This week's C'ville-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

1. Weds. - Open Waltz in C'ville
2. Weds. - International Folk Dance in C'ville
3. Continuing Thursday. - The Nimble Nightingale's Ball  Workshops
4. Thursday - New 6 week Waltz Class Begins in C'ville
5. Thursday - Michelle Prosser at the Virginia Festival of the Book
6. Saturday - Nimble Nightingale's Ball  at Mary Baldwin in Staunton
7. Next Weds. - International Folk Dance in C'ville
8. Sunday, April 6 - Jacqueline Schwab House Concert in C'ville
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1. Weds., March 26 - Open Waltz in C'ville

7-9PM at Burnley-Moran gym, with music provided by Connie Muscenti and
friends.
$5 donation.

Refreshments to follow at Gaye and Michelle's house.

Call Gaye for more info: 434-244-7858
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2. Weds., March 26 - 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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3. Continuing Thursday, March 27 - The Nimble Nightingale's Ball and
Workshops

The Nimble Nightingale's Ball hosted by the MBC Performing Dance Group
and the Staunton English County Dancers will feature English and early
American Country dances from the 1780's - 1820's.

The Nimble Nightingale's Ball will be held on
Saturday, March 29, 7:00 p.m.,

Physical Activity Center, Dance Studio,

$25 adults, $15 students, formal or period attire requested.

Tickets must be purchased by March 21.

We will offer free dance workshops in preparation for the
Nimble Nightingale's ball

on March 18, 20, 25, and 27 from 7 - 9 p.m.
in the Physical Activity Center Dance Studio at Mary Baldwin College.

Additional ball workshops will be offered by Staunton's English Country
Dance group.
Gypsy Hill Park, Garden Center, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Friday March  21 and 28.
$2 fee

For information on the ball or dance workshops please
contact isarnelle at mbc.edu or call 540-887-7161
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4. Thursday, March 27 - New 6 week Waltz Class Begins in C'ville

New 6 week waltz class begins Thurs, Mar. 27  beginner and intermediate.

Call Gaye for more info: 434-244-7858
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5. Thursday - Michelle Prosser at the Virginia Festival of the Book

Our own contra dancer Michelle Prosser will speak at the Virginia Festival
of the Book at 6:00 p.m., Thursday March 27 at the Central Library on
Market Street.  She will discuss her book "Excuse Me, Your God is Waiting,
Love Your God, Create Your Life, Find Your True Self."   In her book she
talks about her love of contra dancing. Michelle will host a light
reception afterwards and will be available to sign books.  You can contact
her at energyfocuscoaching at gmail.com to receive an emailed invitation with
more information.
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6. Saturday, March 29 - Nimble Nightingale's Ball  at Mary Baldwin in
Staunton

The Nimble Nightingale's Ball hosted by the MBC Performing Dance Group
and the Staunton English County Dancers will feature English and early
American Country dances from the 1780's - 1820's.

The Nimble Nightingale's Ball will be held on
Saturday, March 29, 7:00 p.m.,

Physical Activity Center, Dance Studio,

$25 adults, $15 students, formal or period attire requested.

Tickets must be purchased by March 21.
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7. Next Weds., April 2 - 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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8. Sunday, April 6 - Jacqueline Schwab House Concert in C'ville

House Concert
with pianist Jacqueline Schwab

3pm on Sunday April 6th

at the home of Brooke Desio on Key West Dr, Charlottesville, VA
(e-mail Shawn Brenneman for directions, sbrenneman at gmail.com)

Suggested donation: $10 or $25 for families of 3 or more

There will be two sets with a break and refreshments.

Many of you will be familiar with Jacqueline's playing for English country
dancing.
She has also played for many of Ken Burns' PBS documentaries including
The Civil War, Baseball, Mark Twain, and The War.  She has also played
at the White House and the Smithsonian. She records and performs with many
traditional musicians, including the English dance music quartet Bare
Necessities,
as well as with Scottish fiddlers Alasdair Fraser and Laura Risk, as part of
the
Scottish duo New Rigged Ship, and with singer Jean Redpath
(including an appearance on A Prairie Home Companion).
Jacqueline has three solo recordings: Mad Robin, Down Came an Angel,
and Mark Twain's America. For more information on Jacqueline's work, see:
http://www.jacquelineschwab.com.

Come enjoy Jacqueline's music in an intimate, "parlor" atmosphere.
You may hear her signature arrangements of American music of
Mark Twain's era: well-known Stephen Foster and Civil War parlor songs,
Scotch and Irish tunes brought over from the Old Country, Victorian ballroom
dance tunes, hymns and spirituals, ragtime and more.
Jacqueline speaks informally (but knowledgeably) to the audience about each
of the pieces, highlighting the history, origins, folklore, and popular
culture.