2011 NEFFA Festival
[B]: Beginner friendly (Beginner friendly) Events

Preliminary Schedule -- Subject to Change!

Friday 7:30pm, High School Rm. 125 (0:50)
Intro to Contra Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Beth Parkes, JumpStart

Friday 8:00pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Seannos Irish Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Werner Ceusters, Montage

Friday 8:00pm, High School Rm. 176 (0:50)
Lovely Latin Rounds [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Louise Brill & Friends

Friday 8:30pm, High School Rm. 125 (0:50)
Intro to English Country Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Mary Jones, Paradise Bird

Friday 9:00pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Israeli Oldies [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Larry Denenberg, Robin & The Deaf Girls

Friday 9:00pm, High School Rm. 176 (0:50)
Bodhran Workshop [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Joe De Paolo

Friday 9:30pm, High School Rm. 125 (0:50)
Intro to International Folk Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Jonathan Young, Cambridge Folk Orchestra

Friday 10:00pm, Middle School Rm. 108 (1:00)
Pub Sing [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Jeff Keller

Friday 10:00pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:35)
Oli sto Horo! Greek Dancing [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Irene Savas, Meraki

Saturday 10:00am, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Faroese Social Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Faroese Dancers

Saturday 10:00am, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Learn Zwiefacher [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Lisa Brooks, Ed Abelson, Little Mother Z

Saturday 10:00am, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Intro to Waltz [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Tom Roby, Karen Edward, Tom Pixton

Saturday 10:00am, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to Waltz [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Susan de Guardiola

Saturday 10:00am, High School Rm. 177 (0:50)
A Capella Techniques [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Cece Borjeson & Ruth George

Saturday 11:00am, High School Rm. 177 (0:50)
How to Play the Bones [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Stephen Brown

Saturday 11:30am, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Intro to English Country Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Melissa Running, Windsor Knot

Saturday 11:30am, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to Contra Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Bob Golder, Wild Card

Saturday 12:00no, High School Rm. 117 (0:50)
Sing For Joy [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Animaterra Women's Chorus

Saturday 12:30pm, Middle School Dance Hall (1:05)
Learn Argentine Tango [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Hsueh-tze Lee, Tango Mucha Labia

Saturday 1:00pm, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Intro to Square Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Janine Smith, Raise the Roof

Saturday 1:00pm, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to Balkan Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Janet Yeracaris, Shining Moon

Saturday 1:00pm, High School Rm. 176 (0:50)
The BBC Radio Ballads [PB]: Presentation, Beginner friendly -- Kennedy, Setari & McCandless

Saturday 2:00pm, Middle School Rm. 105/106 (0:50)
String, Wind & Reed Jam [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Double Play

Saturday 2:00pm, High School Rm. 176 (0:50)
Participatory Greek Jam [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Meraki

Saturday 2:30pm, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Intro to Belly Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Eve Tribal Belly Dance Company

Saturday 2:30pm, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to Scandi Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Eph Weiss, John Chambers & Friends, Linda Bernfeld

Saturday 3:00pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Tarantellas from Southern Italy [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Italian Village Music and Dance

Saturday 3:00pm, High School Rm. 176 (0:50)
Anyone Can Sing [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Lorraine Hammond

Saturday 3:00pm, High School Rm. 177 (0:50)
Boing! Mouth Harps [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Bob Wyttenbach

Saturday 4:00pm, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Intro to Contra Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Dan Pearl, The French Connection

Saturday 4:00pm, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to English Country Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Sue Rosen, Dusty Miller

Saturday 5:00pm, Middle School Rm. 105/106 (0:50)
Tango Jam [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Tango Mucha Labia

Saturday 5:00pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:35)
Learn French Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Werner Ceusters, Montage

Saturday 5:30pm, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Seated Square Dances [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers

Saturday 5:30pm, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to Int'l Folk Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Val Medve, International Folk Sounds

Saturday 6:00pm, Middle School Rm. 105/106 (0:50)
Power Harmonies [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Power Harmonies

Saturday 6:30pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Introduction to Ragtime Dance [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Susan de Guardiola, Calliope

Saturday 6:30pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Brilliant Moon International Folk Dance [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Louise Brill, Shining Moon

Saturday 7:00pm, Middle School Rm. 108 (0:50)
Shape Note Workshop [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Glen Wright & Friends

Saturday 7:00pm, High School Rm. 177 (0:50)
Mountain Dulcimer Workshop [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Lucy Joan Sollogub

Saturday 8:00pm, High School Rm. 123 (0:50)
Death & Destruction [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Alan Friend

Saturday 9:00pm, Middle School Rm. 108 (0:50)
Ravenscroft Workshop [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Cantabile Renaissance Band

Saturday 9:00pm, High School Rm. 176 (1:00)
South African Songs & Dances [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Boston Harmony

Saturday 10:00pm, High School Rm. 117 (1:00)
Historic Pub Songs [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- John Fitzhugh Millar

Sunday 10:00am, Middle School Rm. 103/104 (0:50)
Carter Family Favorites [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Poor Valley

Sunday 10:00am, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Israeli for All [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Joan & Jim Savitt

Sunday 10:00am, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Intro to Balkan Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Janet Yeracaris, Zdravets

Sunday 10:00am, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to English Country Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Val Medve, Old Stage Road

Sunday 11:00am, Middle School Rm. 103/104 (0:50)
Golden Country Songs [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Planet Banjo

Sunday 11:00am, Middle School Rm. 105/106 (0:50)
Klezmer Jam [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Shver un Shviger

Sunday 11:30am, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Intro to Scandi Dancing [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- John Bartholomew, Marilyn Butler & Amy Parker

Sunday 11:30am, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to Contra Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Linda Leslie, Full Tilt

Sunday 12:00no, Middle School Rm. 105/106 (0:50)
Sing Brother Duets! [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Phyllis & Don

Sunday 12:00no, Middle School Rm. 108 (0:50)
Italian Music Session [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Italian Folk Tune Jammers

Sunday 12:00no, High School Rm. 117 (0:50)
Yiddish Songs of Social & Political Struggle [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Khrain!

Sunday 12:00no, High School Rm. 176 (0:50)
Maritime with a Chorus [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Mark Ryer

Sunday 1:00pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Cross-Step Waltz [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Susan de Guardiola, Calliope

Sunday 1:00pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
The Spiral Dances of Celtic Brittany [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Ray Price, Montage

Sunday 1:00pm, High School Rm. 123 (1:15)
Intro to Contra Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Chrissy Fowler, White Squall

Sunday 1:00pm, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Intro to Ceilidh Dances [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Jacob Bloom, The Pitch-Hikers

Sunday 1:00pm, High School Rm. 176 (0:50)
Mid-East Drumming Rhythms [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- George Kirby

Sunday 1:00pm, High School Rm. 177 (0:50)
Irish Sing-Along [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Mulligan's Fancy

Sunday 2:30pm, High School Rm. 125 (1:15)
Tanz! Intro to Yiddish Dancing [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Jacob Bloom, Shver un Shviger

Sunday 3:00pm, Middle School Rm. 105/106 (0:50)
Celtic Refrains & Rebels [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly -- Tyler Buck & Friends

Sunday 4:00pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (1:15)
Cajun Dance Workshop and Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly -- Jimmyjo & the Jumbol'ayuhs

Sunday 4:00pm, High School Rm. 117 (1:00)
Doumbek Workshop [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly -- Joe De Paolo

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