North Berkshire Community Dance
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North Berkshire Community Dance
June 15 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm EDT
Special SUNDAY afternoon dance!
Come join the Open Band
* At the summer location in North Adams *
Hannah Johlas will call all dances, starting the evening with easy dances friendly to newcomers and families with children. Hannah will teach new moves and skills as needed, so that beginners can dance with everyone right from the start.
Music will be provided by an open band, led by Van Kaynor on fiddle and Becky Hollingsworth on keyboard. “Open band” means that anyone with an acoustic instrument is welcome to join. A list of likely tunes is available at https://northberkshiredance.org/tune-list/
The dance will run 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Community Hall of the All Saints Episcopal Church, 59 Summer St., North Adams. Admission is pay-as-you-can: $5 – $15, or barter equivalent, suggested.
As a community dance in a small college town, we welcome people of all ages and backgrounds into the ever-changing tradition of New England contra dance. Contra dancing is the contemporary face of a living tradition; some of the dances are hundreds of years old, some are recently composed. Some of the dances are hundreds of years old, some are recently composed; all are good fun and a pleasurable occasion for meeting and interacting with people both new and familiar.
Everyone is welcome. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive at 3:30 for an introductory lesson. Come with or without a partner; most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening.
Covid Policy: Masks are optional, and we are no longer checking vaccination status.
For more information, Visit www.northberkshiredance.org or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/.
UPCOMING DANCES
We send a quick email reminder once a month before each dance. If you would like to be included, you can subscribe here.
For more information, visit www.northberkshiredance.org, see the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/, or contact doonemackay@gmail.com.
