This week's C'ville-area dance events
Pat & John O'Neil
pjoneil1 at mgwnet.com
Tue Sep 23 10:14:27 EDT 2008
1. Tuesday - Weekly Tuesday Dance Practice at Greenwood
2. Weds. - International Folk Dance in C'ville
3. Friday - "Swing & Grind" dance party in C'ville
4. Saturday - Family Dance in Richmond
5. Saturday - Contra in Richmond
6. Saturday - Special Highland County Contra
7. Sunday - Open Waltz in Greenwood
8. Sunday - Special Parks Family Benefit Contra in Greenwood
9. Next Tuesday - Weekly Tuesday Dance Practice at Greenwood
10. Next Weds. - International Folk Dance in C'ville
Upcoming Events:
11. Friday, Oct. 3 - Special Nightingale Dance in Greenwood
12. Dual Venue Trial for Friday Night Contras
13. Saturday, Oct. 4 - Old Time Music benefit for Parks Family Fund
in Harrisonburg
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1. Tuesday, Sept. 23 - Weekly Tuesday Dance Practice at Greenwood
7-8:30 Waltz Practice--a chance to work on the moves taught
in Gaye's class
8:30- 9:30 Zydeco or Swing etc. some instruction/help provided
partner recommended, but not required
Cost: $5
On weeks when there is an open waltz at Burnley Moran or Greenwood,
we will offer only Zydeco and/or swing from 7:00 to 9:30
For info. call Rick Martin at 434-823-6999
or Carol Bradford at 540-942-3914.
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2. Weds., Sept. 24 - 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. Friday, Sept. 26 - "Swing & Grind" dance party in C'ville
"Swing & Grind" dance party this coming Friday night, 9:30-1:00,
at Mono Loco (Water St, downtown C'ville).
Vintage swing beats and songs by ACME SWING MFG CO.
Electric get-down funky blues by SLINKY'S GARAGE.
No cover. No minimum.
Donations encouraged to The Parks Family Fund (providing financial support
to musician-luthier Steve Parks and his family in the battle against Steve's
terminal colo-rectal cancer).
Sponsored by 214 Community Arts Center in conjunction with Mono Loco
and The Friends of the Parks Family Fund.
We encourage the UVa Swing Club and the C'ville Swing Society to attend.
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4. Saturday, Sept 27 - Family Dance in Richmond
Bring the family and contradance from 6:00-7:30.
Cost is $10/family.
Refreshments for families at 7:30.
There will be a beginners workshop 7:00-8:00
in the board room for the 8:00-11:00 dance.
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5. Saturday, Sept. 27 - 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 (in the Board Room)
Dance: 8:00 - 11:00 PM
Admission: $5 members/students; $8 non-members
The band: PHD - Steve Hickman (fiddle) & John Devine (guitar)
The caller: Delaura Padovan
For directions and more info, check the TADAMS web site at:
http://home.comcast.net/~richmondva/TADAMS/home.htm
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6. Saturday, Sept. 27 - Special Highland County Contra
7:30 to 10:30 PM
The band: Toad Mamas
The Caller: Gwyn Williams
At the Stonewall Ruritan Building in beautiful & historic McDowell, VA
Take US 250 west from Staunton.
When you cross the Bullpasture River, immediately turn left on Rt. 678.
Stonewall Ruritan Building is the old school on your left.
For more information, call 540-468-2700.
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7. Sunday, Sept. 28 - Open Waltz in Greenwood
Beginner's Workshop: 3:00 PM
Open Waltz: 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Admission: $5
Music by Paul Rosen & Rya Martin
For more info contact Robert Bowman 434-293-7308)
This is just before the Greenwood contradance,
so stick around afterwards and dance some more!
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8. Sunday, Sept. 28 - Special Parks Family Benefit Contra in Greenwood
Beginner's workshop at 6:00 PM
Dance 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Admission: $8.00,
Additional donations welcomed.
*The Sept 28th dance at Greenwood will be a* *special fund raiser* for
the Steve Parks Family Fund. BRING YOUR FRIENDS and help raise money
for this very worthwhile cause. Steve Parks is a local musician who
has given to our community and now faces hard times.
Please visit www.parksfamilyfund.com. Driver Parks Knicely is the band
and we are very happy that Steve can be with us. Paul Rosen will be
the caller. Thank you to all who are donating their time and talent to
this fund raiser.
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 Tuesday, Sept. 16 - Weekly Tuesday Dance Practice at Greenwood
See #1 above.
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10. Next Weds., Sept.17 - International Folk Dance in C'ville
See #2 above
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11. Coming Friday, Oct. 3 - Special Nightingale Dance in Greenwood
Friday, October 3rd - Save the Date!
Nightingale plays with Rick Mohr calling for a special dance
at the Greenwood Community Center.
Details to follow.
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12. Dual Venue Trial for Friday Night Contras
As a trial, beginning with the Oct. 3 Nightingale contra, the Friday night
contras will be held at Greenwood on the FIRST Friday of each month and
at MAC on the THIRD Friday of each month.
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13. Saturday, Oct. 4 - Old Time Music benefit for Parks Family Fund
in Harrisonburg
Oct. 4, Saturday, 7-9 PM
Old-Time Musical Gala
Glick & Phillips and Friends -
Driver, Parks, Knicely and Faster Than Walking
Skyline Middle School Auditorium - Linda Lane, Harrisonburg
Benefit for the Parks Family Fund http://www.parksfamilyfund.com/
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Admission: Adults $10.00, $7.00 12 & under (no credit cards please)
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