This week's C'ville-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

1. Weds. - Open Waltz in C'ville
2. Thursday - Zydeco dance in Richmond
3. Friday - Contra at MAC in C'ville
4. Saturday - Contra in Staunton
5. Next Weds. - Renaissance Dance at MAC in C'ville
6. Next Weds. - Irish Step Dance Class in C'ville
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1. Weds., Sept. 13 - Open Waltz in C'ville

Our first open waltz of the season will be Wed. Sept. 13, 7-9PM at the
Burnley-Moran gym.  Music by Laura Light and George Paul.  Donation of $4-5
appreciated.  More info: 244-7858
  Also, fall waltz class begins on Thurs. Sept. 21, Burnley-Moran gym. 6PM .
Call Gaye for more info.  244-7858
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2. Thursday, Sept. 14 - Zydeco dance in Richmond

SEPTEMBER ZYDECO DANCE
September 14 Thursday
COREY LEDET & his ZYDECO BAND
Show your Swingin' on the Tracks stub or stamp and get $2 off admission.
@ Arthur's Restaurant & Night Club: Inns of Virginia Motel, 5215 W.
Broad St., Richmond VA (1 block west of Willow Lawn, near Extra Billy's)
A CreoleArts production - monthly shows since 1998
Admission $10 : Dance Lesson 7; Music 8 - 11
Wood dance floor, friendly staff, easy parking, food & full bar, plenty
of dance partners, good perches for chatters and toe-tappers
FFIC: t.moser at comcast.net : 804-288-2800
http://www.innsofvirginia.com/Richmond.html
http://www.coreyledet.com
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3. Friday, Sept. 15 - Contra at MAC in C'ville

    The band:    Morrison Brothers - Jim Morrison (fiddle), Owen Morrison
(guitar)
                        & Will Morrison (drums)
    The caller:   Tom Hinds

    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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4. Saturday, Sept. 16 -  Contra in Staunton

Band - The Toad Mamas
Caller - Bill Wellington

At the Mary Baldwin Physical Activities Building,
Tams St, Staunton , VA

 8pm-11pm
 beginner's workshop at 7:30
Admission: $6 adults, $3 teens 12-18

Call 540-280-2330 or 540-280-2335 for info

Directions:

>From exit 222 on I 81
. Turn right onto Rte 250 (west) toward Staunton.
. Turn right onto Statler Boulevard (at the AutoZone).
. Cross Commerce Road (Rte 11) and continue on Statler
Blvd.
. At the Coalter St. stoplight (next to Seven Eleven) go
straight ahead onto Edgewood Road.
. At the next stop light go left onto Augusta Street.
. Go three blocks and turn left on Tams St. (next to
Shiplett's Cleaners)
. Go 1 ½ block and the Physical Activities Building is
on the right.
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5. Next Weds., Sept. 20 - 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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6. Next Weds., Sept. 20 - Irish Step Dance Class in C'ville

The Blue Ridge Irish Music School will hold an Irish Set Dance Workshop Wed.
Sep. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church on Rugby Road in Charlottesville.  Special instruction
for beginners will start at 6:45 p.m.  Park in the lot behind the church in
the area closest to Gordon Avenue, near the former Prism Coffeehouse
building.  Enter the door to the Fellowship Hall of the church complex from
this lot.  Subsequent workshops will be held the third Wednesday of the
month in the former Prism space.  On Sep. 20, dancers may pay $20 for the
entire series Sep.through Dec. 2006, or $7 at the door each month.
Spectators are admitted for $3.   See www.setdancingnews.net for details
about Irish set dancing worldwide.