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Ithaca
Festival, June 19-22nd, 2008:
Every year I organize a dance performance at the festival with students
and fellow teachers. This year we perform at 3:30-4pm at the Bernie
Milton Pavilion and again at the Ithaca
Swing Dance Network's Saturday night Dance on the 21st at the
Women's Community Bldg. ISDN also sponsors a swing dance float in
the parade on Thursday. Happy Dancing! Hope to see you at the festival!
Grassroots
Music and Dance Festival, July 17-20th, 2008:
Every year I usually teach a free intro class and perform at the
festival in the dance tent just before a great dance band (like
Bobby Henrie and the Goners). Come join us for great music, great
dancing and wonderful festival fun!
Ithaca Dance
Weekends: I co-sponsor special weekend workshop
events several times a year with the Ithaca
Swing Dance Network. Prior events include:
Lindy Weekend with Peter Strom & Caitlin George,
Halloween weekend 2005: Poster.
West Coast Swing (Smooth R&B) weekend, December
3rd & 4th, 2005. West Coast Swing Champion Ben Morris
(www.benandmelina.com)
Out of Town Events
ASHOKAN: Every
year I usually teach both at New Year's and one week in the summer
at a wonderful music and dance camp in the Catskills called Ashokan.
The camp provides a warm, supportive learning atmosphere for musicans
and dancers to expand their skills and be inspired by each other.
The music is fabulous and so is the food, the sauna, the beautiful
Catskills setting and the people! Hope you can join us!
WESTERN & SWING WEEK AT
ASHOKAN, June 29th-July 5th, 2008:
Classes & activities include: Lindy and West
Coast swing, C&W dances, squares & contras, fiddle, mandolin,
guitar, singing, piano, lap steel, vocal workshops, swing &
country band clinics, improvisation, music theory, dance parties,
jam sessions, song swaps and more... Staff,
prices, online applications and all other details at http://www.ashokan.org/ashokan/campwsw.shtml
DANCE INSTRUCTORS:
Cindy Overstreet & Steve Ryan - Westcoast Swing, County Swing,
blues & Salsa!
Paul Overton & Sharon
Ashe - Swing & Lindy
MUSICIANS:
JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON with SWINGOLOGY grooving contras, squares,swing
and blues plus romantic waltzes. LINDY HOP HEAVEN playing solid
swing. THE RED STICK RAMBLERS authentic Cajun and steamy swing direct
from Louisiana. THE GREAT BEAR TRIO exciting and inventive Celto-American
square and contra dance music. PLANET ZYDECO (Sat.) New England's
premier Zydeco band.
INSTRUCTORS in music & vocals including:
Laurel Massé
of Manhattan Transfer teaching singing
NEW YEARS EVE DANCE
AT ASHOKAN
You can come just for the New Year's Eve dance with Swing, Cajun,
Zydeco, contras & squares... plus sumptuous snacks & refreshments
or for the whole weekend of festivities:
NEW YEARS WINTER CAMP AT ASHOKAN
Three nights of Swing, Cajun, Contras &
Squares, Waltzes & Blues... plus daytime workshops in dance,
fiddle, banjo, guitar, singing and more! Staff,
prices, online applications and all other details at http://www.ashokan.org/ashokan/campnyrs.shtml
Last years staff was: MUSICIANS JAY UNGAR
& MOLLY MASON with SWINGOLOGY grooving contras, squares,swing
and blues plus romantic waltzes. THE RED STICK RAMBLERS authentic
Cajun and steamy swing direct from Louisiana. THE GREAT BEAR TRIO
exciting and inventive Celto-American square and contra dance music.
PLANET ZYDECO (Sat.) New England's premier Zydeco band. DANCE INSTRUCTORS
CINDY OVERSTREET Lindy, swing, blues ESTHER BRILL Cajun, waltz,
dance specials JOHN KRUMM contras, squares & singing NILS FREDLAND
contras & squares (Sat.) Call 1-845-246-2121 for more information
or to receive a flyer by mail.
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