Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance
FOOTMAD
Sponsoring the World's best in traditional music and dance since 1981


Dance Series
October 2009 through June 2010

3RD FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH

8:00 to 11:00 PM
 
Schedule

Sep 18-20 FOOTMAD Fall Fling Start the dance season at the Fling!!! More info

Oct 09 This is a 2nd Friday dance. David Mould calling to the music of Appalachian Celtic Consort.

Nov 20 Frank Buschelmann from Cincinnati, OH calling to the music of Sons of the Chemical Valley.

Dec 18 Steve Ballman calling to the music of the Gypsy Stars [tentative].

Jan 15 Susan Moffett from Louisville, KY calling to the music of Joe Dobbs.

Feb 19 Frank Buschelmann from Cincinnati, OH calling to the music of the Contrarians.

Mar 19 Kate Power from Columbus, OH calling to the music of Born Old.

Apr 16 TBA calling to the music of Boys of the Hock [tentative].

Apr 30-May 2 Whitewater Whirl:
Gaye Fifer
and Shawn Brenneman calling to the music of The Figments and The Contrarians. For the line-up, schedule, and activities of the 2010 weekend, visit the Whitewater Whirl Web site: http://www.whitewaterwhirl.org/

May 21 TBA calling to the music of Pat Wiegan and friends.

 

 
What to expect

Contras, squares, and more.
Beginners welcome,
Partner not required.
Soft-soled shoes please!
Casual dress.

All dances are preceded by instruction and a walk-through.

Perhaps you are asking yourself, "What is contra dance?" Your questions will be answered by a visit to one or more of the contra dances sites below.

What is Contra Dance?
Gary Shapiro's contra dance page with six different definitions of contra dance.

Contra Dance Primer
A definition and description of contra dance.

Contraculture
A description of contra dance - complete with diagrams and descriptions of figures.

 
Videos for new contra dancers
The following videos were created by the Chattahoochee Country Dancers in Atlanta, Ga. All videos are available on YouTube.

Please visit their website at http://www.contradance.org/ for excellent information for beginning dancers.

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Two Dancers
Chapter 3 - Four Dancers
Chapter 4 - A Contra Line
Chapter 5 - Come Dance with Us
Chapter 6 - Called Dance #1
Chapter 7 - Called Dance #2
Chapter 8 - Contra Origins and CCD
Chapter 9 - Credits
 
Other YouTube videos featuring contra dance

 
Time

Dances start at 8:00 p.m. and end at 11:00 p.m.

Contra dance workshop for new dancers: 7:30 p.m.

 
Location
Activities Building
St Johns Episcopal Church
1105 Quarrier St,
Charleston, WV 25301
Located at the southeast corner of Quarrier St and Leon Sullivan Way.

Directions
Parking Info

Map and driving directions in printable format

The map is in Adobe PDF format. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader on similar tool to open and display the content of this document.

St John's Web site: http://www.stjohnswv.org/
 
Admission
$7.00 Individual, $15 Family


Dance Season
October through April
 
Child Care
Not available at the dances.
 
More Information
FOOTMAD Information Line: 304.415.3668
 
Sponsoring Organization
Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance [FOOTMAD]
 
 
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