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Intergenerational, beginner-friendly, welcoming contra dance. No partner needed! New dancers are welcome!
Cost: $7 ($4 for those under 25).
Please bring your own refillable water bottle, and dress in lightweight, loose clothing. Homebaked snacks, free childcare by an SYC staffer, and warm, welcoming dancers. Children who are able to join in the dancing are welcome.
Contra dances are from 8:00 to 10:30, with a brief teaching session at 7:30. We teach new dancers as we go! No experience needed, you will be warmly welcomed into our dance community.
2nd FRIDAY DANCES - Mark your calendars!
January 13 - Turkeys in the Straw with Kathy Anderson of Dayton
February 10 - Spy Run String Band (Ft. Wayne, IN) with Ryan Smith (Cincinnati)
March 9 - Barry Dupen (Columbia City, IN); "Big Scioty" Open Band
March 30 - ZESTY Contra Dance, featuring Changeling, with Kate Power calling challenging dances for those ready to spice it up to the next level! (No beginner session this night)
April 13 - Pocketful O' Gimmick with Frank Buschelmann of Cincinnati calling
May 11 - Beth Brokaw of Louisville calling; band pending
All Soles Contra Dances are sponsored by the Social Committee of First Unitarian Universalist Church, and attract from between 40 to 80 dancers of varying experience and skill levels. Contra dance is a highly social and connecting form of early American folk dance in which partners change frequently, no special dress is required (but wear lightweight clothing since things will heat up!). Please wear clean, non-marking shoes to protect the wooden dance floor. Almost all ages can learn. It is said about a contra dance that by the end of the evening, you will have danced with everyone in the room!
No partner is required, and all dances will be taught -- no special dance skill or background needed.
 Regional contra dance calendar - have shoes, will travel!
If you'd like to know more about contra dance, follow this wonderful link: http://www.childgrove.org/about-our-dances/ gregs-article-on-contra/html
NPR did a great story: "Youth Flock to Contra Dancing": http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128273050
Great video of contra dancing to the music of Crowfoot
For a wealth of information on contra dancing, and a nice tribute to the First UU leadership for supporting the creation of All Soles in 2002, visit the website of First UU's own Kate Power at http://www.powerkate.com
Questions: call or email Kate Power -- 614-430-9027
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