Dance Gypsy Festival planner -- one months events

Dance Festivals in:

May 2005 _{Festival Planner © The Dance Gypsy, 2005}

MerleFest (16^th annual): Thursday, April 28 - Sunday, May 1, 2005: Wilkesboro, nc; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; The Dance Stage offers everything from clogging to Cajun dances, all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and Friday/Saturday nights. 8 other stages; Location: Wilkes Community College; For more information: (phone): (800) 343-7857; (Email):; Web site: www.merlefest.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Central Ohio Folk Festival (9^th annual): Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, 2005: Columbus, OH; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; For more information: (phone): (614) 267-4128 (Email): (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Folk School Spring Dance Weekend: Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, 2005: Brasstown, NC; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contras, squares, English Country, singing; Location: John C. Campbell Folk School; Cost: $124 (tuition only); For more information: (phone): (800) 365-5724; (Email):; Web site: www.folkschool.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Fried-for-all English Weekend (18^th annual): Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, 2005: Lenox, MA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; With Fried de Metz Herman & Her English Country Dances: 3 workshops! 2 Evening Dance Parties! Saturday Lunch! Sunday Breakfast! (For experienced English dancers only); Location: Lenox Community Center; For more information: (phone): (518) 758-1645 (Email): (Unconfirmed for 2005)
What the Hey? (annual): Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, 2005: Atlanta, GA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; a no-frills, all-thrills dance weekend. Meals? No. Childcare? No. Skits? Not on your life. Gender-balancing? No! Directory? No. Decorations? Doubtful. Hospitality? Yes!; Location: Morningside Baptist Church; Cost: $48 (dancing and snacks); For more information: (phone): (404) 765-0110; (Email):; Web site: www.contradance.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
When in Doubt Swing (15^th annual): Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, 2005: Dallas, TX; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contra Dance Weekend (with 5000 sq. ft floor); Location: Sokol Athletic Center; Cost: $65; For more information: (phone): (972) 231-5639; (Email):; Web site: www.nttds.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Cascadia English Country Dance Weekend: Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8, 2005: Seattle, WA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; English country dance workshops and dances; Location: Polish Home; For more information: (phone): (206) 329-7289; (Email):; Web site: www.oz.net/~bestockp/CascadiaWebsite/cascadia4.html (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Lake Eden Spring Arts Festival (18^th annual): Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8, 2005: Black Mountain, NC; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Multicultural music, dance and arts festival in a beautiful lakefront setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains.; Location: Camp Rockmont; For more information: (phone): (828) 68MUSIC; (Email):; Web site: www.theLEAF.com (Unconfirmed for 2005)
NJ Folk Project Spring Festival (annual): Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8, 2005: Sussex County, NJ; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Small, intimate festival--250 attendees maximum ~ 2 evening contra dances and 3 dance workshops, pick-up jams and more.; Note: Pre-registration required.; Location: (a YMCA camp in North Jersey); Cost: $165; For more information: (phone): (609) 426-9064; (Email):; Web site: www.folkproject.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Potato Run Dance Weekend: Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8, 2005: Corydon, IN; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Wyandotte Woods State Park; Cost: $60; For more information: (Email):; Web site: www.louisvillecontradancers.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Victoria’s Revenge (23^rd annual): Friday, May 6 - Saturday, May 7, 2005: Cape May, NJ; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; contra festival by the sea; Note: Admission is by advance registration only; Cost: $48; For more information: (phone): (202) 543-4999; (Email):; Web site: www.contradancers.com (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Sam Hinton Folk Heritage Festival: Saturday, May 7, 2005: San Diego, CA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Grossmont College; For more information: (phone): (858) 566-4040; (Email):; Web site: www.sdfolkheritage.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Hamilton Spring Dance Weekend: Friday, May 13 - Sunday, May 15, 2005: Hamilton, ONT; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contra, square, waltz and swing; Sunday concert; Location: Christ Church Flamboro; Cost: $34 (US); For more information: (phone): (905) 628-0091; (Email):; Web site: www.HamiltonContra.ca/may2004 (Unconfirmed for 2005)
May Madness (annual): Friday, May 13 - Sunday, May 15, 2005: Prescott, AZ; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contra dance Friday and Saturday nights, workshops in dance, music, and song all day; Location: Prescott Activity Center; Cost: $95; For more information: (phone): (928) 445-8823; (Email):; Web site: www.sharlot.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Stanford Super Dance: Friday, May 13 - Saturday, May 14, 2005: Pala Alto, CA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Roble gym and Dance Studio; For more information: (Email):; Web site: bigdance.stanford.edu (Unconfirmed for 2005)
