Playford Pandemic Ball

Another video linked from the Playford Pandemic site:

ECD Dance Pandemic

A friend from Urbana shared this link that was shared on the CIECD mailing list:
https://carolinaenglishcountrydance.com/home/dance-pandemic/

Central IL ECD Xmas Ball Sun Dec 15, 2019

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding their twenty-fifth annual Christmas Ball

• Date: Sunday, December 15, 2019
• Location: Room 314A of the Illini Student Union, 1401 W. Green, Urbana, IL
• Information about parking on campus
• Dances Led By: Susan, Burt, Jon Hanson, Scott Meyer and Jonathan Sivier
• Music Provided By: The Flatland Consort
• Doors Open: 1:00 p.m.
• Christmas Ball: 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.
• Break With Refreshments and Carol Singing: ~3:00 p.m
• Suggested Donation: $7.00

http://www.centralillinoisecd.org/xmas.html
 

Chicagoland ECD Harvest Moon Dance Weekend Oct 4-6, 2019

Chicagoland English Country Dancers'
Harvest Moon Dance Weekend
Oct 4-6, 2019
Baker Community Center
101 South 2nd St
St Charles, IL 60174
Music by Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, & Jonathan Whitall
Guest Caller: Graham Christian
https://chicagolandecd.org/special-events/harvest-moon-dance-weekend-2019/

Chicagoland English Country Dance News

Received from Chicagoland English Country Dancers:

There will be English country dancing this coming Monday evening (exceptionally), August 27, at Fermilab's now air-conditioned Kuhn Barn, 7:30 to 10 p.m.  Mady will be calling to lovely recorded music.  This is a rare evening session; other dates on the schedule are the usual Sunday afternoons.  At the next Fermilab dance, Sunday, September 16, we are pleased to have Old Fezziwig's Band to offer live music after the summer break.

Also coming up is the start of the season for Tom Senior's Evanston English country dance group, on Wednesday, August 29. They have a new location at the  Park House in John's Park, 2101 Central Road, Glenview, IL 60025, with dancing from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Cost is $5 ($3 for students or under 21) 
 ...

Also - it's time to register for Chicagoland's own English country dance weekend: 

The HARVEST MOON DANCE WEEKEND      https://chicagolandecd.org/special-events/harvest-moon-dance-weekend-2018/

September 28 to 30, 2018

Baker Community Center, 101 South Second Street, St. Charles, IL 60174

Music by Earl Gaddis, Debbie Jackson, and Jonathan Whitall. Guest caller Sharon Green!

Full weekend early bird (through Sept. 15) price $110 ($90 for students and limited income seniors)

Limited to 60 dancers so there will be enough space.

On-line registration and PayPal payment possible, work scholarships available. 

Oct-Nov Dance Weekends at Tapestry in Minneapolis

Received from Tapestry:

Dear Dance Colleagues,

 

Tapestry Folkdance, now celebrating its 35^th Anniversary year, is hosting three major dance weekends in October and November.  I found your contact information through the NFO Membership Directory, and I’m sending you this information to share as appropriate with your community of dancers.  Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have questions about these events, or about Tapestry Folkdance Center.

 

 

 

October 13 – 14

Falling Leaf Contra Dance Weekend

Featuring Sue Hulsether, Caller, with George Paul and Potent Brew.

Sam Timmreck, Flatfooting

http://tapestryfolkdance.org/programs/yearly-dance-events/fallcontra/

 

 

October 19 – 21, 2018

Star of the North English Country Dance Weekend

Featuring Susan Kevra and Olde World Charm School

http://tapestryfolkdance.org/programs/yearly-dance-events/star-of-the-north/

 

 

November 2 – 4, 2018

A Weekend of Romanian Dance with Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu

Saturday Evening Dance Party with Orkestar Bez Ime

http://tapestryfolkdance.org/programs/yearly-dance-events/fall-international-weekend/

 

Traditional Dance & Music Fest Mar 16-18, 2018 - Urbana, IL

http://www.centralillinoisecd.org/marchfest.html

Central Illinois English Country Dancers & Urbana Country Dancers
Sixteenth Annual Marchfest
Traditional Dance & Music Festival
March 16-18, 2018
Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton,Urbana, IL

Friday evening contra dance, various dance workshops during the day Saturday, a Saturday evening English Country Ball and music events on Sunday (with the possibility of some dancing).

