Hi, Folks!
Our dances = are the perfect=20 compliment for the springtime weather that we have been periodically=20 experiencing, and the wild flowers in bloom.  After being outdoors, = enjoying the balmy days, come to dances to express your renewed zest for = life!
 
"Welcome" to the new folks on this e-mail list. =20 The = following line-up is=20 for the months of April.  = 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:
 
April 20 and 27:  (Thursday nights - this month only): =20 English Country Dancing at the Jewel Box Theatre=20
April 22:  (Saturday = night):  Old-time Barn Dance=20 at CHAC   
    
   Music jam sessions for traditional dance = musicians=20 and singers
        Nevada = Old-Time=20 Fiddlers' Association - New NOFA West=20 locations
        Las Vegas Mandolin Orchestra
   Other = dancing/music=20 opportunties in Las Vegas  
        Ethnic Express = - International folk=20 dancing - Romanian dance workshop on May=20 10
       =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=20 and cultural events       =20
   Dance events outside of = LV
  =  Arizona dances      &nbs= p;
   Weekend dance = camps and=20 tours 
   Dancing = opportunities=20 and information from the Web
   April 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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April 20 and 27 (Thurs. evenings): English=20 Country Dancing  (free; recorded=20 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:  May 8=20 & 22, June 12 & 19, July 10 & 17, August 14 &=20 21
 
April 22 =20 (Saturday):  Old Time Barn Dance at CHAC
 
Last month, we had a lovely time with Special = Guest=20 Caller, Peggy Hesley, from Phoenix. Our next guest caller will be = Brenda=20 Goodwin-Cole, from Salt Lake City, in June.  Meanwhile, we can keep = our=20 feet moving and hands clapping with our local band, "112, and Then = Some", which=20 will liven up the evening with snappy fiddlin' music (at = a tempo of at=20 least 112).  If you have moved here = from=20 another dance community, do come out and enjoy the lively music, the=20 camaraderie, and the laughter, and to get your dancing fix!  We = encourage=20 any first-timers to attend the 1/2 hour lesson that starts at 6:30 pm, = as=20 it is designed to give newcomers a basic primer on what constitutes = a=20 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 = Kay, Dave=20 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:
        The = 4th=20 Saturday of the month, until Septemer.  Future=20 dances:  May 27 (Memorial Day Weekend), June 24, July=20 22
 
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 in Arts and Culture. 
GREAT NEWS:  NOFA is expanding to the north and = west=20 - some of the practices listed below are at new locations.  The = NOFA jam=20 schedule is subject to change; it is best to check the above website to = verify=20 open jam days.
  • 1st Saturdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time Music = Workshop=20 and Jam at the Prestige at Mira Loma Assisted Living Center, 2520 = Wigwam Pkwy.=20 The workshop/slow jam session meets from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm, = with a=20 beginners'/slow jam from 10 to 11 in the Reading Room on the 2nd=20 floor. Take Pecos to Wigwam and turn east. Go past the = shopping=20 center on the left, and turn left into the medical office = complex. The=20 center is straight back behind these buildings.=20
  • 2nd Wednesdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time = Music Jam,=20 Henderson Library, 280 S. Water Street, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
  • 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.
  • NOFA West:  3rd Thursday, 4th = Wednesday: =20 Nevada Power, 6226 W. Sahara, Las Vegas, 6:30 - 8:30
See "Other Las Vegas Music Events" below for where = NOFA=20 folks are performing, or visit their excellent web site (above).
 
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
  • 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 = new location=20 to continue dancing.  If you know of a facility with a = good=20 dance floor, give Amnon a call:=20
  • 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 MAY 4th.

