[MusicFriends] Contra Dancing WNY
Howard Blumenthal
howard at blumenthals.com
Thu Jan 4 00:10:54 EST 2007
NOTE: First Friday in Fredonia January 5---NO DANCE!!!
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SAT JAN 6th BUFFALO
Join us for the
FIRST SATURDAY DANCE OF JANUARY and of 2007...
Everyone is welcome!
Queen City Contra Dancers
First Saturday Night in January, the 6th
Dance 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church
Elmwood and West Ferry
Buffalo, New York
In the heart of the Elmwood Village.
Dances called and taught by the Toronto caller Jacquie Adain
(let's welcome her with Western NY enthusiasm)
Music by Confluence, a “smoking” new contra dance band from the Olean
NY area,
featuring 15-year-old Nadine Dyskant-Miller on flute and foot percussion
plus Barbara Dyskant on keyboards www.confluence-music.com
They’ll be at the next STCDS dance in Olean on Jan. 13th
"If you can walk, you can dance; if you can talk, you can sing." (a
saying from Zimbabwe)
"Music and dancing are food for the soul."
"Dance...wherever you may be." quotes taken from the CDSS newsletter
NOW LET'S DANCE , Western New York style!
Don't forget Thursday Night Dances in Rochester, Country Dancers of
Rochester,
Covenant United Methodist Church, 1124 Culver Road,
the Second Saturday Dances in Olean, Southern Tier Country Dance
Society,
and
the First Friday Dances at the Grange in Fredonia.
AND ESPECIALLY DON'T FORGET THE THIRD ANNUAL BUFFALO BIG DANCE, APRIL
28TH. STAY TUNED!
Check out our QCCD WEBSITE, http://www.qccd.org
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SAT. JAN 13th OLEAN, NY CONTRA DANCE
2nd Saturday Contra Dance
7:30 Saturday Jan. 13, 2007
Social Hall St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
112 South Clinton Street, Olean, NY 14760
Admission: $6 for adults and $2 for those under 16.
Free admission if you bring snacks &/or drinks for the break!
Caller is Dave Brown
Music by Confluence, a “smoking” new contra dance band from the Olean
NY area,
featuring 15-year-old Nadine Dyskant-Miller on flute and foot percussion
plus Barbara Dyskant on keyboards www.confluence-music.com
They’ll be at the next STCDS dance in Olean on Jan. 13th
Directions to hall:
From Rt. 17 (now I-86) take exit 26 (Route 16 south) into Olean.
Go through downtown (approx 1 mi), one stop light past the large
intersection with State Street (rt 417), Turn LEFT on Henley
Street, go two blocks, and turn LEFT on Clinton Street. About
halfway up the block to the left is a driveway in front of a white
building. Go into the driveway and drive to the back. Building
entrance is on the right. NOTE: The church itself is on Barry
Street, but the entrance to the Social Hall is on Clinton St.
Please join us and bring friends for a fun evening of dancing and
socializing.
More info, to volunteer, etc.
Barbara Dyskant bdyskant at hearthstead.net
Southern Tier Country Dance Society http://stcds.com
716 557-8978
More info at http://stcds.com
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