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Charlie Hancock	Chris Riccioti	Doug Olsen	Erik Ievins	Gary Roodman
Jim Oakden	Joanna Reiner	Jon Berger	Judy Erickson	Judy Linsenberg
Julie James	Kalia Kliban	Michelle Levy	Nick Cuccia	Noel Cragg
Rebecca King	Sharon Green	Shira Kammen

Fall Frolick's **English country dance** leaders are:
	Gary Roodman (MA) Gary has been English country dancing for more than 30 years, and in 1982, he began writing English and American country dances. There are now nine books in his Calculated Figures series and three CDs of music for his dances, with a fourth one, done with Bare Necessities, in production. In his non-dance life, Gary is a retired college professor who taught, among other subjects, Statistics and Applied Mathematics.
	Joanna Reiner (PA) Joanna Reiner has taught English dance, Scottish dance and longsword for over a decade. Her calling has taken her from Amherst to Ann Arbor, from NEFFA to NOMAD, including several sessions at Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, MA. Joanna led the Germantown Country Dancers English dance demonstration team for many years, is an avid dance gypsy, and in her spare time, works to support her dance habit.
	Chris Ricciotti Chris started his dance career in 1966 at age 6, square dancing as part of the Coventry, RI Phys Ed. Program, and he started calling in 4-H competition in 1979. In Providence, in 1987, he started the first of what would eventually become a network of Contra, Square, English & Folk Dances for the gay, lesbian, bi and trans-gendered community around New England and the US. In 1990 he brought gender-free contra dancing to the New England Folk Festival as a way to share this style of teaching, calling and dancing with dancers and callers from the wider dance community. Though his focus has been Contra & Square dancing, he also enjoys leading and dancing English & Scottish Country dancing, International folk dancing, Scandinavian turning couple dances, and occasionally playing the melodeon for Morris dancing. In his spare time, he's building a small "hands-on" telephone museum at his home, refurbishing & restoring old telephones, cord switchboards and automatic dial equipment to teach and share his love of the history of these old mechanical arts with kids and adults. He is 2+ years married to a wonderful man, life and dance partner, John Burrows (who, sadly, couldn't be with us at camp this year), and is very excited to be joining all the talented staff at camp this fall!
	Sharon Green -- Sharon Green first encountered English country dancing as a total beginner at Pinewoods English Week in 1988 and has been in love with it and with English dancers ever since. A confirmed dance gypsy, Sharon has led dances and workshops in the United States, Canada, England, and, most memorably, Japan.

The display and performance leaders!
Judy Erickson Judy Erickson Judy Erickson is a former member of Spruce Hill Morris, Muddy River Morris and is currently with Orion Longsword. She has taught and performed English clog, American flat-footing, Scottish step dancing, Morris, longsword and Molly dancing. In a former life, she was a modern dancer, so she comes to ritual dancing and performance with many perspectives.

Julie James Julie James was an international folk dancer in her youth. She later found English country dance, then Morris, and never looked back. A deep love and respect for these dance traditions has grown through the years of performing with Barleycorn Country Dancers, Sixpence Morris & Sword, then with the Los Angeles women's side Pennyroyal Morris for nine years (seven of which she served as foreman). In 2000 Julie formed Wild Wood Border Morris, where she focuses on teaching complex, fun dances with an emphasis on both precision and exuberance. Shunning the ``Yell loudly and carry a big enough stick, and no one will care whether the dance itself is any good'' philosophy, Julie teaches innovation combined with respect for tradition. Julie James

Our amazing musical staff
Jon Berger An astonishing fiddler and button accordion player, who has toured with _Tempest_, recorded with multiple groups, and plays with passion and drive for morris, sword, English and contra dance.	Noel Cragg Noel hails from the Bay Area. He regularly plays piano and various squeezy things for Morris, English, and Contra.	Charlie Hancock Charlie Hancock (CA), pianist and accordionist, is equally adept playing for English country, Scottish country, contras, and display dancing. He has played for BACDS dances, camps, and balls for 18 years, with occasional gigs further afield, including Pinewoods and the Portland (OR) English ball. He is a member of Bay Area folk ensemble Euphonia, and has recorded with Sylvia Herold, Holly Tannen, and Cathie Whitesides. Infusing jazz, swing, and Irish music, he plays with brilliance, drive, and clarity.

