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Birthday Cake
Hi UCD Board, I'm looking forward to calling tonight's dance, but I wanted to ask a question in advance. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I would like to bring a birthday cake tonight to celebrate. Will there be paper plates, napkins, and table service available? I don't want to bring a cake along and then have no way of serving and eating it! See you this evening, Scott |
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Fri Jul 5 8¨C11p ? Scott Meyer & Euphor ? @ Phillips Center !!!
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Urbana Country Dancers! Declare your IndepenDANCE from your TV, sofa, and passiveness by attending our next wonderful Contra Dance:
Masks Recommended Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and snacks for the break! EZ Volunteer @ An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...
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Euphorically, |
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contra this Friday
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There will be a contra dance this Friday, July 5 at the Phillips Recreation Center in Urbana. The band will be Euphor with Matt and Tom Turino, Sam Payne and Michael Valliant. The caller will be Scott Meyer. As usual there will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7:30pm and the dance will start at 8. Bring your water bottle and a snack to share at the break!
There will be some great music and fun dances. I hope everyone will come and join us after the 4th of July holiday. Jonathan |
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Fri Jun 21 8¨C11p ??Jonathan Shiver?? & ??Too Cold To Be Controlled?? @ ??Channing-Murray?? !!!
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Urbana Country Dancers! Don't miss our next wonderful Contra Dance:
Masks Recommended Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, snacks for the break, and an extra shirt! Volunteer @ An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...
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Stay cool! P.S. Too Old To Be Controlled - |
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sign up list for volunteers to help make our contra dances happen
We always need people to help out before, during and after the contra dances. So we need volunteers to step up to keep things going. Some jobs only take a few minutes, but are none-the-less important. We have created a sign up page for people indicate what they are able to help with for our dances this summer. Take a look and see if you can help out at some of the upcoming dances. We'll send additional reminders prior to dances in the future.
Jonathan |
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contra Friday at Channing-Murray
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Our next contra dance in Urbana will be this Friday, June 21 at the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon on the U of I campus. The band will be Too Old To Be Controlled with Claudia and Gary Kaufman & Dave Kuntz. I will be the caller for the evening. We'll have some great old-time music and fun dances. As usual there will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7:30 and then the dance will start at 8. Bring your friends to get them hooked on contra dancing and snacks to share at the break. I hope to see everyone there.
Jonathan |
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Fri Jun 7 8¨C11p Miriam Larson & Meadowhawk @ Phillips Center !!!
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Urbana Country Dancers! Don't miss our next wonderful Contra Dance:
Masks Recommended Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and snacks for the break! An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...
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Peace! P.S. ?2 - Pigtown Fling - 2019. Alex Deis-Lauby calls to music by "Meadowhawk": |
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Meadowhawk and Miriam at contra Friday
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We'll be starting the summer off with a contra dance this coming Friday, June 7. The dance will be held at the Phillips Recreation Center in Urbana. The band for the dance will be Meadowhawk with Amanda Ramey, Claire Johnson & Matt Turino. Miriam Larson will be leading the dances. As usual there will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7:30 and the dance will start at 8. Bring your friends to join in the fun and snacks to share at the break.
I hope everyone will come out and join us for some fun music and dancing. Jonathan |
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Sat Jun 1 3-5p Meadowhawk concert @ ?Rose Bowl?? Tavern !!
Sat Jun 1 ?3¨C5p Meadowhawk concert @ ?Rose Bowl?? Tavern "Meadowhawk, featuring Amanda Ramey and Claire Johnson on fiddles and Matt Turino on guitar/percussion/fiddle, plays traditional and original tunes fusing many acoustic and dance styles. Consisting of mostly instrumental tunes, their performances are high energy, listenable, danceable, and always enjoyable. For all ages" |
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Fri May 17 8¨C11p Kristi Emilsson w/ The Young and the Fretless @ Channing-Murray !!!
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Urbana Country Dancers! Don't miss our May Third-Friday Contra Dance:
Masks Recommended Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and snacks for the break! An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...
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Peace! |
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contra dance on Friday
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Our next contra dance will be this Friday, May 17 at the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon in Urbana. The band will be The Young and the Fretless with Tom Bassett, Lyle Konigsberg, Rolf Pendall and Rebecca Grosser. Kristi Emilsson will be the caller for the evening. As usual there will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7:30 and the dance will start at 8. Bring your friends to join in the fun and snacks to share at the break. I hope everyone will come out and join us for some fun music and dancing.
Jonathan |
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Anyone from Urbana-Champaign going? (RE: [Special] [ucd-contra] Martha Tyner's square dance Saturday
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýTo Urbana-Champaign dancers: Any one from UC going?? I am willing to drive, but I do not want to do the trip alone.? My car easily seats three (including the driver) with gear bags, four if we carry gear bags on our laps.? ? Bert Stunkard ? ? -----Original Message----- ? DARE TO BE SQUARE! ? Martha Tyner is hosting and calling an evening of old-time Squares in Bloomington (Illinois), Saturday, May 11, 7-10 p.m., at the ComeTogetherSpace, 212 N Roosevelt Ave, in Bloomington. ? She says: This dance celebrates a milestone in my calling career, after George Lowery granted my request to try hmy hand at calling a contra at an Urbana dance in March, 1984--40 years ago! ? Music will be provided by our regular Tuesday night jam; other musicians welcome--bring instruments.? Bring snacks to share.? NO admission, but contributions to help cover expenses appreciated.? Calls will include references to "ladies" and "gents"; dancers are always free to dance either role, and encouraged to switch roles, as well as partners, throughout the evening.? The ComeTogetherSpace is an historic building near Bloomington's downtown, now an eclectic artists' space, furnished with a recycled bowling alley floor--should make a great dance floor! ? Questions: Martha Tyner at <marthatyn23@...> ? ? ? ? ? |
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Martha Tyner's square dance Saturday
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DARE TO BE SQUARE!
