Princeton Country Dancers – Dance Extravaganza – Saturday September 23, 2006

 
 

Schedule

Free Admission

12:00 Noon – Doors open

12:10 PM  Waltz Games & Exercises for All – Ken Crawford and Michele Rappoport

This dance workshop will show beginners how to dance to three beats with two left feets.[1] Experienced dancers are encouraged come and help share the fun of waltzing with beginners.

 1:00 PM  Swing Workshop for All – Simone

New Jersey's Premier Swing Dancer will share her contagious enthusiasm, animated passion, and unique talent to simultaneously teach beginners how to swing while including new and interesting steps for all.

 2:00 PM  English Country Dance – Melanie Axel-Lute with A Joyful Noise

Beginners, please join us at the very first dance of this session. Melanie's instruction combined with the added guidance from the experienced dancers will prepare you for the next Jane Austen movie auditions.

 3:00 PM  English Country Dance – Loretta Holz with A Joyful Noise

Loretta will give us an hour of excellent calling. (Rumor has it that with a little encouragement from the dancers, she just might agree treat us to some of her very own creative and fun dances.)

 4:00 PM   Waltzes and Other Couple Dances –  Music by A Joyful Noise

That's correct, you read correctly... Two Hours of Waltzes and Other Couple Dances!

Beginner Waltz Tutelage by Ret Turner and Peggy Leiby during pre-dance band-break.

Cross-step Waltz Tutelage by Ken Crawford and Jody Underwood during mid-dance band-break.

The session will be concluded with Mona's Festvals – a Swedish waltz mixer.

 6:00 PM  Pot Luck Dinner with Scandinavian Music by Paul Morrissette

 7:20 PM  Swing Dancing

 8:00 PM  Contra Dancing – Bob Isaacs with the World Premier of The Six-Oooh Special!

Scandinavian Dancing during break with music by Paul Morrissette.

No Walk Through Medley during second half of contra dance.

10:50 PM  Last Waltz. Save this dance for your special partner.

11:00 PM  Långdans led by Joel Remde. We will conclude our day with this instantly-learnable ancient Swedish

dance in which we all dance together in one long weaving line.

Refreshments

Continental Brunch provided at 12:30 PM.

Pizza provided early afternoon.

Pot Luck Dinner

Please bring enough food for yourselves as well as to share with others. Folks who are attending on an overnight visit are welcome to join us even if unable to prepare food to bring.

Miscellaneous: All contra & English dances taught/prompted. New dancers welcome. No partner needed. Bring clean soft-soled shoes to dance in. No fragrances please. Free admission.

Please Note: The side room will be open the entire day. It will be helpful if you enter through this room to change into  your dance shoes before entering the dance area while leaving your shoe bag behind. (Thank you!) You may use this room for visiting with friends or to just relax while taking a break from dancing at any time.

 

Directions

From the South: Driving northbound from Trenton on Rte 206 (Stockton Street), enter the municipal complex by turning left on Monument Drive after the traffic light at Library Place and before the traffic light at the junction of 206 and Nassau St. (NJ Route 27).Turn just past the white fence at Morven, but before the blue sign for Suzanne Patterson Center and the police station on the left.

From the North: Driving southbound on Rte 206 (Bayard Lane), at the three-way intersection between Nassau St. and Rte. 206 north and south, proceed through the light by making a right turn onto 206 South and make the first right onto Monument Drive, just past the blue sign. Go to the far end of the drive, and park in the lot behind Borough Hall.

Bus & Train: Princeton is also accessible by bus and train routes.

Contact Information: pcdinfo@aol.com