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.....
Information:  = 702-451-7483.
Location:  Clark = County Library,=20 Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Cost:  Free
Future classes:  April = 25, May 2=20 & 16 (Tuesdays)
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.
  • Earlier this year, there was a listing in this newsletter for = Saturday=20 afternoon ballroom dancing at UNLV.  This venue has been changed = from=20 social dancing to practicing for ballroom dance competition. If=20 interested in competition, contact ballroomclublv@yahoo.com = , who's=20 sponsoring sessions for couples only who need to = practice=20 the steps they have learned in their lessons, or partnerships who need = to=20 rehearse their routines for upcoming competitions.  There will no longer be any=20 instruction provided at upcoming sessions. If you do not = already have a=20 partner, but are interested in finding one for the purpose of = participating in=20 ballroom dance competitions, email them with your requirements = (e.g.=20 seeking male/female, your dance style of interest, your level of = experience,=20 approximate age, and your phone number).  Someone will contact = you and=20 arrange to discuss your needs.
 
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: 
 
  • April 21: Didgeridoo Workshop:  12=20 noon to 2:30 pm, at It's Yoga Las Vegas, 4634 Maryland Pkwy, #101. The = didgeridoo "is a drone instrument that is purported to have originated = in=20 Arnhem Land, Australia about 50,000 years ago. It is created from the = limbs of=20 the eucalyptus and gum trees, that have been naturally hollowed out by = white=20 ants and termites. The didgeridoo was traditionally played only be = males=20 during ceremony, and was also used as a means of communication by = different=20 tribes. The vibrational sound of the didgeridoo has a unique healing = quality,=20 and combined with the circular breathing techniques, it creates a = harmonic=20 resonance within the person playing it and also for those who are = listening=20 nearby."  Workshop will be taught by Australian Phil = Jones, who has=20 recorded several discs of didgeridoo music. $25 at the door, $20 in = advance at=20 www.itsyogalasvegas.net or phone 798-9642. Across from UNLV, behind=20 Starbucks.

  • A folk harp class for beginners will be held this = summer=20 at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 43 West Pacific, Henderson. = Enrollment ends=20 May 5. The course will run for 14 weeks, meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 = p.m. on=20 Fridays between May 26 and September 1, and be followed by a recital = on=20 September 8. Harps will be available to rent. The cost is $200, with = proceeds=20 benefitting the church. For more information, call Amy at 838-6721 or = e-mail=20 her at christianharpist@earthlink= .net.=20

  • April 22:  The International Food = and=20 Folklife Festival will be held at the Clark County Government = Center=20 Amphitheater, 500 S Grand Central Parkway. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free = admission.=20 More than thirty countries will be represented through food vendors, = music and=20 dance performances, colorful costumes, cooking demonstrations, = handmade craft=20 sales and a children's activity area. The event wraps up with a = concert at 7=20 p.m. by the Reggae band "Bonafide." No food or beverages may be = carried in and=20 no pets are allowed. For more information call Clark County Parks and=20 Recreation at 455-8200 or visit the website at=20 www.accessclarkcounty.com/parks.
  • May 25, Thurs, 6 p.m. = West=20 Las Vegas Library, Theatre room: Global Destinations: = Around the=20 World in 80 Minutes Come experience and enjoy the spirit and=20 jubilation as Nevada Ballet Theatrea's Creative Community Dancers and = special=20 guest artist present a potpourri of the sights, sounds and movements = from=20 around the world. From classic Russian dances to the rhythmic, = pulsating=20 rhythms of American tap, your senses will be exhilarated by this = special=20 culminating performance. Creative Communities is a partnership between = the=20 City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Nevada = Ballet=20 Theatre to provide quality dance education to youth in the community. = Share in=20 the excitement as the participants showcase their talents and efforts = for the=20 past year. For more information, please call 507-3989 or Dr. Victoria = Foster=20 at 243-2623 ext. 249. This event is open to the public.
  • May 16 (Tuesday):  The = Tamburitzans=20 are coming!l  7:30 pm, at the Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, Community = College=20 of Southern Nevada, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas. This = dance=20 group from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will=20 be "presenting an exciting new show of music, songs, and dances = of=20 Eastern Europe and neighboring cultures."  All seats are = reserved; $27,=20 $24, $20.  For phone orders or more information, call toll-free=20 1-877-826-6437.
  • May 27: Saturday, 2 pm:  World = Vibration: Chinese Music by Lei Qiang and Hong Qui = An
    Winchester Cultural = Center, 3130 S.=20 McLeod =95 455-7340.  Lei Qiang is a = master=20 player of the erhu, a two-stringed violin-like instrument. This = traditional=20 Chinese instrument possesses a unique sound, which gives the erhu its=20 mystical, voice-like quality. Lei Qiang has performed at = numerous=20 music festivals and cultural events throughout North America. = Currently he is=20 working with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. He will be joined by Hong = Qiu An=20 who will be playing the zheng, a a = Chinese zither.=20 General Admission: $10, seniors and children: $7

