GRFAS Dance Schedule 2008

2008-09 Dance Schedule

The Big Dance
Will resume in the fall. Watch this space for the schedule. Live Music, no partner necessary.
Admission - members $6 non-members $8, student or senior $7
For more info contact Jeff at (616) 532-3787 or email sat.dancebooker@grfolkarts.org

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International Folk Dance
Visit a dozen countries or more in a single evening !!!
“We teach beginning-level dances from Israel, Bosnia, France, Mexico, Japan, South Africa, Bolivia, Germany,
Ghana, Turkey, Sweden, China, and many other countries.”
No partner necessary.
The dancing begins at 7 PM on the second Friday of each month:
June 12, July 10 and August 14, 2009
Wealthy Theatre Annex 1130 Wealthy St. $5
For more information email International@grfolkarts.org or call 616 949-8374.

2009 International Folk Dance Flier

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Contra Dance/Jam
Contra dancing to live music
Play music, Call, and Dance
Contra dancing is basically like the square dancing your grandparents did, but to live music and in different formations. There are some basic moves that the caller teaches and then the dance is called out step by step. It is definitely aerobic and the swirling, intereactive dance is intoxicating, so it is best to show up with a clear head! Young, old, single, married, first timers and dance masters are all welcome. You don't need to bring a partner because everyone pairs off at random. Grab a couple friends and come on down for a great time: Dose do and an ocean wave!
7 PM on Fourth Fridays:
June 26, July 24, August 28 and September 25, 2009.
Fifth Street Hall, 701 5th Street NW in Grand Rapids. $6
If calling or playing please call ahead 616 361 9219 or email fri.contra@grfolkarts.org.

What is "Contra" Dancing?

The Fiddle Fire band and Tom Van Deusen
both have excellent descriptions on their web pages
Also of course see it the Wikipedia

Or on Youtube

What is International Folk Dancing ?

Learn more about the musicians and callers on our
Musicians and Callers page.

Contra Dance Tunes Key Charts

Contacts



Dance Sites								Top

5th Street Hall Saint Adalbert's Aid Society 701 5th Street NW Grand Rapids NW corner of 5th St. and Davis. Near St. Adalbert Basilica	Grace Bible College Aldrich Athletic Center 1011 Aldon SW, Wyoming	Wealthy Theatre Annex 1130 Wealthy St SE Grand Rapids A few doors west of the theater, the other side of the driveway to the parking lot out back
Price: $6 Map	7:00 pm instructions; 7:30 dance Price: $8 General, $7 Students & Seniors, $ 6 Members Map to Grace Bible College	7:00 p.m. International Dancing Price: $5 Map to Wealthy Theatre Annex

Dance Contacts Top

Dance Style	Contact
Contra	Julie: 616-361-9219 fri.contra@grfolkarts.org
International Israeli, Eastern European, many others	Donna: 616-949-8374 international@grfolkarts.org
General Dance Info or Saturday Dance Info	Jeff: 616 532 3787 sat.dancebooker@grfolkarts.org

Musician Information
If you’re not a dancer but you’ve always wanted to learn to play old-timey string band music, come and jam with more experienced players on the fourth Friday contra dance night. You will learn old fiddle tunes and have fun playing with others. Tune titles and keys are published below so you can practice up. Bruce Ling of Hawks & Owls String Band will lead the group. You can bring your standup bass, fiddle, guitar, or mando and sit in. You don't have to be a star or a beginner. We want to see the number of "old time", and "contra dance" bands and musicians grow in Grand Rapids.

Dance tunes and key chart	Top

		Chord Charts More Contra Dance Tunes (in .pdf)
Common Tunes	Key
Flowers of Edinburgh	G
June Apple	A	Key of A
Liberty	D	Key of D
Over the Waterfall	D	Key of D
Ragtime Annie	D	Key of G
Soldier's Joy	D
Spotted Pony	D	Provided by by Bruce Ling of Hawks and Owls String Band

Last update: September 05, 2007
For updates or corrections, please email: updates@grfolkarts.org