This week's C'ville-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

1. Weds. - International Folk Dance in C'ville
2. Friday - Contra at MAC in C'ville
3. Saturday - Family Dance in Richmond
4. Saturday Contra in Richmond
5. Saturday - Harrisonburg-area Contra in Dayton
6. Saturday - Contra in Floyd
7. Sunday - Open Waltz in Greenwood
8. Sunday - Contra Corners in Greenwood
9. Next Weds. - International Folk Dance in C'ville
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1. Weds., March 5 - International Folk Dance in C'ville

Charlottesville International Folk Dancers meets Wednesday evenings
at the Senior Center, 1180 Pepsi Place, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

 Join people of all ages to learn and do lively, haunting, or gentle
folk-dances from many different countries.

Teaching is from 6:30 - 7:15 p.m.,
and recreational dancing is from 7:15 - 8:30 p.m.

For questions, please call Sue Chase (540-456-8176)
or Elias Plaza-Meyer (434-974-6250 or 434-806-6770).
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2. Friday, March 7 - Contra at MAC in C'ville

    The band:    David DiGiuseppe (fiddle & accordion)
                        Pete Campbell (guitar)
    The caller:   Gaye Fifer

    Dance is every 1st, & 3rd Fri, 8-11 PM.
    Beginners' workshop at 7:30.

$8 admission, $5 students
($5 after 9:30, youths 12 -18 $5 & 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, March 8 - Family Dance in Richmond

You and your family are invited to a family contradance from 6:00-7:30.

Cost is $10/family.

Same venue as the regular Richmond Contra
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4. Saturday, March 8 - Contra in Richmond

TADAMS presents it's Richmond Contra Dance each 2nd and 4th Saturday.
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Beginner's Workshop:    7:00 PM
Dance:                            8:00 - 11:00 PM

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

    The band:     Whistle Stop - Jim Cook (fiddle),
                        Lance McDowell (bass) & Bill Tew (keyboard)
    The caller:    Greg Frock

For directions and more info, check the TADAMS web site at:
            http://home.comcast.net/~richmondva/TADAMS/home.htm
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5. Saturday, Feb. 9 - Harrisonburg Area Contra in Dayton

At the Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, VA
http://www.contracorners.com/harrison.html
8pm-11pm
Free beginner's workshop at 7:15
Admission: $5

    The band:     Highlander String Band - Jim Gaskins (fiddle),
                        Phyllis Gaskins (Appalachian dulcimer),
                        Allen Kennedy (mandolin),
                        Suzanne Kennedy (bass & fiddle)
                        & Gene Bowlen (clawhammer banjo, mandolin & octave
mandolin)
    The caller:    Tom Hinds

Call 540-269-2035 or 540-234-8379
or  Lisa   skeedaddler06 at yahoo.com for info

Directions for Valley Country Dances at the Dayton Learning Center:

  a.. Take Exit #240 Bridgewater/Mt. Crawford from I-81 and go West

  b.. Continue on this road to the intersection with Rt. 42 in Bridgewater

  c.. Turn right on Rt. 42 (MAIN STREET) and travel North to the town of
        Dayton

  d.. Turn Left on MASON ST

  e.. Turn Right on SUMMIT ST

  f.. Turn Right on MILL ST, Dayton Learning Center is an old school on your
        left.
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6. Saturday, March 8 - Contra in Floyd

7.30 p.m. lesson, 8 p.m.
dance $7

The band:     David DiGiuseppe (fiddle & accordion)
                        Pete Campbell (guitar)
The caller:   Gaye Fifer

Winter Sun Music Hall, 302 South Locust St. Floyd, Virginia.
Contra Dances in Floyd on the second Saturday of the month.
Come to dance or to listen; singles welcome.
Blue Ridge Country Dancers.
See us on the Crooked Road (virginia.org)
or at:  www.floydcontradance.org .
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7. Sunday, March 9 - Open Waltz in Greenwood

Beginner's Workshop:    3:00 PM
Open Waltz:                   3:30 - 5:30 PM

Admission: $5 - $10 donation

Music by David Digiuseppe & Pete Campbell

For more info contact Robert Bowman 434-293-7308)
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8. Sunday, March 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 $8.00.

The band:     David DiGiuseppe (fiddle & accordion)
                    Pete Campbell (guitar)
The caller:   Gaye Fifer

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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9. Next Weds., March 12 - International Folk Dance in C'ville

Charlottesville International Folk Dancers meets Wednesday evenings
at the Senior Center, 1180 Pepsi Place, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

 Join people of all ages to learn and do lively, haunting, or gentle
folk-dances from many different countries.

Teaching is from 6:30 - 7:15 p.m.,
and recreational dancing is from 7:15 - 8:30 p.m.

For questions, please call Sue Chase (540-456-8176)
or Elias Plaza-Meyer (434-974-6250 or 434-806-6770).