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Dance Series
October 2002 through June 2003
Schedule
The FOOTMAD dance season runs October through June.
Dances are held on the first and third Friday of each and every month
during the season.
- 10/04/2002
- Caller: Michael Young from Pittsburgh, PA
- Band : Mozingo and Epstein
- 10/18/2002
- Caller: FOOTMAD Caller Co-op
- Band : Kitchen Chair Mojo Playboys
- 11/01/2002
- Caller:
Beth Molaro from Ashville, NC
- Band : Bobby Taylor and Friends
- 11/15/2002
- Caller: Cindy Harris from Pittsburgh, PA
- Band :
Jake Krack & Friends
- 12/06/2002
- Caller: Steve Ballman from Charleston, WV
- Band :
Contrarians
- 12/20/2002
- Caller: Taylor Runner from Morgantown, WV
- Band :
Joe Dobbs & Friends
- 01/03/2003
- Caller: Steve Ballman from Charleston, WV
- Band :
Appalachian Celtic Consort
- 01/17/2003
- Caller: FOOTMAD Caller Co-op
- Band : The Yahoes
- 02/07/2003
- Caller: Keith Cornett from Lexington, KY
- Band :
Jake Krack & Friends
- 02/21/2003
- Caller: Cindy Harris from Pittsburgh, PA
- Band :
Contrarians [Charleston's premier contraband]
- 03/07/2003
- Caller: Steve Ballman from Charleston, WV
- Band :
Bobby Taylor and Friends, from Charleston, WV
- 03/21/2003
- Caller:
Charlie Harvey from Berea, KY
- Band : This Band For Hire from Berea, KY
- 04/04/2003
- Caller:
Dwayne Johnson from Louisville, KY
- Band : Joe Dobbs and Friends
- 04/18/2003
- This month our regular 3rd Friday is being moved, due to
the Easter holiday weekend, to the 4th Friday, April 25.
- 04/25/2003
- Caller: FOOTMAD Caller Coop
- Band : Artful Dodger
- 05/02/2003
- Caller:
Beth Molaro from Ashville, NC.
- Band : Kitchen Chair Mojo Playboys
- 05/16/2003
- Caller: Michael Young from Pittsburgh, PA
- Band : Contrarians *** [Charleston's own]
- 06/06/2003
- Caller: Steve Ballman
- Band : Mozingo & Epstein [*] from Charleston, WV
[orginally scheduled for 06/20/2003]
- 06/20/2003
- Caller: Steve Bennett from Lexington, KY
- Band :
Appalachian Celtic Consort [**] from Charleston, WV
- [*]
- Mozingo and Epstein were orginally scheduled for 06/20/2003.
- [**]
- Appalachian Celtic Consort was orginally scheduled for 06/06/2003.
Due to scheduling conflicts, they requested a change to this 06/20 date.
- [***]
- Cornpone - from Lexington, KY - was orginally scheduled for 05/16/2003.
They regretfully had to cancel date.
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Time
Dances start at 7:30 p.m. and end at 10:30 p.m.
Instructions in basics available starting at 7:00 p.m.
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.
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What is Contra Dance?
- Gary Shapiro's contra dance page with six different definitions
of contra dance.
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Contra Dance Primer
- A definition and description of contra dance.
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Contraculture
- A description of contra dance - complete with diagrams and descriptions of figures.
Suggested Donation
$5.00 at the door.
First Presbyterian Church of Charleston
FOOTMAD dances are held in the Activities Building (First Floor)
of the
First Presbyterian Church of Charleston.
Childcare
Not available at the dances.
Information
FOOTMAD Information Line: 304.415.3668.
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Last Update |
2003: 05/17 |
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