Schedule for the Corvallis contra dance weekend

Note that this schedule may still change.

Friday
Dance in Gatton Hall, First Congregational Church
4515 SW West Hills Road
7:00 check-in available
7:30 contra dance with Lift Ticket and Woody Lane
~9:20 break and band change
Pot-luck snacks
~9:40 contra dance with Full Circle and Becky Hill
11:30 end of dancing
11:30 - 1:00 am Food, Drinks, Jamming, & Conversation
(McMenamin's Corvallis, 420 NW 3rd Street)

  • Contra sesions are INDEPENDENT. Attend any or all.
  • Music sessions are INDEPENDENT. Attend any or all.
  • Salsa Rueda sessions are PROGRESSIVE. Attend session II only if you've participated in the previous one.

    • Saturday
    All activities at First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills Road
    Time Gatton Hall Conversation
    (Fireplace Room)    		 Alt. Dance
    (Room 5)    		 Music
    (Music Room)
    9:30-10:20 Waltz Workshop
    Mike Cottle
    recorded music    		 (open) (open) (open)
    10:30-12:00 Contra A
    "How It All Fits Together"
    Woody Lane
    Lift Ticket    		 Callers' Session A
    Callers' workshop
    Becky Hill
    CDs as needed     		Music
    Slow Jam / Tune Teaching
    George Penk
    12:00-1:30 Lunch break
    (local restaurants)     		Callers' Session
    Discussion with
    Becky & Woody
    Over lunch (location TBD)
    1:30-2:20 Salsa Rueda
    Dale Kyle & Patricia Andersson
    recorded music    		 (open) (open) (open)
    2:30-4:00 Contra B
    "Now You're Stylin'"
    Becky Hill
    Lift Ticket    		 Clogging
    Woody Lane
    recorded music     		(open)
    4:15-5:30 Squares
    "Let's Rock and Roll!"
    Woody Lane
    Full Circle    		 Music
    Percussion Workshop
    Stefan Amidon     		Callers' Session
    Contra Choreography
    Becky Hill
    CDs as needed     		Music
    Band Workshop
    Rex Blazer, C.W.Abbott, and Seth Houston
    5:30-7:30 Dinner break
    (local restaurants)
    7:30 contra dance
    Full Circle and Woody Lane
    ~9:20 break and band change
    (snack fundraiser)
    ~9:40 contra dance
    Lift Ticket and Becky Hill
    11:30 end of dancing
    11:30 - 1:00 am Food, Drinks, Jamming, & Conversation
    (McMenamin's Corvallis, 420 NW 3rd Street)



    Sunday Morning
    Time New Morning Bakery
    (a public venue)    		 Oddfellows' Hall South
    (Ours from 8:30-1:30)
    8:00-?:?? Breakfast & Jamming
    (treat yourself to a bite)
    9:00-10:20 Salsa Rueda II
    Patricia Andersson & Dale Kyle
    recorded music
    10:30-12:00 open singing
    Led by Seth Houston
    bring song books/a favorite to share    		 Open Waltzing
    Acoustic Music
    (George Penk & Rex Blazer on twin fiddles)
    12:00-1:30 lunch break
    (local restaurants)
    Sunday Afternoon
    Continue at First Congregational Church
    Time Gatton Hall
    1:30-3:00 Contra C
    "Bodacious Beckets"
    Becky Hill
    Full Circle
    3:15-5:30 closing contra party
    Both callers
    Both bands
    5:00 end of dance weekend




    Sunday Evening dance
    (separate admission charge of $8)
    Dance in Gatton Hall, First Congregational Church
    4515 SW West Hills Road
    7:00 Newcomer's Introductory Session, Gatton Hall
    7:30 start of dance at Gatton Hall
    Both Callers & Both Bands
    ~8:50 break and possible band change
    ~9:10 continue contra dance
    10:30 end of dance
    (See you next year?)
    Description of Workshop Sessions:
    Contra A - Woody Lane & Lift Ticket
    "How It All Fits Together": Contra dances and the music. More than the dance moves. How music fits the dances and what happens when it doesn't. What are those musicians (and callers) are doing to make the dances so sublime or exciting? How and what to appreciate.
    (alternative description) Anything but Boring - Playing with a Dance Band vs. Playing with Yourself!
    How the musicians in a dance band work with each other, the caller, and the dancers to achieve maximum synergy and maximum fun! Matching tunes to dances, matching styling to dances, propelling the energy through a dance medley, and “special effects.”
    Contra B - Becky Hill & Lift Ticket
    Contra Styling: dances called with lots of style points for both genders.
    Contra C - Becky Hill & Full Circle
    "Bodacious Beckets": An excuse to do an hour or so of smooth, flowing becket dances.
    Squares - Woody Lane & Full Circle
    "Squares -- Let's Rock and Roll!" -- let her rip!. Dances that you don't normally do -- dances that dazzle, that challenge, that make you laugh and shout. Squares and other formations that just won't let go!
    New(er) Callers' Session - Becky Hill
    A highly participatory new(er) callers' workshop.
    Callers' Lunch - Becky & Woody
    A Discussion with Becky Hill & Woody Lane over lunch, possibly with emphasis on programming and dance selection.
    Dance choreography - Becky Hill
    We'll write a dance together with lots of discussion about what makes a good dance.

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