Also, look for the link at the bottom to get information on how to purchase Gary Roodman's latest CD (Band of Friends) which has "Whately Barn" on it. We feel most honored that Gary wrote such a wonderful dance to the tune "Richard's Reminder", and feel especially pleased that the music, played by local musicians, is so hauntingly beautiful. In fact, the whole CD is just wonderful and dancers as well as non-dancers will appreciate the music. Highly recommended!! Flora and Richard

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Mother's Day Contra Dance

with

Moving Violations and caller, Linda Leslie!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

7:00 p.m.

This is our 10th anniversary for our annual Mother's Day Contra Dance.....

9 wonderful dances with a 10th that promises to be the same.

We love this dance!!

Please remember to bring clean, non-street, soft-soled shoes to protect the dance floor.

Click here for directions

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Whately Assembly

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Michael Cicone will be our caller, Peter Barnes, Anna Patton, and lydia ievins will be our evening musicians, and Ken Allen will play for us during our afternoon practice session.

We have good news and bad news: The good news is that we are full; the bad news is that we are full. We already have a few people on the waiting list, but feel free to send us your registration form anyway. At the very least it will ensure that you are on our mailing list for next year.

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International Folk Dance

with Bulgarian band

Kabile

Saturday, September 6, 2008

7:30 p.m.

Sponsored by Amherst International Folk Dancing and the Whately Dance Barn

Save the date and check back for more details.

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Mostly Waltz Dance

mostly waltzes plus other couple dances with

Trio con Brio

Mary Lea (violin & viola), Peter Barnes (piano & guitar),

and Daniel Beerbohm (clarinet, flute, & whistle)

Sunday, November 23, 2008

2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

SAVE THE DATE

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Other dances are "in the works" so we encourage you to check this web site periodically.

Please remember that should you come to one of our dances, please bring clean, non-street, soft-soled shoes to protect the dance floor.

Click here for directions

These events at: Richard and Flora's Whately Dance Barn

(half way between Greenfield and Northampton, MA - an easy 6 minutes off Rt. 91)

For more information, contact Flora or Richard at florafauna *at* the-spa.com (written this way in an effort to limit the vast number of spam messages we've been getting!), or call (413) 665-0484.

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Over time, we will try to add other web sites related to dance. Here's a start:

Zdravets
Amherst International Folk Dancing
Always on Sunday International Folk Dance (W. Hartford, CT)
Amherst Area English Country Dance
Guiding Star Grange
The Dance Gypsy
Gary's Web Site
Druzina

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Click here for directions

Please bring clean, non-street, soft-soled shoes to protect our dance floor.