  • June=20 23, 24 - Friday=20 and Saturday: Mexico = Vivo=20 Presents: International Dance and Music
    Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. = McLeod =95=20 455-7340.  7:30 p.m.=20 =95 General admission $7; seniors and children $5.  =20 This = performance=20 will showcase gorgeous costumes and exciting folk dance from around = the=20 world.

  • July=20 1, Saturday - World Vibration: Music from=20 Paraguay.  Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod =95 = 455-7340. =20 2=20 p.m. =95 General admission $10; seniors and children=20 $7

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OTHER LAS VEGAS MUSICAL=20 EVENTS:
  • Today, April 16, 1 to 4 pm: the=20 Las Vegas Strings will be playing old timey = music at The=20 Auld Dubliner in MonteLago
    Village, Lake Las Vegas.  The = MonteLago=20 Village overlooks Lake Las Vegas, with Mediterranean = architecture, lush=20
    golf greens and abundant palm trees that create an oasis setting. = A visit=20 to Lake Las Vegas is easy on your eyes and a refreshing = experience. =20 Directions: From the Fiesta Hotel & Casino = located near=20 the intersection US 95 / 93, or the 515 and highway #215 in = Henderson. =20 Take Lake Mead Drive approximately 6.5 miles east, the entrance to = Lake Las=20 Vegas is clearly marked on your left.  Proceed past the golf = course and=20 ponds and drive thru the "round a bout" note your speed on the yellow = digital=20 signs, then you will see the marker on your right that directs you to = the=20 MonteLago Village.  Free parking is available in MonteLago Casino = parking=20 garage on your left, valet parking is also available just steps from = the Auld=20 Dubliner. Auld Dubliner Pub: (702) 567-8002.=20
  • April 23, Sunday, 6:30 - 7:45 pm:  Backward = Glance,=20 a LV bluegrass band, will be playing at the E-String Grill in = Green =20 Valley at 2031 W. Sunset Road, down the hill (east) from = the=20 intersection of Sunset Road, Sunset Way, & Mountain=20 Vista, just west=20 of Valley Verde - going up the hill ( or down) on the south side of = the road-=20 the orange building (former=20 location of Brannigans). Join Dave Carroll, Jeff Weaver, Lynn = Baldwin,=20 Randy Melgaard and Carolyn Forrester for some great Bluegrass = music and=20 have some supper there. There will be other entertainment = after they play=20 - So a whole evening of music. web site- www.members.cox.net/b= ackwardglance/. =20
  • April 29, Saturday:  Starlight and = Strings: =20 The Las Vegas Guitar Society presents its annual = concert=20 fundraiser for the Friends of Winchester, a group of dedicated = volunteers who=20 have assisted in Winchester park improvement projects financially and = through=20 volunteer hours. Winchester = Cultural=20 Center, 3130 S. McLeod =95 455-7340
    6:00 p.m. = - reception for ticket holders hosted by the Friends of = Winchester=20     =95 = 7:00=20 p.m. concert
    $25 Fundraiser ticket price for general=20 admission.
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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

  • May = 18,=20 Thursday:  Houston Jones at Acoustic Routes, 8 pm.  = check=20 http://www.acoustic= routes.com/vegashome.html for info as they update their=20 website.

