Dance in the New Year!




New Year's Eve Community Dancing

What: Contra, Square, Waltz Dancing; Putluck supper and dessert
When: Monday, December 31, 2007 6pm..until...
Where: Bethel Grove Community Center
1825 Slaterville Road (Rt.79)
about 4 miles east of the Ithaca Commons
How Much: $free, bring potluck to share

Join us for a Community New Year's Eve Pot Luck Dinner, Waltz Jam, and Contra Dance.

It all starts with a massive Pot Luck Dinner at 6pm in the Bethel Grove Community Center. After feasting on the finest food we can make, we'll stagger to the other end of the hall and begin to usher in 2008 with waltzing followed by several hours of contras, squares, English country dances, and couple dances. There will be a break around 9:30pm for a second potluck, this time desserts. We'll sing at mid-night, toast each other with non-alcoholic sparkling apple cider, and continue with contras and waltzing until we send each other off with warm wishes for the New Year.

The evening's dances will be called by a cavalcade of Ithaca callers and non-stop music will be provided by lots of local musicians, including fiddlers Tim Ball, Hope Grietzer, Kathy Selby, and Jennifer Dotson, along with Curt Osgood, Gail Blake, Jim MacWilliams, and many others.

This annual tradition -- since the last century; last Millenium, even -- is a great way to swing into the New Year. We whirl each other out of one year into another. The event is entirely alcohol- and smoke-free, and very beginner friendly.

Whether you come to every weekly dance, the special events through the year, or only dance once in a blue moon, New Year's is the best time and place to smile into our friends' faces and share our best wishes for 2008.

The New Year's Eve dance is jointly presented by Tompkins County Country Dances and Hands Four Dancers of Ithaca. The dance is free, a gift from the dance organizers to you. Besides the potluck, bring an extra treat for the mid-dance festive break.

For information, contact Ted and Pamela, 607.273.8678.

More info about Tompkins County Country Dances
Hands Four Dancers of Ithaca
Folkstuff home page

Tags: bethel grove community center

When: 7:30 PM
Band: Wild Asparagus!
Caller: George Marshall
Location: Beverly Martin School Gym
Address: 302 West Buffalo Street, Ithaca NY
Admission: $9 for HFDI members, $12 for General Admission
Workshop: For newcomers at 7:30

Tags: wild asparagus, george marshall, beverly j. martin school

When: 8:00 Saturday September 15th
Band: Kitchen Chair
Caller: Nancy Spero
Location: Womens Comunity Building
Address: 100 W Seneca St. Ithaca.

Flyer: kitchen chair poster
Admission: Members-FREE! Nonmembers-$8 Student with ID-$5
Potluck: Dinner potluck at 6:30
Workshop: Newcomer's workshop at 7:45

Tags: kitchen chair, women's community building, nancy spero

When: Saturday August 4
Band: Great Bear Trio
Caller: Katy Heine
Locations: Community School of Music & Arts, 3rd floor Performance Space
Address: 330 East State St, Ithaca, NY

Flyer: Here it is!
Admission: $8 (HFDI Members $6)
Workshop: Newcomer's workshop at 7:30

Tags: the great bear trio, katy heine, community school of music and arts

The First Ever Fiddlehead Frolic
featuring Nightingale and Nils Fredland
plus The Contradictions, Kitchen Chair, Laurie Hart, Vikki Armstrong, Pamela Goddard, Katy Heine and Nancy Spero
Ithaca High School

Tags: nightingale, nils fredland, the contradictions, kitchen chair, laurie hart, vikki armstrong, ithaca high school, pamela goddard, katy heine, nancy spero

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 Le Vent Du Nord, Beverly Martin School Gym

Tags: le vent du nord, beverly j. martin school

Saturday, January 27, 2007 The Contradictions with caller Vikki Armstrong, Women's Community Building

Tags: the contradictions, vikki armstrong, women's community building