Contra Dance Clemmons – Kingfisher with Caller TBA

We welcome Kingfisher, a band from the Boston, Ma area.
 
Caller TBA
 
General Info
 
No partner necessary! No experience necessary!
– If you can walk, you can contra dance
– If new, join in the fun lesson at 7:30
– Bring clean, soft soled shoes with you to change into to protect floors
– Bring friends for more fun!
– Community dancing for all ages
– High energy, live music
– Everyone makes mistakes, but nobody cares
– The more you do it, the easier and more fun it becomes
– Treat one another with care and respect, smile and have a good time
 
Dance 8-10:30pm with short break in middle
Free Lesson 7:30-8pm
 
General admission $9 (Members $8)
Full time students 23 and under $6 (Members $5)
 
Clemmons Civic Club
Exit 184 from I-40
2870 Middlebrook Drive, Clemmons, NC
 
Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers Website: www.FeetRetreat.com
 
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Contra Dance Salem College – Larry Unger and Audrey Knuth with Caller Jacqui Grennan

Larry and Audrey are a Boston based traditional duo playing for contra dances and concerts.

Guitar and banjo player Larry Unger and fiddler Audrey Knuth are a Boston based traditional duo who play exhilarating tunes with driving rhythms. Their concerts feature American and Celtic tunes with elements of other traditions including swing and blues. They also draw from Larry’s catalog of original fiddle tunes, which have been featured in several of Ken Burns’ documentaries. Declared a “guitar genius” by Sing Out Magazine, Larry Unger joins fiddler Audrey Knuth for an unforgettable evening full of stirring musical experiences.

www.audreyknuth.com

Jacqui Grennan is a contra dance caller, choreographer, and dance organizer in the Los Angeles contra dance scene.

A fixture in the Los Angeles contra dance community since 2010, Jacqui currently calls at contra dances around the nation and in her home community of Los Angeles, CA. Jacqui produced and organized the 3rd Saturday contra dance series held at the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena, CA, from 2014 to 2016.

– No partner necessary, No experience necessary
– If you can walk, you can contra dance
– If new, join in the fun lesson at 5:30
– Bring clean, soft soled shoes with you to change into to protect floors
– Bring friends for more fun!
– Community dancing for all ages
– High energy, live music
– Everyone makes mistakes but nobody cares
– The more you do it, the easier and more fun it becomes
– Treat one another with care and respect, smile and have a good time
 
Salem students and faculty $3
General admission $10 (Members $8)
Full time students 23 and under $6 (Members $5)

Salem College Dance Location:
Bryant Hall

790 E. Salem Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 

Your GPS might not be updated!
I40 Business through Winston -Salem is closed.

Here are directions from the 4 points of the compass:

From the East on I40 after passing Greensboro

Keep left to take I-40 W (regular I40)toward Statesville/Winston-Salem.
Then 12.82 miles and follow the directions below.

From the East or West on I40 (regular, not business)
Merge onto John Gold Memorial Expy/US-52 N/US-311 N/NC-8 N via EXIT 193B toward Mount Airy.
Then 1.36 miles and follow the directions below.

From the South or North on Hwy 52:
Take the Research Pkwy exit, EXIT 108B
Then 0.23 miles
Merge onto Research Pkwy via the ramp on the left.
Then 0.47 miles
Turn left at the second light onto City Yard Dr.
(If you reach Rams Dr., you’ve gone about 0.1 miles too far)
Then 0.19 miles
Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto E Salem Ave.
Then 0.42 miles

790 E Salem Ave, Winston Salem, NC 27101-5364 (there is no number sign but turn right through the gate)
Go through the gate and proceed straight past the athletic fields/tennis courts.
Park in the gravel lot on the right.
Walk straight towards the buildings and up the sidewalk.
Turn right at the end and go in the door, turn left down the hall.
At the end of the hall turn right into the gym
Pay your admission and enjoy the dance!

 

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers Website: www.FeetRetreat.com (or .org)

Follow us on our Facebook Page: Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers

Join our Facebook Group: Fiddle and Bow Contra Dancers

 

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

 

Contra Dance Greensboro -Gene Hubert Dance – Band TBA – Regional Callers

On April 13th, at the Guilford Grange in Greensboro dancers from all around will come together for the annual Gene Hubert Memorial Dance. Help us celebrate this icon of contra dance who wrote so many of the amazing and fun dances that are done at contra venues everywhere!
The Ones Improper return to flood the dance floor with an interweaving of sound, textures and rhythms that will immerse you and your friends in dancing pleasure.
 
