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SUMMARY:Capital English Country Dancers
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Freedman with Alan Thomson and Cedar Stanistreet \n\n\n\nNEW LOCATION for this series:  St. John’s Episcopal Church\, 146 1st Street\, Troy\, NY\, 12180. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 1:30. Beginner workshop is at 1:40. Dance from 2:00 – 5:00 PM. \n\n\n\nRegular 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) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease wear clean\, flat\, soft-soled dance shoes. \n\n\n\nDownload the season flyer here. \n\n\n\nFind out more about the callers and musicians for the season here. \n\n\n\nOur COVID PolicyPlease stay home if you feel sick or have symptoms of Covid or flu.   CECD will notify all attendees if someone reports a Covid diagnosis within a week after a dance. \n\n\n\nSep 22  from 2 – 4 pm:  SPECIAL FREE BEGINNER WORKSHOP with Don Bell (recorded music)  \n\n\n\nOct 6  Val Medve with Cedar Waxwing (Aaron Marcus\, Sarah Babbitt Spaeth\, Jonathan Werk) \n\n\n\nNov 3  David Smukler with Eileen Kalfass\, Jane Knoeck\, Laurel Sharp  \n\n\n\nDec 1  Brad Foster with Peregrine Road (Karen Axelrod\, Rachel Bell) \n\n\n\nJan 5  Margaret Bary with Alan Thomson and Britany Orlebeke \n\n\n\nFeb 2 Michael Wood with Early Music Ensemble with Harpsichord (Larry Wallach\, Tricia vanOers\, Eric Buddington)  **Note: Period Dress encouraged**  \n\n\n\nMar 2 Elizabeth Freedman with Alan Thomson and Cedar Stanistreet  \n\n\n\nApr 6 Melanie Axel-Lute\, Don Bell with Heartsease \n\n\n\nMay 4 Ice Cream Sunday  – Dereck Kalish Robin Russell\, Marnen Laibow-Koser
URL:https://www.danceflurry.org/event/capital-english-country-dancers-03-02-2025/
LOCATION:St. John’s Episcopal Church\, 146 1st Street\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:English Country Dances
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SUMMARY:Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance
DESCRIPTION:Alan Thomson Little Big Band \n\n\n\n>>> PROOF OF VACCINE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED (see below) << \n\n\n\n\n* 7-8pm – Swing Dance Lesson. No partner needed. \n\n\n\n* 8-10:30 pm – Dance to live band (see list below) \n\n\n\nCost: $20 General\, $15 Student\, 65+ Senior\, DFO Member \n\n\n\nAlbany Elks\, 25 S Allen St\, Albany\, NY 12208 (1 block south of Rt. 20 Madison/Western) \n\n\n\nBeginners: Take the 7pm East Coast Swing lesson and you’ll be dancing with nice people within the hour! No partner needed. \n\n\n\nSpacious\, attractive A/C hall (plus new large fans) with large wooden dance floor. \n\n\n\nSponsored by the Dance Flurry Organization (DFO): www.danceflurry.org \n\n\n\nProof of vaccine is no longer required. Stay home if you feel sick\, or were in close contact with someone who tested positive. Masks are not required\, but are welcome. \n\n\n\nVolunteers needed!  Please contact us if you’d be interested in being on the Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance committee and helping with the dance\, especially with take down. \n\n\n\nAmbassador Program: The DFO has established this program to welcome all people\, especially beginners\, to our dances. For more information\, please ask at the front desk. \n\n\n\n2025 Dates: Jan 3\, Feb 7\, Mar 7\, Apr 4\, May 2\, June 6. \n\n\n\nEvery 1st Friday except July and August  \n\n\n\n= = = = =
URL:https://www.danceflurry.org/event/albany-1st-friday-swing-dance-03-07-2025/
LOCATION:Albany Elks Lodge\, 25 South Allen Street\, Albany\, NY\, 12203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Swing
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SUMMARY:North Berkshire Community Dance
DESCRIPTION:Music by Spare Parts with a really good caller. \n\n\n\nNorth 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 taught and no partner is required. Come alone or bring a friend or two. \n\n\n\nAs 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. \n\n\n\nEveryone is welcome. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive at 7:30 for an introductory lesson. Come with or without a partner; most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening. \n\n\n\nThe dances run 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on the second Saturday (most months) in the Community Hall of the First Congregational Church\, 906 Main St.\, Williamstown. Admission is pay-as-you-can\, $12 – $20 suggested\, and barter (especially help with cleanup) is also welcome.  \n\n\n\nCovid Policy: Masks are optional\, and we are no longer checking vaccination status.   \n\n\n\nFor more information\,  Visit www.northberkshiredance.org or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/. \n\n\n\nUPCOMING DANCES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe send a quick email reminder once a month before each dance. If you would like to be included\, you can subscribe here. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit www.northberkshiredance.org\, see the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/\,  or contact doonemackay@gmail.com. 
