Albuquerque Contra Dances 1st and 3rd Saturdays Abq Square Dance Center unless otherwise noted 7:00 pm – Lesson, 7:30-10:30 – Dancing Member $8, Non-members $9, Students half price, Under 12 free Credit Cards Accepted! |
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Date | Caller | Band | |
Jan 7 | Kris Jensen | Abq Megaband | |
Jan 21 | Erik Erhardt (contra) and Rikud Dance Troupe (klezmer) | Joint Klezmer & Contra Dance with Rebbe’s Orchestra (klezmer) and The Thrifters (contra) | |
Feb 4 | Ben Werner | Cheap Shots | |
Feb 18 | Sherilyn Urben | Abq Megaband | |
Mar 4 | Merri RUdd | Adobe Brothers | |
Mar 18 | Ben Werner | Rusty Tap | |
Apr 1 | Sage Assembly English Ball with Wendy Graham and Ladies at Play | ||
Apr 15 | Lewis Land | Abq Megaband | |
May 6 | Cancelled | Cancelled (No Hall) | |
May 20 | Kris Jensen | String Theory | |
May 26 -29 | FolkMADness Dance Camp Weekend | ||
Jun 3 | Folk Festival: workshops and jams.
Beginner’s contra workshop by Ben Werner. Evening contra dance with Megaband and caller Erik Erhardt |
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June 17 | Marj Mullany | Virginia Creepers | |
July 1 | Erik Erhardt | SyGyZy | |
July 15 | Marj Mullany | Boxwood Consort | |
July 29 | Special 5th Saturday Dance! Erik Erhardt and Adobe Brothers Challenging Figures and Unusual Formations (Advanced Dance) |
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Aug 5 | Ben Werner | Abq Megaband | |
Aug 19 | Cancelled | Cancelled (No Hall) | |
Sept 2 | Lewis Land | Cheap Shots | |
Sept 16 | Kris Jensen | Boxwood Consort | |
Oct 7 | Ben Werner | Avourneen (Denver CO band) | |
Oct 21 | Sherilyn Urben | Abq Megaband | |
Oct 27-29 | Boo Camp | at Hummingbird Music Camp, Jemez Springs NM. More info TBA | |
Nov 4 | Kris Jensen | Virginia Creepers | |
Nov 18 | Marj Mullany | Cheap Shots | |
Dec 2 | TBA | SyGyZy | |
Dec 16 | TBA | Abq Megaband | |
Jan 6 | Merri Rudd | TBA |
2017 Santa Fe Dance Schedule
Santa Fe Contra Dances 2nd and 4th Saturdays Odd Fellows Hall 7:00 pm – Lesson, 7:30-10:30 – Dancing Member $8, Non-members $9, Students half price, Under 12 free |
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Date | Caller | Band |
Jan 14 | Marj Mullany | Adobe Brothers |
Jan 28 | Kris Jensen | ATC String Band |
Feb 11 | Lewis Land | Flagpole Salad |
Feb 25 | Will McDonald | SF Megaband |
Mar 11 | Marj Mullany | Virginia Creepers |
Mar 25 | Chris Kermiet (Colorado) | SyZyGy |
Apr 8 | Lewis Land | Roaring Jelly |
Apr 22 | Kris Jensen | SF Megaband |
May 13 | Ben Werner | Kindred Spirits |
May 27 | FolkMADness Camp in Socorro NM | |
Jun 10 | Will McDonald | Cheap Shots |
Jun 24 | Don Veino (Concord, MA) | SF Megaband |
Jul 8 | Kris Jensen | Adobe Brothers |
Jul 22 | Erik Erhardt | SF Megaband |
Aug 12 | Lauren Soherr | SyZyGy |
Aug 26 | Sherilyn Urben | Ladies at Play |
Sept 9 | Erik Erhardt | Roaring Jelly |
Sept 23 | Ben Werner | Kindred Spirits |
Oct 14 | Will McDonald | SF Megaband |
Oct 28 | Boo Camp | |
Nov 11 | Lewis Land | Cheap Shots |
Nov 25 | Will McDonald and Jim Werbel | SF Megaband |
Dec 9 | Kris Jensen | Connie Manhattan |
Dec 23 | Richard Wilson Birthday Celebration. Erik Erhardt and Will McDonald, SF Megaband | |
Jan 13 | Will McDonald | TBA |
Jan 27 | Katherine Bueler | ATC Band |
Feb 10 | Marj Mullany | TBA |
Feb 24 | Sherilyn Urben | SF Megaband |
Mar 10 | TBA | TBA |
Mar 24 | Chris Kermiet | TBA |
FolkMADness 2017 – 25th Anniversary
Joint Klezmer & Contra Dance 1/21/17
Contra Dance SF 12/10/16
Contra Dance Santa Fe, 11/26
Contra Dance Santa Fe, 11/12/16
Richard Wilson’s book published, All Join Hands: Dances and Stories
FolkMADS members and community,
Richard Wilson‘s book is complete and available for purchase. I’m very proud of what we’ve created. Proceeds to benefit youth scholarships for NM FolkMADS.
All Join Hands: Dances and stories
by Richard Wilson, with Erik Barry Erhardt and Lauren Lamont, 2016.
Introduction to the first edition
This book is the fruit of an old idea, a long fallow period, and a final burst of enthusiastic commitment. The idea was to provide Richard with a meaningful focus and contribution during his last year of life. He wrote and wrote, filling notebooks; Lauren transcribed what she could. We photocopied all his cards that could be found in October 2010; Katherine provided an initial transcription. This book has taken many forms in its many revisions and reimaginings: experimenting with different paper sizes, interleaving the stories from other people in with his own story, modifying the dance formats, and finally returning to this fairly simple format. The long lull, after much compilation and redrafting, was partly due to my grieving after Richard passed; with Richard gone the urgency of the project had passed, since my primary commitment was to him. Then I allowed other projects to take over, including the trials of earning tenure as faculty at UNM. Finally, after almost six years, it is done.
While I may not have been able to realize the book I envisioned, this is it. I’m heartened by a thoughtful and generous community to whom I present this gift and tribute. Five years since Richard’s passing, I still feel his spirit and gentleness as I teach new dancers and callers, just as he taught me, feeling how each foot lifted is as important as how each is set upon.
Erik Barry Erhardt
Albuquerque, NM
October 2016
Contra Dance Santa Fe, 10/22/16
Fire Ant Frolic – Nov 18-20 – Austin TX
Fire Ant Frolic is Austin’s annual contra dance weekend. Every year they bring in a nationally known band and caller for an entire weekend of dancing. Dancers from all over the area come to dance & enjoy fellowship & community.
This year they will feature the nationally acclaimed fiddle player Jamie Laval, accompanied by the very talented Owen Morrison on guitar and expert calling provided by Susan Petrick. Enjoy various workshops including English Country dance, Waltz, Scottish Ceilidh dances and a Rushfest during the afterparty with Emily Rush. Hope you can join them!
Jamie Laval is a nationally acclaimed fiddle player currently living near Asheville NC. An International Champion Celtic Fiddler who performs and teaches the traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, and Quebec. His music has been heard in many venues around the world as well as TV and movie soundtracks, he has even done a TED Talk.
Visit their website (www.fireantfrolic.org) for more information, including online registration and schedule details.