July 23=20
(Saturday): Old Time Barn Dance at CHAC
Our local band, ContraPoint, will =
liven up=20
the evening with snappy dance music. If =
you have moved here from another dance community, do come out and =
enjoy the=20
lively music, the camaraderie, and the laughter, and get your dancing =
fix! =20
We encourage any first-timers to attend the 1/2 hour lesson that starts =
at 6:30=20
pm, as it is designed to give newcomers a basic primer on what =
constitutes=20
a contra dance, and help the dance flow more smoothly throughout the=20
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, =
until August=20
2005. From September to April, generally the 4th Saturday of =
the=20
month.
Future dances: August =
27,=20
September 24, October 22, November 26, December 17, January 28, February =
25
Music jam sessions for traditional dance=20
musicians
Nevada Old-Time Fiddlers' Association
- 1st and 3rd Saturdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time Music Workshop and =
Jam=20
at the Prestige at Mira Loma Assisted Living Center, 2520 =
Wigwam=20
Pkwy. The workshop/slow jam session will start at 10:00 =
am and=20
the regular session will start at 11:00 am. To get there, take Pecos =
Ave to=20
Wigwam and turn north. : regular jam from 10am to 12 noon, =
with=20
a beginners'/slow jam from 11 to 11:45. =20
Take Pecos to Wigwam and turn north. The turnoff into=20
the center is immediately on the west side between the =
medical=20
buildings..=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
- 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time =
Music=20
Jam, Henderson Library, 280 S. Water Street, 6:30 pm.
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."
<=
/SPAN>
Other dancing opportunties in Las Vegas Area
July 16: Collegium of the Desert
The Society of Creative Anachronism sponsors a =
day of=20
English and Scottish Country dancing on July 16th. Beginning =
dance=20
classes are from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, with intermediate and advance =
dance=20
classes from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. There are lots of other classes, =
ranging from=20
Drumming and "organized noisemaking", to making gourds, bead =
bracelets,=20
pewter making, silk banners, turkish boots, vinegar; and, also classes =
on belly=20
dancing, flirting, sex in the Middle Ages, ......etc. See the full =
schedule at
http://www.starkhafn.org/
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.
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 8:30 pm. =
$5. =20
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.
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.....
July 5 =
(Wednesday)=20
and 26 (Tuesday)
Information: =
702-451-7483.
Location: Clark =
County Library,=20
Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Cost: Free
Future classes: 8/2, =
8/23, 9/6,=20
9/20
Scottish and=20
Highland Dancing
=20
July 21 and 28 (Thursdays)
Information: =
702-451-7483.
Location: Clark =
County Library,=20
Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Cost: =
Free
Dances of Univeral=20
Peace
Meets=20
on the first Thursday of the month, and =
about every=20
other month, on the first Saturday after the first =
Thursday, in=20
Pahrump.
The next dance is =
July 7th in=20
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.
Information: &n=
bsp; 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: Aug 4th, Sept 1st, =
Oct 6th,=20
Nov 3rd
Southern Nevada Square and Round Dance=20
Association
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,
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.
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:
July 9th: =
Music from=20
India at the Winchester Center, 2 pm
Indian sitar player =
Sandip=20
Thanki, accompanied by his wife Tejal Thanki on tanpura, and Hemant =
Ekbote on=20
tabla. Mr. Thanki started his training in Indian classical music at =
early age.=20
He studied the sitar (a stringed instrument) in India and then in =
Philadelphia=20
with Shafaatullah Khan. In 1997, Sandip moved to Las Vegas to attend =
graduate=20
school at UNLV, and he now teaches astronomy and mathematics at the =
Nevada State=20
College in Henderson. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for children =
and=20
seniors. The Winchester Center is at 3130 South McLeod, 455-7340.
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ACOUSTIC ROUTES =
- =20
2753 South =
Highland=20
Drive. Visit their website for more information and map, and =
for=20
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!
July =
27th: =20
the bluehouse
Three women =
from=20
Australia "have stamped their own style over the categories of folk, =
folk/pop=20
and contemporary acoustic music," featuring two acoustic guitars, an =
electric=20
bass and three heavenly voices.
August =
10th: =20
Chris Stuart & Backcountry
Performing =
original=20
bluegrass and Americana music, and featuring vocals, banjo, guitar, and =
upright=20
bass.
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GARAGE-MA-HALL
Garage-Ma-Hall is in northwest Las =
Vegas (N.=20
of Ann Rd, E. of 95). Donation to attend is $10---and the performer gets =
all the=20
money. Take along food and drink as needed. Garage-Ma-Hall hosts house =
concerts,=20
open mics, jams, recording sessions, and seasonal parties. Space for =
about 60=20
folks, so very intimate. Contact richard@moonandeye.com <richard@moonandeye.com> =
for info and=20
if you wish to attend, for directions.
