From celtic at cfl.rr.com Wed Oct 14 01:57:09 2009 From: celtic at cfl.rr.com (Celtic Tapestry (Rob Killam)) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:57:09 -0400 Subject: [CB Contra] It's Contra Time Again! Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20091014015435.042f73a8@pop-server.cfl.rr.com> Greetings one and all! Once again, it's time for the third Friday Contra Dance at Tropical Haven in Melbourne. Last contra dance in the area before Halloween (Casselberry regulars excepted). This month, Loc Caballeros con Pantalones del Fuego will be playing the tunes, and Brian Kushner from South Florida will be calling. The Details: Date: Friday October 16, 2009 Time: 8:00 PM, with instruction starting at 7:30 Place: Tropical Haven - 1205 Eddie Allen Road, Melbourne Dance Cost: Adults $8 Children under 17 $5 So bring a friend and your dancing shoes (non-marking please) and join us. Cool comfortable clothes are encouraged. The event is alcohol and smoke free. If you feel inclined, please bring a snack to share for our "pot luck" snacks during the break. Also, as a favor to dancers who are sensitive or allergic, please refrain from wearing cologne or perfume. Thanks. For more information, call Jere Proctor (321) 409-8808 or Anne Carlson at (321) 536-8808 You can also check the website: http://cocoabeachcontra.org/ Rob From celtic at cfl.rr.com Wed Oct 14 02:00:36 2009 From: celtic at cfl.rr.com (Celtic Tapestry (Rob Killam)) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:00:36 -0400 Subject: [CB Contra] Halloween weekend dance in High Springs FL Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20091014015831.042f6e00@pop-server.cfl.rr.com> For you serious travelling dancers, from Tara Bolker ... If you are and English dancer who really likes contras you'll love this weekend. AND, if you are a contra dancer who's willing to try something just a little bit different, who likes heys and gypsies, intuitive flowing dances to terrific driving tunes and, of course, the occasional waltz, then you'll love this weekend too! This English Infusion weekend, October 30 through November 1, has been put together with the exuberant contra dancer in mind. These are not those stuffy or quaint country dances--we've left out anything that's too fussy, esoteric or sedate for the unconverted. We know you that many people who come won't have any intention of ever doing ECD again after the weekend so we're making sure this one time you might is really FUN. The Big FAQ: Can I just sign up for Saturday night? The Big Answer: No. Partly because of the warm fuzzy community stuff that happens when you hang around in the woods with the same bunch of people for a few days; partly because we'll be doing some pretty advanced dances by Saturday night and it's a whole lot more satisfying when everyone's already had a chance to work out a few challenging figures together. Master caller Brad Foster from Amherst, MA is our featured talent. He has been dancing and teaching English country, contras and squares, and morris and sword for over 40 years. He is well known for sharing the joy found in dance, and has taught throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, including at Berea, Pinewoods, Mendocino, John C. Campbell Folk School and Augusta. He is Executive and Artistic Director of the Country Dance and Song Society, a post he has held for over 25 years. He is also a founder of the Bay Area Country Dance Society as well as co-founder of their Mendocino English and American dance weeks. The music will be hot, cool, funky, spooky, energizing and beautiful. The various sounds of Full Circle (fiddle, saxophone, whistles, guitar and bass), Kumquat Kapers (fiddle, guitar, flute and percussion) and Hogtown Fancy (fiddle, recorder, theorbo and archlute)suit the mood of each and every dance. Friday night's dance begins and ends with no-walk-through contras and has a few well-placed English and crossover dances sandwiched between--so you can hit the floor dancing and pick up a couple new moves right away. Saturday night's four-hour costumed ball has a wonderful assortment of contra and modern English dances--with some I dare you to tell the difference--along with a singing square and a waltz or two. (Did you know that there are English dances with swings? Or that things like gypsies, heys and figure eights came to contra from English in the 80s??) Find out more about the schedule on the website, www.tarabolker.com/infusion. The weekend is a bargain! Prices include tasty and substantial meals and refreshments for the entire weekend. There's a reduced rate for under 21s and there's still a couple of work scholarships available. Find the details at www.tarabolker.com/infusion. Hope you can come--it's going to be one heck of a party! --Tara