Caller Robert Cromartie will lead regional callers for this fun dance.
 
GENERAL INFO
 
– No partner necessary, No experience necessary
– If you can walk, you can contra dance
– If new, join in the fun lesson at 7:30
– Bring clean, soft soled shoes with you to change into to protect floors
– Bring friends for more fun!
– Community dancing for all ages
– High energy, live music
– Everyone makes mistakes but nobody cares
– The more you do it, the easier and more fun it becomes
– Treat one another with care and respect, smile and have a good time
 
General admission $10 (Members $8)
Full time students 23 and under $6 (Members $5).
Free Lesson 7:30 – 8
Dance 8 – 11:00 pm
 
Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers
www.feetretreat.com
 
Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
 
Location: Guilford Grange Hall. 4909 Guilford School Rd, Greensboro, NC.
*Note – Despite what internet mapping sites may show, Guilford School Rd is NOT accessible from Guilford College Rd.
 
Directions: Traveling in either direction on I-40, take Exit 213 (Guilford College Rd). At the end of the ramp, turn right and continue about a mile until you cross railroad tracks at West Market Street. In 100 more feet, turn left onto Lindley Rd. Go 4 tenths mi., then turn right onto Guilford School Rd. The Grange is the last building on the right.

Contra Dance Salem College -Gretchen Caverly and George Paul with Caller Valerie Helbert

On Sunday, April 7th, we have an energetic band composed of two expert musicians – George Paul on keys and Gretchen Caverly on fiddle – whom you’ve enjoyed in other well known bands. George Paul’s fingers fly over the keys making jazzy and improvised chords and rhythms. You get double the fun with new synergy thrown in!

Our Caller will be Valerie Helbert, who’s smooth style makes it fun for newcomers and experienced dancers alike.

No partner necessary! No experience necessary!
– If you can walk, you can contra dance
– If new, join in the fun lesson at 5:30
– Bring clean, soft soled shoes with you to change into to protect floors
– Bring friends for more fun!
– Community dancing for all ages
– High energy, live music
– Everyone makes mistakes but nobody cares
– The more you do it, the easier and more fun it becomes
– Treat one another with care and respect, smile and have a good time
 
Salem students and faculty $3
General admission $10 (Members $8)
Full time students 23 and under $6 (Members $5)
FREE Lesson 5:30
Dance 6-9pm with short break in middle
 

Salem College Dance Location:
Bryant Hall

790 E. Salem Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 

Your GPS might not be updated!
I40 Business through Winston -Salem is closed.

Here are directions from the 4 points of the compass:

From the East on I40 after passing Greensboro

Keep left to take I-40 W (regular I40)toward Statesville/Winston-Salem.
Then 12.82 miles and follow the directions below.

From the East or West on I40 (regular, not business)
Merge onto John Gold Memorial Expy/US-52 N/US-311 N/NC-8 N via EXIT 193B toward Mount Airy.
Then 1.36 miles and follow the directions below.

From the South or North on Hwy 52:
Take the Research Pkwy exit, EXIT 108B
Then 0.23 miles
Merge onto Research Pkwy via the ramp on the left.
Then 0.47 miles
Turn left at the second light onto City Yard Dr.
(If you reach Rams Dr., you’ve gone about 0.1 miles too far)
Then 0.19 miles
Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto E Salem Ave.
Then 0.42 miles

790 E Salem Ave, Winston Salem, NC 27101-5364 (there is no number sign but turn right through the gate)
Go through the gate and proceed straight past the athletic fields/tennis courts.
Park in the gravel lot on the right.
Walk straight towards the buildings and up the sidewalk.
Turn right at the end and go in the door, turn left down the hall.
At the end of the hall turn right into the gym
Pay your admission and enjoy the dance!

