2011 NEFFA Festival
[D]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader] (Participatory Dancing [with a leader]) Events

Preliminary Schedule -- Subject to Change!

Friday 7:00pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
"Trip To" English Country Dances [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- David Millstone, Pandora

Friday 7:00pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Contra Energizer [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Chris Weiler, einstein's little homunculus

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, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Scottish Country Dancing [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Andy Taylor-Blenis, The White Cockade

Friday 8:00pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Pacific Edge Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Woody Lane, Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers

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 Dance Hall (0:50)
Eye Contact Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Lisa Greenleaf, Nor'easter

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

Friday 10:30pm, High School Dance Hall (1:00)
Late Night Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Donna Hunt, Agnostic Fiddle Insurgency

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, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
What the Hey Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Deb Comly, Roaring Jelly

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 11:00am, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Family Contra Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented -- Linda Leslie, Sugar River String Band

Saturday 11:00am, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Marvelous Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Rick Mohr, Jetstream

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, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Family Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented -- Regina Laskowski, Cambridge Folk Orchestra

Saturday 12:30pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Jersey's Best Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Bob Isaacs, Termites' Delight

Saturday 1:00pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Traditional New England Barn Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented -- Two Fiddles

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 2:00pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Faroese Ballad Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented -- Faroese Dancers

Saturday 2:30pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Youth Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Mary Wesley, Daniel Friedman

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 3:30pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Role-Free Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Bob Golder, Free Raisins

Saturday 4:00pm, High School Dance Hall (1:20)
Festive ECD [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Joanna Reiner, Barbara Finney, Hot Toddy

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 4:30pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Gene Hubert's Squares [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Janine Smith, The Dixie Butterhounds

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, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Star-Spangled Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Melanie Axel-Lute, The Big Phat American K-Lee Band

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 5:45pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:35)
French Dance Party [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Werner Ceusters, Montage

Saturday 6:30pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Take Hands Six (Contras)! [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Adina Gordon, Rock the Boat

Saturday 7:30pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
English Country Dance of the Pirate Era [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- John Fitzhugh Millar, Northeast Extension

Saturday 7:30pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Frannie Marr, Rachel Shapiro

Saturday 8:30pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Bill Pope Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Lynn Ackerson, Pizzazz

Saturday 9:30pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Rum & Onions XXXI Contras & Squares [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Tony Parkes, Rum & Onions

Saturday 10:30pm, High School Dance Hall (1:00)
HotContrasSweetWaltz [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Bill Olson, Ti' Acadie

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 Dance Hall (0:50)
Zwiefachers! [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Ret Turner, The Mother Zwiefacher Orchestra

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 Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Community Fun Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented -- Deb Comly, Apple Crisp

Sunday 11:30am, Middle School Dance Hall (1:20)
Gotta Dance Contras! [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Chrissy Fowler, Steve Holland, Stunt Double

Sunday 11:30am, High School Dance Hall (1:20)
Dances from the CDS/NEFFA Archives [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- CDS & NEFFA Band

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 1:00pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Rousing Rom Dances [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Leora Berns, Rakiya

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 2:00pm, Middle School Auditorium Stage (0:50)
Vintage Balkan [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Tom Roby, Tom Pixton

Sunday 2:00pm, Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Spring into English [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Melissa Running, Brookline Country Players

Sunday 2:00pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Cruisin' Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Sue Rosen, Cuckoo's Nest

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 Dance Hall (0:50)
Wild Bulgarian Dances [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Divi Zheni

Sunday 3:00pm, High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Not Just Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Jeremy Korr, Free Association

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 Dance Hall (1:30)
Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares--Merry Go Round at 4:30pm!! [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful -- Beth Parkes, Tony Saletan, Linda Leslie

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