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Bands:
Rodney Miller & Airdance
Airdance
is an exceptional contradance band which represents a living bridge
between the 250 year contradance music tradition of New England and
the contemporary tradition being practiced today all over the United
States and beyond. At the heart of all instrumental traditions that
form the American folk sound is the dance. Irish jigs, Highland flings,
Cajun two-steps, French-Canadian reels, the breakdowns of bluegrass
and the prim waltzes of English tradition—all were born to the
sound of dancing feet. Airdance presents “a dance for the ears.”
Airdance consists of: Rodney Miller, fiddle; Marko Packard, guitar;
Mary Kay Brass, piano; Stuart Kenney, bass; Sam Zuchinni, percussion.
Phantom Power (Bruce Rosen
on piano and Lissa Schneckenburger on fiddle) is a high energy contradance
band, based in Boston, Massachusetts. Playing traditional New England
fiddle repertoire for today’s contemporary dance crowds, Phantom
Power has never failed to delight and excite its audiences. Caller Sue
Rosen says “Phantom Power gives you dance music at its finest.
Their playing lifts your spirits and your feet.”
Special Guest:
Mark Roberts
of the Sevens and
The Clayfoot Strutters
Callers:
Sue Rosen, from Newton,
MA has been part of the New England contradance scene for almost thirty
years. She is known for calling great dances and writing contras that
are among those favored around the contradancing world. Sue has been
the featured caller at many dance camps and festivals.
Kathy Anderson, from Dayton
OH has brought her enthusiastic style to dancers across the US, Canada,
and Europe. Kathy has been calling and writing dances since 1982. Dances
Kathy has written include Carmen’s Hat, The Deep Well, The Long
Road, Southern Nights, Swing Into Matrimony, and Weave the Line.
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Schedule
of Events:
(link
to updated and detailed schedule)
Friday,
April 25
Dance, 8:00 PM, Hales Gymnasium
Saturday,
April 26
Daytime workshops TBA
Dance, 8:00 PM, Hales Gymnasium
Sunday,
April 27
Morning workshops TBA
Dance 1:00-4:00 PM, Hales Gymnasium
Workshops will include
Contras, Squares,
Swing, English, Waltz, Dance Band,
Percussion & Rhythm, Shape Note Singing and more!
Contact
& Mail Registrations to:
Eric Stewart
43 Spring Street
Oberlin, Oh 44074
(440)775-4047
(email: yogashark@solaluna.com)
PLEASE
MAKE CHECKS
PAYABLE TO
OBERLIN COLLEGE
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