2018 Schedule
Full Schedule
Updated Tuesday, June 5: Download the full 2018 schedule, which includes all workshop times and a map of the camp.
| dtbsdmv2018schedule_06_05.pdf |
Friday
4 pm - Check-in begins (but you can arrive earlier if you want to help set up)
6 pm - Welcome Dinner - meet your fellow dancers!
6 pm - 7:30 pm - Open Old-Time Jam
7:00 - 8:00 pm - Flatfooting Basics - Phil Jamison
8pm - Evening Square Dance!
6 pm - Welcome Dinner - meet your fellow dancers!
6 pm - 7:30 pm - Open Old-Time Jam
7:00 - 8:00 pm - Flatfooting Basics - Phil Jamison
8pm - Evening Square Dance!
- Callers: Phil Jamison and Hannah Johnson
- Band: Steve Hickman (fiddle), Jake Blount (fiddle), Jess Eliot Myhre (bass), Chris Ousley (guitar), Brad Kolodner (banjo)
Saturday
Workshops galore all day long! See the downloadable schedule above for specific times.
Dance Workshops:
Calling Workshops:
Music Workshops:
Need a break from workshops? How about:
8 pm - Evening Square Dance!
Informal jams
Bonfire and s'mores
Dance Workshops:
- Big Circles from the Shenandoah Valley - Hannah Johnson
- Singing Squares - Janine Smith and Susan Taylor
- Western Squares (Not to be confused with Modern Westerrn Squares) - Phil Jamison
- Partner Dancing Basics - Two-Step, Waltz, and Polka (no partner necessary) - Jack Dwyer
- Flatfooting and Clogging - Kim Forry and Jan Scopel
Calling Workshops:
- Calling 101 and 102 - Learn to call your first square dance!
- Open Mic calling with Feedback - Janine Smith and Susan Taylor
Music Workshops:
- Old-Time Fiddle (all levels) - Amy Alvey
- Clawhammer Banjo (all levels) - Brad Kolodner
- Old-Time Guitar (all levels) - Mark Kilianski
- Harmony Singing - Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski
- Shape Note Singing - Corinne Ducey
- Old-Time Slow Jam - Brad Kolodner
- Hamboning - Marsha Searle
- Northern Virginia Fiddle Tunes - Sandy Hofferth
Need a break from workshops? How about:
- Instrument petting zoo - strum a banjo, try out a fiddle, or pluck a few guitar strings
- Lawn games - bocce, ladder ball, hula hoops, and other diversions
- A lunchtime roundtable discussion on organizing square dances and jams
- Enjoy the park and its natural beauty. Explore miles of hiking trails. a nearby lake, or just admire nature within the largest greenspace located within the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area.
8 pm - Evening Square Dance!
- Rotating and open mic calling
- Band: Amy Alvey (fiddle), Mark Kilianski (guitar), Alex Lacquement (bass), Jack Dwyer (banjo)
Informal jams
Bonfire and s'mores
Sunday
Pancake breakfast
9:30 - 10:25: Square Roots: the story behind the square dances, step dances, reels, and other forms of dance practiced in southern Appalachia - Phil Jamison
10:35 - 11:30: Southern Squares from the 1920s and 30s on 78s - Phil Jamison
11:30 - 12:00: A final, farewell dance.
12:00 - 1:30 pm: Please help us clean up!
9:30 - 10:25: Square Roots: the story behind the square dances, step dances, reels, and other forms of dance practiced in southern Appalachia - Phil Jamison
10:35 - 11:30: Southern Squares from the 1920s and 30s on 78s - Phil Jamison
11:30 - 12:00: A final, farewell dance.
12:00 - 1:30 pm: Please help us clean up!