Dances: 1st
Friday of each month and the Saturday
that follows 2 weeks later (usually).
Note our calendar below!
Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church
2519
Woodruff Road, Simpsonville, SC
(Click
here for directions from MapQuest )
Dances begin at 7:30 and
continue until 10:30 P.M.
(Join in helping keep the dances thriving by volunteering!)
Dances with a teacher
and recorded music: $4
Dances with a teacher and live music: $7
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- A Special Note -
Greenville English Dance Community e-Mail List!
As many may know, the entire address book for e-mail announcements was recently wiped out and only about a third of the list has been reconstructed from old e-mails. Dancers all, please e-mail Margaret Talbot with your most recent contact information and a request to be put back on our distribution list for upcoming events.
Even if you were previously on our list we request your names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and mailing addresses once more. Please include the names of all your family members who come dancing.
And please ask all your dancing friends to do the same!
In this fashion we can update everything, send anouncements of regular and special events and send special invitations encouraging new dancers to join us.
Thanks so much for your patience and help - and save this link, just in case!
MargaretTalbot @ mac.com |
Schedule through December,
2007
Friday
Dances
November 2
November 16
December 7
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Saturday
Dances
November 17
December 22 |
• Beginners
are welcome! You don't need to bring a partner but since this
tradition involves a partner why not invite a friend or family
member?
• English Country Dance evenings
include teaching of the dances. From gentle to quite vigorous,
the dances are "presented" or walked through and then
gently prompted or "called" as the music is introduced.
Sometimes we venture into some Contra Dancing, set dancing and
International Dancing too.
• Our dance teacher is Frederick
Park, an internationally known teacher & caller skilled in
a wide variety of dance forms.
• Wear comfortable shoes,
bring an extra pair if you can.
The "best" are leather
soles!
• Clothing should be comfortable
and cool - yes, even in the Winter.
• Light refreshments are to
be expected
(we take turns providing light something-or-other). |
We also plan to develop a group of demonstration dancers.
If
you are interested, please contact Margaret, as indicated below.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments,
please
e-mail Margaret or call 864 607-3642
It is a delight to see the growth and development of
our rich heritage of traditional English Country Dance here in South
Carolina. We're also very grateful for the support and assistance of
Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church in hosting these dances. The delight
of working and dancing alongside the many people who contribute their
efforts to making all these events such a pleasant experience is a
warm encouragement. Many thanks to our world-class teacher, Frederick
Park.
We are much blessed by the creative talents of our teachers, musicians
and other helpers who encourage new dancers, provide
refreshments, help with set up and clean up, give other support and
encouragement, etc. All this coheres to form the many integral parts
of what makes being part of our dance community a pleasure and a privilege.
Thank you all so very much.
Margaret Talbot
The Dances, a partial list . . .
Auretti's Dutch Skipper , Bararini's Tamborine, Black
Nag, The Bishop, Childgrove, Dublin Bay, Duke of Kent's Waltz, Fenterlarick,
Genevieve's Health, The Geud Man of Ballangigh, Haste to the Wedding,
Hole In The Wall, Jamie Allen, Newcastle, Nonesuch, Prince William,
Sellenger's Round, Poinette, Waltz Contra, Waterfall Waltz. . .
If you wish to be on our e-mail distribution list
please contact Margaret Talbot.
Just "de-code" her e-mail
address <MargaretTalbot @ mac dot com> and send your request!