A great time was had by all at this year's infamous Mayne Island Ball!
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to join in the preparation, then click here to enjoy the main event!
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Bring someone you love to contradancing this Saturday!
Check our website for the rest of the 2010 schedule at: www.victoriacontradance.com
Saturday 13 February 2010
Caller: Doug Paterson
The band: Capering Fools
St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Church Hall, 550 Obed
7:00 newcomers -
7:30 dance starts
$8/$5, as you are able
See you Saturday!
Victoria Contradance
And a few announcements too:
There is still room in the drawing course at Coast Collective Feb 20 and 21st and the retreat in Sayward March 5,6,7th!
Here is the invite: I hope to see you there!
Joanne
To the English Dance Community:
The Cascadia English Dance Weekend is coming soon. Please follow these simple instructions:
1. Go to your calendar and clear anything from Friday, May 7 to Sunday, May 9.
2. Fill those dates with large letters: CASCADIA
3. Copy this URL, http://www.paulbestock.com/cascadia.html, (Make sure that the site fills your screen or it may not be very clear. Rosemary) enter it in your browser, and go to the Cascadia Website. Read about Jenny Beer, and our splendid musicians; then click on the Registration tab. Print the registration form.
4. Fill out the form, write a check for $80.00, which includes lunch on Saturday, and send it to Karen Shaw, 612 N. 64th St., Seattle, WA 98103
We are sorry for any confusion regarding registration for Cascadia 2010. The price for this year's Cascadia weekend is $80. There is no early-bird registration. (We are sending this reminder because a number of people have submitted the wrong amount, evidently due to old web pages from previous years which are still lurking on the web, probably cached by various search engines.)
Please note: We want you to come and we know that the economic times are difficult. We work really hard to keep our costs and the registration fee low, but if the fee is too high, please let us know. We deal!
5. Then relax, knowing you have registered early enough to avoid the dreaded waiting list.
We look forward to dancing with you.
DANCEHALL PLAYERS CD REVIEWS!
It is DELIGHTFUL, just delightful. No other word will do. I generally try to listen carefully and then give constructive criticism; but that ain’t gonna happen here. I wasn’t halfway through Knole Park before I had to put fingers to keyboard and tell you how I’m feeling. If I could type standing up (or dancing), that’s what I’d be doing. What a great CD you and the band have put together! On behalf of the whole dance scene, thank you.
Bruce Hamilton
* Bruce will be at Dan's Hall on Thursday, April 15, and of course will be the caller for the Vancouver Ball, April 17.
** snippets of each track on the CD can be heard at The Dancehall Players webpage on cdbaby.com
It's delightful! Thank you so much! Ansa just asked me if it made me feel like dancing. I suggested, on first listen, it makes me feel like devouring a haunch of venison with a dagger and fork, washing it down with flagons of ale, whilst watching other's, more spritely than I, Fandango-ing their hearts out in some green meadow of English daisies. Very inspired. More seriously, it really is fine. I'm sure, with successive listens, many more of the intricacies will become apparent. Pass along my appreciation to the troupe. From one crazy old country picker: Well done!
Cheers,
Bob
Note from Keith:
I want to let everybody know that our CD is now available at Gonzales
Pharmacy, at Fairfield & Irving Roads, across from Margaret Jenkins
School.
Grant, the proprietor, is very happy to sell them for us. He has a special
English canned foods section at the front door, and will place them next
to
the traditional Spotted Dick puddings! How impressive.
Grant has quite an interesting drug store. He also sells lamps, prints,
garden fountains, just to name a few odd items. A drug store and more!! He
is also very supportive of local talent.
Dance-out on March 13 is confirmed and will be at
All Saints United Church Hall 287 Pallisier Ave, 7:30-10:30pm.
Beginners' session 7-7:30pm. $10/$7. Rosemary Lach calling.
Live music by The Dancehall Players
Vancouver Ball
Hotel Accomodations
If you are planning to go to the Vancouver ball the Coast Vancouver Airport hotel is just around the corner.
You can access it from the ball website www.juneharman.com/ecd
The ball committee will be making arrangements for cheaper rates as a group booking. Just tell them you are attending the Vancouver Ball. Booking in advance also gets reduced rates.
Workshop on Vancouver ball dances
If there are enough people going to the Van Ball, I am willing to conduct a ball workshop to review some of the dances. If you are interested, please let me know and I will try to set it up. rosemarylach@yahoo.ca
January 2010
Notice from Winnipeg's Village Green ECD April Workshop
Mayne Island Ball is now FULL - taking waitlist names only Mayne Island English Ball
February 27 2010. Billets, see Lael
First Dance of the New Year at Dan's hall - 7:30 Thursday Jan 14th
Three Wide Men will be performing at the Deep Cove Folk Club this Friday, Jan. 8th
The folk evening is held at St. John's United Church, at 10990 West Saanich Road (off Wain Road). The church does not look like a church. It is an old Air Force barracks that was relocated from the airport a few years ago.
It is a good idea to get there early, by 7:15 at least. The place fills up fast, and there is a 60-person limit, due to fire restrictions.
Hope you can make it. By the way, the 'Three Wide Men' CD is recorded and mixed now, and we are about to get to work on the cover and liner notes. Hopefully, it will be ready by February.
LIVE FROM DAN'S HALL by The Dancehall Players is available Thursday, January 21, at the Victoria English Dance Society's regular Thursday evening dances at Dan's Hall. The CDs will be for sale (or for pickup by advance subscribers) from 7pm to 10pm. The band will be playing live, as usual, for the evening (7:30-9:30).
The CDs are also available directly from Ann Schau (victoriaecd@gmail.com) or any other member of the band, via the Victoria ECD website, and at all dances. Live From Dan's Hall will also be listed (for out-of-country and out-of-town folk) on CDBaby.com and may be stocked by some local shops (TBA). We encourage you to buy local and buy direct!!
Thank you for all your support and encouragement. Come out and dance - we love to play!!
Coming Events for the Dancehall Players:
The Dancehall Players, in a variety of combinations, will be playing around the Victoria and Vancouver area in February, March and April 2010:
Mayne Island Ball - Saturday, February 27
Victoria ECD Society - dance out, Saturday, March 13 (to be confirmed), venue TBA
Vancouver ECD - Sunday, March 21, 4-7pm, Billy Bishop Legion, Rosemary Lach caller
Vancouver Ball Weekend - Friday, April 16, 8-11pm, Scottish Cultural Centre
