January - June 2012
Vancouver B.C.
Dynamic live fiddle music!
No experience necessary -- All dances taught on the spot
Come alone or bring a partner
Light clothing & soft shoes suggested
Please come fragrance-free
Dances are at St. James Hall from 8:00pm to 11:00pm, for $12
(except as noted)
Learn the basics 15 minutes before the dance starts.
For dances at St. James Hall,
admission is half-price if you bring a plate of home-made goodies.
Children are free.
| date | time | location | price | sponsor | details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | |||||
| Sat Jan 7 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | Sybs | Sybaritic String Band series: Rich Sobel, Barry Cole, Leith Davis, & Claire McCague. Washington's Karen Marshall calls. |
| Sun Jan 8 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | ECD | English country dance. Rosemary Lach calls for the Dancehall Players. |
| Thu Jan 19 | 7:00pm | W 48th | - | VCD | Dance meeting, everyone welcome. 604-420-4439. |
| Thu Jan 19 | 7:30pm | WISE | $5-$15 sliding scale | - | Square dance. All ages. |
| Sat Jan 21 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | VCD | From Seattle, Sherry Nevins calls for Cathie Whitesides, WB Reid, & Scotty Leach. |
| Sun Jan 22 | 4-7pm | Legion | $10 | ECD | English country dance. June Harman calls for open band. |
| February | |||||
| Sat Feb 4 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | Sybs | Bob Rentz calls for the Sybs. |
| Sun Feb 5 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | ECD | English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for English Trifle. |
| Sat Feb 11 | 8 - 11pm | Hastings | $10 | - | Maureen Collier calls for Russell Shumsky, Kathleen Nisbet, & Bud Kurz. 604-253-2114 |
| Sun Feb 19 | 4-7pm | Legion | $10 | ECD | English country dance. June Harman calls for open band. |
| Sat Feb 25 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | VCD | Maureen Collier calls for Wonder Chicken: Dave Marshall, Frank Metcalf, Matt Hummell, & Carol Noyes. |
| March | |||||
| Sat Mar 3 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | Sybs | Victoria's JD (John) Erskine calls for the Sybs. |
| Sun Mar 4 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | ECD | English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for Lark in the Evening. |
| Sat Mar 17 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | VCD | Dieter Brock calls for Bellingham's Northern Contraband: Steve Blum-Anderson, Dave Andrews, Mark Danielson, Greg Sherman, & Michael Hobart. |
| Sun Mar 18 | 4-7pm | Legion | $10 | ECD | English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for open band. |
| April | |||||
| Sun Apr 1 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | ECD | English country dance. June Harman calls for Rattlebone. |
| Sat Apr 7 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | Sybs | Portland's Woody Lane calls for the Sybs. |
| Sun Apr 8 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | ECD | English country dance. June Harman calls for Lark in the Evening. |
| Fri Apr 13 | 8-11pm | SCC | $12 | ECD | English country dance. Local talent. |
| Sat Apr 14 | - | - | $50 | ECD | English country dance Workshop & Ball. For information, come to a regular English country dance or visit http://www.juneharman.com/ecd/. |
| Thu Apr 19 | 7:00pm | W 48th | - | VCD | Dance meeting, everyone welcome. 604-420-4439. |
| Sat Apr 28 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | VCD | From Seattle, John Gallagher calls for Red Crow: Susan Burke, Chuck Pliske, Joe Micheals, & Howie Meltzer. |
| May | |||||
| Sat May 5 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | Sybs | Seattle's Mariah Pepper calls for the Sybs. |
| Sun May 6 | 4-7pm | Legion | $10 | ECD | English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for open band. |
| Sat May 19 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | VCD | Seattle's Joe Micheals calls for The Quantum Mechanics: Paul Gitlitz, Rich Sobel, & Geoff Peters. |
| Sun May 20 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | ECD | English country dance. June Harman calls for English Trifle. |
| May 25-28 | Seattle | By donation | - | Folklife in Seattle http://www.nwfolklife.org | |
| June | |||||
| Sat Jun 2 | 8 - 11pm | St James | $12 | Sybs | Maureen Collier calls for the Sybs. |
| Sat Jun 16 | 8 - 11pm | Elgin | $12 | VCD | Annual family potluck at 6:30 & dance at 8:00. Please bring your own utensils. Bob Rentz calls for No Mean Feat: Cameron Stewart, Susan Stewart, Bob MacNevin, & Michael Gix. |
| Elgin | Elgin Hall | 14250 Crescent Road, Surrey, off 99A near Crescent Beach | map |
| Hastings | Hastings Community Centre | 3096 East Hastings Street (at Lillooet Street, across from the PNE), Vancouver | map |
| Legion | Legion Hall | 1407 Laburnum Street (north of Cornwall Avenue), Vancouver | map |
| SCC | Scottish Cultural Centre | 8886 Hudson Street (at 73rd Avenue, between Granville & Oak), Vancouver | map |
| St James | St James Hall | 3214 West 10th Avenue (at Trutch Street), Vancouver | map |
| WISE | WISE Hall | 1882 Adanac Street (at Victoria), Vancouver | map |
| ECD | English country dances. 604-325-0703. |
| Sybs | Sybaritic String Band contradances. The Sybarites welcome musicians to sit in. 778-999-8170 |
| VCD |
Vancouver Country Dance.
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VCD is an affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society. |