"Welcome" to the = new folks on=20 this e-mail list. =20 The = following line-up is=20 for the month of March.  The = bold=20 print indicates new information since the February = newsletter.  Thanks=20 to all for your support in keeping the dancing alive in = Las=20 Vegas, and your attendance of the dance events.  There was a great = turn-out=20 for both the January and February Old Time Barn Dances, about 60 = folks - a=20 fine beginning for the new year.  Information about contra and = English=20 Country dancing is also posted on the Southern Nevada Old Time = Contra=20 Dancers (SNOCD) website, http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/.  
This message includes:
 
    March 8: =  (Tuesday night):  Contra Dancing = at the=20 Jewel Box Theatre
    = March 14 &=20 21:  (Monday nights):  English Country Dancing at=20 the Jewel Box Theatre=20
    March 26:  (Saturday night):  = Old-time=20 Barn Dance at CHAC
    Music jam=20 sessions for traditional dance musicians and singers
        Nevada = Old-Time=20 Fiddlers' Association
        Las Vegas Mandolin Orchestra
        Las Vegas = Guitar=20 Society
          &nbs= p;=20 April 1:  Annual Members' Concert
       The Las = Vegas=20 Academy Guitar Club 
   Other = dancing/music=20 opportunties in Las Vegas  
        Ethnic = Express -=20
      &n= bsp;    =20 March 9: special guest dance instructor Tom Bozigian: Armenian, Greek, = and=20 Lebanese dances
    =    =20 Israeli Folk Dancing - new time:  6 - 9 pm Sunday=20 evenings   
       &nbs= p;   =20 Tuesday, April=20 12:   6:30pm,=20 Israeli Dancing at UNLV, Moyer Student Union=20 Ballroom 
       &nbs= p;Shifting=20 Sands Belly Dance Guild
        = Scottish and=20 Highland Dancing
       =20 Dances of Univeral Peace - new location and new day of the=20 month
        = Southern=20 Nevada Square and Round Dance Association
   =20     Argentine Tango
   =20     Ballroom Dancing
   =20     Country Line Dancing
      &n= bsp; East Coast Swing Dancing=20
   =20     Acoustic Routes Concerts:=20
       &nbs= p;   March=20 11:  Christopher Williams - guitar, rhythm, vocal
          =  March=20 16:  Teadra - Irish music    =20        
        Kimarie Lynn -  the = "Twas=20 Jazz Trio
        March 17:=20 Teadra - Valley View Rec. Center
        April 23: =20 International Food and Folklife Festival - Clark County = Government=20 Amplitheatre
        April=20 30:  Mozaik - Henderson Pavilion
        May 21,=20 22:  Zydeco Festival
        May = 28: =20 An Evening in Spain - Henderson Pavilion
    Arizona dances
    Weekend dance camps and=20 tours  
        April 8-10, = Harwood=20 Lodge, California
        April 23, = Spring=20 Frolic, Phoenix with Kathy Anderson
        May Madness, = Prescott=20 AZ, with Wild Asparagus - May 2005
        June:  = Lady of the=20 Lake Music and Dance Camps
    Dancing opportunities = and information=20 from the Web
    March calendar
 
This missive is quite = lengthly, and=20 there is a calendar at the end.  It will be sent only around the = beginning=20 of the month.  Event reminders may be sent throughout the month. = Our policy=20 is that WE DO NOT SHARE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.  If you would = like to be=20 removed from this mailing list, please send your request by return = e-mail. =20 This information is courtesy of the Southern = Nevada Old-Time=20 Contra Dancers (SNOCD).  
 
 
=
March 8th=20  (Tues. evening): Contra Dancing  (free, LIVE=20 music)
 
An evening of contra dancing, or its cousins = (triplets, reels,=20 etc. - maybe a square?), depending on the number attending.  All = dances are=20 taught, and no partner is needed.  We have a = LIVE BAND=20 providing music - the Seredipitones
 
Location:   Jewel Box = Theatre,=20 Clark County (Flamingo) Library, 1401 E. Flamingo=20 Ave.
Time:  6:30 to 8:45 pm.
Admission:  Free
Info:  return e-mail, or=20 656-9513
Directions: =20 The library is between Maryland Parkway and Eastern Ave., on = the south=20 side of the street.  The library entrance that is close to the = Jewel Box=20 theatre is the door closest to the intersection of Flamingo and = Escondido. =20 Inside the door, turn left, go down a short flight of stairs, and the = Jewel Box=20 is the room on your right.
 
