Please note that the following schedule, locations, and descriptions are subject to change up to and during camp itself.
| Friday, March 17 | ||||
| 8:00-11:00pm | Helgesson | Opening Dance Party and Staff Introductions: | ||
| Mary with KGB | ||||
| Brad with Chuck and Jon | ||||
| Bill with Ti' Acadie | ||||
| Saturday, March 18 | ||||
| 8:00-8:45am | Dining Hall | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00-10:15am | Helgesson | How To Be A Perfect (Contra) Partner | Mary | Julie and Claude |
| Dining Hall | Musicians: Loose Cannons in the Contra Band | Dave | Campers | |
| 10:30-11:45am | Helgesson | Nutty Contras | Bill | Ti' Acadie |
| Dining Hall | Recent English Dance Compositions (Experienced) | Brad | Chuck and Jon | |
| Hollidge | Campers' English Music Jam | Camper-led | ||
| 12:00-12:45pm | Dining Hall | Lunch | ||
| 12:45-1:30pm | Dining Hall | Singing | Carlo | |
| 1:40-2:55pm | Helgesson | English Country Dances That Flow (For All) | Brad | Chuck and Jon |
| Dining Hall | Cajun Dance Workshop | Ti' Acadie | ||
| Hollidge | Watch Your Language! (Callers' Workshop) | Mary | ||
| 3:05-4:20pm | Helgesson | Fluid Dynamics 101 (Contras and Squares) | Bill | Ti' Acadie |
| Dining Hall | English Musicians' Workshop | Chuck and Jon | Campers | |
| Hollidge | Campers' Northern Music Jam | Camper-led | ||
| 4:30-5:45pm | Helgesson | Multiple Choice: American Dance | Mary | Ti' Acadie |
| Dining Hall | Current English Country Dance Favorites (Experienced) | Brad | KGB | |
| Hollidge | ||||
| 6:00-7:00pm | Dining Hall | Dinner | ||
| 8:00-11:00pm | Helgesson | Evening Dance Party: | ||
| Bill with Ti' Acadie | ||||
| Brad with Chuck and Jon | ||||
| Mary with KGB | ||||
| Sunday, March 20 | ||||
| 8:00-8:45am | Dining Hall | Breakfast | ||
| 9:00-10:15am | Helgesson | Timing Is Everything | Bill | Ti' Acadie |
| Dining Hall | Mind-Boggling English Dances (Advanced) | Brad | KGB | |
| Hollidge | ||||
| 10:30-11:45am | Helgesson | English-Influenced Contras | Mary | Chuck and Jon |
| Dining Hall | Couple Dance Party (No Teaching) | Ti' Acadie | ||
| Hollidge | Silence Is Golden: The Art of Teaching Without Words (English Callers' Workshop) | Brad | ||
| 12:00-12:45pm | Dining Hall | Lunch | ||
| 1:00-2:15pm | Helgesson | Dance Reunions, or Where WERE You???! | Bill | KGB |
| Dining Hall | How Many Ways Can You Hey? (Experienced) | Mary | Chuck and Jon | |
| Hollidge | Campers' Southern Music Jam | Camper-led | No Staff | |
| 2:15-2:30pm | Finish Packing and Vacate Dorms! | |||
| 2:30-4:00pm | Helgesson | Final Dance Party: | ||
| Mary with KGB | ||||
| Brad with Chuck and Jon | ||||
| Bill with Ti' Acadie | ||||
Sometimes subtle things differentiate the perfect dance partner from the one who's good, but not yet perfect. Practice the differences that make a difference while dancing to contras old and new.
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We'll play around with ways to pump up the energy and add fun to the music while keeping it eminently danceable.
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A set of recently composed, "modern" contradances with figures drawn from old "chestnuts". We will investigate how to make the "old" figures fit into the modern "busy" dance.
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Dances from Philippe Callens, Fried Herman, Colin Hume, Gary Roodman, Victor Skowronski, and others: A selection of the best of the modern compositions.
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Dances with figures that flow smoothly from one to the next, and style points to help you enjoy them.
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Members of Ti' Acadie will teach the dances, and the whole band will play for dancing.
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The words callers use have meaning beyond giving dance directions and prompting. Callers' choice of words and how they're delivered affect dancers' confidence and understanding -- and fun. Learn language tips and techniques and share some of your own discoveries.
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This workshop is all about FLOW, that is to say, how to move from one figure to another without a hitch.
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Enjoy a late afternoon potpourri of American dances, including squares, triplets, four-facing-four, and more.
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Dances commonly chosen for English Balls, including some old classics and new and old reconstructions and compositions, from The Fandango to Elizabeth and everything in between.
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How not to be late OR early. Listen and let the MUSIC tell you when to be where!
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Dances that require good orientation, excellent knowledge of figures, and a fine memory of (new) patterns.
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Dance flowing contras with a dash of English influence. We'll focus on making the most of transitions between figures.
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A session of non-stop couple dancing, including waltzes, polkas, schottisches, two-steps, maybe even a bit of Scandinavian, tango, zweifacher, swing dance, or bourree.
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Brevity is great; learning to teach without words is better still. Discuss when to stop talking, teaching movement through movement, how timing through programming, teaching people to "watch" and "do" instead of "listen", and the "follow my example" method of teaching steps.
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Leave your partner, build up all that tension, then, "Ahhhhhh". Bill will offer tips for dealing with tension [NOT...]
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Heys can be boisterous, languid, flowing, brisk; they can be straightforward... or not. Explore the nuances of heys.
Last Updated: Sun Jan 4 14:07:23 2009