Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend,
Berea, Kentucky
April 21-23, 2023
Dance Weekend Schedule
Friday, April 21
Russel Acton Folk Center
6:30 PM: Registration begins
8:00 PM - 11:15 PM: Contra dance
Band: Wild Asparagus
Caller: George Marshall
Saturday, April 22 DRAFT
Russel Acton Folk Center ------ DRAFT -----
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM:
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM: Playing in a contra dance band, Becky Tracy/David Cantieni.
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM: Ceili - Irish Folk Dance, Amelia Gardiner, McTeggart instructor.
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM: Squares, George Marshall + band
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM: Dances of the World, Deborah Denenfeld, Tom Cunningham and Kate Sanders.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM: English Country, Deborah Thompson, Tom Cunningham or W.A.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Challenging contras, Wild Asparagus.
128 North Broadway, upstairs
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM: Israeli Folk Dance - Deborah Denenfeld/Tom Cunningham and Kate Sanders.
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM: Morris dancing - Bryce Carlberg/Tom Cunningham and Kate Sanders.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Shape note singing.
Folk Center office
11:00 AM: Callers' workshop, theories and discussion, George Marshall.
Memorial Park Pavillon or Union Church
10 AM - 12:30: Old-time jam session, Deborah Thompson/Chip Bailey.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Storytelling, Bruce Spencer/Chip Bailey.
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Evening buffet (pre-paid)
Clean-up begins 7:15 PM
8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Wild Asparagus
Russel Acton Folk Center
After party
11:45 PM - 1:00 AM
Russel Acton Folk Center.
Sunday, April 23
9:00 AM -10:45 AM: Breakfast (pre-paid)
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM: Morning and folk singing song, Ann Percival, Mark Murphy
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Open waltz, couples dance
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Wild Asparagus
EXTRA - EXTRA
Sunday 7:00 PM: FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT - Celtic/World music concert.
Admission: Donations.
Playing in a contra dance band. From a previous event.
Workshop instructors include: George Marshall, Becky Tracy, Mark Pokey Hellenberg, Mark Murphy, David Cantieni, Ann Percival, Deborah Denenfeld, Deborah Thompson.
