Dance Notes

Starting immediately... Saturday dances are $8.00 or $5.00 for students or first time dancers. Friday dances are $7.00 or $5.00 for students, etc.

There is a now a Google group with message board for carpool arrangements - message board.

Swing Shift 2012, 27-28 January 2012, will feature Euphor and Diane Silver.

Dance Trance 2012, 8-10 June 2012, will feature Perpetual e-Motion with callers Will Mentor (Sat and Sun) and Gaye Fifer (Fri).

Unless otherwise noted - LTDA dances are held at ArtsPlace, 161 N Mill St, Lexington KY, from 8:00p to 11:00p, with an optional beginning dancer workshop at 7:30p. Saturday dances are $8.00 or $5.00 for students and Friday dances are $7.00 or $5.00 for students.

Please help us reduce plastic cup usage by bringing your own water bottle to our dances. Thanks.

For more information -

Michael French chenfrm_at_gmail.com 859-552-5433 Cary Ravitz ravitz_at_ravitz.us 859-263-5087 replace _at_ with @

Maps ArtsPlace     Morton Middle School     E.J. Hayes Middle School

Dance Trance     Swing Shift       LTDA on Facebook message board (carpooling, etc.)

Other Dance Groups Bop Club Contra - Berea Contra - Cincinnati Contra - Louisville English Irish Swing Vintage (including Mostly Waltz) Waltz

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Contra Dance Schedule

Sat, 07 Jan 2012	Gaye Fifer / Footbridge
Fri, 13 Jan 2012	Kevin Hopper / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band, led by Cary Ravitz)
Fri-Sat, 27-28 Jan 2012	Swing Shift Fri in Lexington - Diane Silver / Euphor Sat in Berea - Diane Silver / Euphor
Sat, 04 Feb 2012	Doug Singleton / Buzzstep
Fri, 10 Feb 2012	Liz Natter / Mean Lids
Fri, 24 Feb 2012	Jim Vogt / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band, led by Nathan Wilson)
Sat, 03 Mar 2012	to be announced / Contrarians
Fri, 09 Mar 2012	Barbara Ramlow / DreamDance
Fri, 16 Mar 2012	Dugan Murphy / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band)
Sat, 07 Apr 2012	Hank Morris / Laurie Fisher and friends
Fri, 13 Apr 2012	Rachel Shapiro / Cosmic Otters
Fri, 20 Apr 2012	Judy Goldsmith / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band)
Sat, 05 May 2012	Susan Moffett / Vigortones
Fri, 11 May 2012	Deborah Denenfeld / The Pawpaw Pickers
Fri, 25 May 2012	open calling / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band)
Fri-Sun, 08-10 Jun 2012	Dance Trance Fri - Gaye Fifer / Perpetual e-Motion Sat - Will Mentor / Perpetual e-Motion Sun - Will Mentor / Perpetual e-Motion
Sat, 07 July 2012	to be announced / Wabash Valley Cannonballs (Jim Nelson, Megan Greene, Dedo Norris, Robert Freeman)

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About the Lexington Traditional Dance Association

We usually dance at ArtsPlace, 161 N Mill St, Lexington KY, 8:00p to 11:00p (7:30p for new dancer workshop). From I-75/I-64, take exit 113 towards Lexington, turn left on Third and right on Mill.

Saturday dances are $8.00, or $5.00 for students or first time dancers. Friday dances are $7.00, or $5.00 for students or first time dancers. Special events, including Swing Shift, Dance Trance, and special Friday dances may have different prices.

Atcher, Beck, and Kahl is the open band led by David Atcher, Cary Ravitz, or as noted on the schedule. All musicians are welcome on these nights.

The Lexington Traditional Dance Association receives support from the Kentucky Arts Council and LexArts.

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Al Olson's Notes on Composing Contras Bill Olson's Workshop Notes Bill Pope's Contra Thoughts Bob Archer's Notes on Calling Caller Insurance for CDSS Members Caller's Companion software Caller's Resource Archive Cary Ravitz's Notes on Calling Cary Ravitz's Notes on Contra Choreography Chris Page's Links into Northern Junket Chris Page's Links into Rec.Folk-Dancing Chris Page's Links into Traditional-dance-callers Colin Hume's Composing Dances Colin Hume's Callers' Workshop Colin Hume's Dance Organiser software

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This page is maintained by Cary Ravitz for the Lexington Traditional Dance Association .

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