Rebecca King Rebecca King teaches music to hundreds of children in the Sonoma Valley Schools. By night, she plays piano at English Country dances, and in the contradance bands Flashpoint and Luceo. Her recordings include Swinging On The Gate for the Bay Area Country Dance Society, and Farnicle Huggy, a collection of 18th cen. English Country dances.	Shira Kammen Multi-instrumentalist and occasional vocalist Shira Kammen has spent well over half her life exploring the worlds of early and traditional music. A member for many years of the early music groups Ensemble Alcatraz, Project Ars Nova, and Medieval Strings, she has also worked with Sequentia, Hesperion XX, the Boston Camerata, the Balkan group Kitka, the King's Noyse, the Newberry and Folger Consorts, the Oregon, California and San Francisco Shakespeare Festivals, and is the founder of Class V Music, an ensemble dedicated to providing music on river rafting trips. The strangest place Shira has played is in the elephant pit of the Jerusalem Zoo.	Michelle Levy Michelle Levy has been performing on and exploring the possibilities of the violin/viola for over 20 years. After receiving the McKasson scholarship to Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School, she fell in love with the spontaneity of folk music and began a career focused on accompanying vocalists, improvising, and performing ancient music. Michelle feels that the highlights of her career have been performing at dance camps in the woods as well as playing on a whitewater rafting trip with Class V Music Ensemble. With a professional background that includes puppet-making/performance & mural design/illustration, she hopes to combine her passions and join the circus someday.

Jim Oakden plays for dancing-lots of kinds of dancing- on a ridiculous array of instruments from accordion to zurna, and has appeared at numerous dance camps throughout the country. Oddly enough, he's also one of the founding members of Sacramento's wacky Ophir Prison Marching Band-which is still going strong after several decades.	Judy Linsenberg Judith Linsenberg, recorder, is one of the leading exponents of the recorder in the US. She has performed throughout the US and Europe, including solo appearances at the Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center; and has been featured with such leading American ensembles as the San Francisco Symphony, the SF and Los Angeles Operas, Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Soloists, the Portland and Seattle Baroque Orchestras, the Oregon and Carmel Bach Festivals, and others. She is Artistic Director of the Baroque ensemble, Musica Pacifica, whose performances and eight recordings on the Virgin Classics and Dorian labels have received international acclaim. She has also recorded for harmonia mundi usa, Koch International, Reference Recordings, Musical Heritage Society, Drag City Records, and Hännsler Classics.	Erik Ievins Music has always been a comfortable second language for Erik Ievins. Classically trained on cello since he was old enough to hold a bow, Erik joined professional symphony and pops orchestras while still in high school. He discovered the joy of fiddle music (on a cello!) and has been delighting dancers around the country. With a gift to hear what's missing and add just the right touch, Erik's versatility is highly sought after on stage or in the recording studio improvising for songwriters. Along with his cello magic and bass exuberance, he's an avid dancer and sound tech.

Leading singalongs and singing music hall favorites is that Dickens Fair favorite, Doug Olsen of Oak, Ash & Thorn. [There's no way mere words can capture their music, so we won't even try. Go buy their CDs!]	Kalia Kliban Kalia, an expert in performance dance from Appalachian clog to morris to longsword, is the house caller for the Sebastopol English dance, and a rising star on the national scene. A fixture at BACDS Family Week, she's the programmer of this year's Fall Frolick.	Nick Cuccia "But I am dancing! It's just that my partner is electronic and has a lot of knobs!" is how Nick responds when asked why he's listening to music instead of dancing. Taking equal joy in producing contra, English, and other folk and couple dance music of the highest quality, Nick's credits as lead or assistant sound engineer include numerous BACDS events and camps (English Week, Fall Weekend, Fall Ball, Sierra Swing, and local tours by The Flying Romanos, Pete Grassby, and Four in a Bar), the first two NBCDS Mad Robin English balls, the San Francisco Free Folk Festival, and the Fairfield (IA) Folk Arts and Dance Co-op's annual Bare Necessities dance weekends.

	Judy Erickson Judy Erickson is a former member of Spruce Hill Morris, Muddy River Morris and is currently with Orion Longsword. She has taught and performed English clog, American flat-footing, Scottish step dancing, Morris, longsword and Molly dancing. In a former life, she was a modern dancer, so she comes to ritual dancing and performance with many perspectives.
	Julie James Julie James was an international folk dancer in her youth. She later found English country dance, then Morris, and never looked back. A deep love and respect for these dance traditions has grown through the years of performing with Barleycorn Country Dancers, Sixpence Morris & Sword, then with the Los Angeles women's side Pennyroyal Morris for nine years (seven of which she served as foreman). In 2000 Julie formed Wild Wood Border Morris, where she focuses on teaching complex, fun dances with an emphasis on both precision and exuberance. Shunning the ``Yell loudly and carry a big enough stick, and no one will care whether the dance itself is any good'' philosophy, Julie teaches innovation combined with respect for tradition.