barb Kirchner During day Craft Faire
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5 young people amp undergrads
September 19 (3rd Sun) Mostly Squares Lisa Greenleaf with Dave Langshyford amp Peter Barnes
October 10 (2nd Sun) Contras and Squares from Overseas Dan Pearl with Larry Unger Eden McAdam-Somer
November 21 (3rd Sun) Upside Down Eight Squares and Four Contras Will Mentor with Rodney Miller amp Peter Barnes
Special Events 8PM October 31 Halloween Dance Caller Chrissy Fowler with Moving Violations $10
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Churc~ Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord _ Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Street Brookline
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Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Special Events ampFestivals
September Sunday 5 Labor Day Dawn Dance Gibson-Aiken Center 207 Main Street (Rt 5) Brattleboro VT English 230-530 PM Helene Cornelius with Barley Moon (Dave Langshyford amp Darin Douglas violins Karen Axelrod piano) Contra 8 PM-midnight George Marshall with Wild Asparagus (Becky Tracy fiddle David Canteini flutesax Ann Percival guitarpiano Stuart Kenney bassbanjo) Couple dancing midnight-1230 Contra midnight-330 AM Beth Molaro with Airdance (Rodshyney Miller fiddle David Surrette guitarmandolin Mary Cay Brass pianoaccordian Stuart Kenney bassbanJO Sam Zucchini percussion 330-700 AM Chrissy Fowler with Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox fiddle bodshyhran Peter Macfarlane fiddle Brian Perkins boushyzoukimandolin Rick Klein guitar) Info (802) 257-1006 infodawndanceorg or wwwdawndanceorg
10-12 Star Hampshire Star Island Conference Center Isle of Shoals NH David Millstone teaching contras squares English amp couple dancing with Crazy Quilt (Mary Lea Anna Patton Seth Houston Will Patton) singing with John Roberts amp Tony Barrand Info Patshyrick Stevens (603) 436-8372 day or 431-4849 eve pstevensoakpointcom
17-19 Autumn Gender-Free Dance Camp New camp site Camp Circle Lodge Sylvan Lake NY Contra Joseph Pimentel with Flapjack Israeli Danny Pollock and English country dancing Graham Christian Info wwwlcfdorg
October 22-24 Columbus Country Dance Weekend with Bare Neshycessities Columbus OH 3 English country dance workshops and a ball a contra dance (with Kathy Anshyderson calling) Friday evening a Scottish country dance on Sunday afternoon Info Sue swartell casorg or wwwbigsciotycomshawhtml
Saturday 16 Sparkling Waters Southern California Playford Ball Sponsored by South Bay English Country Dance (SBECD) Long Beach CA Ben Rotenberg with Festivshyity Info wwwgeocitiescomsbecd playfordplayford_ fronthtml
November 6-7 NOMAD Wilbur Cross High School New Haven CT
February 2005 15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcom mcfarlandl
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
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Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
especially during the summermonths
MONDAYS THURSDAYS Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 Of billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-for-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 78-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcwww contra html
810 Summer Roundup Jacob Bloom with Rose White Mark Schneider amp others music Victor Troll Nell amp Emily Wright friends amp sit-ins Student Center Sala de Puerto Rico (2nd Floor) 914 Fall Welcome Party Beginner Special I Tony Saletan with Dave Reiner Cal Howard amp friends Sala de Puerto Rico 928 Equinox Party Beginner Speshycialll Laura Johannes with einsteins little homunshyculus Lobby 13 1012 Columbus Day Party Tony Saletan with The Nematodes (Dave Nieman) sit-ins welcome Sala de Puerto Rico 1026 Halshyloween Party Laura Johannes with The Dixie Butterhounds Lobby 13 119 Veterans Day Party Ann Cowan with einsteins little homunculus 1116 Thanksgiving Klezmer-Style Party Jacob Bloom December 7 Fall Finale 12114 Holiday Party
2nd amp4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 6 30 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorglThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potshyluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan Elberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiLcom or VMIW trillianmitedu-jct RJhtml
SATURDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Comer of Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-11 PM unless noted $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviouf Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
