| Basic Information | Weekend Schedule | Prices | Further Information | Registration | Directions | Housing |
You Are Invited To The
Seventh Annual
English & AmericanDance (and More!) Weekend
| Basic Information | Weekend Schedule | Prices | Further Information | Registration | Directions | Housing |
The weekend will feature a Friday evening contra dance, a Saturday evening English Country dance ball, a Sunday afternoon farewell dance and an fun assortment of workshops during the day Saturday and Sunday morning.
Dance Instruction By |
Music By |
| DAY | TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 14 | |||
| Friday | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Registration | Ballroom |
| Friday | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | New Dancer Orientation Leader: Scott Meyer No charge |
314 |
| Friday | 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. | Contra Dance Scott Higgs Pigtown Alley |
Ballroom |
| Friday | 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. | Russian Ballroom Dance Leaders: Dit & Bob Olshan |
314 |
| Friday | 9:30 - 11:00 p.m. | Request Folk Dance No charge |
314 |
| Saturday, March 15 | |||
| Saturday | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Contredanse Des Victimes Leader: Sarah Nixon Gasyna | Ballroom |
| Saturday | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Brown bag discussion Leader: Scott Meyer No charge |
Ballroom |
| Saturday | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Dance Callers' Workshop Leader: Tom Senior |
210 |
| Saturday | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Hambo For contra and ECD dancers Leaders: Dit & Bob Olshan |
Ballroom |
| Saturday | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Irish Step Dancing Leader: Leila Ramagopal |
314 |
| Saturday | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | ECD Music Workshop Leaders: Pigtown Alley |
210 |
| Saturday | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | English Country Dance Workshop Leader: Scott Higgs Music: Flatland Consort |
Ballroom |
| Saturday | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Request Folk Dance No charge |
314 |
| Saturday | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Playing for Contra Dances Leaders: Robin Kearton & Tom Faux |
210 |
| Saturday | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Scottish Dance Workshop Leader: Barbara Cool | Ballroom |
| Saturday | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Foot Massage Workshop Leader: Qingyan Tian |
314 |
| Saturday | 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Song Circle Leader: Jan Kalmar No charge |
210 |
| Saturday | 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. | English Country Ball Leader: Scott Higgs Music: Pigtown Alley |
Ballroom |
| Sunday, March 16 | |||
| Sunday | 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. | Yiddish Traditions Workshop 10 - 11: Little Oy on the Prairie 11 - 12: Yiddish Dance Leaders: Mitch & Frances Harris |
Ballroom |
| Sunday | 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Farewell Dance Leader: Scott Higgs Music: Pigtown Alley |
Ballroom |
| PRICE | EVENT |
|---|---|
| $50 | Entire Weekend, paid in advance postmarked by March 5 Registration Form (Visit the link and print the form from your browser or download the file with a right mouse click on the link and select "Save Target As" with IE, "Save Link Target As" with Netscape or "Save Link As" with Firefox) |
| $55 | Entire Weekend, paid at the door |
| $8 | Friday evening dance |
| $13 | Saturday evening ball |
| $7 | Sunday afternoon dance |
| $6 | Each workshop |
| $5 | Weekend Syllabus |
Weekend Flier (Word Doc Format - 320 KB)
For further information contact
Jenifer Cartwright at
jencart7@yahoo.com
or 217/352-2803
Pictures from previous dance weekends
You may also register at the door for the entire weekend for $55 or just pay for those portions of the weekend you are able to attend.
Information about parking on campus
A map of parking on campus (PDF - 631 KB)
There are rooms available at the Illini Union. Their phone number is 217-333-3030.
The next closest hotel is the Hampton Inn at 1200 W. University Avenue. Their phone is 217-337-1100 or 1-800-HAMPTON.
The Historic Lincoln Hotel at 209 S. Broadway Avenue is also reasonably close. Their phone number is 217-384-8800.