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Dance Gypsies at
Wisconsin Weekend, July 2008
Upcoming Dance Weekends
2008 |
Cumberland, KY — Dance Week |
400 miles |
2008 |
Bloomington, IN — Sugar Hill open band, open calling, camping available |
240 miles |
2008 |
Ames, IA — Iowa Music Festival, with Phantom Power, calling by Ron Buchanan and Brooke Friendly | 400 miles |
2008 |
Dodgeville, WI — Squirrel Moon with New Bad Habits, calling by Beth Molaro |
395 miles |
2008 |
Mentone, AL — Dance Vortex, contra, cajun, zydeco, waltz and swing. Contra music by Notorious, calling by Cis Hinkle. |
470 miles (~7.5 hours) |
| Oct 25-26 2008 Oct 24 in Bloomington |
Indianapolis, IN — Gypsy Moon Ball, with Chicory and Hot Club of DerbyTown, calling by Seth Tepfer and David Ernst Special pre-Gypsy Moon Ball dance in Bloomington with Chicory |
250 miles 235 miles |
| Oct 24-26 2008 |
Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Fall Dance Festival, with
Crowfoot, calling by
Nils Fredland. (Fly into DC, then catch the Sun night Glen Echo Dance) |
760 miles |
2008 |
Springfield, MO — SoleFest, with Red Mountain, calling by Frederick Park |
200 mi |
2008 |
with Raz-de-marée (Tidal Wave) , calling by Sue Rosen and Susan Kevra |
320 miles |
2008 |
Pittsburgh, PA — Fall Dance Weekend, with Notorious, calling by Gaye Fifer, and Band du Jour, calling by Steve Bennett. |
615 miles |
2008 |
Lawrence, KS — Pilgrim's Progression, with Lit Splickety, calling by Tom Hinds |
280 miles |
| Dec 5-7 2008 |
Columbus, OH — Winter Warm Up |
440 miles |
2009 |
Knoxville, TN — Knoxville Dance Weekend, with TBA, calling by TBA | 495 miles |
Feb 28 |
Cape Girardeau, MO - Chance Dance with Martha and the Troublemakers, and the Old Cornlickers. Open calling. Potluck dinner. Good weather or your money back! | 120 miles (~2 hours) |
2009 |
Berea, KY — Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend with
Groovemongers, calling by Diane Silver and Chris Bischoff |
380 miles |
2009 |
St. Louis, MO — Kimmswick Dance Weekend. Many bands, open calling | 50 miles |
| Past Weekends | ||
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2007 |
160 miles |
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2007 |
Chicago, IL — Breaking Up Thanksgiving This classic jam weekend is held in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. | 350 miles |
2007 |
Morgantown, WV — 'Contradancers Delight' Holiday, with the Elftones and Crowfoot, calling by Beth Molaro and Nils Fredland. | 630 miles (~10 hours) |
2008 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL — Chambana Jan Jam with U4, Changeling, and Little Egypt Pep-Steppers, calling by Jerome Grisanti and Darlene Underwood | 190 miles (~3.5 hours) |
2008 |
Lexington, KY and Berea, KY — Swing Shift, with the Contrarians |
350 miles 380 miles |
2008 |
Houston, TX - Bayou Bedlam, with KGB, calling by Carol Ormand | 870 miles |
| Feb 21-24 2008 |
Buena Vista, CO - Stellar Days & Nights, with Notorious (Larry Unger & Eden MacAdam-Somer) and by Hands Five, calling by Merri Rudd. |
930 miles
(~16 hrs) |
| Feb 29-Mar 2 2008 |
Ann Arbor, MI — Dawn Dance Weekend, with The Great Bear Trio and Foxfire, calling by Paul Oorts, Joseph Pimentel and Susan Kevra | 525 miles |
| Mar 14-16 2008 | Memphis, TN — Memfest with the Groovemongers, calling by Darlene Underwood | 280 miles |
2008 |
Columbia, MO — Spring Breakdown, with Footloose, calling by Robert Cromartie | 120 miles |
2008 |
Cincinnati, OH — Pig Town Fling, with Goosebone Prophets and Brittany Bay, calling by Gaye Fifer and Nils Fredland. | 370 miles |
| Apr 11-12 2008 |
Chicago, IL - U. Chicago Dance Weekend, with Nightingale, calling by George Marshall. | 300 miles (~5 hours) |
2008 |
Bloomington, IN — Swing Into Spring at Camp Ransburg. Call Tom Morrison 812-333-1550 for info |
240 miles |
2008 |
Oberlin, OH — Dandelion Romp, with Crowfoot and Elixir and Oberlin College's Black River Ironworks, calling by Rick Mohr and Seth Tepfer | 550 miles |
2008 |
Beckwith, WV — Whitewater Whirl with The Great Bear Trio, and the Contrarians, calling by Shawn Brenneman and Gaye Fifer. | 580 mi |
2008 |
Louisville, KY —Potato Run with Footloose, calling by Adina Gordon. (In south Indiana) |
240 mi |
2008 |
Lexington, KY — Dance Trance, with Wild Asparagus, calling by George Marshall | 350 miles |
2008 |
Oklahoma City, OK — Flamingo Fling | 490 miles |
| Jul 4-6 2008 |
Delafield, WI - Wisconsin Weekend, with the Groovemongers, and the Cosmic Otters, calling by Gaye Fifer and Danika Murray. | 380 mi
( ~6.5 hrs) |
| Jul 11-13 2008 |
St Louis, MO — Four Dances in Three Days.
|
0 miles |
2008 |
Coshocton, OH — River Rendezvous, with Lift Ticket and Hotpoint String Band, calling by Diane Silver, Becky Hill, and Carol Kopp. | 500 miles |
Dance Gypsy Resources
A good list of dance weekends can be found on Charlie Seelig's Contradance Links for Festivals, Camps, and Weekends.
The Dance Gypsy keeps a list of dance weekends all over the country.