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Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom orwwwswallow tail com
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore amp friends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1 st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or wwwcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott amp friends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant amp Minot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Ught refreshments $7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray1699yahoocom
September 4 Pamela Goddard with Ken Allen amp Mary Lea
October 2 Bonny Broome Graham Christian with Pat MacPherson amp lydia ievins
November 6 The Ruling Class Judi Rivkin with Pat MacPherson ampDoug Creighton
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 8shy11 $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
Sept 18 Judi Rivkin with Jessica Murrow amp Lise Brown
Beginning Oct 16 dance time will be 730-1030 PM
Oct 16 Scott Higgs with Mary Lea ampAnna Patton
Nov 20 Marcie Van Cleave
Dec 18 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse
Saturday September 18 An Afternoon of New amp Old Calculated Figures English Country Dances composed and called by Gary Roodman Complete familiality with dance figures necshyessary 2-5 PM Music by Mary Lea amp Karen Axelrod $8 Extra Stay for the Pleasure of the Town English Country Dance 8-11 PM
Sunday October 17 English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers Complete familiarity with dance figures necessary 2-5 PM Scott Higgs with Mary Lea Margaret Ann Martin amp Doug Creighton $10 Info Ruth at (413) 253-3828
West Kingston RI
SATURDAYS 918 102 1016 1030 1113 1127 English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Live music guest callers $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or CourthouseArtsorg
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
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Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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Office telephone
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Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
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If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
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Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
CDS Boston News The Newsletter of the Country Dance Society Boston Centre
Winter 2004-2005
From the President Well we successfully got through Halloween
and even survived the horrors of another election Once again we plunge into the dark of winter Each year I am more surprised by the rapidity with which we leave the summer behind~--what snow already Those lucky enough to live among trees have piled up the leaves for recycling and we hunker down
We poke a stick in the eye of the coming winter by celebrating by feasting by dancing our way through the cold perhaps by raising a sword-lock which has sometimes felt to me like a way of saying See The sun will come back
Every tradition seems to recognize the onset of winter with a feast-perhaps this is no more than a way to avoid feeding the animals throughout the winter with that which would better feed us But all such festivities usually seem to involve dancshying-whether its that sword-lock or the kids running and dancing their way from house to house deshymanding candy with threats of trickery or Mom and Pop dancing in the kitchen while Bing dreams of a white Christmas
Ju~t a few decaes ago when agriculture kept us closely mtegrated With the seasons the coming winshyter was a time when we would need to assert our mastery in many ways We would cut trees to ensure that we had fuel to keep ourselves warm-no other creature deals with fire as anything but a terrifying enemy Other kinds of mastery were more subtle we needed to measure out our food to predict whether or not it would last through the hungry gap of the early spring We devised techniques for measuring volumes weights and times to enhance our survival skills in a marginal climate This kind of necessity vas t~y mother to smne of our most important mvenUons
Winter was the time to repair things-vessels our clothes our tools-it was a time for all those
