This week's C'villr-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

The new dance season begins!

1. Tuesday - International Folk Dance in C'ville
2. Friday - Contra at MAC in C'ville
3. Friday thru Sunday AM - Rockbridge Mountain Music & Dance Festival
4. Saturday - Contra in Floyd
5.  Sunday - Contra Corners in Greenwood
6. Next Tuesday - International Folk Dance in C'ville
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1. Tuesday, Sept. 4 - International Folk Dance in C'ville

Charlottesville International Folk Dancers will have their weekly dance on
Tuesday evenings from 6 - 8:30 p.m.  This will be held at the Senior Center
(1180 Pepsi Place). Join people of all ages for teaching and recreational
dancing from cultures all over the world.

For questions:  please call Elias Plaza-Meyer (434-974-6250)
or Sue Chase (540-456-8176).
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2. Friday, Sept. 7 - Contra at MAC in C'ville

    The band:    Floorplay - Paul Rosen (mandolin, fiddle & accordion)
                        Mary Prendergast (piano) & Aaron Lamb (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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3. Friday thru Sunday AM - Rockbridge Mountain Music & Dance Festival
    Sept. 7 - 9, Glen Maury Park, Buena Visa, VA

Old Time bands, Instrument Playing & Workshops
Onsite camping & showers. Covered pavilion

Dance schedule:
Friday
    8:00 - 11:00    Becky McKenzie & The Full Nelson Band
    11:00            The Jugbusters with fiddler Bill Richardson
Saturday
    6:45 - 8:00        Mini-concert by the Pilot Mountain Bobcats
                            with fiddler Nancy Sluys
    8:00 - 11:00    Tom Hinds & the Pilot Mountain Bobcats
    11:00              Faster Than Walking with fiddler Joe Mead
Sunday Morning
        Gospel sing with Tina Liza Jones

Admission: $10 per day (kids under 15 free)
Camping:    $10 per site per night
Food by Mountain Mamas
More info:
                540-463-5214 or
                williams at rockbridge.net
                www.rockbridgefestival.org
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4. Saturday, Sept. 8 - Contra in Floyd


Dot-Dot-Dash, designated house band for the Floyd Contra Dance, arrives back
in Floyd
on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 8 p.m. accompanied by North Carolina caller Joy
Greenwolfe.
Blue Ridge Country Dancers sponsor the second Saturday of the month contra
dance
at the Sun Music Hall in downtown Floyd. Contra dancing is easy relaxed fun
for all ages,
and though the figures are done with a partner, singles are always welcome.

Dot-Dot-Dash is a multi-talented acoustic quartet playing Celtic, old-time,
Appalachian,
Gypsy Jazz and a whole lot more with signature tempos, "over-the-top"
acoustic energy,
and extraordinary instrumental improvisation.  We dance up a storm whenever
they appear
on our stage.  Band members are Joel Keebler, bass, Bill Anderson, fiddle,
John Hildreth, guitar,
and Matt Livingston, mandolin.  The group regularly performs at regional
contra dances
and concert halls and recently released a self-titled debut CD album.

The dance starts at 8 PM with newcomer instruction at 7:30. Come as you are,
wear soft flexible shoes for dancing, and the caller will teach each dance.
Winter Sun, 302 South Locust St., downtown Floyd.
Come to dance or come to listen - no partner needed.
Admission is $7.00.
See us on the Crooked Road or on our website: www.floydcontradance.org.
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5.  Sunday, Sept. 9 - Contra Corners in Greenwood

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

Note: As of Jan. 1, admission is now $7.00.

    The band:    Troublesome Creek String Band - Rick Martin (fiddle),
                        Dick Harrington (guitar), Bill Wellington (banjo)
                        & Lori Lichtenwalner (bass)
    The caller:   Tom Hinds

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.
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7. Next Tuesday, Sept. 11 - International Folk Dance in C'ville

Charlottesville International Folk Dancers will have their weekly dance on
Tuesday evenings from 6 - 8:30 p.m.  This will be held at the Senior Center
(1180 Pepsi Place). Join people of all ages for teaching and recreational
dancing from cultures all over the world.

For questions:  please call Elias Plaza-Meyer (434-974-6250)
or Sue Chase (540-456-8176).