 

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers Website: www.FeetRetreat.com (or .org)

Follow us on our Facebook Page: Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers

Join our Facebook Group: Fiddle and Bow Contra Dancers

 

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Contra Dance Clemmons -The Deb Shebish Band with Caller Jack Mitchell

Deb Shebish is a versatile classical violinist, traditional fiddler, and licensed educator originally from Whiting, Indiana.  She has performed at venues including: the The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN with Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Ric Blair and Tim O’Brien, the United States Air Force Academy, at the Kelly House in Philadelphia for the Prince of Monaco, the Indianapolis Irish Festival, the Waterford Tall Ships Festival in Ireland, Bangor Celtic Crossroads Festival, Saline Celtic Festival, and the Leith Folk Club in Scotland.  In 2018, she won Grand Champion Fiddle at the Lyon’s Fiddle Festival and first in old-time fiddle at the 2017 Hoppin’ John Festival in North Carolina.  Deb has performed as a contract violinist with the Terre Haute, IN, Danville, IL, Muncie, IN, and Richmond, IN Symphony Orchestras.  In addition to concerts and festivals, Deb is in demand as a contra and square dance fiddler and has performed at dances throughout the United States and has accompanied the Green Grass Cloggers from Asheville, NC.

Along with her will be Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small.

And welcome experienced and well known caller from the Triangle, Jack Mitchell, who will call his great blend of dancer pleasing dances!

Contra Dance Clemmons – Atlantic Crossing, Caller Brian Hamshar

About the band….

For over two decades Atlantic Crossing have been rocking the contra dance halls of New England and beyond and entrancing concert audiences with paintings in song of local history and more. Their music, drawn from the Celtic traditions of the British Isles as well as from Maritime and French Canada, lifts audiences from their seats, transports dancers to ever greater delight and strikes joyous notes at celebrations.

Band Members
Viveka Fox – Fiddle, Bodhran, Djembe
Peter Macfarlane – Fiddle, Low whistle, Vocals
Tristan Henderson – Mandolin, Bouzouki, Tenor Banjo, Harmonica, Foot Percusion, Bodhran, Djembe, Vocals
Rick Klein – Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Genre: New England Roots
Caller will be Brian Hamshar,  a contra dance caller from central Virginia, noted for varied dance programs with efficient teaching and an easygoing style – for both traditional and alternative (techno) contras. 

General Info

No partner necessary, No experience necessary

– If you can walk, you can contra dance

– If new, join in the fun lesson at 7:30

– Bring clean, soft soled shoes with you to change into to protect floors

– Bring friends for more fun!
– Community dancing for all ages
– High energy, live music
– Everyone makes mistakes but nobody cares
– The more you do it, the easier and more fun it becomes
– Treat one another with care and respect, smile and have a good time

General admission $9(Members $8)
Full time students 23 and under $6(Members $5)

FREE Lesson 7:30-8pm

Dance 8-10:30pm with short break in middle

Clemmons Civic Club

Exit 184 from I-40

2870 Middlebrook Drive, Clemmons, NC

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers Website: www.FeetRetreat.com

Follow us on our Facebook Page: Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers
Join our Facebook Group: Fiddle and Bow Contra Dancers

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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Contra Dance Greensboro Grange – George Rettie Memorial – Swang and Caller Nick Boulet

George Rettie III, 69, passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. George was born in Gainesville, FL on August 24, 1949, and had been a resident of Greensboro since 1976.

George graduated from Grimsley High School in 1967, then served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years aboard the USS Woodrow Wilson submarine. He had an assortment of jobs throughout his early life: from delivering newspapers on his bicycle, driving a school bus, to driving a Coca-Cola truck and working in a television station. However, George retired in 2015 from Guilford Builders Supply where he was a custom project carpenter for over 30 years. During his retirement, he enjoyed volunteering at The Barnabas Network, a housing assistance non-profit, where he was able to use and pass along some of his woodworking knowledge.

Since 1992, George could often be found on the dance floor, especially in his yellow, tape-measure suspenders. He was highly involved in the contra dance community across North Carolina and beyond, and was very well loved and respected by his fellow dancers.

He was a beloved friend to all of us and a joyful soul who will be sorely missed. The dance community won’t be the same without George.

The family will join us for the dance.

WEAR YELLOW RULER SUSPENDERS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

About the band…

Swang!” is a trio of veteran contra dance musicians playing traditional tunes from Acadia (Québec, Nova Scotia, and Maine). Based in the Triangle, Swang! features Paul Fackler on fiddle, Julie Gorka on piano, and Colin Cannell on percussion.