Winter Season Tickets On Sale This Christmas give yourself and CDS a presshy
ent by buymg one of our Vinter Season Tickets Ticket prices are $120 good until the end of March 2005 It admits ticket holders to all of our winter Wednesday and First Friday dances plus our two Sunday pre-Ball workshops and our 25th Playford Ball at the Perkins School for the Blind That amounts to a saving of $27 if admission to all of these events were purchased separately
In my experience as a ticket holder besides the savings its very nice to be able to walk into a dance and not have to stop to fish in my wallet for the adshymission charge Just say hello to the door sitter and wa~ on in It also feels good knowing that I amsupshyporting our wonderful dances even if I cant make a particular night
Being able to register for the Playford Ball ~thout any additional effort is an added perk espeshyCially as the beautiful location of our Ball this year makes it likely that it will sell out early
Tickets will go on sale with the publication of thi~ n~wsletter and will continue until January 5th which is the first Wednesday of the New Year
-Terry Gtiffnry RCD Chair
Winter Dance Party Playford Ball Highlight the ECD Winter Season
This winter shake off those January blues at our Winter Party Dance on Saturday January 29 at the Concord Scout House The event features the leadshying ofJacqueline Schwab and the music of Bare Neshycessities
Every year Jacqueline and the band tour the country but this is first time that theyve done the music and leading in Boston at a weekend party
From the President Contd on page 2 Winter English Dances Contti on page 2
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
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Deadline for Spring issue February 1 Covers from March through June
CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Thank You All Cal and Irene Howard wish to thank everyone for
their kindness and concern during and after Cals reshycent stroke Fortunately it was a mild one and hes already back to a little dancing and eventually expects to be his former self He is now driving and is again playing his several music gigs
We greatly appreciate the phone calls good wishes cards e-mails offers of help with transportashytion visits and goodies we look forward to seeing our friends on the dance floor real soon
October 28 2004
From the President Contdfrom page 1
pursuits we now think of as crafts but which were as recently as a century ago the most important techshynologies most people had
From the earliest times these necessary skills have offered a playground for our mental capacities as we devised motifs and patterns for decorating our arshytefacts labour that performs no obvious function Its possible we used one form of art as a way of memoshyrizing another Robert Graves claims in The White Godshydess that certain poetic rhythms were used to remind us of the right kind of hammer-blow for forging iron and I have often wondered if the paths of movement in a dance-step might be designed to recall a particular kind of weave
In the end the function is not material the dance of the paint-strokes across a pot or of the withies in a basket or the rhythm of the words in a ballad reshycounting some oral history all of these are perhaps most importantly exercises to keep our minds fit and flexible Perhaps our intellect is itself founded in such play In the deep past during the ice age we took time and effort to create musical instruments-drums from mammoth skulls flutes from femurs What kind of music did those ancestors make How did they dance
It humbles me to think how deep is our impulse to decorate to arrange patterns for the pleasure of it I am delighted to continue this kind of play dancing with my friends-with any luck itll keep me as young and fit as it does them
--Julian Cole
Winter English Dances Contdfrom page 1
dance For years many of us have enjoyed Jacqueshylines contributions to our Wednesday party dances Im looking forward to seeing what she comes up with when she has a whole evening to work with The dance goes from 800-11 00 P11 Admission is $10 for members $12 non-members
Our Winter Party will be the same weekend as the first Pre-Playford Ball Workshop so invite outshyof-town friends to make a weekend of it The workshyshop will be from 200-500 on Sunday afternoon January 30 at Park Avenue Congregational Church Ken Allen will be playing and Barbara Finney will be leading us through the fine points of the Ball dances Admission is $6 for those registered for the Ball $9 for others The Ball program promises to be one of the nicest in recent years including a good mix of old favorites like Astoria Lass Softly Good Tummas St Margarets Hill and Punchbowl as well as interesting new dances like Crown the Year and Familiar Quotations
