Dandelion Romp!

April 13th – 15th, 2012 • Oberlin, Ohio

2012 Schedule

Workshop descriptions below (coming soon).

Friday, April 13, 2012

7:30 – 8:00 PM Beginners’ workshop in HALES with Gaye Fifer
PM to Midnight Contra Dance in HALES with Gallimaufry and the Clayfoot Strutters

Saturday, April 14, 2012

  Hales Cat in the Cream
9:00 – 10:00 AM

Waltzing: Beyond the Basics

Gaye Fifer

Contra Style Fiddle Workshop

Rodney Miller
10:00 – 11:00 AM

English Country Dance

Gaye Fifer
Music by Gallimaufry

Relish the Jam

Rodney Miller, Sam Bartlett, Max Newman
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Good Dances, Bad Jokes

Steve Zakon-Anderson
Music by the Clayfoot Strutters

Irish Sets

Gaye Fifer
Music by Rodney, Sam, & Max
12:15 – 1:45 PM Lunch, Discussion on Intergenerational Leadership in Contra Dancing w/ Max Newman in the Cat in the Cream
1:45 – 2:45 PM

Challenging Contras and Squares

Steve Zakon-Anderson
Music by Gallimaufry

French Canadian Dance Tunes

Jeremiah McLane
3:00 – 4:00 PM

Smooth and Flowing Contras

Gaye Fifer
Music by Rodney, Sam, & Max

The Strutter Arranging Process

Clayfoot Strutters
4:15 – 5:15 PM Concert in HALES with the Clayfoot Strutters and
Rodney Miller's Blue Ribbon Dance Band w/ Sam Bartlett & Max Newman
8:00 PM to Midnight Contra Dance in HALES with Rodney, Sam, & Max and the Clayfoot Strutters

Sunday, April 15, 2012

  Hales Cat in the Cream
9:00 – 10:00 AM

Open Waltzing

Gaye Fifer

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Scandinavian Dancing

Gaye Fifer

Caller's Discussion

Steve Zakon-Anderson
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Unusual Shaped Dances

Steve Zakon-Anderson
Music by Rodney, Sam, & Max

Gospel Singing

Pete Sutherland
12:15 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 PM Farewell Contra Dance in HALES with Rodney, Sam, & Max and Performers Final Jam

Questions, &c. Sonya Kaufman and Brian Lindsay • dromp@oberlin.edu

www.dandelionromp.com • For more contra dances in Oberlin, visit the Oberlin Contra Dance Club