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2008 Fall Dance Weekend</FONT><BR> <FONT SIZE=+2>At <I><A HREF="http://www.camping.org/monte.htm">Monte
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After many years as a mixed English/American dance camp, from 2008 forward Fall
Dance Weekend at Monte Toyon will now focus primarily on English Country Dance,
Display Dance (morris / sword / clog), music and song. Come to Fall Weekend
for a weekend of English country dance with world-class callers and musicians,
a full and varied Display dance program, fellowship and fun.
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Programmer <em>Sharon Green</em> and a large committee (including former
managers Alan Winston and Vanessa Schnatmeier, new manager <em>Victoria
Williams</em>, previous treasurer Lise Dyckman, new treasurer Mary Luckhardt,
and many more) bring you a weekend of elegant and rowdy dances, skills
improvement, and deep pleasure.
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East meets West at Monte Toyon as three of the East Coast's top
country dance leaders--all three just starred at NEFFA--combine
forces with a host of superb Bay Area musicians. Fall Weekend's
<b>English country dance</b> leaders are:
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<em>Barbara Finney (MA)</em>--Articulate, genial, serene, Barbara is noted for
her clear teaching and welcoming presence. A regular Boston Centre teacher,
she has led workshops on both coasts and in Canada, and has served as program
director for Pinewoods English Week.
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<em>Michael Barraclough (UK, now VA) </em> Michael's English country dance
career goes back to the 1970s, when he danced with London Folk at the
Albert Hall. In addition to having been _the_ Dancing Master working
with England's brilliant band Pyewacket, Michael is an able
reconstructor of Playford dances.
<a href="http://www.michaelbarraclough.com">Michael's website</a>
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<em>Scott Higgs (PA) </em> --Scott has been composing and teaching English and
contra dances for over 25 years, with energy and enthusiasm that
continue to grow. From Seattle to Antwerp, dancers praise his
engaging programs, dynamic presentation and emphasis on fun.
<a href="http://www.scotthiggs.com">Scott's website</a>
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The <b>display dance</b> program is starting to take shape, and it's looking
good! Again, East meets West:
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<b>Papa Stour Sword Dance</b>
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<em>Francis Attanasio (NH)</em>--ECD dancers know Francis as co-editor (with
Helene Cornelius) of the Boston Centre's English Country Dance
Collection. Display dancers, however, know him as a stalwart of the
Pinewoods Morris Men and Cambridge Revels, for which he has taught
the dynamic Papa Stour dance.
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At Monte Toyon, Francis will be joined by California's <em>Jon Berger</em>,
fiddler extraordinaire.
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In addition to Jon, Fall Weekend's <b>extraordinary musical staff</b>
includes <em>Noel Cragg</em> (squeezebox, piano), <em>
<a href="http://www.shirakammen.com/">Shira Kammen</a></em> (violin,
voice), <em>Rebecca King</em> (piano), <em>Jim Oakden</em> (you name it, he plays it),
<em>Erin Vang</em> (brass), and the incomparable <em>Chuck Ward</em>
(piano, accordion). Leading singalongs and singing music hall favorites is
that Dickens Fair favorite, <em>Doug Olsen</em> of <a
href="http://www.oakashthorn.com/">Oak, Ash & Thorn.</a> [There's
no way mere words can capture their music, so we won't even try. <a
href="http://www.oakashthorn.com/">Go buy their CDs!</a>]
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American contradance music and music workshops with
<a href="http://www.serpentineband.com"><i>Serpentine</i></a>
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<P><CENTER><FONT SIZE=+2>Singing with
<B><A HREF="http://www.black-brothers.com/library/shay.htm">Shay Black</A></B>
of the <A href="http://www.black-brothers.com">Black Brothers</a>
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<P><CENTER><FONT SIZE=+2>Sound by
<B><A HREF="#Nick">Nick Cuccia</A></B>
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<P><CENTER><FONT SIZE=+2>Program by
<A href="http://erikhoffman.com">Erik Hoffman</a>
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Cis Hinkle perpetually delights dancers with her welcoming and enthusiastic
manner, clear instruction, and perfect selection of flowing contras and fast
moving, western-style squares. She's a favorite at BACDS American Week, was
the featured caller at this year's Faultline Frolic, and is popular all over
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North Carolina's Fred Park has been teaching and collecting dances for more
than 35 years. He leads contra dance, squares, Scandinavian dance, Cajun
French two-step and waltz, and much more, as well as being a memorable
storyteller. Find out more about Fred at his <a
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Robin Hayden has been dancing since arriving at Swarthmore College
nearly 30 years ago. She lives and dances in South Amherst, MA, and
began leading English dances there in 1993. Under her guidance, the
weekly dance has become the center of a flourishing community of
dancers and musicians. Known for her clear teaching and ability to
analyze and articulate what makes good dancing, she has participated in
weekends, workshops and festivals across the U.S. and in Canada and the
U.K.