The second Pre-Ball Workshop takes place on Sunday February 27 at the Church of Our Savior in Brookline with Helene Cornelius leading and J acshyqueline Schwab playing Those dancers who go to the first Friday dances in Brookline know what a treat Jacquelines playing is in this intimate hall These workshops are a must for those folks who want to go to the Ball but find Wednesdays someshytimes hard to get to
The 25th Playford Ball (our Silver Ball) returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Those who danced there in the early eighties reshymember how pretty the hall is Due to a change in policy for a long time the School decided not to rent to outside groups This year their policy changed again so were happy to return to that venue
Helene Cornelius will be 1fistress of Ceremoshynies with music provided by Bare Necessities The afternoon workshop will be led by Barbara Finney and Brad Foster with music by Karen Axelrod and Naomi 110rse Tickets for the Ball are $25 if we reshyceive your application by Jan 15 After that the price rises to $30 Winter Season Ticket holders are asshysured a place
As always dances on the evening of the Ball are talked through but not walked through so study in advance is necessary Dancers who are comfortable at our First Friday Experienced Dances or with the request periods on Wednesday shouldnt have a problem with the program
-Terry GaJfnry BCD Chair
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Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-Profit Org USPostage
PAID Boston MA
02139 Permit 58340
Deadline for Spring issue February 1 Covers from March through June
CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Boston Centre Program Info wwwcds-bostonorg or (781) 662-6710
English Country Dance
Wednesdays 982004 to 61222005 Park Avenue Congregational Church 730 to 1030 PM Helene Cornelius with Graham Christian Barbara Finshyney Brad Foster Robin Hayden Leslie Lassetter Linda Nelson ampJacqueline Schwab Music by Bare Necessishyties (Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Mary Lea Jacqueline Schwab) amp others $7 members $9 non-members $4 students ampbeginners
First Fridays for Experienced Dancers October to June Church of Our Saviour 8 15-11 PM For dancers thorshy0ughy familiar with basic English Country Dance figures All dances taught $9 $7 CDS members
December 3 Barbara Finney with Robert Sutter
January 7 George Fogg with Jacqueline Schwab
February 4 Robin Hayden with Roberta Sutter
March 4 Graham Christian with Jacqueline Schwab
2nd and 4th Friday Harvard Square English Series Through June 21 No dance the 4th Friday ofNovember and December
Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church 1555 Massachushysetts Avenue in Harvard Square Cambridge Leslie Lasshysetter Barbara Finney ampGraham Christian callers Ken Allen Jacqueline Scwab Jonathan Gilbert amp others music Students (with 10) $3 non-students $6 CDS members $5 Info httpWNWcds-bostonorgfridayhtml
Special Events
December 29 Wednesday Holiday party Park Avenue Congregashytional Church 730-1030 Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
January 1 CDS-Boston Holiday Party A gala English Country Dance party Scout House 730-11 PM Gene Murrow with Peter Barnes Mary Lea amp Jacqueline Schwab All dances will be taught Dessert buffet Festive attire Admission $12 at the door $5 for students
Saturday January 29 Winter Dance Party Concord Scout House 8-11 PM Jacqueline Schwab with Bare Necessities $10 memshybers $12 non-members
English Country Dance Listings Contd on page 4
New England Dance
Receive NEDC email announcements or snowstorm canshycellation news Sign up via email by sending a blank email to cdsbc-contra-subscribeyahoogroupscom or sign up via the webhttpgroupsyahoocomgroupl cdsbc-contra Further info Marks cell (857) 499-8907 wwwcds-bostonorg american nedccds-bostonorg cancellation announcements snow (617) 802-2905
Most events Concord Scout House Admission for most dances $8 members $10 non-members $6 students
First Friday Experienced Contra Dance $10 non members
December 3 On vacation (see Scout House Fundraiser under Speshycial Events)