1904 Centennial Dance Weekend: Saturday, May 14 - Sunday, May 15, 2005: New York, NY; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Celebrating the anniversary of the St. Louis World's Fair, the naming of Times Square, the election of Teddy Roosevelt, and the invention of the banana split with a weekend of the ballroom dances of one hundred years ago.; Cost: $55; For more information: (Email):; Web site: www.elegantarts.org/1904 (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Mooney Hollow All-Night Dance: Saturday, May 14 - Sunday, May 15, 2005: Green Island, IA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Mooney Hollow Barn (on Hwy. 52 between Sabula and Bellevue).; For more information: (phone): (563) 689-6691 ; (Email):; Web site: showcase.netins.net/web/deepcreek/dance.htm (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival (35^th annual): Sunday, May 15, 2005: Topanga, CA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; For more information: (phone): (818) 382-4819; (Email):; Web site: www.topangabanjofiddle.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Clarion Folk College: Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22, 2005: Clarion, PA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; workshops, jams, concerts, singing, dancing; Location: Clarion University; Cost: $135; For more information: (phone): (814) 393-2227; (Email):; Web site: simplegiftsmusic.com/cfc (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Eastern Canadian Swing Championships: Friday, May 20 - Monday, May 23, 2005: Saint-Sauveur, Québec; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Manoir Saint-Sauveur; For more information: (Email):; Web site: www.swinginmontreal.com/ecsc.html (Unconfirmed for 2005)
June Camp: Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22, 2005: Mukwanago, WI; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Workshops and dancing in Balkan and Contra; Time: 7pm -2:30 am; Location: B’nai Brith Beber Camp; Cost: $140 (meals, lodging, workshops, parties, syllabus); For more information: (phone): (608) 241-FOLK; (Email):; Web site: home.fnal.gov/~djensen/JuneCamp04.pdf (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Kimmswick Dance Weekend (44^th annual): Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22, 2005: Troy, MO; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contras, squares.; Location: Camp Sherwood Forest, Cuivre River State Park; For more information: (phone): (636) 537-1643; (Email):; Web site: www.childgrove.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
LCFD Spring Camp (annual): Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22, 2005: Peru, MA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Gender Free Contras and English dancing (note changed date); Location: Camp Danbee; Cost: $205 (Camp pricing); For more information: (phone): (413) 548-1093; (Email):; Web site: www.lcfd.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
New England Old Time Music Festival: Friday, May 20 - Saturday, May 21, 2005: Acton, ME; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details — (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Once in a Blue Moon (8^th annual): Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22, 2005: Huntsville, AL; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contras, Squares and Waltzes; Location: University Center at UAH; Cost: $50; For more information: (phone): (256) 880-8740; (Email):; Web site: secontra.com/bluemoon (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Planter’s Moon Festival (annual): Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22, 2005: Gold Hill, CO; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; dances, workshops, jams, singing, hiking; Cost: $85; For more information: (phone): (303) 786-8502; (Email):; Web site: www.boulderdance.org/moonfestival (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Swannanoa Gathering - Callers Weekend: Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22, 2005: Asheville, NC; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Square dances at night and callers’ workshops by day.; Location: Warren Wilson College; For more information: (phone): (828) 771-3722; (Email):; Web site: pm.appstate.edu/~mamlinnl/callersflyer.htm (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Mayapple Stomp (14^th annual): Saturday, May 21 - Sunday, May 22, 2005: Lake Logan, OH; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Old-Time music & dance. Camping and dancing in the Hocking Hills with open-mic format.; Location: Izaac Walton Lodge; Cost: $19 (preregister: 15; youth 11); For more information: (phone): (614) 855-3840; (Email):; Web site: www.bigscioty.com/may-appl.htm (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Tamburitzans: Saturday, May 21, 2005: Garden Grove, CA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Don Wash Auditorium, 11271 Stanford Ave.; Cost: $10-25; For more information: (phone): (714) 832-7470;; Web site: www.annunciationbyzantine.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
La Grande Rencontre Quebec traditionnal dance and music festival (13^th annual): Thursday, May 26 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: Montreal, Québec; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Dances with callers, shows, workshops, storytelling, trad music sessions, exhibitions, activities for children.; Location: Centre Jean-Marie Gauvreau; For more information: (phone): (514) 273-0880; (Email):; Web site: www.spdtq.qc.ca (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Almost Heaven Contra and Swing (annual): Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Capon Bridge, WV; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; A Long Weekend of Contra, Swing, Waltz, Tango and More. Also Workshops & Children’s Program; Location: Buffalo Gap Camp; For more information: (phone): (301) 596-0487; (Email):; Web site: www.contradancers.com (Unconfirmed for 2005)
California Statewide Folk Dance Festival (annual): Friday, May 27 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: Modesto, CA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Modesto Centre Plaza and Doubletree Hotel; Cost: $69.00 (by May 7) (per day rate); For more information: (phone): (209) 578-5551; (Email):; Web site: www.SoCalFolkDance.