21st Hands Four Spring Dance weekend

The dance weekend begins Friday 4/26 7:00 PM and ends Sunday 4/28 3:00 PM.

North Carolina based contra dance band “Playing With Fyre” and callers Sarah Kaiser of St. Louis and Terry Doyle of Asheville will be featured all three days.
Saturday workshops include very skilled local instructors.
Tickets at Eventbrite or at the door, if not sold out.

Full schedule and info at http://www.hands4-berea.com

Saturday, April 27

Russel Acton Folk Center

  9:30 AM   – 10:00 AM:  Folk center open for individual stretching and yoga,  Ami Blue.

10:00 AM   – 10:50 AM:  Swing Dance Figures – Lenny Sharlett. Recorded 

11:00 AM   – 11:50 AM:  Hambo – Merrell Fuson,  Jan Pearce.  Recorded music.

12:00 PM   –  12:50 PM:  Ceili – Irish Folk Dance – Victoria Force of The McTaggert Dancers, recorded music.

  1:00 PM    –    1:45 PM:  1st Edition Playford Dances – English Sets – Sarah Kaiser. Stan Kramer (fiddle)  and Bill Lowder (guitar).

  1:50 PM    –    2:00 PM:  Intro to Balance The Star Dance Weekend – Deborah Thompson, Stan and Bill.

  2:05 PM    –    2:50 PM:  Turning Waltzes – Merrell Fuson, Jan Pearce. and Playing with Fyre. 

  3:00 PM    –    3:50 PM:  Salty Dog Rag – Playing With Fyre and Terry Doyle. 

  4:00 PM    –    5:00 PM:  Connection and Flow Contras, Playing With Fyre and Sarah Kaiser.

​

   6:00 PM   –   7:15 PM: Pre-paid buffet at folk center. Cleaning begins at 7:15 PM

​

   7:30 PM   –    7:50 PM: Waltzes, Hambo –  Playing With Fyre.

   8:00 PM   –  11:15 PM: Contra dance – Playing With Fyre, Terry Doyle and Sarah Kaiser.

 11:30 PM  –  12:45 PM: After party at The Carlberg Dance Palace, 128 N. Broadway. 

​

Folk Center office

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Planning a dance weekend, conversation – Sune Frederiksen.

​

Farmers Market, Chestnut Street Pavillon

10:00 – 12:00 PM: Old Time session – Deborah Thompson, Chip Bailey. Bring an instrument.

​

128 North Broadway

11:00 AM  – 11:50 AM: Flatfooting – Terry Doyle. 

12;00 PM  –  12:50 PM: Blues  Dancing – Lenny Sharlett, recorded music. 

   2:00 PM  –     3:45 PM: Storytelling – how do you catch an audience? + your own story to share. Chip Bailey.

​