This week's C'ville-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

1. Weds. - Renaissance Dance at UV New Cabell Hall room 123 ?
2. Weds. - Irish Set Dance Class in C'ville
3. Friday - Contra at MAC in C'ville
4. Saturday - Contra at Mary Baldwin in Staunton
5. See photos from the 2007 Bean King Party
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1. Weds., Jan. 17 - Renaissance Dance at UV New Cabell Hall room 123 ?

. Renaissance Dance, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7PM.

  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 and to verify location,
contact David Oxford at: dmo at pqa.com
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2.  Weds., Jan. 17 - Irish Set Dance Class in C'ville


The Blue Ridge Irish Music School (BRIMS) will hold an Irish Set Dance class
with live music Wed. Jan. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Westminster House,
214 Rugby Road in Charlottesville (the former Prism site at the corner of
Gordon and Rugby.)
Dances will be taught and called.  Please bring sneaker-type shoes in
addition to your regular dance shoes; parts of the new wooden floor are
sometimes slippery.

Special instruction for beginners will start at 6:45 p.m.
Cost is $7 for dancers and $3 for spectators.

BRIMS will offer these "third-Wednesday" set dance classes through April.
Dancers may choose to pay $20 for the 4-month series on Jan. 17 rather than
$7 at the door each time.
Dances taught at these classes will be danced at BRIMS "first-Sunday" Irish
ceilis (dance parties) at Westminster House starting the evening of Feb. 4,
2007.
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3. Friday, Jan. 19 - Contra at MAC in C'ville

    The band:    Dot Dot Dash - Bill Anderson (fiddle), John Hildreth
(guitar),
                        Joel Keebler (bass) & Matt Livingston (mandolin)
    The caller:   Gretchen Caldwell

    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, Jan. 20 - Contra at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton

Beginners Workshop: 7:30 PM
Dance: 8:00 PM

Mary Baldwin College Physical Activities Building
Admission $6.00 (Mary Baldwin students - free)

    The band:    ?
    The caller:    ?

Directions:

    From Exit 222 on I-81 (just North of I-64) turn right onto Rt. 250
(west) towards Staunton.
    Turn right onto Statler Blvd. (at Auto Zone). Cross Commerce Road (Rt.
11) and continue on
    Statler Blvd. At Coalter St. stoplight (next to 7-Eleven), go straight
on Edgewood Rd.
    At next stoplight go left on Augusta St. Go 3 blocks and turn left on
Tams St. (next to
    Shifflets Cleaners).  Go 1-1/2 blocks and MBC Physical Activities
Building is on right.

    Call: 540-280-2330 (cell),  540-280-2335 (cell), or 540-350-4344 (home)
with questions.
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5. See photos from the 2007 Bean King Party

pictures from the Bean King party on January 6, 2007
(at Becky Cohen's and Rick Martin's home)
are here:
http://www.art-rageous.net/BeanKingParty2007.html