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Dance and=20 Music Events outside of Las Vegas: 

April 29:  Phoenix Spring Frolic Contra = Dance. =20 2nd Annual Phoenix dance, with = Minnesota=20 caller Ted Hodapp, and music of ClusterFolk, at the Irish Cultural = Center, 1106=20 N. Central Avenue.  Festive attire suggested, i.e., cauual, = elegnat, and/or=20 silly.  Hambo workshop 3 to 5 pm.  Grand March 7 pm, Last = waltz 10:30=20 pm. Advance/early purchase by 4/22:  Hambo $10, Contra $17, all day = $24.  Tickets purchased at the door:  Hambo $10, contra dance = $20, all=20 day $27.  Registration is available at http://pfotm.org/frolicflye= r2006.pdf

May Madness, Prescott, Arizona, May 19 - 21. =20 This year's contra dance weekend in = nearby=20 friendly Prescott, AZ (only 5 1/2 hours away) features music by the = Hotpoint=20 Stringband from Athens, Ohio, and the Privy Tippers from Tuscon;=20 and calling by Seth Tepfer from Atlanta GA and Merri Rudd from = Tuscon,=20 AZ.  Further information and registration forms are available at = http://sharlot.org/madness, or = e-mail Leslie=20 at    lmloomis@commspeed.net. 

June 16 - 18:  Huck Finn Bluegrass=20 Festival:  Victorville, Calif. = see http://www.huckfinn.com/

July 1 - 8:  = American=20 Dance and Music Week:  Cool off in the = Mendocino=20 Woodlands in the coastal redwoods of Northern California:  Contras, = squares, couple dancing, clogging and body mechanics, music singing, = sound, and=20 supreme cuisine!  Sponsored by the Bay Area Country Dance = Society. =20 see www.bacds.org/amweek

July 14 - 16: Wasatch Wiggle! =20 Another cool (literally and = figuratively)=20 location:  Dance in the fresh clear air, at the height of = wildflower=20 season, at the 80-year-old Wasatch Mountain Club Lodge (elevatoin 9,000=20 ft).  Music by Bog O'Tricks, and the Bellowa Fellows, with calling = by=20 Tuscon's Merri Rudd.  Sponsored by Wasatch Contras.  Highest = dance=20 camp in the US!

September 1 - 4:  Labor Day Dance=20 Away:  Held at a cool 7000 feet = up, at=20 Mile High Pines Camp, between Angelus Oaks and Big Bear in the San = Bernardino=20 Mountains.  Music by the Latter Day Lizards and Hillbillies from = Mars;=20 calling by Cis Hinkle (Atlanta, GA) and Scott Higgs=20 (Philadelphia).

Dance = schedule and=20 contacts for Arizona Dances:

Please call ahead to confirm = dates and=20 location if in doubt... regular dates do occasionally change due to = extenuating=20 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!!!
 
 
Dancing opportunities = and=20 information from the Web
 
  • Country Dance and Song Society is a central = clearing house=20 for dance camps and other events, as well as a source of music and = lots of=20 other good stuff: http://www.cdss.org/n= ewsletter/events.html
  • 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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      Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - = 9
       

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      English Country Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre = 6:30 -=20 8:45 pm

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      22=20
      Old Time Barn Dance, CHAC, 6:30 - 10 pm=20
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       =20

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      Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 -=20 9

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      English Country Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre = 6:30 - 8:45=20 pm
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      MAY 1
       

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      Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - 9=20 pm

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      Dances of Universal Peace, 

      6:45-9:30 pm

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      6
      7
       =20

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      English Country Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre = 6:30=20 - 8:45 pm

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      Romanian instructor Daniel = Sandu
               =20 Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:00 - 9 = pm
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