Childgrove Country Dancers

Sat,
Jan 12
2013

2:00 pm

Pere Marquette Lodge

We danced contra dances and waltzes to music played by Martha Edwards and Rich Egan in the beautiful Pere Marquette Lodge.

Some of us extended our weekend with hiking and/or eagle watching in and around the park. (The trails are well marked and there are multiple scenic overlooks.)

Many of us had dinner in the Lodge dining room or at nearby restaurants.

The Elsah Dance

Following the dinner break, we drove 10 miles south for the Elsah Contra Dance from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the historic Farley's Music Hall 37 Mill St., Elsah, Il. (More information at www.historicelsah.org/)

For those wishing to spend the night, here is a listing of some lodgings in Elsah.

Watch this space for more details or see our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/441622055885339/

Sat,
Jul 30
2011

10:30 am

Clayton Farmer's Market
Join us for contra dances and a few waltzes with The Boney Goat Band.  Martha Edwards will coordinate the callers.
The Clayton Farmer's Market is at 8300 Maryland Ave at Topton Way.  Parking is available on the lot just West of Straub's in Clayton.
The music will go from 10-12 and we'll start dancing at 10:30 and dance for an hour or so.

Sat, Aug 13, 2011

10:00 am

Ferguson Farmer's Market
Join us for polkas and waltzes to live German music at the Ferguson Farmer's Market.
The Ferguson Farmer's Market is at 20 S Florissant Rd (63135). We'll dance from 10-11.

Sun, Aug 21, 2011
5:30 pm

Missouri Botanical Garden

We’ll meet in the lobby of the Ridgway Center and enter as a group at 5:30. We have exclusive use of the Gardens after it closes to the public.
Our evening will be a progressive party as we dance in 8-10 venues throughout the Garden. While we’ll linger in a few places, we’ll be at other sites for just one dance.

More than half of our venues will be ones where we have never danced before. We’ll dance in thyme with the music, we’ll dance with Madonna, we’ll explore tree rings and Fibonacci, and even do a reflective dance. If the stars align, we’ll even dance in a space normally closed to the public. In keeping with tradition, we’ll dance through a fountain, so dress accordingly and leave a towel in your car if you need to.

Since this dance takes the place of our monthly waltz party, the majority of our dances will be waltzes with some contras thrown in for good measure.

Please check back here and/or our Facebook page on Saturday or Sunday to see if there are any updates. We'll even post a map of our route.
Life doesn't get much better than this.

Here is a map of our path through the garden. We'll dance in most, if not all of these sites. Click on the map for a larger, printable version.

Sun
Apr 22
2012 

2:00pm

Washington University - ThurtenE Carnival
Wear RED. We will meet between 2:00 and 2:30 at the main stage which is located just north of Brookings Drive, the divided road that leads to  Brookings Hall from Skinker Blvd on the campus of Washington University. Here's a map that shows where the main stage is.
Dance Discovery will be performing at 2:00. After the Dance Discovery performance, we will do one community participation dance at the main stage, then do a Grand March away from the main stage to the flash dance location. If you arrive after 2:30, listen for the music and look for the dancers in red.

Tue
May 1
2012 

6:00 pm

Washington University
Join us immediately south of the Olin Library on the campus of Washington University.  We'll dance a few contras and waltzes and offer a creative study break for the students preparing for exams.  Eventually we'll progress to the Brookings Quadrangle and then to Brookings Hall (the castle looking building). If for any reason we need a Plan B, you'll find us in Forest Park at the World's Fair Pavilion.

Wed
May 9
2012

5:30p
 

Missouri Botanical Garden
We'll meet at 5:30 at the Ticket Booths which are 200 yards east of the Main Entrance. You'll notice the colorful flags and the tall warriors with swords. (As you drive onto the campus, turn left at the end of the driveway, then turn right onto the upper parking lot.)

We'll have our first one or two dances outside of the Botanical Gardens and then enter as a group.  

Here's a map of the path we'll take.

The Garden is closed to the general public, but they have been kind enough to allow us to dance in their wonderful space.

Artisans will be installing some of the beautiful exhibits for the Chinese Lantern Festival, so we'll keep a respectful distance from them. Unless artisans are at work, we'll dance within sight of the Dragon Embracing the Pillars, the Heavenly Temple, The Welcoming Dragon, The Flying Asparas, Cherry Blossoms, and other beautiful sites. 

Each space will have a "parking lot" for dance bags, water bottles, etc to keep the space clear for dancers. This year, we will not be dancing in everyone's favorite fountain, so you don't need to plan on getting wet. For future details, watch this space, subscribe to our Childgrove Discussions Listserve, or find the Childgrove site on Facebook.

Sun June 10
2012

4:30p

Dance Trance Flash Dance

If you're heading to Lexington for Dance Trance, you can extend your weekend with a Flash Dance at the High Bridge Park Dance Pavilion, a spacious, open air Victorian Pavilion in a park that overlooks the Kentucky River and its palisades.
The park is 45 minutes SW of Dance Trance, which ends at 3:00pm.
We'll gather at High Bridge Park about 4:30 for waltzes, contras, and a picnic dinner (BYOE).  If the pavilion is already rented, we will use one of the smaller gazebos or a grassy area near High Bridge, an engineering feat which was the highest railroad trestle in the world (280 feet) when it was built in 1877. 

After the dance, you can head home or enjoy lodging at the nearby Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. We have a group rate of $45 per person (double occupancy or more) plus $20 for each additional person in the room.  They are holding all 12 rooms in the West Family Dwelling for us.  To reserve a room, call 800.734.5611 x1545 and ask for Jean. Tell her you're with the Greg Rohde party. 
On Monday, you can eat breakfast at the restaurant, take a tour of the Living History Museum, enjoy a Riverboat Ride, or just head home happy. If interested, please email Greg Rohde (gregrohde50 at gmail.com). Click here for more pictures and links.

Sat
June 23
2012


11a

Clayton Farmer's Market
The Boney Goat Band will be playing at the Clayton Farmer's Market  (8300 Maryland Ave at Topton Way, in the Brown Shoe lot just west of Straub's.  Music starts at 10:00 and we'll dance from 11:00 - 12:00. Bob Creen will coordinate callers.

Sat, Aug 4 2012

10:00 am

Ferguson Farmer's Market
Join us for polkas and waltzes to live German music at the Ferguson Farmer's Market.
The Ferguson Farmer's Market is at 20 S Florissant Rd (63135). We'll dance from 10-11. They're providing us with a tent in the shade for in-between dances, bottled water, and a festive environment for their Germanfest.