Martha Tyner is hosting and calling an evening of old-time Squares in Bloomington (Illinois), Saturday, May 11, 7-10 p.m., at the ComeTogetherSpace, 212 N Roosevelt Ave, in Bloomington. She says: This dance celebrates a milestone in my calling career, after George Lowery granted my request to try hmy hand at calling a contra at an Urbana dance in March, 1984--40 years ago! Music will be provided by our regular Tuesday night jam; other musicians welcome--bring instruments.? Bring snacks to share.? NO admission, but contributions to help cover expenses appreciated.? Calls will include references to "ladies" and "gents"; dancers are always free to dance either role, and encouraged to switch roles, as well as partners, throughout the evening.? The ComeTogetherSpace is an historic building near Bloomington's downtown, now an eclectic artists' space, furnished with a recycled bowling alley floor--should make a great dance floor! Questions: Martha Tyner at <marthatyn23@...> |
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[Corrected] Sat May 4 ?Kalyx Barn Dance? w/?Gail Hintze? & ?Money Creek Catfish? !!!
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Urbana Country Dancers! Don't miss our Spring Kalyx Barn Dance:
Masks Recommended Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and food for the potluck! An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...
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Have fun! |
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Re: barn dance Saturday
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Oops. I meant the subject to be "Barn dance Saturday".
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Jonathan On 4/28/2024 8:15 PM, Jonathan Sivier wrote:
Our next contra dance will be on Saturday, May 4 (May the Fourth Be With You).? This will be the semi-annual barn dance at the Kalyx Center near Monticello, IL.? The band will be the Money Creek Catfish and the caller for the evening will be Gail Hintze from Chillicothe. |
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barn dance Saturday
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Our next contra dance will be on Saturday, May 4 (May the Fourth Be With You). This will be the semi-annual barn dance at the Kalyx Center near Monticello, IL. The band will be the Money Creek Catfish and the caller for the evening will be Gail Hintze from Chillicothe.
Here is the schedule for the evening: 5:00 pm - Potluck 7:00 pm - Beginner Lesson 7:30 pm - Contra Dance 11:00 pm - Bonfire You can find directions and a link to a map at Jonathan |
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Fri Apr 19 8¨C11p ?Gail Hintze? & Meadowhawk @ Channing-Murray Foundation !!!
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Urbana Country Dancers! Don't miss our last Spring Semester Contra Dance:
Masks Recommended Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and snacks for the break! An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...
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Stay Healthy! P.S. Alex Deis-Lauby & Meadowhawk @ Pigtown Fling 2019: |
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contra Friday at Channing-Murray
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Our next contra dance will be this Friday, April 19. This dance will be held at the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon in Urbana. We'll have some great music by Meadowhawk with Amanda Ramey, Claire Johnson & Matt Turino. Gail Hintze from Chillicothe will lead us in some fun dances. As usual there will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7:30 and the dance will start at 8. Bring your friends to join in the fun and snacks to share at the break.
Jonathan |
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Martha Tyner's Dare to Be Square
#Dance
DARE TO BE SQUARE!
Martha Tyner is hosting and calling an evening of old-time Squares in Bloomington (Illinois), Saturday, May 11, 7-10 p.m., at the ComeTogetherSpace, 212 N Roosevelt Ave, in Bloomington.? This dance celebrates a milestone in my calling career, after George Lowery granted my request to try my hand at calling a contra at an Urbana dance in March, 1984--40 years ago! NOTE: ?This is a change of date from one announced at the last Urbana contra dance!? Music will be provided by our regular Tuesday night jam; other musicians welcome--bring instruments.? Bring snacks to share.? NO admission, but contributions to help cover expenses appreciated.? Calls will include references to "ladies" and "gents"; dancers are always free to dance either role, and encouraged to switch roles, as well as partners, throughout the evening.? The ComeTogetherSpace is an historic building near Bloomington's downtown, now an eclectic artists' space, furnished with a recycled bowling alley floor--should make a great dance floor! Questions: Martha Tyner at <marthatyn23@...> |
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Thu Apr 11 5:30¨C7:30p Schottische class w/Jeanette @ Allerton Music Barn, Monticello!!
Urbana Country Dancers, will present a Schottische class this week:
Jeanette's description is below. Hoping you can join us! Schottische is the best couple dance ever invented for expressing mental flexibility and creativity. Its basic footwork creates a metronome that is satisfying with no embellishments, requires no turning when dancers want a break after a dizzying waltz, and has multiple places for a lot of turns for those who like spinning. This class will cover its unique basic steps, and go over the simple vocabulary that can be combined into a wide variety of dance moves. To dance a schottische is to be a genius on the dance floor! |