This Saturday, Jan. 18th, Nils Fredand will teach and call all the dances, and will be leading the "newcomers" session at about 7:45 PM. Nils has been calling dances, around the country and in New England for years. He'll help us all have a great time dancing together from 8:00 to 11:00. Come and join us for the intro session if you haven't done this kind of dancing before, or if you just want a "refresher".
Music for this evening will be by Cedar Stanistreet, on fiddle, and Jesse Ball on guitar, accordion and mandolin. Cedar, who lives in Brattleboro is also a member of bands like Nor'Easter, Cloud Ten and Cardinal Direction. He also frequently plays with Jesse, an accomplished multi-instrumentalist from western Mass. Jesse is part of the bands Polaris, Calluna and Rift. Together, they'll be playing hot music for a January night!
Nils will be using "Larks and Ravens" role terms for calling this dance.
Tips for dancers: bring clean shoes for dancing on "one of the best dance floors in New England", or clean them up with our tools. Wear light, comfortable clothing. Bring a water bottle, or keep hydrated with our water fountains. Come by yourself and find dance partners in our inclusive group, and bring your friends along too!
Capital City Grange Hall is at 6612 Rt. 12/Northfield St., just south of the I-89 overpass, 1 mile south of Montpelier. Admission—basic price is $10 for adults, $5 for kids & low-income, $15 for "Dance Supporters". This dance is part of the year-round series at the Grange Hall.
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 and check our Facebook page - Montpelier Contra Dance - for any changes due to weather.
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