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SUMMARY:Winter Dance Week
DESCRIPTION:Instructors: Janet Shepherd\, Seth Tepfer\, Annie Fain Barralon\, Dan Seppeler Bands: Serendipity (Barbara Seppeler\, Laurie Giroux-Gillman & Boel Gidholm)\, Chicken Feathers (WB Reid\, Bonnie Zahnow\, & Laurie Andres and Brasstown Balfolk Band (Géraud Barralon\, Rachel Bell & Charlie Beck) \n\nRing in the New Year at the Folk School! This popular\, year-end\, traditional dance and music celebration will primarily feature contra\, English country\, and Balfolk dancing – all to magical live music. The week also includes a music workshop track\, group singing\, jam sessions\, crafting opportunities\, and more. Winter Dance Week offers a unique combination of top-notch callers\, instructors\, and musicians – along with beautiful surroundings\, delicious food\, comfortable accommodations\, and a friendly atmosphere. A Gala New Year’s Eve Party and New Year’s Day breakfast complete the week. \nSKILL LEVEL: Participants should have previous group dancing experience (such as our November 17-19\, 2023 “Traditional Group Dancing” weekend class). \nLimited work exchange scholarships are available. Email scholarships@folkschool.org to request a scholarship application. \nOn New Year’s Eve\, Winter Dance Week students will be able to ring in the New Year with a lively dance and midnight balloon drop. The Brasstown Brigade will fire in the New Year at 12:15 a.m. with their black-powder muskets in the loop outside Keith House.
URL:https://www.dancerhapsody.com/event/winter-dance-week/
LOCATION:John C Campbell Folk School\, One Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stellar Rocky Mountain Ranch Dance (Stellar Days and Nights) dance weekend
DESCRIPTION:Contra; Couples dancing\, clogging\, international dance\, and more. \nCallers: Seth Tepfer; Wendy Graham \nWorkshop: https://rockymountainranchdance.com/callers/ \nCountercurrent – with Alex Sturbaum & Brian Lindsay \n\nCountercurrent is a powerhouse acoustic folk duo based in Olympia\, Washington\, featuring driving guitar\, lyrical fiddle\, harmony vocals\, and foot percussion. Bringing the deep drive of dance music to every performance\, their arrangements blend both traditional and modern influences with astounding musicianship and fluency. They have achieved nationwide acclaim for their high-energy style\, which draws on deep traditional roots from Ireland and North America while incorporating new influences to create a sound that is at once unique and timeless. A repertoire of songs that includes potent contemporary anthems\, trad ballads\, old-time hollers\, and biting political content leaves no room for boredom. Alex Sturbaum’s driving guitar and gifted songwriting\, Brian Lindsay’s lyrical fiddle and rock-solid foot percussion\, and the duo’s lively interplay\, tight vocal harmonies\, and unstoppable groove make a Countercurrent performance an event unlike any other. Wherever they go\, the question remains the same: “How does that much sound come from just two people?” \nPerforming together since 2009\, they have played at such venues as Club Passim (Cambridge\,MA) The Freight and Salvage (Berkeley\,CA)\, The Flurry Festival (Saratoga Springs\, NY)\, and have frequently been the closing band for The Northwest Folklife Festival (Seattle\, WA). Countercurrent is one of the most in-demand bands for contra dance weekends and camps across the country. Being highly collaborative musicians\, Alex and Brian are part of several other bands (together or separately) including One Dollar Whiskey\, Gallimaufry\, The Iona Fyfe Trio\, The Engine Room\, Dear Crow\, and others. Alex Sturbaum is a songwriting sensation\, gaining notoriety across the continent for their work bringing visibility and queer representation in newly composed trad folk songs. Brian Lindsay is also one of the region’s top sound engineers for acoustic performances and recordings\, and uses his expertise to ensure that every Countercurrent performance is a stellar auditory experience. \nCountercurrent is a truly genre-bending experience\, rooted firmly in the traditional music of the Celtic Isles and America; music that lifts you up and charges fearlessly into the future of folk music. \n  \nJoanna Hyde & Tadhg Ó Meachair  \n\nTadhg Ó Meachair of Dublin\, Ireland\, and Joanna Hyde\, a native of Colorado\, have an eclectic artistic partnership that extends back to 2012\, where they met while studying and teaching at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick. Now married and working together on various projects\, Tadhg (piano\, piano accordion) and Joanna (vocals\, fiddle) first came to know each other as artists rooted in the musical traditions of their respective countries\, and their collaborations comprise a continuous conversation about the interplay between American and Irish artforms. \nTadhg\, an All Ireland piano champion and founder member of traditional group Goitse\, grew up in an Irish speaking family steeped in Irish traditional music. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethnomusicology & Folklore. Joanna grew up loving bluegrass\, classical\, jazz\, Appalachian\, Irish and other folk musics\, performing with her brother\, Iain\, as The Hydes. Along the way\, she gathered numerous musical awards\, including the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Graduate Arts Award\, which first brought her to study music in Ireland some 12 years ago. \nTadhg and Joanna released their debut duet album in 2017\, and have spent the last several years touring Europe and North America together – Germany\, Switzerland\, France\, England\, the US\, Canada\, Iceland – in addition to performing and teaching throughout Ireland and the US. Their current projects include One for the Foxes\, a transatlantic folk trio with Dave Curley\, and with whom they were awarded “Album of the Year” by the 2021 ACLSR Music Awards* for their current release\, “Take a Look Around”. Likewise\, having recently lived in West Cork\, Ireland\, they were commissioned to produce the audio documentary series On the Wireless in association with Creative Ireland on the subject of creativity in older age\, looking at several arts programmes supported by Cork County Council. \nSince moving to Bloomington\, Indiana while Tadhg pursues his PhD\, Tadhg and Joanna have been introduced to the vibrant local contra dance scene\, often playing for their local weekly dances with Eric Schedler of Supertrad. They have also played and taught at other contra dance events across the country including Cumberland Dance Week and Whitewater Whirl.\n(*American Celtic Listener Supported Radio Music Awards) \nHarken! – with Connie Michael & Harmony Tucker  \n\nConnie Michael studied classical piano at Interlochen Arts Academy and graduated from Lawrence University with a degree in music education. She moved to Albuquerque\, NM in 1980 and discovered the magic of contra dancing. She began playing in the group Chili Tones and played English dances in the area\, as well as contra dances. In 1999\, living in Grand Junction\, CO\, she and friend Ron Young started the traditional dance series which is still going strong. Their band\, Fifth Reel\, plays contra\, English and International folk dances and has had the honor of providing music at Stellar Days and Nights as well as FolkMads dance camp in Socorro. \nHarmony Tucker plays fiddle with the bands “Fifth Reel”\, “Harken!” and “Questionable Decisions” and is very excited to be playing Stellar 2025!
URL:https://www.dancerhapsody.com/event/stellar-rocky-mountain-ranch-dance-stellar-days-and-nights-dance-weekend/
LOCATION:MO
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SUMMARY:Spring Breakdown\, Columbia MO
DESCRIPTION:2025 Spring Breakdown
URL:https://www.dancerhapsody.com/event/spring-breakdown-columbia-mo/
LOCATION:Kimball Ballroom\, \, 6 N. College Ave.\, Columbia\, MO\, United States
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