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Mary
DevlinIt all started with jug band and folk music during college... one thing lead to another... and now leading English country dance is one of Mary's favorite things to do, along with dancing, of course, and calling contras. She loves to teach and particularly enjoys seeing dancers' fun and skill increase during dance weeks. Mary also dances with Iron Mountain Sword, and is an inept yet aspiring fiddle player. In addition to Mendocino, you'll find her teaching English country and contra dancing at two CDSS Pinewoods camps this summer -- English-American Week and Family Week. In her spare time Mary is president-elect of CDSS.
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Brooke
Friendly Brooke has been folk and country dancing for over 30 years. She is a founding member of The Heather and the Rose Country Dancers, a group that promotes English and Scottish country dance throughout Oregon and that uses global terminology for teaching and calling dances. Brooke's passion for dancing, knowledge of country dance, ability to teach concisely and clearly, and humor all come together to create a delightful experience for dancers of all levels. In addition to leading dances, dancing, singing, and devising dances, Brooke is a member of the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) Board.
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Bruce HamiltonAfter starting dancing in college, Bruce began teaching in the early '70s and is a renowned teacher of both English and Scottish country dance. Bruce says he especially "loves doing workshops because people are eager to explore, both in old and new territory." Bruce began training dance teachers in the late '80s and his dance leader workshops are enthusiastically attended all over North America. We are fortunate to have Bruce doing a workshop for leaders this summer: dance leaders are sure to find themselves in some new and fruitful territory.
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Shira
KammenShira earned her degree in music from UC Berkeley and studied vielle with Margriet Tindemans. A member for many years of Ensembles Alcatraz and Project Ars Nova, she has played in numerous other groups and is the founder of Class V Music, an ensemble dedicated to performance on river rafting trips. Shira has performed and taught all over the world, and in addition to playing exquisite English country dance music, currently performs with the medieval ensemble Fortune's Wheel; a new music group, Ephemeros; an eclectic ethnic band, Panacea; and Trouz Bras, which specializes in dance music of Celtic Brittany. This summer Shira will also be appearing at the CDSS English-American and Early Music weeks at Pinewoods. The strangest place Shira has played in is the elephant pit of the Jerusalem Zoo. Shira will be teaching the English dance band class.
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Dave
MacemonDave started dancing on his high school morris and sword team in Kentucky over 25 years ago. He is currently Foreman of Iron Mountain Sword, based in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He is past Foreman of Deer Creek Morris, Chesapeake Sword, and Baltimorris. A clear and explicit teacher and a veteran teacher at many dance camps, Dave makes display dance forms accessible and fun for dancers new to them and excels at helping experienced dancers polish their skills. He will be teaching Cotswold Morris, longsword, and rapper sword classes.
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