Mendocino English Country Dance
Welcome to our inclusive community!
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Jan 25, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Free – $15
This month’s dances will be programmed, taught and prompted by caller Melissa Monty, who, at 7:30 (immediately preceding the main dance at 8:00), will lead an introductory session for newcomers and old hands alike to learn (or refresh) basic ECD figures, including any featured in the evening’s dance program. No partner required; come as you are; if you can walk, you can dance. All dances will be taught and prompted.
The Evening’s Events
- 7:30–8:00 Newcomer ECD instruction
- 8:00–10:00 English Country Dance
Details
- Admission $15 per person; age 30 and under free
- Face coverings are optional. If you don’t feel well, please come next month instead.
- Dances are fragrance-free. Please avoid personal care products not labeled “fragrance-free.”
- Bring your own cup or water bottle. No communal snack table; BYO treats.
We’re excited about the return of LIVE MUSIC! Members of our beloved long-time house band, Take a Dance, are now providing great music at monthly dances.
Dance Programme:
- Auretti’s Dutch Skipper; Barnes 1, p. 6; 6/8, B♭; dance by Rutherford (c.1756); in Playford Ball; Duple Minor Longways (DML)
- Dover Pier, Barnes 1, p. 29; 2/4, B; dance by Preston, 1791; int by A. Simons, 1961; in Playford Ball; DML
- Far Away; Barnes 3, p. 56; 3/4, D; dance by G. Roodman; tune by Peter Jung 1985; DML, double progression
- Easter Morn / Miss Gordon of Gight; Barnes 2, p. 37; 4/4, Cm; dance by Erna Lynn Bogue (1994); tune by Isaac Cooper (c.1790); DML
- The Young Widow; Barnes 1, p. 141; 6/8, G; dance by Griffiths (1788), int by Jim Morrison, 1976; Triple Minor Longways
- Hit and Miss; Barnes 1, p. 151; 6/8, G; dance int by Cecil Sharp (1916); Two couples, facing
- Pluck Me a Fig / Winter Oranges; Barnes 3, p. 111; 6/8, G; dance by Anna Rain (2011), tune by Daron Douglas (1995); DML
- Alice / Siciliano Barnes 2, p. 3; 3/4, A; dance by Phillippe Callens (2002), tune by G.P. Telemann; Duple Proper Longways
- A Trip to Tunbridge; Barnes 1, p. 130; 2/4, G; dance by Preston (1793), int by A. Simons (1961), in Playford Ball; three couples, longways
- Terpsicourante / Courante; Barnes 2, p. 128; 6/8, D; dance by Gary Roodman (2000), tune by Praetorius; four couples, longways
Only four of the final six will be called.
Dance order and content may vary at caller discretion based on circumstances.