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Dancing Bears Dance Camp (24^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Wasilla, AK; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contras, squares.; Location: King's Lake Camp; Cost: $200; For more information: (phone): (907) 258-1937; (Email):; Web site: thedancingbears.com (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Diamond Dance Circle Memorial Day Weekend International Folk Dance Festival (36^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005: College Park, MD; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Macedonian, Greek, Romanian, Vintage and Waltz and Klezmer.; Location: Cherry Hill Park and Conference Center; Cost: $165 (partial rates available); For more information: (phone): (301) 871-8788; (Email):; Web site: diamonddancecircle.com (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Florida Folk Festival (53^rd annual): Friday, May 27 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: White Springs, FL; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park; Web site: www.floridafolkfestival.com (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Folkmadness Music and Dance Camp (13^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Socorro, NM; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contras, squares, english country, singing, music workshops & programs for kids; Cost: $190; For more information: (phone): (505) 281-7837; (Email):; Web site: www.folkmads.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Gottagetgon Festival (annual): Friday, May 27 - Saturday, May 28, 2005: Ballston Spa, NY; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Concerts, workshops. Sat. night family dance; Location: Saratoga County Fairgrounds; For more information: (phone): (518) 674-3052; (Email):; Web site: www.caffelena.com/psg/GGG_festival2x.htm (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Hora Aviv Israeli Dance Camp (8^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Aston, PA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Israeli folk dance camp (formerly: Camp Washington); Location: Neumann College; For more information: (phone): (301) 762-8978; (Email):; Web site: www.capitaldance.com (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Northwest Folklife Festival (34^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Seattle, WA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; 5, 000 regional & int’l artists share their traditions through dance, music, crafts. 900 dance & music performances on 22 stages, participatory dancing/workshops. Free!; Location: Seattle Center; For more information: (phone): (206) 684-7300; (Email):; Web site: www.nwfolklife.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Philadelphia Spring Thing (44^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: Kintnersville, PA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; A participatory weekend from the folks who bring you the Philadelphia Folk Festival; Location: Camp Nock-A-Mixon; For more information: (phone): (800) 556-FOLK; (Email):; Web site: www.folkfest.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Pittsburgh Folk Festival (49^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: Pittsburgh, PA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; This year’s theme is Costumes and Native Dress; Location: Station Square; For more information: (phone): (412) 278-1267; (Email):; Web site: www.pghfolkfest.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Sabab Classic and Contempory Israeli Folk Dance Festival (annual): Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Copake, NY; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Classic and Contempory Israeli Folk Dance; Cost: $335-405 (Camp pricing); For more information: (phone): (518) 329-3303; (Email):; Web site: www.sababadance.com (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Spring Folk Music Weekend (annual): Friday, May 27 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Falls Village, CT; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Camp Isabella Freedman; Cost: $275-518 (Camp pricing — room and board); For more information: (phone): (212) 957-8386; (Email):; Web site: www.folkmusicny.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Vandalia Gathering (29^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: Charleston, WV; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Music Dancing Stories Crafts Food and Fun, Old-Time activities for Young’uns; Location: Cultural Center and State Capitol Grounds; Cost: $free; Web site: www.wvculture.org/agency (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Wheatland Traditional Music Festival (17^th annual): Friday, May 27 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: Remus, MI; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Wheatland Festival grounds; For more information: (phone): (989) 967-8879;; Web site: www.wheatlandmusic.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Irish Festival (28^th annual): Saturday, May 28 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: East Durham, NY; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Three days of Ireland in America with musical entertainment, dancing, food and activities; Location: Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Centre; Cost: $12; For more information: (phone): (800) 434-FEST; (Email):; Web site: www.east-durham.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Special Memorial Day Saturday Dance: Saturday, May 28, 2005: Concord, MA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Craft fair in day; dance in the evening; Note: (Attendance will be limited to the comfortable capacity of the hall. ); Time: 8-11:00 (dance); Location: Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St.; Cost: $10; For more information: (phone): (781) 662-6710; (Email):; Web site: www.cds-boston.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Sprung Floor Dance Festival (14^th annual): Saturday, May 28 - Sunday, May 29, 2005: Santa Barbara, CA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Contras, squares, English Country.; Location: Carillo Ballroom (100 E. Carrillo); Cost: $25; For more information: (phone): (805) 964-8627; (Email):; Web site: www.sbcds.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Taste Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco Fest: Saturday, May 28 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Amana, IA; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; Location: Amana Colonies Visitors & Convention Facility,; Cost: $12; For more information: (phone): (888) 594-3903; (Email):; Web site: www.cajunfest.net (Unconfirmed for 2005)
Memorial Day Dawn Dance (annual): Sunday, May 29 - Monday, May 30, 2005: Brattleboro, VT; — Unconfirmed but expected; DG’s best guess for details —; English (afternoon) Contra (all night); Time: 2:30-5:30/8pm-7am:; Location: Gibson-Aiken Center, 207 Main St.; Cost: $20; For more information: (phone): (802) 257-1571, 257-1006, 257-1819; (Email):; Web site: www.dawndance.org (Unconfirmed for 2005)