Saturday, September 25, 2004 _{NE Dance Listings © The Dance Gypsy, 2004}

Note: Yom Kippur — be sure to double check before traveling to a dance!

Bar Harbor, ME ~ Contra dance

Featuring music by Green Mountain Railway (Bill Dowling (accordion), Chuck Donnelly (guitar, fiddle), David Manski (bass), Jim Vekasi (mandolin), Katie Wegner (fiddle), Stephen Sampson (piano)).

Time: (lesson: 7:30) 8 pm. Location: Note special location: College of the Atlantic, Gates Auditorium

Cost: $6

For more information: (phone): (207) 288-5196; Email: ;

Web site: www.greenmtrailway.com

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Bernardston, MA ~ Eastern Squares

Featuring Bob Livingston calling with music by Falltown String Band.

Time: 8:00 pm. Location: Grammar school

For more information: (phone): (413) 648-9034, (860) 4367151

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays (Sep-Jun). (Unconfirmed for September)

Bristol, VT ~ Contra dance

Featuring Lausanne Allen calling with music by Cold River Band.

Time: 8:00 pm. Location: Holley Hall

(please wear clean soft-soled shoes.)

Cost: $6 — Sponsored by: Otter Creek

For more information: (phone): 802-524-1466; Email:

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Concord, MA ~ Contra, Square and Couples Dance

Time: 8-11::00 pm. Location: Concord Scout House (74 Walden St.).

(Please bring a pair of clean shoes to change into for Dancing.)

Cost: $7

For more information: (phone): (617) 547-7781; Email:

General Schedule: Every Saturday (Jul-Sep; Note: This is the last month until July). (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Darien, CT ~ Contra and square dance

Time: 8 pm. Location: Darien Congregational Church (Post Rd.).

Cost: $7 ($5 seniors) — Sponsored by: Dora and Herb Bardach

For more information: (phone): (203) 744-0827; Email: ;

Web site: www.geocities.com/contra_corners

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays (Mar-Dec (not aug)). (Unconfirmed for September)

Denmark Village, ME ~ Contra dance

Time: 7:00-10:30 pm. Location: Denmark Community Arts Bldg (Rt 160).

— Sponsored by: Village Contra Dancers

For more information: (phone): (207) 452-2929

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Unconfirmed for September)

Dover, NH ~ Contra dance

Featuring George Marshall and Tim Van Egmond calling with music by Swallowtail (David Cantieni (saxophone, flute, bombard, whistle), George Marshall (concertina, bodhran), Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin), Tim Van Egmond (hammered dulcimer, spoons), Timm Triplet (piano)).

Time: (lesson: 8) 8:30 pm (potluck: dessert at break). Location: Note special location: Dover City Hall

(Bring clean shoes.)

Cost: $8 (students: $5) — Sponsored by: Dancing Cat

For more information: (phone): (603) 679-5448; Email: ;

Web site: www.contradancelinks.com/dancingcat.html

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays (sep-Jul). (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

East Providence, RI ~ Swing Dance

Featuring Swing Daddy (DJ) spinning.

Time: 7-11:30 pm. Location: Brightridge Club (Brightridge Ave).

Cost: $7 — Sponsored by: swingin 88

For more information: (phone): (401) 683-6144; Email: ;

Web site: www.swingin88.com

General Schedule: last Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

East Putney, VT ~ Contra & square dance

Featuring Fred Breunig calling.

Time: 8 pm. Location: Pierce's Hall

For more information: (phone): (802) 387-5985; Email:

General Schedule: last Saturdays (aug-jun; not dec). ~ (Cancellation info) (Unconfirmed for September)

Greenfield, MA ~ Contra dance

Time: 8-11:30 pm. Location: Guiding Star Grange (401 Chapman St.).

