Welcome to Country Dance * New York, Inc.
Welcome to Country Dance * New York, Inc.
Promoting English and American folk dance in New York City |
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American Contra Dances Saturday, 8:00 - 11:00 pm Chinatown Y, Houston Street Center 273 Bowery, Manhattan Fall Dance Calendar: html format pdf format |
English Country Dances Tuesday, 7:00 - 10:15 pm Philip Coltoff Center 219 Sullivan Street, Manhattan Fall Dance Calendar: html format pdf format |
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The combined American and English dance schedules are on Google calendars. See the dance locations on Google maps. Use Hopstop for public transit directions. |
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Check out the Country Dance New York Facebook group. |
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Shoe requirements for CD*NY dances. |
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| We’ve added something new to our Fall schedule – Experienced Friday Night English Country Dances. Experienced Fridays will not be like the Tuesday evenings that you have attended. Although the dances will be familiar to those who regularly attend Tuesdays, there will be no teaching of the basic dance figures. Fridays will not be evenings to rely on dance angels to help you through. A list of the dances will be available on line, two weeks prior to the dance. The caller will prompt the dances through only a few rounds. This will enable dancers to listen to the fabulous music, thereby enriching their experience ten-fold. There will also be some For-Those-Who-Know dances which will not be prompted. If you attend, but do not know a FTWK dance, please enjoy watching your fellow dancers while you listen to the music. Steps to these dances will be available on line, so you can look them over ahead of time. | |
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Come DANCE With Us! Always a live band and a caller who teaches the dances What are these dances, anyhow? Go to YouTube for videos of Contra dances or English Country dances.
We need your feedback to help us plan our programs! |
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Tue Sep 7 |
Philip Coltoff Center 219 Sullivan Street Manhattan |
Opening English Country Dance | English |
Caller: Gene Murrow Music: Cynthia Shaw and Naomi Morse |
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Sat Sep 11 5:45 - midnight |
Chinatown Y Houston Street Center 273 Bowery, Manhattan |
Opening American Contra Dance | Contra |
Callers: Marty Fager and Carl Levine Band: Grand Picnic |
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Fri-Sun Oct 1-3 |
Circle Lodge on Sylvan Lake Hopewell Junction, NY |
Weekend Whirligig | English | Advance registration required. |
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Sun Oct 17 |
Philip Coltoff Center 219 Sullivan Street Manhattan |
Couple dancing | Contra |
Caller: Gaye Fifer Learn some advanced turns! |
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Fri Oct 22 |
Philip Coltoff Center 219 Sullivan Street Manhattan |
Silver Soiree - Tom and Susan's 25th Wedding Anniversary | Experienced English |
Caller: Tom Amessé Band: Hold the Mustard |
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Sat Oct 30 |
Chinatown Y Houston Street Center 273 Bowery, Manhattan |
Halloween Dance | Contra |
Caller: George Marshall Band: Wild Asparagus |
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Sat Nov 13 |
Chinatown Y Houston Street Center 273 Bowery, Manhattan |
Fall Fling | Contra |
Caller: Nils Fredland Band: Elizir |
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Fri Nov 19 |
Philip Coltoff Center 219 Sullivan Street Manhattan |
Gotham Assembly | Experienced English |
Caller: Beverly Francis Band: The Flying Romanos |
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Sun Dec 5 |
Philip Coltoff Center 219 Sullivan Street Manhattan |
Yuletide Cotillion | Experienced English |
Caller: David Millstone Band: Bare Necessities |
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Sat Apr 9, 2011 |
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims Brooklyn Heights |
28th Annual New York Playford Ball | English |
Callers: Paul Ross and Elizabeth Freedman Musicians: Barbara Greenberg, Daniel Beerbohm, Marty Taylor and Kathy Talvitie |
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CD*NY is seeking two outstanding pianists living in the NY City area for its 2010-11 Musician Apprenticeship program in English country dance. Perhaps you know someone whom you can entice to apply. Or perhaps you are interested yourself. If so, please follow the link to the program’s description, where you’ll find the course outline, the requirements, and how to apply. The deadline is September 1. |
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Annual membership runs through August 31. Join now and your membership will be good through August 2011. |
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Here are flyers advertising our dances, in full-page and half-page formats. We also have separate flyers for Contra and English dances. Please print whichever flyer your community will be interested in and distribute! (Click here to download Acrobat Reader free.) |
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Volunteer at a CD*NY dance or activity. Give the gift of dance; buy a CD*NY gift certificate. |
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Country Dance * New York, Inc., is an affiliate of the |
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CD*NY is a participant in WNYC's STAR initiative program. We were featured in April 2008. |
