Contra Dance is Back!

The Wesleyan Contra Dance is starting up again for the fall semester!

Our first dance is this Friday, Sept. 23rd.
8-11pm
Beckham Hall

Beginners are more than welcome! All dances are taught, and there's always live music.

For this dance, we have calling by Adina Gordon, and music by Emily Troll, Mary Cay Brass, Roger Kahle, and Rebecca McCallum

Beginners more than welcome! We'll see you on Friday!

And there are more dances this semester:
October 14th
November 18
December 9

Contra Dance this Friday!

Hi everyone!

Our next dance will be this friday April 1st!

8-11 pm

Beckham Hall

.. with calling by Linda Leslie, and music by Jane Knoeck, Rachel Bell, and Tom Santarsiero.

As always, the dance is free for everyone (though we appreciate your donations.)

Beginners more than welcome! We'll see you on Friday!

Contra dance tomorrow - Dec. 10th

There's a Contra Dance on Campus
Tomorrow!
Friday, December 10th, 2010
8-11pm
in Beckham Hall

Calling by Hannah Bary (Wes '09)
Live music by Emily Troll (Wes '10), Rebecca McCallum (librarian at Olin), and Linda Henry (from Amherst, MA)

Sit-in musicians will be welcome for the second half of the evening!
If you play fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, or anything else you think would fit in, bring it along, and play with us! Here are the sets we'll choose from:

Reels

Galen’s Arrival (G) / St. Anne’s Reel (D)

Needlecase (D) / Speed the Plow (A)

Greasy Coat (Am) / Liza Jane (A)

Far from Home (G) / Brenda Stubbert (Am)

Reel de Mattewa (Em) / Lady Anne Montgomery (D)

Old Gray Cat (Em) / Kitchen Girl (A)

Scotland the Brave (G) / Highland Laddie (A)

Jigs

Maison de Glace (D) / Korolenko (G)

Road to Lisdoonvarna (Em) / Hundred Pipers (A)

Many of these tunes are in the Portland Collection volumes 1 and 2.

For those who are dancing:
All dances are taught, beginners are welcome, and it's free!

Contra dance next week - on December 10th

There's a Contra Dance on Campus
Next Friday!
Friday, December 10th, 2010
8-11pm
in Beckham Hall

Calling by Hannah Bary (Wes '09)
Live music by Emily Troll (Wes '10), Rebecca McCallum (librarian at Olin), and Linda Henry (from Amherst, MA)

Sit-in musicians will be welcome for most of the second half of the evening! If you play fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, or anything else you think would fit in, bring it along, and play with us! We'll post on this blog again early next week with a list of tunes that we'll play....

All dances are taught, beginners are welcome, and it's free!

There's a Contra Dance on Campus
Tomorrow!
Friday, November 5th, 2010
8-11pm
in Beckham Hall

Calling by Will Mentor
Live music by the band Nor'easter

All dances are taught, beginners are welcome, and it's free!

Final Spring Contra!

Our last contra of the semester is coming up next Friday, May 7th!

The Wesleyan/Middletown MEGABAND will be performing for your dancing pleasure. If you're interested in joining the band, please email etroll@wesleyan.edu beforehand.

The dance is from 8-11 in Beckham Hall. wescontra@gmail.com for more info.

Calliope House - upcoming fiddling event

Join us in Russell House Sunday, March 28th at 3:00 for a short-sweet fiddling event!

Emily Troll's senior thesis presentation brings together New England fiddlers to share stories and tunes with Wesleyan and Middletown audiences with a spotlight on practicing - practice strategies, practice frustrations, practice environments.

Called "Calliope House" in honor of the Greek Muse of epic poetry and the popular fiddle jig.

Email etroll@wesleyan.edu for more information.