Schedule
Full Schedule Now Available!
Download the full schedule of events for the weekend! This was last updated on June 8.
| DareToBeSquareDMVSchedule.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!
7 pm - Kickoff Workshop - Fun Ways to Move Your Feet to Southern Music - Stan Fowler. Discover new tools to make your dancing more fun and creative, whether solo, with a partner or in a group. The folks in the class will drive the direction of the dance. All skill levels!
8 pm - Evening Square Dance!
6 pm - Welcome Dinner - meet your fellow dancers!
7 pm - Kickoff Workshop - Fun Ways to Move Your Feet to Southern Music - Stan Fowler. Discover new tools to make your dancing more fun and creative, whether solo, with a partner or in a group. The folks in the class will drive the direction of the dance. All skill levels!
8 pm - Evening Square Dance!
- Caller: Phil Jamison
- Band: Graham DeZarn (fiddle), Martha Burns (guitar), Brent Feito (banjo), Ralph Gordon (bass).
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:
6 pm - Potluck dinner
8 pm - Evening Square Dance!
Bonfire and s'mores
Dance workshops:
- Southern Squares and Appalachian Big Circles (and a Bit of Square Dance History) - Phil Jamison
- Squares With a Twist - Kathy Anderson
- Clogging/Flatfooting Basics- Kim Forry and Jan Scopel
Calling workshops:
- How to Call Your First Square Dance - Gabe Popkin
- You Can Call Squares! Beginner to Intermediate - Kathy Anderson
- Open Mic Calling Practice with Feedback - Janine Smith
Music workshops:
- Clawhammer Banjo: Beyond the Bum-Ditty - Brad Kolodner
- The Wide World of Old-Time Guitar - Mark Kilianski
- Old-Time Fiddle - Amy Alvey
- Northern Virginia Fiddle Tunes of John Ashby - Sandy Hofferth
- Old Time Slow Jam - Brad Kolodner
- Harmony Singing - Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski
- Bonfire Song Swap (after evening dance) - Lorie Lichtenwalner
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
- Arts and crafts
- 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.
6 pm - Potluck dinner
8 pm - Evening Square Dance!
- Rotating and open mic calling
- Band: Rachel Eddy (fiddle), Mark Kilianski (guitar), Jay White (banjo), and Lorie Lichtenwalner (bass)
Bonfire and s'mores
Sunday
Pancake breakfast and cleanup
Roundtable discussions
A final, one hour farewell square dance led by Kathy Anderson
Farewells by 11 am
Roundtable discussions
A final, one hour farewell square dance led by Kathy Anderson
Farewells by 11 am