Future Jewel Box Contra=20 Dances:  (generally, 3rd Tuesdays)    
    May 17, June 21, July = 19,=20 August 18, September 13, October 18, and =
    November = 15
 
March 14th & 21st (Mon. evenings): English=20 Country Dancing 
 
English Country Dancing (ECD) is the "more-refined" = cousin of=20 contra dancing. Think elegeance, grace, propriety, and, of course, = eye-contact=20 and just a little bit of flirting...  Sponsored by University=20 Historical Dance Enthusiasts. Want to read more about ECD?  go to = our=20 website, http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/=   =20
Location:   Jewel Box = Theatre,=20 Clark County (Flamingo) Library, 1401 E. Flamingo=20 Ave.
Time:  6:30 to 8:45 pm.
Admission:  Free
Callers:  JB=20 Green 
Info:  return e-mail, or=20 656-9513
Directions:  see above
Future Jewel Box ECD=20 Dances:  April 11, 18; May 5, 19
 
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March 26 = (Saturday):  Old=20 Time Barn Dance at CHAC
 
Our local band has morphed into = ContraPoint,=20 with many of the same faces, and it will liven up the evening with = snappy dance=20 music.  If you have moved here from = another=20 dance community, do come out and enjoy the lively music, the = camaraderie, and=20 the laughter, and get your dance fix!  We encourage any = first-timers to=20 attend the 1/2 hour lesson that starts at 6:30 pm, as it is = designed to=20 give newcomers a basic primer on what constitutes a contra dance and = help the=20 dance flow more smoothly throughout the evening. 
 
Location:  Charleston Heights Arts=20 Center, 800 S. Brush Street, Las Vegas
Time:  Contra dance = instruction at 6:30=20 pm, dancing from 7 to 10 pm. 
Cost:  General admission:$6; = members of=20 SNOCD:$5; students and active military: $3.  
Music:  Live fiddlin' music by = ContraPoint. 
Callers:  Live
Information:  656-9513, or = return=20 e-mail.
Directions:  CHAC is one block west of = Arizona=20 Charlies, and 2 blocks northwest of the intersection of W. Charleston = Blvd. and=20 Decatur Blvd. From Highway 95, take the Decatur exit, go south on = Decatur for 4=20 stoplights, and turn right on Evergreen St.  This is the street = between the=20 Arizona Charlie's Casino and their parking lot to the south.  Go = west on=20 Evergreen, and at the first stop sign, turn left onto Brush St.  = CHAC is=20 the 2nd building on the right.
 
Future Old-TIme Barn Dances - at=20 CHAC:
Generally, the last Saturdays of the month - = currently=20 scheduled through August 2005
    April 23, May 28, June 25, July = 23, August=20 27
 
Sneak Previews:
April Workshop - Richard Albanese = will be=20 back on April 23rd:  this year he will be = teaching a=20 contra dance workshop. 
Special Guest Caller - Bev Bernbaum = - from=20 "back East" - for the May 28th CHAC barn=20 dance
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Music jam sessions for traditional dance=20 musicians
 
