English Country Dancing Come dance the FDR dance

Dear Dancers,

 

New dancers, experienced dancers--come join us and have a fun Monday evening with beautiful live music by Hoggetowne Fancy. We are doing higher level dances with newcomers and everyone is doing great and enjoying all the dances with very little teaching.

 

The first three couples who came last week got to do the FDR dance. What's that?  It's Crazy Marie a dance by Sol Weber--the Flirtation, Denial and Reconciliation Dance.  First the women snub the men, then the men snub the women, then they gypsy to smile again, then time to meet the neighbors. Such drama in some of these English dances!! We'll try to do it again this week.  We also did Hazelfern Place, the dance from the video in the email last week.  This week we will repeat the requested dances as well as some new ones. 

Dances done last week were:  (those starred were requested by dancers to do again this week) 

 

Crazy Marie (3 cpl, FDR dance)

Wibsey Roundabout (5 couple circle mixer; men clap 1x; women clap 2x)

* An Early Frost (LW, hole-in-the-wall cross w/partner; ending 2's turn ½, step/close, step/close)

* Bryan's Boutade (4 cpl change diagonally, change across; 2's & 3's go though 4's arch) 

*  Lover's Knot (Lw, double mad robbin shuttle; very contraish) 

Candles in the Dark (Waltz-man hands lady to figure 8)

* Hazelfern Place (LW, Line of 4 lead up; 2's in the middle (do some stuff); lines lead down, 2's in middle, 1's have changed sides)  

Zephyrs & Flora (LW; corners join R hands; join L hands; turn half way)

The Black Cat (LW, Spiral counter clockwise into center; fall back into corner's place)

* Vivaldi in Paradise (LW, pass neighbor right, gypsy next left, gypsy neighbor right)

Waterfall Waltz (Sicilian Circle; step-close, step-close past the other couple)

 

The Florida English Dance weekend is coming soon, in October.  Please sign up for an enjoyable weekend.  Since this is the only one in Florida it is important that the dance community support those who put so much work into creating such an event in our backyard.  It's also a bargain.  The price of $140 (if double room) includes 2 nights lodging in a beautiful historic inn, dancing Friday evening, Saturday morning, afternoon, and evening, and Sunday morning, 2 wonderful continental breakfasts (fresh Belgian waffles), and Saturday lunch.  You will dance to the beautiful music of Full Circle and be led by David Millstone, an experienced caller who will call traditional English dances, both old and new.  You get to dance in the beautiful ballroom!! 

 

Dance with us every Monday evening:

 

308 W University Avenue
Upstairs (park underneath)

Cost $5 + donation for the musicians (their only compensation)
Lesson 6:45; Dancing 7 - 9:30 pm
Bring a snack to share

 

Upcoming Dances:

 

September 10, Saturday

St. Cloud English Country Dance

2 - 5 pm

 

October 21 - 23

Sharpes Assembly English Country Dance Weekend

Historic Kenilworth Lodge, Sebring Florida

David Millstone caller

Music by Full Circle

 

October 28 10 am

English Dance Performance

Micanopy Fall Festival

Annette (& Randy)