NEFFA D Events
(Participatory Dancing [with a leader])
Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!

Friday April 19, 2024
 7:00pmIsraeli Dancing for All DB -- Joan & Jim Savitt -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmWelcome to NEFFA ECD! DS -- Barbara Finney, Caravan -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmSmooth and Crunchy Contras DS -- Carl Levine, Roaring Jelly -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 8:00pmGreek Dance DB -- Platana -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:00pmRemembering Christine Helwig (ECD) DS -- Sam Rotenberg, GCD Demo Team Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:00pmContra for Beginners DB -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Cojiro -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 8:00pmKeen Contras DS -- Rick Mohr, Dogtown -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 9:30pmGo with the Flow! Contras DS -- Alexandra Deis-Lauby, Kingfisher -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 10:00pmThe Gaze in the Dance: Challenging ECD DX -- Anna Rain, Pandora -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)
 10:00pmFusion Dance DB -- Boston Fusion Dance Community -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (90 min.)
 10:30pmWill They, Won't They Contras DS -- Dylan Simpson, The Orphans -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

Saturday April 20, 2024
 10:00amIntroduction to Contras DB -- David Millstone, Cecilia Vacanti, Sam Zakon-Anderson -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 10:00amCommunity Dance Party with Margaret Bary and Tabbies' Delight DF -- Margaret Bary -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amHot Music, Cool Dances (ECD) DS -- Ted Rudofker, Hidden River -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 11:00amBretagne Dance DB -- Pardon My French, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amIntro to English Country Dance DB -- Sue Rosen, Bruce Rosen, Vince O'Donnell -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 11:00amFamily Scottish Country Dancing DF -- Karen Sollins, Tom Pixton -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amGet in the Groove Contras DS -- Dereck Kalish, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 12:00noonDances of Anatolia DS -- Jeanne Clifford, Rakiya -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:00noonLearn the ECD Medley Dances DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Tom Roby, Northeast Extension -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:00noonCouple Sequence Dances DB -- Alan Winston, Two Cousins -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 12:00noonFamily Fun Dance DF -- Don Veino, JumpStart -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 12:00noonSquares for Contra Dancers DS -- Bob Isaacs, Raise the Roof -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 1:00pmScottish Ceilidh Party DB -- Hila Lenz, Torrent -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:00pmFamily Barn Dance DF -- Jacob Bloom, Free Association -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 1:00pmWe Meet Again Contras DS -- Sue Gola, Autumn Rose Lester, Eric Eid-Reiner -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 2:00pmPhilly's Phinest Contras DS -- Liesl Jandrey, The Dixie Butterhounds -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 2:00pmContra for Big Kids (6-12s) DF -- Tamar Myers, The Midlings -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (110 min.)
 3:00pmTriplet Time (3 Cple Sets) DS -- Chris Page, Free Association -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmFestive Yet Tasteful ECD DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Intuition -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 4:00pmQueer as Folk Dance (Contras) DS -- Qwill Duvall, Chimney Swift -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 4:00pmSeated Square Dance DB -- Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 4:00pmKudos to Kynaston (ECD) DS -- David Millstone, Brylig -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 5:00pmScottish Country Dancing DS -- Howard Lasnik, The Mad Katters -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 5:00pmIntro to Balkan Dancing DB -- Sue Rose, Whatever Floats Your Goat -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 5:30pmContra Chestnuts Plus DS -- Jeremy Korr, Not Enough Fiddles -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 6:00pmBalkan Joy! Balkan Dances DS -- Balkan Fields -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 6:30pmContras with Rum & Onions DS -- Steve Zakon-Anderson, Rum & Onions -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 7:00pmIntro to Colonial Dance DB -- Jacob Bloom, Nancy Bloom, The Colonial Minstrels -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 7:30pmRecent English Country Dance Delights DS -- Jenny Beer, Betwixt and Between -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:30pmBeatles Contra DS -- Donna Hunt, Wissahickon Express -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 8:30pmECD Favorites with the English Open Band DS -- Cathy Hollister, The English Country Dance Open Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:30pmBest Contras of the 2010's DS -- Greg Frock, Good Company -- Trade Center West (80 min.)
 10:30pmContra Party! DS -- Michael Karcher, Torrent -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

Sunday April 21, 2024
 10:00amEasy Morning Contras DS -- Lisa Greenleaf, einstein's little homunculus -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amFamily Morris Dance Workshop DF -- Alex Cumming -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amBalkan Brass Band Dance DS -- Conical Cacophony -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 11:00amPleasing Progressions in ECD DS -- Margaret Bary, Brookline Country Players -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amIntro to Contra DB -- Sue Gola, Zachary Mills -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 11:00amContras & Squares with a French Flair with Cindy Larock DF -- Les Bijoux Folque Orchestra -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amTribute to Tony Parkes DS -- Various Callers, Calliope -- Trade Center West (80 min.)
 12:00noonFamily Barn Dance DF -- Alex Cumming -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:30pmThere and Back Again Contras DS -- Hannah Chamberlain; Casey Murray, Molly Tucker, and Sam Zakon-Anderson -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 1:00pmBalkan Dances to Beautiful Balkan Voices DS -- Jonathan Young, Sue Rose, Krasivi Perli -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:00pmFamily Dances to International Music DF -- Andy Taylor-Blenis -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:00pmIntro to English Country Dance DB -- Val Medve, Crossover -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:00pmWavy Contras DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Zarkadelphia -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 2:30pmCroatian Dance Favorites DS -- Pajdashi -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmWaltz Party! DS -- Larry Unger & Friends -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmFamily Dance DF -- Kristin Seibert, Kingfisher -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 3:00pmDavid Kaynor Tunes & Contras DS -- Don Veino, Joy Factor -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 4:00pmEnglish Favorites Dance Party DS -- Dereck Kalish, Linda Nelson, Mulberry Garden -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)
 4:00pmFestival Orchestra Contras and Sqs—Merry Go Round at 4:35! DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Bob Isaacs, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (90 min.)


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