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The event will feature a Friday evening contra dance, various dance workshops during the day Saturday, a Saturday evening English Country Ball and music events on Sunday (with the possibility of some dancing).
Rare Privilege
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Dance Instruction By |
Additional Music By |
DAY | TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
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Friday, March 16 | |||
Friday | 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. | New Contra Dancer Orientation | TBA |
Friday | 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. | Contra Dance Caller: Jim Hemphill Band: Rare Privilege |
Dance Room |
Saturday, March 17 | |||
Saturday | 12:30 | Doors Open | |
Workshops | |||
Saturday | 1:00 - 2:00 | Early Americana, Lloyd Shaw Dances Leaders: Jon & Sue Hanson Band: The Flatland Consort A variety of dances from Lloyd Shaw's books |
Dance Room |
Saturday | 2:15 - 3:15 | Zesty English Country Dancing Leaders: Jonathan Sivier Band: The Flatland Consort English country dances can be fast and zesty |
Dance Room |
Saturday | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Irish Set Dances Leader: Daniel Flora |
Dance Room |
Saturday | Dinner Break | ||
Saturday | 6:30 | Doors Open for the Ball | |
Saturday | 7 - 10 p.m. | English Country Ball Rare Privilege with dance leaders Jon Hanson & Jonathan Sivier |
Dance Room |
Sunday, March 15 | |||
Sunday | 2 - 3 p.m. | Rare Privilege in Concert Free admission! Museum of the Grand Prairie 600 N. Lombard, Mahomet |
Mahomet |
Sunday | 7:00 p.m. | Rare Privilege in Concert The Iron Post 120 S. Race St., Urbana |
Iron Post |
PRICE | EVENT |
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$5 | Friday evening contra dance |
$2 | Suggested donation for each Saturday workshop, or $5 for the afternoon |
$10 | English Country Dance Evening Ball |
For more information contact
Jonathan Sivier at
jsivier@illinois.edu
or call (217)359-8225