January 7 Dan Pearl with Airdance (Rodney Miller fiddle David Surette mandolin Mary Cay Brass keyboard Stuart Kenney bass banjo Sam Zucchi ni percussion)
Febuary 4 Rick Mohr with Big Table (Judy Hyman fiddle Jeremiah McLane accord ian Larry Unger guitar Jeff Claus banjo uke amp guitar June Drucker bass)
March 4 Nils Fredland caller amp trombone with Ethan HazzardshyWatkins fiddle Anna Patton clarinet Jesse HazzardshyWatkins trumpet Marko Packard guitar flute sax)
Saturday Contra Dances 8-11 PM
December 4 8th Annual Holiday Art amp Craft Faire 930 AM-5 PM Free 30+ fine artisans Contra Dance 8-11 PM Barb Kirchner with Richoshychet (Amelia Masters fiddle Henry Yoshimura guitar (Several teen musicians will sit in the 2nd half of the evening)
Occasional Sundays Uncommon Events 730-1030 PM $9 non-members $7 members $5
February 13 Caller TBA with Lissa Schneckenberger fiddle David Kaynor fiddle Bruce Rosen keyboard
American Dance listings Contd on page 4
Addresses of Frequent Dance Locations
Park Avenue Congregational Church Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road Arlington Heights Scout House 74 Walden St Concord bull Church of Our Saviour Carlton and Monmouth Streets Brookline
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English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
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Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
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CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-Profit Org USPostage
PAID Boston MA
02139 Permit 58340
Deadline for Spring issue February 1 Covers from March through June
CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
English Country Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
Sunday January 30 First Pre-Playford Ball Workshop Park Avenue Congregational Church A chance to learn all the dances for this years Boston Ball 2-5 PM Barbara Finney with Ken Allen $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Sunday February 6 English-Scottish Party Church of Our Saviour Marianne Taylor with Anne Hooper amp Ken Allen $10 members $12 non-members $8 under 16
Wednesday February 16 Valentines Day Party Park Avenue Congregational Church 730-1030 PM Boston Centre leaders with members of Bare Necessities
Sunday February 27 Second Pre-Playford Ball Workshop_ Church of Our savior 2-5 PM Helene Cornelius with Jacqueline Schwab $6 for Ball registrants $9 all others
Saturday March 5 Boston Centres 25th Playford Ball The Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watershytown MA
Workshop_ Saturday 130-430 PM Barbara Finney amp Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Naomi Morse (violin)
Ball 8-12 PM Helene Cornelius Mistress of Ceremonies with Bare Necessities
To register send a check made out to CDSshyBoston Centre to Lyrl Ahern 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720 Tickets are $25 before January 15 $30 after
American Dance listings Contdfrom page 3
(Occasional Sundays Contd)
March 20 TBA
Special Events 8PM Friday Dec 3
Scout House Benefit amp Fundraiser Cosponsored by CDS Boston Wild Asparagus George Marshall calling concertina bodhran Becky Tracy fiddle Ann Percival piano amp guitar David Cantieni flute whistle bombard amp sax Stuart Kenney bass amp banjo Sam Bartlett special guest banjo amp mandoshylin $15
Saturday January 29 Springstep Medford MA Directions wwwspring steporg Lisa Greenleaf with Groovemongers (Reshybecca McCallum fiddle CW Abbott mandolin amp guitar Jane Knoeck keyboard amp accordion Mark Hellenberg percussion)
Dance in the New Year Mark your calendar for Saturday January 1~ 2005
for the annual CDS-Boston Holiday Party ()nce again ve vill welcome the new year with a gala Engshylish Country Dance party at the Scout House in Conshycord MA Gene Murrow will lead the dancing from 7 30 to 11 00 PlYf with wonderful music provided by Peter Barnes 11ary Lea and Jacqueline Schwab All are welcome and all dances will be taught As always a spectacular dessert buffet will be served at intermisshysion F estrve attire is encouraged Admission is $12 at the door $5 for students See you there
-~nnJacobs
Special Events amp Festivals
December 2004 5 Yuletide Cotillion Sts Cyril amp Methodius Croation Catholic Church NYC 3-7 PM Robin Hayden amp Bare Necessities Info Dancephone (212) 459-4080 or wwwcdnyorg
11 10th annual Christmas Ball Urbana IL 8 -11 PM Jane Hobgood amp Jonathan Sivier with the Flatland Consort $7 Info Jonathan Sivier jsivieruiucedu or (217) 359-8225 or wwwprairienetorgciecdxmashtml
