2019 Schedule
| 2019 Schedule (Updated May 15) |
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 - 8 pm: Old time jam
7:30 - 8 pm: Square Dance Basics
8pm - Evening Square Dance!
6 pm - Welcome Dinner - meet your fellow dancers!
6 pm - 8 pm: Old time jam
7:30 - 8 pm: Square Dance Basics
8pm - Evening Square Dance!
- Calling by Will Mentor and Megan Downes. Music by the Black Twig Pickers: Sally Anne Morgan - fiddle & guitar; Mike Gangloff - fiddle & banjo; Nathan Bowles - banjo; Isak Howell - guitar
Saturday
Workshops galore all day long!
Need a break from workshops? How about:
8:00 pm - Concert by Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno
8:30 pm - Evening Square Dance!
Informal jams
Bonfire and s'mores
- Learning to call
- Square Dance Calling 101 & 102, taught by Will Mentor
- Open Mic Calling with feedback from Will Mentor and Janine Smith
- Dance workshops
- Square Dance Time Machine!, taught by Will Mentor - a general survey of squares, with some history and examples of the many varieties, such as Southern, New England, Western, and Transitional
- Square-ish Dances: Irish Sets & Ceili Dances, taught by Megan Downes
- Introduction to Flat Footing and Going Beyond the Basics, taught by Megan Downes
- Waltz, Two Step, and Partner Dance Basics, taught by Megan Downes and Kelsey Sutton
- Play Party Games, taught by Lucia Schaeffer - ideal for families and callers
- Music workshops
- Slow jam, led by Brad Kolodner
- How to jam, taught by Brad Kolodner
- Old-time fiddle (intermediate/advanced), taught by Libby Weitnauer
- Old-time fiddle (beginner/intermediate), taught by Clara Delfina
- Old-time guitar, taught Vivian Leva
- Old-time banjo, taught by Riley Calcagno
- Local fiddle tunes from Will Adams and others, taught by Jake Blount
- Harmony singing, taught by Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno
- Song circle, led by Jenny Buffington and Meg Olson
- Finding your Calling: Lunchtime discussions about square dance organizing / Finding opportunities to play and call
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
- 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.
8:00 pm - Concert by Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno
8:30 pm - Evening Square Dance!
- Rotating and open mic calling
- Music by Tui: Jake Blount - fiddle & banjo; Libby Weitnauer - fiddle; A'yen Tran - guitar; Eli Broxham - bass
Informal jams
Bonfire and s'mores
Sunday
8:30 - 10:15: Pancake breakfast
10:30 - 12:00: Singing Squares & Farewell Dance. Callers: Janine Smith, Will Mentor, and Megan Downes
12:00 - 1:30 pm: Please help us clean up!
10:30 - 12:00: Singing Squares & Farewell Dance. Callers: Janine Smith, Will Mentor, and Megan Downes
12:00 - 1:30 pm: Please help us clean up!