[Callers] Dare To Be Square 2011

Interested in immersing yourself in a full weekend of square dancing? Registration is now open for... "Dare To Be Square" November 18-20, 2011 John C. Campbell Folk School Brasstown, NC Staff callers: Phil Jamison, Bob Dalsemer, Larry Edelman, Tony Parkes, Jim Mayo, Bill Litchman This special dance weekend, co-sponsored by the Country Dance and Song Society, is devoted to traditional square dancing from Appalachia, New England, the American Southwest and beyond with six of the best callers from across the country. All dancing will be to wonderful live music provided by Steve Hickman, John Devine, Sam Bartlett, and Claudio Buchwald. Early registration is advised, since space is limited to about 60 dancers. Previous contra or traditional square dance experience is highly recommended. Tuition for the weekend is $180, plus different rates for lodging and meals, depending on where you're housed. Details, including brief biographies of the instructors, are on line here: https://www.folkschool.org/index.php?section=class_detail&class_id=5167 You can register from the website or by contacting the Folk School. I'll add a few words to the official blurb above from the catalog and online listing. The John C. Campbell Folk School has a rich tradition itself; it began offering classes in 1925. The website has a good summary of the school's history and philosophy. The school is located in a beautiful setting in western North Carolina, and the main hall where we'll be dancing is one of the finest dance spaces I've encountered. The six callers assembled for this weekend are helping coordinate the Square Dance History Project, and the the weekend will be videotaped. Workshops will focus on different regional styles, so you can enjoy southern Appalachian big sets, traditional western calls, singing squares, New England quadrilles, modern western, plenty more... David Millstone Lebanon, NH