15 Ease amp Elegance Fried deMetz Hermans annual English Country dance workshop amp party Info www geocitiescomlcdwestchesterease05htm or Fried (914) 834-9350
19 Yankee Ingenuity Christmas Cotillion Concord Scout House Reception 615 PM dance 645-1030 PM Peter Barnes Lise Brown Cal Howard Mary Lea Jack OConnor amp Tony Parlkes Attendance limited to 150 $15 ($17 at door) Tickets available from Cal
Special Events amp Festivals Contd on page 5
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Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
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Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
6
Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
7
CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-Profit Org USPostage
PAID Boston MA
02139 Permit 58340
Deadline for Spring issue February 1 Covers from March through June
CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Special Events amp Festivals Contdfrom page 4
Howard at Boston area dances or by mail from Cal Howard 6 Tami Line Burlington MA 01803 Info (781) 272-0396 or caldancegisnet
25 4th Saturday Experienced English Dance Berkeley CA 8 PM Bob Fraley Ric Goldman Sharon Green more with music by Jim Oakden Ruth Anne Fraley amp Shira Kammen Info sharongreenpostharvardedu
January 2005 14-16 18th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend University of New Hampshire Durham NH Mary DesshyRosiers Tony Parkes amp others with the Don Roy Trio Bob McQuillen Randy Miller amp Sarah Bauhan and Frank Ferrel Peter Barnes amp Jim Guinness $75 ($80 at door) 1 st Timer Special $50 Accomodations amp meals not included Info wwwneffaorg or registrar Bob Jervis (603) 672-3231 or rplwdanceryahoocom
15 (Martin Luther King weekend) Seattle Ball Laura Me Smith with Limeyland Pre-ball dance on Friday (open to all) with the Tricky Brits Info httpwwwrichardsonfamilyorgballapplicationhtml
22 Elm City Assembly 7th annual New Haven CT ECD Ball Alan Winston with music by Marshall Barron Grace Feldman Phoebe Barron amp Margaret Ann Martin Regshyistration forms at httppantheonyaleedu -bfr4NH English html
28-30 English Infusion Dance Weekend High Springs FL Gene Murrow Full Circle Irrational Exuberance amp more ECD rapper Morris and Molly workshops musicians workshop amp dance organizer discussion Info wwwgnvfdtnet-tbolkerinfusion or tbol kerfdtnet
February 1-8 Tropical Dance Vacation English Country Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands Helene Cornelius amp Scott Higgs with Bare Necessities Info (413) 323-9604 TDVwildasparaguscom Tropical Dance Vacation PO Box 602 Belchertown MA 01007 or WNW tropicaldance vacation com
10-17 Tropical Dance Vacation Contra amp Square Dance Week St Croix US Virgin Islands George Marshall amp Kathy Anderson with Wild Asparagus amp The Horse Flies Info See above (Feb 1-8)
15-14 A Nature amp Walking Trip for Dancers amp Friends in Tasmania $1095 includes sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info Ken McFarland 3875 Geist Road E323 Fairbanks AK 99709-3549 (800) 822-3435 ken_ mcfarlandearthlinknet or wwwreeljigcommcfarland
15-25 English Dancing in Southeast Australia Australian caller John Garden with music by Peter Barnes Earl Gaddis Duncan Smith amp Australian musicians $1075 includes Sightseeing and meals in itinerary Info see above (a Ken McFarland trip)
18-20 Dancing with the Gods Weekend Gainsville Oldtime Dance Society Gainesville FL Lisa Greenleaf amp Seth Tepfer with the Groovemongers amp the Percolators Info Elaine (352) 219-6929 dancingwiththegods yahoocom or wwwafnorggodsdance-weekend
26 February Fling Trenton NJAfternoon dance 230-5 PM evening dance 730-11 PM Scott Higgs with Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm Barbara Greenberg Paul Prestopino Kathy Talvitie) Info Pat McDonnell at pjmna2knet lambertville countrydancersorgECD index html or lambertville countrydancersorglfling 2005html
March
Tropical Dance Vacation Contra Dance Week Big Island Hawaii George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Info See above (Feb 1-8)
April 1-3 11th Annual Cascade Contras Dance and Music Camp Eugene Folklore Society SKY Camp near Eugene OR Sue Rosen amp Ed Hall with Latter Day lizshyards (Peter Barnes Bill Tomczak Dave Langford amp Corey Di Mario) amp Jamie Lavals trio (Jamie Laval Hans York amp Jon Hamar) Info Lia Davis (541) 344shy7764 or efsefnorg