Caller will be Nick Boulet who will guide us through this dance in memory of our friend.

GENERAL INFO
 
– No partner necessary, No experience necessary
– If you can walk, you can contra dance
– If new, join in the fun lesson at 7:30
– Bring clean, soft soled shoes with you to change into to protect floors
– Bring friends for more fun!
– Community dancing for all ages
– High energy, live music
– Everyone makes mistakes but nobody cares
– The more you do it, the easier and more fun it becomes
– Treat one another with care and respect, smile and have a good time
 
General admission $10 (Members $8)
Full time students 23 and under $6 (Members $5).
Free Lesson 7:30 – 8
Dance 8 – 11:00 pm
 
Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers
www.feetretreat.com
 
Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
 
Location: Guilford Grange Hall. 4909 Guilford School Rd, Greensboro, NC.
*Note – Despite what internet mapping sites may show, Guilford School Rd is NOT accessible from Guilford College Rd.
 
Directions: Traveling in either direction on I-40, take Exit 213 (Guilford College Rd). At the end of the ramp, turn right and continue about a mile until you cross railroad tracks at West Market Street. In 100 more feet, turn left onto Lindley Rd. Go 4 tenths mi., then turn right onto Guilford School Rd. The Grange is the last building on the right

Contra Dance Salem College – Tim Smith & Eileen Regan of Big Celtic Fun Band with Caller Charlotte Crittenden

On Sunday, March 3. at Salem College, members of the well known band, Big Celtic Fun come to energize the dancing for us! Hear some great Irish and contra dance music with Tim Smith (flute, tin whistle, concertina, piano and a vocal or two), Eileen Regan (fiddle, guitar, Celtic harp and vocals). Good music like this makes the dancing so much fun!
 
CHARLOTTE CRITTENDEN

Charlotte is famous in Brasstown for being able to do everything from call a great contra dance to build a rock wall to shear a sheep! She is fast becoming a popular regional caller, calling at Old Farmer’s Ball, River Falls, Grey Eagle, Chattanooga, and Sautee. Charlotte is also assistant coordinator for Winter Dance Week and assistant instructor for many Folk School classes.

Here is a video of the fun we have at Salem College:
Contra Dance Fun at Salem College

General Info:
– No partner necessary, No experience necessary
– If you can walk, you can contra dance
– If new, join in the fun lesson at 5:30
– Bring clean, soft soled shoes with you to change into to protect floors
– Bring friends for more fun!
– Community dancing for all ages
– High energy, live music
– Everyone makes mistakes but nobody cares
– The more you do it, the easier and more fun it becomes
– Treat one another with care and respect, smile and have a good time
 
Salem students and faculty $3
General admission $10 (Members $8)
Full time students 23 and under $6 (Members $5)
FREE Lesson 5:30
Dance 6-9 pm with short break in middle
 

Salem College Dance Location:
Bryant Hall

790 E. Salem Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 

Your GPS might not be updated!
I40 Business through Winston -Salem is closed.

Here are detailed directions from the 4 points of the compass:

From the East on I40 after passing Greensboro

Keep left to take I-40 W (bypass  I40) toward Statesville/Winston-Salem.
Then 12.82 miles and follow the directions below.

From the East or West on I40 (bypass, not business)
Merge onto John Gold Memorial Expy/US-52 N/US-311 N/NC-8 N via EXIT 193B toward Mount Airy.
Then 1.36 miles and follow the directions below.

From the South or North on Hwy 52:
Take the Research Pkwy exit, EXIT 108B
Then 0.23 miles

From the North turn right at the light.
Then 0.47 miles
Turn left at the second light onto City Yard Dr.
(If you reach Rams Dr., you’ve gone about 0.1 miles too far)
Then 0.19 miles
Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto E Salem Ave.
Then 0.42 miles to the south gate of the college.

From the South turn left at the first light and go under the overpass.
Go straight at the next light just past the overpass.
Turn left at the third light onto City Yard Dr.
(If you reach Rams Dr., you’ve gone about 0.1 miles too far)
Then 0.19 miles
Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto E Salem Ave.
Then 0.42 miles to the south gate of the college.

