Contra Dance at the Capital City Grange Hall with music by Pete's Posse!
Calling for us will be Alexandra Deis-Lauby. Alex is based in NYC, and calls across the country at dance weekends, festivals and dance series. Her clear teaching, smooth voice & fun dance selections have delighted dancers from coast to coast.
Pete's Posse provides the music this Saturday. Well-known in VT and elsewhere, they are led by one of VT folk music's best known performers—Pete Sutherland. Also in the Posse are Oliver Scanlon, fiddling and playing mandolin, and Tristan Henderson playing everything from guitar to bouzouki to mandolin to jaw harp.
Contra dances with great live callers and bands like these are presented on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturday evenings, at the Capital City Grange Hall in Berlin. The Hall is located 6612 Rt. 12 (aka Northfield St), Berlin VT 05602 (for GPS) just south of the I-89 overpass, a mile from downtown Montpelier. The Contra Dance Umbrella, the volunteer committee which puts on the dances, wants everyone to come and have a good time. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids and low-income. Or be a dance supporter and pay a bit more--all of the money goes to the caller, the band, and the sound person, plus rent to the Grange.
We suggest light, comfortable clothing, clean soft-soled shoes to protect the beautiful dance floor, and a water bottle to keep hydrated--you can fill it at the water fountain/bottle filler. Come by yourself and find partners at the dance, or bring your friends!
Whoever you are, we invite you to share a warm evening of friendly, social, high-energy dancing! Questions? Call Tim Swartz at 802-225-8921 for more info, or see the Contra Dancing page on the Grange website: http://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/contradancing
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