29-May 1 18th Annual FRIED-for-ALL weekend workshop for experienced English dancers Community Center Leshynox MA Fried de Metz Herman with music by A Joyful Noise (Kathy Talvitie Barbara Greenberg amp Daniel Beerbohm) Info Judy at (518) 758-1645 or jbgrunberkcom
June 24-26 Across the Lake ECD on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain Elley-Long Music Center Colchester VT Brad Foster ampBare Necessities Fri evening party for experienced dancers Sat afternoon workshop amp eveshyning gala all levels Sun brunch amp informal dance Info Val Medve (802) 899-2378 or valandtom together net wwwthedancegypsycomeventsacross thelakepdf or wwwmysiteverizonnetvze87r1nindex html
5
Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
6
Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
7
CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-Profit Org USPostage
PAID Boston MA
02139 Permit 58340
Deadline for Spring issue February 1 Covers from March through June
CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Other Regular Boston Area Dances Call first to check details and directions
MONDAYS SATURDAYS
Yankee Ingenuity Scout House Contra Series Conshycord Scout House 730-1030 PM Various callers amp musicians Info (781) 272-0396 or (781) 259-8442
Scottish Country Dancing Springstep Medford MA 745-1015 PM Live music $7 $4 student Info Laura Billmers (781) 862-1950 or billmersrcncom
TUESDAYS
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Contra Dance for All MIT Sponsored by MIT Folk Dance Club amp Music-far-Robin A dance that especially encourages beginning callers musicians amp dancers Physical Education Credit availshyable for attending 6 sessions September 14 to Decemshyber 7 8-1030 PM Band sit-ins welcome $5 MIT amp Wellesley students free No partner needed all dances taught Prospective callers amp musicians (617) 354-0864 or acowan3earthlinknet Info (617) 354-0864 MIT Folk Dance Club (617) 253-FOLK or mitedufdcWINW contra htm I
2nd amp 4th Tuesdays Boston Gender Free English Country Dance (Experienced on 5th Tuesday) First Church of Jamaica Plain UU Centre amp Eliot Sts 730-10 PM Come at 630 PM with a brown bag dinner amp soshycialize Various leaders $7 Info Jill (617) 678- 617 Dean (617) 480-3645 or wwwlcfdorgbgfe
THURSDAYS
New England Contras amp Squares VFW Hall 688 Huron Ave Cambridge 8-11 PM $6 Info NEFFA (781) 662-6710 Cal (781) 272-0396 Dan (508) 229shy2854 or wwwneffaorgThurshtml
FRIDAYS
2nd Fridays Contras Squares amp Couple Dances Unitarian Church in Carlisle MA 800-1030 PM potluck at 630 Walter Lenk with OConnors Mob $5 Info (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-3353
3rd Fridays through June Roaring Jelly Contras and Squares 1st Parish Church 7 Harrington Road Lexshyington MA Beginners 745 dance 8-11 PM Susan EIshyberger with Debby Knight $6 Info (781) 944-3544 RoaringJellyhotmaiJcom or wwwtrillianmitedu-jc RJhtml
New England Contras amp Squares Concord Scout House 8-11 PM $7
1st Sat Various callers amp bands Check for flyers Often Swing Dances sometimes Contra or English events 2nd Sat Tony Saletan with Concord Country Dance Band Info (978) 369-4462
3rd Sat Beth Parkes with Swinging on a Gate Info (978) 667-7459
4th Sat Walter Lenk with Jack OConnor and Debby Knight (617) 547-7781 or (978) 369-1232
Gender Role-Free New England Contra amp Square Dances 1 st Church of Jamaica Plain (UnitarianshyUniversalist) Corner of Centre amp Eliot Sts 7 30-11 PM unless noted December 11 Holiday Dance Party Sue Rosen with Phantom Power (includes Bruce Rosen (piano) Lissa Schneckenberger (fiddle) Corey DiMario (double bass) $5 before 8 PM $6 after Info Janet (617) 522-2216 Peter (617) 971-0828 or Chris (617) 469-4732 or wwwlcfdorgjp
SUNDAYS
Scottish Country Dance Church of Our Saviour Carleton amp Monmouth Sts Brookline 630-830 PM $4 Info (617) 325-6657
Family Dances Sponsored by NEFFA and Folk Arts Center Concord Scout House Music by Cal Howard amp friends 125 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Regina Laskowski 12 Folk amp Contra Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Tony Saletan 116 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Tony Saletan 216 Folk amp Contra Dance with Rick Mohr amp Judith StamesshyHamilton 2120 International Folk Dance with Judith Stames-Hamilton amp Marcie Van Cleave 36 Internashytional Folk Dance with Regina Laskowski amp Marcie Van Cleave 320 New England Square amp Contra Dance with Sarah Gragory Smith amp Jacob Bloom All dances taught Ages 5 and up $5 $20 family max Info FAC (781) 662-7476 or NEFFA (781) 662-6710