July =
8th: =20
GrooveLily
"Smart pop with electric violin, keyboards and drums"
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*****************************************************************
HENDERSON PAVILION
There are several =
concerts=20
listed at their website: http://www.cityofhenderson.com/parks/events/php/CulturalArts.php
***************************************************************=
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July 17th: =
Arizona=20
Highland Celtic Festival in Flagstaff,=20
AZ
There will be a piping competition, Highland games, =
Irish=20
dancing, Celtic food, living history, children's activities, black =
powder=20
demonstrations, educational displays, Celtic dog show and live music.=20
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adults are $8, children 2-12 are =
$4; under=20
2 are free. For more info call =
800-795-5707
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***********************************
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. =20
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
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
Wasatch Wiggle Contra Dance =
Weekend - Salt=20
Lake CIty, July 15 -=20
17
Start your conditioning =
program now to=20
prepare for the Wasatch Wiggle, the second annual contra=20
dance weekend at the 80-yr-old Wasatch Mountain Club Lodge =
(elevation,=20
9,000 ft), just minutes from Salt Lake City. Music provided by The =
Privy=20
Tippers (from Tuscon) and the Bellows Fellows (from Idaho Falls - =
yes!=20
those Bellows are on accordians!), with Ron Buchanan as caller, and a =
waltz=20
workshop led by Margene Anderson. Other attributes include a Waltz =
Workshop by Richard Albanese from Reno, and music for workshops provided =
by the=20
Bellows Fellows from Pocatello, Idaho - an accordion duo with =
high-spirited=20
music from the American and Scandinavian traditions. $95 =
(just=20
dancing) to $140 (dancing plus lodging). Info and =
registration=20
form: www.wasatchwiggle.org; or Brenda =
Goodwin-Cole=20
(she called for our October 2003 dance) at brendance@yahoo.com or=20
801-363-7442.
Dance in the =
Desert - Tuscon,=20
AZ - November 11-13 - 10th Anniversary! - Tuscon's =
Contra=20
Dance Camp on the slopes of Mt. Lemon. Enjoy the pleasures of a =
rustinc=20
YMCA camp, with on-site housing and meals. Music by Flapjack, from =
Toronto, and calling by Joseph Pimentel and Susan Michaels. =
Several Las=20
Vegas dancers go to this dance weekend. Barb G has heard the band =
at a=20
dance weekend in upstate NY, and says that they are fabulous. =
Joseph=20
Pimentel has a very unique and clear calling style, and Susan Michaels, =
from the=20
LA area, has called in LV, back in 2001 (?). Website: www.tftm.org; or e-mail dancecamp@tftm.org. Or =
voice mail at=20
(520) 408-6181.
The following include other announcements that have =
been sent=20
to me through the mail or by e-mail; the first item is a "master =
listing".=20
=
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
links to other sites that can be of help. =
It also=20
has links to other sites with more information about contra=20
dancing.
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SUN |
MON |
TUE |
WED |
THUR |
FRI |
SAT =20
|
3
Israeli Dancing 3644=20
Rancho, 6 to 8:30=20
=
|
4
Happy 4th! |
5
|
6
Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 -=20
9 |
7
Dances of Universal=20
Peace, 7-10 pm,=20
4925 S. Torrey Pines=20
Dr.
|
8 |
9
|
10
|
11 |
12 |
13
Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - =
9
|
14
|
15 |
16
Collegium in the Desert |
17 &n=
bsp; =20
Israeli =
Dancing 3644 Rancho, 6 to 9=20
=
pm =
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18
English Country=20
Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre 6:30 - 9=20
|
19
Contra Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre 6:30 - 9=20
pm |
20
Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - =
9 |
21 |
22
|
23
Old Time Barn Dance, CHAC, 6:30 - 10 =
pm |
24
Israeli=20
Dancing 3644=20
Rancho, 6 to 9=20
pm |
25
English =
Country Dancing,=20
Jewel Box Theatre 6:30 - 9 =
pm |
26
|
27
Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - 9=20
pm |
28
|
29 |
30 |
31
Israeli=20
Dancing 3644=20
Rancho, 6 to 9=20
pm |
AUG 1 |
2 |
3
Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - 9=20
pm |
4
Dances of Universal =
Peace, =20
7-10 pm, 4925 S. Torrey =
Pines=20
Dr. |
5 |
6 |
SEE YOU ON THE DANCE =
FLOOR! AND=20
BRING A FRIEND!