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Robin has been a hit at Fall Weekend and Mendocino English Week.
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Jocelyn was a member of the first rapper sword teams in California ,
but in more recent years she has given her allegiance to longsword. She
founded Ring of Cold Steel in 1996, to perform her version of
Ampleforth. Jocelyn has been involved in the English dance world since
1980, and has performed morris all over the USA, England, New Zealand
and Canada. She has taught sword and morris workshops at several BACDS
camps, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Lark in the Morning. She
attained her masters degree in English dance history in 1993 from Dr.
Tony Barrand.
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Jocelyn will offer longsword in varying degrees of difficulty, suitable for
beginners and experienced practitioners. This relatively low-impact display
dance form is gentler on knees and ankles than morris dancing, and can weave
a hypnotic spell over the viewer.
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CHARLIE HANCOCK's piano and accordion are familiar sounds at BACDS dances.
He plays for English, contra,
and Scottish country dancing, and plays a bit of jazz for fun. His bands
include Fear of Commmitment (who played for the 2006 Playford Ball)
and Swing Farm (frequently on the contra scene), as well as the
Kammen/Oakden/Hancock configuration. </blockquote>
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JIM OAKDEN has gone through
a succession of musical stages, from early music to traditional. Jim has
been a staff musician at many West Coast camps including Fall Weekend, both
by himself and as part of <A href="http://www.thegups.com/">the GUPpies</A>,
and is currently active as a musician for English country dances, contras,
Irish and Cape Breton sessions and dances from Brittany. Jim is a board
member
of the Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz, led
the band for the 2000 Playford Ball, and programmed the 2001 and 2002 BACDS
Fall Weekends, and two American Weeks at Mendocino.
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Kathrine has played fiddle and some piano for contra, square, and
English dances and dance camps since the mid-80s. Some of her early
mentors were Cathie Whitesides, Jeremy Kammerer, and Barry Shultz. She
credits Cathie with teaching her how to fit tunes to dances, Jeremy with
how to live the itinerant musician's life on a low budget and with
honor, and Barry with helping her master the slippery and offbeat ways
of Southeastern American fiddling. Lark in the Morning camp deserves
mention for providing some of her first opportunities to play for
dancing, and for the inspiration to try to make life a nonstop music
party.
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Today Kathrine plays with Fear of Commitment, the Guppies
and the KJammers. Kathrine lives with husband Kit Nelson near the beach
at Half Moon Bay.
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SHIRA KAMMEN's fiddling is always a hit at Mendocino English Week and Fall
Weekend. Her band workshops always encourage the players to push themselves
along. She's played for the BACDS Playford Ball, CDSS dance camps, and regular
English dances. She's been a highlight of
many Christmas Revels shows. She has a degree in music from UC Berkeley.
She is a member of Ensembles Alcatraz, Project Ars Nova, and Medieval Strings.
She has performed and taught around the US and the world, and is at home
in many musical genres, including English and Breton.
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Here is <A href="http://www.ShiraKammen.com">Shira's website</A>.
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"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. Highly regarded by dancers, callers, and musicians for the
attention that he pays to the needs of those on and off the stage, Nick is the
house sound engineer for the San Francisco, Berkeley, and Sonoma contra dances
and the Berkeley experienced English dance. 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.
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