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MONTH | DAY | EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
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January | Sunday 19 | English Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
January | Sunday 26 | Scottish Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
February | Sunday 9 | English Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
February | Sunday 23 | Scottish Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
March | Sunday 9 | English Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
March | Sunday 30 | Scottish Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
April | Sunday 13 | English Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
April | Sunday 27 | Scottish Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
May | Sunday 18 | English Country Dance | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Mansfield United Methodist Church |
If you would like to hire the band to play for your event contact
Richard Engelbrecht-Wiggans at:
eplus17@gmail.com
We will be doing the dance we have selected at each of our monthly dances this fall and then it will be done without teaching or calling at the Christmas Ball in December. The dance is fairly straightforward and will be quite accessible for anyone with even a modest amount of experience in English country dance.
A | 1's lead down through 2's and cast back to place (1-4), 2's lead up through 1's and cast back to place (5-8) |
B1 | 1st corners trade places (1-2), 2nd corners trade places (3-4), All fall back a double, then come forward a double turning single (5-8) |
B2 | Partners trade places passing right shoulders (1-2),
[turn back on neighbor, 2's face up, 1's face down] Neighbors trade places, backing up and passing right shoulders (3-4), [end in original places facing partners across the set] 3 changes of a circular hey, skipping (5-8) |
Videos of some people doing this dance. Be aware that our local styling may be a bit different than that seen in the videos. However, these should give you a feel for how the dance fits the music and some ideas for how to make your own dancing elegant and graceful.
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For a related dance form try contra dance, traditional American country dance, with the Urbana Country Dancers. They do contras and squares which are the dance forms that English country dance evolved into here in America in the late 1700's and early 1800's.
For some additional variety you might want to check out the International Folk Dance Society. They do dances from all over the world.
The Central Illinois English Country Dancers is affiliated with the Urbana Park District and the
Country Dance and Song Society