Sheffield Dance
Please Note our NEW LOCATION!
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Come dance with us in Sheffield, Massachusetts. For nearly thirty years our 4th Saturday dance series was held at the Sheffield Grange. However, the Grange building has been sold, and so we are moving. We'll begin 2008 with our first dance in our new location, Dewey Memorial Hall, just 1/2 mile south of the grange. (see the Directions page.) Our dances are held each month except December, June, July and August on the 4th Saturday. The dance evening starts at 8:30 p.m. and runs til 11:30. We bring a variety of a callers to work with us for this series. *
Also, click for details on other area dance series!
is Mountain Laurel's guitarist and returns from a few years of "retirement" from calling to call this dance, the first dance in our new location. He's written a number of the tunes that Mountain Laurel plays; he loves painting landscapes in oils, pastels and watercolors. Though he no longer makes his living as an instrument maker, he's gradually building himeself a new guitar. Bill Olson:
from Maine, where he is a member of 3 bands - Ti' Acadie, Scrod Pudding and Jimmyjo and the Jumbol'ayuhs. A prolific dance writer as well as dedicated caller and guitar player. And he loves to travel. Paul Rosenberg:
lives in Albany, NY, and makes his living teaching dancing to people of all ages. He invented the now famous Dance Flurry Festival years ago, and loves to give dancers a good time. David Kaynor:
from Montague, MA, where he is the mainstay of numerous bands, dance series, workshop programs, private lessons, and everything musical. David tours nationally on a regular basis both as a fiddler and as a dance caller. Though we have known him "forever", we still know it is a special treat when he comes to call. Fern Bradley:
from the famous Cambridge, NY, area, brings exciting dances and an infectious chuckle to the caller's microphone. She's a caller with rare patience. Ted Crane:
has been calling dances from his home base in western New York for decades, always known for a smooth selection of dances that suit the dancers in attendance. Ted also has been running an internet dance information service, with enormous database, for decades. See www.tedcrane.com and his DanceDB. Peter Stix:
from Albany, NY, where he handles much of the responsibility for running the local 8th Step Coffee House dance series. A longtime caller, Peter has published a number of his own dances. Jeff Walker:
from Hyde Park, NY, is a geology professor at Vassar College as well as a farmer, musician, caller, father figure in the Walker Family Band, and local expert and author about the life and writings of philosopher/naturalsit John Burroughs.
| Date | Caller | Music |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/08 | Joe Baker | Mountain Laurel |
| 2/23/08 | Bill Olson | Mountain Laurel w/Pam Weeks |
| 3/22/08 | Paul Rosenberg | Mountain Laurel |
| 4/26/08 | David Kaynor | Mountain Laurel w/David Kaynor |
| 5/24/08 | Fern Bradley | Mountain Laurel |
| JUNE | NO DANCE | |
| JULY | NO DANCE | |
| AUGUST | NO DANCE | |
| 9/27/08 | Ted Crane | Mountain Laurel |
| 10/25/08 | Peter Stix | Mountain Laurel |
| 11/22/08 | Jeff Walker | Mountain Laurel |
| DECEMBER | NO DANCE |
- Albany, NY - 2nd & 5th Fridays, 8th Step Dances, Albany Hibernian Hall, 375 Ontario St, Albany. 8 pm. A longstanding dance series with a loyal urban and not-so-urban following. Check the info at www.danceflurry.org/new/albanycontra.html
- Cornwall, CT - usually first Saturdays (spring and fall), Cornwall Town Hall, with various callers and Cornwall's own Homegrown Band. See www.motherhouse.us/calendar.htm .
- Lenox, MA - 3rd Saturdays (except February). The dance is held in the beautiful upstairs dance hall in the Lenox (MA) Community Center. Each evening begins with a beginners workshop from 8 to 8:30, and the dance ends at 11:30. Snacks available during the break. $6 for children, $8 for adults. For directions or more information on upcoming dances, see lenoxcontradance.org.
- Mellenville, NY on Rt 217 between Hudson & Philmont - 1st Fridays, March - December, Amble Dance Center, with various callers and the Russet Trio, house band. For directions or more information on upcoming dances, see cococontra.org.
* Dance series organized under the auspices of FWMH, Inc, Monterey, MA 01245