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Last update: February 11, at 11:30 PM
The next dance is February 23, 2025
it's a long stretch between holidays at this time of year. Might as well break the doldrums with a bit of English Country Dance on the last Sunday in February.
Would love to have you join us when next we dance.
3 - 5 PM
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
$5 at the door
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If you are confident (to the extent that you can be confident) that you will not be spreading (covid, flu, a cold) then you are welcome to join us. Some of us take the added protection of wearing a mask while dancing and that is encouraged.
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Dance Opportunities Coming up in the "Area"
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Durham, NC Spring Dancefest
March 8-9, 2025 featuring the calling of Jenna Simpson
Music by Julie Gorka (piano), Dean Herington (clarinet, piano), Joey O'Donnell (viola), Walt Robinson (recorders), Mara Shea (fiddle), and friends.
https://sunassembly.org/spring-dancefest/
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Nashville Playford Ball Weekend
March 21-23, 2025
Joanna Reiner calling
music by Constellation: Rachel Bell (accordion), Susan Kevra (clarinet) & Dave Wiesler (piano)
https://www.nashvillecountrydancers.org/playford-ball
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Melt into Spring English Country Dance Weekend, Ann Arbor, MI
March 28-29, 2025
Brad Foster calling to the music of
Debbie Jackson, Josh Burdick, and Matt McCoy
https://aactmad.org/melt-into-spring/
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Pitt's Maggot Weekend, Pittsburgh, PA
April 4-6, 2025
David Smuker calling to the music of Hot Toddy
https://cdssp.org/?page_id=634
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Lafayette Dinner and Grand Ball, Pendennis Club, Louisville, KY
May 10, 2025
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A list of English (and contra) dance events in North America is at
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- Want to know more about English Country Dance?
HERE IS A VIDEO explaining ECD to new dancers:
http://www.henryandjacqui.com/ECD/
Wikipedia’s description is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_country_dance
Traveling? A list of ECD groups across the USA can be found at:
http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/ecd/hotbeds.htmlx
Want to travel to an ECD Event? Here is a list of special events and weekends :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y6q3Ff6bp3iUYG8ZQM1kv1rK7EvIf-TykX4795N7Xsw/edit?usp=sharing
Or, go to the CDSS calendar for events and weekends that include more than English Country Dance:
A general source of dance information with links to ECD, ceilidh, and other dance information.
Be warned, once you go here you are at risk of losing a couple of hours.
https://www.webfeet.org/efolk/
Animations of lots of dances.
http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/Dance.html
A set of videos showing how to do 22 formations:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98115A77C0A52C39
Alan Winston’s ECD Mailing List (Discussion group) and links to more than you thought you wanted to know:
http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/%7Ewinston/ecd.htmlx
English dance is slow and stately? Uhmmm, check out this video of the London Folk Dance display team:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIOMCz0jFc