Featuring the band Rare Privilege from Wisconsin

Dance Instruction By Jon Hanson, Jonathan Sivier, Local English Dance Leaders

Jim Hemphill, Contra caller from Missouri

Additional Music By The Flatland Consort

Fermilab English Country Dance Sun Sep 10, 2017 + other ECD events

Received from Mady:

"This Sunday afternoon, September 10, at Fermilab's Kuhn Barn, there will be English country dancing from 1 to 5 p.m. (experienced from 1 to 2 p.m., then all welcome), with live music by Old Fezziwig's Band. We'll start working on a few of the dances coming up on the Harvest Moon Dance Weekend programs (see below), as well as Pat Shaw and other favorites from our summer experiences. There are also dates for upcoming dances at Fermilab through the 2017-08 season on the website now.This coming Monday evening, September 11, from 7 to 10 p.m., there will be a special workshop with dance historian Susan de Guardiola, with live music by Tim Macdonald and Jeremy Ward, at Oak Park's Nineteenth Century Club. Susan's focus is "The dancing of early 19th century Edinburgh" and is based on her recent research into the dancing of the Lowe brothers. (More details on the website.) Of course, if you want to wear historic costume, that is always appreciated, though certainly not required.

Also coming up soon is our Harvest Moon Dance Weekend, October 13 - 15, held entirely at Oak Park's lovely Nineteenth Century Club, with superlative music by all four members of Bare Necessities and wonderful calling and workshops by Bruce Hamilton. The early bird price for the full weekend ($130 for adults, $85 for full time students and limited income seniors) expires September 15, so you might want to register online by then!

In news of Central Illinois, dancing in Champaign-Urbana will move from the previously announced date of Saturday, September 23, to Sunday afternoon, September 24, 2 to 5 p.m., at the Phillips Center.

English dancing in Evanston has already started up for the season every other Wednesday evening. Check the website for upcoming dates."

CIECD Marchfest - Urbana, Mar 19, 2016

Central Illinois English Country Dancers 
Marchfest Traditional Dance & Music Festival
March 19, 2016
Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton in Urbana, IL
Dance Instruction By Mady Newfield  &  Local Dance Leaders
Music By Martha Edwards & Andrew Taylor on fiddle & Dianna Davis on keyboard, Little Bluestem String Band & The Flatland Consort
http://www.centralillinoisecd.org/Files/Marchfest2016.pdf

Harvest Moon Ball - Bare Necessities, Oct 16-18,2015

http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/english/HMB3final.pdf

Harvest Moon Dance Weekend in Chicagoland 
October 16 - 18, 2015
 English Country Dancing with music by
Bare Necessities 
Events at the Baker Center & Baker Church in St. Charles and at the
Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park

Illini Febfest, Feb 10-12, 2012, Urbana

Febfest Dance Weekend
CONTRA – ENGLISH - INTERNATIONAL
February 10-12, 2012

Hosted by the Illini Folk Dance Society
UIUC ILLINI UNION, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL

Featuring:
    Allison Thompson – English
    Ron Buchanan – Contra
Plus
    Mady Newfield – Israeli
    Mitch Harris – Yiddish Dance

Featured Band: Chicory/Ragged Robin

ADMISSION: Weekend Pass: $34                             
FREE to UIUC  Students with Student ID *
Friday:    
    Contra Dance  $5       
    Contra Dance Orientation  Free       
    Request International Folk  Free     
Saturday:    
    Workshops  $3 each          
    English Ball  $7          
Sunday:    
    Klezmer Music/Yiddish Dance  $5          
    Farewell Dance  $5           

MORE INFO: http://www.centralillinoisecd.org/weekend

English Country Dancing - Oak Park 19th Century Club Tues Feb 8 + Apr 12

English Country Dancing - The Nineteenth Century Club - Event Details
Tuesday, February 8, and Tuesday, April 12, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association will sponsor English Country Dances. Admission will be $8 per person, with all proceeds going to the Scholarship Fund.

Marchfest: Traditional Dance & Music Weekend - Urbana, IL Mar 18-20

Marchfest: Traditional Dance & Music Weekend


CONTRA-ENGLISH-INTERNATIONAL March 18-20, 2011
UIUC ILLINI UNION, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL
Featuring the talents of
Tom Senior
Jo Mortland
Chicory/Ragged Robin

Including these workshops, as well as many others:
Dances from French-speaking Countries Leader: Mady Newfield
Klezmer Music, Yiddish Dancing Leader: Mitch Harris  Band: Don't Ask

Click here for flyer 

Marchfest Dance Weekend in Champaign-Urbana, IL - rec.folk-dancing | Google Groups

Marchfest Dance Weekend in Champaign-Urbana, IL - rec.folk-dancing | Google Groups
Start off your spring on a high note by joining the traditional dance
groups of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois for Marchfest: a weekend of Contra,
English, and International dancing. This special yearly event will
include six dance workshops, request international dancing, and three
dances, all to live music. The event will be held at the Illini Union
(1401 W. Green St. Urbana, IL), March 19-21. A weekend pass is $50
until March 10, $55 after that. There will also be à la carte pricing
at the door of $6 to $12/event. All events are free for children 12 and
under.
For more information, go to www.centralillinoisecd.org/weekend.

