Please mark your calendar for upcoming monthly Mendocino English Country Dances and Workshops.
Next Dance - Saturday, May 3, 2008
Newcomer Instruction & warm-up 7:30pm
Upcoming Dates And Further Information Posted
Below
Click here for a PDF poster of our upcoming dance.
At The Caspar Community Center
Instruction And Calling by Elizabeth Zekley
No Partner Required ° Beginners Encouraged ° No
Special Dress Required
We want to invite you to come and join in the festivities.
Feel free to bring some snacks and beverages to share during the break
and after the dance.
Call Mickie or Elizabeth for more information (707) 964-4826 or email englishdance@larkcamp.com
Mark Your Calendars For The Upcoming Mendocino
English Country Dances
To be held at the Caspar Community
Center
Map to Caspar
Community Center
Dances start at 8:00pm - Beginners Instruction & warm-up 7:30pm
$10.00 (to pay for the hall)
Saturday, May 3, 2008 Elizabeth Zekley Caller
Saturday, June 7, 2008 David Newitt Caller
Friday, July 11, 2008 Bruce Hamilton Caller
Saturday, August 16, 2008 Alan Winston Caller
Saturday, September 6, 2008 Elizabeth Zekley Caller
Saturday, October 4, 2008 Elizabeth Zekley Caller
Saturday, November 8, 2008 Kalia Kliban Caller
Saturday, December 6, 2008 Elizabeth Zekley Caller
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English Country Dance Workshops
Second Story Studios, 307 E. Redwood Ave. Fort Bragg
2nd and 4th Sundays
Newcomers always welcome, No partner or experience necessary
Wear clean, soft-soled shoes
Dance leader; Lea Smith - info at 964-7525 leasmithdances@yahoo.com
Dancers may come and learn the folk dances of Merry Olde England and The Colonies, danced to lively, and lovely, reels, jigs, and waltzes. All dances are taught in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. We will enjoy live music when available, and recorded music when necessary.
Musicians are invited to come and play. All tunes used will come from the "Barnes Book of English Country Dances" volumes One and Two, and the "Take A Dance" ECD tunebook. Feel free to come by and join in.
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What is English Country
Dance?
English Country Dance is the dance
form that was popular in England and America in the 1600's, 1700's and
early 1800's. It is one of the dance forms from which modern contra
and square dance are descended. If you like contra or square dancing
you will love English country dancing.
When asked what makes English country dancing special or unique for
him, Gene Murrow gave an expansive reply: "The beauty of the music;
the intimate relationship of the music to the dance; the experiencing
of artistic vision as a participant; the accessibility of fine art to
almost everyone; the social interaction among individuals and the
creation of community; the connection with the past; the continuing
evolution of the genre"
The Music That We Play
You can download the musical notation of the tunes that we play for our dances in either PDF, ABC or Harmony Assistant formats. Also available are multipart arrangements for all instruments in PDF format.
Mendocino English Country
Dance Tunebook PDF
Mendocino
English Country Dance Tunebook Multipart Arrangements
PDF
Multipart arrangements by David Brown.
Greatly expanded.
(Be patient these files take a little while to load.)
Please
keep checking back we try to add new tunes weekly.
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Mendocino English
Country Dance ABC Tunebook This file takes an ABC player.
Click The ABC
Homepage Go here if you need an ABC player and learn more about
this incredible free music tool.
Mendocino English Country
Dance Tunebook Harmony Assistant Macintosh Format SIT Archive
Mendocino English Country
Dance Tunebook Harmony Assistant PC Format ZIP Archive
These files need Harmony Assistant. Click Harmony Assistant Homepage
Elizabeth Zekley our house dance caller has written some beautiful original dances. Dance calls and music are listed here.
 Mickie & Elizabeth Home
Page
Lark Camp - World Music And Dance Summer Camp
All the interesting places to stay, see and eat when you
are visiting the Mendocino area.
"The North Bay Country Dance Society" - English & Contra dance
events in the North Bay Area
 "The Bay Area
Country Dance Society" - English & Contra dance events in the Bay
Area
 "Caspar Community Center Calendar"
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