wwwcds-bostonorg
Office (781) 662-6710
6
Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
7
CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-Profit Org USPostage
PAID Boston MA
02139 Permit 58340
Deadline for Spring issue February 1 Covers from March through June
CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
Outside the Boston Area CaD before you travel
Contras Greenfield MA
3rd Friday Contra dance at the Guiding Star Grange 401 Chapman St 8 PM-midnight $6 Info (802) 254shy2874 or bromczaksovernet
South Amherst MA
2nd Saturday Contra Dance Munson Library Music by Swallowtail Beginners 8 PM dance 830 $6 Info Ron (413) 253-5638 ronswallowtailcom or wwwswallow tailcom
4th Saturday Contra Dance Callers Susan Conger Susie Secco guests 830 PM $6 Info Susan (413) 367-9269 or scongershaysnetcom
Dennis MA (Cape Cod)
4th Saturday Contra Dance Carelton Hall Old Bass River Rd Music by Stuart Moore ampfriends Info (508) 096-9272
Cranston RI Saturdays Greater Providence Contradance Oakshylawn Grange Wheelock St 8-11 PM $5 Info (401) 828-3229
Deerfield NH Deerfield New England Country Dances 1st Saturshydays Town Hall Deerfield 8-11 PM Info Marianne Taylor (603) 463-7771
Kingston NH
4th Saturday Dancing Cat Contras Town Hall 163 Main St Dessert potluck 8 PM dance 830-11 30 PM $8 $5 students Info (603) 679-5448 galetwood earthlinknet or WNWcontradancelinkscomdancing cathtml
Enfield Shaker Museum (NH)
3rd Saturday Contra Dance Rt 4A Enfield NH 7 PM $5 Info wwwshakermuseumorg or (603) 632shy4346
English Country Dance Cape Cod
3rd Friday No dance in December Lively and Elegant English Country Dance on Cape Cod East Sandwich Grange 85 Old County Road East Sandwich MA Priscilla Adams amp Linda Nelson with Jan Elliott ampfriends $8 $6 studentsseniors Info (508) 428-4231 or (508) 540-1151
New Hampshire
SUNDAYS 2nd Sunday Sept-June English Country Dance in New Hampshire Presidental Oaks (Odd Fellows Home) Pleasant ampMinot Sts Concord 630-930 PM Marianne Taylor calling $7 $6 members Info Dave Bateman (603) 886-5071 Marianne Taylor (603) 463-77771 or taylorgormanjunocom or httppeoplestarnetlblw dance english html
South Amherst MA at the Munson Library wwwamherstecdorg
MONDAYS
English Country Dancing Robin Hayden with live mushysic $6 Info Robin at (413) 256-8260 SATURDAYS
1st Saturday Amherst Assembly 745-1045 PM Grashyham Christian various musicians Special refreshments
$7 Info Graham (617) 566-1972 or bray 1699yahoocom
3rd Saturday Pleasures of the Town English Counshytry Dance amp30-1030 PM Music Joyce Crouch amp Doug Creighton 1218 Brad Foster with Naomi Morse $7 Info (413) 253-3828 madrobinjavanetcom or wwwamherstecdorg
March 20
English Country Dance for Advanced Dancers 2-5 PM Brad Foster with Karen Axelrod piano Doug Creighton flute ampmelodeon amp Naomi Morse violin Info (413) 253-3828 or madrobinjavanetcom
West Kingson RI
SATURDAYS
English Country Dancing Courthouse Center for the Arts 3481 Kingston Rd West Kingston RI 730-1030 PM Line music guest callers 212 Sue Rosen 226 Linda Nelson 312 Mary Jones 326 Michael Cicone 42 Barbara Finney 416 Chris Ariel 430 Peter Leishybert 57 Helene Cornelius $8 Info John Buscaglia amp Susan Shaw (401) 539-3009 or wwwCourthouseArts org
7
CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Non-Profit Org USPostage
PAID Boston MA
02139 Permit 58340
Deadline for Spring issue February 1 Covers from March through June
CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers
CDS Boston Centre PMB282 1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
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CDS Boston Centre Meetings
All meetings are open and all members are welcome Please ask a committee member or officer for date time and place--or call the office at (781) 6626710
Boston Centres website wwwcds-bostonorg
Office telephone
(781) 662-6710
Communicating with the Board
If you are planning an event or some other matter requiring conshysideration by the CDS Boston Centre Board please send a brief summary to
presidentcds-bostonorg
or
CDS Boston Centre PMB282
1770 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02140
To Contact the Editor
If you are planning an event write it up Send articles or anshynouncements bye-mail with NO formatting or attachments to
editorcds-bostonorg
or by snail-mail to
Lyrl Ahem 298 Central Street Acton MA 01720-2444
Phone Art Anger (781) 899-8702 to arrange delivery of flyers