Playford Ball - CIECD - Urbana, IL May 30, 2009

http://www.prairienet.org/ciecd/playford.html

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding their thirteenth annual Playford Ball on Saturday, May 30, 2009. The dance will be held in room 314 of the Illini Student Union, 1401 W. Green, Urbana, IL, on the campus of the University of Illinois. There will be a review of the evening's dances from 7:00 to 8:00, followed by the Ball from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Fans and finery are encouraged. Period costumes will be admired, but not required. There is a $7.00 suggested donation to help cover the cost of the Ball. All lovers of English Country dance and music are welcome.

Fermilab ECD/Scottish/waltz news

Received from Mady:

Friday: English country dance and Jane Austen fans are welcome to come to a practice session this Friday, June 20th, at 7:30 p.m. to go over the Jane Austen dances we will be teaching for the Ball at the the Jane Austen Society annual general meeting in October. It will take place in Oak Park in the ballroom of the Oak Park Arms Retirement Community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave (60302). Fancy dress is optional. We will have an audience of the members of the retirement community. Putting on Aires will play. No admittance fee, just bring some money for tipping the band. $5 suggested.

Saturday: You can indulge in your love of things Scottish (including dancing) at the Chicago Highland Games, Friday evening and all day Saturday at the Oak Brook Polo Grounds. Come by the combined RSCDS Chicago Branch and Evanston Scottish Country Dancers tent to visit and find out about that kind of dancing. There will be demos at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and teaching at 11:15 a.m. at least. More info and schedules at www.chicago-scots.org

Sunday: There is a Waltz "Playshop" at this Sunday, June 22, at S.P.A.C.E. in Evanston, 1245 Chicago Ave. (at the corner of Dempster) from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be several bands, taking turns playing. A mini-workshop to show a few of the moves we learned at the "cross step" sessions several weeks ago will take place sometime during the evening, and there will be a few group dances. Admission is $5 at the door to cover rent, tipping the musicians is encouraged and a potluck dessert to share will be welcomed. More info at http://www.chicagobarndance.com/events.html

Hope to see you at one of these….

Happy dancing,

Mady

English Country Dance murder mystery story

When my Mom finishes reading her Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines, she passes them on to me to read. In the Sept/Oct 2007 issue, there's a story called "Parson Pennywick and the Whirligig", by Amy Myers in which the murder at the heart of the mystery occurs while dancing the English Country Dance "Sir Roger de Coverley". Not sure where one could get that back-issue, but if your local library subscribes to it, you might find it there. I'll bring a copy on Friday to pass around, for any mystery+ECD fans.

Fermilab upcoming dance events

Received from Mady:

From: "Mady Newfield"
To:"Mady Newfield"
Subject: Fermilab International Folk Dancing in the Auditorium this week plus upcoming events
Date: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 11:22:21 AM

Hi,

Just for this Thursday, April 3, Fermilab International Folk Dancing will be meeting in Ramsey Auditorium at Wilson Hall (Fermilab's high rise) instead of at the Barn. We'll be back to the Barn next week.

Looking ahead to other events of possible interest, this Saturday, April 5, there will be both an afternoon of English country dancing (2 p.m.) and an evening of Scottish country dancing (the RSCDS Chicago Branch Spring Dance, at 7 p.m.) at Fermilab's Barn, with a potluck supper in between.

Next weekend, April 11 -12, holds a visit by Zlatne Uste at Ethnic Dance Chicago's Spring Fling on Friday evening, and dancing in Millenium Park on Saturday (check it out at www.ethnicdance.net) OR a contra dance workshop with the band Nightingale and George Marshall calling at the University of Chicago (check it out at http://fac.uchicago.edu/danceweekend.html)

And save the first weekend in May: our Fermilab groups in conjunction with Tom Senior's Evanston English country dance group are sponsoring two workshops in Cross-Step Waltz, a very accessible and fun "vernacular" vintage waltz, taught by Jeanette Watts of Dayton, Ohio. One will be 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 2, at Fermilab's Barn, and the other at 7:30 p.m,. Saturday, May 3, at the Harvard Congregational Church, 2045 S. Kenilworth Av. in Oak Park. For more information or a copy of the flyer go to http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/

Hope to see you soon!

Mady

St. Louis Playford Ball, May 3, 2008

The St. Louis English Country Dancers present their annual spring Playford Ball on Saturday, May 3, 2004, from 7:30 - 10:30 pm. Click here for more info.

Urbana "ECD and More" weekend photos + videos

Photos:

The live music in the following video clips is played by the band "Pigtown Alley", Bob and Deb Frankenhoff and Pam and Fred Stoll, and the caller is Scott Higgs

Indian Princess:

Bonnie Cuckoo:

Minor Spaniard:

Astonished Archaeologist:

Margaret's Waltz:

Christine: