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 Dance Calendar: html format pdf format |
English Country Dances Tuesday, 7:00 - 10:15 pm Dance Calendar: html format pdf format |
| The combined American and English dance schedules are on Google calendars. | |
Shoe requirements for CD*NY dances. |
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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. Check out the Country Dance New York Facebook group We need your feedback to help us plan our programs! Read Stepnotes, the CD*NY publication. Read Susan Amessé's State of the English Program Address |
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Tue Feb 16 |
Philip Coltoff Center 219 Sullivan Street |
David and Beverly celebrate 160 years |
English |
Caller: Scott Higgs Musicians: John Austin, Tom Phillips and Cynthia Shaw |
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Sat Feb 20 7:30 pm |
Chinatown Y Houston Street Center 273 Bowery |
Waltz Workshop | Waltz/Contra | Taught by Elizabeth Freedman |
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Sun Feb 21 1-2 pm |
Mt. Vernon Hotel and Museum 421 East 61 Street New York, NY 10065 |
Washington's Birthday Ball | English |
Caller: Tom Amessé Musicians: Cynthia Shaw and Judy Carlson |
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Sat Feb 27 |
Chinatown Y Houston Street Center 273 Bowery |
Gender-Free Dance | Contra |
Caller: Bob Isaacs Band: Hog Wild |
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Sat Mar 6 |
Chinatown Y Houston Street Center 273 Bowery |
March Meltdown | Contra |
Caller: Tori Barone Band: Raise the Roof |
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Sat Mar 13 7:30 pm |
Chinatown Y Houston Street Center 273 Bowery |
Waltz Workshop | Waltz/Contra | Taught by Elizabeth Freedman |
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Sat Mar 27 |
Chinatown Y Houston Street Center 273 Bowery |
Men In Skirts | Contra |
Caller: Marty Fager Band: Squeezology |
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Sat Apr 10 |
Hillis Hall at Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims 75 Hicks Street Brooklyn |
Playford Ball | English |
Callers: Gene Murrow and Tom Amessé Musicians: Karen Axelrod, Daron Douglas, Ralph Gordon and Dan Beerbohm |
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Annual membership runs through August 31. Join now and your membership will be good through August 2010. |
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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. |