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Weekend Whirligig Tentative Schedule

Oct 13-15, 2006

(Subject to change)



Time Location Caller Program

Friday

6:30-7:30     Dinner
8:00-11:00 Social Hall Yonina Gordon
Gene Murrow
Dance Party
11:15-12:00     Informal Party

Saturday

8:00-9:30     Breakfast
9:30-11:00 Social Hall Andrew Shaw Dances from the Henry Playford editions of the Dancing Master, c. 1686-1703 (For all)
11:15-12:30 Social Hall Gene Murrow "They're still at it!" (Experienced)
A sampling of dances and tunes in a variety of styles by contemporary English choreographers and composers.

Dining Area Yonina Gordon Dances to Tunes by Henry Purcell (For all)
12:30-1:30     Lunch
2:00-3:30 Social Hall Andrew Shaw Dances written by Nathaniel Kynaston (1710-1718) (Experienced)
Dining Area Gene Murrow "Circular Reasoning" (For all)
Though perhaps the simplest of figures, circles often aren't danced well. Here are some dances that use circles in creative and challenging ways, with tips on enjoying them to the fullest.

3:45-4:45 Social Hall Yonina Gordon  
Dining Area Graham Christian "Critics' Choice"
5:15-6:15     Cocktail Hour
Singing
6:30-7:30     Dinner
8:00-8:15 Social Hall   Waltzes
8:15-9:45 Social Hall Andrew Shaw Dance Party
9:45-10:30 Social Hall   Desert Interlude
10:30-12:00 Social Hall Gene Murrow Dance Party

Sunday

9:30-11:00 Social Hall Gene Murrow "Junctions" (For all). Dances old and new that use clever transitions and progressions that delight the mind and spirit and that create the sense of flow prized by English country dancers.
Dining Area Andrew Shaw Dances from the early 18th-century annual collections published by John Walsh (Experienced)
11:15-12:30 Social Hall Gary Roodman More Calculated Figures" (Experienced)
Dining Area Sharon Green The Other Mr. Shaw (For all)
2:00-4:30 Social Hall Yonina Gordon
Andrew Shaw
Final Dance Party


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