Hi, Folks!
 
I was=20 wandering around the District shopping area and REI last Sunday night, = and heard=20 the delightful sounds of live fiddle music coming from the Coffee = Bean.  It=20 was the LV String Band, which is one of the three or four groups that = are now=20 performing old-timey, bluegrass or Celtic music here and = there=20 around the valley. It is exciting that an environment is developing = in LV=20 for this genre of music, for where there are musicians, there will = be=20 dancers!  
 
"Welcome" to the new folks on this e-mail list. =20 The = following line-up is=20 for the months of March.  = The=20 bold print indicates new information since = the last=20 newsletter. Another new change is the = address=20 of our web page. It is now at: http://snocd.raincloudpub.com<= A=20 href=3D"http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/">/ 
 
Thanks to all for your support in keeping the = dancing=20 alive in Las Vegas, and your attendance of the dance=20 events. This message includes:
 
March 13 and = 21:  (Monday nights):  English Country = Dancing=20 at the Jewel Box Theatre
March 25:  = (Saturday night):  Old-time Barn Dances=20 at CHAC   
    
   Music jam sessions for traditional dance = musicians=20 and singers
        Nevada = Old-Time=20 Fiddlers' Association 
        Las Vegas Mandolin Orchestra
   Other = dancing/music=20 opportunties in Las Vegas  
        Ethnic Express = - International folk=20 dancing
       =20 Israeli Folk Dancing - temporarily suspended until further=20 notice        &nbs= p;   =20
       &nbs= p;Dances of Univeral=20 Peace
        = Southern=20 Nevada Square and Round Dance Association
   =20     Argentine Tango
   =20     Cuban Dancing
   =20     Belly Dancing
   =20     Highland Dancing
   =20     Ballroom Dancing
   =20     Country Line Dancing
      &n= bsp; East Coast Swing Dancing=20
   LV = ethnic and=20 cultural events       =20
   Dance events outside of = LV
  =  Arizona dances
        May = Madness, at=20 Prescott, AZ, May 19-21
   Weekend dance camps and=20 tours 
   Dancing = opportunities=20 and information 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).  
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March 13=20 and 20 (Mon. evenings): English Country Dancing =20 (free; recorded music)
 
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. The emphasis is on dances prior = to 1700,=20 but some more modern dances are also taught and called. Want to = read more=20 about ECD?  go to our website, http://snocd.raincloudpub.com<= A=20 href=3D"http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/">/
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:  The library is between = Maryland=20 Parkway and Eastern Ave., on the south side of the street.  The = library=20 entrance that is close to the Jewel Box theatre is the door closest to = the=20 intersection of Flamingo and Escondido.  Inside the door, turn = left, go=20 down a short flight of stairs, and the Jewel Box is the room on your=20 right.
 
Future Jewel Box ECD Dances at the = Jewel=20 Box:  Thursday April 20th, May 8 &=20 22
 
March 25 =20 (Saturday):  Old Time Barn Dance at CHAC
 
In March, we'll have a Special Guest Caller, Peggy = Hesley,=20 from Phoenix.  Peggy calls at the Phoenix contra dances, as well as = in Flagstaff, Tuscon, and even Los Angeles(!).  Our local = band, "112,=20 and Then Some" will liven up the evening with snappy fiddlin' = music (,=20 at least at a tempo of 112).  If=20 you have moved here from another dance community, do come out and = enjoy the=20 lively music, the camaraderie, and the laughter, and to get your dancing = fix!  We encourage any first-timers to attend the 1/2 hour lesson = that=20 starts at 6:30 pm, as it is designed to give newcomers a basic = primer on=20 what constitutes a contra dance, and help the dance flow more smoothly=20 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 = Kay,=20 Elyse, Dave and David, and ?? new daddy, Big Gerry??
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=20 right.
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Future Old-TIme Barn Dances - at = CHAC:
        = Generally, the 4th=20 Saturday of the month.  Future = dances:  April=20 22, May 27, June 24
 
Music jam sessions for traditional dance = musicians
 
Nevada Old-Time Fiddlers'  Association=20 (NOFA)
 
The monthly newsletter from NOFA contains a wealth on information = about=20 fun-sounding fiddle festivals and contests, bluegrass gatherings, cowboy = poetry=20 events, etc. in the West, and even some back East.  For more = information,=20 contact Paul Aguirre at mohavebrown@cox.net ,=  or=20 visit their website at http://communitylink.rev= iewjournal.com/,=20 under Nevada=20 Old Time Fiddlers.  The NOFA jam schedule is:
  • 1st and 3rd Saturdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time = Music=20 Workshop and Jam at the Prestige at Mira Loma Assisted Living Center, = 2520=20 Wigwam Pkwy. The workshop/slow jam session meets from 10:00 am to = 12:30=20 pm, with a beginners'/slow jam from 10 to 11 in the Reading Room = on the=20 2nd floor. Take Pecos to Wigwam and turn east. Go past = the=20 shopping center on the left, and turn left into the medical = office=20 complex. The center is straight back behind these buildings.=20
  • 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time = Music=20 Jam, Henderson Library, 280 S. Water Street, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.=20
  • 1st and 3rd=20 Thursday night from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, 2800 S. Lamb Blvd. = at the=20 Clubhouse of Shadow Mountain Village community mobile home = park.=20
  • Every Tuesday, 12 noon to 3 pm:  Open = acoustic=20 jam.  Cora Coleman Center, 2100 Bonne Brae, Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Mandolin Orchestra -   = Mandolin,=20 mandola, mandocello, and mandobass players of any skill level are = welcomed to=20 form a orchestra of mandolin family instruments. The goal is = to=20 resurrect for the Southern Nevada community the wonderful sounds that = were so=20 common in the United States at the turn of the 20th Century. Music will = include=20 Italian, ragtime, Celtic, old-time, marches, classical, World Music, and = other=20 genres as the repertoire develops. Practice sessions will include = workshop=20 and instructional with formats to develop skill at reading music and = mandolin=20 technique.  Contact Dave Carroll at (702) 262-9989 or CarrollD@cox.net or visit the = Mandoliers'=20 website at http://www.mandoliers.com = if=20 you're interested.
 
