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an English country dance weekend
in Hamilton,
Ontario Friday
& Saturday, 22 & 23 July 2011* with Scott
Higgs Trafalgar
Trio & Kumquat Kapers  Scott Higgs began dancing in college, and started teaching soon thereafter (when the knowledgeable dancers graduated!). For 25 years he has traveled the country (twenty-five states and six foreign countries) calling for contras and English country dances. Dancers characterize Scott's contras as "high-energy" and "swingy." His English dance programs span the spectrum from exuberant to elegant. Scott has composed dozens
of dances, and served as President
of the Germantown
Country
Dancers. His first booklet of
dance compositions, Early One
Morning, appeared in 1995.
Dances from that
collection have been
performed across the U.S. and Europe and
reprinted in anthologies in the U.S. and the U.K. In recent years Scott
has led week-long workshops at Pinewoods, Buffalo Gap, Mendocino,
Ashokan, and Mainewoods Camps. From 2004 to 2006 CDSS hired
Scott to design and lead special intensive courses for English Dance
Leaders. In 2007 and 2008, Scott was Program Director for English
American Week at Pinewoods. Scott's latest enthusiasm: Renegade
Morris, now entering its
fifth season of high-energy dancing. Trafalgar Trio came together in 2005, taking their name from the Trafalgar Ball in Toronto which celebrated the 200th anniversary of Nelson’s famous victory over the combined French and Spanish fleet. Members include Rick Avery, piano, of Relative Harmony, Stephen Fuller, violin and viola, of Back Up and Push, and Cathy Campbell, clarinet and flute. Kumquat Kapers was formed to play for Vernal's, a Florida dance weekend, several years ago and has been one of the state's most sought-after bands ever since. The group features three veteran contra and English dance musicians: New England fiddle virtuoso Ben Bolker; flute, hammered dulcimer player, and percussionist Sarah Mitchell; and guitarist and former Squirrel, Bill Dudley. Between them, these players have starred in upwards of 30 bands! Dale Hyde has taught at dance camps and workshops throughout Canada, the US and Europe. He was Head of the Dance Department at the Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto and has taught folk dance at several universities and teacher certification courses for the Canadian Dance Teachers Association and the Performing Arts Educators of Canada. He has published two collections of Canadian dances, one of Ontario dances and one from the French communities in Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick. His interest in Welsh dances developed after visits to Wales to explore an area from which his ancestors had emigrated to Canada. At present Dale is director/choreographer for Canadian Dance Tapestry, and teaches folk dance in Hamilton. Tara Bolker, your host, is a contra and English dance caller, teacher and organizer in Hamilton, Ontario. She calls for community dances and private events all around the region and is especially keen on keeping walk-through time to a minimum without losing the dancers--"50% more dancing!" as ond dancer put it. And she loves to throw great parties.
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 The
Dundas
Town
Hall is located at 60
Main
Street
in
Dundas; the auditorium entrance is through the south
door, by the flagpole and cannon. It is air conditioned and has a great
wood floor and lots of natural light--Dundas Pipes and Drums have some
nice interior pictures
of
the
hall.
Casual elegance is the theme of the weekend. The weather will be warm and there will be plenty of energetic and driving dances mixed in with the romantic and stately ones--suggested dress for the evening dances is spiffy and festive, but comfortable (though no shorts at night if you can help it, please). Hamilton
area hotel and B&B information is best found with a web
search of your own personal preferences, especially on sites that may
offer discounts. Two good choices, though, are the Admirial Inn located across the
street from Dundurn Castle and near the Royal Botanical Gardens, and the
reasonably priced Hamilton Inn
Motel, very close to the Dundas Town Hall.
Admission
to the weekend is $85 and includes continental breakfast and lunch at
the hall on Saturday plus ample dance-time refreshments.
For those who can't make it to the entire weekend, the partial options are: - Friday night only, $15 - Saturday day only, $50 - all Saturday, $70 Please note: there is no further breakdown for the Saturday workshops and Saturday night only is not an option. Please pre-register via email, even for partial attendance, and request an invoice for online payment (preferred) or make arrangements to pay when you arrive. There is no registration form--simply send registration information by email or post and request an invoice for online payment or send a check to one of the addresses below. Please include the following registration information for each person attending:
Make CAD or USD checks payable to Tara Bolker and send to:
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