The pleasure of your company is requested
3rd Sunday Evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING

Michael Solomon Pavilion (Directions)
(Community Golf Course)
2917 Berkley Street
Dayton, Ohio 45419

Led by Kathy Anderson and Leslie Hyll
A donation is requested

Schedule

2011       2012
Sept 18NO DANCE       Jan 15Leslie
Oct 16Kathy & Leslie       Feb 19Kathy & Leslie
Nov 20Leslie       Mar 18Kathy & Leslie
Dec 18Leslie       Apr 15Kathy & Leslie
       May 20NO DANCE

This is a very informal gathering. Dances will be taught as needed as we go. No experience is needed to participate. While the emphasis is on historical dances, modern dances may be included, as well as the occasional American country dance. Dance styles include longways for as many couples as will (contras), sets of 2, 3, 4, or more couples, circles, and mixers. While these are all dances for couples, you are welcome to come without a partner - we'll trade partners often so that everyone may dance. Your donation will help us cover the cost of the hall.

For more information:
Leslie Hyll, 937-252-0638, leslie.hyll@daytonfolkdance.com
Kathy Anderson / Charles Krausche, 937-278-9676, kathyanderson2@sbcglobal.net
www.daytonfolkdance.com/ecd

We are ever so grateful to Cityfolk for sponsoring these dances.

Find out what we've been dancing!

     PROGRAMS is a list of the dances we've done on each evening
     FREQUENCY is an alphabetic list of all the dances we've ever done and how often we've done them
     FINANCES is our income and expenses

Dance Instructions and Videos

There are instructions and videos for many dances on the internet. As you look through various sites, please keep in mind that there have been many reconstructions and interpretations of historical dances. As such, other groups may not execute the dances in exactly the same manner that we have here. No one can say for sure who might have the correct interpretation. As long as we're all dancing together and having fun, it shouldn't manner which way we are doing it. When visiting other groups, remember, when in Rome do as the Romans do. And SMILE!

Playford Wiki -- Playford's Progeny - lots of dance instructions here, and you can add more!

The English Dancing Master by John Playford - a scanned version of the 1651 edition. John Playford published the first book of ECD in 1651. Many more editions followed. So when we talk about a dance being a "Playford" dance, we mean that it was published in one of his books. But he was not the only person to publish dances.

Check out other Dancing in Dayton and Ohio

Credits

Copyright 2011 Leslie Hyll