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Bay Area Country Dance Society presents

Monte Toyon Spring Dance Weekend

March 19 - 21, 2004

Camp Schedule and Session Descriptions

Please note that the following schedule, locations, and descriptions are subject to change up to and during camp itself.

Schedule

Friday, March 19
8:00-11:00pm Helgesson Opening Dance Party and Staff Introductions:
Lisa with Craig and Ray
Tom with Latter Day Lizards (Peter, Bill, Dave Langford)
Kathy with Bag O' Tricks (Anita, Dave Bartley, Sande)
Saturday, March 20
8:00-8:45am Dining Hall Breakfast
9:00-10:15am Helgesson Dance Ecstasy (contras and squares) Lisa Craig and Ray
Dining Hall Contra Musicians' Workshop Dave Bartley
10:30-11:45am Helgesson Elegant Squares and Contras Kathy Latter Day Lizards
Dining Hall English Helping Verbs (Experienced) Tom Anita and Sande
12:00-12:45pm Dining Hall Lunch
12:45-1:30pm Dining Hall Singing Carlo
1:40-2:55pm Helgesson English Pre-positions For All Tom Bag O' Tricks
Dining Hall Wacky Couple Dances Lisa Bill and Dave Langford
Hollidge Campers' Southern Music Jam Camper Led (No Staff)
3:05-4:20pm Helgesson I Dare You Dances Lisa Bag O' Tricks
Dining hall Hands-On Square Calling Kathy Craig and Ray
Hollidge English Musicians' Workshop Peter
4:30-5:45pm Helgesson Rowdy Western Squares Kathy Craig and Ray
Dining Hall Kynasthenic English (Advanced) Tom Latter Day Lizards
6:00-7:00pm Dining Hall Dinner
8:00-11:00pm Helgesson Evening Dance Party:
Kathy with Craig and Ray
Tom with Bag O' Tricks (Anita, Dave Bartley, Sande)
Lisa with Latter Day Lizards (Peter, Bill, Dave Langford
Sunday, March 21
8:00-8:45am Dining Hall Breakfast
9:00-10:15am Helgesson Crossover Contras -- Mingling the Idioms Kathy Bag O' Tricks
Dining Hall Couple Dance Party (No Teaching) Craig and Ray
Hollidge Campers' English Music Jam Camper Led (No Staff)
10:30-11:45am Helgesson Frabjous English For All Tom Latter Day Lizards
Dining Hall Travelling Squares and Contras Kathy Craig and Ray
Hollidge The Language of Teaching (Callers' Workshop) Lisa
12:00-12:45pm Dining Hall Lunch
1:00-2:15pm Helgesson Hot Squares Lisa Latter Day Lizards
Dining Hall English Punctuation (Experienced) Tom Bag O' Tricks
Hollidge Campers' Northern Music Jam Camper Led (No Staff)
2:15-2:30pm Dorms Finish packing and vacate dorms
2:30pm-4:00pm Helgesson Final Dance Party:
Kathy with Craig and Ray
Tom with Bag O' Tricks (Anita, Dave Bartley, Sande)
Lisa with Latter Day Lizards (Peter, Bill, Dave Langford)

Workshop Descriptions

Dance Ecstasy (Lisa)

How to become a smooth 'n zesty dancer.

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Elegant Squares and Contras (Kathy)

Smooth challenging squares such as Dutch Crossing and/or Ron's Country Corners Canon, along with flowing contras.

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English Helping Verbs (Tom)

How to have fun while helping others mid-dance silently and tactfully.

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English Pre-positions For All (Tom)

How to be ready and positioned to enjoy what comes next.

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Wacky Couple Dances (Lisa)

And now for something completely different...

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I Dare You Dances (Lisa)

Challenging, yet satisfying, contras and squares.

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Hands-On Square Calling (Kathy)

Bring a square to call, or stand up and try an easy one!

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Rowdy Western Squares (Kathy)

Squares from the fifties with interesting variations on familiar moves.

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Kynasthenic English (Tom)

Kynaston dances with tips for kinesthetic learners.

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Crossover Contras -- Mingling the Idioms (Kathy)

Mingling styles of dance to produce interesting effects -- English, Western, Clogging...

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Frabjous English for All (Tom)

Come gyre and gimble with the Lizards to celebrate the lack of jabberwock.

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Travelling Squares and Contras (Kathy)

Leave your minor set, or even your partner...

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The Language of Teaching (Lisa)

A brainstorm session about how to use concise language to teach basic features.

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Hot Squares (Lisa)

Rev up your interest in squares with these fast moving dances from the 1950s. (Lisa says: "I love doing this workshop for folks who think they don't like squares!")

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English Punctuation (Tom)

Making the most of momentary magical moments mid-flow.

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Last Updated: Sun Jan 4 14:07:22 2009