SUMMER 2011 SCHEDULE
We generally dance on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month (with occasional Saturday dances). All dances run from 8 to 11 P.M. unless otherwise noted. There is a new dancer orientation workshop at 7:30 prior to most dances. Most of the dances are at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton, Urbana. Admission $5 (students/seniors $4; under 13 free). Special events may have a higher admission price.
If you are going to be traveling this summer you might want to check out some of the dance groups elsewhere in the country, or some of the dance weekends this summer.
Printable schedule for summer 2011 (PDF - 189 KB)
| MONTH | DAY | BAND(S) | CALLER(S) | LOC |
| May | Friday 6 | The Young and The Fretless Tom Bassett, Lyle Konigsberg, Will Hope, and Chris Strand 6:30 pm - Calling party with Jonathan Sivier as MC. Come and give calling a try, or come and dance for the new callers. |
Tom Senior Chicago |
Phillips |
| May | Friday 13 | Banjar! Claire Johnson and Ben Leddy |
Karen Jackson St. Louis |
Phillips |
| May | Friday 20 | Banjulele Laura Sleade, Ed Hawkes & Dale C. Evans |
Paul Watkins Chicago |
Phillips |
| June | Friday 3 | Squirrel Troubles Peter Fagan, Drew Phillips, Randy McCabe & Jose Agusti Wig Night! Wear a wig and get a buck off admission! |
Dale Wilson St. Louis |
Phillips |
| June | Friday 10 | Too Old To Be Controlled Claudia and Gary Kaufman & Dave Kuntz 6:30-7:30 pm Workshop: “Become a better dancer (and a sought after partner)” led by Jonathan Sivier |
Jonathan Sivier
Champaign |
Phillips |
| June | Friday 17 | The Mean Lids Ben Smith, Miriam Larson and Matt Turino |
Anne Huber Urbana |
Phillips |
| July | Friday 1 |
Big Bluestem Kathleen Everingham, Jose Agusti, Rebecca Grosser, Randy Cordle, Todd Kinney & Drew Phillips |
Wade Pearson St. Louis |
Phillips |
| July | Friday 15 | Community Band Come dance, play, call - this is your chance to try something new! Community Band led by veterans Brenda Koenig and Matt Croisant, and Open Calling coordinated by Scott Meyer and Anne Huber. 6:30 pm Workshop: Playing music for Contra Dances led by Brenda Koenig |
Open Calling | Phillips |
| July | Friday 22 | World-on-a-String Camp Staff Band 6:30 pm: Family Dance led by Bob Green from St. Louis with the World-on-a-String Camp Band |
Martha Edwards St. LOuis |
Phillips |
| August | Friday 5 | Edge of Erin Dianna Davis, Samantha Stelting & Robyn Ton from Indianapolis Goofy Glasses Night! Wear a pair of goofy glasses and get a buck off admission! |
Gail Hintze Chillicothe |
Phillips |
| August | Friday 12 | Euphor Tom and Matt Turino, Michael Valliant & Sam Payne |
Scott Meyer Champaign |
Phillips |
| August | Friday 19 | Sacred Cat Revelers Clifford Harrison, Sean Barth and friends from Charleston |
Ruth Riegel Charleston |
Phillips |
| August | Friday 26 to Sunday 28 |
Sugar Hill Dance weekend near Bloomington, IN |
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