Solstice Celebration
With calling by Sue Gola and music by John Cote and Audrey Knuth, and our annual celebration of the Winter Solstice, with an Abbots Bromley Horn dance, welcoming back the sun, singing, and a spiral dance for all. Plus this year, we will be honoring Merle McEldowney, creator of the solstice dance.
December 19th, 8-10:45 with a beginners’ lesson at 7:30
Bring water and clean, soft soled shoes!
We’ll be dancing at The Church of the Village,
201 W. 13th St., Manhattan, NY
Check out our awesome talent! They’ll make you want to dance now!
John Cote, formerly of Perpetual Emotion plays great guitar plus didgeridoo and feet, and soulful singing.
Audrey Knuth, of The Free Raisins fame has been electrifying dancers from coast to coast with her hot fiddle playing. Audrey and John will truly rock the house.
Sue Gola, from New Jersey, brings a warm personality and Joie de vivre to her calling, from her own love of dancing.
Merle McEldowney: We will be honoring Merle McEldowney, developer of the Solstice dance and for 14 years the master of our American dance program, researching and booking the bands and callers, and dreaming up themed dances: solstice dance, men in skirts dance, talk like a pirate dance, funny hats dance, and more.