790 E Salem Ave, Winston Salem, NC 27101-5364 (there is no number sign but turn right through the gate)
Go through the gate and proceed straight past the athletic fields/tennis courts.
Park in the gravel lot on the right.
Walk straight towards the buildings and up the sidewalk.
Turn right at the end and go in the door, turn left down the hall.
At the end of the hall turn right into the gym
Pay your admission and enjoy the dance!

 

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers Website: www.FeetRetreat.com

Follow us on our Facebook Page: Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers

Join our Facebook Group: Fiddle and Bow Contra Dancers

 

Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Contra Dance Salem College – Hushpuppies and Caller Jack Mitchell

Here is another great Salem College contra dance which is held in the wonderful Bryant Hall.  (Bryant Hall is on 790 E. Salem Ave, Winston-Salem, NC and accessed through the south gate.  Detailed directions are below)

Though they have a lot of fun with it, the Hushpuppies are very serious about their music and for each of them collecting, playing and singing old-time music occupies much of their time and energy. All four play several instruments well and all four are unaffected, natural singers.

What truly sets the Hushpuppies apart and makes them an outstanding revival old-time band is that they have integrated all sources of music and folded it all into a natural style of their own.

Jack Mitchell is a favorite experienced out of town caller who calls at many dances in state and out.
– No partner necessary, No experience necessary
– If you can walk, you can contra dance
– If new, join in the fun lesson at 5:30
– Bring clean, soft soled shoes with you to change into to protect floors
– Bring friends for more fun!
– Community dancing for all ages
– High energy, live music
– Everyone makes mistakes but nobody cares
– The more you do it, the easier and more fun it becomes
– Treat one another with care and respect, smile and have a good time
 
Salem students and faculty $3
WFU students and faculty $3
General admission $10 (Members $8)
Full time students 23 and under $6 (Members $5)
FREE Lesson 5:30
Dance 6-9pm with short break in middle
 
Salem College Dance Location:
Bryant Hall
790 E. Salem Ave, Winston-Salem, NC
Your GPS might not be updated!
I40 Business through Winston -Salem is closed.
Here are directions from the 4 points of the compass:

From the East on I40 after passing Greensboro

Keep left to take I-40 W (regular I40)  toward Statesville/Winston-Salem.
Then 12.82 miles and follow the directions below.

From the East or West on I40 (regular, not business)
Merge onto John Gold Memorial Expy/US-52 N/US-311 N/NC-8 N via EXIT 193B  toward Mount Airy.
Then 1.36 miles and follow the directions below.

From the South or North  on Hwy 52:
Take the Research Pkwy exit, EXIT 108B
Then 0.23 miles
Merge onto Research Pkwy via the ramp on the left.
Then 0.47 miles
Turn left at the second light onto City Yard Dr.
(If you reach Rams Dr you’ve gone about 0.1 miles too far)
Then 0.19 miles
Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto E Salem Ave.
Then 0.42 miles

790 E Salem Ave, Winston Salem, NC 27101-5364 (there is no number sign but turn right through the gate)
Go through the gate and proceed straight past the athletic fields/tennis courts.
Park in the gravel lot on the right.
Walk straight towards the buildings and up the sidewalk.
Turn right at the end and go in the door, turn left down the hall.
At the end of the hall turn right into the gym
Pay your admission and enjoy the dance!

(Bryant Hall houses the gym, fitness center and Salem Commons)
 Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers Website: www.FeetRetreat.com (or .org)
Follow us on our Facebook Page: Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers
Join our Facebook Group: Fiddle and Bow Contra Dancers
 
Fiddle & Bow Country Dancers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

“Valentine” Potluck Contra Dance Guilford Grange – Cats Love Milk and Caller George Segebade

Celebrate Valentines Day (2 days after) on February 16 with us as we have  a potluck dinner at 6 pm and then dancing with all your valentine friends from 8 pm until 11 pm.  Bring your favorite dish to share – can be home made or store bought.

Cats Love Milk is a lively 3 piece band from central  NC which uses fiddle, guitar, whistle, drums and bass in various combinations to bring you their own twist on popular fun tunes as well as some that  you may not be as familiar with.

George Segebade is the well known caller and Feet Retreat organizer who will lead us through this fun evening of dancing.

Potluck at 6pm

Lesson at 7:30pm

Dance at 8 pm until 11 pm

Admission: $10, $6 student
(members  $8, $5 student)

See you there for a really fun special evening!