Princeton Country Dancers Welcome to the

Princeton Country Dancers

 
PCD holds regular Wednesday night dances from 8-10:30 pm in Princeton, NJ (beginners are welcome to attend the introductory workshop at 7:40). Beginners are welcome, and you do not need to bring a partner.   Traditional dances of the United States and England (usually contra dances , occasionally English country dances) are taught, with live music.   We also hold occasional 4th or 5th Saturday dances, and the weekend dances usually run 8-11 pm.
 
Dances are chiefly held at the Suzanne Patterson Center in Princeton, NJ -- but double check the schedule for each dance!

 

COMING UP!

Wednesday    June 1, 2005

Princeton Country Dancers

Contra Dance with pre-dance Irish Set Dancing**

music for both by MOUNTAIN ROAD
 an exciting new band from Boston area!
Naomi Morse, fiddle, Elvie MIller, piano and accordion,
Owen Morrison, banjo, mandolin and guitar

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Irish Set Dance workshop**

5:30 to 7:00 PM
Called by Owen Morrison

(Irish Sets are lively dances done in squares to Irish polkas, reels and slides.
Great for honing and enjoying good timing and partnering skills and lots of fun foot-moving.)

(Admission $5)
 

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INFORMAL POTLUCK/PICNIC at 7:00 PM

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Contra Dancing

8:00  to 10:30 PM
Introduction to basics:  7:40 pm
Called by Shawn Brenneman
 visiting PCD from Virginia
(Admission $8)
 (Students and seniors half price)

Suzanne Patterson Center
 behind Princeton Borough Hall, NJ Routes 27 and 206

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**For more information regarding Irish Set Dancing please email Richard
or call (856) 696-0889 t

 

All dances are taught and prompted.
Please carry in clean, soft-soled shoes for dancing.
No Partner necessary

 

 

  Schedule - Spring  '05

  Special Events - mark your calendar!

  Look up Directions to halls

  Executive Committee

  Volunteering

  Links - callers, bands and musicians 

  Pick-Up Band and R&O tunes since '99

  Rum and Onions Photos 2003  
 
  Links - other dances
 
  Browse our Archives

  Sound System Set Up - Notes from      Feb 2005 Workshop
 
 

  PCD Quarter Century Task Force Report March 2005 PDF Format    

  PCD Quarter Century Task Force Report March 2005 HTML Format   

  Read our current Constitution .

  FAQ (PDF format) from the Quarter-Century Task Force

  PROPOSED NEW PCD CONSTITUTION FOR REVIEW
      Accompanying letter from
      Quarter-Century Task Force Cover letter
      Proposed New PCD Constitution [DRAFT-PDF]
       11/03
      Please Email Carol
      with corrections/suggestions/comments
 
  

 For more info about PCD: Call Carol at (609) 683-7956 or Steve at (609) 275-7275,
or email

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