Main Hall Workshops
Time Event Staff Room 2 Room 3
Friday, April 9
6:00 - 7:30 Camper registration & sign up for cabins and chores
6:45 - 7:15 Waltzing Recordings  
7:30 - 9:15 Contra Dance Great Bear Trio w/Lynn
9:15 - 9:45 SNACK by Annie
9:45 - 11:30 Contra Dance Celticladda w/Bob  
11:30 - late Open dancing Recordings
Saturday, April 10
8:15 - 9:00 BREAKFAST Lobby: Late Registration & check-in
9:10 - 9:25 Stretching w/Vicky Anderson  
9:30 - 10:00 Open Waltzing w/Open Band
10:15 - 11:45 Contra: Interesting Progressions Great Bear Trio
w/Lynn Ackerson		 Fiddle Workshop
Randy Miller		 Irish Flute
Bill Thomas
12:00 - 12:45 LUNCH
1:00 - 1:30 Swing Fundamentals Laura Taylor
& Recordings		 Callers' workshop
Bob Isaacs		 Celtic harmonies &
songs w/Bill & Anne
1:30 - 2:15 Advanced Swing
2:30 - 4:00 Contra: On the Borderline Celticladda w/Bob Music w/Andrew Crafting:
Making bracelets
& hippie chokers
4:10 - 5:40 No-Walk-Through Contras Celticladda w/Lynn Jam w/Noah & Kim
5:40 - 6:15 BREAK take a nap or a walk (dinner setup) Behind the scenes
6:15 - 7:15 DINNER
7:30 - 8:00 Concert Celticladda  
8:10 - 9:45 Contra Dance Celticladda w/Lynn
9:45 - 10:15 SNACK by Annie
10:15 - 12:00 Contra Dance Great Bear Trio w/Bob  
12:00 - late Open dancing Recordings 12:30 — Music Jam in the Kitchen
Sunday, April 11
8:30 - 9:15 BREAKFAST
9:15 - 10:00 Open Waltzing Open Band Open Open
10:15 - 11:45 Contra: Put zing in your swing Great Bear Trio w/Bob Open Open
12:00 - 12:45 LUNCH
1:00 - 1:30 Concert Great Bear Trio
1:35 - 3:30 Final Contra dance Both bands and both callers
3:30 - 3:45 Clean common areas
3:45 GOOD-BYE — See you next year!




Interesting progressions: Great Bear Trio w/Lynn Ackerson
Saturday, 10:15 am, Main Hall
So you think you know how contra dances work, and when you will see your next neighbor? Think again.
Practice Makes Perfect...Sense
For Beginner through Advanced Fiddlers
Saturday, 10:15 am, Room 2
New Hampshire fiddler Randy Miller will lead a workshop for fiddlers interested in improving their playing. Whether your interest is in Irish, old-time, Cape Breton, or New England style, there are key fingering and bowing skills that can be broken down into simple exercises. Using his exercise book, The Fiddler's Friend, Randy will guide you through an intense practice session designed to improve your playing, with a focus on how to practice. For a practical application, the exercises will be matched with tunes. Music will be provided. Randy Miller has been designated a Master Teacher of Contra Dance Music by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. He also collects and publishes fiddle tunes under the imprint, Fiddlecase Books, including titles such as New England Fiddler's Repertoire and The Fiddler's Throne.
Irish Flute: Bill Thomas
Saturday, 10:15 am, Room 3
Swing Dance Fundamentals: Laura Taylor & Recordings
Saturday, 1:00 pm, Main Hall
Swing Dance Advanced: Laura Taylor & Recordings
Saturday, 1:30 pm, Main Hall
Callers Workshop, Intermediate/Advanced: Bob Isaacs
Saturday, 1:00 pm, Room 2
For those with some calling experience who want to expand their calling, teaching, and programming skills. This workshop can be tailored to the needs of the audience, and can range from one session to several. A manual covering all calling topics and a basic repertoire is included.
Celtic Songs & Harmonies: Bill & Anne Thomas
Saturday, 1:00 pm, Room 3
On the Borderline, Celticladda w/Bob Isaacs
Saturday, 2:30 pm, Main Hall
Dances that straddle the borderline between contras and squares. This includes squares with contra moves, contra with square moves, and formations that incorporate both contras and squares, such as 4 facing 4s, grid squares, and zias. So what's a zia? Come and give them a try.
Dance Music Discussion & Demonstrations: Andrew VanNorstrand
Saturday, 2:30 pm, Room 2
Crafting (Camper-led)
Saturday, 2:30 pm, Room 3
No Walk-Through Contras: Celticladda w/Lynn Ackerson
Saturday, 4:10 pm, Main Hall
We don't need no stinking walk-thoughs! This is a dance camp, after all...
Music Jam with Noah VanNorstrand and Kim VanNorstrand Yerton
Saturday, 4:10 pm, Room 2
Behind the scenes
Saturday, 5:40 pm, Room 2
A discussion of the process of putting on a dance camp. Discussion facilitated by Barbara Boylan.
Put Some Zing in Your Swing, Great Bear Trio w/Bob Isaacs
Sunday, 10:15 am, Main Hall
Variations and flourishes on the standard contra dance swings, matched with contras to illustrate them. Learn new moves, when and how to communicate them, and how to be a better partner.