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Upcoming Events 2009-2010

as of 7/1/09

These events include balls, festivals, workshops, weeks and weekends. For information on regular weekly or monthly dance series, see the CDSS Group Directory, published occasionally (paper copy only) or see the abbreviated Group Affiliate links. To be listed below, send date, event name, sponsoring group and contact numbers to Events, Country Dance and Song Society, PO Box 338, Haydenville, MA 01039-0338, fax 413-268-7471 or events@cdss.org. This page is updated around the first of each month.

Upcoming Events 2009

Jul 2-6 July 4th Weekend at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA area. CDS-Boston Centre, Lily Kruskal Leahy, lkruskal@hotmail.com. *
Jul 3-4 Days of Dance. Jonesborough, TN. Historic Jonesborough Dance Society, 423-913-3246. *
Jul 3-5 Dancing Together. Lake Cumberland, KY area. Don and Sylvia Coffey, 502-747-5700, dscoffey9@mis.net.
Jul 4-11 American Dance and Music Week. Northern CA. Bay Area CDS, Loren Kalmen, 775-240-6117. *
Jul 5-11 Traditional Song Week. Asheville, NC. Swannanoa Gathering, 828-298-3434, gathering@warren-wilson.edu.
Jul 5-12 Family Week. Sonora, CA area. Bay Area CDS, familyweek2009@bacds.org. *
Jul 6-10 English Scottish Session. Plymouth, MA area. CDS-Boston Centre, and Royal Scottish CDS, Jean, 617-864-3410, jffar@verizon.net. *
Jul 9 (six consecutive Thursdays) Historical Dance with a Modern Flair. New York, NY. Country Dance * New York, info2@cdny.org. *
Jul 11-18 English Dance and Music Week. Northern CA. Bay Area CDS. *
Jul 12-18 Celtic Week. Asheville, NC. Swannanoa Gathering, 828-298-3434, gathering@warren-wilson.edu.
Jul 12-18 Contra Dance Musicians' Week. Brasstown, NC. John C Campbell Folk School, 800-365-5724, dance@folkschool.org. *
Jul 17-19 Traditional Music Festival. Marquette, MI. Hiawatha Music Coop, 906-226-8575, info@hiawathamusic.org.
Jul 18 Picnic Contra. Alpine, NJ. Country Dance New York, 212-459-4080. *
Jul 18-25 Family Week at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Jul 18-25 Teachers Training Course at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Jul 19-25 Old Time Music and Dance Week. Asheville, NC. Swannanoa Gathering, 828-298-3434, gathering@warren-wilson.edu.
Jul 19-25 Cumberland Dance Week. South central, KY. Lloyd Shaw Foundation, Beth Battey, 734-913-0867, or Neal Rhodes, 770-972-5430. *
Jul 19-25 Northern Week. Olivebridge, NY. Fiddle and Dance, 845-246-2121, office@ashokan.org. *
Jul 23-26 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Hillsdale, NY. Falcon Ridge, 866-325-2744.
Jul 24-26 Midsummer Madness. Eugene, OR area. Eugene Folklore Society, 541-517-2721, kzucchini@yahoo.org. *
Jul 25-Aug 1 Folk Music Week at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Jul 26-Aug 1 Contemporary Folk Week. Asheville, NC. Swannanoa Gathering, 828-298-3434, gathering@warren-wilson.edu.
Aug 1-8 Family Week at Ogontz. Lyman, NH. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Aug 1-8 American Dance and Music Week at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Aug 2-9 Dance Week. Elkins, WV. Augusta Heritage Center, 304-637-1209.
Aug 2-9 Vocal Week. Elkins, WV. Augusta Heritage Center, 304-637-1209.
Aug 2-9 Old-Time Week. Elkins, WV. Augusta Heritage Center, 304-637-1209.
Aug 7-9 Heart of the Alleghenies Folk Music and Dance Festival. Bradford, PA. Heart of the Alleghenies Folk Music Association, 814-368-4057, howard@blumenthals.com. *
Aug 7-9 Augusta Festival. Elkins, WV. Augusta Heritage Center, 304-637-1209.
Aug 8-15 English and American Dance Week at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Aug 9-14 Maine Fiddle Camp--Session 2. Montville, ME. Maine Fiddle Camp, 207-443-5411, director@mainefiddle.org. *
Aug 9-15 Southern Week. Olivebridge, NY. Fiddle and Dance, 845-246-2121, office@ashokan.org. *
Aug 14-16 Balance the Bay. San Francisco, CA. Bay Area CDS. *
Aug 14-16 The Bee's Knees. Mentone, AL. Birmingham FOOTMAD, Philip Foster, 205-939-0120, ptfoster@bellsouth.net. *
Aug 15-22 Early Music Week at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Aug 15-22 Folk Holiday Week. Somerset, England. Halsway Manor, 01483-577089.
Aug 16-21 Maine Fiddle Camp--Session 3. Montville, ME. Maine Fiddle Camp, 207-443-5411, director@mainefiddle.org. *
Aug 16-23 CDSS Week at Timber Ridge. High View, WV. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Aug 16-23 Advanced Dance and Music Course for Young Adults at Timber Ridge. High View, WV. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Aug 16-23 American Dance Leaders Course at Timber Ridge. High View, WV. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Aug 16-29 Pride & Prejudice Tour. England. Trips by Ken McFarland, ken_mcfarland@earthlink.net.
Aug 19-24 The Woods. Muskoka, ON. The Woods, 416-461-1864.
Aug 21-23 Sugar Hill. Bloomington, IN. Bloomington Old-Time Music and Dance Group, sugarhill@bloomington.in.us.*
Aug 21-23 Splash Dance. Black Mountain, NC. Old Farmer's Ball, 828-253-3994. *
Aug 22-29 Campers' Week at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Aug 29-Sep 5 English Dance Week at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA. Country Dance and Song Society, Steve Howe, 413-268-7426 x 3, camp@cdss.org. **
