This week's C'ville-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

1. Weds. - Renaissance Dance at MAC in C'ville
2. Weds. - Irish Set Dance Class in C'ville
3. Sat. - Contra in Richmond
4. Sunday - Contra Corners in Greenwood
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1. 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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2. Weds., Sept. 20 - Irish Set 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.
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3. Saturday, Sept. 23 - Contra in Richmond

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

Beginner's Workshop:    7:00 PM
Dance:                            8:00 - 11:00 PM

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

    The band:    Orion - Steve Suhring (fiddle), Bill Hunt (guitar),
                        Joe Healey (banjo & hammered dulcimer)
                        & Ken Veazey (piano)
    The caller:   Ben Allbrandt

For directions and more info, check the TADAMS web site at:
            http://home.comcast.net/~richmondva/TADAMS/home.htm
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4. Sunday, Sept. 24 - Contra Corners in Greenwood

Beginner's workshop at 6:00 PM
Dance 6:30 - 9:30 PM

    The band:    Government Contra Act -
                        Andrew Marcus (accordion, doumbek),
                        Kendall Rogers (keyboards, bodhranm whistle),
                        & Michael Ferguson (hammered dulcimer, didgeridoo,
trombone,
                        electric drum kit)
    The caller:   Paul Rosen

Directions to the Greenwood Community Center: Take I-64 to Route 250 (Crozet
exit). Go west to 690 (right turn) to 691 (right again) in Greenwood. The
Greenwood Community Center is on the right.