Dayton, Ohio
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Dayton, Ohio |
"Oldies but Goodies" |
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| Ron Houston of Austin, Texas |
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Alix Cordray of Oslo, Norway |
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| Ron Houston began folk dancing in 1955 with pioneer folk dance leaders George Lowrey and Roy McCutchan. Other early dance and recreation influences included Jane Farwell and Mary Ann Herman's Maine Folk Dance Camp. Ron began teaching in 1969 and helped found in 1971 and conduct for some 20 years the Festival Folklórico Internacional in Mexico. For 25 years he conducted the Friday-night folk dance sessions at the University of Texas. Ron studied dance formally in Poland, earned the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) teaching certificate, and studied informally in many other European countries and in Mexico. He went on to teach workshops around the US and abroad. In 1987, pioneer folk dancers asked him to create an archive, and he founded the Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH), publishing the widely respected annual series "Folk Dance Problem Solver" (each issue presenting the history and descriptions of approximately 40 folk dances), the quarterly "Report to Members", and the "Folk Dance Phone Book and Group Directory" (an alphabetical, classified, and geographical directory of folk dancers, groups, teachers, musicians, vendors, etc.). The Society Archive has now grown to hundreds of thousands of descriptions, tens of thousands of phonograph recordings, and thousands of books and magazines. In 2003, he received "Recognition" from Nelda Drury's San Antonio Folk Dance Festival, and in 2007, the National Folk Organization (NFO) awarded him their "Preserving Our Legacy" award. | Alix Cordray is an active dance instructor in Oslo, Norway.
She currently teaches three recreational groups and numerous workshops.
Two of the groups, Hordaringen and Springar'n, perform regularly and
have visited the US. Alix grew up in international (especially Balkan)
folk dancing in the San Francisco Bay Area. She danced in the Westwind International
Folk Ensemble from 1966-1975 and was artistic director 1981-1982. She also taught at the Mandala
in San Francisco from its inception in 1970 until 1975 and again 1979-1981.
She moved to Norway in 1975, where she has gradually
focused more and more on Norwegian dance. Starting in 1977, she has
toured the US teaching Norwegian dance many times.
Alix has taught at many camps including Stockton Folk Dance Camp, Pinewoods, Scandia Mendocino,
Norsk Folkedans Stemne (Seattle), Swansea (in Wales), Elverum (in Norway,
taught international there every year for more than 10 years).
In addition to recreational folk dance, Alix is a trained dancer,
including extensive training in modern dance (Graham technique),
a Master of Arts degree in dance from Mills College in Oakland, Ca.,
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) teacher certification,
and university work in Norwegian dance in Norway.
To top it all off, Alix plays Norwegian folk music on a two row accoridon, zither, and double bass.
And, Yes, Alix is Eddie Cordray's oldest sister. |
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Michael Solomon Pavilion
(Community Golf Course)
Thursday evening, Saturday, Sunday sessions at the Michael Solomon Pavilion, with a beautiful, sprung, hardwood floor |
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| Thursday, March 27 - MVFD Regular Thursday evening dance - Michael Solomon Pavilion | ||||
| Beginners Class | 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Ron, Alix, Leslie teaching | Free for members $1.50 for non-members |
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| Programmed Dancing | 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. | dancing programmed from your OLDIE requests, walkthrus and teaching of a few OLDIE dances |
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| Friday, March 28 - Please email for location! mvfd@daytonfolkdance.com | ||||
| SING-A-LONG | 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. | Sing your old ethnic favorites, learn some new favorites |
Free! | |
| Saturday, March 29 - Michael Solomon Pavilion | ||||
| SESSION 1 | 9:30 am - Noon | Instruction with Ron & Alix | $5.00 | |
| Noon - 1:30 pm | Lunch on your own | |||
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Culture Talk | Free! | ||
| SESSION 2 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Instruction with Ron & Alix | $5.00 | |
| 6:00 pm | Catered Dinner (reservations needed by March 20!) |
$12.00 | ||
| 7:00 pm | History and Culture Talk | Free! | ||
| 8:00 pm - whenever! | Golden Oldie Dance Party Costumes Welcome! |
$5.00 | ||
| Sunday, March 30 - Michael Solomon Pavilion | ||||
| SESSION 3 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Instruction with Ron & Alix | $5.00 | |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch on your own | |||
| SESSION 4 | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Instruction & Review with Ron & Alix | $5.00 | |
| Dance Syllabus | $2.50 | |||
| ALL TEACHING SESSIONS + DINNER + PARTY + SYLLABUS: Save $14.50 !!! | $25.00 | |||
A "Folktique Boutique" shop will be set up with good used folk & ethnic |
Email For sleeping bag space |
QUESTIONS? |
REGISTRATION:
Please fill out the form below, which lists the prices per person, and send to: |
| MVFD 55th Anniversary Workshop | |||
| Registration Form | Check all that apply: | ||
| Name(s)________________________________________ | Session 1 | _______ | $5 |
| ______________________________________________ | Session 2 | _______ | $5 |
| Address _______________________________________ | Dinner | _______ | $12 |
| ______________________________________________ | Saturday Dance Party | _______ | $5 |
| Phone _________________________________________ | Session 3 | _______ | $5 |
| email address _________________________________ | Session 4 | _______ | $5 |
| Syllabus | _______ | $2.50 | |
| Full package | _______ | $25 | |
| Please make check payable to "Miami Valley Folk Dancers" | Total Enclosed | _______ | |
| ALL DINNER RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 20, 2008 | |||
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Line/Circle/non-partner dances: Arap, Macedonia Bucimis, Bulgaria Hiotikos, Greece Five-Figure Cacak, Serbia Kostursko, Macedonia Sarajevka, Bosnia Sardana, Spain Shiboleth Basadeh, Israel Tin Tin Tini Mini Hanim, Armenia/Turkey Vrni se Vrni, Bulgaria |
Partner dances: Gay Gordons, Scotland, mixer Good Man of Ballangigh, England, longways Der Lauterbacher, Germany, mixer Oppdalsril, Norway, trio Polka Alegre, Mexico, set Reel of the 51st Division, Scotland, set Sauerlander Quadrille, Germany, square Stabberinglaender, Norway, couple Tango Waltz, England, couple Tompany, Poland, couples in circle Vossarul, Norway, couple |
MVFD is a Member of: Miami Valley Dance Council, Culture Works Associates, Cityfolk