Cost: $8 ($6 students) — Sponsored by: TopHill Music

For more information: (phone): (413) 773-1671; Email: ;

Web site: www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html

General Schedule: second & fourth Saturdays. (Unconfirmed for September)

Jamaica Plain, MA ~ Gender Free Contra dance

Time: 7:30-11:00 pm. Location: 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (Unitarian-Universalist) (Corner of Centre and Eliot Streets).

Cost: $8 — Sponsored by: Boston Gay and Lesbian Contra Dancers

For more information: (phone): (617) 288-0622; Email: ;

Web site: www.lcfd.org/jp

General Schedule: second & fourth Saturdays. (Unconfirmed for September)

Keene, NH ~ Contra

Featuring Don Primrose calling with music by Heathen Creek (Maia Rutman (fiddle), Mark Koyama (mandolin), Pete Johannsen (guitar)).

Time: 8-12:00 pm. Location: Stonewall farm (242 Chesterfield Rd. - off Rt 9 (west)).

Cost: $7

For more information: (phone): (603) 847-3093; Email:

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Littleton, NH ~ contra

Featuring Byron Ricker calling with music by David Carpenter (fiddle), Tom MacKenzie (Hammered Dulcimer, Banjo) and Tom Hodgdon.

Time: (lesson: 7:30) 8-11:00 pm. Location: Littleton Opera House (Main St.).

(please bring soft soled, clean shoes. .)

Cost: $7, $5 senior andunder 14 price

For more information: (phone): (603) 444-7777; Email:

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Martha’s Vinyard, MA ~ contra dance

Time: pm. Location: VFW Oak Bluffs

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Unconfirmed for September)

Merrimack, NH ~ Ballroom, Latin, and Swing

Time: 8-11:00 pm. Location: Paper Moon Dance Center (515 Daniel Webster Highway ).

Cost: $10

For more information: (phone): (603) 429-1100; Email: ;

Web site: www.papermoondance.com

General Schedule: Every Saturday. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Montreal, Que ~ Contra-Danse

Featuring Jackie Hall calling with music by Original Black Cat Dance Band.

Time: 7:30-10:30 pm. Location: Victoria Hall (4626 Sherbrooke St West (Westmount)).

Cost: $10 (Can)

For more information: (phone): (514) 344-0367 or 341-0322; Email:

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays (Sep-May). (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

New Paltz, NY ~ Contra dance

Featuring Eric Hollman calling with music by Jane’s Gang (Alan Bradbury (accordion and bass), Allan Carr, Jane Rothfield (fiddle)).

Time: 8-11 pm. Location: New Paltz United Methodist Church (Main (Rt. 299) & Grove Sts.).

Cost: $8 — Sponsored by: Hudson Valley Community Dances

For more information: (phone): (845) 883-4467; Email: ;

Web site: www.hudsonvalleydance.org

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays (Sep- Apr). (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Norwich, VT ~ Family & Contra dance

Featuring Ruth Sylvester calling with music by Cuckoo’s Nest (Bernie Waugh (fiddle), Kate Abrams (mandolin, fiddle), Rick Barrows (mandolin, mandola, tenor banjo), Ron Langley (piano)).

Time: 7: family dance, 8:00: contra. Location: Tracy Hall (Main Street & Route 5).

(Please bring clean soft soled shoes.)

Cost: $7 (under 16 and over 60: free) — Sponsored by: Muskeg Music

For more information: (phone): (802) 785-4607; Email:

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays (Sep-May). (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Portland, ME ~ Ballroom Dance

Time: 8-12:00 pm. Location: Maine Ballroom Dance (Congress St.).

Cost: $7

For more information: (phone): (207) 773-0002; Email: ;

Web site: www.maineballroomdancing.com

General Schedule: Every Saturday. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Rockport, ME ~ Contra dance

Featuring John McIntire calling with music by Yankee Soul Revue (Deborah Swart, Harry Richter, John Kuehne and Neal McNaughton ).

Time: 8 pm. Location: Simonton's Corner Community Hall (W. Main St).

Cost: $5 — Sponsored by: Coastal Dance Assn.

