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Dance Weekend Schedule

Friday, April 21


Russel Acton Folk Center

 6:30 PM: Registration begins

8:00 PM - 11:15 PM: Contra dance

Band: Wild Asparagus

Caller: George Marshall

Saturday, April 22 DRAFT

Russel Acton Folk Center  ------  DRAFT -----

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM: 

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM: Playing in a contra dance band, Becky Tracy/David Cantieni.

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM: Ceili - Irish Folk Dance, Amelia Gardiner, McTeggart instructor.

1:00 PM   -   1:50 PM: Squares, George Marshall + band

2:00 PM   -   2:50 PM: Dances of the World, Deborah Denenfeld, Tom Cunningham and Kate Sanders.

3:00 PM   -   3:50 PM: English Country, Deborah Thompson, Tom Cunningham or W.A.

4:00 PM   -   5:00 PM: Challenging contras, Wild Asparagus.


128 North Broadway, upstairs

10:30 AM - 11:50 AM: Israeli Folk Dance - Deborah Denenfeld/Tom Cunningham and Kate Sanders.

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM: Morris dancing - Bryce Carlberg/Tom Cunningham and Kate Sanders.

1:30 PM   -   2:30 PM: Shape note singing.

Folk Center office

11:00 AM: Callers' workshop, theories and discussion, George Marshall.

Memorial Park Pavillon or Union Church

10 AM - 12:30: Old-time jam session, Deborah Thompson/Chip Bailey.

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Storytelling, Bruce Spencer/Chip Bailey. 


 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Evening buffet (pre-paid)

Clean-up begins 7:15 PM

 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Wild Asparagus

Russel Acton Folk Center

After party

11:45 PM - 1:00 AM 

 Russel Acton Folk Center.

Sunday, April 23

9:00 AM -10:45 AM: Breakfast (pre-paid)

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM: Morning and folk singing song, Ann Percival, Mark Murphy

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Open waltz, couples dance

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Wild Asparagus


EXTRA  -  EXTRA

Sunday 7:00 PM: FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT - Celtic/World music concert. 

Admission:  Donations. 

Playing in a contra dance band. From a previous event.

Workshop instructors include: George Marshall, Becky Tracy, Mark Pokey Hellenberg, Mark Murphy, David Cantieni, Ann Percival, Deborah Denenfeld, Deborah Thompson.



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