current dances - how our schedule works - still have questions?
Unless otherwise indicated, we dance from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the United Church of Fayetteville in Fayetteville, NY.
CURRENT DANCES
Saturday, May 2: Bob Nicholson with Strings on Wings (Todd Clewell & Barb Schmid).
Friday, May 8: Bev Bernbaum; music by Mockin'bird.
Saturday, May 16: an English country dance with calling by Pamela Goddard. (As well as being a fine dance caller, Pamela is a wonderful singer of traditional songs. Her second recording, Quietness, was recently released.) Music for this dance will be provided by Four Hands Round. NOTE ALTERNATE LOCATION: Kellish Farm.
Friday, May 22: Sharon Perry from Rochester calls to the music of Three Wheel Drive, "the tricycle of contra dance bands."
Saturday, May 30 (a "windfall weekend"): Sarah VanNorstrand calling to the music of Miss Marty and SGB.
Saturday, June 6: Calling by David Smukler and music by Eileen Nicholson and Tom Hodgson. This dance will be held at Madison Hall in Morrisville, NY, rather than our usual location in Fayetteville.
Friday, June 12: Bob Nicholson will be calling to the music of Nottingham Fair (Henry Jankiewicz, Laurel Sharp and Patti Jankiewicz).
Saturday, June 20: an English country dance with calling by Carmen Giunta and music by Eileen Nicholson and Jane Knoeck.
Friday, June 26: No dance in Fayetteville this evening. Check out the Old Songs Festival in Altamont, NY.
Saturday, July 4: The best fireworks are indoors! Music by master musicians George Wilson and Tom Hodgson; calling by David Smukler.
Friday, July 10: Sarah VanNorstrand calling to the music of Contrapasso.
Saturday, July 18: an English country dance with calling by David Smukler; very fine music by Fine Companions Lyte.
Friday, July 24: Music by Eileen Nicholson and Jill Smith; caller TBA.
HOW OUR SCHEDULE (usually...) WORKS
As of January, 2009, a typical month is scheduled as follows:
Sometimes, for one reason or another, we don't stick to the pattern. Here are exceptions in our current schedule:
Our dances normally run from 8 pm to 11 pm, and take place at the United Church of Fayetteville. On most evenings admission is $7, although admission to "Cream of the Crop" dances is more. Our admission is discounted for young dancers or for those with limited incomes. Please speak to the door person if the admission price is burdensome for you. Admission can be further reduced or waived in exchange for helping out at the dance.
Or, if you are interested in performing at our dances, contact Bob, who does our booking.
Or download the paper version of the schedule that we put out at the dances (nice for taping to the fridge). The file is in pdf format. (If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can read the file, you can download it for free from the Adobe website.) (NOTE: If the schedule you download appears to be out of date, check back in a few days. We are an all-volunteer operation, and occasionally are unable to keep the paper schedule current.)
Or consider subscribing to our occasional email newsletters or weekly reminders list, which dispense information about upcoming dances.
This page was last modified on June 11, 2009.