URL:https://www.danceflurry.org/event/north-berkshire-community-dance-3-8-25/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church\, Williamstown MA\, 906 Main Street\, Williamstown\, Massachusetts\, 01267\, United States
CATEGORIES:Contra
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SUMMARY:Delmar Family Dance
DESCRIPTION:American and International Folk Dances & Singing Games!\n\n\n\nStorytelling & Sing-Alongs!\n\n\n\nEnjoy traditions passed down from generation to generation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCircle dances\, squares\, line dances and play-party singing games from around the world. Instruction and calling by Paul Rosenberg. Music by Tame Rutabaga.  Sit-in musicians of any age and degree of experience are welcome to join in. \n\n\n\nCome join us for an intergenerational fun afternoon! Bring your children\, parents\, grandparents\, aunts\, uncles\, cousins\, brothers and sisters! Bring your friends and neighbors! All join hands and circle left! \n\n\n\nSessions 3:00 p.m. — 4:15 p.m. \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: Adults / $5-$8\, Children 6-12 / $1 \n\n\n\nFor more information\, contact Paul at 518-482-9255 or paul@homespun.biz. \n\n\n\nEvents are held at the Delmar Reformed Church at 386 Delaware Avenue\,  Delmar\, NY 12054.  Park in the lot and enter the building from the parking lot. \n\n\n\n\n2025 Season events: \n\n\n\nJanuary 19 \n\n\n\nFebruary 9 \n\n\n\nMarch 9  \n\n\n\nApril 13 \n\n\n\nDownload the flyer here!
URL:https://www.danceflurry.org/event/delmar-family-dance/2025-03-09/
LOCATION:Delmar Reformed Church\, 386 Delaware Ave\, Delmar\, NY\, 12054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community & Family Dances
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SUMMARY:Albany Contra Dance
DESCRIPTION:TBA \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlbany Contradances are held every second and some fifth Fridays of the month\, September through June\, in the large ballroom of the Albany Elks Lodge\, located at 25 S Allen St\, Albany\, NY. \n\n\n\nDancing starts at 8pm\, with a beginner lesson at 7:45pm. Now is a great time to be a beginner! Please share this event with anybody who may be interested\, regardless of experience level! \n\n\n\nContra dancing has its roots in English country dancing\, and may feel familiar to square dancing.  Albany Contra uses the gender-free calling terms Larks and Robins. \n\n\n\nAs we’re living in a world with Covid-19: \n\n\n\n\nMasks are optional\n\n\n\nWe request that if you have symptoms or have recently been exposed to Covid\, please stay home.\n\n\n\n\nIn partnership with the DFO\, we would like to remind all attendees that consent is vital to a safe and inclusive dance experience. Be polite when asking for dances\, gracious if rejected\, and always ask before trying to dip\, lift\, or twirl your partner. If someone at the dance causes you to feel uncomfortable\, please speak with an organizer or Dance Ambassador\, who will be wearing a button. More information can be found at https://www.danceflurry.org/about-us/culture-of-consent/ \n\n\n\nIn our ever-continuing work to welcome more people to the dance floor\, we are implementing a sliding pay scale. Please plan to pay what you comfortably can\, from $8 for those that need extra communal support to $25 for those who are able to give our newly reborn dance a financial boost. \n\n\n\nContact us with any questions or to volunteer at albanycontras@danceflurry.org \n\n\n\nEvents this season (download the flyer here):
URL:https://www.danceflurry.org/event/albany-contra-dance-03-14-2025/
LOCATION:Albany Elks Lodge\, 25 South Allen Street\, Albany\, NY\, 12203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Contra
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SUMMARY:Cajun / Zydeco Dances
DESCRIPTION:Great live music from Zydeco Revelators!   \n\n\n\nGreat fun–and no partner needed! \n\n\n\nLesson at 7:00 – Dance from 7:30-10:30\n\n\n\n\nWhat is the difference between Cajun and Zydeco???     \nZydeco and Cajun dancing follow similar rhythms\, born in the Bayou of Louisiana\, and notably feature an accordion and often a fiddle (or two)\, generally with a rhythm guitar and a bass guitar (or stand-up bass). Stationary dances like Zydeco (or swing dancing) are generally done in the center of the dance floor to allow traveling dances\, such as a Cajun two-step\, to be done around the outside oval of the floor. \n\n\n\nZydeco Revelators\n\n\n\nZydeco music generally includes the distinctive sound of a rub board\, or “frattoire” as it is called in French\, and usually there is also a drummer keeping a lively beat. Zydeco dancing tends to be more energetic\, with dancers tending to stay in one location while they dance.  \n\n\n\nThe gentle percussive beat of the triangle\, or “p’tit fer” as it is known in French\, or just the bass\, often keeps the beat in Cajun music. Cajun music tends to tell a story\, with gentler dancing that travels around the perimeter of the dance floor\, such as waltzes and two-steps. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe lesson at the beginning of the dance covers the traditional Cajun dances: the Cajun Waltz\, One-Step\, and Two-Step.  All of these are traveling “Carousel” dances. The dancers create the “Carousel” by all the couples working together traveling around the floor in a counter clockwise direction.  See these guidelines for Cajun dancing. \n\n\n\nThere are no Covid restrictions\, but we ask that folks stay home if they are not feeling well or have been exposed recently.  \n\n\n\nThe line-up for the 2024-2025 Season (click on image to download flyer): \n\n\n\nMar 22  Zydeco Revelators  \n\n\n\nApr 26  Planet Zydeco
URL:https://www.danceflurry.org/event/cajun-zydeco-dances-3-22-2025/
LOCATION:Albany Unitarian Universalist Church\, 405 Washington Ave.\, Albany\, NY\, 12206
CATEGORIES:Cajun/Zydeco
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