Hallsville Square Dance – Saturday, May 11th
Calling Academy aka Calling Party – Tuesday, May 14th – 7:00 p.m.
Contra Dance — Friday, May 17th — regular time and place
Ashland Community Dance – Saturday, June 1st
Thanks to all who helped make Spring Breakdown 2013 a success! Check out these photos by Luc Goldstein (editing by Dan Goldstein) and stories in the Columbia Daily Tribune here and here.
Krishna practices calling a new dance at the Callers Jam in February.
We have another calling party coming up on Tuesday, May 21. Our new callers are getting ready for their debut at the next Columbia dance on May 31, and they invite you to help them perfect their skills by dancing as they call at the calling party. You’ll also get to preview the dances they’ll be calling on the 31st. It’s like getting two dances for one price. Members of River Ridge String Band will provide the music.
Hope to see you there.
Location: Jim & Marcie’s house, 2706 Lynnwood Dr. (from Green Meadows go about 0.5 mile north, house is on the right) 874-2792
Time: 7:00-10:00 pm
We are very lucky to have a fine band, the 32 BARTENDERS (Tom Verdot on fiddle, Thom Howard on guitar and mandolin, Rebecca Logan on flute and Marcie McGuire on piano) playing for us on Friday, May 17th, and great calling by our own master caller, Jim Thaxter. This will be a lively, driving combination not to be missed! Details below.
The dance will be at the usual time and place: 7 pm lessons, dance 7:30 to 10:30 pm at the First Christian Church, corner of 10th and Walnut in downtown Columbia, north entrance under the driveway canopy. The dances start easy and become somewhat more difficult (but not impossible) as the evening progresses, so if you’re a beginner, come early. All dances are taught and no partner is necessary. Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect our gorgeous wooden floor. And most importantly, have fun! Children 15 and under: free (as always); ages16-25 and students of any age with ID: $4; 26 and older: $7, a bargain!
Where can you volunteer and dance at the same time? At the May 14th calling
party!
Who: Dancers & callers of all levels
What: An evening of live music and dancing designed to give callers an
opportunity to work on their calling skills
When: Tuesday, May 14th. 7-10 pm
Where: Debbie & Odell Newkirk’s home (see directions below)
Why: Because we need you, because it helps callers practice and it’s fun!
Debbie and Odell live at 6220 S. Ridgewood. Take Providence Road south. At
Old Plank Rd. (Rock Bridge Elementary School) Providence turns into Rt. K.
Continue on Rt. K about 2 miles and turn right on Old Village Road. Old
Village Road will take a turn to the right and turn into Ridgewood. They
live in the second house on -the right after the road changes to Ridgewood.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Krishna at kfogle@bbcgi.com
This week we have a very special treat! Nate Kemperman is back in town to fiddle for us with friends David Cavins and Amber Gaddy, great musicians in their own right! Nate used to play his wonderful style for us before he moved to Northern Iowa and now Minnesota. It’ll be great to have him back, even if it’s only for the weekend! Fine calling will be by our own Paula McFarling. Great music, great dancing, be there!
This week’s dance will be at the usual time and place: 7 pm lessons, dance 7:30 to 10:30 pm at the First Christian Church, corner of 10th and Walnut in downtown Columbia, north entrance under the driveway canopy. The dances start easy and become somewhat more difficult (but not impossible) as the evening progresses, so if you’re a beginner, come early. All dances are taught and no partner is necessary. Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect our gorgeous wooden floor. And most importantly, have fun! Children 15 and under: free (as always); ages16-25 and students of any age with ID: $4; 26 and older: $7, a bargain!
Join the Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers this Friday, April 19th, for an evening filled with great music and wonderful dancing! The Campeau Creek Boys will provide the tunes. Fred Campeau, who plays with the Volo Bogtrotters in Chicago, will be on fiddle. From St. Louis we’ll have Jim Nelson (Ill-Mo Boys) on guitar and Dedo Norris on bass. And our own Jim Ruth will be on banjo. Great calling will be provided by Paula McFarling.
This week’s dance will be at the usual time and place: 7 pm lessons, dance 7:30 to 10:30 pm at the First Christian Church, corner of 10th and Walnut in downtown Columbia, north entrance under the driveway canopy. The dances start easy and become somewhat more difficult (but not impossible) as the evening progresses, so if you’re a beginner, come early. All dances are taught and no partner is necessary. Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect our gorgeous wooden floor. And most importantly, have fun! Children 15 and under: free (as always); ages16-25 and students of any age with ID: $4; 26 and older: $7, a bargain!
Join us March 29 for our fifth Friday dance!
We have a very special treat this Friday! Fine musicians Mike Fraser (fiddle) and Tenley Hansen (keyboard) from Kansas City will be joined by our own local favorites, Cathy Barton and Dave Para, to provide great driving music for us. And calling for us will be our wonderful master caller Jim Thaxter.
Mike Fraser and Tenley Hansen
Cathy Barton and Dave Para at the Big Muddy 2007
Master caller Jim Thaxter
THIS FRIDAY’S DANCE LOCATION
The dance will be at the usual time and place: 7 pm lessons, dance 7:30 to 10:30 pm at the First Christian Church, corner of 10th and Walnut in downtown Columbia, north entrance under the driveway canopy. The dances start easy and become somewhat more difficult (but not impossible) as the evening progresses, so if you’re a beginner, come early. All dances are taught and no partner is necessary. Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect our gorgeous wooden floor. And most importantly, have fun! Children 15 and under: free (as always); ages16-25 and students of any age with ID: $4; 26 and older: $7, a bargain!
