Princeton Country Dancers (PCD) RUM & ONIONS XXIV Halloween contra dance

Princeton Country Dancers will hold its annual Halloween costumed contra dance, Rum & Onions XXIV, on Saturday, October 25, 2003 at Princeton High School.  The dances are traditional folk dances; they are lively and easy to learn, and no partner is necessary.

Sue Rosen of Newton, MA is the caller. One of her special interests is Cape Breton music

Bob Pasquarello, maestro of the band --> R&O 2003 band rehearsal schedule and tunes (TBA)

Rum & Onions begins with an afternoon of music and dance from 3:00 to 5:30 PM. Stay for a potluck supper at 6 PM (bring a substantial dish to share with hungry dancers), with liquid refreshments provided. At 7:30, there will be a costume parade, followed by dancing until 11 PM; feel free to wear your Halloween costume to the evening dance. Extra contributions of dessert for the break in the evening dance are welcome.

Wear comfortable clothes, and please bring soft-soled, non-marking shoes that you carry rather than wear into the gym, to protect the floor; footwear will be checked at the door. (Soft-soled dance shoes are OK; non-marking sneakers are OK; Chinese slippers are OK. High-heeled shoes, dress shoes with hard soles or heels, and horseshoes are not OK. Neither are crampons.) Shoe policy will be strictly enforced.

Rum and Onions is the name of a contra dance tune in the Nelson Music Collection by Kay Gilbert and Newt Tolman.

Click here to get in touch with the Executive Committee of Princeton Country Dancers, or email the dance committee at pcd@dancegypsy.com.

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