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2009-2010 Contra Season is September through May with guest bands and callers providing hot
tunes and great dances! Contra dances will return to their Bozeman roots this year with most dances taking place at the (now non-smoking!) Eagles Lodge with its beautiful wooden dance floor.
International and Scottish dancing is once a week. See below for details and schedule.
Helena dances are held just down the road, generally on the 2nd Saturday of the month.
NEW TO CONTRA DANCING?
Check out the online video series created by the Chattahoochee Country Dancers (CCD) in Atlanta -- Contra Dance Training for Beginning Dancers. They have great basic information guaranteed to make your first dances more enjoyable and they are FREE! Here's how to access them:
- Go to the CCD website www.ContraDance.org
- Click on What's Contra Dancing?
- Scroll down to one of their 9 videos.
Bozeman Contra Dance Schedule
Beginner's workshop 7:30-8:00 pm.
Regular dance from 8:00-11:00 pm.
Admission: $7 members, $9 non-members.
Live music - all dances are taught - all ages are welcome and partners are not
required.
Please wear grit free, non-marking shoes to protect the dance floor. |
| Date |
Band |
Caller |
Location |
Sept 19, 2009 (Sat.)
|
Weatherwood |
Mark Matthews |
Bozeman Senior Center, 807 N. Tracy |
| Oct 17, 2009 (Sat.) |
Broken String Band |
Rab Cummings |
Eagles - 316 East Main Street |
Nov 6, 2009 (Fri.)
Nov 14, 2009 (Sat) |
Sassafras Stomp
Steve & Sally O'Neil |
Rab Cummings
Mark Matthews |
Eagles - 316 East Main Street
Eagles - 316 East Main Street |
Dec 4, 2009 (Fri.)
Dec. 19, 2009 (Sat.) |
Weatherwood
Fiddle Dundee |
Rab Cummings
Rab Cummings |
Eagles - 316 East Main Street
Eagles - 316 East Main Street |
| Jan 22-24, 2010 |
Wintergreen Dance Weekend |
Bands!
Callers! Workshops! |
The
Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture |
Feb 5, 2010 (Fri.)
Feb 20, 2010 (Sat.) |
Sassafras Stomp
Weatherwood |
Mark Matthews
Rab Cummings |
Eagles - 316 East Main Street
Eagles - 316 East Main Street |
March
5, 2010 (Fri.)
March 20, 2010 (Sat.) |
Broken String Band
Steve & Sally O'Neil |
Mitchell Frey
Bev Young |
Eagles - 316 East Main Street
Eagles - 316 East Main Street |
April 2, 2010 (Fri.)
April 17, 2010 (Sat.) |
Sassafras Stomp
Skippin' a Groove |
Mark Matthews
Morna Leonard |
Eagles - 316 East Main Street
Eagles - 316 East Main Street |
| May 15, 2010 |
Fiddle Dundee |
Mark Matthews/Bev Young |
Eagles - 316 East Main Street
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For more information
regarding contra dances contact Rab at 406-586-2844. |
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING & SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING NEWS
- February 20-21 - International Folkdance at Boulder Hot Springs: the 25th Annual Steam and Stomp. See flyer for details.
Bozeman International Folk Dance and Scottish Country Dance will resume in 2010 with weekly Tuesday dances on Jan. 19th. International starts at 6:45 p.m. then Scottish Country at 7:30ish. SOB Barn on campus.
Dances are taught or reviewed, so no experience needed. No partner necessary. No cost. Bring clean, soft soled shoes. You may want to bring a water bottle or snack. We will not dance if the temperature at MSU is 10 degrees or less.Here's a sample of what we're doing, with some cues:
International:
Cobankat - Albania
Sitno Malisevsko - Bulgaria
Mori Odayo Sarena - Macedonian
Ma Na Vu - Israel (dove step)
Alunelul - Romania (5-3-1 stamps)
Setnja - Serbia
Chilili - Bolivia (walk right, clap upward)
Va Yven Uzyyahu - Israel An Dro Retourne - Brittany (Baaa)
Narino - Turkey
Dvoino Horo - Bulgaria (double circle)
Dance Above the Rainbow - Irish (step, brush, 1-2-3) |
Transition:
Bonny Cuckoo
La Vielle Bastringue
La Noce des Oiseaux
Female Saylor |
Scottish:
Catch as Catch Can
Linton Ploughman
Alison Rose
De'il Among the Tailors
St. John River
Creel
Trip to Bavaria
Scottish Waltz for closing |
Check out Latvian flash mob folk dance on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcvmSBCJwKE (Riga, 8/20/2009)
- Please contact Cecelia at 585-2287 with questions.
HELENA CONTRA DANCES:
For directions or more information contact Amie at 4224greenacres@mt.net or 495-0935. Schedule:
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