 
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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
  • Friday night, March 17th:  Dancing and = Dining: =20 Join the Ethnic Express dancers at a Thai restaurant (call 732-4871 = for=20 details)
  • May 10:  Romanian dance workshop with = visiting guest=20 instructor, Daniel Sandu, at Charleston Heights, 6 pm.  = $10.
 
Israeli Folk Dancing with Amnon Eilat
  • The Israeli dancers are currently looking for a location = to=20 continue dancing.  If you know of a facility with a good = dance=20 floor, give Amnon a call:
  • Instructor:  Amnon Eilat, a certified = Israeli dance=20 instructor and choreographer=20
  • Information:  254-5895
 
Dances of Univeral=20 Peace 
  • In Las Vegas, the Dances of Universal = Peace=20 meets on the first Thursday of the month, = and about=20 every other month, on the first Saturday after the first=20 Thursday, in Pahrump.
The next Las Vegas = dance=20 is April 6th.

Time:          = ;          6:45=20 to 9:30 PM 
LV=20 Location:         Christ = Our King=20 Community, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV  = (southwest=20 corner of            =20             =    =20             Tropicana and = Torrey=20 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
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
  • Thursday nights, at Dance Charisma, 3650 S. Jones, south of Spring = Mountain. Call 364-8700 for info. Both lessons and open=20 dancing. 
Cuban Dancing
  • Taste of Cuba, a restaurant slightly east of = Sahara and=20 Decatur:  Cuban music and dancing on Fridays, Saturdays, and = Sundays,=20 starting at 8 pm.
Shifting Sands Belly Dance=20 Guild           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p; 
 
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.....
March 7 and 21 = (Tuesdays)
Information:  = 702-451-7483.
Location:  Clark = County Library,=20 Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Cost:  Free
Future classes:  4/11, = 4/25
Scottish and=20 Highland Dancing
  • For upcoming events and contacts, = visit the Las=20 Vegas Highland Dancing Association's website at http://lvhda.tripod.c= om/events.htm

Ballroom = Dancing

  • The US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association Southern NV Chapter, = and the=20 UNLV - USABDA=20 = Dancesport,          &n= bsp;     =20 (702) 895-3225.  Website: www= .commnitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/ballroomdance.
 
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=20 Sundays, 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 = 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 at (702) 648-6616, or e-mail: = mark@turnaroundtech.com=20 Website: DanceGig.com    =
 
Other Ethnic and Dance Events in Las=20 Vegas: 
  • Dances of the Ancient Silk Road:  March 10 = (Friday),=20 7 pm, Clark County Library Theatre, 7 pm, free.
  • St. Patrick's Day Big Band Dance, March = 17,=20 Friday, Charleston Heights Arts Center, 7 pm
 
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HENDERSON PAVILION

Their concerts are = listed at=20 their website: http://www.cityofhenderson.com/parks/events/php/CulturalArts.php

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ACOUSTIC = ROUTES

Check out up-coming concerts = at:  http://www.acoustic= routes.com/vegashome.html

  • March 23:  The=20 Buccaneers  (=93an Aggressive Canadian Folk Band=94) =
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OTHER LAS VEGAS MUSICAL=20 EVENTS:

Mar. 10 (Friday):  The local = bluegrass band,=20 Backward Glance, will be performing at the Borders = Bookstore at=20 I-215 and Charleston, 6 to 8 pm. email: backwardglance@cox.net 

Mar. 13  (Monday): Alison Krauss and Union = Station:=20  Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV http://www.alisonkrauss.com/ = or=20 http://www.orleansarena.com/

Mar. 17: Tempest (Modern Folk-Rock) St. Patrick=92s = Show at the=20 Fremont St. Experience, Las Vegas http://www.tempestmusic.com/ = or http://www.vegasexperience.com/<= /A>

Apr. 14 =96 16: Arizona Outback = Spring=20 Fiddlefest: Salome, AZ, Salome = Lions Club=20 66558 Hall Street. Jamming, games and fun. For more info = 928-859-4621 or=20 email april@arizonaoldtimefiddlers.org

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Dance Events=20 outside of Las Vegas: =20

Dance=20 schedule and contacts for Arizona 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 
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!!!
 
May Madness, Prescott, Arizona, May 19 -=20 21
 
This year's contra dance weekend in nearby friendly Prescott, AZ = (only 5=20 1/2 hours away) features music by the Hotpoint Stringband from Athens,=20 Ohio, and the Privy Tippers from Tuscon; and calling = by Seth=20 Tepfer from Atlanta GA and Merri Rudd from Tuscon, AZ.  Further = information=20 and registration forms are available at http://sharlot.org/madness, or=20 e-mail Leslie at    lmloomis@commspeed.net. <= /DIV>
 
Dance Camps and Tours
  • Country Dance and Song Society is a central clearing house for = events: http://www.cdss.org/n= ewsletter/events.html  =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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