The Teresa Broadwell Quintet returns to the Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance. Her band swung the house last year to great acclaim. A wonderful, enthusiastic, youthful dancer Sarrah Aliewie will instruct the East Coast Swing Lesson and DJ. Plan on doing a Snowball dance at the band break! Then we will do a SHIM SHAM to the band LIVE right after the break. […]
DFO Caller Workshops with Bob Isaacs Location: Private home in Albany, NY Dates: October 26, November 2, November 23, and December 7 from 12 to 4pm Cost: $120 for the full series Limited to 12 callers, first come first served. Register here to attend this four-session class: Please note: If nothing happens within 5 seconds […]
Monday nights 6-6:45pm African Drumming class, 6:45-7:30pm African Dance classAt the Albany Barn, 56 Second St. Albany, NY Admission is a per-class sliding-scale donation (students usually pay $10-$20).Enjoy traditional music and dance from Guinea, Senegal, and the African Diaspora. Open level youth to adult classes. No experience needed and a limited number of drums are available […]
Contravention (Alan Thomson, Eric Buddington, Aldo Lavaggi) provides the music for caller Bob Isaacs and graduates of his calling workshops. The workshops will be held Saturday afternoons: Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 23, and and Dec 7. Albany Contradances are held every second and some fifth Fridays of the month, September through June, in the […]
North Berkshire Dances are held on the second Saturdays of the month from 7:30 to 10 PM in the community hall of the First Congregational Church, 906 Main Street, Williamstown, MA. Dances include contras and squares all done to great live music. The sessions are open to beginners, families, and life-long dancers! All dances are […]
Monday nights 6-6:45pm African Drumming class, 6:45-7:30pm African Dance classAt the Albany Barn, 56 Second St. Albany, NY Admission is a per-class sliding-scale donation (students usually pay $10-$20).Enjoy traditional music and dance from Guinea, Senegal, and the African Diaspora. Open level youth to adult classes. No experience needed and a limited number of drums are available […]
Monday nights 6-6:45pm African Drumming class, 6:45-7:30pm African Dance classAt the Albany Barn, 56 Second St. Albany, NY Admission is a per-class sliding-scale donation (students usually pay $10-$20).Enjoy traditional music and dance from Guinea, Senegal, and the African Diaspora. Open level youth to adult classes. No experience needed and a limited number of drums are available […]
Monday nights 6-6:45pm African Drumming class, 6:45-7:30pm African Dance classAt the Albany Barn, 56 Second St. Albany, NY Admission is a per-class sliding-scale donation (students usually pay $10-$20).Enjoy traditional music and dance from Guinea, Senegal, and the African Diaspora. Open level youth to adult classes. No experience needed and a limited number of drums are available […]
Sonny & Perley Jive Five One of swing dancers' favorite bands, the Jive Five features keyboardist Sonny Daye and vocalist Perley Rousseau. Perley has a beautifully rich voice, with the emotional power, swing and improvisational feel of a true jazz singer. Sonny has very facile, slightly percussive keyboard work and wonderfully interesting arrangements. Plus there’s […]
Margaret Bary with Alan Thomson and Britany Orlebeke Doors open at 1:30. Beginner workshop is at 1:40. Dance from 2:00 – 5:00 PM. Regular Dances: $15, $12 CECD Members (Membership: $15)Ice Cream Sunday: $17, $14 CECD Members (includes ice cream sundaes)Season Ticket: $88 (includes Regular Dances + Ice Cream Sunday + Membership) The dance is […]