2023 Schedule
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Friday
4:00 pm - Check-in begins (but you can arrive earlier if you want to help set up)
6:00 pm - Welcome Dinner - meet your fellow dancers!
6:00 - 7:30 pm: Old time jam @ Dance Hall
7:30 - 8:00 pm: Concert @ Dance Hall featuring Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small
8:00 pm - Evening Square Dance! Calling by Sue Hulsether and Janine Smith. Music by the Earl White String Band.
11 :00 pm - ??: Bonfire and informal jams
6:00 pm - Welcome Dinner - meet your fellow dancers!
- Hot, homemade dahl and rice awaits your arrival! It's vegan and gluten free, but with trimmings to dress it up to your liking. The pot stays on for latecomers.
6:00 - 7:30 pm: Old time jam @ Dance Hall
7:30 - 8:00 pm: Concert @ Dance Hall featuring Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small
8:00 pm - Evening Square Dance! Calling by Sue Hulsether and Janine Smith. Music by the Earl White String Band.
11 :00 pm - ??: Bonfire and informal jams
Saturday
8:00 - 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:15 - 10:30 am: Morning Square Dance. Calling by Sue Hulsether and Janine Smith. Music by the Earl White String Band.
10:45 am - 12 pm:
12:15 - 1:15 pm: Lunch, including Community Dance Organizers Roundtable
1:30 - 2:45 pm:
3:00 - 4:15 pm:
4:30 - 5:45 pm:
6:00 - 6:25 pm: Setup for Potluck Dinner
6:25 pm: Group photo @ Dining Hall
6:30 - 7:45 pm: Potluck Dinner of epic proportions! Bring your favorite dish to share that will serve about 6-8 hungry dancers!
8:00 - 8:30 pm: Concert @ Dance Hall featuring the Tessa Dillon Stringband
8:30 - 11:30 pm: Evening Square Dance! Rotating and open mic calling, hosted by Sue Hulsether and Janine Smith. Music by the Tessa Dillon Stringband
11:30 pm - ??: Bonfire, s'mores, and informal jams
Need a break from workshops? How about:
- Bagels and cream cheese, fruit, oatmeal, multi-grain mix, hard boiled eggs, coffee, tea, etc.
9:15 - 10:30 am: Morning Square Dance. Calling by Sue Hulsether and Janine Smith. Music by the Earl White String Band.
10:45 am - 12 pm:
- Intro to Flatfooting with Kim Forry @ Dance Hall
- Dance Calling 101 with Sue & Janine @ Large Craft Lodge
- Rarely Played Jam Fiddle Tunes with Earl White @ Loop A Craft Lodge
- Youth Stringband with Jonathan Vocke @ Dining Hall
12:15 - 1:15 pm: Lunch, including Community Dance Organizers Roundtable
- SO MANY SALADS - a world of veggie salads and Erik's mother's famous chicken salad, sandwich fixings and such.
1:30 - 2:45 pm:
- Partner and Line Dancing with Kim Forry @ Dance Hall
- Level Up Your Calling with Sue & Janine @ Large Craft Lodge - are you a caller with prior experience who wants to take your skills to the next level?
- West Virginia Fiddle Tunes with Tessa Dillon @ Loop A Craft Lodge
- Harmony Singing with Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small @ Dining Hall
3:00 - 4:15 pm:
- Open Mic Calling @ Dance Hall - practice calling a dance and get helpful feedback from your peers. All levels welcome!
- Old Time Fingerstyle Guitar with Chance McCoy @ Large Craft Lodge
- Two-Finger Banjo with Seth Swingle @ Loop A Craft Lodge
- Instrument Maintenance with Kevin Enoch @ Dining Hall
- Tree / Nature Walk w/ Gabe Popkin. Meet @ picnic tables outside Dining Hall - Are you curious what natural wonders are hiding in Prince William Forest Park? Take a short break from the music and dancing to join science writer and amateur naturalist Gabe Popkin for a tree and plant identification walk along one of the park's beautiful hiking trails. We'll talk about the species we see as well as the local ecology. Pace will be easy and slow, good walking shoes recommended, no prior tree or plant knowledge needed.
4:30 - 5:45 pm:
- Challenging Squares with Sue & Janine @ Dance Hall - music by the Tessa Dillon Stringband
- Song Circle with Meg Olson & Jenny Buffington @ Large Craft Lodge
- Old Time Slow Jam with Brad & Friends @ Dining Hall
6:00 - 6:25 pm: Setup for Potluck Dinner
6:25 pm: Group photo @ Dining Hall
6:30 - 7:45 pm: Potluck Dinner of epic proportions! Bring your favorite dish to share that will serve about 6-8 hungry dancers!
8:00 - 8:30 pm: Concert @ Dance Hall featuring the Tessa Dillon Stringband
8:30 - 11:30 pm: Evening Square Dance! Rotating and open mic calling, hosted by Sue Hulsether and Janine Smith. Music by the Tessa Dillon Stringband
11:30 pm - ??: Bonfire, s'mores, and informal jams
Need a break from workshops? How about:
- 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.
Sunday
8:30 - 10:00 am: Pancake breakfast
10:15 am - 11:45 am:
11:45 am - 1:30 pm: Please help us clean up! We need YOU - we must be done and out of the camp by 1:30 pm.
- Go Team Bacon! And y'know, whatever is still in the kitchen…
10:15 am - 11:45 am:
- Farewell square dance!
- Kitchen cleanup - please help and claim your tupperware!
11:45 am - 1:30 pm: Please help us clean up! We need YOU - we must be done and out of the camp by 1:30 pm.
Dance Callers, Musicians, and Instructors
Check out our lineup to find out more about our bands and callers!
Previous Year Schedules - Check out what we've done in years past and the wonderful people who made it all happen.