For more information: (phone): 207-785-2885, (207) 568-7597; Email:

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Saratoga Springs, NY ~ Tango Milonga

— plus open house in afternoon—

Featuring Jackie Wong leading.

Time: 8-11:00 pm. Location: Saratoga Savoy (7 Wells Street).

(tango attire encouraged,.)

Cost: $10 — Sponsored by: Nights of Tango and Saratoga Savoy

For more information: (phone): 518-587-5132; Email: ;

Web site: www.saratogasavoy.com

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Schenectady, NY ~ Scandinavian Dance

Time: 7:30-10:30 pm. Location: YWCA (44 Washington Ave.).

(Clean, leather soled shoes with low heels strongly recommended. .)

Cost: $5 — Sponsored by: Capital Scandia

For more information: (phone): (518) 489-7996; Email:

General Schedule: second & fourth Saturdays (Aug-Jun). (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Schenectady, NY ~ Ballroom Dance

Time: 8 pm. Location: Eileen’s Dance Studio (1020 Barrett Street).

(recorded music.)

Cost: $5

For more information: (phone): (518) 869-7086; Email:

General Schedule: second & fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Sheffield, MA ~ Tango Milonga

Time: 8-1:00 am. Location: Christ Church Dance Hall (R t 7).

Cost: $10 — Sponsored by: Berkshire Tango Society

For more information: Email: ;

Web site: www.berkshiretango.com

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Sheffield, MA ~ Contra dance

— New Caller night: Jon Greene, Fiona Sommer-deRis, Jim Brown, Martin Coady—

Featuring Joe Baker calling with music by Mountain Laurel (Bonner McAllester (hammered dulcimer), Don MacLean (fiddle), Joe Baker (guitar)).

Time: 8:30 pm. Location: Grange

For more information: (phone): (413) 528-9385; Email:

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

South Amherst, MA ~ Paneurhythmy

— (season over)—

Featuring Ernestina Staleva leading.

Time: 8 am. Location: Mt Pollux

(weather permitting.)

Cost: $free

For more information: (phone): (413) 536-7547; Email:

General Schedule: Every Saturday (spring equinox to fall equinox; Note: This is the last month until March). (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

South Amherst, MA ~ Contra dance

Featuring music by Impossible Feet (Bob Mills (banjo, mandolin, guitar), Susan Conger (Fiddle), Susie Secco (Piano)).

Time: 7:45 pm. Location: Munson Library

(Bring soft-soled shoes.)

Cost: $5-10 (sliding csale)

For more information: (phone): (413) 367-9269; Email: ;

Web site: www.alongtheriver.com/dances.html

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Unconfirmed for September)

Watertown, MA ~ Zydeco

Featuring music by Slippery Sneakers (Betsy-Dawn Williams (rubboard), Doug Chatman (drums), Guy DeVito (bass), Lisa Brande (fiddle), Mark Trichka (guitar), Robert Graves Leonard (accordion)).

Time: (lesson: 7) 8-11:00 pm. Location: Note special location: St John's Methodist Hall (80 Mt. Auburn St)

Cost: $12

For more information: (phone): (617) 460-4213; Email: ;

Web site: www.bostonzydeco.com

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays. (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Westford, MA ~ Contra Dance

Featuring Amy Cann calling with music by Oh, CONTRAire!.

Time: 8-11:00 pm. Location: Parish Center for the Arts

Cost: $5

For more information: (phone): (978) 692-6333; Email: ;

Web site: www.westford.com/pca

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays (Sep-May). ~ (Cancellation info) (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

Wethersfield, CT ~ Swing jam

— Hawaiian Attire Night —

Time: (lesson: 7) 8-11:00 pm. Location: American Legion Post (275 Main St.).

Cost: $6 — Sponsored by: Hartford Community Dance

For more information: (phone): (860) 346-7954; Email: ;

Web site: www.geocities.com/h_c_d#swing

General Schedule: fourth Saturdays (Sep-May). (Last Updated on: 8/31/2004.)

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