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
 

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

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

Urbana CIEDC Marchfest Mar 13-14, 2015

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

Fourteenth Annual
Marchfest
Traditional Dance
& Music Weekend
March 13-14, 2015
The the Central Illinois English Country Dancers, and the Urbana Country Dancers will be holding a weekend of traditional dance and music at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton in Urbana, IL
The weekend will feature a Friday evening contra dance, various dance workshops during the day Saturday and a Saturday evening English Country Ball.

 

Featuring

Dance Instruction By Judy Greenhill From Guelph, Ontario

Music By Relative Harmony From Guelph, Ontario

Marchfest, Irish Ceili Dancing, March 8-9 Urbana, IL

The Illini Folk Dance Society in conjunction with the Central Illinois English Country Dancers, and the Urbana Country Dancers will be holding a weekend of traditional dance and music in Urbana, IL
The weekend will feature a Friday evening contra dance, Irish dance workshops during the day Saturday and a Saturday evening Irish Ceili Dance.


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

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

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.

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:

English country Christmas Ball, 12/15, Urbana, IL

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers
Present An

E N G L I S H C O U N T R Y D A N C E
C H R I S T M A S B A L L

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding their
thirteenth annual Christmas Ball on Saturday, December 15, 2007. 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.

Click here for more info

Illini Folk Dance Society Spring 2008 Fest - March 14-16 '08

Received from IFDS in Champaign/Urbana - feel free to post your thoughts & suggestions as comments on this blog post, I'll forward them along.

Hello Folk Dancers,

Folk dancers from around the country joined us in March 2007 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Illini Folk Dance Society (IFDS), bringing a new and welcome dimension to Champaign-Urbana's annual English/American Dance and Music Weekend, and convincing us to add a folk dance track to our 2008 program!

Our 2008 Dance Weekend (March 14th-16th) will again be held at the Illini Union on the U of Illinois campus. In addition to open/request folk dancing Friday and Saturday evenings, we'd like to schedule 5-7 International dance workshops and culture sessions.

PLEASE let us know your thoughts on this? Please also send us names and contact information for out-of-town/out-of-state folk dancers who might be ready, willing, and able to lead worskhops for us? We need your recommendations!

Many thanks,
Your March 2008 Weekend Organizers