Nevada Old-Time Fiddlers'  Association
 
For more infor, contact Mike Farrow at 565-7253 or Darla Sorensen,=20 452-7453, or visit their website at http://communitylink.rev= iewjournal.com/,=20 under Nevada=20 Old Time Fiddlers
  • 1st and 3rd Saturdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time Music Workshop and = Jam: workshop from 10 to 11 am, and jam from 11 to 1pm, at = the=20 Multigenerational Center, 250 S. Green Valley Parkway - next to = the=20 Henderson Pavilion, SE of the intersection of Green Valley Parkway and = I-215.=20
  • Every Thursday, at 1 pm, Slow Jam/Workshop at the Cora Coleman = Senior=20 Center, 2100 Bonniie Lane, one mile east of Nellid Blvd off of Lake = Mead Blvd.=20
  • Every Tuesday:  Open Acoustic Jam, Valley View Rec Center, = 500 Harris=20 St., Henderson.  7 pm.=20
  • 3rd Wednesdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time Music Jam, Henderson = Library, 280=20 S. Water Street, 6:30 pm.
The Las Vegas Guitar Society of Las Vegas is = meeting 3/2=20 and 4/22 (generally monthly) at 6:30 p.m. in the Jewel Box = Theater at=20 the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Meetings are open to = the public=20 and Society membership is open to anyone interested in the study and = performance=20 of guitar music. All ages and music styles are represented in the = society. For=20 more information, call 656-6475.
  • April 1:  The = Guitar=20 Society of Las Vegas Annual Members Concert, = Winchester=20 Community Center, 7 - 9 pm.  Members of the Guitar Society of = Las Vegas=20 (GSLV) will present an eclectic concert of acoustic guitar music to = benefit=20 the local community group, = "Friends Of=20 Winchester" who support the center. The music styles offered will = include=20 jazz, blues, Chet Atkins, and his finger-style.  A reception with = refreshments will=20 begin at 6:00PM and the music program will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. = Tickets=20 are $20, General and $15 for seniors, students (under 12) and members = of the=20 Guitar Society, Jazz Society and Southern Nevada Blues Assoc. = Join the=20 "Friends of Winchester" and the Las Vegas Guitar Society for a gala=20 fundraising event. Entertainment, cocktails, and hors d'oeuvres will = be=20 available throughout Winchester Cultural Center and Garden. =
Las Vegas Mandolin Orchestra -   = Mandolin, mandola, mandocello, and mandobass players of any = skill level=20 are welcomed to form a orchestra of mandolin family = instruments. The=20 goal is to resurrect for the Southern Nevada community the = wonderful sounds=20 that were so common in the United States at the turn of the 20th = Century. Music=20 will include Italian, ragtime, Celtic, old-time, marches, classical, = World=20 Music, and other genres as the repertoire develops. Practice = sessions will=20 include workshop and instructional with formats to develop skill at = reading=20 music and mandolin technique.  Contact Dave Carroll at (702) = 262-9989 or CarrollD@ix.netcom.com if = you're=20 interested."
 
The Las Vegas Academy Guitar Club is proud to = announce its=20 next performance on Friday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Theater = located at=20 9th St. and Clark.  Admission is $5.00.  This concert will = feature=20 three large guitar ensembles, the LVA Guitar Trio and award-winning LVA = Guitar=20 Quartet.  Special guests include vocalist Kimarie Lynn and guest = conductor,=20 Bruce Behnke.  They will feature music of Robert DeVisee, = Gasper Sanz,=20 Moreno Torroba and Fernando Sor.  We will also perform "Girl From = Ipanema,"=20 "Summertime," "Blue Bossa," and "Straight, No Chaser."  The new LVA = Guitar=20 Quartet CD will be available for a $10 donation.  All proceeds from = the CD=20 sale will help pay the expenses for the LVA Quartet to attend the = National=20 Guitar Ensemble Competition held at the University of Texas-Brownsville = this=20 April.
 
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Other dancing opportunties in Las Vegas Area
 
International Folk Dancing with the Ethnic=20 Express: 
  • Wednesday nights, 6:30 to 9 pm, at Charleston Heights Arts Center = (see=20 directions above).  $4 general, $3 members of Ethnic=20 Express.   Information:  732-4871.=20
  • March 9:  Special Guest=20 Instructor, Tom Bozigian, from Los = Angeles, will teach and lead dances from Lebanon & = Greece, as=20 well as his specialty, Armenia. 6 - 10 pm
Israeli Folk Dancing with Amnon Eilat
  • Instructor:  Amnon Eilat, a certified = Israeli dance=20 instructor and choreographer=20
  • Information:  254-5895=20
  • Sunday afternoons, from 6:00 to 8:15 pm.  = $5. =20 NOTE TIME CHANGE!!
At Lev HaShem Messianic Congregation, 3644 N. Rancho = Drive, Ste.=20 102. The location is on the east side of Rancho, between Cheyenne = Ave.=20 and Craig Rd., north of W. Gowan Rd.  Take 3rd driveway on right = north of=20 Gowan, and go into the business office complex.  = The=20 Messianic Congregation is on the left, in the 4th building - look for = Ste.=20 102. 
  • Tuesday, April=20 = 12:   6:30pm,=20 UNLV, Moyer Student Union Ballroom

    Amnon Eilat = will be=20 teaching a variety of dances.  Sponsored by Hillel at = UNLV, an=20 organization for Jewish university students. $5 donation requested = from=20 students, and $10 from community members for this event. Be = prepared=20 to have fun!
Shifting Sands Belly Dance = Guild =20
 
Several folks have told me = that they have=20 enjoyed this Belly Dance class at the Clark County Library, and given = that it is=20 a form of ethnic dancing, I've included it here.....
Tuesday evening, = Mar=20 22
Information:  = 702-451-7483.
Location:  Clark = County Library,=20 Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Cost:  Free
Future classes:  4/26, = 5/3, 5/25,=20 6/22, 6/28
Scottish and=20 Highland Dancing
  • The Silver Thistle School of=20 Dance, providing instruction in Highland and Scottish country=20 dance, meets at the Jewel Box Theatre, Clark County Library, on = either=20 Tuesday evenings, or on Saturdays (3/15, 3/29,  5/24, = 5/31).  Call=20 244-1916 for more info.
Dances of Univeral = Peace =20 -  Is changing their location and date
Meets=20 on the first Thursday of the month, and = about every=20 other month, on the first Saturdays, in Pahrump.
The next dance = is April=20 7th in Las Vegas.

Time:          = ;          6:45= =20 to 9:30 PM 
LV=20 = Location:          NEW:=20 Christ Our King Community, 4925 S. Torrey Pines = Drive,=20 Las Vegas, NV             =             =    =20     89118  (southwest corner = of=20 Tropicana and Torrey Pines)
Cost:          &nb= sp;        =20 $10 donation or whatever you wish
Who can=20 dance:    Everyone, even children (of reasonable = age) can=20 enjoy the=20 = dances.
          &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;    =20 Typically there is a chaperone for children if they choose not to=20 = dance.
Information:        &nb= sp;  Call=20 Jeanne   (702) 631-4160, or e-mail:  zoorevue1@prodigy.com 
=             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;   Cell=20 number if you get lost (702) 236-9411
 
Dates for 2005:  April 7th, May 5th, = June 2nd,=20 July 7th, Aug 4th, Sept 1st, Oct 6th, Nov 3rd
Southern Nevada Square and Round Dance=20 Association
  • See their website at http://www= .communitylink.koz.com/lvrj/sqrddancerssonv,=20 or contact Anne Wells, 565-7096.  This website serves to = coordinate=20 dance programs for twenty-three clubs in Clark and Nye = Counties,
    Nevada and=20 Mohave County, Arizona.
Argentine Tango
  • Sunday afternoons, introductory class, 2 pm, at Dance Charisma, = 3650 S.=20 Jones, south of Spring Mountain. Call 364-8700 for info. =20
  • Thursday nights, at Dance Charisma.  Both lessons and open=20 dancing.  Call 364-8700 for info. 
Ballroom Dancing
 
The US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association Southern NV Chapter, = and the=20 UNLV - USABDA Dancesport, 
(702) 895-3225.  Website: www= .commnitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/ballroomdance.
  • Last Saturdays UNLV Moyer Student Union Ballroom, 7 to 10=20 pm:  February 26
Country Line Dancing
 
People commonly ask about where country line dancing is available = in the=20 Valley.  The following are "word of mouth" - I haven't personallly = checked=20 them out, so call in advance to verify. 
  • Gilley's at the Frontier Hotel and Casino on the Strip:  Lynn = Martinez will be teaching line dancing from 4 to 5pm on Sundays,=20 beginning January 2, followed by West Coast Swing Dancing (see = below). =20

  • Roadhouse Casino, 2100 N Boulder Hwy (near Sunset) Henderson.  = My=20 erstwile scout says "I have it on good authority that there are = Country Line=20 Dancing lessons on Wednesdays beginning at 6pm.  There is also = swing=20 dance music from 7:30 til 10pm. 

East Coast Swing Dancing
  • Sunday nights, 7 to 9 pm, at the First Presbyterian Church, 1515 = W.=20 Charleston - it's just west of US 95, near Martin Luther King = Blvd (see=20 map and group description at their website, http://www.turnar= oundtech.com/dance/index.html.). Free. = Donations are=20 accepted and appreciated to pay for the room and expenses (like name = tags and=20 supplies).  All extra = donations=20 are given to Las=20 Vegas area = shelters for=20 battered women.  Beginners = and veteran=20 dancers are welcome and do not need a partner. Each week the patterns = are=20 different. More than = 100=20 students attend this class every Sunday. Most (80%+) are single = adults.=20 Call Mark = or Cheryl=20 at (702) 648-6616, or e-mail: mark@turnaroun= dtech.com=20 Website: DanceGig.com    =
 
Other Events: 
 
ACOUSTIC ROUTES  - =20 2753 South = Highland Drive=20 (NEW LOCATION).  Visit their website for    =20     more information and map, and for ticket = purchases:  www.acousticroutes.com. &= nbsp;=20 This location is the old Atomic Energy Commission's building, with a = really nice=20 theatre (the old telecommunication room) - it's worth the visit just to = feel the=20 historic context of the building!  $11, advance (from website)/$15, = door.  8 pm.

March 11: Christopher = Williams

With seven years of nonstop national touring and = playing more=20 than 120 shows a year, New York born (and recent Nashville emigree) = Christopher=20 Williams has built a faithful following of listeners around the country = and=20 independently sold more than 21,000 records, primarily off of the stage. = Williams writes songs that are honest and confessional, yet never = overbearing,=20 and performs with an appealing mix of intense passion and humor. He is a = songwriter and an entertainer, engaging audiences with what the Boston = Phoenix=20 calls =93lush guitar work, sweet soaring vocals,=94 and sometimes the = added=20 percussive vulnerability of a single djembe hand drum.

This consistent passion continues to propel Williams = forward=20 and make other musicians take notice. During the last several years, = Williams=20 has opened for, and in some cases accompanied such renowned performers = as David=20 Wilcox, the waifs, Peter Himmelman, Patty Larkin, the subdudes, and Arlo = Guthrie, in a wide array of venues ranging from Boston=92s Sanders = Theatre to=20 Nashville=92s Bluebird Caf=E9 to San Francisco=92s Great American Music = Hall. He=92s=20 also brought his music to the main stage at many of the nation=92s = finest folk=20 festivals, including New York=92s Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, = Colorado=92s Rocky=20 Mountain Folks Fest, Texas=92 Kerrville Folk Festival, and Oklahoma=92s = Woody=20 Guthrie Festival.

March 16:  Teada -  Irish music on St. Pat's=20 Eve
 
In just three short years, T=E9ada has = exploded onto the=20 international touring circuit, capturing the imagination of many with a = creative=20 and spontaneous musical approach, seeking to capture the intricacies of=20 traditional art form within a contemporary band context. T=E9ada=92s characteristic lively blend of instrumentals and = vocals in the=20 traditional Irish idiom has seen the band evolve into the busiest = touring act in=20 the traditional music scene in recent times. T=E9ada has captured the = imagination=20 of many thoughout the world with their creative and spontaneous musical=20 approach.  The 5-person group includes fiddle/vocal, button=20 accordian, whistle/flute, bouzouki/guitar, and bodhran.=20
 
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KIMARIE = LYNN and 'Twas=20 Jazz Trio
 
Kimarie Lynn, the very talented singing daughter = of our=20 fiddle player, Regina Trojanowski, performs with her mom on violin and = Manny=20 Gomez, from the C&G Conspiracy, on guitar.
 
  • Friday,=20 March 11:  7:00PM Kimarie Lynn performs solo with the = Las Vegas=20 Arts Academy with the Academy guitar ensemble at the Arts Academy. = Info and=20 tickets @ 799-7800.=20
  • Saturday,=20 March 19: Borders Summerlin (215 and Charleston), 7:00PM to=20 9:00PM
  • Friday,=20 April 1:  Guitar Society of Las Vegas Members Concert = Friends=20 & of Winchester Benefit at the Winchester Community Center, as = part of the=20 show with a short but powerful set! 
  • Saturday,=20 April 16:  Borders Henderson, 7:00PM to=20 9:00PM
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March 17:  Teada (see Acoustic Routes, above) = is also=20 performing at Valley View Recreation Center, 7 - 9 pm.
T=E9ada (Irish for "strings"), one of the most exiting young = traditional=20 groups to have emerged in recent years, draws its inspiration from the = past.=20 According to the Irish Times, "The group imbues their music their with a = decidedly Old World feeling-satisfied to let the music breathe." Make = time this=20 Saint Paddy=92s Day to celebrate with these young lads from Ireland. = Tickets are=20 $8 for adults, and $5 for youth and seniors. For more information, call=20 267-4055.
 
April 23:  International Food and Folklife Festival , = Clark=20 County Government Amplitheatre, 11 am - 9 pm.  Over 25 = ethnic and=20 cultural groups are represented with food booths, performances on two = stages,=20 cooking demonstrations and authentic hand-made crafts at this free = event, which=20 also features a children's activity area.
 
April 30:  Mozaik - Henderson=20 Pavilion. 8 - 10 pm.  Irish legend Andy Irvine=92s dream of = assembling=20 an international super group of acoustic virtuosos is realized in = Mozaik. The=20 group demonstrates an ability to move effortlessly from Celtic to old = timey to=20 Eastern European music with lavish arrangements and lilting vocals. = Tickets:=20 Section O: $10, Section A: $7, Section B: $5, Section C: $3, Lawn: $2. = For more=20 information, call 267-4849.
 
May 21, 22:  Zydeco Festival in = Sunset=20 Park ? or it has been moved to the Clark County Government=20 Center, Saturday & Sunday, 2:00 pm-10:00 pm, with = at=20 least eight zydeco bands from around the world. This is a = celebration of=20 Creole world music and culture, and will feature Cajun and Zydeco music = along=20 with a variety of food that has been influenced by the various ethnic = groups=20 that comprise the "Creole" Culture. Artists will display and sell their = work,=20 staff will provide an educational children's area and crafts will be=20 displayed.  Admission: $10.00; $ 5.00 = ( Seniors=20 & Children under 12).  This is part of Creole Festival=20 Internationale 2005, sponsored by the Creole Heritage Centre=20 Australia, which is meeting the 5/15 through 5/20 at the Tuscany = Hotel in=20 LV and the Moyer Student Union. More info is at:  http://www.starfactreefoun= dation.org/
 
May 28:  An Evening in Spain = -=20 Henderson Pavilion, 8 - 10 pm:  The Margo Torrea = Dancers=20 perform to the sounds of the Nevada Chamber Symphony under the baton of = Maestro=20 Rodolfo Fernandez, as they play beautiful Spanish classics. Tickets: = Section O:=20 $10, Section A: $7, Section B: $5, Section C: $3, Lawn: $2. For more=20 information, call 267-4849.
 
Dance schedule and contacts for = Arizona=20 Dances:
don't hesitate to call = ahead to confirm=20 dates and location if in doubt... regular dates do occasionally change = due to=20 extenuating circumstances
 
PRESCOTT: Folk Happens!  = Contra=20 Dance - First Friday of each month
Grace Sparks (Prescott) = Activity Center=20 (AKA "The Armory"), 824 E Gurley Street.  Go to www.sharlot.org/madness = or call=20 Leslie Loomis at 928-776-8699.  Dance is from 7:30 - 10:30, new = dancers are=20 encouraged to arrive at 7:30 for the teaching session.  Precott's = Folk=20 Happens! also sponsors May Madness Contrafest, this year on May 20 - 22=20 featuring George Marshall and Wild Asparagus.
 
FLAGSTAFF:  Flagstaff Friends of = Traditional Music=20 Contra Dance - First Saturday of each month
Flagstaff Friends of = Traditional Music=20 Contra Dance is in NAU's Ashurst Hall.  Pre dance lesson from 7:30 = - 8:00=20 with dancing from 8:00 - 11:00. Suggested donation of $6, $5 = for=20 members. For more info visit  www.ffotm.net or call Laura at 928-526-6757 or Deb at=20 928-774-5936
 
PHOENIX:  Phoenix Friends of Old Time Music Contra = Dance -=20 Second Saturday of each month
Phoenix dances = are held at=20 the Kenilworth School, 1210 N. 5th Ave. (near I-10 and 7th Ave.)  = The=20 pre-dance lesson is at 7:00 with the dance from 7:30 - 10:30.  $8, = $6 for=20 members.  $3 for under 18 (includes childcare).  Need more = info? =20 Call Carl at 602-268-7181, Ron or Linda at 480-893-3328, go to=20 members.cox.net/contradance  or email 
phoenixcontradancer@cox.net
 
COTTONWOOD: = AZ We Dance Contra Dance - Third Saturday of each month, = September=20 through April
Cottonwood dances are held at the Cottonwood = Civic=20 Center (also known as the Clubhouse) 805 N. Main Street in Old Town=20 Cottonwood.  From I-17, Exit #287 to Cottonwood on Hwy 260, left on = Hwy 89A=20 to the Civic Center.   Dances are preceded by a potluck dinner = from=20 5:30 to 6:30 at the hall, with a pre-dance lesson from 6:30 - 7:00 and = dance=20 from 7:00 - 10:00. $5 per dancer. Call Deb at 928 -774-5936 or = email=20 debmike@npgcable.com to = learn=20 more
 
TUCSON: Tucson Friends of Traditional Music Contra Dances- First, = Third and many Fifth=20 Saturdays!!!
First Church United = Methodist, 915=20 E 4th St (between Park and Tyndall, just west of UA campus, parking on = West=20 side) $7, $6 members, $5 students with ID.  Refresher/introductory = session=20 at 7:45, dance from 8:00 - 11:00.  To learn more=20 email   contradance@tftm.org  or check out = www.tftm.org
 
WE MAKE HISTORY: =
Sponsors historic dances and balls throughout = the year,=20 throughout the state.  Interested?  Visit  www.wemakehistory.com for=20 details and photos of = balls!!!
 
 
Dance Camps and Tours
 
  • Spring = Frolic=20 Contra Dance, April 23, 2005, Phoenix,=20 AZ
The Phoenix Friends = are organizing=20 a special Spring Frolic Contra Dance in April.  After a few years = absence=20 Kathy Anderson is coming back to Arizona to call the dances for the = Phoenix=20 Spring Frolic Contra Dance! She is looking  forward to sharing = the stage=20 with The Privy Tippers and meeting her friends from past Arizona dance = weekends, as well as the new dancers. Kathy has been  calling and = writing=20 dances since 1982, from Alaska to Florida and in the Bahamas and = Europe.. She=20 is known for her energetic, smooth flowing contras,  exciting = squares,=20 quick clear teaching and a great sense of humor. Kathy will also be = teaching a=20 participatory squares workshop in the afternoon  before the = evening=20 Spring Frolic contra dance. If you are a caller or an aspiring caller = and want=20 to hone your square calling abilities you can  reserve your space = by=20 e-mailing to phoenixcontradancer@cox.net or=20 call (602) 564-6620. The Frolic will take place on April 23, 2005 at = the=20 Kenilworth School.  A limited number of tickets will be = sold. The=20 ticket prices will be $12.00 per dancer before April 17th and $14.00 = per=20 dancer after April 17th. You can also register by=20 mail.  Questions??? email phoenixcontradancer@cox.net =20
  • MAY = MADNESS, May=20 2005, Prescott, AZ
Register now for May = Madness,=20 with Wild Asparagus and caller = George=20 Marshall, May 20-22, 2005, in Prescott, Arizona. Wild Asparagus is = basically the=20 best known contra dance band, and many will say, the best dance = band in=20 the United States, and hail from western Massachusetts (see www.wildasparagus.com ). They play at dance camps from Hawaii (ask Kay=20 Sanderson), to the Caribbean, to Europe. This=20 is a great opportunity to = hear them so=20 close to home.  George Marshall is an excellent caller, and=20 accompanies the band on their far-flung travels.  The music will = be=20 supplemented by Tucson=92s Privy=20 Tippers. =20 Registration forms are available online at http://sharlot.org/madnes= s/index.shtml.  Only 20 spots are left, to = attend this=20 = weekend....
  • The following include other announcements that have been sent to = me=20 through the mail or by e-mail; the first item is a "master = listing".=20
      • Country Dance and Song Society is a central clearing house for = events:=20 http://www.cdss.org/n= ewsletter/events.html  =20
      • Mt. Baldy Contra Dance Weekend at Harwood Lodge:=20  Contra dance, workshops, music jams, hiking, = and=20 possibly skiing  (Sponsored by "The Living=20 Tradition")
        When:  Fri., Apr. 8 thru. Sun., = Apr.=20 10, 2005.   Contra dancing Fri. eve., Sat. 4 - = 11pm,=20 and Sun. morn.   (Potluck & dance follow in = LaVerne=20 Sun. afternoon-eve.)
        Where:  Harwood Lodge, Mount=20 Baldy Angeles National Forest (Northeast of LA and=20 Pasadena)
        Price:  $125
        Caller:  TBA  ?? = Martha Wilde,=20 from San Diego??
        Music by:  Cathie Whitesides and W.B. = Reid [both=20 Seattle]
        Checks to: "The=20 Living Tradition" c/o Barbara Stewart, 10353 Hillhaven = Ave.,=20 Tujunga, CA 91042. 
        Contact: Barbara at 818-951-8255 or=20 BStewart@BaumHedlundLaw.com
          Web:  http://www.TheLi= vingTradition.org/SkiDance.html=20
      • Contra Holiday in Medieval England, April = 3-10, 2005,=20 with Wild Asparagus and George Marshall, caller.=20 Info:  757-867-6807, or gwyn@widomaker.com.  = See also http://www.widomaker.= com/~gwyn/contra.html.=20
      • Lady of the Lake Music and Dance Camp-June 2005:  = Spokane Folklore Society's Lady of the Lake Camp will = take place=20 from June 18 -26, 2005 on the shores of Lake Coeur = d'Alene.  We=20 have a fine roster of musicians this year to lead dance = and=20 music workshops including Wild Asparagus, the wonderful dance=20 band from Massachusetts and Vermont, and the perennially = happy=20 musical twins, Greg and Jere Canote.   George Marshall = and Kathy=20 Anderson will be calling great contras and intricate squares = and also=20 leading a callers workshop and swing dancing.  Alan Jabbour = will be=20 on hand for fiddle and folklore workshops and Melanie Luedders = will lead=20 the community choir. Ken Glastre will be providing the fine = sound. =20 As always, the beautiful scenery on the = lake will provide a=20 spectacular backdrop for the week's fun; dancing, playing = music,=20 swimming, hiking, and hanging out on the porch.   More=20 information:Vickie Marron at (208) 683-3912, email-vickiemarr@aol.com. =20 Brochures will be mailed out in early January.  Mail and = website=20 (www.ladyofthelake.org) reg= istration=20 will begin at that time.
  • Dancing = opportunities and=20 information from the Web
    If you're traveling and would like to find=20 a contra dance at your destination, our web site, http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/, has=20 link to other sites that can be of help.  = It also has=20 links to other sites with more information about contra = dancing.
     
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      Israeli Dancing  3644=20 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 = pm 

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      Acoustic Routes, 8 pm: Christopher Williams

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      Israeli Dancing  3644=20 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 = pm 

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      English Country Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre = 6:30 - 9=20 pm

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      Teada: Valley View Rec Center, 7 pm

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      Israeli = Dancing  3644 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 = pm 
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      English Country Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre = 6:30 - 9=20 pm
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      Old Time Barn Dance, CHAC, 6:30 - 10 = pm
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      Israeli=20 Dancing  3644=20 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 pm    
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      Dances of Universal Peace,     7-10 pm, = 4925       S. Torrey Pines Dr.=20

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      Israeli=20 Dancing  3644=20 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 pm

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    SEE YOU ON THE DANCE = FLOOR!  AND=20 BRING A FRIEND!