It’s social dancing! It’s not about “performance”, it’s about having fun! And what fun we’ll have…
Fourth Saturday Contradance: Sat 11/23 8:00 pm at BARRETT MEMORIAL HALL in South Strafford VT
– a NEW LOCATION for this dance only….https://www.straffordvt.org/
No Experience Necessary. Beginners and Singles always Welcome. All dances Taught, then Called
the first dances are the easiest, so come early if you’re new to this…
7:45 pm – walk-through for new dancers
Dress comfortably in layers (for changing activity levels) and bring:
clean shoes for the dance floor
a water bottle
a potluck snack for the break
with LIVE MUSIC by Herding Cats (Carol Compton – keyboard, Thal Aylward – fiddle & viola, and Rachel Clark – flute & accordion)
our three musicians were all members of Northern Spy – a local contradance mainstay for many years
Your caller for this evening: Nils Fredland – we’re truly fortunate to have such a talented caller right in our own backyard~!
Admission is $12, $8 for students and under 16 are FREE!
More dance info here: http://uvdm.org and on Facebook under “Norwich Community Dances”.
Muskeg Music dances continue on Second Saturdays at Tracy Hall, Norwich, VT (…and in Dec we’ll do New Year’s Eve):
Dec 14 – Moreau/Peery with David Millstone calling
Dec 31 – NEW YEAR”S EVE Contra with Red Dog Riley and Nils Fredland calling
With this great music from “Herding Cats”, I’m sure we’ll be feline fine….
Rick Barrows, Thetford Center
for Muskeg Music
In the early 1970’s, caller Dudley Laufman came through Strafford several times a year, calling dances.
In the more-recent past, caller Nils Fredland decided to “apprentice” with singing-squares caller (and flute-maker) Ralph Sweet.
Local caller David Millstone has made documentary videos about both Dudley and Ralph.
find out more, and see his dance calendar at: https://davidmillstonedance.