Sep 4-6 High Tea and Whiskey--English and American Dance Weekend. St Louis, MO. Childgrove Country Dancers, Bob Green or Martha Edwards, 314-872-3239. *
Sep 4-7 Dance Camp North. Fairbanks, AK. Contra Borealis, 907-457-8957, bbraley@acsalaska.net. *
Sep 4-7 Northwest Passage: Labor Day Weekend Dance and Music Camp. Rhododendron, OR area. Portland Country Dance Community. *
Sep 5-8 Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods. Plymouth, MA area. CDS-Boston Centre, Janet Scudder. 617-926-1708, jscudder@aol.com. *
Sep 8 Welcome Back English Country Dance. New York, NY. Country Dance New York, 212-459-4080. *
Sep 10 Opening Dance. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
Sep 11-13 French and English Historical Dance Weekend. Plattsburgh, NY. Hill and Hollow Music, 518-293-7613, hillholl@hughes.net. *
Sep 12 Welcome Back Contra Dance. New York, NY. Country Dance New York, 212-459-4080. *
Sep 12-13 Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering. Central PA. Folk College, huntingdonarts@comcast.net.
Sep 18-20 Squirrel Moon Contra Dance Weekend. Dodgeville, WI. Madison Contradance Cooperative. *
Sep 18-20 Chehalis Contra Dance Camp. Vancouver, BC. Vancouver Country Dance, 603-738-5540. *
Sep 18-20 Clogging Workshop. Brasstown, NC. John C Campbell Folk School, 800-365-5724, dance@folkschool.org. *
Sep 25-27 55th Annual Levi Jackson Dance Weekend. London, KY. Folk Circle, 859-986-8777. *
Sep 25-27 Youth Dance Weekend. Plymouth, VT. Youth Dance Weekend, info@youthdanceweekend.org. *
Sep 25-27 Feet Retreat. Danbury, NC. Folk Circle, Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers, 336-644-6522. *
Sep 26 Jane Austen Dance. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
Oct 2-4 CD*NY Synergy! Contra and ECD Weekend. Sylvan Lake, NY. Country Dance * New York, info2@cdny.org. *
Oct 3 5th Annual Buffalo Big Dance. Buffalo, NY. Queen City Contra Dancers. *
Oct 3-4 Strafford Ball. Strafford, VT. Stafford Ball, 802-222-5676, greg.burke@dartmouth.edu.
Oct 8-11 Pourparler. Dodgeville, WI. National Folk Organization, 800-894-4378, sannamars@aol.com.
Oct 9-11 Mountain Madness: Contra Dance Weekend. Jonesborough, TN. Historic Jonesborough Dance Society. *
Oct 15-18 LEAF. Black Mountain, NC. Lake Eden Arts Festival, 828-68-MUSIC (686-8742).
Oct 16-18 Sharpes Assembly English Country Dance Weekend. Sebring, FL. Sharpes Assembly English Country Dancers, 321-427-3587, catiegeist@att.net.
Oct 16-18 All-English Fall Weekend. Northern CA. Bay Area CDS, Sharon Green, 510-654-7974, sharongreen@post.harvard.edu; or Victoria Williams, 510-339-0747 or 510-815-2415, victoria@berkeley.edu. *
Oct 16-18 Eisteddfod NY. Ellenville, NY. Folk Music Society of New York. *
Oct 17 Playford Ball. Baltimore, MD. Baltimore Folk Music Society, playford@bfms.org. *
Oct 23-25 Gender-role-free Dance Camp. Becket, MA. Lavender Country and Folk Dancers, camp@lcfd.org. *
Oct 24 Portland English Country Ball. Portland, OR. Portland Country Dance Community, Chris Mullooly, mullooly@comcast.net. *
Oct 25-Nov 1 October Old-Time Week. Elkins, WV. Augusta Heritage Center, 304-637-1209.
Oct 30-Nov 1 Old-Time Fiddlers' Reunion. Elkins, WV. Augusta Heritage Center, 304-637-1209.
Oct 30-Nov 1 Music City Masquerade. Nashville, TN. Nashville Country Dancers, 615-400-5445, susan.kevra@vanderbilt.edu.
Oct 30-Nov 1 Southern Appalachian Square Dance Weekend. Brasstown, NC. John C Campbell Folk School, 800-365-5724, dance@folkschool.org. *
Oct 30-Nov 1 Fire Ant Frolic. Austin, TX. Austin Friends of Traditional Music, 512-323-2307, info2009@fireantfrolic.com. *
Oct 30-Nov 1 Wannadance Uptown. Seattle, WA. Wannadance. *
Oct 31-Nov 1 Gypsy Moon Ball. Indianapolis, IN. Indianapolis Traditional Music and Dance Group, Ken Gall, 317-488-7751, indycontra@gmail.com. *
Oct 31 Halloween Dance. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
Nov 13-15 Danceable Feast. Eugene, OR. Danceable Feast. *
Nov 13-15 Atlanta Dance Weekend. Atlanta, GA. Chattahoochee Country Dancers, 404-310-0929, jethi@mac.com, or 404-274-4365, 43jimcr@comcast.net. *
Nov 13-15 Head for the Hills Dance and Music Weekend in the Poconos. Kresgeville, PA. Princeton Country Dancers. *
Nov 20-22 Dance Weekend. Lawrence, KS. Lawrence Barn Dance. *
Nov 20-22 Northwest Morris Weekend. Brasstown, NC. John C Campbell Folk School, 800-365-5724, dance@folkschool.org. *
Nov 21 Fall Ball. San Mateo, CA. Bay Area CDS, 510-653-7507, hmackay@sbcglobal.net. *
Nov 27 Thanksgiving Dance. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
Nov 27-29 Shell We Dance? Fort Myers, FL. Fort Myers Dancers, 239-332-4846, fortmyersdancers@hotmail.com.
Dec 11-14 Dare To Be Square West! 2009. Seattle, WA. Seattle Subversive Square Dance Society, Charmaine Slaven, 206-335-4272, charmaine@thetallboys.com.
Dec 12 Holiday Dance. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
Dec 26-Jan 1 Christmas Country Dance School. Berea, KY. Christmas Country Dance School/Berea College Dance Program, 859-985-3431, ccds@berea. *
Dec 27-Jan 1 Terpsichore's Holiday. Roanoke, WV. Lloyd Shaw Foundation, Gaye Fifer, 434-244-7858, or Bill Wellington, 540-885-0233, radiowoof@verizon.net. *
Dec 27-Jan 1 Winter Dance Week. Brasstown, NC. John C Campbell Folk School, 800-365-5724, dance@folkschool.org. *
Dec 31 New Year's Eve Dance. Larchmont, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *

Upcoming Events 2010

Jan 15-17 Georgy Alabam Square Dance Weekend. Birmingham, AL. Birmingham FOOTMAD, 404-377-6242. *
Jan 15-17 Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend. Durham, NH. New England Folk Festival Association, 603-659-5612, rpdlw@me.com. *
Jan 16-23 Pura Vida Dance Camp. Costa Rica. Pura Vida Dance Camp, Beverly Lazar Davis, 518-281-9130, bevlazardavis@nycap.rr.com.
Jan 22-24 Florida Snow Ball. Tampa, FL. Tampa Friends of Old-Time Dance, 727-823-2725, tfootd@juno.com. *
Jan 30 Frosty's Meltdown. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
Feb 3-10 Contra/Square Dance Week. St Croix, U.S. Virgin Island. Tropical Dance Vacation, 413-575-6283, tdv@wildasparagus.com.
Feb 20 Something To Do with Chocolate. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
Feb 26-28 Chance Dance. Cape Girardeau, MO. Cape Friends of Traditional Music and Dance, John or Kathy Coffman, 573-334-4706, johndcoffman@yahoo.com. *
Mar 20 Celebration of Spring. Larchmont, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
Apr 7-14 Contra Holiday in Medieval England. Ely, England. Contra Holiday, 757-867-6807, contraholiday@verizon.net.
Apr 24 April Showers. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *
May 7-9 Cascadia English Dance Weekend. Seattle, WA. Cascadia English Country Dance Weekend, Paul Bestock, 206-329-7289.
May 29 Ice Cream Social. White Plains, NY. Country Dancers of Westchester, Leah, 914-693-5577, Ruth, 845-735-3365, or Carolyn, 914-762-3619. *. *

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