This week's C'ville-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

1. Weds. - Renaissance Dance at MAC in C'ville
2. Friday - Contra at MAC in C'ville
3. Saturday - Contra in Richmond
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1. Weds., July 5 - Renaissance Dance at MAC in C'ville

Renaissance Dance, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7PM, Charlottesville
Municipal Arts Center.  No admission, but donations to cover the cost of the
hall appreciated.  Primarily English Country Dance of the early seventeenth
century and Italian dance of the late 16th.  No experience required,
no partner required. For more info, contact David Oxford at dmo at pqa.com
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2. Friday, July 7 - Contra at MAC in C'ville

    The band:    Fridley's Gap - Mike Williams (fiddle),  Buck Smith
(mandolin),
                             Jim Scott (guitar) & Two Gun Terry (guitarron)
    The caller:   Bill Wellington

    Dance is every 1st, & 3rd Fri, 8-11 PM.
    Beginners' workshop at 7:30. $7 admission ($4 after 9:30, youths 12 -18
    $4 & under 12 free).

Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes.

Check the website for current news and directions:
  http://www.contracorners.com
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3. Saturday, July 8 - Contra in Richmond

TADAMS presents it's Richmond Contra Dance each 2nd and 4th Saturday.
Caller: Gwyn Williams

Admission: $5 members/students; $8 non-members

Open Band eXperience
Saturday July 8, 2006
6:00-7:45 pm (workshop)
8:00-11:00 pm (dance)
Lewis Ginter Recreation Center
3421 Hawthorne Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227

Join Steve Shuring to participate in a music workshop on "How to be a good
dance band" and then demonstrate your mastery of the material by playing for
a contra dance that evening! Even if you can't make it to the workshop, join
the band at 7:45 pm ready to play.

What to bring:
· Instruments (come early to tune up)
· Music stands (if appropriate)
· Music (fake books)
· Water bottle
· Pencil and Notebook


Note: This is not a jam session. Rather, it is an attempt to make a cohesive
unit out of people who want to play for dances. Come ready to work and play!

Partial Tune List
St. Anne's Reel (D)
Childgrove (Am)
Staten Island Hornpipe (D)
Haste to the Wedding (D)
Road to Lisdoonvarna (Em)
Whiskey Before Breakfast (D)
Jefferson and Liberty (Am)
Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (D)
Southwind
Ashokan Farewell
Petronella (D)
March of Timothy (G)
Jamie Allen (G)
Round the Horn (G)
Over the Waterfall (D)

Questions? Contact Steve Shuring: suhring at jlab.org

For directions and more info, check the TADAMS web site at:
            http://home.comcast.net/~richmondva/TADAMS/home.htm